November 29, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1. Complete worksheet p. 24 “Sam I Am Not…” If you are typing your group’s rap tonight, do not complete the worksheet!

2. Revise/edit section 3 of your personal narrative.  Write section 4.

Period 6 -

1. Complete p. 56 in vocab workbooks.  Highlight the context clues!

2. Finish reading “The Cop and the Anthem”.  Try to answer the questions.  Use pencil so we can erase and correct tomorrow.

November 28, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1. Complete “Synonyms and Antonyms” for unit 5 in vocab workbooks.

2. Finish the rough draft of your section of the rap.

Period 6 -

1. Complete “Synonyms and Antonyms” for unit 4 in vocab workbooks.

2. The final copy of your compare and contrast essay is due tomorrow.

November 27, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1.  Complete p. 61 in vocabulary workbooks.  Highlight the context clues!

2. Make the revisions to part 2 of your personal narrative.  Write the draft of part 3 of your personal narrative.

Period 6 -

1. Complete p. 54 in vocabulary workbooks.

2. Complete the editor’s challenge and revisions to your compare and contrast essay.

November 22, 2006

Period 1, 2, & 6 -

Gobble, gobble, gobble!

Eat till you wobble!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families!

November 21, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1.  Finish writing your Holiday Traditions essay.

Period 6 -

1.  Study for Vocab Unit 1-3 Review test.

2.  Finish writing your Holiday Traditions essay.

November 20, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1.  Complete unit 4 Vocabulary Match-Up

2. Study for Unit 4 Vocabulary test!

Period 6 -

1. Finish the persuasive writing activity started in class today.

2. Study for unit 1-3 vocabulary review test on Wednesday.

November 17, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1.  We go to the library on Monday.  Bring your books in if you haven’t already.

2.  Unit 4 Vocabulary test is on Tuesday!

Period 6 -

1. We go to the library on Monday.  Bring your book in if you haven’t already.

2. Unit 1-3 Review Vocab test in Wednesday.

November 16, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1. Bring library books tomorrow.

2. Complete worksheet p. 15

3. Revise and edit section 1 of personal narrative, write section 2.

Period 6 -

1. Bring your library book

2. Edit and revise section 1 of compare/contrast essay, write section 2

3. Complete pp. 48-50 in vocab workbooks

November 15, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1. Complete p. 56 in vocab workbooks

2. Complete worksheet

3. Type section 1 of personal narratives

Period 6 -

1. Complete p. 45-47 in vocab workbook

2. Complete section 1 of compare/contrast essay

November 14, 2006

Period 1 & 2 -

1. Complete p. 55 in vocab workbook.

2. Complete conjunction worksheet.

3. Answer your partner’s questions on your Plot Jot.  Fill in the Plot Chart for your story.  Remember that you need only NOTES on the Plot Chart, not sentences!

Period 6 -

1. Review your study guide for tomorrow’s test.

2. Finish the Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the movie and the novel of Roll of Thunder.