CARNIVAL

Our Summer Reading Carnival is scheduled for October 2, 2009. For all students who turned in their summer reading journal you will attend the carnival during English class!

Have fun!


Miss Clark

October 2, 2009

None, but you can always READ.

Miss Clark

October 1, 2009

Journal Writing; Pretend that the lines on your paper are really the closed slats of a window blind! What wonderful or terrible surprise is on the other side?


Miss Clark

September 30, 2009

Sentences - Unit 3

Long, elaborate sentences....

Miss Clark

September 29, 2009

Journal: What if you were an author? Describe the type of books you would write. List the titles of five of your best-sellers.


Miss Clark

September 28, 2008

Definitions and Parts of Speech

Lesson 3: Adding Endings to Words

letting
following
cheating
labored
gathered
hammered
controlling
bothering
ruined
listening
studying
swallowed
permitting
carrying
compelled
groaned


Miss Clark

September 25, 2009

None, but you can always Read!

Miss Clark

September 24, 2009

Journal Writing: Your teacher could not come to school today. Instead, she sent a note to you asking you to be the substitute. What will you do with the class today?


Miss Clark

September 23, 2009

Lesson 2: Homophones

Spelling Sentences. Nice, long, elaborate sentences!


Miss Clark

September 22, 2009

Writing Journal: Your teacher sends you to the supply closet for staples. Just as you reach for a box, you discover that the closet is really a time-travel machine! Where and when does it take you? What do you do when you get there?

Miss Clark

September 21, 2009

Lesson 2: Homophones

Definitions and Parts of Speech (POS)

real
missed
pain
tide
shoot
mist
birth
swayed
shown
tied
pane
shone
reel
berth
chute
suede

Miss Clark

September 18, 2009

None, but you can always READ.

Miss Clark

Back to School Night

September 17, 2009

Remember Back to School night.

Miss Clark

September 17, 2009

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT FOR PARENTS!


Journal Writing: Pretend that your community is considering extending the school week to include a half day on Saturday. Is this a good idea? Write a letter to the school board expressing your opinion and explaining your reasons.

Miss Clark

September 16, 2009

Spelling Sentences - Lesson 1


Nice, long, elaborate sentences.


Miss Clark

September 15, 2009

Journal Writing: Write a story that begins with... "It all started when I poured orange juice on my cornflakes."

Elaborate with details.

Miss Clark

September 14, 2009

Words for the Week: Compound Words

Define and include parts of speech

1. overnight
2. underwater
3. sailboat
4. life jackets
5. offshore
6. strawberry
7. daylight
8. seaweed
9. wildlife
10. grandparents
11. moonlight
12. chairperson
13. killer whale
14. watermelon
15. headache
16. typewriter


Miss Clark

September 10, 2009

A pencil is having a conversation with a piece of paper at the end of the first week of school. What are these two school supplies saying to each other?

Miss Clark

September 9, 2009

Journal Writing:

September is National School Success Month. What “ingredients” do you think go into success? Write 3-4 paragraphs on how you think you will have a successful school year.

Miss Clark

September 8, 2009

Homework: Journal Writing

Introduce yourself to your classmates by writing a few paragraphs about the three things you would like them to know about you.

Miss Clark

Summer Reading Journals

Summer Reading Journals are due tomorrow: September 9th.