Ms. Frizzell’s 8A Math/English 2005-06

Class Activities:
Wrote Unit test on Fractions.
Started work on changing fractions into decimals.
Homework:
None – have a great weekend!

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Class Activities:
Wrote and corrected spelling test.
Wrote in journal for 10 minutes.
Corrected homework – question sheet.
Discussed next writing project – letter writing.
Homework:
None – have a great weekend!!

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Class Activities:
Corrected homework and final mixed review sheet on fractions.
Homework:
Study for test tomorrow – Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying and Dividing fractions.

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Class Activities:
Passed in idiom activity.
Edited rough copy of writing activity.  Started to work on good copies.
Homework:
Spelling test tomorrow.
Questions on Riding a Dark Horse due tomorrow.

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Class Activities:
Corrected homework – review sheet #1-24 (right side of sheet).
Worked on final fraction review sheet.
Homework:
Complete sections A and B of math review sheet for Thursday.

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Class Activities:
Read Ride the Dark Horse (p. 76 Anthology) and discussed taking risks.  Also read the poem Ride a Wild Horse (p.43 magazine).
Copied definitions from the story and were given a question sheet on both readings.
Homework:
Complete the question sheet on Ride the Dark Horse – DUE Friday, March 31st.
ALSO – have Idiom assignment and rough draft [...]

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Class Activities:
Discussed writing assignment.  Write a journal/diary entry or letter to a friend, describing a typical day as someone famous OR someone unknown.  Length: 1-1 1/2 pages single spaced.  Be sure to include how you feel, what took place and how you became that person. This is a fictional piece of writing.
Reviewed the following Figurative [...]

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Class Activities:
Reviewed rules for adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions.
Completed and corrected p.74 #1-18 and #23-38 MathPower.
Homework:
Complete #1-24 (right side of sheet) of math Review sheet.
Unit Test on Fractions – Friday, March 31st.

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Class Activities:
Wrote spelling pre-test.
Handed back Run Learning Stations.
Discussed implications of Fame.  Read I”m Nobody (p.14 anthology). 
Completed Web about Fame or Alone (A13).
Homework:
Bring completed web to writing class Tuesday.
Have Run contract signed by a parent.

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Class Activities:
Wrote and corrected spelling test.
Finished Learning Station presentations.
Passed in all 10 Learning Stations on Run.
Reading from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.
Homework:
None – Have a great March Break!!!

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