St. Mary’s Catholic School
Temple, TX
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Mr. Burleigh’s
Classroom News: SMCS English 6 - 8
SEPTEMBER
MON
3
TUE
4
WED
5
17
11
12
VOC Unit 2
#s 11 - 20
ACTIVITIES
Unit 2
18
19
13
7
14
TEST Unit 2
#s 11 - 20
JOU/WOD 4
20
21
TEST Unit 3
#s 1 - 10
JOU/WOD 5
UNIT TEST
VOC Unit 3
#s 1 - 10
24
FRI
TEST Unit 2
#s 1 - 10
JOU/WOD 3
VOC Unit 2
#s 1 – 10
10
BOOK BY T E.
THU
6
25
26
VOC Unit 3
#s 11 - 20
ACTIVITIES
Unit 3
27
03 SEP 2012
Volume 1, Issue 1
28
TEST Unit 3
#s 11 - 20
JOU/WOD 6
Hatchet
by Gary Paulsen
Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson
is on his way to visit his father
when the single engine plane in
which he is flying crashes. Brian
finds himself alone in the
Canadian wilderness with nothing
but his clothing, a tattered
windbreaker, and the hatchet his
mother has given him as a present
-- and the dreadful secret that has
been tearing him apart ever since
his parents' divorce. But now Brian
has no time for anger, self-pity, or
despair -- it will take all his knowhow and determination, and more
courage than he knew he
possessed, to survive.
C o m i n g S o o n : S h o r t St o r y s a n d C l as s i ca l R o o t s u n i t t e st .
See pp. 11 and 12 of
Vocabulary Workshop.
• prefixes
• suffixes
• roots/bases
TEST DATE: 21
SEP 2012
PLOT CHART TERMS:
• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• resolution
LITERARY TERMS:
setting
theme
conflict
tone
mood
genre
- internal
- fiction
- external
- non-fiction
September Activities:
SHORT STORIES
WORDS OF THE DAY
6th
A Giggle Box, A Leaky Faucet,
and a Foghorn
by Louis Sachar
The Split Cherry Tree
27 – 30 AUG
JOU 2:
MON
TUE
WED
THU
Create a written character
sketch for the super villain of
the Crossfire team.
asterisk
incognito
genealogy
portfolio
by Jesse Stuart
JOU 3: 07
by Joan Aiken
7th
The Cat Who Thought She Was
a Dog and the Dog Who
Thought He Was a Cat
The Third Wish
by Joan Aiken
The Monkey’s Paw
31 AUG
SEP
03 – 06 SEP
Lob’s Girl
by Isaac Bashevis Singer
JOURNAL PROMPTS
MON
TUE
WED
THU
conscription
vociferous
trajectory
contemplate
An “everyday hero” is as an
individual who takes action on
behalf of others or in defense of
integrity or a moral cause. Who
is your “everyday” hero?
10 – 13 SEP
JOU 4:
MON
TUE
WED
THU
What good example do you
think you are most qualified to
set for a young child? What
would you want a child to learn
from you?
grammar
nautical
anachronism
prologue / epilogue
by W. W. Jacobs
14 SEP
17 – 20 SEP
8th
Charles
by Shirley Jackson
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
by Ray Bradbury
An Episode of War
by Stephen Crane
JOU 5: 21
MON
TUE
WED
THU
contradict
cacophony
philanthropist
demagogue
SEP
Write about a time you had to
ask for forgiveness from
someone else. Did you receive
it?
24 – 27 SEP
JOU 6:
MON
TUE
WED
THU
buffoon
diatribe
aesthetic
repugnant
28 SEP
If you could choose, which age
would you be and why?
English Language FACTOID.
It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken
languages in the world today is about 6,000. Of all the languages in
the world, English has the largest vocabulary, being made up of
about 800,000 words.