Week 14 Activities and Homework (November 16-20, 2009)

Language Arts:

M: Finish rough draft of compare/contrast essay. HW: finish rough draft if not finished at school. Study for vocab quiz.

T: QUIZ on vocab lists #1-4. Begin revising RDs of C/C essay. HW: review Tone/Mood stories for quiz on Thursday.

W: (early release) Continue revising RDs of C/C essay. HW: finish revising C/C essay if necessary. Study for Tone/Mood quiz.

TH: Grammar. QUIZ on Tone/Mood unit. HW: print C/C essay (if not already done) and get ready to turn in.

F: (Renaissance Assembly) DUE: C/C essay. Reading comprehension practice. HW: none.

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