Week 24 Activities and Homework

Week 24 Activities and Homework (February 8-12, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: Post-reading activities for WWII novel. HW: make ‘boxes’ for Vocab #8 words.

T: DUE: ‘boxes’ for Vocab #8. Vocab review. Continue post-reading activities. HW: finish up novel response questions.

W: DUE: permission slip for movie. QUIZ on Vocab (#7, #8, and some review). Revision practice. HW: none.

TH: Compare/ contrast movie and novel. HW: TBA

F: Compare/ contrast movie and novel. DUE: writing. HW: none. (Happy weekend- no school Monday, 2/15- Presidents’ Day.)

Honors:

M: Continue reading WWII memoir. HW: make ‘boxes’s for Vocab #8 words AND seek out author’s perspective on faith/suffering question
T: DUE: Vocab #8 ‘boxes’. Continue WWII memoir. HW: TBA
W: QUIZ on Vocab (#7, #8, some review). Post-reading activities. Revision practice. HW: seek out author’s perspective on faith/suffering question
TH: DUE: summary/quotes from an author about faith/suffering question (for novel post-reading activities). Continue post-reading activities. HW: none
F: Finish post-reading activities. HW: none. (Happy weekend- no school Monday, 2/15- Presidents’ Day.)

Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Demonstrate good note-taking skills when researching a topic
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• Analyze topic and create an outline of salient points for a research paper
• 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: idioms and other figurative language
• S1, C5, PO1: read fluently
• S1, C6, PO7: use appropriate reading strategies
• S2, C1, PO6: analyze style, mood, and meaning
• S2, C2, PO1: comprehend historical aspects of a work of literature
Writing:
• S1: writing process
• S3, C2: expository writing
• S3, C5: literary response