Thank you, parents and students, for your patience during my time of jury service. I am finished and am looking forward to getting caught up with class business. Quarter 2 grades will be forthcoming this week.
Week 13 Activities and Homework (November 9-13, 2009)
Language Arts:
M: DWP. Continue story (Speckled Band). HW: none
T: Finish story. Compare/contrast stories from Tone & Mood unit. Vocabulary practice. HW: finish Tone & Mood notes if necessary
W: No school. Thank a veteran!
TH: Prewrite for compare/contrast assignment. Grammar. HW: finish prewrite if necessary.
F: DUE: prewrite for c/c assignment AND notebook check of Tone & Mood notes. Writing, vocabulary (vocab quiz next Tuesday). HW: work on rough draft.
Honors:
-schedule is same as above. Literature selections, grammar, vocabulary, and activities will differ from regular language arts class.
Goals:
The student will:
• Predict outcomes based on evidence in the text
• Evaluate an author’s creation of tone and mood in a piece of writing
• Analyze and evaluate similarities and differences in theme and tone
• Practice ‘showing’ tone and mood in their own writing
• Improve grammar skills with exercises and drills
• Improve vocabulary through the study of Greek and Latin roots.
Standards:
Reading:
• S1, C4, PO1: vocabulary from Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes
• S1, C4, PO4: figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO2: make predictions and confirm
• S2, C1, PO2: compare and contrast themes
• S2, C1, PO6: tone and mood of text
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response
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