Monthly Archives: April 2014

Vocabulary 2- A Wrinkle in Time

Posted on April 28, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

Connotations- an implied, additional or suggested meaning.Bilious- nauseated, unpleasant stomach. Disagreeable or bad-temperedMalignant- harmful; wanting to do evil. Likely to cause death.Myopic- lacking in foresight or long-term planning.Precipitously- done rashly without much thought.Propitious- favorable and likely to lead to success. … Continue reading →

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Food Label Activity

Posted on April 24, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

Finish the Myplate Assignment.Then get your food label and on a separate piece of paper list the food and then the PDV (percent daily value) that the particular food fulfills for you in each of the following categories:  Calories, Calories … Continue reading →

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Utah Write: Sentence Fragments

Posted on April 24, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

Utah Write: Intermediate: Sentence Structure: FragmentsClick on link: Sentence FragmentsAssignment:  On a piece of paper:List the three things required to form a sentence.What is a sentence fragment?List the two ways to fix sentence fragments.For exercises 1-6 write ‘S’ or ‘F.’For … Continue reading →

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Column Peer Review Questions

Posted on April 22, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

 What is the topic of their column?Who is the target audience?Does column have a voice?Strengths of column (2 things)Advice for column two (2 things)Conventions? Are there many mistakes? (grammar, punctuation, spelling, 500-800words)Name of reviewer 

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Journals 6-10

Posted on April 18, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

HJ6- Do you consider yourself a healthy person? Why or why not?HJ7- List the 3 areas of health (health triangle) and give an example of each.HJ8- List the 5 levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.HJ9- Describe a recent time that … Continue reading →

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Journals 6-10

Posted on April 18, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

HJ6- List 3 ways in which you could make your diet more healthy.HJ7- List 3 unhealthy snacks that you’ve had in the last week. Then list 3 healthier, more nutrient-dense replacement snacks. HJ8-Which parent/relative/sibling do you most closely resemble when … Continue reading →

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My Plate

Posted on April 17, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

MYPLATE Internet Activity MyPlate offers a personalized tracking approach to a healthy lifestyle. Go to:                                    www.supertracker.usda.gov/myplan.aspx            -go to ‘create profile’ in top right-hand side and enter information.            -once you have your personalized plan, fill out the following. Physical Activity Target  ___________________________Daily Calorie … Continue reading →

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Spelling 12

Posted on April 16, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

Group AAquariumHostelLateralMortuarySimultaneous Group BDissimilarHostageAquaticMortgage5. Simulate Group C11. Hospitalize12. Liberal13. Mortician14. Unilateral15. Hospice Group D16. Mortal17. Aquamarine18. Quadrilateral19. Liberate20. Hostile

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Literary Concepts Review

Posted on April 16, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

Literary Concepts to DefineYou will find the information you need at:http://www.lifestreamcenter.net/DrB/Lessons/Wrinkle/index.htmGo to ‘resources’ – then ‘Literary Concepts’ in order to find and define the following on a separate piece of paper:PlotSetting (definition and example.  i.e. Harry Potter=Hogwarts)ToneMoodCharacterPoint of ViewConflictInternal (definition … Continue reading →

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Journals 1-6

Posted on April 16, 2014 by felicia.kucharski

J1- What is your favorite springtime activityJ2- Write a story titled, “The year that ______ didn’t come.”J3- Describe and awesome joke that you’ve played on someone, or an awesome joke that you’ve been the victim of.J4- FREE WRITEJ5- Narrate a … Continue reading →

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