September 19, 2011 Homework Spelling 3 times each Spelling 3 times each Literature pg 14 # 1 and 5 Literature pg 14 # 1 and 5 Do Now Spelling pg 18

September 20, 2011 Homework Spelling pg 19 Spelling pg 19 Quiz Thursday! Quiz Thursday! Literature pg 14 # 2 and 6 Literature pg 14 # 2 and 6 Summer Reading Test Friday! Summer Reading Test Friday! Do Now Journal Entry #4 Think of a time when you couldn’t get something you wanted. How did you feel and how did you handle the situation

September 21, 2011 Homework Spelling pg 20 Spelling pg 20 Quiz Tomorrow! Quiz Tomorrow! Literature pg 14 #3,4, 7 and 8 Literature pg 14 #3,4, 7 and 8 SRT Friday! SRT Friday! Do Now Literary Elements

September 22, 2011 Homework SRT tomorrow! SRT tomorrow! Literary Element Quiz Monday Literary Element Quiz Monday Do Now Spelling pg 21 Spelling Quiz

September 27, 2011 Homework Spelling pg 27 Spelling pg 27 Vocabulary pg 32 Vocabulary pg 32 Test Next Tuesday! Test Next Tuesday! Do Now Literature pg 14 Personal Response and Literary Element Questions

The Treasure of Lemon Brown Walter Dean Myers

Setting-used to enhance the overall atmosphere and feeling of the story. Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool rainy windy gloomy night. Setting-used to enhance the overall atmosphere and feeling of the story. Tenement in Harlem, the inner city. Cool rainy windy gloomy night. Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American boy who is not doing so well in Math. His father lectures him constantly until one night he leaves and ends up at Lemon Brown’s to learn a great lesson about life. Greg Ridley- 14 year old African American boy who is not doing so well in Math. His father lectures him constantly until one night he leaves and ends up at Lemon Brown’s to learn a great lesson about life. Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. He use to sing the blues until he had no troubles to sing about. His career ended. He had a son and a wife but they died. His biggest treasures are an old harmonica and newspaper clippings Lemon Brown- old man who is homeless and stays in an abandoned tenement in Harlem. He use to sing the blues until he had no troubles to sing about. His career ended. He had a son and a wife but they died. His biggest treasures are an old harmonica and newspaper clippings Theme: Every person has a treasure, and parents’ hopes and expectations for, and pride in, their child’s education are a kind of treasure Theme: Every person has a treasure, and parents’ hopes and expectations for, and pride in, their child’s education are a kind of treasure

Summary Greg Ridley’s father has forbidden him to play basketball until his math grades improve. Greg leaves the house and seeks shelter in the “home” of homeless person Lemon Brown, who shares his treasures and memories with Greg. As a result of this encounter, Greg comes to a better understanding of his father’s wishes for him. Greg Ridley’s father has forbidden him to play basketball until his math grades improve. Greg leaves the house and seeks shelter in the “home” of homeless person Lemon Brown, who shares his treasures and memories with Greg. As a result of this encounter, Greg comes to a better understanding of his father’s wishes for him.

September 28, 2011 Homework Literature pg 68 #1 and 5 Spelling pg 28 Vocabulary pg 33 Quiz on BOTH Friday!! GET SRT SLIP SIGNED!!!!!! Do Now Pg 14 # 9 and 10 Pg 61 defintions

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September 30, 2011 Homework Literature pg 68 Finish questions Test on Literature stories and definitions Tuesday C.H.S.E.E preparation starting Monday! Do Now Lit pg 68 Literary Element questions

October 3, 2011 Homework Spelling Unit 4 words 3 times each TEST TOMORROW ON LITERATURE!!! Do Now C.H.S.E.E

October 4, 2011 Homework Spelling pg 27 Quiz Friday Bring Grammar text tomorrow!! Do Now Notes Test!

Mother and Daughter Gary Soto

Protagonists: Yollie Moreno, a pretty, intelligent eighth-grader, and Mrs. Moreno, Yollie’s mother. Conflicts: Yollie and Mrs. Moreno face internal conflict as they try to reconcile Yollie’s present needs and Mrs. Moreno’s hopes for Yollie’s future. External conflict not having money to get what they want. Tone: goes from humorous to sad at the beginning of the story, but the overall tone is hopeful. Mrs. Moreno is a survivor, and she has taught Yollie to be a survivor too. hopes and expectations for Yollie. She takes pride in her child education, that is greater than having money. Theme: However poor one is, one can always find something to smile about. Mrs. Moreno has great hopes and expectations for Yollie. She takes pride in her child education, that is greater than having money.

Mrs. Moreno is saving money for her long-term goal of college for Yollie and refuses to spend a penny of it for a new dress for her daughter to wear to a party. Instead, she dyes Yollie’s white summer dress black. At the outdoor party, as she is dancing with Ernie, the boy she has a crush on, it begins to rain. Drying off inside, Yollie is mortified when she sees black dye dripping out of her dress and she runs home. Confronted by how deeply Yollie has been hurt by her attempts at frugality, Mrs. Moreno cries. The next day, after Ernie calls Yollie to ask for a date, Mrs. Moreno takes some of the money she has been saving, and mother and daughter buy a new outfit that will withstand any weather. Summary