23 SEPT 2015
BELL ACTIVITY: JOURNAL…. Why do you think there are labor laws in the
United States? Discuss the positives and the negatives. Labor laws dictate
how old you have to be to work a job for anyone other than your folks and
how many hours you can work if you are under a certain age. Labor laws
demand that employers pay their workers extra money if they work more
than 40 hours a week. Do you think you should be able to have a job while
you are in middle school ?
REMEMBER TO USE A NEW PAGE OF PAPER FOR THE JOURNAL. DATE
IT. WRITE IN PEN. WRITE TILL ASKED TO STOP. NUMBER YOUR LINES.
TODAY’S AGENDA:
SPELLING REVIEW TEST
“People Call Me Crazy” by Gary Paulsen
NO LIBRARY TODAY
BECAUSE OF TESTING.
RETURN BOOKS
THROUGH THE DROP
BOX.
SPELLING REVIEW TEST – ALL SPELLING WORK DUE TOMORROW
1. Write your name, first and last, at the
top. Don’t worry about an MLA heading
as there isn’t room.
2. Notice that there is a front and a back.
3. The front is self explanatory. On the
back notice that I have provided you
with a word bank.
EDITTING
CORRECTION:
In the word bank
the word “word”
should be “wood”
4. When you are done, read silently.
This test is for you. It should help you see if you are
ready for tomorrow. Do your best.
CORRECT YOUR OWN REVIEW TEST.
USE A HIGHLIGHTER TO MARK ANY ERRORS
WHILE THE TEACHER GOES OVER THEM.
USE THIS AS A STUDY GUIDE TONIGHT.
IF YOU MISSED MORE THAN 2 OUT OF 18 ON
TODAY’S SPELLING PORTION OF THE REVIEW TEST
YOU NEED TO PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL SPELLING
REVIEW WORKSHEET ON THE BACK TABLE, NEXT TO
THE TISSUE BOX.
IF YOU COMPLETE THE WORK FROM MONDAY AND
THE NEW SHEET IT WILL COMPENSATE FOR 1-2
MISSED SPELLING WORDS (20 %) ON TOMORROW’S
TEST.
“People Call Me Crazy” by Gary Paulsen
YOU WILL NEED:
A PEN and A HIGHLIGHTER
YOUR COPY OF THE STORY
Conflict Worksheet
Critical thinking Worksheet
Comprehension Quiz
This is a timed assignment.
You should have be able to
 read & highlight the story
 complete the conflict & critical thinking worksheets.
 Complete the quiz (open story)
BEFORE THE END OF THE BLOCK.
STEP 1: Glance through the worksheets to discover
the questions you will be answering.
STEP 2: Read through the story carefully. As you
come across evidence regarding conflict types in
the story, mark it for later.
YOU MUST READ THE ENTIRE STORY BEFORE YOU
BEGIN THE WORKSHEETS
YOU MUST READ THE ENTIRE STORY
BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE WORKSHEETS
STEP 3: Complete “What Are the Conflicts?” using
complete sentences and evidence from the text.
TIP: “Person vs…” = “Character vs..”
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT CITING PAGE NUMBERS TODAY.
USE EVIDENCE TO PROVE YOUR ANSWERS.
STEP 4: Complete “Critical-Thinking Questions” by
writing a paragraph of complete sentences for each
question.
USE EVIDENCE TO PROVE YOUR ANSWERS.
STEP 5: Complete the Quiz (OPEN STORY).
IF YOU DO NOT FINISH, HAND THE WORK IN
FOR AN INCOMPLETE GRADE.
DO NOT TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU.
IF YOU FINISH EARLY, READ OR WORK ON YOUR SPELLING.
During the last 3 minutes of Class:
1. Write your heading on the “What are the Conflicts”
worksheet.
2. Staple your copy of the story to the back of your worksheet
packet
3. Submit EVERYTHING to the basket.
4. DO NOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT SUBMITTING YOUR
WORK, (EVEN IF IT IS INCOMPLETE) TO THE BASKET.