8th grade October 28

Lessons
ELA


Weekly vocabulary words

Prejudice 

Analogy

Agrarian

Rural 

Country side 

Farm land 

Crops 

Text evidence 

Claim 

Supporting details 

Introduction sentence 

Transition words 

Big city power point project due 10/30 
Write one paragraph( 6 sentences) on Loose-leaf: comparing rural life to urban life. 

7th grade October 28

Lesson
ELA

weekly vocabulary words
Greek 
Latin Roots
Fictional character
Non-fictional person
Collegial discussion
Elaboration
Relationship
Relevant
Command
Diction
Analogy
Affixes

Due October 30th  

Character believable click for rubric. 

6th Grade October 28

LESSONS
ELA
Religion


ELA

plot                     

setting

point of view

theme

     .folklore

      myth

      fairytale  

      Country of origin

      oral tradition

etymology




Religion

providence

pharaoh

exodus

Moses

Passover

slavery

Egypt

5th Grade October 28

Lessons
ELA
Religion



ELA

exploration

explorer

exploratory

character

characterization

characterize

 planning,

revising

editing

rewriting




Religion

Sacrament of Baptism

catechumenate

chrism

godparents

RCIA

White garment

Easter candle

Holy water

Holy Spirit

celebrant

Do not Forget the Saint report( no excuses for it not being handed in ). Look at October 7th's week for directions. 

8th Grade October 22

Lesson 
ELA 

Unit 1 exam Friday 
City presentation Due 10/31 

Rural 
Climax                      
Resolution

 Conflict

Setting

Theme

City project 

New York City can not be used.

America’s Most Dangerous Cities

http://247wallst.com/2012/06/11/the-most-dangerous-cities-in-america-2/2/

America’s Top 10 Fun Cities

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/dc-ranked-among-americas-top-10-fun-cities-survey-finds/2012/04/25/gIQApcpygT_blog.html

America's Top 10 Fattest Cities for 2012

http://www.fitbodykitchen.com/americas-fattest-cities-2012/

America's most expensive cities. 

Above are the different topics the students can create their power point on  also an article that can help them with their research. 

Students must create a min of 15 slide power point no more than 25 words to a slide. 

They must take what ever theme and city they have chosen, and find research that supports their topic. 

Explaining why their city is which ever topic the chose. 

For example:  if I want to focus my project on New York City being the most dangerous all my research would support why it is the most dangerous.   

7th Grade October 22

Lesson
ELA

Unit 1 exam Friday
"My Brother Sam is Dead"  Character breakdown

perseverance
adjective
pronoun
verb tenses
conjunctions

If concept map of perseverance was not finished during class Wednesday it much be finished for homework Due Thursday.


Unit Project 
Due October 30th  
Character believable 

Rubric click here. 

Using the book you have been reading, "My Brother Sam is Dead" you will create a presentation explaining what makes one of the characters in the novel believable. This presentation can be in any format - a  prezi, documentary  video...just BE CREATIVE!! You must use QUOTES (with page numbers) and GRAPHICS.

Consider the following as you prepare for this assignment:
    What WORDS does the character use that are believable?
    What ACTIONS make the character believable?
    What RELATIONSHIPS make the character believable?
     What about the character's APPEARANCE makes him/her believable?    How does the character's PERSONALITY make him/her believable?
    How is the character important to the THEME of the novel?

6th Grade October 22

Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA
 Unit 1 exam Friday
Final copy of "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory"  Due 10/24

Weekly Vocabulary words 

Folklore
Cause
effect
Genre
Inference
Myth
central theme

Religion
Unit 1 exam Friday
Safe Environment

5th grade October 22

Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA
 Unit 1 exam Friday
Saint report due 10/30

Weekly Vocabulary words 
metaphor 
verb tenses
action verb 
linking verb
homonyms

homophones

prefix

suffix

root words

Religion
Unit 1 exam Friday
Safe Environment

8th grade October 14

ELA Lesson

 connotative meaning

explicit textual evidence
implicit textual evidence
literal 
 figurative language
setting
theme

7th grade October 14

Lesson
ELA

character development

dialogue
monologue
plot
protagonist
setting (historical)

Unit Project 
Due October 30th 

Using the book you have been reading, "My Brother Sam is Dead" you will create a presentation explaining what makes one of the characters in the novel believable. This presentation can be in any format - a glog, prezi, video...just BE CREATIVE!! You must use QUOTES (with page numbers) and GRAPHICS.

Consider the following as you prepare for this assignment:
    What WORDS does the character use that are believable?
    What ACTIONS make the character believable?
    What RELATIONSHIPS make the character believable?
     What about the character's APPEARANCE makes him/her believable?    How does the character's PERSONALITY make him/her believable?
    How is the character important to the THEME of the novel?

6th grade October 14

Lessons
ELA
Religion

ELA

 character development

character traits
elements of setting:

place

time

environment

interviews
prequel
sequel

Prequel of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Due October 17  

Religion

Faith
Providence
Patriarch 
matriarchs 
Canaan
Story of Joseph 
Jacob
Abraham's test of Faith 

5th grade October 14

Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA

bibliography

character development

fiction

nonfiction

paraphrase

primary source documents

verb

verb tenses

helping verb

linking verb

action verb



Religion

Chrism
water
Celebrant
Catechumenate
Godparents
White Garment
candle

Saint Report Due October 30th  follow directions given:

Saint Report  Final report Due 10/30
Students must create a  20 slide power point 
(No more than 25 words per slide)  on a saint of their choice. 

Use these questions to help write your Saint Paper: 
When and Where was your saint born? 
What did your saint do for a living? 
Did they go through a conversion? 
What made your saint special? 
Why is this person a saint? 
What was their relationship with Jesus like? 
Why did you choose this saint? 
How do you want your life to be like theirs? 
Name one quality of your saint that you want for yourself. 
How will this saint help you grow in your relationship with God?

Approved Websites for Saint Research: 

www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm 
www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/patrons.asp 
www.catholic.org/saints/ 
www.scborromeo.org/patron_s.htm 
www.newadvent.org 

8th Grade October 7

ELA Lesson

Weekly vocabulary words Due Wednesday
forethought

       understanding.

         Punctuation

         Expression

         intonation,

     volume.

subject verb agreement

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/pfyellowfever.htm

Use the above article to answer questions given in class.  Due Tuesday. ( Restate when answering) 

1. Why was population such a major contributor to the spread of yellow fever, use three details from the story to support your response?

2. How can you identify the theme to the article, and how is said theme supported throughout the article?

3. Why do you think weather played a role in the spread of yellow fever, use details from the story to support your answer?

4 The poor were infected more with yellow fever, what details from the text can support that fact.

Spelling Due Friday 

7th grade October 7

ELA Lesson


Weekly vocabulary Due Tuesday

PREWRITING
DRAFTING
REVISING
PROOFREADING
PUBLISHING
Writing process

utilized

Copy edit version of Paul Revere essay on L.L. Due Wednesday

Spelling due Thursday 
pg 37 in spelling text 1-13 questions and answers 

Unit Project 
Due October 30th 

Using the book you have been reading, "My Brother Sam is Dead" you will create a presentation explaining what makes one of the characters in the novel believable. This presentation can be in any format - a glog, prezi, video...just BE CREATIVE!! You must use QUOTES (with page numbers) and GRAPHICS.

Consider the following as you prepare for this assignment:
    What WORDS does the character use that are believable?
    What ACTIONS make the character believable?
    What RELATIONSHIPS make the character believable?
     What about the character's APPEARANCE makes him/her believable?    How does the character's PERSONALITY make him/her believable?
    How is the character important to the THEME of the novel?

6th grade October 7

Lessons

ELA
Religion


ELA

plot                     

setting

point of view

theme

   expression

   intonation

   volume.

   tone    

   voice

parts of speech 

ELA workbook Due Thursday
Pg 59 Green book Questions and answers 
Pg 62 Blue book 1-12 questions and answers 

Religion

Gospel 
savior 
tower of Babel 
prophet 
Cain and Abel 
Religious truths 
Noah 
Genesis 
Omission 
Questions due Thursday 
1. Why did God promise to send a savior?
2. How did Jesus make it possible to share in God's life?
3. What are the four levels on which Cain and Able' story can be understood? 
4. What do the biblical authors want us to realize through the rejection of Cain's gift? 

5th grade October 7

Lessons

ELA

Religion

ELA

Weekly vocabulary words Due Tuesday 

PUN

IDIOMS

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

LITERAL LANGUAGE      

ILLUSIONS

details

Irony                 

Symbol                

Imagery Poems

ELA Workbook pg 47 due Wednesday
ELA workbook  pg 48  due Thursday

Religion
Weekly vocabulary words due Tuesday 
Baptism 
Incarnation 
salvation 
prophet 
eternal life 
saint 

Religion 
Workbook pg 13 Due Thursday 

Due Friday: Two different saint that you would like to do your research paper on.  One sentence on each saint explaining why they are a saint. 

Saint Report  Final report Due 10/30
Students must create a  20 slide power point 
(No more than 25 words per slide)  on a saint of their choice. 

Use these questions to help write your Saint Paper: 
When and Where was your saint born? 
What did your saint do for a living? 
Did they go through a conversion? 
What made your saint special? 
Why is this person a saint? 
What was their relationship with Jesus like? 
Why did you choose this saint? 
How do you want your life to be like theirs? 
Name one quality of your saint that you want for yourself. 
How will this saint help you grow in your relationship with God?

Approved Websites for Saint Research: 

www.catholic-forum.com/saints/indexsnt.htm 
www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/patrons.asp 
www.catholic.org/saints/ 
www.scborromeo.org/patron_s.htm 
www.newadvent.org