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 6 AGENDA
Dec. 14 - Dec. 18
This is it! Our last week before the Christmas break.
Monday
1. Review for exams.
Tuesday
1. Day 1 of the Language Arts Exam
Wednesday
1. Day 2 of the Language Arts Exam
Thursday
1. Poetry activity
Friday
1. Poetry activity
WEEK 5 AGENDA
Dec. 7 - Dec. 11
Because the 1st semester is almost over, it's best to think of these last two weeks backwards. Next week, we have semester exams. To prepare, we will review Friday and Thursday. On Wednesday, we have a vocabulary test, which won't take long; so, this leaves us only part of Wednesday and Tuesday to look at some research skills. Because today, we went over the benchmark!
Monday:
1. Discuss the reading and writing benchmark.
2. Last 8-10 minutes of class reviewing vocabulary terms.
HW: Study your terms!
Tuesday:
1. Research skills -- Research paper: Steps to follow (watching a short video)
a. generating our own topics
2. Research skills -- Types of Sources (watching a short video)
a. discussion about sources
3. Research skills -- Organizing Research (another short video)
a. discussion about timelines, graphs, and charts
HW:
1. Create several topics for research. Bring it tomorrow.
2. Study for your Vocabulary 3 exam.
Wednesday:
1. Vocabulary 3 Exam.
2. Research skills -- Organizing Research, continued.
3. Research skills -- Summarize, Paraphrase, don't Plagiarize (video)
a. take notes on definitions.
Thursday:
1. Review day one.
HW: Study.
Friday:
1. Review day two.
HW: Study.
WEEK 4 AGENDA
Nov. 30 - Dec. 4
Monday:
1. Literature Circles - Book Project
2. Vocabulary List 3 - Select 10 new words and select 5 old words
HW: As needed. Some students are working on animoto and vocabulary from home.
Tuesday:
1. Literature Circles - Book Project due by the end of class
2. Vocabulary List 3 - Select your words
3. Print a glossary of your words (definitions and sentences)
4. Print a test of your 15 words and turn it in. You cannot keep it!
HW: None.
Wednesday:
1. Early Release Day
HW: None.
Thursday:
1. Practice finding the main idea of an article.
2. Practice summarizing an article.
HW: None.
Friday:
1. Reading Day.
WEEK 3 AGENDA
Nov. 23 - 27
Even if we only have school for two days, I suppose it has to be called a week. :)
Monday:
1. Resume literature circles.
2. Focus on group project sheet -- Due Date December 1st.
HW: Project work, as needed.
Tuesday:
1. Literature circles.
HW: Project work, as needed
Wednesday - Friday: Thanksgiving Holiday
WEEK 2 AGENDA
Nov. 16 - 20
This week is not terribly exciting.
Monday:
1. Writing Benchmark: Editing and Revising Section
2. Writing Benchmark: Written Composition Section (as time permits)
HW: None.
Tuesday:
1. Writing Benchmark: Written Composition Section
HW: None.
Wednesday:
1. Reading Benchmark: Reading Section.
2. Reading Bench Mark: Short Response Section (as time permits)
HW: None.
Thursday:
1. Reading Benchmark: Short Resonse Section.
HW: None.
Friday: Library Day
HW: None.
WEEK 1 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.