Wednesday, October 21, 2009

AGENDA 10/21

The Crucible Character Sketches:
make a poster for two characters (either literal or symbolic images) to help us visualize characters during Reader's Theater performances

Friday, October 16, 2009

AGENDA 10/16

Grammar Practice: Semicolon Use #4
Highlight reading logs & take home for parent's/guardian's signature
Debrief The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Begin Guided Reading of The Crucible

REMINDER: BLOCK SCHEDULE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY! MONDAY - PERIODS 2, 4, AND 6 ONLY; TUESDAY - PERIODS 1, 3, AND 5 ONLY.

HW: Get independent reading log signed and continue independent reading. Read The Crucible pages 6-32 for WEDNESDAY, 10/21.

Monday, October 12, 2009

AGENDA 10/12

Vocabulary Quiz!

trip to textbook room to pick up copies of The Crucible
introductory notes on The Crucible

HW: Read independent book.

Friday, October 9, 2009

AGENDA 10/9

Grammar Practice: Semicolons #2
Link to handout for semicolon use
Check Seminar Entrance Ticket
Highlight reading log & get parent's/guardian's signature over the weekend
Seminar: Fear, Freedom, and Safety in America
Articles: "Living in Fear and Paying a High Cost in Heart Risk" and "Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented"
Complete and submit discussion self-evaluation/exit slip after discussion
LAST CHANCE to submit "I Am America" poem or vocabulary flashcards

HW: Study for vocabulary quiz on Monday, 10/12
Get reading log signed by parent/guardian