THIRD SIX WEEKS
There's a rumor that Thanksgiving is about two weeks away. I hope that's true! In the meantime, we're still reading and writing in our English class. Our reading circles are in place until the first week of December, and we are also working on something called short answer responses. Ooh, we have to work on research skills, too. And I'd really love to squeeze in some poetry work. We shall see.
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WEEK 16 AGENDA
Nov. 9 - 13
While students are in literature circles, I will be taking away some class time every day to work on short answer reponses.
Monday: Literature Circles
1. Reading the short story "A Retrieved Reformation" as a class.
2. Class discussion about the story.
2. Resume literature circles work.
HW: None.
Tuesday: Literature Circles
1. Looking at short answer questions for yesterday's story.
2. Class discussion on finding proof for our answers.
3. Resume literature circles work.
HW: None.
Wednesday: Literature Circles
1. Lecture on how to write a response following four basic steps.
2. Writing incomplete sentences (the first step) in groups.
3. Reading circle, if time permits.
HW: None
Thursday: Literature Circles
1. Writing a complete short reponse answer. Individual work.
2. Reading circles, if time permits.
HW: None
Friday: Literature Circles
1. Literature circles.
2. Discuss short answer responses at the end of class.
3. Benchmark next week.