2/29/12

Today's Activities:

-Listen to the audio for ch. 5 and 6 of The Outsiders


Homework:

-Typed draft due Friday
-Study vocab. for Friday's quiz

Chapter 5

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Review vocabulary sentences
-Check vocabulary and article drafts
-Read some of chapter 5

Homework:

-Study vocabulary words
-Typed draft of newspaper article due Friday
*Vocabulary quiz Friday

Monday

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Review answers to ch. 5 & 6 study guide
-Go over this week's vocab. words

Homework:

-Finish newspaper article rough draft
-Finish vocabulary worksheet
*Vocabulary quiz Friday

Goals and Elements of News Articles

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Work on study guide due tomorrow
-News articles handouts:  Goals of a News Article and Elements of a News Article

Homework:

15-20 facts about your 1960s topic due Friday
Study guide 3-4 due Friday
*Tomorrow:  Writing our articles

Ch. 4 cont.

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Finish ch. 4
-Begin study guide ch. 3 & 4
-My personal PASS (I handed out a grade sheet for each student with a chart on it with their current grades and a printout from PASS to help those without access to PASS or those unaware of their scores keep track of grades.)

Homework:

Study guide Ch. 3 & 4 due Friday
15-20 facts due Friday

Chapter 4

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Review and collect ch. 1&2 study guide
-Begin reading ch. 4

Homework:

15-20 facts about your 1960s topic due Friday

Vocabulary Quiz

Today's Activities:

-Vocabulary quiz
-Progress sheet (to monitor your research progress)
-Work in groups

Homework:

-Finish the study guide for Ch. 1 and 2 if you did not do so yet
-Have a great weekend!