1. Savvy Warm-ups 2015-2016 MS. WOLFE

2. Monday 8/24/15  What is your Superhero name?  Make a list of your journey through school/life listing both highs and lows. Make sure to predict what the future may hold for you as well. You must include at least 5 things from your past and at least two predictions of the future. (so 7 parts of your life journey minimum)

3. Tuesday 8/25/15  Without using any notes write down the word and meaning of PVCQCE  Explain 1st, 2nd, 3rd objective, 3rd limited, and 3rd omniscient POV

4. Write the following words in your composition book. Your homework is to find at least one synonym for each word. 1. amends- recompense, compensate 2. debris- rubbish, waste, scrap 3. hastened- hurry, rush, race 4. momentum- energy, force, power, speed

5. Monday 8/31  Describe the following characters so far: (savvy, looks, personality, etc.)  Mibs  Momma  Popa  Grandpa Bomba  Fish  Rocket  Samson

6. Tuesday 9/1/15  Describe the following character types  Dynamic  Static  Round  Flat

7. Wednesday 9/2/15  Write in your agenda: Quiz is over author bio, Original Savvy, chapters 1-8, select vocab, RACE, and maybe items from the last test  Tell if the following sentences are Theme or Main Idea 1) Loved ones provide true happiness in life 2) Mary knew that she would never again overcook the popcorn 3) The cook worked extremely hard for his high ratings Which strategy is each of the following sentences? PVCQC or E? 1) I really hate Ms. Devil. 2) So far Mibs has shown us how much she loves her dad in her thoughts and in her memories of the last days that she saw him.

8. Thursday 9/3/15  What are the different parts of RACE?

9. Friday 9/4/15  OPEN AGENDA!!!!!- Quiz has been rescheduled to Thursday 910 (over the same material)  The vocabulary you will need to know are the 10 we have had for HW so far. You will need to be able to identify the correct definition for each word  Lexile Levels!

10. Tuesday 9/8/15  Summarize chapters 6-7 in at least 4 sentences (Yes that means complete sentences!)

11. Wednesday 9/9/15  Describe the parts of RACE in as much detail as possible.

12. Friday 9/11/15  What is the difference between Theme and Main Idea?  Describe each kind of character - Round - Flat - Dynamic - Static

13. Monday 9/14/15  Write a two sentence description of where we left off in Savvy Friday. (yes you may check back in your book)  Predict!- Write a prediction for the future of the novel as we continue to read today

14. Tuesday 9/15/15  Open up composition book to vocabulary!!!!  Tell me each part of RACE in detail  Describe Lester in as much detail as possible

15. Wednesday 9/16/15  Contorted- twist, distort, warp  Frenzied- frantic, wild, fraught  Akimbo- skewed, crooked, with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward  Pester- badger, hound, harass  Sullied- defile, soil, tarnish  Tend- be prone to, lean, gravitate  Off-kilter- off center, crooked, askew

16. Wednesday 9/16/15 Lexile scores go up to a max of 1800 Typical Reader Measures, by Grade Mid-Year 25th percentile to 75th percentile (IQR) 1Up to 300L 2140L to 500L 3330L to 700L 4445L to 810L 5565L to 910L 6665L to 1000L 7735L to 1065L 8805L to 1100L 9855L to 1165L 10905L to 1195L 11 and 12940L to 1210L

17. Thursday 9/17/15  Worksheets that have been turned in that people are missing- First questions of Savvy 1-3 (havd to have text evidence), Savvy ch 6-7 Q’s, PVCQCE number 1, PVCQCE number 2, even a few warm up papers! If these do not get turned in this week they are going to be a zero !  Describe where we left off in Savvy at the end of chapter 12  Describe the parts of RACE

18. Monday 9/28/15 Answer the following questions about chapter 13. (Review)  What was Samson really good at and how did it help Mibs in ch 13?  Why did Mibs have to tend to the boys?  Why was Bobbi shocked when Mibs said “I’m not a freak, Bobbi.” (p116)?  What question did Will Jr. ask Mibs at the end of the chapter that she can’t answer?

19. Tuesday 9/29/15  What do you predict will happen in chapter 15 since the bus just stopped out of the blue? (At least two complete sentences)

20. Wednesday 9/30/15  Describe Lill and her role in the group.  What is something that she has done for the group so far that makes her almost like “an angel sent to watch over them”?

21. Thursday 10/1/15 No Warm up today Take out your in-class project

22. Friday 10/2/15  RACE?? Tell me!  Describe Lill

23. Monday 10/5  Describe how Mibs told Fish about her savvy.  How did the chapter end in a shocking way?

24. Tuesday 10/6/15  What was Lester’s “trophy” at the end of chapter 19?  What did Samson do to ozzie?

25. Friday 10/9/15  We learned yesterday about the steps to determining theme in a story. When you find a word that sums up the story what is it called?  What do you have to do after that to make sure it is a theme?

26. Wednesday 10/14/15  What was the big confrontation in chapters 20 and 21?  Describe it by drawing a short doodle showing what happened and where the characters were standing

27. Thursday 10/15/15  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l- gQLqv9f4o&list=PLzvRx_johoA8PC6S5k5S2SszRQOR8oSEa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l- gQLqv9f4o&list=PLzvRx_johoA8PC6S5k5S2SszRQOR8oSEa  What did you learn?

28. Monday 10/19  Describe in detail how the kids deceived Lill

29. Tuesday 10/20/15  According to Momma scumbling a savvy is just like……?  Why did Lester insist on sleeping on the bus?

30. Wednesday 10/21/15  What are the three key pieces to a Limerick?  When are the Savvy Limericks supposed to be entered by in order to win the contest?  When is the last day turn in your project for late credit if you do not have it today?

31. After warm up…  Clear your desk except for your project  Get out a sheet of paper, put your name on it, date, “Project Walk” as the title, and skip lines as you number all the way down  We will be doing a Project Walk  We will review the projects of other students at your desk by circling your set of desks  You must leave a positive comment on each project at your table with your name (your story is explained so well I feel like I read it, this is done very neatly, it looks just like a real newspaper, your description makes me want to read this book, etc.)  After this step you will move your project and your record sheet to the edges of the classroom on a desk or the back computer table  We will circle the room reviewing each other’s projects. You must leave a positive comment on everyone’s record sheets with your name. If your name is not left you will not receive credit for this portion of the project grade.

32. Thursday 10/22/15  List 3 things that stood out to you from the projects yesterday (could be a particular person project, a type of project that was popular, something about a project that was particularly good, etc.)  What is one book from yesterday that someone did a project on that stood out? Are you interested in reading it now?

33. Monday 10/26/15  What are the three things a limerick must have?  What is a round character?  What is a static character?

34. Tuesday 10/27/15  What is the last stop that Lester needs to make?

35. Wednesday 10/28/15  How are you supposed to behave when a substitute is here? (list a few specific examples)  What is the consequence of getting your name left when a sub is here?