11/23 - Read your second quarter independent reading book for a minimum of
thirty minutes and write a summary approx. 1 page in length
11/24 (Thankgiving Break) Read your independent reading book for a minimum of
30 min and write a reading journal entry. Do this three times for a total of
three entries to be handed in on Mon. for a quiz grade.
11/30 - Keep up with your indepedent reading, 30 min.
12/1 - Honors: Progress Report, Charlie Gordon - What have you learned about
CG thus far in the story, how did he perform on the tests, etc.
12/2 - Honors: Read up to April 6 and continue notes
8R: Read you independent reading book for 30 min. and write summary
12/3 - Honors: Finish Part 1, FFA. Continue your notes - bring in I.R. book
8R: Bring in your I.R. book
12/4 - Honors: Complete p.61 #2 - 9 in complete sentences
8R: Write a journal entry about your book from the point of view of
your main character. Use the first person perspective "I" to explain
what's going on in the story
12/7 - Independent reading book for 30 min. and write a journal entry.
Entries will be collected on Friday (5) and students will be grade out
of 100 for their work
12/8 - Honors: Finish FFA
8R: (same as above)
12/9 - SNOW DAY!
12/10 - Honors: Complete FFA Making Meanings and Creative Writing #2 p. 71
8R: Finish your independent reading journals and bring in your I.R.
book
12/11 - None
12/14 - Honors: Research 5 facts about Socrates, as well as Socratic Seminar
8R: none
12/15 - Honors: Socratic Seminar questions/prep
8R: Reading Journal Entry
12/16 - Honors: "
8R: Study for "FFA" test
12/17 - Bring in your I.R book for the second quarter
12/18 - Honors: Two reading journal entries (I.R. book)
8R: One reading journal entry
12/21 - Honors: "The Mustache" by Robert Cormier, Making Meanings
8R: Independent reading journal entry #2
12/22 - Honors: "The Mustache", p. 150 #2 Found Poem - find the essence, the
theme, the life lesson
8R: Independent reading journal entry #3
