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"Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down. "

-Ray Bradbury

 

Periods 2/3 and 7/8

For the week of April 14, 2008. . .

   

Monday, April 14, 2008

  • Open-ended and multiple choice testing stategies
  • Reading: "The Battle of Monmouth"
  • Independent Reading
  • Grammar: four principle parts of verbs
  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 6
  • Homework: finish open-ended question
   

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

  • Fluency drill 4B
  • Persuasive writing and transition sentences
  • Grammar: four principle parts of verbs and irregular verbs
  • Homework: verb parts worksheet
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

  • Grammar: six basic verb tenses
  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 7
  • Open-ended and multiple choice testing stategies
  • Reading: "The Adventure of the Black Fisherman"
  • Homework: finish open-ended question
   

Thursday, April 17, 2008

  • Grammar: progressive verb tenses
  • Fluency drill 5A
  • Conclusion paragraphs  in persuasive prompts
  • Independent reading
  • Homework: finish persuasive prompt
 

Friday ,April 18, 2008

  • Stategies for narrative poems: "The Highwayman"
  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 8
  • Independent Reading

Period 4

For the week of January 14, 2008 . . .

 

Monday, April 14, 2008

  • Open-ended and multiple choice testing stategies
  • Reading: "The Battle of Monmouth"
  • Independent Reading
  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 3
  • Homework: finish open-ended question
   

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

  • Fluency drill 4B
  • Independent reading/ journal entry
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 3 (continued)
  • Open-ended and multiple choice testing stategies
  • Reading: "The Adventure of the Black Fisherman"
  • Homework: finish open-ended question
   

Thursday, April 17, 2008

  • Fluency drill 5A
  • Independent reading
  • Homework: finish persuasive prompt
 

Friday, April 18, 2008

  • Stategies for narrative poems: "The Highwayman"
  • Read aloud: Animal Farm, Ch. 8
  • Independent Reading

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