Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Have a wonderful break.  Homework over break is relax, sleep in and be safe!

12/12-12/15

Monday:
1. Discuss Final
2. Outsiders movie guide
3.  Movie
HW:  Personal Responses Final Draft Due

Tuesday:
1. Journal
2. Movie
3. Discussion about differences
HW: No HW

Wednesday:
1. Journal
2. Movie
3. Finish Movie Guide

Thursday:
1. Journal
2. New Years resolution activity

Happy Holidays!!

Final week

The end of the semester is rapidly approaching.  Today the students will be taking their Outsiders Final.  The final draft of the personal responses are due Monday.  Over the last week students will be responsible for filling out a movie guide and turning it in by Thursday.  However, after the personal responses have been turned in, the students have no more homework for the semester.  Have a great weekend!

Reminder:

All late assignments must be turned in by Thursday!

11/28-12/2

Monday:
1. Binder reminder
2. Check on poems
3. Chapter 6
Book orders due Thursday!

Tuesday:
1. Homework reminder
2. Start chapter 7
3. Personal Responses
HW: Book orders
Personal Response due Thursday
Poems due Wednesday

Wednesday:
1. Homework reminder
2. Journal/Outsiders questions
3. Chapter 7
HW: Book orders due tomorrow.
Poems due today
Personal responses due tomorrow.

Thursday:
1. Homework reminders
2. Chapter 7/8
Book orders due today
Personal responses due today

Friday:
1. Finish 8
2. Outsiders review

Last Stretch

Welcome back from break! There are only a few weeks left in the semester and we have a lot to complete as a class.  Over the next few weeks we will:
1. Finish Outsiders
2. Complete the personal responses and turn in the final drafts
3. Take an Outsiders final
4. Watch clips from the movie.

I am sending home information about the movie clips we will be watching this year.  If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Ms. Dickman
Kdickman@chicousdousd

A Turkey's Last Plea

Imagine you are a turkey.  You must convince someone not to cook you for Thanksgiving dinner.  What would you say to convince him or her? 

Have a great Thanksgiving!!

Thankful for...

   Even though Thanksgiving is a great time to stuff our faces and relax for a few days, it is necessary to remember the importance of this holiday.  The holiday is called THANKSgiving, so what are we thankful for?  Often we forget to take a step back and realize how lucky we are for many of the things in our lives.  Today in class, we are going to pause for a moment to reflect on our lives and pick out 3 things that we are truly thankful for.  Over this holiday don't forget to help your parents, grandparents, guardians or friends with the mashed potatoes, turkey or help set the table! Appreciate what you have and spend time with your loved ones instead of just plopping down in front of the TV.  I hope everyone has a wonderful break.  Happy Thanksgiving!  

STAR Mirror

The STAR Mirror test is designed to help show what you have learned so far.  This information will help focus our instruction and allow you to see progress in learning important content in this course during the year. 

It will take place over the next two days of class. 

Once you are finished please silently take out a SSR book and read for the remainder of the period. 

11/14-11/18

11/14:

STAR MIRROR

11/15:

STAR MIRROR

11/16:

Journal
Thankful for...
Chapter 5

11/17:
Journal
Chapter 5
Poem work for Outsiders

11/18:
Journal
Chapter 5
Types of sentences continued...

The Outsiders, Chapter 4

The Outsiders Chapter 4-Sequence of Events

1)      On a separate piece of paper, write the following events from Chapter 4 in chronological order.

2)      Circle the climax of the chapter and explain why you chose it.

~Ponyboy and Johnny walk to the water fountain in the park.

~Ponyboy and Johnny head to Buck Merrill’s to find Dally.

~Pony and Johnny sneak on a train.

~A blue Mustang pulls into the park and five Socs step out.

~Johnny kills Bob.

~Ponyboy is almost drowned in the fountain.

~Ponyboy and Johnny fall asleep in the church.

~Dally gives Ponyboy and Johnny money, a gun, and instructions on where to hide.

Journal 11/10

1. What does Veteran's Day mean to you?
2. Do you know anyone that is a Veteran?
3. Is it important for us to celebrate Veteran's Day? Why or why not?


Please turn in all missing assignments before starting your journals. 

Missing Assignments

All missing assignments must be turned in by Thursday of this week!

Journal 11/7

Correct the following paragraph:

Have you ever see a large, colorful painting of a flower in full bloom. If so, you may have been lookin at a portrait by American artist Georgia O'Keeffe. Known for flower portraits and dessert landscapes, she was one of the most recognized artist's of the 20th Century. O'Keeffe gained the attention of the art world with the help of her husband a photographer named Alfred Stieglitz. She been born in Sun prairie, Wisconsin on November 15, 1887.

11/7-11/10

Monday 11/7:
1. Binder Reminders
2. Journal
3. Personal Response #2 (Characters)
HW: Outsiders Chapter 2 and 3 questions due Thursday!

Tuesday 11/8:
1. Journal
2. Personal Responses
3. Chapter 3
HW: Chapter 2 and 3 questions due Thursday!

Wednesday 11/9:
1. Journal
2. Types of Sentences Intro
3. Types of Sentences Worksheet
HW: Chapter questions due tomorrow!

Thursday 11/10:
1. Journal
2. Types of Sentences review
3. Chapter 4
HW: No HW over the weekend

Friday:
HAPPY VETERANS DAY!

10/31-11/4

10/31:  Halloween!!
1. Binder Reminder
2. Fun Halloween activities


11/1:
1. Journal
2. Introduce Personal Responses
3. Begin working on Personal Responses
HW: Finish rough draft of 1st Personal Response due Thursday

11/2:
1. Computer Lab
HW: Personal Response rough draft due tomorrow

11/3:
1. Journal
2. Mood and tone review
3. Mood and tone worksheet

11/4:
1. Journal
2. Chapter 3
3. Chapter 3 questions

Journal 10/28

Safe Halloween Fun

1. What are your plans for Halloween? Are you going to go Trick or Treating?
2. What is your costume?  (School appropriate please)

3. Please list 3 ways to guarantee your safety and the safety of others on Halloween night.

Journal 10/24 5th and 6th Period

1.  Define identity. 


2.  What is the difference between individuality and belonging to a clique or gang identity?

3.  If you had to relate yourself to a figure (famous actor, musician, athlete, teacher, mentor, etc.) who would it be?  Analyze why you feel you can relate to this person.

4.  Who are you? What makes you unique? What factors influence who you are?

10/24-10/28

10/24:
1. Binder Reminder
2. Journal
3. Begin chapter 2
4. Comparison Charts

10/25:
Library
HW: Study for vocab quiz
10/26:
1. Journal
2. Mood and Tone Review
3. Change childhood stories
HW: Finish stories and study for vocab
10/27:
1. Journal
2. Finish chapter 2
3. Comparison chart
4. Chapter 2 questions
HW: Study for vocab

10/28:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary quiz

Journal 10/21 5th and 6th Period

Journal 10/21

1. Make 3 predictions about what you think will happen in the novel.  Each prediction should be 2 sentences long.

2. What are your feelings about the novel so far? 

Journal 10/21 8A

Fix the error in the following paragraph:

"I is an extraordinarily lucky person, doing what I love best in the world" says J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. Rowling says she has grown so clothes to her mane character that she even gave him her birthday, July 31! Harry was 11 year old in his first story, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone his books have been printed in 61 language in 200 countries.

Journal 10/20 5th and 6th period

Journal 10/20

1.  Make a list of the different social groups or cliques on our campus.

2. Why do you think kids congregate (or gather together) in the clumps that they do?

3. Do you hang out in one or more of those groups?  Why or why not?  

Journal 10/20 8A

Correct the following paragraph.  There are 10 corrections total.

         Donald Duck first appear in a cartoon called "The Wise little Hen on June 9, 1934 He become such a popular character that more cartons were made with him then were made with Mickey Mouse! Donalds original voice was provided by Clarence "Ducky" Nash. Nash play the plucky duck for 50 years. Known for his temper tantrums, Donald became the subject of a daily comics strip in 1938.

Journal 10/19

Journal

1. Have you ever felt different from the other students at school?

2. What is an "outsider"?

3. Have you ever been an "outsider"?

4. Have you ever felt like you couldn't talk to or be friends with other students for some reason?

Journal 10/18

Journal Entry

 For today's journal, look at the following words. Choose 4 of them. With your partner, make up definitions for the words. Be creative.

1. wince

2. vaguely

3. sympathetic

4. incredulous

5. unfathomable

6. quivering

7. slouch

8. savvy

9. suspicious

10/17-10/21

Monday 10/17:
1.Binder Reminder
2. Journal
3. Intro Project

Hw: Finish Intro Project due Tuesday

Tuesday 10/18:
1. Journal
2. 6 Statements
3. Introduction to "The Outsiders"
4. Begin vocabulary chart

Hw: Vocab chart due Friday

Wednesday 10/19:
1. Journal
2. Vocabulary for "Outsiders"
3. Character Charts
4. Start novel
HW: Vocabulary chart due Friday

Thursday 10/20:
1. Journal
2. Chapter 1
3. Character charts

HW: Vocabulary chart due tomorrow.

Friday 10/21:
1. Journal
2. Finish chapter 1
3. Chapter 1 questions

No HW over the weekend!

First Day Journal 10/17

1. In the next ten minutes answer as many questions as you can.  Use complete sentences. 
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3.  1. If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?
4.  2. If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
5.  3. What is one goal you’d like to accomplish during your lifetime?
6.  4. Who is your hero? (a parent, a celebrity, an influential person in one’s life)
7.  5. What’s your favorite thing to do in the summer?
8.  6. If you were an ice cream flavor, which one would you be and why?
9.  7. What’s your favorite cartoon character, and why?
10.  8. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you choose to go and why
11.  9. What are your favorite hobbies?
12. 10. What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten?
13. 11. If you had to describe yourself using three words, it would be…
14. 12. If I could be anybody besides myself, I would be…

Welcome to Ms. Dickman's Blog

Students,
    Mrs. Hislop and I will be creating a blog together to make this transition between teachers as smooth as possible.  I will be posting the schedule for the week prior to starting class on Monday.  This blog will also include all assignments and when they are due.  If you have any questions feel free to email me or speak with me in class.  Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this change.


Sincerely,

Ms. Dickman