January

Theme:   People Who Make A Difference

Poet:  Langston Hughes

Essential Words

Figurative Language

(Click on Figurative Language for the words with their definitions. Students need to know and understand these terms.)

Words of the Week (WOW)

(Click on words of the week for the words with their definitions.  Students need to study these words and be prepared for frequent tests over them.)

Analogies:

(Students use their dictionaries in class to complete these.)

Analogy - Review Parts of Speech  Pg 30

Analogy - Synonyms Pg 31

Analogy - Antonyms  Pg 32

Analogy -  Review  of Synonyms & Antonyms  Pg 33

Anthology Selections

(Selections for the month are picked from this group. Other selections may be added and some selections may not be used. Selections are discussed in class. Students use their worksheets and textbooks for selection tests.)

"Thank You, M'am"                                                   Pgs 184-191

"Saving the Wetlands"                                                Pgs 270, 276-283

"Choice: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr."            Pgs 364, 370-375

"A Ribbon for Baldy"                                                 Pgs 408-413

"The American Dream"                                              Pgs 684, 689-693

"Sharing the American Dream"                                    Pgs 694-695

"Diary of Anne Frank"                                                Pgs 708-771

ISAT Test Practice

Reading Logs

Click on Reading Logs to go to the information. Highlight and push control [ctrl]  and p to print information.

Reading Logs are due every week. The logs will be due the last day of the week. Students are required to read three hours each week. A parent must sign the Reading Logs confirming the student has read the required reading.