Of the Vocabulary Persuasion....

Here are your vocab words for this week. You will have a test on them next Wednesday/Thursday.

genuine
nuisance
thorough
symmetrical
theory
principle
amateur
acquaintance
accumulate
irrelevant

ESSAYS
Although DISAPPOINTINGLY FEW people actually turned in their last essays- the compositions that were completed were GREAT! Class averages on the LEAP rubric were as follows:
3a: 8.6
3b: 8
4a: not enough data
4b: 6.4 (average of a whopping FOUR papers)
(honors) 5a: 9
5b: 9

Almost every class showed marked improvement. Many of your essays made me laugh out loud. Good work!

Your next composition (remember- these are test grades) will be a persuasive one on one of the topics we've discussed in class the last 3 times:

-removing junk food from schools
-school uniforms
-standardized tests like the LEAP

This will be our biggest project for this 9-weeks and the last essay you complete the entire writing process for before we take the iLEAP (starting April 12th)... which is only 14 days of ELA away!!!!!

Let's rock it!
You

Geaux Saints... and Other Stories

What an exciting time to be in New Orleans!!! We're going to be reading some of Mr. Fujita's diary from the Saints' time in Miami during class this week.

Also, check out this article about eliminating junk food from schools. We will be talking about it next week in class.

Congratulations to 3B- whose good behavior earned themselves a French lesson on Thursday!

A classes: remember you have your vocabulary test tomorrow (Wednesday the 10th.

21 Class Days Until iLEAP!

Homework for next time: Make a Venn diagram or list of similarities and differences of Transformya and Changes. Due Friday/Monday.

Also, you have a vocabulary quiz next time. Your words, in case you've misplaced your list (!!!) are:


optimistic

pessimistic

vicious

naive

acquire

vague

dilemma

perceive

subtle

We're going to the computer lab on Monday/Tuesday next week. Be ready for some serious iLEAP prep.

Also, remember your revised essays and pen-pal letters are both OVERDUE. Please turn them in ASAP in order to receive partial credit.

iLEAP Countdown!

Welcome back!

The iLEAP countdown has begun!

We now officially have only 23 days of English class before the iLEAP. That's 23 days to get our writing, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary to the level we need it to be to acheive basic, mastery, and advanced on the test. That means we need to use EVERY minute of every class period wisely. This is no time to lay back and act foolish.

I have every confidence that if we continue to work hard, you can all succeed on the ELA section of the test this year. But we need to continue to work hard. Check out the links on the side (especially Louisiana PASS), for helpful practice.

Free tutoring is available after school, and as always, I am available for individual help before school and during lunch by special request. See me to make an appointment.

Let's rock the iLEAP this year!!!!!