Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:33
Date:Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Wednesday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children took the Week 31 Vocabulary Test today.
  • We finished “Lesson 3-5: Sonnet”out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of a classic sonnet and annotated a sonnet by William Shakespeare. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within the sonnet.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 32 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 15th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Friday, April 8, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 29, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 32 Day 3 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • We finished “Lesson 3-5: Sonnet” out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of a classic sonnet and annotated a sonnet by William Shakespeare. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within the sonnet.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:34
Date:Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Tuesday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children took the Week 31 Vocabulary Test today.
  • We finished“Lesson 3-6: Ballad” out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of a ballad and annotated a ballad. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within a ballad.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 32 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 15th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Friday, April 8, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 29, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 32 Day 2 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • We finished“Lesson 3-6: Ballad” out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of a ballad and annotated a ballad. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within a ballad.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:34
Date:Monday, April 11, 2016
Monday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children took the Week 31 Vocabulary Test today.
  • We finished“Lesson 3-7: Elegy” out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of an elegy and annotated an elegy. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within two poems.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 32 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 15th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Friday, April 8, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 29, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 32 Day 1 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • We finished“Lesson 3-7: Elegy” out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children identified the characteristics of an elegy and annotated an elegy. They identified rhyme, rhyme schemes, and various figurative language elements within two poems.
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!! PARCC Test

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:33
Date:Friday, April 10, 2016
Friday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children took the Week 31 Vocabulary Test today.
  • We finished Lesson 3-9: Lyric Poem out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children completed the third page in their “Composition Notebook” by analyzing the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 32 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 15th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders were due today, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Friday, April 8, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 29, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 31 Day 5 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • We finished Lesson 3-8: Narrative Poem out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children completed the first page in their “Composition Notebook” by defining what a narrative poem is and giving examples of famous narrative poems. For the second and third page, the students analyzed the narrative poem “The Battle of New Orleans."
  • HOMEWORK: NO HOMEWORK!!!

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:33
Date:Thursday, April 7, 2016
Thursday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • We also read and discussed pages 681 and 693-696. We learned about Walt Whitman and E.E. Cummings and we dissected their poems “Miracles” by Walt Whitman and “in Just-“ by E.E. Cummings.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 31 Vocabulary Test which will be tomorrow, April 8th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due tomorrow, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 31 Day 4 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • We worked on Lesson 3-9: Lyric Poem out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children completed the second page in their “Composition Notebook. “ We will finish the other pages tomorrow.
  • HOMEWORK:

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:33
Date:Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Wednesday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • We read over page 681 and pages 692-693 as a class.
  • The children are to make a chart like the one on page 692 and they are to fill in the chart with the examples of imagery from the poems “Miracles” by Walt Whitman and “in Just-“ by E.E. Cummings.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK: Complete the chart on page 692 using the examples of imagery from the poems “Miracles” by Walt Whitman and “in Just-“ by E.E. Cummings.
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 31 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 8th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 31 Day 3 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • The children watched one of the following videos on sentence structure: /
  • We then visited this sites and completed the activity:
  • I assigned section A on worksheet page 193 entitled “Integrated Language Skills: Grammar” and told the children to omit section B on these pages.
  • The children completed two activities in their “Composition Notebook.”
  • We worked on Lesson 3-9: Lyric Poem out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children completed one page in their “Composition Notebook. “ We will finish the other pages tomorrow.
  • HOMEWORK: The students need to complete the worksheet pages 193 entitled, “Integrated Language Skills: Grammar” sections A only for homework.

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:33
Date:Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Tuesday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children and I read over pages 674. We went over the vocabulary terms on this page for Poetry Collection 8 by using the “The Vocabulary Central” video on the Pearson website.
  • The children and I read pages 675 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Lewis Carroll and I showed one of these videos about his life to the class. Here are the videos: / /
  • We read the poem “Father William” by Lewis Carroll and discussed its meaning. We also paraphrased several elements within the poem. The children listened to the poem using one of these websites: /
  • The children and I read pages 675 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Robert Frost and I showed one of these videos about his life to the class. Here are the videos: / /
  • We read the poem “Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost and discussed its meaning. We also paraphrased several elements within the poem. The children listened to the poem using one of these websites: / / / / /
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 31 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 8th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 31 Day 2 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • The children watched the video on Pearson about sentence structure at this url: Show the following videos to the students:
  • We read over and discussed text page 682 together as a class.
  • I read over the directions on the top of worksheet page 188 in the “Reading Kit” entitled, “Grammar: Sentence Structure” as a class. I assigned page 188 & 189 part A only for homework. The students are to omit section B on pages 188 & 189.
  • HOMEWORK: The students need to complete the worksheet pages 188 & 189 entitled, “Grammar: Sentence Structure” sections A only for homework.

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week: 33
Date: Monday, April 4, 2016
Monday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children and I finished analyzing the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • The children and I talked about the meaning of the poem “I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 31 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 8th.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 31 Day 1 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • The children completed a worksheet during class over subordinate and independent clauses.
  • The children completed two activities in their “Composition Notebook.”
  • We worked on Lesson 3-9: Lyric Poem out of our “Interactive Poetry Notebook.” The children completed one page in their “Composition Notebook. “ We will finish the other pages tomorrow.
  • HOMEWORK: The students need to complete the worksheet entitled, “Independent and Subordinate Clauses” for homework.

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:32
Date:Friday, April 1, 2016
Friday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The students took the Week 30 Vocabulary Quiz today.
  • The children and I finished analyzing the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe.
  • The children and I read pages 667 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Raymond Richard Patterson and we then read and analyzed his poem “Martin Luther King” on page 670-671.
  • The children and I read pages 667 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Emily Dickenson and I showed a video of her life to the class. Here is the video:
  • We then read and analyzed her poem “I’m Nothing” on page 672 and discussed page 673 as a class.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 30 Vocabulary Test which will be tomorrow, April 1st.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 30 Day 5 Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • The children completed a worksheet during class over subordinate and independent clauses. We went over this worksheet together as a class and I checked to see if the students understand the concept of independent and subordinate clauses.
  • We also completed this activity on this sites:

I read over the directions on the top of the worksheet entitled, “Independent and Subordinate Clauses” as a class and assigned this page for homework.
  • HOMEWORK: The students need to complete the worksheet entitled, “Independent and Subordinate Clauses” for homework.

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:32
Date:Thursday, March 31, 2016
Thursday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children and I read over pages 665 together as a class. We discussed the importance of paraphrasing and the use of the following sound devices in poetry: rhythm, rhyme, meter, and rhyme scheme.
  • We read over text page 666 together as a class. We discussed the power of written word and how meaningful it is and we went over the vocabulary term on this page for Poetry Collection 7.
  • The children and I read pages 667 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Edgar Allan Poe and I showed a video of his life to the class. Here is the video:
  • We read the poem “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allan Poe and discussed its meaning, use of rhythm, and rhyme. We also paraphrased several elements within the poem. The children listened to the poem on this website:
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK:
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 30 Vocabulary Test which will be tomorrow, April 1, 2016.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is

Grammar & Composition:
Periods 3/5/8 /
  • The students completed the Week 30 Day 4Bell Work and they were given point for this in class assignment.
  • The children and I finished discussing the poem “Annabel Lee” during class time.
  • HOMEWORK:

Name: Mrs. Hemberger / Week:32
Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Wednesday
Literature:
Periods 1/4/7 /
  • The children began their class time silently reading from a book of their choice. All students who read received participation points for their efforts.
  • The children and I read pages 657 together as a class discussing the bio of the poet Eve Merriam. We read her poem “Onomatopoeia” on page 660 and orally discussed the elements of this poem.
  • We also read over text p. 661 and analyzed the three poems within this collection.
  • I assigned worksheet page 151 entitled, “Literary Analysis: Sound Devices” for homework.
  • The children need to read for fourth quarter A.R. points.
  • HOMEWORK: I assigned worksheet page 151 entitled, “Literary Analysis: Sound Devices” for homework.
  • Don’t forget to study for the Week 30 Vocabulary Test which will be Friday, April 1, 2016.
  • Read at least twenty minutes tonight. Twenty AR points, for the fourth quarter, are due by Friday, May 13, 2016.
  • The children were given Scholastic book orders on Thursday, March 17, 2016. My classroom code which is L7GDY. Book orders are due on Friday, April 8, 2016. The site to order books from Scholastic is
  • School will resume on Wednesday, March 30th.