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Week
of August 16 to 20 |
| Mon |
No class |
| Wed |
Journal
#1, syllabus, "E-mail to Teacher"
assignment, "Getting to Know You" assignment, grammar
pretest |
| Week
of August 23 to 27 |
| Mon |
Journal
#2, syllabus quiz, read p. 18 in lit text, read "The Open Window"
(pp. 19 to 21), do qstns. #1-14 on p. 22 |
| Wed |
Journal
#3, read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (pp. 116-120)
aloud, do qstns #1-14 (p. 121). Hmwk: Creative Writing: Mitty Steps
Up to Bat, p. 122. Bring neat, revised, edited version to class
on Monday. |
| Week
of August 30 to September 3 |
| Mon |
Journal
#4, read Walter Mitty stories aloud in groups, revise as necessary
to include "elements that link the daydreams with the narration
of the story." Nominate class officers. Work on class banner.
Hmwk: Type up and illustrate your Walter Mitty daydream for bulletin
board (on display for Back-to-School Night) |
| Wed |
Journal
#5. (Vote for freshman class officers.) Collect and display Walter
Mitty daydream assignments. Vote for freshman class officers. Read
silently "Before You Read," p. 44, and read aloud "The
Lady, or the Tiger," pp. 45-50. Do qstns #1-15 (skip #12 &
13). Hmwk: "Creative Writing, And the Decision Is . . . ,"
p. 52. Read instructions carefully. Write out your ending, proofread
and revise to make your story meet the requirements listed in the
assignment description, and then send it in an e-mail message to
teacher (due by Fri., Sept. 10--even though we have no class next
week). Those without access to e-mail can hand write or word process
the assignment and hand it to the teacher by Fri. |
| Week
of September 6 to 10 |
| Mon |
No
class: Labor Day. |
| Wed |
No class:
Teacher In-Service Day. Submit homework for Sept. 1 (Wed.) in an
e-mail message by Fri., Sept. 10. Those without access to e-mail
can hand write or word process the assignment and hand it to the
teacher by Wed. |
| Week
of September 13 to 17 |
| Mon |
Journal
#6. Spelling words for Wednesday (on board). Write out words 5X,
use in a sentence, and write out definitions for pairs. (Due by
end of class.) Turn back old assignments. Revise "The Lady
or the Tiger" endings as per comments on papers. Hmwk: complete
revision. (Due Wed.) |
| Wed |
Journal
#7. Collect final drafts of "The Lady or the Tiger" ending.
Spelling quiz. Read "The Leap" (pp. 57-63). Do qstns #1-5
& 13-15. Read "Flashback" on p. 64 and answer the
3 questions after the explanation. Turn in by the end of class.
Hmwk: Write a news report about the last time the narrator's mother
saved her life (from the burning house). Use the 5 W's & H to
start the newspaper article. Due Mon. Print out your grades in RENweb,
have your parent/guardian sign the paper, and put it in the "Assignments"
section of your notebook. I'll check it for credit on Monday. |
| Week
of September 20 to 24 |
| Mon |
Journal
#8. Check off grade sheets from RENweb. Check off newspaper articles
based on "The Leap" rescue. Peer review of newspaper article
to check for 5 W's & H. Revise article, re-write, and submit
before end of class. |
| Wed |
(Partial
class because of ITED testing) Journal #9. Noun scavenger hunt.
No hmwk. |
| Week
of September 27 to October 1 |
| Mon |
Journal
#10. Circle proper nouns in your journal entry. Nouns, continued.
[Schoolhouse Rock: Nouns]
Noun test notes on board. Go back to your journal entry. Pick out
10 common nouns. Write them on notebook paper and demonstrate that
they pass the noun tests. Complete Ex. 1, 2 & 3, p. 343 during
class. Read pp. 346 & 347. Hmwk: Write 10 sentences about you
and your friends. (Leave at least one space between each sentence.)
Underline one noun in each sentence and write above it a pronoun
that could be used to replace it. Due: Wed. |
| Wed |
Journal
#11. Noun quiz. Collect hmwk from Mon. Review nouns. Intro pronouns
[Schoolhouse Rock: Pronouns].
Pronoun notes on board. Do ex. 4 & 5 in class. Hmwk: Writing
Assignment, p. 349. (Can be done as a paragraph rather than as minutes.)
Due Mon. |
| Week
of October 4 to 8 |
| Mon |
Collect
writing assignment homework. Journal #12. Review nouns and pronouns.
Intro adjectives [Schoolhouse
Rock: Adjectives]. Guidelines for grammar exercises.
Read pp. 349-352, then do ex. 6 & 7, pp. 352-353, in class.
Hmwk: complete exercises. Due Wed. |
| Wed |
Collect
ex. 6 & 7. Journal #13. Use journal nouns for notes. Review
of adjectives. Adjective notes (adjective sentence positions, "Pronoun
or Adjective?" & "Nouns used as Adjectives")
on board. Review Exercise A, pp. 353-354. Hmwk: Write out spelling
words 10X each. Write out a definition for each word in the usage
group and use it correctly in a sentence. Spelling words: spoke,
lady, field, stinky, aggressive, annoying, scrumptious, squeak,
superstitious, stationery/stationary, jewelry, rotten, received,
lavender, sandwiches, mischievous, tired, greasy, sour. Due
Mon, Oct. 11. |
| Week
of October 11 to 15 (End of First Quarter) |
| Mon |
Collect
spelling quiz preparation assignment. Spelling
quiz. Journal #14. Noun, pronoun, adjective
quiz. Verbs. [Schoolhouse
Rock: Verbs] Hmwk: Using five friends' names as subjects, write
two sentences for each friend. Make sure one contains an action
verb and the other contains a linking verb. Underline the verb in
each sentence and label it "action" or "linking"
at the end of the sentence. |
| Wed |
English
notebook check today! Collect
homework sentences. Journal #15. Verb notes on board. Read pp. 354-357.
Exercises 9, 10, 11. No hmwk. |