Monday, May 26:
Tuesday, May 27:
- Warm-Up
- Notes: Sentence Combining
- Literature Circles
- HW: Read Ch. 15-17 by tomorrow
- Quiz on Ch. 9-15 tomorrow
- Binder Check this week
Wednesday, May 28:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 9-15
- Sentence Combining Practice
- Literature Circles
- HW: Read Ch. 18 by tomorrow
Thursday, May 29:
- Warm-Up
- Pass back and go over Ch. 5-8 Quiz
- Literature Circles
- Work on Ch. 17-18 questions in groups
- Discuss Ch. 17-18
Friday, May 30:
- Binder Check
- Work on Ch. 19-21 WWBS sheet - due on Monday
- HW: Read Ch. 19-21 by Monday
Monday, May 19:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 5-8
- Active/Passive Voice Practice
- Literature Circles
- HW: Read Ch. 10-11 by Wednesday
- Non-Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, May 20:
- Go over Active/Passive Voice Practice
- Reading/Writing Common Assessment - this is the same test you took during the beginning of the school year. Work on your reading/job for tomorrow if you finish early.
Wednesday, May 21:
- Warm-Up
- Literature Circles
- Things Fall Apart Ch. 9-10 Confusion questions - work on these in groups. We will discuss them tomorrow.
- HW: Read Ch. 12 by tomorrow
Thursday, May 22:
- More Active/Passive Voice Practice
- Literature Circles
- Discuss Ch. 9-10 Confusion questions
Friday, May 23:
- Non-Fiction Friday #5:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
- HW: Read Ch. 13-14 by Tuesday
- Have a great Memorial weekend!
Monday, May 12:
- Warm-Up
- Check Literature Circle Role Sheets
- Meet in your Literature Circles
- Take turns presenting your role sheets ("jobs")
- Fully discuss the role sheet/job will all group members before moving on to the next job
- Keep talking about the novel! Part of your grade includes participation and staying on topic.
- Whole-class discussion on Ch. 3
- HW: Read Ch. 4 by Wednesday
- Ch. 1-4 quiz on Wednesday
- Subject-Verb Agreement quiz moved to Thursday
- Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, May 13:
- 3rd hour - Grammar Bowl finals (meet in Canton, rm 201)
- 4th and 5th hour - reading/work day
- HW: Read Ch. 4 by tomorrow and finish your role sheet/job
Wednesday, May 14:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Ch. 1-4
- Check Literature Circle Role Sheets
- Meet and discuss the novel in your Literature Circles
- Notes: Active and Passive Voice
- HW: Read Ch. 5-6 by tomorrow
Thursday, May 15:
- Warm-Up
- Quiz: Subject-Verb Agreement
- Check Literature Circle Role Sheets
- Meet and discuss the novel in your Literature Circles
- Finish Active and Passive Voice notes
Friday, May 16:
- Fiction Friday #5:
- Read your choice book. Continue to do so even after you finish your reading log.
- Complete your reading log: write one summary paragraph, one analytic paragraph, and one personal reaction paragraph. Follow the directions on the handout given to you. This is due at the end of the hour.
Monday, May 5:
- Warm-Up
- Read "Dead Men's Path" in the literature book aloud together (p. 1275)
- HW: "Dead Men's Path" writing prompt due tomorrow
- Non-Fiction Friday this week!
Tuesday, May 6:
- Warm-Up
- Turn in and discuss writing prompt
- Background readings activity for Things Fall Apart (we will begin the novel in class on Thursday)
- Each group will read and summarize key points of an article concerning the Ibo people of Nigeria. No one group will receive the same article.
- After reading and summarizing, each group will present its article to the class. The other groups will take notes on the articles presented.
Wednesday, May 7:
- Warm-Up
- Trip to Salem book room to get Things Fall Apart (our next and last novel)
- Discuss reading schedule and literature circle roles for Things Fall Apart
- Picture slide show to go with the novel
Thursday, May 8:
- Warm-Up
- Begin reading Ch. 1-2 of Things Fall Apart aloud in class
- Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz next week Tuesday
Friday, May 9:
- Non-Fiction Friday #4:
- Write responses to the questions (listed on the handout) for your article (15 mins)
- Whole-class discussion on a chosen student's article. You must speak at least once in order to receive full credit for the discussion portion of your grade.
