Block E:
Work on your flash fiction collection due next Friday 12/18 and continue to revise and/or upload your entry to the Scholastic Art and Writing competition. The deadline is 12/15!
Block F:
Procure a copy of your next book club selection!
Block G:
Review your notes from today's film and begin brainstorming the connections you see between the film and the other texts we've recently studied.
Friday, December 11, 2015
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Thursday 12/10/15: Homework
Block F:
1. Research new titles for your next book club selection.
2. Read up on film director Wes Anderson. We will be studying MoonRise Kingdom next.
Block G:
1. Finish your 2 paragraph response to the Biddle article, using the template I gave you in class today. We will have a discussion tomorrow.
Block B:
1. Finish your story map on "On the Rainy River" that we started in class today. Be sure to follow directions carefully.
2. Study your vocabulary for the First 40 test next week!
Block C:
1. Study your vocabulary for the First 40 Test next week!
2. Read "The Sweetheart of the Song-Tra Bong" up to page 97 and fill out the first Venn Diagram in handout I gave you in class today.
1. Research new titles for your next book club selection.
2. Read up on film director Wes Anderson. We will be studying MoonRise Kingdom next.
Block G:
1. Finish your 2 paragraph response to the Biddle article, using the template I gave you in class today. We will have a discussion tomorrow.
Block B:
1. Finish your story map on "On the Rainy River" that we started in class today. Be sure to follow directions carefully.
2. Study your vocabulary for the First 40 test next week!
Block C:
1. Study your vocabulary for the First 40 Test next week!
2. Read "The Sweetheart of the Song-Tra Bong" up to page 97 and fill out the first Venn Diagram in handout I gave you in class today.
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Wednesday 12/9/15: Homework
Block C:
Read and annotate the chapter of Tim O'Brien's memoir titled "Beginnings." Then, answer the following question in a well-supported CER paragraph:
Block E:
Begin crafting your flash fiction collection, using the story starters you picked out of the envelopes today. Have fun, and choose your words carefully!
Read and annotate the chapter of Tim O'Brien's memoir titled "Beginnings." Then, answer the following question in a well-supported CER paragraph:
Which text portrays Tim O'Brien's decision to go to war more effectively: "Beginnings," which is a work of non-fiction, or "On the Rainy River," which is a work of fiction.
Be sure to provide textual support for your response.
Block E:
Begin crafting your flash fiction collection, using the story starters you picked out of the envelopes today. Have fun, and choose your words carefully!
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Tuesday 12/8/15: Homework
Block E:
Continue to work on your flash fiction collection, and polish your entry for the Scholastic Writing competition.
Block F:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
2. Prepare for your final book club meeting on Thursday.
Block G:
1. Read and annotate the article by Biddle. Make Cornell notes as you read to winnow the most important parts of the argument.
Block B:
1. Read and annotate the rest of "On the Rainy River." Be ready for a reading quiz tomorrow!
Continue to work on your flash fiction collection, and polish your entry for the Scholastic Writing competition.
Block F:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
2. Prepare for your final book club meeting on Thursday.
Block G:
1. Read and annotate the article by Biddle. Make Cornell notes as you read to winnow the most important parts of the argument.
Block B:
1. Read and annotate the rest of "On the Rainy River." Be ready for a reading quiz tomorrow!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Monday 12/7/15: Homework
Block G:
Prepare are one-page Reading Response on the film Stand By Me. We will be incorporating your ideas and observations in a Socratic seminar tomorrow.
Block B:
Make a set of flashcards or a quizlet for your vocabulary words (The First 40) from which to study. I will be checking your work for credit when we meet.
Block C:
1. Make a set of flashcards or a quizlet for your vocabulary words (The First 40) from which to study. I will be checking your work for credit when we meet.
2. Finish your story map for "On the Rainy River" due on Wed. Be sure to follow the directions carefully so that you can receive credit.
Prepare are one-page Reading Response on the film Stand By Me. We will be incorporating your ideas and observations in a Socratic seminar tomorrow.
Block B:
Make a set of flashcards or a quizlet for your vocabulary words (The First 40) from which to study. I will be checking your work for credit when we meet.
Block C:
1. Make a set of flashcards or a quizlet for your vocabulary words (The First 40) from which to study. I will be checking your work for credit when we meet.
2. Finish your story map for "On the Rainy River" due on Wed. Be sure to follow the directions carefully so that you can receive credit.
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Wednesday 12/2/15: Homework
Block F:
1. Begin working on your analytical response to the Biddle article, which will be due on Tuesday (not Monday, as I originally stated in class...we do not meet as a class until Tuesday!)
2. Study your new vocabulary words.
Block G:
1. Study your new vocabulary words.
2. Read your independent reading book.
Block B:
1. Finish reading and annotating the story "The Things They Carried" for tomorrow. You will have time in class to create your story map.
Block C:
1.Finish responding to today's journal prompt about decision-making. Read your independent reading book. We will begin our study of the next story in O'Brien's collection titled "On the Rainy River" in class on Friday.
1. Begin working on your analytical response to the Biddle article, which will be due on Tuesday (not Monday, as I originally stated in class...we do not meet as a class until Tuesday!)
2. Study your new vocabulary words.
Block G:
1. Study your new vocabulary words.
2. Read your independent reading book.
Block B:
1. Finish reading and annotating the story "The Things They Carried" for tomorrow. You will have time in class to create your story map.
Block C:
1.Finish responding to today's journal prompt about decision-making. Read your independent reading book. We will begin our study of the next story in O'Brien's collection titled "On the Rainy River" in class on Friday.
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Tuesday 12/1/15: Homework
Block B:
1.Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
2. Begin work on your "The Things They Carried" story map, using the portion of the story that we've read so far. We will finish the story in class tomorrow.
Block C:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
2. Finish your "The Things They Carried" story map, using the language in the story for support.
Block E:
Begin your flash fiction festival of fun project! Start looking for material (even in the grocery store).
1.Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
2. Begin work on your "The Things They Carried" story map, using the portion of the story that we've read so far. We will finish the story in class tomorrow.
Block C:
1. Study for your vocabulary quiz tomorrow!!!
2. Finish your "The Things They Carried" story map, using the language in the story for support.
Block E:
Begin your flash fiction festival of fun project! Start looking for material (even in the grocery store).
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