First Quarter: Sept. 9-Nov. 13, 2009
Friday Nov. 6
1) Caught' ya Sentences 4-6 are due.
2) Lit letter responses are due
Thursday, Nov. 5
1) Lit letters are due today. 12 students are writing to Mrs. Wells while the rest of the class is writing to another student. Next week a different 12 students will write to Mrs. Wells and so on.
2) IVF summaries of "Sick Days Colonial Style" are due today. Students started working on them in class yesterday.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Write two goals in the Think section of your planner. These should be goals to help you succeed academically this week.
Monday Nov. 2
10 pages of rough draft writing due. Write on one side of the
page, skipping lines. You may choose any topic(s). You may write ten
pages about one topic or any combination of pages adding up to 10 pages
about any number of topics (Examples: 2 pages about 1 topic, 8 pages about a 2nd topic; 5 pages about 1 topic, 5 pages about a 2nd topic; 3 pages about one topic, 3 pages about a 2nd topic, 4 pages about a 3rd topic; etc.) It is NOT final draft writing. Any one who wants to word process, may do so. Word processed drafts should be a plain font such as Times New Roman, size 12-14 pt, double spaced. Word processed drafting should be 3 and1/2 to 4 pages depending on the font size.
Friday Oct. 30
Answer friend's lit letters. We'll work on these in class so you understand the procedure and do a good job.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Lit letter to friend due. These should not be answered today. We will answer them during class time Friday.
Tuesday, Oct. 27
Write two goals in the Think section of your planner. These should be goals to help you succeed academically this week.
