Grissom Middle School

   35701 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights MI  48310   Phone 586.825.2560   Attendance  586.698.4543

 

Room 213                   Mrs. Grimm            EX:26213

hgrimm@wcskids.net

Math 7                   Language Arts 7

UP COMING EVENTS


MYSTERY PROJECT DUE 1/9/12 Monday

Mystery Project Directions

MYSTERY CHAIN RUBRIC

 

Math Common Assessment 1/5/12
 

 

Online Math Book:                 CHAPTER 4 TEST Friday            

 

username:  grissom11

password:  x5m9a

 

 

 

MATH

LANGUAGE ARTS

2/13/12

Review Chapter 4 Test

Chapter 6 Pretest

2/13/12

p. 87 Grammar Link Activities

2/14/12

6-1/6-2 Pretest

p.337-338(14-43)

2/14/12

WS Packet

2/15/12

WS Percent Conversions, E14 and E15

2/15/12

Selection TEST

2/16/12

WS Packet E16-E20

2/16/12

Unit Post Test

2/17/12

BW p. 343(42-47)

Quiz 6-1/6-2

2/17/12

Cube Presentations

 

 

 

 

2/6/12

4-10 warm-up

WS 4-10 B/C

P.258(5-14)

2/6/12

Brainstorm and Prewrite – Pursuing a Goal

Analyze Expository Writing Piece

2/7/12

BW. P.259 History Link

WS E-13 in pairs

2/7/12

Create Expository Essay with class

2/8/12

BW. 262(7-9)

P.263 in small groups

2/8/12

Common Assessment

Writing

2/9/12

Mind Quiz Game to Review for Test – Computer Lab

2/9/12

p. 80 “A Days Wait”

2/10/12

Chapter 4 Test

2/10/12

A Days Wait cont.

Reading Check

MM 1,3,5,7

 

 

 

 

1/30/12

4-8/4-9 Pretest

Brainstorm activity

4-8 Exploration

vocabulary

1/30/12

Grammar Link Quiz

Sequencing WS

Review for test

1/31/12

BW p.251(24-28)

p.250-251(1-15)

1/31/12

Three Skeleton Key Test

2/01/12

p.254(1-12)

2/01/12

Biography information sheet completed in class

2/02/12

WS D-42, Seeing Double,4-9 practice B/PS

2/02/12

Computer Lab : Bio Cube

2/03/12

$-8/4-9 Quiz

2/03/12

Computer Lab : Bio Cube DUE

 

 

 

 

1/23/12

Pretest 4-5,4-7

p.234(2-34) Evens

1/23/12

Elements Of Lit. p.44

Connotations and denotations

1/24/12

WS 4-5 Practice B

Begin 4-7 lesson

1/24/12

Three Skeleton Key p. 64

Before you read,

1/25/12

As a class p.242(1-4)

Video Lesson

p. 242(5-12)

1/25/12

Finish story

P. 77 Reading Check

Making Meanings 1,5,7

1/26/12

WS 4-7 Practice A/B

1/26/12

Grammar Link p.79

WS Grammar Link

Try it out and own a word

1/27/12

BW p.243(23-32)

1/27/12

Graphic Organizer/ Story Map

 

 

 

 

1/16/12

NO SCHOOL

1/16/12

NO SCHOOL

1/17/12

4-4 Pretest

p.228(6-36)evens

1/17/12

Grammar Link WS packet

1/18/12

4-4 Practice B/PS

WS E-10

1/18/12

Smallest Dragonboy Test

1/19/12

BW p.230(1-7)

WS packet E-7/E-11

1/19/12

Generalization Notes and paragraph assignment

1/20/12

4-4 Quiz

1/20/12

Silent Read Biography

 

 

 

 

1/9/12

4-1 Warm up

p.216(1-13)

1/9/12

CLASSROOM SPELLING BEE

1/10/11

4-2 Warm Up

p.220(1-26)evens

1/10/11

Unit 1 Pre-Test

Literature Book p.46 Before you Read

1/12/11

4-2 Lesson Quiz

WS 4-2 Practice B/ Prob. Solving

p.220(31-36)

1/12/11

The Smallest Dragonboy

P. 48-59

1/13/11

4-3 Warm-Up

p.224(14-44)evens

1/13/11

Cont. The Smallest Dragonboy

Reading Check A-E

Making Meanings (6-7)

1/14/12

4-3 Lesson Quiz

4-1,4-2,4-3 Quiz

1/14/12

Grammar Link p.63

Complete in Class

 

 

 

 

1/2/12

NO SCHOOL

1/2/12

NO SCHOOL

1/3/12

NO SCHOOL

1/3/12

NO SCHOOL

1/4/12

Review For Common Assessment 1

1/4/12

Work on Mystery Project

Reading Skills test

1/5/12

District Common Assessment 1

1/5/12

Computer Lab Mystery Project

1/6/12

Chapter 4 Pretest

Go Fish Game in pairs

1/6/12

Computer Lab Mystery Project

 

 

 

 

12/19/11

Chapter 2 Test

12/19/11

Finish Movie

12/20/11

Review Ch 2 Test

Pass back papers

12/20/11

Complete 2 column chart

12/21/11

NO SCHOOL

12/21/11

NO SCHOOL

12/22/11

NO SCHOOL

12/22/11

NO SCHOOL

12/23/11

NO SCHOOL

12/23/11

NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

12/12/11

Pretest 2/9-2/11

Review 2-9

p. 118

Mysterious Fraction Zone 2-9 Practice B

12/12/11

Read Chapters 25-28

Study Guide Questions

12/13/11

Review 2-10

p. 125(14-34)

2-10 Practice B

12/13/11

12/12 continued

Focus Question #5

12/14/11

Fraction Line-up game

p.128(11-30)

12/14/11

Read Chapters 29-30

Finish Vocabulary

12/15/11

Review Worksheet Packet

p.130(2-28)evens

 

12/15/11

Graphic Organizer – Table

Brainstorm Lessons learned from story

12/16/11

p.131(1-5)

2/9-2/11 Quiz

12/16/11

Watch “Get A Clue”

2-column chart – Movie vs. Book

 

 

 

 

12/5/11

Pretest 2-7/2-8

Factor Falls WS

Factor Concept Map

12/5/11

Read Chapters 18-20

Vocab

12/6/11

Greatest Common Factor WS Packet

P. 110(8-20)

12/6/11

Read Chapters 21-22

Vocab

12/7/11

p. 114(8-36)evens

CM’S and LCM’s WS

12/7/11

Read Chapters 23-24

Vocab

12/8/11

P. 116(2-30)evens

12/8/11

WhoDunnit Video Clip

Verb Tense Activity

Vocab definitions

12/9/11

2-7/2-8 Quiz

12/9/11

CCR Ridiculed Discoverers, Vindicated Maverics

4 Questions Due Monday

 

 

 

 

11/28/11

2-5/2-6 Pretest

2-5 warm up

p.100(8-38)evens

11/28/11

Read WG chapters 12-14

Vocab ch 9-12

11/29/11

2-5 lesson quiz

WS practice B

11/29/11

Focus Question #2

Wanted Poster

11/30/11

2-6 warm up

p.106(22-52)evens

11/30/11

Read chapters 15-17

12/1/11

2-6 lesson quiz

WS practice B

12/1/11

Update Character Cards

Concept Map – “Prejudice”

12/2/11

BW p.107(67-74)

2-5/2-6 Quiz

12/2/11

Parts of Speech Assignment

Flyswatter Vocabulary

 

 

 

 

11/21/11

Integer Review Packet

11/21/11

Mystery Cloze Activity

11/22/11

Correct Packet  ½ Day

11/22/11

Pass back papers/ grade check up

11/23/11

NO SCHOOL

11/23/11

NO SCHOOL

11/24/11

NO SCHOOL

11/24/11

NO SCHOOL

11/25/11

NO SCHOOL

11/25/11

NO SCHOOL

 

 

 

 

11/14/11

2-3 Warm up

Pretest

P.88(14-48) evens

11/14/11

Class Narrative

Group work – clues

Vocab ch 8

11/15/11

2-3 lesson Quiz

2-3 Practice B/SP

11/15/11

Read WG Chapter 8

11/16/11

2-4 Warm up

P.94(18-46)evens

11/16/11

Watch Book Fair Video

Read Chapters 9-11

Focus Question #1

11/17/11

2-4 Lesson Quiz

WS practice B/sp

11/17/11

Revise FQ#1 – Add participial phrase

Cards For Troops

11/18/11

Review Integer rules\

Quiz 2-3/2-4

11/18/11

Prefix Skillbuilder

Introduction to quarter 2 silent reading project.

 

 

 

 

11/7/11

2-1 warmup

2-1 practice B

11/7/11

Westing Game

Ch 5-7

11/8/11

NO SCHOOL

11/8/11

NO SCHOOL

11/9/11

2-1 Extention

P. 77(1-25)

11/9/11

Character Card Update

11/10/11

2-2 warm up

2-2 practice B

11/10/11

Vocabulary chapter 1-7

11/11/11

Friday Quiz 2-1,2-2

11/11/11

Vocab review game

Participial Phrases

 

 

 

 

10/31/11

p.57 (1-6)Real World Connection

Chapter Review

p.60-61(11-15)(23-35)

10/31/11

Scooby-Doo Mystery Elements WS

11/1/11

p.62 (39-41)(45-53)

11/1/11

Create Character Notecards

Westing Game Overview

Reading Strategies PPT

11/2/11

Chapter 1 TEST

11/2/11

Chapter 1-4

Vocab/read/character cards

11/3/11

Vocab flip book

Graphic Org:Skill 51 WS

Integer Race

P. 62 (1-35)

11/3/11

Chapter 5-7

Vocab/read/character cards

11/4/11

Vocab Flip Books: add

Least common multiple

Relatively prime

Repeating decimal

11/4/11

Chapter 8

Vocab/read

Clues: America the Beautiful

 

 

 

 

10/24/11

Pretest

P.40(7-10)

WS Practice A (1-6)

10/24/11

Introduction to Mystery Genre

Writing Prompt

10/25/11

1-8 Warm up

complete WS Practice A

WS – Belly Dancing

10/25/11

Westing Game Pre-Test

CCR “Bugs on the Beat”

Guided Highlight – Q1

10/26/11

1-11 Warm up

WS Packet

10/26/11

CCR Q2-Q4

10/27/11

1-11 lesson Quiz

Finish WS packet

10/27/11

Genre Notes – MYSTERY Power point and guided note taking WS

10/28/11

Correct WS packet

Friday Quiz –

1-8,1-10,1-11

10/28/11

BOOK JACKETS DUE
Library – check out a Mystery novel for silent reading

 

 

 

 

10/17/11

Friday Quiz from 10/14/11 Pretest 1-5/1-6

p.26(1-18)even

10/17/11

Book Jacket

10/18/11

p.26(20-36)even

10/18/11

Book Jacket

10/19/11

p.32(1-21)

10/19/11

Book Jacket

10/20/11

p.32(22-31)

10/20/11

Book Jacket (Computer LAB)

10/21/11

Friday Quiz

10/21/11

Book Jacket - construction

 

 

 

 

10/10/11

1-2 warm up

p. 12-13(1-46)

10/10/11

Complete cause/effect

Compare contrast  - Venn diagram

10/11/11

BW p.13(50-55)

Hands on Lab p.556-557

10/11/11

Introduce Book Jacket Project

Rubric/timeline

10/12/11

9-7 Exploration

P.560(14-43)

Math Vocab TEST

10/12/11

Student p. 4-5

Summary

Highlights

10/13/11

1-4 warm up

p.21(8-37)even

10/13/11

Student p. 5,8

Book Review

Main Ideas – chapter

10/14/11

1-4 Lesson Quiz

Friday Quiz (1-2,1-4,9-7)

10/14/11

Student p. 9

Problem/Solution

 

 

 

 

10/3/11

3-11 Warm up

p. 196(8-20)

10/3/11

Grammar Warm Up 29-35

Elements of Literature Posttest

P.22 in textbook

10/4/11

Warm up – p.199

Fraction Action Game

10/4/11

Informational Text – Description

Fish Cheeks, web chart,

Fill in text structure table

10/5/11

Warm up – Place Value #1

Chapter Review p.202-203 (3-47)even

10/5/11

Info. Text – narrative/problem/solution

Textp. 145-148

Problem solving frame

HW Stopping a Toppling Tower

Fill in text structure table

10/6/11

Warm up–Critical thinking 1

Correct Chapter Review

Vocabulary Matching test

10/6/11

Info Text – compare/contrast

Venn diagram : alligators & Crocodiles

Venn – 2 poems

Fill in text structure table

10/7/11

Chapter 3 TEST

10/7/11

Info Text – Cause Effect

“When the Earth Shakes”

Fill in text structure table

 

 

 

 

9/26/11

3-7 warm up

WS practice B

9/26/11

Elements of Literature Pretest

Grammar warm up 4,5,6

Poetry lesson

9/27/11

3-8 warm up

p.182(10-26)

9/27/11

Elements of Literature Powerpoint

9/28/11

3-9 warm up

p.188(10-27)

9/28/11

Listen to Riki-tiki-tavi p.2-15

 

9/29/30

3-10 warm up

p.192(10-27)

9/29/30

p.19 reading check

p.19 question 5

p.21 Language Link

Language link WS

9/30/11

Computer Lab – Fraction review

9/30/11

Riki-tiki-tavi Test

Watch movie

 

 

 

 

9/19/11

Writing fractions in simplest form

WS Skill 19

9/19/11

4th Hour Q3/Q4

Grammar practice 1,2,3
Root Word Activity - chrom

9/20/11

Writing a fraction as a mixed number

WS Skill 21

9/20/11

Cookie Paragraphs Activity

9/21/11

Writing a Mixed number as an Improper Fraction

WS Skill 22

9/21/11

WS Paragraph Practice

p.11,10,42,43

9/22/11

Integer Operations

WS Skill 47

9/22/11

Paragraph Cont.

p.44,46,53,55,57

9/23/11

Operation Slide Through

P. 201 in text

9/23/11

Assessment: Students will write a complete paragraph responding to a given prompt.

 

 

 

 

9/12/11

PreTest

3-2 warm up

p.150(10-27)

9/12/11

Elements of Informational Text: powerpoint notes

9/13/11

3-3 warm up

p.156(10-27)

9/13/11

CCR – The Goo You Chew

Guided Highlighting

9/14/11

3-4 warm up

p.162(14-27)

9/14/11

CCR cont. – Question 1

9/15/11

3-5 warm up

p.166(10-23)

9/15/11

CCR cont. – Question 2

3/16/11

Friday Quiz 3-2/3-5

3/16/11

Multiple Intelligence Test

 

 

 

 

9/5/11

NO SCHOOL

9/5/11

NO SCHOOL

9/6/11

½ day – supply list/introductions

9/6/11

½ day – supply list/introductions

9/7/11

Syllabus/rules/regs

9/7/11

Syllabus/rules/regs

9/8/11

7th grade pre-test – need #2 pencil

9/8/11

DRP reading test – need #2 Pencil

9/9/11

7th grade pre-test – need #2 pencil

9/9/11

Library Visit, Root word flipbook

 

 

Click to open documents:

 

Math Rules and Expectations                                       

Language Arts Rules and Expectations