Study Guide: I Partial Exams (October 10- October 14)

7^th Grade:

Story: “Amigo Brothers”

Grammar: Nouns- common, proper, concrete, abstract, and collective

8^th Grade:

Stories and vocabulary: “Thank You M’am”

“A Retrieved Reformation”

For the day of the exam students must present a comic strip of the story “A Retrieved Reformation.” It must be presented in white sheets of paper; no blotches of ink, with nice and neat margins (please use rulers). Grammar will be graded. Work that does not meet the criteria will not be received.

9^th Grade:

Story: “The Most Dangerous Game”

10^th Grade:

Story:  “The Dog that Bit People”

Analogies

Using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words

11^thGrade:

Story: “To Build a Fire”

Analogies

Using context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words

Sociology:

Chapter 4: Socialization

Socialization into the self, mind; emotions; gender

Resocialization

Agents of socialization

Socialization through life course

Vocabulary

September 26 - September 30

English

7th: “Amigo Brothers”

Short story

Grammar: Pronouns and Antecedents

8^th:  “A Retrieved Reformation”

Short story

Writing and performing a dialogue

9^th: “The most Dangerous Game”

Short story – Suspense

Classroom trail- Rainsford is put on trial

10^th:  “The Dog That Bit People”

Humorous essay

External conflict

For September 28: Research: “Airedale terriers” (what they’re like, care, temperament). The information can be printed out or written in the notebook.

11^th: “To Build a Fire”

Short story

Irony

Cause and effect

Sociology

10^th:

Socialization into gender

Socialization through life course

September 13, join us!

September 12 - September 13

English

7th: “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens”

Tribute

For September 20- Each student must write a tribute to his/her mother. The tribute can be a poem, an essay, a song, or even a video. Students should send their work via e-mail to be checked and proofread

8^th:  Students will work on their posters

9^th: “Old Man of the Temple”

Short story

Fantasy and reality

For September 22: Movie trailer: Students will present their movie trailer to the movie: “The Cask of Amontillado.” The students will be the actors of their movie trailers. Trailer should be 2-3 minutes long, include music (soundtrack) that captures the mood of the story.

10^th:  Students will finish working on their posters

11^th: “A Pair of Silk Stockings”

Short story

Situational Irony

Sociology

10^th:

Review and group discussion.

Quiz: Wednesday, September 21: Chapter 2: Culture, notes from notebook.

September 5 - September 9

English

7th: “In Search of Our Mother’s Gardens”

Tribute

For September 6- Create a video trailer for a tv series based on the story “Two Kinds”

Students must create a trailer, must include two songs in the trailer that match the mood or meaning of the story.

Students can find helpful tips here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Movie-Trailer-on-Windows-Movie-Maker

For Thursday, September 8: Students must bring materials to work on the posters/ banners.

8^th:  “Harriet Tubman: Guide to Freedom”

Biographical narrative

Grammar: Plural and possessive nouns

Dramatization: writing a dialogue and performing a scene from the story

For Friday, September 9: Students must bring materials to work on the posters/ banners.

9^th: “The Cask of Amontillado”

Short story

Drawing conclusions

For Wednesday, September 7: Students must bring materials to work on the posters/ banners.

For September 22

10^th:  “It was a Dark Stormy Night”

Using context clues to determine meaning of unknown words

Analogies

For Thursday, September 8: Students must bring materials to work on the posters/ banners.

11^th: “The Story on an Hour”

Short story

Irony

For Wednesday, September 7: Students must bring materials to work on the posters/ banners.

Sociology

10^th

Values, norms

Subcultures and countercultures

Technology and Global Village

August 29 - September 2

English

7th: “The Third Level”

Short story

Setting in a story

Grammar: Concrete and abstract nouns

For September 5- Create a video trailer for a tv series based on the story “Two Kinds”

Students must create a trailer, must include two songs in the trailer that match the mood or meaning of the story.

Students can find helpful tips here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Movie-Trailer-on-Windows-Movie-Maker

8^th:  “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”

Memoir

Writing and delivering an oral tribute

Grammar: Plural and possessive nouns

9^th: “Marigolds”

Short stories

Internal conflict

Identifying key passages

Building vocabulary skills: Analogies

10^th:  “The Masque of the Red Death”

Short story

Understanding symbols

Analogies

For September 2: Survivor video: Based on the story “The Masque of the Red Death” each student must make a video recording of him/herself as the sole surviving guest. Describe what you saw and how you managed to survive. Video must be 2-3 minutes long. Must be saved onto a USB; videos on phones, i pads, tablets, or videos saved online will not be accepted.

11^th: “Rip Van Winkle”

Short story

Setting of a story

Making predictions

Creating a list of Virtues to live by, for a week each student will try to live by the list of virtues they've written for themselves. Each student will record his/her progress and write a reflective essay according to his/her results. Due Thursday, September 1.

Sociology

10^th:  Chapter 2: Culture

What is culture?

Elements of Symbolic Culture

Language

August 22- August 26

English

7th: “Two Kinds”

Short story

Writing and performing a monologue

Grammar: Common and proper nouns

For September 5- Create a video trailer for a tv series based on the story “Two Kinds”

Students must create a trailer, it must include two songs that match the mood or meaning of the story.

Students can find helpful tips here:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Movie-Trailer-on-Windows-Movie-Maker

8^th:  “Charles”

Short story

Vocabulary

Grammar: Nouns

For Friday, August 26: “The Life of a Pre schooler”Each student will create a video presentation of him/herself and what their life was like during preschool and may include the first years of elementary. The story must be told in the third person.

9^th: “The Gift of the Magi” “The Necklace”

Short stories – Irony

Making predictions

Summarizing

Building vocabulary skills

10^th:  “The Monkey’s Paw” “The Bridegroom”

Short story

Poem

Writing safety instructions

Writing and performing a dramatic monologue

11^th: “From the Autobiography”

Reading nonfiction

Creating a list of Virtues to live by

“Speech to Virginia Convention”

Persuasion- methods of persuasion

Analogies (Vocabulary workshop book for Friday’s class)

Sociology

10^th: Trends shaping the future of Sociology

Locating your particular place in society

Friday, August 26: Quiz – Chapter 1: Sociology –Birth of Sociology; Sociology and other sciences; Sociological perspective- Theories; Forefathers of Sociology