| 2ND SEMESTER January 9-13, 2012 2012 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Always have a correcting pen! |
Literature and Grammar Worksheet due Wednesday, 1/11. Find examples of these words: 1.metaphor
2.verb 3.concluding sentence 4.climax If you do not have the handout anymore, ask me for it OR just write out the term and example on a piece of paper. If you need more explanations look at your grammar and literature pages. EXAMPLE: 9. 3rd Person POV-They will pass the arcade |
TEST on all these terms on Friday. Know the definitions and be able to give an example of each one |
January 16-20 2012 |
Study
for CST Prep Test
Test is Thursday 1/19 Know metaphor, 3 ways of characterization, idioms, point-of-view, and the conflict, climax, theme and resolution of "A Christmas Carol" |
January 23-27 2012 |
Rough draft of narrative due 1/25. See pages 536-553 in the LB to write a 1 1/2 to 2 page story. Make sure to answer and revise anything from the guidelines on p. 553 |
| JANUARY 30 to FEBRUARY 3 2012 |
Final copy of narrative due Thursday. Students have been working on this for a week in class. |
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| FEBRUARY 6 TO 10 2012 |
PERSUASIVE READING & TERMS (Due Friday 2/10): Read pages 598-608. Define and explain
these 10 terms in 1-2 sentences each: issue, opinion statement, proposal,
position, evidence, facts, anecdote, support counterargument,
cliche. Explain how each of them could make your writing stronger. |
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| FEBRUARY 13-17, 2012 |
PERSUASIVE ESSAY DUE Wednesday 2/22. We worked and wrote 3/4 of this in class | |
| FEBRUARY 19-23, 2012 |
Stellar Scorz Acronym Example Assignment due Friday.
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| February 26-30, 2012 |
STELLAR
SCORZ ACRONYM
QUIZ - YOU MUST MEMORIZE THE ACRONYM AND WHAT EACH LETTER STANDS FOR! Remember the acronym to help you do great on the STATE WRITING ASSESSMENT TBA. |
| March |
| MARCH TBA |
Book Report due TBA . Periods 4, 6 & 7 have a HAMBURGER
BOOK REPORT and Periods 1,2 & 3 have a MOBILE
BOOK REPORT ***If you have not submitted a Persuasive Project, the new topic that you MUST do is as follows: Convince the CEO of Legos to begin a new line of Legos. See the link in the week of TBA for details. FYI Currently they have Star Wars and Mission from Mars. |
| MARCH |
Work on Book Reports. They
are due TBA See the week of TBA - for details |
Continue reading your Literature
Circle novels |
| March TBA BOOK REPORTS DUE TBA-see TBA for details |
Special Voc. Week of Greek & Latin Word Parts- Memorize all 25 word parts & their meanings for the test Friday . Click on Greek & Latin Word Parts for a link to the words |
Greek and Latin Word Part Sentences- due . TBA For all 25 word parts (see list from last week) Find in the dictionary or create a word of your own that has that word part in it. Write a sentence using that word |
| March TBA April SPELLING TEST ON TBA |
literature circle packets dueTBA and finish your literature circle novel return literature circle books too |
| April TBA |
Recurring Theme due TBA page Explain in a paragraph a
recurring theme. Write about your story's theme. Then explain how two other "pieces of work" (poems, stories, movies, Dr. Suess stories, etc.) have the same theme. Remember a topic and concluding sentence which should use the words, recurring theme, in both. pelling p. 153: 1-20, P. 154:1-20 |
Work on WONDROUS WORDS -due TBA.
Handout
given out on Monday. |
| April TBA to April |
Literature Circle Packet due on TBA Recurring theme due next TBA See last week for details. |
| April 26-April 30, 2010- TESTING- JUST WORK ON WONDROUS WORDS AND RECURRING THEME (see last
week for the handout AND directions) |
| May TBA May |
Recurring theme due Monday TBA. See week of for details. Continue working on Wondrous Words -due TBA New Book Report Assigned last week to be done on The Outsiders- due TBA. Periods 1,2 & 3 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 4,6 & 7 will do the Mobile. See the week of to get the appropriate handout. |
| May TBA WONDROUS WORDS DUE TBA |
WE WILL BE STUDYING HOW TO DO A RESEARCH
PAPER
by following Practice and Apply Exercises (1-7 ONLY) and reading
pages 626- 653 in the Lit. Bk. Practice & Apply 1 & 2 ( p. 631 & 633) due TBA . We will be going to the library and the computer room for 1 day to do research as well. New Book Report Assigned this week to be done on The Outsiders- due TBA Periods 1,2 & 3 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 4,6 & 7 will do the Mobile. See the week of March 8-12 to get the appropriate handout. Read 1/3 of The Outsiders |
| May TBA Last book report due TBA Periods 1,2 & 3 will do the Hamburger Report. Periods 4,6 & 7 will do the Mobile. See the week of March 8-12 to get the appropriate handout. |
Read 2/3 of The Outsiders |
Practice and Apply 7 for the research paper is due TBA. Look on p.641. |
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| May TBA |
Finish The
Outsiders by TBA. Book Reports due TBA MY WEBMAIL IS NOT WORKING SO PLEASE GET A MESSAGE TO ME THROUGH THE SCHOOL! |
| May TBA |
Return The Outsiders book | Return all 3 books from home: literature book, spelling book and handbook |
| June 1 to June 4, 2010 |
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER! |
