Mrs. Michel's
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(Updated on May 22, 2009)
Calendar/Planner
Remember that assignments are written on the day that they are due!
Be sure to check your planner for due dates. If there is not an assignment due, the following are good individual choices for your homework time:
- Read
- Clean/Organize Your Binder
- Restock Supplies
- Study/Practice Spelling and Vocabulary Words
- Write (letter to a relative, poetry, story)
Turn Back Records Second Semester
Watch the "Seven Day Window" for late work and Revisions!
Page 1
1. 2/02/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 20 (10 points)
2. 2/02/09 Workout Sentences Set 11 (10 points)
3. 2/02/09 Workout Test 11 (20 points)
4. 2/02/09 Spelling Lessons 31,32,33,34 (25 points)
5. 2/02/09 Spelling Test Lesson 35 (30 points)
6. 2/02/09 Auntie Extended Response (20 points)
7. 2/06/09 Aaron's Gift Vocabulary (10 points)
8. 2/06/09 Aaron's Gift Questions (10 points)
9. 2/09/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 1 (10 points)
10. 2/10/09 Aaron's Gift Extended Response (25 points)
11. 2/12/09 Preposition Assignments 1,2,3 (10 points)
12. 2/12/09 Workout Sentences Set 12 (10 points)
13. 2/12/09 Workout Test 12 (20 points)
14. 2/17/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 2 (10 points)
15. 2/17/09 Spelling 36,37,38,39 (25 points)
16. 2/17/09 Spelling Test Lesson 40 (30 points)
17. 2/23/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 3 (10 points)
18. 2/23/09 Preposition Test (50 points)
19. 2/24/09 Workout Sentences Set 13 (10 points)
20. 2/24/09 Workout Test 13 (20 points)
Page 2
1. 3/03/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 4 (10 points)
2. 3/09/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 5 (10 points)
3. 3/09/09 Spelling 41,42,43,44 (25 points)
4. 3/09/09 Spelling Test Lesson 45 (30 points)
5. 3/09/09 Poetry Project (50 points)
6. 3/11/09 Workout Sentences Set 14 (10 points)
7. 3/11/09 Workout Test Set 14 (20 points)
A Zangle Progress Report and Book Tracker was sent home for parent signatures on March 20th.
8. 3/16/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 6 (10 points)
9. 3/16/09 Pompeii Packet (20 points)
10. 3/19/09 Workout Sentences Set 15 (10 points)
11. 3/19/09 Workout Test 15 (20 points)
12. 3/23/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 7 (10 points)
13. 3/23/09 Spelling 46,47,48,49 (25 points)
14. 3/23/09 Spelling Test Lesson 50 (30 points)
15. 3/24/09 Printout/Tracker Signatures (10 points)
16. 3/26/09 Pompeii Extended Response (25 points)
17. 3/30/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 8 (10 points)
18. 3/30/09 Workout Sentences Set 16 (10 points)
19. 3/30/09 Workout Test 16 (20 points)
20. 3/30/09 Breaker's Vocab, Similies, Prepositions (15 points)
Page 3
1. 3/30/09 Breaker's Questions
2. 4/13/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 9 (10 points)
3. 4/13/09 Spelling Lessons 51,52,53,54 (25 points)
4. 4/13/09 Spelling Test Lesson 55 (30 points)
A Zangle Progress Report will be sent home on Thursday, April 16. Kulshan Midterm grades will be sent home next week.
5. 4/17/09 Workout Sentences Set 17
6. 4/17/09 Workout Test 17
7. 4/20/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 10 (10 points)
8. 4/28/09 Spelling Lessons 56,57,58,59 (25 points)
9. 4/28/09 Spelling Test Lesson 60 (30 points)
10. 4/28/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 11 (10 points)
11. 4/28/09 Workout Sentences Set 18
12. 4/28/09 Workout Test 18
13. 5/04/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 12 (10 points)
14. 5/11/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 13 (10 points)
15. 5/11/09 Tracker Signature (10 points)
16. 5/11/09 Budget Essay (50 points)
17. 5/12/09 Workout Sentences Set 19 (10 points)
18. 5/12/09 Workout Test 19 (20 points)
19. 5/18/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 14 (10 points)
20. 5/18/09 Screen Time Essay (50 points)
Page 4
1. 5/18/09 Spelling Lessons 61,62,63,64 (25 points)
2. 5/18/09 Spelling Test 65 (30 points)
3. 5/22/09 Workout Sentences Set 20 (10 points)
4. 5/22/09 Workout Test 20 (20 points)
Independent Reading Pages Second Semester
Checkpoints:
1. March 17 700 pages
(Trackers sent home for signatures)
2. May 1 800 additional pages (1500 total)
(Trackers sent home for signatures)
3. June 12 900 additional pages (2400 total)
Students who want to earn an "A" grade in the independent reading need to make the 2400 page goal with credit for three "List Books."
Turn Back Records First Semester
Watch the "Seven Day Window" for late work and Revisions!
Semester 1, Page 1, Turn Back Dates:
1. 9/8/08 Binder Check, 10 points
2. 9/12/08 Time Capsule, 20 points
3. 9/17/08 Spelling Lessons 1,2,3,4, (25 points)
4. 9/17/08 Spelling Test Lesson 5, (25 points)
5. 9/23/08 Workout Sentences Set 2 (10 points)
6. 9/23/08 Workout Test 2 (20 points)
7. 9/24/08 LA Syllabus Signed (10 points)
8. 9/28/08 Behavior Responsibility Week 4 (10 points)
9. 10/1/08 Spelling Lessons 6,7,8,9 (25 points)
10. 10/1/08 Spelling Test Lesson 10 (25 points)
A Zangle Progress Report was sent home for a signature 10/1/08.
11. 10/3/08 Workout sentences Set 3 (10 points)
12. 10/3/08 Workout Test 3 (20 points)
13. 10/6/08 Behavior Responsibility Week 5 (10 points)
14. 10/6/08 Progress Report Signature (10 points)
15. 10/7/08 Favorite Year Essay (50 points)
16. 10/13/08 Behavior Responsibility Week 6 (10 points)
17. 10/14/08 Workout Sentences Set 4 (10 points)
18. 10/14/08 Workout Test 4 (20 points)
19. 10/15/08 Spelling Lessons 11,12,13,14 (25 points)
20. 10/15/08 Spelling Test Lesson 15 (25 points)
Semester 1, Page 2 , Turn Back Dates:
1. 10/20/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 7 (10 points)
2. 10/20/08 Book Tracker Signed (10 points)
3. 10/20/08 Noun/Pronoun Quiz (10 points)
4. 10/22/08 Favorite Activity Essay (50 points)
5. 10/24/08 Workout Sentences Set 5 (10 points)
6. 10/24/08 Workout Test 5 (20 points)
7. 10/27/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 8 (10 points)
8. 10/27/08 Essay Test (50 points)
9. 10/30/08 Verb Quiz (10 points)
A Zangle Progress Report will be sent home on Monday, November 3rd.
10. 11/03/08 Adjectives/Adverbs Quiz (10 points)
11. 11/03/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 9 (10 points)
12. 11/06/08 Workout Sentences Set 6 (10 points)
13. 11/06/08 Workout Test 6 (20 points)
14. 11/06/08 Spelling Lessons 16,17,18,19 (25 points)
15. 11/06/08 Spelling Test Lesson 20 (25 points)
16. 11/06/08 Prep/Conj/Interject Quiz (10 points)
A Zangle Progress Report summerizing assignments to this point will be included in the student led conference.
17. 11/17/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 10 (10 points)
18. 11/19/08 Sentence Quiz (10 points)
19. 11/19/08 Workout Sentences Set 7 (10 points)
20. 11/19/08 Workout Test 7 (20 points)
Semester 1, Page 3 , Turn Back Dates:
1. 11/24/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 12 (10 points)
2. 12/03/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 13 (10 points)
3. 12/04/08 Spelling Lessons, 21,22,23,24 (25 points)
4. 12/04/08 Parts of Speech Test (30 points)
5. 12/08/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 14 (10 points)
6. 12/08/08 Spelling Test Lesson 25 (25 points)
7. 12/11/08 Noun/Verb Poem (20 points)
8. 12/11/08 Workout Sentences Set 8 (10 points)
9. 12/11/08 Workout Test #8 (20 points)
10. 12/16/08 Behavior/Responsibility Week 15 (10 points)
Zangle Grades were updated on 12/17 - check parent and/or student connect
11. 1/06/09 Mazy May Vocabulary (10 points)
12. 1/06/09 Mazy May Plot Chart & Extended Response (25 pts)
13. 1/09/09 Lob's Girl Vocabulary (10 points)
14. 1/12/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 17 (10 points)
15. 1/12/09 Workout Sentences Set 9 (10 points)
16. 1/12/09 Workout Test #9 (20 points)
17. 1/13/09 Spelling Lessons 26,27,28,29 (25 points)
18. 1/13/09 Lob's Questions (15 points)
19. 1/20/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 18 (10 points)
20. 1/20/09 Spelling Test Lesson 30 (30 points)
Semester 1, Page 3 (on the back)
1. 1/21/09 Lob's Extended Response (20 points)
2. 1/23/09 Auntie Vocabulary (10 points)
3. 1/23/09 Workout Sentences Set 10 (10 points)
4. 1/23/09 Workout Test 10 (20 points)
5. 1/23/09 Behavior/Responsibility Week 19 (10 points)
Zangle Grades were updated on 1/23/09 and students received a print out on 1/26/09. The only additional score for Semester One will be the Independent Reading (200 points)
Independent Reading Pages First Semester
Checkpoints:
1. 10/10/08 700 pages Tracker sent home for parent signature 10/12
2. 11/26/08 800 additional pages (1500 total)Parents informed during conferences
3. 01/28/09 900 additional pages (2400 total)
Students who want to earn an "A" grade in the independent reading need to make the 2400 page goal with credit for two "List Books."
Language Arts Syllabus