November 30, 2007

Remember that your games are due on Monday. By now, games should be just about finished. Tasks should have been divided in class today, so no one should have more than 20 minutes of work left to do on their game. Remember that you need a direction sheet to go with the game!

November 29, 2007

1. Complete the Editor’s Challenge worksheet. Tomorrow you should come to class with the Editor’s Challenge Worksheet, your sloppy copy, and a clean revised copy. Your sloppy copy is the one that you wrote last night that you will highlight and write notes on tonight. After completing it, go back to your saved draft on your computer. Make the revisions and then print out a clean copy.

2. Finish your assigned task for the game. Remember to spend no more than 15 minutes on this. You will have more time tomorrow in class to work on this.

Daily Edit quiz and library tomorrow!

November 28, 2007

1. Complete p. 63 in vocab books
2. Finish your rough draft. Remember to use the guidelines handed out in class today. Remember that this is a ROUGH draft! tomorrow it will become your sloppy copy when we begin the process of revising and editing.

November 27, 2007

1. Complete the first sentence (or 2 or 3) of your essay. All you need to do is identify your significant place and give a general explanation of why it is your significant place. Remember to check the reference page for typing guidelines!

2. Complete the diagramming review worksheet.

Daily Edit quiz on Friday.
Library on Friday.
Diagramming test next Tuesday.

November 21, 2007

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Enjoy the four day weekend, and don’t eat too much! I’ll see you on Monday.

November 20, 2007

**Unit 4 Vocabulary test is tomorrow!**

Complete the vocabulary match-up for unit 4 tonight. Remember if you bring flash cards in for the unit 4 words, definition, synonyms, and antonyms you will get 5 extra credit points on the test!

November 15, 2007

**For those who checked the blog yesterday, there were problems getting on the site, so I was unable to post yesterday’s assignment.**

1. Complete diagramming worksheet.

2. Review study guide, response quotes, and pops for tomorrow’s test.

**The final test for Belle Prater’s Boy is tomorrow!**

**Library books are due tomorrow.**

November 13, 2007

1. Complete “Diagramming Adjectives II” worksheet.

2. Complete the “Quotes” section of your Belle Prater’s Boy review sheet on a separate piece of paper.

**Lit Circle portfolios are due Wednesday**
**Belle Prater final test is Friday**
**Library books are due on Friday**

November 12, 2007

1. Complete your job for chapter 23. This is the last one!

2. Complete #1-20 “Completing the Sentence,” pp. 54-55 in your vocabulary books. Be sure to highlight your context clues!

**Lit Circle portfolios are due on Wednesday.**
**Belle Prater’s Boy final test is on Friday, 11/16.**
**Your library books are due on Friday.**

November 6, 2007

1. Edit and revise your section of the Wiki as needed. Make sure that you have used vocabulary words and context clues. Correct spelling, punctuation, sentence structure, and grammar.

2. Print your section of the Wiki. Make enough copies for yourself, your group, and an extra for me. Remember to bold the vocabulary words and underline the context clues before you print!