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EVERY NIGHT PLEASE:
MAKE UP MISSED WORK
READ: Your "BOSS" (Book of Student Selection) for 20 minutes unless
another reading is assigned.(For example: An essay, short
story, play, poetry, or Core Novel.)
REVIEW: Notes, Vocabulary, No Excuse, and Personal Spelling
EDIT: FIND & EARN FIVE. When you find an error on this site,
in assignments, or assessments write the kind of error (word
choice, spelling, grammar, punctuation etc.) and the correct revision.
Be the first person to hand it in to me. You'll earn 5 points toward
your next Self/Teacher Assessment.
G.U.M.(Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics) Practice: http://eleaston.com/grammar-
qz.html#prepqz
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HOMEWORK
TEST: Thur. Oct. 29 Literary Devices: definitions & examples from
notes and Freak the Mighty Literary Device Hunts
ESSAY:
PROJECT:
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WEEK OF: October 26, 2009
1.Study notes on devices, definitions, and examples from notes and Freak the
Mighty "Hunts". TEST: Thursday 10/29
2. Venn Diagram: Complete on three points of comparison.
Compare/Contrast "The Fair Gwen" & "Loretta Lee" using information from the
text and your Character Analysis Notes.
WEEK OF: October 19, 2009
Friday 10/23
1.Study notes on devices, definitions, and examples from notes and Freak the
Mighty "Hunts". TEST: Thursday 10/29
Thur. 10/22
RRJ: Write your own literary device sample sentences,one for each device
defined in your notes. Set up: Write the name of the device in the margin
before the red line, then the sample sentence, and underline the specific
words used to exemplify each device.
Wed. 10/21
1.Study notes on devices, definitions, and examples from notes and Freak the
Mighty "Hunts".
2.Literary Device Hunt Chart: Complete for pages read today.
Tues. 10/20
RRJ.Literary Device Hunt for Freak the Mighty
Use chart written in class:
Page Para. Line Device Quote
63 Title Pun "Damsel of Distress"
64 1 1
64 2 3
65 3 1
65 5 4/5
67 9 3
68 7 4
72 1 3
Mon. 10/19/09
WNB Entry: 1 Humorous Halloween Poem
or
3 Humorous Halloween Epitaphs
WEEK OF October 5, 2009
Mon. 10/5
Study the Forget me not notes.
Tues. 10/6
1. Study the Forget me not notes.
2. Complete the Making Connections Text to Self Notes' Organizer
Wed. 10/7/09
1. Study Forget me not notes
(Use your study cards too!)
2. Reading Response Journal:
* Reread the page 8 handout from Freak the Mighty
* Write a response to: Think about someone who has or had a physical
challenge or disability. Tell how he or she was or is like Freak. Use the
rubric, traffic light organizer, and Handy List of Transitional Language as
resources.
Thur. 10/8/09
1. Study Forget me not notes
(Use your study cards too!)
2. Reading Response Journal:
* Reread the page "Close Encounter..." handout from Freak the Mighty
* Write a response to: Think about a time in your life like the incident
in that part of the plot. Use the rubric, traffic light organizer, and Handy
List of Transitional Language as resources.
Tues. 9/29
1.STUDY for TOMORROW'S Parts of an Expository Essay Test, using specific study
strategies that work for you.
(Some examples: Index flash cards, White Board Practice, Bingo,
Concentration, Closure , Oral Review)
Wed. 9/30
1. Review Your "Forget me nots" Notes in L.A. Notebook
2. Complete the Compare/Contrast Organizer for Freak and Max.
Your take home copy of FTM is a good resource!
Thur. 10/1
WNB Entry: 20 minutes worth of 1st draft writing
Compare/Contrast Entry about any two people in your life.
Use Your Handy List of Transitional Language Notes
( The Relationships Compare/Contrast Section)
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Wed. 9/23
1. Study:Expository Essay Reminders'Notes for Wed. 9/30 test
2. Complete the final,accurate,clean copy of your Reading Autobiography,
unless you have a Friday Extension. Have fun with it.
Thur. 9/24
1. Study:Expository Essay Reminders'Notes for Wed. 9/30 test
Complete the final,accurate, clean copy of your Reading Autobiography,
if you have a Friday Extension.
Fri. 9/25
ENJOY THE WEEKEND WITH FAMILY & FRIENDS!
BEST WISHES TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES OBSERVING ROSH HASHANAH & YOM KIPPUR
