Mrs. Lamontagne

Check HW - rdraft DC essay
Students will peer edit

Time to discuss Clay Marble project with partner(s)

Review Clay Marble
Begin Reading Ch 14 & 15

DOL #73
Return research paper - go over corrections needed with individual students
Clay Marble project - work in groups - prepare and organize
Read Clay Marble ch 12 & 13

DOL #72
Collect hw ch 5-8 The Clay Marble
Brainstorm - The Clay Marble Project
Hand out DC essay and due dates

Discuss corrections students can make to earn back half their point
on their research paper. 

Thursday May 19, 2011
Journal - (theme) - When life gives you lemons make lemonade
decorate marbles
review last nights reading
Introduce summative assessment for The Clay Marble
    Students will teach the class about theme using one visual and one written assignment
     They are to select one of the many themes from the novel and present it by themselves, or with a partner or two.  Each student will be graded indivudually on their particpation and work that goes into the project.

Cont. reading The Clay Marble.

Wednesday May 18, 2011
DOL #71
Reading check for B, C, and E
make clay marbles
review yesterdays reading
cont. reading Clay Marble


Tuesday May 17, 2011
Journal - describe your best friend without naming them.
Go over Clay Marble begin reading ch 5

DOL #70
Collect Progress Reports
Read Ch 3
Draw a scene from either ch 1, 2 or 3
write 5 sentences to summarize what is going on.
begin homework

Reflect on research paper
journal for The Clay Marble
Discuss Ch 1 of The Clay Marble

Students will begin reading The Clay Marble
Watch PowerPoint on Camboidia and learn a little about the history and culture. 

Section D & E Today due to NECAP testing
"Ransom of Red Chief" test
Hand out Clay Marble books

ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE TURNED IN THEIR RESEARCH PAPER TODAY
EVEN IF THEY DID NOT HAVE ENGLISH CLASS! IF YOU DID NOT I GAVE YOU A ZERO!
B & C period only due to Science NECAP testing.
Students in English class will have a test on
"Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion" and "The Ransom of Red Chief"
This test will be different from D block as some of those students
gave away the questions that were on the test.  
           cheating will get you nowhere and it only made it more
           difficult for your peers!

Today there will be NWEA testing and D block will have English today
D block will take their "Ransom of Red Chief" test today
all other students will be testing for NWEA.