“And the turtles, of course …all the turtles are free as turtles and, maybe, all creatures should be.”
1. Meaningful and appropriate Touch
2. Spoken Word
3. Spoken word with great value added
4. Spoken word with great value added and a special future is pictured
5. The touch and the spoken words backed up with a commitment to see the blessing carried out!
ALL MAKE-UP WORK MUST BE IN ON FRIDAY — 5/30/08.
All sermons and publications are due this FRIDAY - 5/30/08!! Note: If you did a separate publication for English and your sermon — you need only run your separate publication through the Writer’s Workshop.
5/6 Etymology make-up quiz - Write out 10 etymology root words. Write ten complete sentences and make sure you underline the root word in the sentence.
7/8 Etymology make-up quiz - Write out 15 etymology root words. Write 15 complete sentences and make sure you underline the root word in the sentence.
All Reading - Charla’s Children, New Testament, Reading logs and Roll-over Due 6/2/08.
For Charla’s Children write down that you read the book or the last page you read to.
For the New Testament write down that you read the entire NT or the last book and chapter you read to.
Last reading log (5/26-6/1) is due on 6/2/08(REMEMBER no journals - BUT if you need to do make up journals - Do journal, and make note on the journal that it is a make-up). I will use any roll over time as make-up for missing logs or logs that are short on minutes. Please circle both your reading time up to date and your roll over time up to date on this last log! I will use those times to determine the Reading Winners and for making up your missing logs or minutes.
Book Board People (And you should know who you are) - Your book boards are due Monday, 6/2/08.
One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 5/2
Peer Edit 5/14
2nd draft due: 5/20
Teacher edit due: 5/23
Four Minor Publications:
1) Science Fair Research Papers: First Draft due on Monday — Publication due Friday 4/11 (This publication is to help students feel confident in writing research papers)
I’m extending the due date for the Science Fair Research Papers to Wednesday 4/16.
2) News Story: I will assign the students a specific story on Friday 4/11. They will gather information over the weekend and we will work on a dead-line to finish the story on Wed. 4/16. They will all be working on the same story and they will all create a headline for their story and determine the key facts to be presented, and in what order.
News Story update: Students were assigned story 4/16 to write a story on an activity during recess. They need to use the 5 w’s and 1 h to write a hard news story one paragraph long or two at the very most! This news story will be due 5/2.
3) Periodic Letters/ Friendly, Business, Editorial/Persuasive: These letters will be written in class and will be edited in class, and will be written out in class. I haven’t set any dates on these, because they will all be done in class.
4) Poetry: We are going to do a group personality poem on 4/24 after SATs.
One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 5/2 5/6th graders will be due 5/7
Peer Edit 5/14
2nd draft due: 5/20
Teacher edit due: 5/23
Students took a quiz, and then were allowed to correct the questions they missed. This will be due Friday 4/4.
5/6th grade bring in news article for Monday 4/7.
5/8th Publication Schedule
Four Minor Publications:
1) Science Fair Research Papers: First Draft due on Monday — Publication due Friday 4/11 (This publication is to help students feel confident in writing research papers)
2) News Story: I will assign the students a specific story on Friday 4/11. They will gather information over the weekend and we will work on a dead-line to finish the story on Wed. 4/16. They will all be working on the same story and they will all create a headline for their story and determine the key facts to be presented, and in what order.
3) Periodic Letters/ Friendly, Business, Editorial/Persuasive: These letters will be written in class and will be edited in class, and will be written out in class. I haven’t set any dates on these, because they will all be done in class.
4) Poetry: We are going to do a group personality poem on 4/24 after SATs.
One Major Publication:
Students are able to write a 4-5 page publication on a topic of their choice. 7/8th graders can do their sermons.
Idea due: 4/11
First draft due: 4/25
Peer edit due: 5/2
2nd draft due: 5/16
Teacher edit due: 5/23
7/8th Bible: Our 3rd quarter test is on Wed, March 19. This test will cover the entire New Testament Walk-Thru, our memory verses, and our unit on How we got the Bible.
5/8th English: Mission story publication is due on the March 19. Teacher edit is due Friday, March 14.
5/8th Literature: Reading Log 3/10-3/19 is your last log for the third quarter. I extended the log for three extra days for those who need to catch up on their reading. I also am suspending the reading journal for this week only. I am not requiring reading over spring break, but I will give out logs for over the break to anyone who wants to get a head start on their reading for 4th quarter. These logs need to be signed by your parents and will count for roll-over for 4th quarter (no journals required).
Book boards are due 3/19 for those doing the modified journals.
5/8 Etymology: We will continue reviewing words we have learned.
7/8 Bible: Quiz over pledge and 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Observations and Interpretation questions.
Due to a number of factors this quarter, the main factor being the students’ Science Fair Projects, students will be required to do only one publication. This publication will need to be 4-5 pages long for 5/6 and 5-6 pages for 7/8, and the idea will be the subject they have already been working on. Their topic of what they would want to change in the world.
First Draft: 2/22 (Note the change!)
Peer Edit: 2/28
Second Draft(Parent Edit): 3/7
Teacher Edit: 3/14
Publication: 3/19
7/8 Bible and 5/8 Eng, Lit, Etym.: Read your scripture passage that you have chosen for your story about something you want to change in your world three times. Each reading observe the passage and write down as many things as you see. Keep in mind how these observations may play into your story.
E.g. For instance your story might be to eliminate poverty in the world, and you have chosen the passage: Luke 12:13-32 and I am focusing on verse 15 - “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” — In this passage I might note the words “greed” and “abundance,” because they could relate to my story on eliminating poverty. I might believe that these key words will relate to my topic of poverty in some way.
So as you are observing your passages focus mainly on things that are going to relate to your story.
Use your appendix F and any other Bible study helps we have used in the past.
I am going to award team points to the persons who come up with the most observations and also for the most variety of observations.
E.g. Key words, repetitions, literary devices, setting, key characters etc.
7/8 Bible: Amy Camden, missionary to Ecuador (End of the Spear area) is coming to speak to our class Thursday afternoon. Please write up three or more questions for her by tomorrow in Bible.
Note: See on-going memory work on my blog. Next week I will begin quizzing you on the verses, and other miscellaneous memory tasks during our Friday morning Bible class after or during the Chapel quiz.
5/8 English: NCA Speech meet is this Monday, 1/28. Please be working on your speeches, puppet shows and readings. We are going to spend the rest of this week working on our speeches. We will begin our publications next week.
Note: 7/8th graders do not forget to get your support letters into me! They need to be mailed by JANUARY 26.
7/8 Literature: Do not forget to read charla’s Children before we leave on the mission in May. You can use this book to do a book board.
