Week 25 Activities and Homework

Week 25 Activities and Homework (February 15-19, 2010)

Language Arts:

M: No school. Happy Presidents’ Day!

T: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: have someone read and give feedback on your 2 lit. response paragraphs (get signature)

W: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: none

TH: Literary response writing. Poetry terms. HW: finish Figures of Speech rough draft sheet

F: DUE: literary response writing. Vocab/ grammar. Poetry terms.

Honors:

M: No school. Happy Presidents’ Day!
T: Reading on life of Anne Frank. HW: read assigned pages
W: Finish reading on life of Anne Frank. Do summary. HW: TBA
TH: Poetry. HW: none
F: Poetry. HW: work on poetry project
Goals:
The student will:
• Evaluate themes and literary techniques in a work of literature
• Analyze structural elements of poetry
• Identify and apply various types of figurative language
• Understand and apply techniques for skimming and reading to find main idea facts
• 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