Reading Comprehension

Posted on January 30, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
Read the following speech, then write a 1/2 – 1 page summary of it.

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When summarizing, remember: 5W’s and H.

Who, What, When, Where, Why and How!


DUE TUESDAY, FEB., 3RD 🙂








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Writing Journals 1-4

Posted on January 28, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
DW1- The thing I love doing the most is… Because… (Use THREE unique descriptive words.)

DW2- Describe your most valuable possession. DETAILS!

DW3- If you were chosen to escort a visiting alien on a tour of your community, where would you take him/her? Sequential order of events. Use at least 5 time transition words/phrases. Underline transition words.

DW4- “It started out as a normal day, but then…”  Finish! MAKE IT GOOD!!!! 🙂


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ELA Journals 1-5

Posted on January 28, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
1-Define freedom. What does freedom mean to you?

2- Define bravery. What does it mean to be brave? Describe someone that you know who is brave, and what makes them brave.

3- Explain the meaning of the quote, “Ideas are contagious.”

4- In the novel, what did the slave mean when he said, “…freedom lay only in death.” (p.7)

5- Discuss one or two character traits that you wish you had, admire, or hope to have one day.
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Health II News Homework

Posted on January 27, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
Click on the link below to access the homework.

Remember, you only have to watch one program, rate it with the check list, and then discuss your emotional response to it.


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Appositives: Utah Compose

Posted on January 27, 2015 by felicia.kucharski

  • Go to utahcompose.com
  • Log in: Lessons>Word Choice>Appositives
  • Answer the following questions on your own paper.

 

  1. What is an appositive?
  1. Write rule 1 for appositives:
  1. Write an example of combining separate thoughts(exercise 1): *underline the appositive
  1. What is an appositive phrase?
  1. Write an example of combining separate thoughts using appositive phrases (exercise 2): *underline the appositive phrase
  1. Write two of the sentences from exercise 3 below, with the commas appropriately placed.
  1. Why should we use appositives in our writing?
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Spelling Lesson 6

Posted on January 20, 2015 by felicia.kucharski

Group A

  1. horrid
  2. stupid
  3. crooked
  4. electronic
  5. historic

Group B

  1. ragged
  2. magnetic
  3. barefooted
  4. demographic
  5. independent

Group C

  1. rigid
  2. contented
  3. comfortable
  4. poetic
  5. passionate

Group D

  1. undersized
  2. metallic
  3. confederate
  4. accomplice
  5. sensitive
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Daily Writings 16-19

Posted on January 12, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
DW16- Describe highlights of your winter break. What was good? Bad? Interesting?

DW17-Write about something you wanted desperately when you were younger. Be descriptive.

DW18- Describe a time when you made a choice you later regretted.
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ELA 1-6-15

Posted on January 6, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
  • Correct Anne Frank Comprehension Quiz and turn in.
  • Spelling 5: Ex. 1
  • 10 min timed writing: “Could something like the Holocaust happen today?”
  • Outline Map for final paper. Must be done by class on Thursday.
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Spelling 5

Posted on January 5, 2015 by felicia.kucharski

Group A

  1. hydrant
  2. thermos
  3. consent
  4. chronic
  5. fertilize

Group B

  1. hydrogen
  2. dehydrated
  3. thermometer
  4. diameter
  5. synchronize

Group C

  1. preferred
  2. speedometer
  3. referral
  4. consensus
  5. destructive

Group D

  1. sensitize
  2. antihistamine
  3. sensibility
  4. proclamation
  5. structural
TEST is Friday, January 16

Exercises: 

1-write words
2-chunk by syllables
3-word within the word
4-you pick 🙂



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Utah Compose: “Home School” Essay

Posted on January 5, 2015 by felicia.kucharski
Go to:  http://utahcompose.com/

Then choose the CREATIVE WRITING class you are in. There will be a prompt titled “Home School” activated.

Choose that prompt and then thoroughly read it. When you are ready to begin you will go to ‘organizer’ and choose the Argumentative Writing Map for your brainstorming.

Please put AT LEAST 10-15 minutes towards brainstorming in order to ensure more clear, well thought out ideas and better organization!

When you are finished brainstorming, begin writing your essay. Must be 5 paragraphs.

1- Introduction (hook/thesis)

2- First point (argument)

3- Second point

4- Third point

5- Conclusion (reiterate strongest points)
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