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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Tuesday 1/25/11

Bellwork: Making Inferences 1

Vocabulary: Continue Literary Elements Vocabulary

Begin Writing Personal Narrative Rough Draft

Due:

1/28 Personal Narrative Rough Draft
2/1 Personal Narrative Final Draft

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tuesday 1/18/11

Agenda:


Bellwork: Creating Imagery 1


Vocabulary:

contraction:

a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked in written English by an apostrophe.

For example: can’t, won’t, couldn’t

In the your sentence box list four more.


anthology:

a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories or poems

Some of my favorite stories are in Stephen King’s anthology, Nightmares and Dreamscapes.

bibliography:

the written list of all the sources used in a report or book

The hardest part of the research paper was completing the bibliography.

Sample

excerpt:

selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work

In science, we read an excerpt from the book Jurassic Park; now I want to read the rest of the book.


Begin Notes for "The Man to Send Rainclouds"

Friday, January 14, 2011

Friday 1/14

Agenda:

Bellwork: Fact or Opinion Handout 3

Turn in your Memo and Business Letter

Finish The Quiet Man


Thursday 1/13

Type the memo and business letter in the Media Center

Due:
1/14 Typed Memo and Business letter

Wednesday 1/13

Agenda:

Bellwork: Fact or Opinion Handout 2

Continue The Quiet Man

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tuesday 1/11/11

Agenda: 1/11/11 3-4

Bellwork: Pick up your clicker and a packet. Open Up to Fact or Opinion Handout 1

Do Not Write on the Packet

Vocabulary:

contraction:

a shortening of a word or group of words, often marked in written English by an apostrophe.

For example: can’t, won’t, couldn’t

In the your sentence box list four more.


anthology:

a collection of various writings, such as songs, stories or poems

Some of my favorite stories are in Stephen King’s anthology, Nightmares and Dreamscapes.

bibliography:

the written list of all the sources used in a report or book

The hardest part of the research paper was completing the bibliography.

Sample

Continue The Quiet Man Video

*Don't forget that you need your finished rough draft of your business letter for Thursday.

Due:
1/13 Rough Draft of Business Letter and Memo
1/14 Vocab Homework
1/14 Vocab Quiz

Friday, January 7, 2011

Friday 1/7/10

Bellwork: Pick up your clicker and a packet. Open Up to Context Clues Handout 3

Do Not Write on the Packet

Business Letter (we will finish the rough draft on Tuesday)

Independent Reading

Reading Summary