Week 19 Activities and Homework

*** This week's plans are not firm yet, as I must check the availability of some materials on WW II. Once I find out the availability, it will influence in what order we do things for the next few weeks.***

Language Arts:

M: Journaling. Context clues (AIMS practice). HW: get notebook AND get h.s. registration card ready.

T: High school registration w/ counselors. HW: get notebook

W: DUE: new notebook. Vocabulary. Reading. HW: none

TH: Grammar, reading. HW: TBA

F: Journaling, reading. HW: TBA

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
• Analyze difference in approach for reading informational and fictional text
• Evaluate source, tone, and purpose of informational text
• Write clear and concise summaries
• 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, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO2: make predictions and confirm
• S1, C6, PO3: generate clarifying questions
• S3, C1, PO2: summarize main ideas in expository text
• S3, C1, PO3: tell fact from opinion in expository text
• S3, C1, PO4: evaluate author’s purpose
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response