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Thursday, February 18, 2010

Today in Class...2/22

Period 1/3 & 5/7:
1. New seats
2. Finish Glory Road...Can people triumph over discrimination?
3. New unit materials
4. Vocabulary (period 5/7 Roll reading post-its)
HW: Finish Glory Road journal questions

Period 4: Finish "Woman in Snow" questions

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Today in Class...2/9-2/11

ELA STATE TEST PRACTICE: ALL CLASSES

HW: Read free reading book

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Today in Class...2/8

ALL CLASSES: TUES, WED, THURS: 8th GRADE ELA STATE TEST PRACTICE DAYS (During ELA periods)

Period 1/3:
1. Formula for short answer??
2. Short story: "The Woman in the Snow"
3. New vocabulary
HW: Synonyms/Antonyms

Period 5/7:
1. Free reading quiz
2. Vocabulary-go over
3. "Woman in Snow" short story
HW: Finish short story questions

Period 4: Finish vocabulary packet

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Today in Class...2/4

Period 1/3:
1. TSB novel test
2. "Place at the table" part II- Discuss hw and view
HW: Post-viewing questions- place at table

Period 5/7:
1. "Place at the table" part II- Discuss hw and view
2. Vocabulary
HW: Post-viewing questions- place at table

Period 4 HW: Finish vocab work and do place at table pre-viewing question

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Today in Class...2/3

Period 1/3:
1. TSB review
2. New novel unit: Essential questions
3. "A Place at the Table"...Where do you come from?
4. Video part I
HW: Find out one specific story about your past. Write a paragraph about it.

Period 5/7:
1. Tests back
2. Roll vocab part I
3. "A Place at the Table"...Where do you come from?
4. Video part I
HW: Find out one specific story of your past. Write a paragraph about it.

HW: Vocab activity 1

Today in Class...2/2

Period 1/3:
1. TSB- closure...What did you think of ending and book overall?
2. Library: Typing rough drafts/finishing outlines
3. SRI (Lab)
4. More typing time
HW: Touching Spirit Bear test Thursday!! Free read (Get book if you don't have one!!)

Period 5/7:
1. SRI...Is there growth in your reading comprehension?
2. Free read when done!!! (NO EXCEPTIONS!!)
3. Finish White Fang (5 min or so), Discuss common themes
4. New novel unit....
HW: Finish White Fang/Call double bubble

Period 4: Finish white fang/call double bubble

Monday, February 1, 2010

Today in Class..2/1

It is Marking Period 4!!!

Period 1/3:
1. Writing con...body paragraphs
2. Done with writing outline?...To computer lab
3. (Free reading)
HW: Finish outline

Period 5/7:
White Fang....
HW: Free read