8/24/14

Monday, August 25th

* . . . on plagiarism.
*Return "Araby" Answers
*Info: Embedding Quotes
*Practice: 7 sentences
---MUST check with me before week's end
---MUST be PERFECT to receive ANY credit
---Once it's perfect, 10 / 10pts.
---Perfect the FIRST time, 13 / 10pts
*HW:  Finish reading "After the Race" & "Two Gallants"
---Reading-check quiz tomorrow

*OBJECTIVE:  Learn to attach &, especially, to embed quotations in your writing.

8/22/14

Friday, August 22nd

*FINISH Community Cards
*HW: Read "After the Race" & "Two Gallants"
---No GR's
---Reading-check Quiz
---CHANGE:  Due TUESDAY

*OBJECTIVE: Read and comprehend grade-level texts.

8/21/14

Thursday, August 21st

*Check "Eveline" GR's
---Review
*Should she stay or should she go?
---Small Groups:  Pros & Cons
------Discuss
*Community Cards?
*HW:  Read "After the Race" & "Two Gallants"
---No GR's
---Reading-check Quiz
---Due Monday

*OBJECTIVE:  Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives; synthesize comments, claims, and evidence made on all sides of an issue

8/20/14

Wednesday, August 20th

*Vocabulary
*Work-time on "Eveline"
---GR Answers Due TOMORROW

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words

8/18/14

Tuesday, August 19th

*Check "Araby" GR's
---Review
*Small-Groups: Discuss extra question
*Collect "Araby" GR's
*Community Cards?
*HW:  Read "Eveline" and Answer GR's
---Due Thursday

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine the central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text.

8/17/14

Monday, August 18th

*ARLI ("Chaser") Review
---Return, review levels
---Next time, graded
---Re-Collect "Chaser"
*HW:  "Araby" answers due TOMORROW
---Look over questions together.

*OBJECTIVE:  Read and comprehend grade-level texts.

8/14/14

Friday, August 15th

*Finish Discussing "Encounter"
*Vocabulary in Dubliners
---Vocab. Notes
---First 4 of 15 words
*HW: Read "Araby" & Complete GR's
---Due Tuesday

*OBJECTIVE:  Determine and clarify the meaning of unknown words