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2009-2010 supply list for 6/7 AGATE
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2009-2010 supply list for 6/7 AGATE
binder with dividers (3 sections in the binder will be for the AGATE class—English, Social Studies, and History Day) I like the idea of the kids using one 2-inch or larger binder with dividers for the entire day. On the other hand, if your child does better with 3 1-inch binders—one for AGATE, one for science, and one for math, that's OK with me.
an inexpensive flash drive with an attached or self-closing cover sturdy pencil pouch a continuous supply all year of #2 pencils a continuous supply all year of black or dark blue Bic pens a continuous supply all year of red Bic pens a continuous supply all year of wide-ruled binder paper Handwriting is typically better for younger kids with wide-ruled rather than college-ruled—which is why they market that paper for college.
optional: stapler optional: scissors optional: 6-inch ruler
I also ask parents to pay for the consumable vocabulary book (about $15 at the moment).
I typically ask students bring things to share (about $10-12 each) that are kept in the AGATE class for everyone in here to use.
6th boys two reams of printer paper (for example, http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/745190/Great-White-MultiUse-20-Recycled-Paper/)
6th girls one pack of 5 boxes of Kleenex (for example, http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/333036/Kleenex-2-Ply-Facial-Tissue-Flat/)
7th boys one box of 8 or more markers (for example, http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/203034/Sanford-Mr-Sketch-Washable-Watercolor-Markers/ or http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/925491/Sharpie-Permanent-Fine-Point-Markers-Assorted/)
7th girls one box of 12 or more colored pencils AND one pack of 6 glue sticks (for example, http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/550996/Crayola-Color-Pencils-Set-Of-24/) (http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/571121/Office-Depot-Brand-Glue-Sticks-0/)
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06.19.2009. 11:57
Plans for the Rest of the Year 2008-2009
May 4
Touchstone 21.
Greeks “Festival” phase. Corinth presents.
May 5
Correct vocab lesson 24.
Short story discussion on “Gentleman of Rio en Medio,” p. 93.
Greeks “Festival” phase. Sparta presents.
May 6
Collect vocab 24 sentences. This week your vocab sentences still
need to use a prepositional phrase or a compound prepositional phrase
openings:
After spring vacation we went back to studying ancient Greece.
For two weeks in the middle of
April we had to take the WASL tests.
Touchstone 22.
Greeks “Festival” phase. Athens presents.
May 7
Review Prentice-Hall reading projects. The last
one is due May 15.
Vocab test for unit 24.
Greeks “Festival” phase. Argos presents.
May 8
Folders and papers go home.
Check out Around the World in 80 Days.
Touchstone 23.
Short story discussion on a secret story!
May 11
Turn in blue folders. By Friday read Around the World in
80 Days, chapter 1-10.
Touchstone 23.
World History, chapter 4-4.
May 12
Correct vocab. lesson 25.
Review chapter 4.
Pan-Hellenic Quiz Bowl!
May 13
Collect vocab. 25 sentences. For the rest of the year, work on
using conjunctions and semicolons correctly in series and for making
compound phrases, clauses, or sentences. Work at using more
options than just and or but.
Refer to Elementary English, p. 118-120, for more
directions and samples.
Obama is a dynamic speaker who uses rhythm, cadence, and repetition to make his speeches memorable.
Neither he nor his opponent was a presidential incumbent; they were both United States senators.
People voted all across America—in big cities, in small towns, or in tiny rural hamlets.
World History, chapter 4 open-book test.
May 14
Vocab. 25 test.
World History, chapter 4 essay test.
May 15
Folders and papers go home.
Turn in last Prentice-Hall Lit book project.
I will go over the directions on how to do last book project, which
involves comparing and contrasting two novels. You may read and
compare two novels off the recommended book list for the year.
Or you may compare the two creation novels we read (Frankenstein
and Pygmalion) or the two journey novels (Monkey
and Around the World in 80 Days).
You will have four parts divided into with a paragraph each on:
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how the books are alike in content/theme,
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how the books are different in content/theme,
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how the books are alike in manner/style, and
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how the books are different in manner/style.
You will also have a paragraph introduction and a paragraph
conclusion.
How you present that material is up to you. I ask that it be
attractive, neat, colorful, artistic, imaginative. I will show
you samples from last year, but you may come up with your own ideas.
The last book project is due June 8. (I moved the due date to
the Monday after the original due date for nefarious reasons of my
own.)
I will put the finished projects on display in the library. You
can pick yours up the last week of school.
Discuss Around the World in 80 Days, chapters 1-10.
May 18
Turn in blue folders. By Thursday read Around the World in
80 Days, chapters 11-20.
Touchstone 25.
Geography lessons 7 and 8.
May 19
Correct vocab. lesson 26.
World History, chapter 5-1.
6th graders will work on writing and practicing skits that they will perform on May 27.
7th graders will work on graphic organizers they will email to me by May 21.
Those who get done will work on songs they will email to me by May 21.
May 20
Collect vocab. sentences 26.
World History, chapter 5-2.
May 21
Folders and papers go home.
Test vocab. 26.
World History, chapter 5-3.
Discuss Around the World in 80 Days, chap. 11-20.
May 22
No school for kids!
May 25
No school! Have a great Memorial Day weekend!
May 26
Turn in blue folders. By Friday read Around the World in
80 Days, chapters 21-30.
Correct vocab. lesson 27.
World History, chapter 5 test.
May 27
Collect vocab. sentences 27. Seventh graders are going on a
field trip all day, but I expect them to get their sentences turned in
to me BEFORE they go.
Touchstone 26.
Present skits.
We’ll talk about next year.
May 28
Test vocab. 27.
World History, chapter 5 essay test.
May 29
Folders and papers go home.
Touchstone 27.
Discuss Around the World in 80 Days, chap. 21-30.
Reflection paper on Greek studies.
June 1
Turn in blue folders. By Friday finish reading Around the
World in 80 Days.
World History, chapter 6-1.
Geography lesson 9.
June 2
Correct vocab. lesson 28.
World History, chapter 6-2.
Geography lesson 10.
June 3
Collect vocab. sentences 28.
World History, chapter 6-3.
Geography lesson 11.
June 4
Test vocab. 28.
World History, chapter 6-4.
Geography lesson 12.
June 5
Folders and papers go home.
World History, chapter 6-5.
Discuss the remainder of Around the World in 80 Days.
June 8
Turn in blue folders.
Turn in final compare/contrast book project.
Touchstone 28.
Geography lesson 13.
June 9
Correct vocab. lesson 29.
World History, chapter 6 test.
June 10
Collect vocab. sentences 29.
World History, chapter 6 essay test.
June 11
Vocab. test 29.
Touchstone 29.
Discuss narrative poetry, Prentice-Hall Lit, p.
521-528.
June 12
Folders and papers go home.
Touchstone 30.
Discuss figures of speech and images in poetry, Prentice-Hall
Lit, p. 530-537 and 546-552.
June 15
Turn in blue folders.
Correct vocab. lesson 30.
Discuss facets of nature in poetry, Prentice-Hall Lit,
p. 571-581.
June 16
Vocab. test 30.
Discuss poetry about choices, Prentice-Hall Lit, p.
595-613.
There will be awards assemblies during the day.
June 17
Our end-of-school party!
Kids leave at 11 AM.
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Plans for April 2009
April 6
Test on prepositions: five columns of ten each, in order, spelled correctly (worth 50 aretepoints).
Touchstone 15.
Review Prentice-Hallreading projects, due April 17 and May 15.
Intro Greeks "Theatre" phase. The plays will take place on April 8.
April 7
Correct vocab lesson 22. Continue to practice 50 prepositions for the last test on Thursday (worth 25 aretepoints).
Touchstone 16.
Practice and prepare for plays.
April 8
Collect vocab sentences for unit 22. For April and into May your vocab sentences need to use a prepositional phrase or a compound prepositional phrase openings:
After spring vacation we went back to studying ancient Greece.
For two weeks in the middle of April we had to take the WASL tests.
(Look at all of the other examples of prepositional phrases just in the plans for this week!)
Touchstone 17.
Perform the plays.
April 9
Folders and papers go home Thursday this week and come back (empty) on Monday. I won't send them home again until May 1!
Vocab test for unit 22.
Last test on prepositions: five columns of ten each, in order, spelled correctly (worth 25 arete points).
Touchstone18.
Draw new leaders and find out fate. Intro Greeks "Acropolis" phase. The building activity will take place on April 17. Over the next week you may bring a wide variety of building materials, but whatever you bring will be divided evenly among the four groups. You will be judged on your ingenuity in using the materials to build a stable and aesthetically pleasing temple.
April 10 through 16 and April 21 through 23
I am in charge of WASL testing for PMS, so Mrs. Granger will be with you for several days in April. You will be reading Pygmalion with her and watching clips from My Fair Lady and discussing and comparing the two.
April 17
We will meet in the library.
Turn in your Prentice-Hall book project on time or you will not be able to help your polis build your temple. Students participating in State History Day are excused from doing this assignment.
Touchstone 19.
Build your Greek temple!
April 20
We will meet in the library.
Touchstone 20.
Draw new leaders and find out fate. Intro Greeks"Olympics" phase. The Olympic competitions will be held on April 24. Each member of each polismust participate in at least one competition.
April 24
Meet in the library. If the weather cooperates we will go outside.
Olympics!
April 25
State History Day!
April 27 through May 1
We will meet in the library.
We will do vocab 23 this week (with prepositional phrase openings for all vocab sentences).
The rest of the time we will work on three tasks prioritized as follows:
1. Write a fiction piece on the computers here at school.
(This work is NOT to be done at home!)
2. Prepare for the Festival (which CAN be done at home):
Corinth presents on May 4
Sparta presents on May 5
Athens presents on May 6
Argos presents on May 7
3. Work on your next book project, due May 15.
I will send home folders and papers on Friday, May 1 (as long as we can gain access to our classroom by then!)
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