January 25-29
2nd Block– A-days (Mon.,Wed., Fri.)
SAT vocabulary #10: new words and defintions this week. Sentences due next week on Tues.; quiz next Thursday.
The Odyssey: On Monday, groups will complete the Powerpoint presentations for the Part 2 Jigsaw activity. The presentations will be on Wednesday, and the Odyssey test will be Friday.
Nonfiction unit will begin: reading and persuasive writing.
4th Block
Vocbabulary 4 this week: sentences due Thursday; quiz, Friday.
Descriptive writing: Final copy of memoir due Tuesday, 1/26.
House on Mango Street: read through page 69 for Tuesday. We’ll be working on a “one-pager” for these chapters. Make sure you have at least five quotes that pertain to one of the two themes we discussed written and cited on your chart.
Short Story unit: We’ll begin discussing short stories by reviewing the elements of plot and conflict. Our first story is “The Most Dangerous Game.” It’s in the textbook. Oh yeah, you’ll be assigned textbooks this week!
January 26th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Hello. I still think that the speaker in the poem might have murdered the
father, you never know.
January 26th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Hello. I still think the speaker in that poem murdered her father, thats pretty bad