Today in Class...9/17

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Sentence variety...whiteboards
2. Free reading Friday!
HW: Chapter 4 with notes due Monday

Period 6:
1. Free reading Friday!
HW: Journal?

Today in Class...9/16

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
1. Chapters 1-3 Outsiders..."The ball of knowledge"
2. (Period 8- finish vocab) (Period 3- Outsiders reading)
3. Lit elements PRE-Quiz
4. Period 9: Chapter 4 reading together time
HW: Chapter 4 Outsiders with notes due Monday
*Have free reading book tomorrow for FREE READING FRIDAY!

Period 6:
1. Journals (con.)
2. Lit elements PRE-quiz
3. vocab elmo share
HW: Bring free reading book for FREE READING FRIDAY, Journal?

Today in Class...9/15

Period 3/5: HAVE VOCAB HW OUT AND READY TO HAND IN
1. Chapter 3 notes...
2. Chapter 3 (Outsiders) reading time
3. Vocab 11-20
4. Character posters...share
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due tomorrow

Period 6:
1. Finish vocabulary
2. Vocab hw time
3. Journals
HW: Vocab Draw 5, Write 5

Period 8/9: Have vocab hw out and ready to hand in
1. Share on the Elmo
2. Vocab 11-20
3. Character posters (finish and present)
4. Outsiders reading time
HW: Chapter 3 Outsiders with notes due tomorrow

Today in Class...9/14

Period 3/5:
1. Punks and Jocks..con.
2. Your first vocabulary list! (First 10 words)
3. Quick quiz (Chs 1 and 2)
4. Revolving group posters
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due Thurs, Draw 5 write 5

Period 6:
1. Finish genre notes
2. Your first vocab list! (First 10 words)
HW: Draw 5, write 5 vocab due Thurs

Period 8/9:
1. Finish vocab
2. Quick quiz (Chs 1 & 2)
3. Revolving group posters
HW: Chapter 3 with notes due Thurs, Draw 5 write 5 Vocab

Today in Class...9/10

Period 3/5: (Have "Me Essays" ready to hand in)
1. Team orientation meeting
2. Organize binders and materials check
3. Free reading books...Library (remember your favorite genre!)

HW: Finish The Outsiders Chapter 1 with character notes

Period 6:
What are the types of genre in literature?
1. Genre notes

HW: "Me essay" final copies due Monday

Period 8/9: (Have Me essays ready to hand in!)
1. Materials check/ binder sections
2. Free reading books (library)...Remember your favorite genre!
3. Change in seating chart...new seats
4. Finish Outsiders background notes
5. Begin The Outsiders!

Hw: Finish Chapter 1 with character notes

Today in Class...9/9

Periods 3/5 and 8/9: (Have signed info sheets ready to hand in...Due today!)

What was the culture of the 60's?
1. Finish Genre notes
2. The Outsiders background
3. Agree/Disagree?
4. (Period 3/5...start our first novel...The Outsiders)

HW: Me Essays due tomorrow
Materials due tomorrow (See me if there is a problem)

Period 6: (info sheets ready to hand in..due today!)
1. Finish looking at Mrs. Law's sample essay
2. Rough draft writing time

HW: Me essays due MONDAY (note change)
Materials due tomorrow

Today in Class...9/8

Periods 3/5 and 8/9:
What are some ways to make your writing more interesting?
What are the types of genre in literature?
1. Have pre-writing packets out...Starting "Me Essays"
2. "Me Essay" writing time
3. Types of Genre in Literature
HW: Materials due Friday
"Me Essays" due Friday
info sheets tomorrow

Period 6:
What can you tell me about yourself?
What can we do to make our writing more interesting?
1. Pre-writing packet
2. "Me Essay"
HW: Materials and "Me Essay" due Friday
Info sheet signed by tomorrow