Monday 10/7
Thursday 10/3
Tuesday 10/1
Friday 9/27
Wednesday 9/25 (half day)
Tuesday 9/17
- Group poster work
- Finished posters in class
- Picked up copy of Grapes of Wrath
Thursday 10/3
- No PAD
- Timed Write
- Group poster work
- No homework
Tuesday 10/1
- SSR- no PAD
- Finished group work on last ACT passage and Theme Illuminati LC role
- Discussed Personal Narrative Essay requirements- first task: using 5 different pre-writing strategies, for 5 bullet points on assignment description
- New groups for LC Role poster assignment
- Timed write next class
Friday 9/27
- PAD
- Group work for text connector role and theme illuminate role
- Reported out group work for text connector
- No homework! :)
Wednesday 9/25 (half day)
- 20 minutes SSR (if you do not have a reading book, you MUST get one before next class)
- Reviewed Theme Illuminati role
- HW: Complete the Theme Illuminati role for next class- in groups, we will be going over TWO jobs- text connector and theme illuminati MAKE SURE BOTH ARE COMPLETE BEFORE YOU COME INTO CLASS!!
- PAD #7
- Watched book trailers
- Went to Media Center for book pass and to check out books
- No HW!! :)
- PAD #6
- Reviewed reality connector role and ACT passage in groups
- HW: Read ACT passage (Colorful Reflections) and complete text connector role
Tuesday 9/17
- PAD #5
- Reviewed style illuminati role and ACT passage in groups and as a class
- HW: Read ACT passage (Armadillo) and complete reality connector role
- PAD #4/Kid President response- What is your responsibility as a student and teacher?
- Finished review of MC questions for ACT passage #1
- Worked in groups- shared illustrator responses with groups for ACT passage #2, developed group illustrator response
- As a class, reviewed and answeered the ACT passage #2 MC questions
- HW: read ACT passage (The Summer Sandwich Club) and complete multiple choice questions as well as Style Illuminati LC role for next class
- **remember to go over the ACT passage #2 again and develop ONE questions for clarification on the MC questions for next class
- PAD #3
- Group work- read ACT passage 1 as a class; worked in groups on re-teller role; broke down reading passage; reviewed passage 1 multiple choice questions and reviewed answers as a class
- Homework: Assigned illustrator role for ACT passage #2
- PAD #2
- Review of Reader Identification Display assignment
- Unit Overview ppt
- ACT Reading Test #1 and Re-Teller LC job
- Homework: read the ACT Reading Test #1 again, complete the re-teller job for the reading passage for next class; IF you are choosing to re-do/update your Reader Ident. Display assignment, that is also due next class.
- Turned in signed syllabus and class library letter
- ACT English/Reading practice tests
- Homework: Reader Identification Display (the goal is to create a visual aid, i.e. poster board, that illustrates what type of reader you are; BE CREATIVE and READ THE DIRECTIONS) - see Course Docs page **Make sure to review the CRAP power points for clarification on CRAP!** For example: if you choose option 5, identify various writers and identify their different writing styles to illustrate how their styles differ. See me on Friday for further clarification if needed.
- Classroom introduction
- Review of classroom rules and syllabus
- PAD (Page-A-Day)- see PAD page
- Homework- signed syllabus/rules sheet- 10 points, signed classroom library letter- 5 points