Finish reading And Then There Were None Chapter 1 and make list of new characters introduced.

 

DWE:  What are your first impressions of the book?  (No 'I')

Character Worksheet will be checked tomorrow for completion.  Questions on it will be answered in class.

Have read chapters 1-2 and answered questions for those chapters' questions.  Write in complete sentences and put page number of answer.

Read Chapter 3 of And Then There Were None for tomorrow

Write one sentence for each of the vocabulary words, properly using their part of speech and definition.

 

Also, have read Chapter 5 for tomorrow.

Vocab quiz on 5 words tomorrow, 9-12.  Know spelling, definition, and how to use in a sentence.

Write one sentence for each of the five vocab words gone over in class.  Also, finish reading chapter 5.

Finish reading chapters 7-8 in Agatha Christie.  Choose one word as a vocab words, write its definition, and come up with a sentence for it.

 

These will be "presented" in class tomorrow, 9-16.

All questions for all chapters should be answered (complete sentences with page numbers) through Chapter 9.

 

Also, because they were not collected today, vocabulary sentences will be collected tomorrow, 9-18.

Write one proper sentence for each of the ten vocab words given in class (see attached).

 

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Vocab quiz tomorrow (10-3) on ten words.

 

Rewritten/corrected introductory paragraph for the compare/contrast essay to be check tomorrow.

Vocab sentences on new words due tomorrow, 10-7.

A written plot map of the story The Lady, or the Tiger? is due tomorrow, 10-7.

 

Also, an outline of the compare and contrast essay is due tomorrow for class.  This will be used to write the rough draft.

Finish rough draft of compare/contrast essay.  Bring flash drives to class.

Vocab quiz on 10 words tomorrow, 10-10.

 

Also, the final draft of the compare/contrast essay will be due Monday.  Any student who wants extra credit can have a parent or guardian read, correct, and sigh his/her essay and show me tomorrow, 10-10.

Final drafts of Compare/Contrast essay (typed, clean copies) due Tuesday, Oct. 14.

Vocab Sentences #3 due tomorrow, 10-15.

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Vocab quiz on words and prefix ad- tomorrow, 10-17.

Journals are due Monday, 10-20.

Student outlines of persuasive essay are due on Monday.  Journals should be finished in class.

Persuasive rough drafts are due tomorrow, 10-30.

Final (typed) drafts of Persuasive Essay on Flowers for Algernon due 11-3.

Analogies lesson 3 with additional 5 made-up analogies due tomorrow, 11-4.

 

Review questions on The Road Less Taken (pg. 44) due tomorrow, 11-4.

 

Bring science fair notes (from you and partner) tomorrow to class.

Begin working on draft of science fair paper.  Follow the format discussed in class.  Final drafts due Friday, 11-7.

Vocab sentences due Wednesday, 10-12.

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Write a one page satirical article on your favorite celebrity.

Journals will be due Monday, 11-17 for all students.  The vocab quiz has been moved to first thing Monday morning, due to the Springfield Field Trip

Students should finish reading Ch. 1 of Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie.  Also, do analogies worksheet, lesson 4.  Both are due Thursday, 12-4. 

Read Chapter 2 of DGDP and study for vocab quiz tomorrow.

Read pages 24-63 of DGDP.

 

Writing Journal completed in class:

"If you could 'throw off the weight' of a particular day, which would it be (pg. 13).  Describe what happened that day and why you would erase it.

Read through page 93 in DGDP and complete analogies ls. 5