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Name: ________________________________________________________ MOD: _________________

Language Arts Classwork Packet: August 23rd – August 27th This packet will be collected on MONDAY, AUG. 30th. It will not be accepted after WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1st!

What is a packet?! For the first part of the year,

we will be working with weekly packets to help

keep us organized and on-task at all times. By

having packets, everyone will know what the

classwork and homework is every single night.

Packets should be kept in either your folder or

binder and must be brought to class every day! I

will collect your weekly packet for the whole week

on the following Monday. This will give you the

weekend to catch up on anything you were not

able to complete in your packet. Be careful,

though! If you are late with your packet, it will not

be accepted past Wednesday!

PACKET RULES:

1. BRING YOUR PACKET ____________ _____________!

2. A NEW PACKET MAY BE ______________________ _________________________________________________

3. PACKETS ARE ALWAYS DUE ON _________________________________________________!

4. UNLESS YOU ARE ABSENT, A PACKET WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PAST THE ________________________________________________!

5. _______________ WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR EVERY DAY A PACKET IS ________________________!

NEED TO KNOW!SUPPLIES NEEDED:

A THREE SUBJECT

NOTEBOOK, SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH EVERY DAY, A BINDER

AND/OR FOLDER, A SMALL PENCIL SHARPENER! (CHECKED

FRIDAY!!)

QUIZ FRIDAY! COVERING RULES, PROCEDURES, AND

OUR BIG GOAL!

PLEASE DONATE: TISSUES, HAND SANITIZER,

AND COPY PAPER!

Use these symbols to correct the sentences as part of your DO NOW every day:

This Week’s Homework*READING LOG: You MUST read for THIRTY minutes each night and get it signed by a parent in this log!

Day Title Pages Time Parent SignatureMondayTuesdayWednesd

ayThursdayFriday

.*Due Daily! Every night, you must write two sentences using that day’s two vocabulary words below (1 each). It is your responsibility to complete this assignment every night

even if Ms. Welsh does not remind you. COMMUNITY

SCHOLARROLE MODELINTELLIGENCE

AMBITIONEXPECTATION

Language Arts CLASSWORK! Monday, August 23rd!

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DO NOW PRACTICE! Normally, we will do an SAT challenge and a College Correction as our DO NOW,

but since we are just practicing today, we will use some practice DO NOWs.

Practice DO NOW #1: WHICH COLLEGE DO YOU WANT TO GO TO? __________________

Entering procedure GUIDED NOTES!

Walk into the classroom ______________________________.

Check for hand outs at the ______________ ______________ ___________________. Neatly take one of each paper at the station.

Row leaders will pick up _________________ _____________ ______________________ from class bin. Every __________________

________________ will sit down and get _______________ _________________ ____________!

Everyone begins the __________________ _______________________!

Exiting procedure GUIDED NOTES!

Do not __________________ ______________________ when the bell rings.

When Ms. Welsh calls ONE, pack up your _______________ and place the ____________________ ______________________ back on the right

side of the desk for the next student.

When Ms. Welsh calls TWO, stand up, push in your chair, and stand behind the chair.

When Ms. Welsh calls THREE, row leaders will place scholar book bags back into the class bin.

Ms. Welsh will then dismiss each row to line up. We should line up _______________.

PRACTICE DO NOW #2: Fill in the missing words to our BIG GOAL: Our _____________ _______________ is to put ourselves on the ____________________ to

_______________, both __________________________ and _____________________.

PRACTICE DO NOW #3: List our three classroom rules: 1) ___________________________ 2)______________________________ 3)

_________________________________________

Scavenger hunt: Use the letter you received addressed to you and your parents to answer the following questions:

1) What is our big goal? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2) What are our classroom rules? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

3) What is due tomorrow? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

4) What is your homework every night? _____________________________________________________________________________________________

5) Where is your reading log located? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

6) What supplies do you need for this class?____________________________________________________________________ When do you need them by?

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Language Arts CLASSWORK! Tuesday, August 24th!Part One: DO NOW – Use the context clue questions to try to determine the meaning of the two vocabulary words of the day, then fill out the chart once Ms. Welsh puts the full

definition on the screen. After that, use the editing symbols on the first page to correct the two sentence with grammar mistakes, then rewrite the sentence correctly.

WORD ONE is Community. WORD TWO is Scholar.

WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

Definition Sentence WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

Definition Sentence

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( )

This word reminds me

of ___________

_________________

( )

This word reminds me of

___________

_________________

CORRECT WITH SYMBOLS then rewrite the sentence correctly:we need to meet our big goal

____________________________________________________________________________**Important** For the first month of school, all of our SAT words will be nouns! A noun is _______________________________. Which category of noun do the above words fall under? ______________________________________________________.

Positive Consequences Negative Consequences

How do you ask for a sharpened pencil? How do you ask for a tissue? What are the rules for using the restroom? How do you request a pass?

SCENARIO: Ms. Welsh says that she needs to hand out a paper to everyone in the class. She puts a stack of papers on the desk of each row leader.

What will happen?

How fast should it be?

How should it sound?

S L A N T

Stop and jot!: Ms. Welsh says that our class is a community of scholars. What does that mean to you? Do you like being a member of a community of scholars? Why or why not? ______________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Where I'm From

I am from clothespins,from Clorox and carbon-tetrachloride.I am from the dirt under the back porch.(Black, glistening,it tasted like beets.)I am from the forsythia bushthe Dutch elmwhose long-gone limbs I rememberas if they were my own.

Where I’m From: Building our Community: We will first read George Ella Lyon’s poem entitled “Where I’m From,” and we will then work on our own poems.

Items found around the your home

Items found in your yard

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I'm from fudge and eyeglasses, from Imogene and Alafair.I'm from the know-it-alls and the pass-it-ons,from Perk up! and Pipe down!I'm from He restoreth my soul with a cottonball lamb and ten verses I can say myself.

I'm from Artemus and Billie's Branch,fried corn and strong coffee.From the finger my grandfather lost to the auger,the eye my father shut to keep his sight.

Under my bed was a dress boxspilling old pictures,a sift of lost facesto drift beneath my dreams.I am from those moments--snapped before I budded --leaf-fall from the family tree

Items found in your neighborhood

Names of relatives who are important to you

Sayings you’ve heard repeated by your parents, grandparents, etc.

Foods/dishes you recall from family gatherings

ASSIGNMENT! BRING IN A BABY PICTURE OF YOURSELF AND A PICTURE OF A ROLE MODEL IN YOUR LIFE!

Language Arts CLASSWORK! Wednesday, August 25th!Part One: DO NOW – Use the context clue questions to try to determine the meaning of the two vocabulary words of the day, then fill out the chart once Ms. Welsh puts the full

definition on the screen. After that, use the editing symbols on the first page to correct the two sentence with grammar mistakes, then rewrite the sentence correctly.

WORD ONE is Role Model. WORD TWO is Intelligence.

WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

( )

This word reminds me

of ___________

_________________

Definition Sentence WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

( )

This word reminds me of

___________

_________________

Definition Sentence

CORRECT WITH SYMBOLS then rewrite the sentence correctly:we are on the path to college

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Procedure review: Circle all of the following that ARE included in the entering procedure:

A. Walk in talking to a neighbor

B. Walk in silently

C. Walk right by the pick up station if you already have your weekly packet

D. Look at and pick up any new materials at the pick up station

E. All students pick up the independent reading books

F. The row leader picks up independent reading books

G. The bag of books gets passed down the row

H. The row leader passes out books

I. Get on your mark

J. Take out your packet only

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K. Begin your DO NOW

L. Begin your journal entry

Circle all of the following that ARE part of the exiting procedure:A. Stand up as soon as the bell rings.

B. Ms. Welsh calls A! And you stand up immediately.

C. Ms. Welsh calls out 1! You pack up your belongings and place the reading book back on the left side of the desk.

D. Ms. Welsh calls out 2 and you run out the door.

E. Ms. Welsh calls out 2 and you stand up and push your chair in. You then stand behind your chair.

F. Ms. Welsh calls out 3! and you flee the room.

G. Ms. Welsh calls out 3! And the group leaders place the IR book bag back in the bin.

H. Ms. Welsh dismisses you by row.

How will papers be passed out? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What are our classroom rules? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain our BIG GOAL: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Explain how to perform the partner

procedure in your own words.

Circle all of the things you should be doing

while working with a partner, and cross

out all of the things you should not be

doing.

A. Talking about boys

B. Working on the assignment

C. Fighting with each other

D. Helping one another

E. Talking about how poorly the Redskins played on Sunday.

F. Letting one person do all of the work.

G. Working together and contributing.

Why Independent Reading is Important!Number of minutes read per day Number of words read per year Average Achievement Percentile

40.4 Minutes

601,000

10th

Your Just Right Book! 1. Decide which ____________________ you want to read! A genre is a ________________ ________ _________.

2. ________________ the book! Look at the ____________________ and read the __________ ________________.

3. Use the ________________ _________________ _____________________. Open the book to a random page, and read one page to yourself. If you come to a word you do not know, put down one finger. If by the end of the page you are still holding all five fingers up, the book is too __________________. If you are holding 0-1 fingers up, the book is too ___________________. If you are holding up 2-3 fingers, the book is _______________________!

Where I’m From DRAFT!

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Language Arts CLASSWORK! Thursday, August 26th!We will be taking a diagnostic pre-test today. Please make sure to do your best work on this test. I need to have an accurate picture

of where you are beginning so I know what to do to help you meet your big goal!

Language Arts CLASSWORK! Friday, August 27th!Part One: DO NOW – Use the context clue questions to try to determine the meaning of the two vocabulary words of the day, then fill out the chart once Ms. Welsh puts the full

definition on the screen. After that, use the editing symbols on the first page to correct the two sentence with grammar mistakes, then rewrite the sentence correctly.

WORD ONE is Ambition. WORD TWO is Expectation.

WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

( )

This word reminds me

of ___________

_________________

Definition Sentence WORD and PART OF

SPEECH

( )

This word reminds me of

___________

_________________

Definition Sentence

CORRECT WITH SYMBOLS then rewrite the sentence correctly:we will do very good on today’s quiz

_____________________________________________________________________________________

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Which part of the BIG GOAL will performing amazing independent reading allow us to achieve? ______________________

Good silent readers are always ________________. Their __________ remain on the _________ at all times. They always _______________ _______ ____________. Excellent silent readers ______________ the lines with their ___________, a pencil, or a pen. The ______________ should be ______________ _____________ from their face!

SILENT READING: HOW SHOULD IT LOOK?!We are going to look at pictures of some scholars performing silent reading. You will grade them based

on the A+ behaviors you can see!

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A+ Behaviors for Independent Reading!1. Silent2. Eyes remain on page3. Sitting up correctly4. Tracking with your finger or pen or pencil5. Book is an elbows length from your face

Scale:

5/5 BEHAVIORS = A4/5 BEHAVIORS = B3/5 BEHAVIORS = C2/5 BEHAVIORS = D0-1/5 BEHAVIORS = E

Scholar 1: _______Scholar 2: _______Scholar 3: _______Scholar 4: _______Scholar 5: _______Scholar 6: _______Scholar 7: _______Scholar 8: _______Scholar 9: _______Scholar 10: ______

SURVEY!Your name: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Home phone number: ____________________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Do you have access to a computer at home? YES / NO

2. Do you have access to the internet at home? YES / NO

3. What is your favorite subject in school? ___________________________________________________________

4. How do you learn best (ex: reading, looking at pictures, watching videos, doing projects, etc.) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How would your past teachers describe you? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What clubs and activities are you involved in at school? Which ones would you like to be involved in? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What is your favorite thing to read? What is your favorite book? ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. How do you feel about reading?

a. Complete the following sentences:i. If I am good at anything, I am good at…._________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________

ii. One thing my teachers need to know about me is ____________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

iii. The best song on the radio right now is ________________________________________________

iv. If I could change one thing about my school it would be ____________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

v. One thing I want to get better at is ______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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vi. My future college is ________________________________________________________________________

vii. My future career is _________________________________________________________________________

viii. My most important role models are ____________________________________________________