Week of Oct. 15

Thursday
Students took the Stems List #3 +2 +1 Quiz.
P3 and P4 - we went over and students turned in Pronouns w/s p. 2 and p. 116 (Messed-up Titles and Bicycle Stew).
P3 - extra enrichment points for those who had completed the work; it will not count against the others.
All periods completed and turned in questions #1-8 on p. 38 (except #3).
Homework
Read.




Wednesday
Students completed an open-book quiz on "Broken Chain".
They turned in the remaining "Pronouns and Antecedents) w/s. Homework
Study for quiz.



Tuesday
Students worked on understanding Pronouns.
Homework
Study and read.


Monday
Students used the textbook to answer the "Raymond's Run" selection test. P6 students did not finish; they will complete the test tomorrow.
Homework
Stems List #1-3  quiz on Thursday.

Week of Oct. 8

Friday
Non-fiction Friday.
Homework
Study for Stems List #3 test next Thursday. Read. 



Thursday
Students continued to present their projects.
Homework
Read and study for next Stems List (#3) Quiz.




Wednesday
We finished the Dramatic Tableaux and began the book report presentations. This is graded according to the rubric that the students received Oct. 1.
Homework
Study and read


Tuesday
Groups presented their Dramatic Tableaux
Homework
Study Stem List #3 - test next Thursday


Monday
No School - Fall Break Day

Week of Oct. 1

Friday
Read and discussed Broken Chain and Oranges. Assigned pages to self-selected groups from Raymond's Run, Broken Chain, and Oranges. Students had time in their groups to decide which scene they would depict as a Dramatic Tableau.
Homework
Review your part in the Dramatic Tableau you will present on Tuesday.



Thursday
Collected Book Report Projects.
Continued to analzye "Raymond's Run."
Homework
Read


Wednesday
Quickwrite:

Respecting a person means seeing him or her clearly and valuing what you see. Write a paragraph about a time when you gained new respect for someone. What helped you see more clearly? What does a person need to do to gain respect?

Continued to analyze "Raymond's Run" with regard to allusions, dialect, figurative language, providing evidence from the text. Clarified unfamiliar vocab in the story and set them in context; learned about the author; discussed the setting and background of the story.
Homework
Finalize Book Report Project - due tomorrow.

Tuesday
Collected Squeaky FB page.
Continued to analzye "Raymond's Run" with regard to types of character. Students took notes and responded to several prompts (the responses were collected).
Homework
Read and work on Book Report Project - due Thursday.




Monday
Collected remaining "Raymond's Run" questions and answers.
Analyzed "Raymond's Run" with regard to character and motivation. Students took notes and made connections to the text with the song "Someone to Lean On." (This was collected.)

Homework
Facebook Page Template. Complete for Squeaky.