Thurs ~~

vocab stems
grmm: Transitive and intransitive verbs, p.8
quote quiz ch 12 (1st and 4th)
2nd start paragraph

hw:
tests -- voab and LotF

Wednesday that feels like a Tuesday!

Vocab -- ex. 1 & 3
Grammar: action and linking verbs -- p. 5 & 6, ex. 1 each pg.
LotF: 1st and 4th hours: turn in paragraph, finish novel.
2nd hr. finish novel

hw: finish ch 12, novel test Friday, vocab test Friday

Tuesday ~~

Vocab chant, wrd clues and pics

grammar: Verb notes, vid, book, etc.

LotF: review of paragraph for 1st and 4th hours, edit, finish for tomorrow! Double spaced

2nd: just start talking about the paragraph again...

hw: 1st and 4th: paragraph due
read ch 12 for Thursday (will have time in class tomo)
Test over LotF on Friday
vocab test Friday

Friday~~Belding Domination

Vocab quiz 2
Vocab words/chart 3 ( 4 day week next week!)
no grammm
Lotf: discuss ch. 9 and Simon's death
begin paragraph writing/editing (not 2nd block)
hw:
paragraph draft due Tuesday (1st and 4th)
ch. 10-11

The monster stole Thursday's?

vocab stems
no gramm
review paragraph and begin (not 2nd hr)

hw: read 9
vocab test
10-11 for Tuesday

Wednesday!

Vocab -- pics or clues for all words

grammar: noun/pronoun test

LotF: 1st hr: notes on LotF chart for 7/8
2nd: discuss 5/6, read 7/8 for tomo
4th: finish brace map, notes in LotF chart -- 5/6, 7/8

hw: Ch 9 for Friday
literary analysis paragraph Friday
Vocab test Friday

handout: literary analysis ideas for paper

A Foggy Tuesday

Where's our delay??? :-)

Vocab ex 1 & 3

Grammar: Pronoun practice!

Literary Analysis: Notes (brace map) see examples, discuss possible ideas
(not 2nd hour -- behind)

hw: Ch. 7/8 for 1st and 4th hour; 2nd hour has until Thursday
Hw: noun/pronoun test tomorrow; can use notes

Monday, Monday

Vocab week 2 words, chant, etc. etc.CHART
Pronouns: wrap up notes, review, finish all exer. on p 3-4
LotF: Quiz or make a deal: ch 5-6

HW: read 7-8 for Wed. No deals, can use stickies if they help!

Friday's info

Vocab test
Quiz Lord of the Flies 3-4
Pronoun notes (not 1st block)
discuss LotF/ fill in charts/ circle up (not 2nd)

hw: read 5-6

Wednesday

vocab -- word clues or pics
grammar -- notes on pronouns, 1st and 4th blocks, not 2nd

LotF -- review quiz 1, discuss ch 2, read ending, take quiz 2

hw: vocab test Friday, read through ch 4 for Friday

Tuesday -- in my absence

vocab ex 1 & 3
grammar: p3 ex 1, p4 ex 1

read ch 2

hw: finish 2

Monday 12 Sept. 2011

book charts/ popsycle stix
vocab 1 -- chant and list
pronouns and antecedents
Quiz chapter 1 LotF
discuss

hw: read chapter 2 for WEDNESDAY

Fry-day! Whew! Long short week!

Nouns -- stamps on hw
showntell
nickname stix
quick write: what if there were NO laws? 4 minutes / discuss
intro to Lord of the Flies
2 handouts --themes/characters and questions
listen to beginning of ch. 1

hw: finish reading chapter 1
follow blog

Thursday of the first week

BLOGGGGGGGGG
ShowNTell
timed writing baseline (#1)
Nouns -- finish notes

hw: Nouns halfa
sign syllabus
follow blog

Wednesday...

Get Lord of the Flies books (hopefully!)
turn in Who Are You? sheets and syllabus
Nouns -- notes, ex. 1 p. 1, song, book
ACT booklets, make paste notes

hw: show and tell -- bring a little ditty to explain something about yourself
sign syllabus
join this here blog!

Welcome Back!

Pick a seat
review syllabus, sign. Parental signatures by FRIDAY
"Who Are You?" handouts. Finish and turn in by tomorrow
Choose Alliteration nicknames
Get spiral notebooks
various meetings...

hw: sign syllabus, Who Are You, follow blog

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