Mrs. Hubbard

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September 6 No School, Labor Day
September 16 Progress Reports
September 17 No School, Teacher Inservice
Each Friday Wordly Wise Quiz

Weekly Assignments

August 30-September 3, 2010

(subject to change; be sure to verify with your teacher)

This Week

Monday   1. BW: Use your flash cards to study Literary Elements.
   (Reminder: Literary Elements test on Wednesday)!
2. Read and discuss A Mother's View--newspaper article.
3. Writer's Notebook: Write a response to the article.
4. Complete Wordly Wise #2--due Thursday; test Friday.
5. Complete the Adapt, Learn, Grow activity--paragraphs due Wednesday.
6. Grammar Lesson: complete workbook pages 5-7
7. HW: Complete grammar (due Tuesday), paragraph (due Wednesday), and Wordly Wise (due Thursday).
Tuesday 1. BW: Add the vocabulary words from The Adventure of the Speckled Band to your Short Story Vocabulary list.
3. Read The Adventure of the Speckled Band--TB page 106.
4. Take The Adventure of the Speckled Band quiz.
6. HW: Study for Literary Elements quiz and complete the Adapt, Learn, Grow paragraph.
Wednesday 1. BW: Use your flash cards to study Literary Elements.
2. Take the Literary Elements quiz.
3. Present author notes, Edgar Allen Poe.
4. Read excerpt from Poe book.
5. Grammar Lesson: complete workbook pages 8-10.
6. HW: Complete grammar and complete Wordly Wise #2.
Thursday 1. BW: Add the vocabulary words from The Tell-Tale Heart to your Short Story Vocabulary list.
2. Complete the anticipation guide for The Tell-Tale Heart.
3. Read The Tell-Tale Heart.
4. Grammar Lesson: review workbook pages 8-10; complete workbook pages ________.
5. HW: Study for Wordly Wise #2 and complete grammar.
Friday 1. BW: Quiz Cram
2. Take Wordly Wise #2 test.
3. Review Literary Elements test.
4. Group Activity: Analyze The Tell-Tale Heart literary elements. (Group 1--plot elements; Group 2--characterization; Group 3--other: mood, theme, etc.; Group 4--symbols).

 

Last Week

August 23-27, 2010

 

Monday   1. BW: Student Search
2. Share All About Me collages.
3. Complete Wordly Wise #1--due Thursday/quiz Friday.
4. HW: Complete Literary Elements 8-21.
Tuesday 1. BW: Textbook Scavenger Hunt
2. Present/take notes on Short Stories PowerPoint.
3. Review Reading Strategies handout.
4. Review/play Literary Elements bingo--test next Wednesday.
5. HW: Complete Wordly Wise #1.
Wednesday 1. BW: Learning Styles Reflection Inventory.
2. Present Writer's Notebook information.
3. Make Literary Elements note cards.
4. Record the vocabulary words for Raymond's Run--pgs. 38-47.
5. HW: Complete the pre-reading handout for Raymond's Run.
Thursday 1. BW: Review Wordly Wise #1.
2. Discuss The Reading to Learn Process & Active vs. Passive Reader Traits.
3. Read Raymond's Run--pgs. 38-47.
4. HW: Write a new ending for Raymond's Run--assignment on page 49 in the textbook.
Friday 1. BW: Quiz Cram
2. Take Wordly Wise #1 test.
3. Complete the Literary Elements flash cards.
4. Draw and label a plot diagram of Raymond's Run.
5. Grammar Lesson:__________________
6. Meet with partners to study Literary Elements flash cards.

 

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