Sunday, October 28, 2007

Week of October 29-November 2

Monday, October 29
  1. Quiz on Greek suffixes tomorrow
  2. Read "Icarus and Daedalus"in RC pg. 234 for tomorrow/highlight any evidence that shows Icarus to be careless and reckless.
  3. Outline for response to literature paragraph due Wednesday
  4. Add decoration to your epitaph for tomorrow (optional)
Tuesday, October 30
  1. Outline for response to literature paragraph due tomorrow
  2. Rough draft of response to literature due Friday
  3. Revise Halloween journal entry (optional) to read tomorrow
Wednesday, October 31
  1. Happy Halloween!

Thursday, November 1
  1. Rough draft of response to literature due tomorrow
  2. Continue reading for reading log-QUARTER 2 READING LOG DUE JAN 16.
Friday, November 2
  1. Continue reading independently
  2. Final copy of response to literature due Tuesday following the composition style sheet.


Friday, October 19, 2007

Week of October 22-26

Monday, October 22
  1. Unit 6 vocabulary-highlighting and pages 65 and 66 and Synonyms
  2. Finish up reading for reading log due on Wednesday
  3. Greek suffix -graph

Tuesday, October 23
  1. Reading log due tomorrow
  2. Greek suffixes -logue and -log due tomorrow
  3. Vocabulary Unit 6: Synonyms, Antonyms and Completing the Sentence pg. 68 & 69
  4. Finish "Treasure of Lemon Brown in RC and answer "Reading Strategy" and "Lit Analysis" questions in margins of RC for tomorrow
  5. Preposition packet #4 pages 1 and 2
  6. Preposition test on Thursday
Wednesday, October 24
  1. Reading log sheets due tomorrow with parent's initials
  2. Greek suffix -meter
  3. Vocabulary Unit 6 pages 70 & 71
  4. Preposition packet #4 pages 3 & 4
  5. Read all of "Papa's Parrot" in RC/answer Lit Analysis questions in the margins
Thursday, October 25
  1. Study for vocabulary test tomorrow
  2. Read all of "Demeter and Persephone" in RC pg. 130 higlighting all examples that prove Demeter a caring mother
  3. Greek suffix -phob and -spect due Monday
  4. Epitaphs due Monday (typed and cut out)
Friday, October 26
  1. Greek suffixes -phob and -spect due Monday
  2. Epitaphs due Monday (typed and cut out)

Friday, October 12, 2007

Week of October 15-19

Monday, October 15
  1. Vocabulary Unit 5: highlighting verbs, adjectives and nouns as well as pages 58-60
  2. Preposition packet #3 pages 1 & 2
  3. Continue independent reading for reading log DUE OCTOBER 24 with summaries and parent signatures
  4. Greek suffixes -ism due tomorrow
Tuesday, October 16
  1. Vocabulary Unit 5: Completing the Sentence pg. 61 and 62/Test Friday
  2. Preposition packet #3 pages 3 & 4 due tomorrow
  3. Continue independent reading for reading log DUE OCTOBER 24 with summaries and parent signatures
  4. Greek suffixes -ist due tomorrow
Wednesday, October 17
  1. Vocabulary Unit 5: Choosing the Right Word and Vocabulary in Context
  2. Preposition packet #3-finish all of it for Monday
  3. Grek suffix -ize due tomorrow
  4. Read "Treasure of Lemon Brown" in your Reader's Companion answering Analysis and Reading Strategy questions on page 159-162
Thursday, October 18
  1. Study vocabulary words for test tomorrow
  2. Preposition packet #3 due Monday
  3. Greek suffix -gram (a record) due tomorrow-find 2 words with this suffix
  4. Continue reading/ record on reading log due October 24
Friday, October 19
  1. Continue reading/ record on reading log due October 24
  2. Preposition packet #3 due Monday






Monday, October 08, 2007

Week of October 8-12

Monday, October 8
  1. Unit 4 vocabulary pgs. 51-53/test on Friday
  2. Practice memorizing helping verbs
  3. Continue independent reading for reading log due October 24
Tuesday, October 9
  1. Unit 4 vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms and Choosing the Right Word
  2. Continue independent reading for reading log due October 24
  3. Continue any work for "Rikki tikki tavi" map-decide w/partner what you can work on tonight
  4. Plot map due Thursday
Wednesday, October 10
  1. Unit 4: Completing the Sentence
  2. Continue independent reading
  3. Finish "Rikki tikki tavi" plot map for tomorrow
  4. Practice helping verbs chant
Thursday, October 11
  1. Unit 4 vocabulary: Vocabulary in Context
  2. Study for vocabulary test tomorrow
  3. Helping Verbs quiz Monday
  4. Read "All Summer in a Day" in Reader's Companion and answer only the "Lit. Analysis" and "Stop to Reflect" in the margins DUE MONDAY
Friday, October 12
  1. Continue independent reading for reading log due October 24
  2. Read "All Summer in a Day" in Reader's Companion and answer only the "Lit. Analysis" and "Stop to Reflect" in the margins DUE MONDAY




Monday, October 01, 2007

Week of October 1-5

Monday, October 1
  1. Final copy of autobiographical incident due Wednesday 2 pages double spaced
  2. Read next 3 pages of "Rikki Tikki Tavi" pgs. 135-138 in Reader's Companion/Continue working on worksheet
  3. Unit 1-3 Review in book pgs. 42,43, and 45 due tomorrow
  4. Greek prefixes mono- and pan- due tomorrow/Quiz Thursday on Greek prefixes
Tuesday, October 2
  1. Final copy of autobiographical incident due tomorrow with pre-writing (brainstorm, life map & rough draft with revisions)
  2. Finish "Rikki Tikki Tavi" 139-142 in Reader's Companion for Thursday/Finish worksheet for Thursday
  3. Unit 1-3 Review pg. 46 and 47
  4. Greek prefix therm due tomorrw/quiz Thursday
Wednesday, October 3
  1. Finish reading "Rikki Tikki Tavi"/Complete worksheet for tomorrow
  2. Unit 1-3 Review pg. 48
  3. Study for Greek prefix quiz tomorrow
Thursday, October 4
  1. Prepare bingo squares for tomorrow
  2. Unit 1-3 Review page 48
  3. Continue independent reading-Reading Log due October 24 (1,250 pages)
Friday, October 5
  1. Continue independent reading 1,250 pages due Wednesday, OCTOBER 24