Today students had one last chance to work on the Poetry Booklets. These were due at the end of the period (as repeatedly mentioned before). If you did not turn on e in today, you have a zero, as previously explained. Don’t bring anything to school tomorrow except a sharpie for yearbook signing. Picnic Lunch will be provided!
HW: Bring a Sharpie. (aka- don’t ask me for mine) 
Well, today was the big day… Pigman Final! So far everyone seems to be doing pretty well on it! After the test, students had time to work on the Poetry booklets. A few took advantage of turning the booklets in early for a 5% bonus. Tomorrow we will have one more class period to finish up these booklets and then they will be turned in at the end of students class period.
HW: Work on booklet as needed.
Today students took the long awaited Pigman Vocab Quiz! Most had some left over time to get some more work done on their Poetry Booklet (DUE MAY 20!) Students who turn in Booklet on Tuesday are elegible for a 5% Bonus! NO BOOKLETS will be ACCEPTED AFTER STUDENT’S CLASS PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY!!
HW: STUDY, STUDY, STUDY FOR Pigman Test on Tuesday!!! Work on Poetry booklet as needed.
Today worked the whole period on the final project of the Poem Booklet. Students are to copy their 2 best poems (at least) from each section on to the appropriate (provided) pages of the booklet. The finished project - with at least one poem per page and some type of tasteful, neat and colorful decor on each page - is DUE on MAY 20! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!!!!
HW: STUDY for Vocab Quiz on TOMORROW and Pigman Test on Tuesday! Work on Poem booklet as needed.
Today we did the last section in the poetry packet - Alliteration. Students were only required to do the top section on the first page and choose one of the 2 sections on the back page. Then we began work on the final project of the Poem Booklet. Students are to copy their 2 best poems (at least) from each section on to the appropriate (provided) pages of the booklet. We will also be working on this in class tomorrow. The finished project - with at least one poem per page and some type of tasteful, neat and colorful decor on each page - is DUE on MAY 20! NO EXCEPTIONS!!!!!!!!!
HW: STUDY for Vocab Quiz on Friday and Pigman Test on Tuesday! Work on Poem booklet as needed.
Today Reading students took the last of this year’s Checkpoints tests! Then most students had time to use their computer to go to this blog and check out (and hopefully attempt) the Bonus #4. Today is the last day to try!! Why don’t you give it a try? Read CAREFULLY! And don’t come crying to me after you take your quiz or test and realize you could really use some extra credit… You were given plenty of chances and reminders!!
HW: STUDY for Vocab Quiz on Friday! and Comprehensive Pigman test (final) on Tues. May 19th.
Today we learned about Cinquains and students were to create 4 of these five-lined unrhymed poems (following the structure explained in the packet. Today we also learned about Limericks. These fun, five-line poems are almost musical in nature and have a very distinct rhythm and rhyme pattern. Students were to write 3 original limericks. Be sure to carefully re-read the explanation in the packet as you construct your own and consult it as needed. Here is a classic example of limerick rhythm and rhyme:
Hickory-dickory dock,
The mouse ran up the clock.
The clock struck ten,
He ran home again,
Hickory-dickory dock.
HW: Finish class work - using the packet worksheets, create 4 orignal cinquains and 3 original limericks.
P.S. - Scroll down to Bonus #4 and give it a shot!! Seriously! Don’t you want extra credit?!?!
Today students spent most of the class period going back over al study questions and using the book to help them answer and check any that were incomplete/unsure. Students could also use the time to study the questions and study the vocab. Then we had a time of group discussion of some of the questions.
HW: Continue to Review study questions and vocab. Scroll down for another Bonus for Bloggers!! (There is no reason for EVERYONE not to take advantage of these bonus opportunities!)
Okay - this one is going to be tough!! But it is worth five points on your Poem Book project (or test grade of your choice) to anyone who does it! That means everyone could possibly get the points! You have until midnight, May 12th to submit!
Challenge: Write a cinquain that has a rhyme pattern of ABCBA and each line must be alliterative! Take your time and be sure to meet all 3 pieces of criteria. I’m not going to give you any more explanation than that… but your poem packet has info that will help! Good Luck!
Today we previewed the questions and then read ch 14-15 in The Pigman. We finished the book! :) In some classes we had time for a little discussion after we finished reading. Tomorrow students will have class time to review the book and check/answer any study questions they have not yet answered.
HW: Work on study Q’s. Study Vocab! BIG Vocab Quiz on May 15th - ALL Vocab!
Today we read chapter 11-13 in The Pigman. ( A couple classes didn’t quite make it to the end of 13.) We read the study questions prior to reading and briefly discussed elements of the story as we read.
HW: Answer as many of the Q’s for this section as you can from memory. You will use the book on Friday to review and fill in any answers you were unsure of. ~ STUDY your VOCAB for MAY 15th QUIZ!~
Today we reviewed Clerihew format and then students wrote 8 of their own. A couple (1-3) were to be about famous people and the rest about people that they knew “in real life.” Then students were to work on writing sentences for the Pigman ch 11-15 vocab words (15 sentences).
HW: Complete any Clerihews and sentences not finished in class.
Today, Monday, (sorry for the late post) we reviewed Quatrains, wrote 2 Quatrains, and practiced all 4 Quatrain rhyme patterns. Then we learned about Clerihews - originated by Edmund Clerihew Bently. Some students got a head start by writing a couple of these.
HW: Finish Quatrains if not done in class. Continue to study vocab. Make sure you have definitions for all words.
Today we read Ch.10 in The Pigman and then worked on the Q’s. Students were also to use classtime to get the definitions for the Vocab words for Ch 11-15 written down.
HW: FInish classwork (Q’s and definitions) - This weekend is the last chance for Bonus #3 (scroll down)!
Today we previewed the questions and read chapters 8-9 in The Pigman. Students had a little bit of time to use the book to help answer the study Q’s.
HW: Study Q’s for Ch 8-9. Continue to study Vocab for 1-5 and 6-10. SCROLL DOWN and check out Bonus #3!
