Tuesday - September 10, 2013

7th Grade -
DOL - Very complex sentence today.  Good work, guys.
Review 5 paragraph essay and turn in for grade.

8th Grade -
Same as 7th grade today.  Remember your pronoun types.
Personal
Possessive
Reflexive
Intensive
Interrogative
Relative
Indefinite

Finish writing 5 paragraph essays on Govt vs. Flower shop.

10th Grade
DOL - tough one today!
Finish speeches.  Lots to think about for the next one coming up and how to improve.
Homework:  REad the story "The Leap" on page 36.  Come to class tomorrow ready to discuss and do a writing assignment on this. 

History.
Most kids were testing this period, and most of the girls were gone, so today was just silent reading. 
Homework:  Read pages 36-43 in the history text.  Also, read My Brother Sam chapters 4 & 5 (46-76) for tomorrow.

Monday - September 9, 2013

English 7 -
DOL - Fix the sentence
Students need to write a 5 paragraph essay: 
Thesis:  Mr. Hawley is a grammar Nazi!
A.  English teacher
B.  Social media editor
C.  Environment of those he is around

We'll see how well you did tomorrow.


English 8: 
DOL
Timed writing prompt - Can the Govt tell you who you can and can't sell things to?  Can they force you to sell something to someone that is against your religious beliefs?  For example, can they force a Christian bakery produce a cake for a gay wedding?  Argue one side or the other. 


English 10:
DOL
Hopes and Dreams speech.  I was pleased with the efforts from 2nd Period for the most part.  1st period needs to work on some presentation skills. 


History:
50 States Test
Quiz on My Brother Sam - Ch 3
Quiz on Textbook sections 1.4 and 2.1

Begin discussion of Political platforms and the planks that make up a platform. 

September 5, 2013
OK, we're back for another school year! 

English 7 - Grammar, grammar, grammar!!!  Parts of speech, and punctuation/spelling will be a huge focus for us this semester.  Spelling Test tomorrow.  Study!

English 8 - Read the stories you finished reading for "Inn of Lost Time."  Stories due today.   Finish reading the story to discover the other plot twist!

English 10 - Read through J.C. Act 1 Scene 2 for class tomorrow.

History - Notes on why we should all obey the laws, at home, school, and in society at large. 
Response to Cartoon #1.  Forms are available in class.  Map test for all 50 states has been moved to Monday.  Homework - Read chapter 3 in My Brother Sam, and read the sections in your textbook starting on pages 22 and 32 for Monday.  There will be some sort of quiz over this reading. 

Tuesday - April 23, 2013

10th Grade - AYP Testing.  No homework

8th Grade - AYP Testing.  No homework

7th Grade - Rough Draft Research paper check and mini conferences.  No homework

History - Phrenology discussion.  Homework:  Read chapter 10, section 4 in the textbook and answer questions 1, 2, and 3 at the end of the session.  Due Wednesday.

Monday - April 22, 2013

I was unexpectedly absent yesterday for a funeral.  My apologies.  I am just going to copy and paste my (very generic) lesson plans for simplicity.

1^st, 2^nd periods:  English 10.  Assign them the spelling words for week 13.  The list is on the desk.  Go over the pronounciation of the words with them and meanings as much as needed.  Assign them the prompt below for a journal entry.  They need to use 5 of thier spelling words in the journal.

The detective saw his opportunity. He grabbed the waitress’s arm and said…

Hand out the “Adverb clause” worksheet.  Students have the rest of the period to work on either vocabulary worksheets, the adverb homework (which will be due Wednesday) or the journal prompt (also due Wednesday.)  If they finish all that, they may quietly read, or do other work. 

3^rd period:  English 8.  Assign the spelling words for week 13 (7^th and 8^th grade list).  The list is on the desk.  Go over the pronunciation of the words with them and meanings as much as needed.  Prompt for this class:

He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw…

Again, they need to use 5 of this week’s spelling words on the prompt, which is due Wednesday.

Hand out the Adverb clause worksheet.  Also due Wednesday.  If they finish early, they may check answers with a friend, and then read or do other homework quietly.

4^th, 7^th Periods:  English 7.  Same as English 8 with the vocab and the adverb worksheet, etc.  Writing prompt (with 5 spelling words) is:

            There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them has an idea. . . .

Announcement:  Since I am not here to check their rough drafts, the drafts will be due TUESDAY, and the final draft for thier research papers will be due this coming MONDAY – April 29, instead of Friday the 26.  My loss is their gain, I guess.  I’m sure they won’t complain too loudly. 

5^th Period is Prep.  You don’t have lunch duty or anything else today. 

6^th Period:  8^th Grade History.  Show the video “Lewis and Clark – Part II”  It is on the desk.   DVD player is under the television set.

Thursday - April 11, 2013

7th Grade:  Quiz week 11.  Then work on research papers.  Note Cards need to be finished tomorrow.  Rough Draft is due next Friday, and Final paper is due on the 25th.

8th Grade:  Quiz week 11.  Jim Crow laws and discussion of civil rights.

10th Grade:  Quiz week 11, then sonnets and Iambic pentameter rules.

History:  None today.  Play for the school kids. 

I will be gone for the next several days.  email if you have questions.  I'll try and post, but can't guarantee how successful I'll be.

Wednesday - April 10, 2013

7th Grade:  More examples and practice taking research from the articles, putting it into note card form, and then using the note cards to write a research paper.  Tomorrow, we will have a quiz on week 11, then you will have the rest of the period to work on papers.

8th Grade:  Jim Crow Laws discussion and examples.

10th Grade:  Examples of persuasive literary terms.  Tomorrow, we will review some poetry terms in preparation for the ACT.

History:  Video on Industrial Revolution, and a discussion of various inventions over the last 400 years. 

Tuesday - April 9, 2013

7th Grade:  Notecards are great for research papers.  But how do you take the information on your cards and insert it into a paper?  That was our discussion today.  I'll be doing lots more examples this week for students if they missed it today.  There are multiple options, and it's easier to show than to type up in a coherent manner.

8th Grade:  Dred Scott was a slave in the early 1800's.  His law suit for freedom after his master to him to a northern free state went all the way to the supreme court.  But it backfired on him, as the court ruled that people don't lose their property rights when they cross state lines.  This effectively legally enforced the idea of slaves as chattel, or property - NOT as humans.

10th Grade:  on page 1192 in the back of your literature text books, there is a lit terms handbook or glossary.  Students spent the period reviewing terms they are not familiar with in preparation for the ACT.

History:  Map activity.  How many miles is it from Birmingham, Alabama to Flint, Michigan as the Watsons might have driven it?  After the map activity, discussion about how various inventions have changed the world.  Video:  Shift happens.  The industrial revolution changed the world in ways we don't even think about anymore. 

Monday - April 8, 2013

7th & 8th Grade Spelling - No other lit terms or vocab words this week.  Just spelling 11.

Predicament – Problem

Apportion – Divide up, share

Audacious – Bold

Verbiage – Very wordy

Raucous – Rowdy, loud

Disingenuous – Insincere, dishonest

Insurrection – Rebellion

Nominative – Naming something

Anemic/Anaemic – Low blood count

Haughtiness – Arrogant, proud

7th Grade:  You should have your research articles read and ready to begin the note card process.  We will spend this week learning how to take information from the articles and put it into the notes.  Next week, we write the rough draft, and the final draft is due on April 25.

8th Grade:  Civil Rights unit is here!  Discussion of life for slaves, and pictures of Bon Aire, the little island nation I used to live in, and its history of slavery in the salt plantations.  Pretty interesting stuff!


History:  Test on the Legislative and Judicial branches today.  Good luck!


10th Grade spelling list - Week 11

Furlough – On leave

Beleaguered – Overwhelmed

Maelstrom – Sucks you in (Whirlpool or turbulent)

Apartheid – Govt. enforced racism in S. Africa

Daffodil – Yellow flower

Nestle – To snuggle in

Slaughter – Butcher

Threshold – Limits

Behoove – Advisable

Bookkeeping – Office work

10th Grade:  ACT writing prompt 30 minute timed exercise. 
Prompt:  Should a town council remove all objectionable material from the local town library because minors have access to it, or do you leave it for adults?  Explain your reasoning with sound arguments and explanations. 

Thursday - April 4, 2013

7th Grade - Quiz 10 and then to the library for research.

8th Grade - Finish up debates.

10th Grade - Close reading - "All that glitters is not gold!"

History - Read pages 290 - 302 in history textbook.

Wednesday - March 3, 2013 - READING LOGS DUE FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!

7th Grade - 2 of  3 days in the library for research.  Tomorrow is the last day to find the articles you need.  After you have found and read the articles, you need to begin putting the thoughts into note cards that can then be organized into an outline.  Current Events are due this Friday, as is the reading log.

8th Grade - Debates.  I believe everyone will have gone by Thursday.  I am pleased at the increasing vigilance and thought process from students.  It seems like you are really beginning to understand what this is all about.

10th Grade - Read Act I scenes II and III for tomorrow. 

History:  Constitution test will be on Monday.  I should have a review sheet for you by Thursday.  For Thursday, read pages 280-287 in the History text book.

Tuesday - April 2013

7th & 8th Grade Vocab - Week 10

1.  quantative – countable

2.  fantastically – unbelievably

3.  recyclable – reusable

4.  disparage – insult, put down

5.  unforeseeable – not predictable

6.  infallibility – can’t be wrong

7.  untenable – flawed, problematic, unsustainable

8.  archaic – ancient

9.  taciturn – introverted, quiet, reserved

10.  beguile – lure, entice

 

 Taut – Adjective (Taught)

·         Having no give or slack

·         Tightly drawn

·         Not loose or flabby

Vehemently – Adverb (Veé-uh-ment-ly)

·         Bitterly antagonistic

·         Forcibly argumentative

·         With anger or deep passion

Writhe – verb (Wry-thuh)

·         to twist and turn

·         To try and escape

·         Movement when in agony or pain

Indelible – Adjective (In-DEHL-uh-ble)

·         Cannot be washed away, removed or erased

·         Powerful memories, unforgettable

Idiom – Noun (IH-dee-um)

·         Phrase or speech peculiar to a certain part of the world/language

·         Coded language only insiders can understand, very colloquial.

o    She quit smoking cold turkey!       

o    He is the apple of my eye.       

o    He was all thumbs. 

 

 

7th Grade:  Vocab and then we went to the library to continue researching articles for the science papers.

8th Grade:  Vocab and then class debates.  We will most likely finish these tomorrow.


10th Grade Vocab - Week 10

Vocab week 10 – 10^th Grade

Spelling words

1.  dilemma – quandary

2.  dilapidated – run down

3.  discrepancy – mismatch

4.  dissatisfied – not happy

5.  dyeing – coloring

6.  effervescent – bubbly

7.  embarrass – shame

8.  eminent – high and holy, distinguished

9.  etiquette – proper manners

10.  foliage – leaves and plants

 

Lit terms

·         Novella – A work longer than the standard short story, but shorter than a full novel. 

o    Spanish TV is mostly game shows, news, and “telenovelas”

§  Short 6-12 week shows with LOTS of Melodrama.

·         Oxymoron – a combination of contradictory terms

o    Jumbo shrimp, tough love, awfully good, pretty ugly, same difference, Microsoft works

·         Paradox – A statement that seems contradictory to common sense, yet may in fact, be true.

o    The coach considered this a good loss.

o    Controlled forest burns

·         Parody – a form of literature that intentionally uses comic effect to mock a literary work or style.

o    Galaxy quest, Vampires suck, etc.

·         Pathetic fallacy – a form of personification giving human traits to nature

o    Cruel sea, howling wind, dancing raindrops, singing trees, et

Grammar link

·         Transitive verbs – A verb that communicates action – something has to follow.

o    The city council passed the new ordinance

o    John blew his nose on his mom’s nice new towel

o    The boy kicked his skateboard after wrecking for the 15^th time.

·         Intransitive verbs – a verb that is complete on its own.  Doesn’t need anything else to help out with meaning.

o    The boy  flew on his skateboard

o    He jumped and flipped and twisted.

 

 

10th Grade:  Finish up the Character Summaries so you have them to reference.  Read Act I, Scene I in Merchant of Venice for Wednesday.

Monday - March 25, 2013

7th & 8th Grade vocab week 9:

Spelling Week 9 – 7^th & 8^th Grade

Flirtatious – Playful

Commodity – Valuable goods

Demonstrable – Can be shown, proven

Sentient – Self Aware

Efficient – Organized

Intuitive – Perceptive

Indelible – Permanent

Relentlessly – Persistently

Accomplishment – Achievement

Empirical – Observable, provable

 

Raucous – Adjective (Rah-Kus)

·         Disagreeably harsh or strident.

·         Boisterously disorderly

·         Wild and loud

 

Regression – noun (Re-Gress-shun)

·         A shift toward a less perfect state

·         Gradual loss of memories or skills

·         Reversion to an earlier mental or behavioral level

 

Rueful – Adjective (Ru-full)

·         exciting or causing pity or sympathy - Pitiable

·         Mournful

·         Regretful

 

Stoically – Adjective (Stoe-ihk-ly)

·         Free from passion

·         Unmoved by joy or grief

·         Showing no feelings

 

Iambic Pentameter – Noun (Eye-Am-Bic)

·         Used in poetry

·         five pairs of syllables with the accent on the second syllable in each pair.

 

 

We had a lengthy discussion about Iambic Pentameter with the 7th graders.  The 8th graders learned this last year.  Iambic Pentamenter is a very set way to write poetry.  It includes:

 

a.  10 syllables in a line, divided into sets of two.

b.  An unstressed syllable, followed by a stressed syllable all across the line. 

c.  Usually found in a sonnet, which has a very specific structure.

 

Here is an example of a line from one of Shakespeare's sonnets in Iambic Pentameter:  10 syllables, with the stresses syllable in bold type. 

 

Thou | art | more | lov | ely | than | a | sum | mers | day

 

Don't worry.  I won't actually have you WRITING sonnets till you are sophomores!  :-)

 

Journal – Week 9

·         Try and prove your point.  Write a persuasive essay about something you believe strongly in.  Use your best logic and arguments to support your decisions.

10th Grade: 

vocab Week 9 – 10^th Grade

Spelling words:

Contemptible – Disgust/disgrace/despicable

Coolly – Without panic or haste

Corroborate – to agree on the facts

Counterfeit – fake

Curriculum -  school lessons

Debtor – Owes you money

Deferred – Put off till later

Deficit – shortfall/insufficient

Desirous – hoping for

Deteriorate – Break down

 

Lit Terms:  These have nothing to do with each other, so put them on separate lines.

1.  Hubris – Excessive pride.  In Greek literature (usually a tragedy, or sad play) hubris is often viewed as the flaw that leads to the downfall of the tragic hero. 

·         Example:  Achilles Heel.  Achilles was impossible to wound in battle, having been dipped in the river Styx as a baby.  But his heel was vulnerable because that’s where they held him when he was dipped in the river.   Because of this vulnerability, he (and his armies) eventually were defeated.

 

2.  Impressionism – The recording of events or situations as they have been impressed upon the mind. 

·         Example:  Sharing your childhood memories of winter.  The  soft snow, the biting wind, the frosty air, etc. 

o    “Where the Red Fern Grows” is another very good example of this.  You feel the boy’s aches, pains, joys, and triumphs right along with him as he works to buy and then hunts with his dogs.

 

3.  Local Color – the use of language and details that are common to a certain region of the country.  We’ve already learned a strong synonym for this word.  Can you remember it?

 

4.  Malapropism – A type of pun or play on words where two words become jumbled in the speaker’s mind. 

Example:  “Go take a shower” becomes “Go shake a tower.”  This is the kind of thing that happens in poor Mr. Hawley’s head all the time when he tries to speak too fast, and is the reason I often have to sart a stentecne over, I mean start a sentence over.

5.  Melodrama – Extreme  or exaggerated form of acting.  Think soap operas.  “JOHN!  Your baby is my Uncle’s cousin’s nephew’s dog’s best friend, and I WON’T stand for it anymore!!!” 

·         Playmill Theater in West Yellowstone puts on Melodramas (exaggerated plays) every summer that are extremely hilarious.  I strongly encourage you all to go to one some summer with your family!!!!!

 

Journal – Write an impressionistic piece about memories of your mother from when you were five. 

Wednesday - March 20, 2013

7th Grade:  Mrs. Kline came in to teach the kids research tips and tricks.  No homework.

8th Grade:  Library time for researching debates.  No homework.

10th Grade:  Shakespeare video.  We will begin reading "The Merchant of Venice" on Monday.  It's a much shorter, much more entertaining play than Julius Caesar was.

History:  Library for research time.  Right or wrong articles.  Kids need to form an opinion and explain it logically as we read these articles.  Critical thinking skills, summarizing, and writing are all important for this activity.

Tuesday - March 19, 2013

English 7 - Continuing notes on Research papers.  Miss Berry will be introducing the scientists you will be researching sometime this week.  I believe we have covered all the actual aspects of research and organizing your notecards, etc.  Now, as soon as you get your scientist assigned to you, we can begin going to the library and getting to work. 

English 8 - Assignments for debates, partners chosen to debate against, and who is pro or con were made today.  Also, we discussed the grading rubric and what it takes to get a great grade on this.  Remember, you are being graded by your peers, NOT by me, so impress THEM!

English 10 - Work day for end of quarter assignments.

History - Off to the library for researching debates. 

Monday - March 18, 2013

Sorry I was home sick.  Here are the lesson plans I left for the day. 

1^st & 2^nd Period – 10^th grade English:

-Have kids run across the hall in groups of 3 or 4 to check their grades.  This is the final week of the quarter, and they need to be sure they have everything in and taken care of.

-Give students the first 15 minutes or so of class to go through and find every spelling list, literary term, and grammar concept we have discussed this quarter.  Ask them to check with each other to make sure they all have the required notes for the big test at the end of the week. 

After that:  Read Pages 564 – 578 in the literature text and summarize the stories for tomorrow.

 

3^rd Period – 8^th Grade English:

-Have kids run across the hall in groups of 3 or 4 to check their grades.  This is the final week of the quarter, and they need to be sure they have everything in and taken care of.

-Give students the first 15 minutes or so of class to go through and find every spelling list, literary term, and grammar concept we have discussed this quarter.  Ask them to check with each other to make sure they all have the required notes for the big test at the end of the week. 

After that:  Have students read pg 586 – 593 in the Literature textbook and answer ALL the questions on those pages.  Some are multiple choice, some are short essay, and will need complete sentences, or short essay answers.  Due Wednesday.

4^th & 7^th Period – 7^th Grade English:

-Have kids run across the hall in groups of 3 or 4 to check their grades.  This is the final week of the quarter, and they need to be sure they have everything in and taken care of.

-Give students the first 15 minutes or so of class to go through and find every spelling list, literary term, and grammar concept we have discussed this quarter.  Ask them to check with each other to make sure they all have the required notes for the big test at the end of the week. 

After that:  Read pg 580 – 588 with the students.  Discuss the questions at the end of these stories with the kids.  They are pretty good at group discussions.

 

6^th Period – 8^th Grade History.  Read chapter 5 in A New Nation, then assign them to read through chapter 13 in Watsons for Tomorrow.

Wednesday - March 13, 2013

7th Grade: 
4th Period - Coordinating conjunctions lesson.  (Same as yesterday with the 7th period class)

There are 4 ways to fix a run-on sentence.
1.  Split the sentences up and start a new sentence.
I like ice cream.  It doesn't like me.

2.  use a comma followed by a fanboy conjunction (For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
I like ice cream, but it doesn't like me.

3.  Use a semicolon with no conjunction
I like icecream; it doesn't like me.

4.  Use a coordinating conjunction like "However, furthermore, in addition to, etc.  Place a semicolon BEFORE the fancy conjunction, and a comma AFTER the conjunction. 
I like icecream; however, it doesn't like me.


7th grade - 7th Period - Musical Annie - no class.

8th Grade:  Paws testing.  No class.

10th Grade:  Read pages 376 - 395.  There are two stories about life and death situations.  Read the instructions on page 395, and write a compare/contrast essay using these two stories.  Due Monday.  It doesn't NEED to be typed, but it is probably a good idea to keep Mr. Hawley happy and it helps keep the red pen tucked away in his shirt pocket!

Tuesday - March 12, 2013

7th Grade
4th Period - Paws testing
7th Period - run on sentence practice with white boards.  No homework

8th Grade:  Paws testing

10th Grade:  Do Grammar tests found on pages 471, 474, 484, 486.  This is an assessment to find out how much you can do of this on your own.  Problem areas will be discussed in coming lessons.

History:  Notes - Day 2 on the Legislative Branch.  See Mr. Hawley for the information you may have missed.  I can let you copy it from my laptop during homeroom.  Homework:  Read chapters 9 & 10 for Thursday in the Watsons book.  There will be an open-book test on chapters 6-10 on Thursday. 

Monday - March 11, 2013 - Sorry for the late post. 

7th & 8th Grade Spelling and Lit terms:

Vocab week 8

Endemic – adjective (Ehn-dém-ick)

·         very common, prevalent

·         restricted to a particular field or location

Liable – Adjective (Ly-ah-ble)

·         obligated or required by law

·         responsible

·         Exposed or subject to some action

Libation – Noun (Lie-báy-shun)

·         An alcoholic drink

·         An act of pouring a drink as an offering for a sacrifice

Poignant – Adjective (Poy-nynt)

·         Deeply affecting the feelings

·         Touching or emotional

·         Designed to make an impression

Hyperbole – noun (Hi-Pér-Bole-ee)

·         Excessive or extravagant exaggeration

·         Really really really trying to prove a point

Spelling week 8

Intricate – detailed

Transatlantic – Across the ocean

Chastise – Scold

Succumb – Give in

Sufficiently – Enough

Authoritative – Convincing

Transience – Briefness

Contrivance – Artificial

Incoherently – Can’t understand

Perfectionism – Thoroughness

 

Literary Terms for the Week: 

7th Grade through Biography. 

8th grade through entire list. 

Assonance – The repition of vowel sounds in words that are close together. 

·         Opposite of alliteration

Atmosphere – The overall feeling of a work of literature.  The mood

Author – Writer

Autobiography – life story – written by yourself

Ballad – Song or poem set to music

Biography – Life story – written by others

Character – Person, or animal in a story.  Can even be objects – Rings in LOTR series

·         Static Character – Doesn’t change or grow

·         Dynamic Character – changes or grows as a result of events in the story 

·         Character’s motivation – Any force that drives the character to action

Characterization – The way a writer reveals the personality of a character

·         Direct characterization – Author tells us exactly what to think

·         Indirect characterization – Author implies and we have to put the pieces together

Chronological Order – First to last

Climax – High point of a story.  Most interesting

Comedy – A story that ends happily

Tragedy – A story that ends unhappily

 

7th Grade only:  Journal – Describe a time you had a blast with your friends and/or family.  Please use 5 spelling words from week 8 in your response. 

 

 

10th Grade: 

Week 8

Figure of Speech – a literary device used to create a special effect or feeling by making some type of interesting or creative comparison

 

·         Antithesis – an opposition or contrast of ideas

·         Hyperbole – Extreme exaggeration or overstatement

·         Metaphor – A comparison of two unlike things NOT using the words “like or as”

·         Metonymy – The substituting of one word for another

o    The White House (It’s really the President) has decided to create a new jobs program.

·         Personification – Describing an object with qualities of people.

o    She’s an ugly old brute, but she gets me there and back everyday.

 

Spelling 8:

Census – a count

Chimney – Smoke stack

Complexion – Facial health

Concurred – agreed with

Concurrent – happening at the same time

Condemn – To harshly criticize

Condescend – to lower yourself

Conscientious – Thoughtful

Consensus – Agreement among all

Consignment – Shipment or load

 

Auxiliary Verbs!!! There are ALWAYS two of them!!!!!

·         Just a fancy way of saying “Helping verbs”

·         These are used to form some of the tenses, the mood, and the voice of the main verb.

Am, is, are, was, were,

have, has, had,

be, been, being

                Will, would, can, could, shall, should

                do, did, done, Must, may, might,

Linking Verbs!

·         NOT used the same as helping (auxiliary) verbs, but can use the same words. 

·         Linking verbs link the subject to a noun or an adjective in the main part of the sentence.

·         Is, are, was, were, be, been, am, smell, seem, grow, become, appear, sound, taste, feel, remain, stay, look, turn, get

o    I am happy.

o    They are students.

Intransitive Verbs!!!

Communicates action that is complete in itself.  It does not need an object to receive the action . . . (Huh?  Don’t worry, I’ll explain)

The boy Flew down the street

He jumped and flipped and twisted

She screamed

Transitive Verbs! (Think about Direct Objects, Objects of a Prepostion, etc.)

Communicates action that is recieved by an object (Huh???)

The city council passed a strict noise ordinance.

The boy thought the punishment was excessive

The cat climbed up the fence