Week of February 23-27

Monday, February 23:

• Warm-Up
• Pass back and go over Ch. 11-12 Qs
• Work on Ch. 13-14 Qs in groups - class discussion to follow
• HW:  Read Ch. 15-17 by Wednesday
• Ch. 9-15 Quiz on Wednesday
• Non-Fiction this week

Tuesday, February 24:

• Subject-Verb Agreement Pre-test
• Notes + Practice:  Subject-Verb Agreement

Wednesday, February 25:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz:  Ch. 9-15
• Read/work on Ch. 17-18 Questions - due tomorrow
• HW:  Read Ch. 18 by tomorrow

Thursday, February 26:

• Warm-Up
• Turn in Ch. 17-18 Questions
• Discuss Ch. 17-18
• Argumentative Writing Activity

Friday, February 27:

• Non-Fiction Friday #2:
• 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. 19-21 by Monday

Week of February 9-13

Monday, February 9:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz:  Ch. 5-8
• Ch. 1-7 "Who, Wants, But, So" activity.  In your groups, complete the chart by filling in the missing characters, character motivations, and plot elements.  We will use this for discussion of the chapters.
• HW:  Read Ch. 10-11 by Wednesday
• Fiction this week!

Tuesday, February 10:

• Warm-Up
• Ch. 8 Group Drawing - due at the end of the hour
• Re-read the descriptions of Akueke (p. 60-61) and Okonkwo (p. 54)
• Write down complete sentences from the passage that your group believes to be important as a basis for illustration
• Illustrate the passage
• Only use color when indicated in the passage
• Repeat the same steps for the second passage
• Verb quiz on Friday

Wednesday, February 11:

• Warm-Up
• Ch. 9-10 Confusion Questions
• In your groups, come up with possible explanations for the three difficult questions on your handout.  We will discuss possible answers for these confusing situations in Ch. 9 and 10.
• HW:  Read Ch. 12 by tomorrow
• HW:  Ch. 11-12 questions due tomorrow

Thursday, February 12:

• Things Fall Apart Part I Group Body Paragraph
• Many changes happened in Okonkwo’s village and the surrounding areas.  You, as young members of the village, want to institute yet another change.  Your assignment is to think of a change you would make in the daily life/customs of the village.  Write a 2 chunk body paragraph to the egwugwu to persuade them to approve of your idea.  Due at the end of the hour.

Friday, February 13:

• Quiz: Verbs
• Fiction Friday #2:
• 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.
• HW:  Read Ch. 13-14 by Monday, February 23 (the day we come back from break)
• HW:  Complete the Ch. 13-14 Writing Prompt (due on Monday, February 23)
• Have a great Mid-Winter Break! :)

Week of February 2-6

Monday, February 2:

• SNOW DAY!  Enjoy your day off! :)

Tuesday, February 3:

• SNOW DAY!  Enjoy your day off! :)

Wednesday, February 4:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz:  Ch. 1-4
• Ch. 1-4 Quiz - Peer grading and corrections
• Picture slideshow for Things Fall Apart

Thursday, February 5:

• Warm-Up
• Discuss Ch. 5-6
• Verb Practice 2

Friday, February 6:

• Non-Fiction Friday #1:
• 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. 7-9 by Monday
• Ch. 5-8 Quiz on Monday!