Mrs. Wilkie's Destination Sucess!

Survival Skills for Middle School

Need to know how to survive middle school?  Check out the list below:

1.  Use your Agenda every class; every day.

2.  Have your parents sign your agenda every day.

3. Listen!!!  Keep your ears opened during class.

4.  When a teacher talks, students listen!

5. Use good manners in every situation!

6. Give, don't take. (Look for opportunities to help others.)

7. Stay organized so you can hand in your work.

8. PUT YOUR NAME ON ALL OF YOUR WORK! Do work worthy of your name!

9. If you don't understand, ASK!

10. If you feel overwhelmed, make an appointment to see Mrs. Wilkie or Ms. Harp.

Day 100, Literacy Applications, Friday, January 27, 2010

Friday,  January 27, 2012

In Class:   Today we continued working on our Vocabulary Models for the fourteen elements of poetry.  We have ONE more class day to work on the Elements of Poetry--next Thursday, February 2 (We will be in the Media Center Mon, Tues, & Wed.)

HW:    Media Center book MUST  be read by Monday.  (We will begin our book report on Monday in the Media Center making a book trailer.  We will have three days to complete the project in class  (January 30, 31, Feb 1). 

Day 99, Literacy Applications, Thursday, January 26, 2012

Thursday,  January 26, 2012

In Class:   Today we began working on our Vocabulary Models for the fourteen elements of poetry.  We will work on these the remainder of this week. 

HW:    Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1). 

 

TISSUES NEEDED!!!!!!!

Flu Season is not over and Allergy Season is just around the corner.  I am OUT of tissues!!!  If you could donate a box of tissues to our class, it would be MUCH appreciated. 

Day 98, Literacy Applications, Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Wednesday,  January 25, 2012

In Class:   Today we began working on our Vocabulary Models for the fourteen elements of poetry.  We will work on these the remainder of this week. 

HW:    Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1). 

 

TISSUES NEEDED!!!!!!!

Flu Season is not over and Allergy Season is just around the corner.  I am OUT of tissues!!!  If you could donate a box of tissues to our class, it would be MUCH appreciated. 

Day 97, Literacy Applications, Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Tuesday,  January 24, 2012

In Class:   Today we began working on our Vocabulary Models for the fourteen elements of poetry.  We will work on these the remainder of this week. 

HW:    Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1). 

IMPORTANT:  SOME STUDENTS HAVE NOT TURNED IN THEIR TONE CORNELL NOTES SHEETS OR THEIR WARM-UPS FROM LAST WEEK.  Pinnacle is up-to-date, please check it to see if your child has turned in their work.  Thanks

TISSUES NEEDED!!!!!!!

Flu Season is not over and Allergy Season is just around the corner.  I am OUT of tissues!!!  If you could donate a box of tissues to our class, it would be MUCH appreciated. 

Day 96, Literacy Applications, Monday, January 23, 2012

Monday,  January 23, 2012

In Class:   Today we looked at three Writing Activities to determine tone in a piece of writing.

We are looking at how writers create tone.  Students are using a  Tone Cornell Notes sheet  to summarize a Tone Packet.  

HW:    Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1). 

IMPORTANT:  SEVERAL STUDENTS HAVE NOT TURNED IN THEIR TONE CORNELL NOTES SHEETS OR THEIR WARM-UPS FROM LAST WEEK.  Pinnacle is up-to-date, please check it to see if your child has turned in their work.  Thanks. 

Day 95, Literacy Applications, January 20, 2012

Friday,  January 20, 2012

In Class:   We are looking at how writers create tone.  Students are using a  Tone Cornell Notes sheet  to summarize a Tone Packet.  Students should have finished through page 16 in their packet and all of page 3 in their notes. If they did not, then they have homework.

Warm-ups were turned into day for a grade.  On Monday we will begin looking at figurative language techniques and how they are used to create tone in writing.   

HW:    Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1).  For additional homework, see "In Class" section.

Day 94, Literacy Applications, Thurdsay, January 19

Thursday,  January 19, 2012

In Class:   We are looking at how writers create tone.  Students are using a  Tone Cornell Notes sheet  to summarize a Tone Packet.  We should finish the activity on Friday.   

HW:  WARM-UPS WILL BE TURNED IN TOMORROW.  THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST GRADE FOR THE NINE WEEKS.  Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1).

WARM-UP:    List one way authors create tone.

Wednesday's Warm-up: “Writing Assessment--no Warm-up"

Day 92, Literacy Applications; Tuesday, January 17

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

 

 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: As part of the statewide assessment requirements, the Middle Grades Writing Assessment will be administered tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, from 9:30 – 11:30.  All students in 8^th grade will take part in this assessment, while students in 6^th and 7^th grade will participate in a local writing assessment during this time.  Students should arrive to school on time and come prepared with sharpened number 2 pencils as well as blue or black ink pens.                                                                                                                                   

 In Class:   We are looking at how writers create tone.  Students received a Tone Cornell Notes sheet and a Tone Packet.  This week they will be reading and taking notes on Tone.   

HW:  Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1).

Warm-up:  What book are you reading to create for your Animoto Book Trailer? (Jan 30-Feb 1)

 

 

Day 91, Literacy Applications, Friday, January 13

Friday, January 13, 2012

 

 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: As part of the statewide assessment requirements, the Middle Grades Writing Assessment will be administered Wednesday, January 18 from 9:30 – 11:30.  All students in 8^th grade will take part in this assessment, while students in 6^th and 7^th grade will participate in a local writing assessment during this time.  Students should arrive to school on time and come prepared with sharpened number 2 pencils as well as blue or black ink pens.                                                                                                                                   

In Class: 

MEDIA CENTER VISIT TODAY. 

HW:  Media Center book needs to be read by Friday, January 27.  (We will complete the project in class on Mon, Tues, and Wed (January 30, 31, Feb 1).

Warm-up:  Write four sentences describing the differences between prose and poetry.

 

prose  /proʊz/ Show Spelled [prohz] Show IPA noun, adjective, verb, prosed, pros·ing. noun  1. the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse. 2.  matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc.

po·et·ry  \ˈpō-ə-trē, -i-trē also ˈpȯ(-)i-trē \1a : metrical writing : verse b : the productions of a poet : poems    2: writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm

Day 90, Literacy Applications, Thursday, January 12

Thursday, January 12, 2012

 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: As part of the statewide assessment requirements, the Middle Grades Writing Assessment will be administered Wednesday, January 18 from 9:30 – 11:30.  All students in 8^th grade will take part in this assessment, while students in 6^th and 7^th grade will participate in a local writing assessment during this time.  Students should arrive to school on time and come prepared with sharpened number 2 pencils as well as blue or black ink pens.                                                                                                                                   

In Class: 

We completed pages 266-269 in our Reader's Journey text book.

Unit Vocabulary: Download WORD WALL CLASSIFICATION-vocabualry

UPCOMING:  MEDIA CENTER VISIT TOMORROW!

HW:  None  

Warm-up:

Write a sentence to show the following emotions based on spaghetti and meatballs from the spaghetti’s point of view:

1.Joy:

2.Love:

3.Hate:

4.Worry: