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Monday, May 31, 2010

Today in Class...6/1

Reminder: Portfolios due on June 10th! PPP's starting on Monday, June 7th.

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Memories...What are all of the memories (good and bad) Jonas has received so far?
2. Chapter 18...Read together (What is release?)
3. Lab: 1. Persuasive speech facts 2. Portfolios
HW: Chapters 18 and 19 complete...(Finish book by Friday)
No more blue sheets! (but expect a quick quiz or two..) Focus on portfolio.
Vocab test tomorrow!

Period 4 HW: Finish persuasive final drafts

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Today in Class...5/28

Period 1/3 :
1. Persuasive speech to Elders...Find some facts to back up your position!
2. Vocabulary review
HW: Giver Chs 16 and 17 with blue sheet

Period 5/7:
1. Persuasive task...
2. Giver...
3. Vocab review
HW: Chs 16 and 17 with blue sheet

Period 4: Finish "Future Tense" questions

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Today in Class...5/27

Periods 1/3 and 5/7:
1. Color....How important is it to us?
2. Discuss Ch's 11-13
3. Read on...
4. Persuasive task (for portfolio and for last marking period)
HW: Giver reading, Persuasive task outline....NO blue sheet tonight :)

Period 4 HW: Finish "Future Tense" questions

Today in Class...5/26

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. Independent work time:
-Color association sheet
-Giver reading (11, 12, 13 due tom)
-blue sheet
-complete journal (due today)

2. Vocabulary
HW: Giver reading and blue sheet (11, 12, 13)

Monday, May 24, 2010

Today in Class...5/25

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. Lab...Portfolios (blue sheet ready first!)
2. Finish vocab
3. Tomorrow: Science test for some...Independent work time, Butterfly pictures
HW: Giver Ch's 11, 12 & 13 by Thursday (w blue sheet)
Journal due tomorrow!

Period 4 HW: Vocab comics

Today in Class...5/24

Periods 1/3 & 5/7:
1. Pick another journal...due Wednesday
2. Chs 6-8 quick quiz
3. Moving on...What will Jonas discover about his community?
4. New vocabulary (11-20)
HW: Finish Ch 10 and blue sheet, Journal due Wednesday

Period 4 HW: Vocab comics 11-20

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Today in Class...5/19

Periods 1/3, 5/7:
1. What are all of the rules, routines and procedures of Jonas's world? (Brainstorming)
2. Moving on in book (circle read)
3. Vocab "comics"
HW: Finish class reading, Journal choice due tomorrow