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Always have post-its! / Read and mark pages 16-34 for tomorrow. Do excellent clarify and talk to text post-its (post-its are an expectation whenever you are asked to read). / Read pages 35-67 and do worksheet for Wednesday, 5/15; vocab unit II due 5/15.
Honors English 8- Dandelion Wine Tentative Schedule 2013*
Ms. Kavalek
*Please note that I reserve the right to change this schedule at any time. Reading quizzes may be given at any time, whether or not listed. The following coursework is rigorous. It will prepare you for high school. Pace yourself. See me if you have any concerns. –Ms. K
Monday, 5/13/13à / Tuesday,5/14/13à / Wednesday, 5/15/13à / Thursday, 5/16/13à / Friday, 5/17/13à
Classwork: / roots, suffixes, and prefixes; subject/ verb agreement work and practice. / Quick wrap-up of subject and verb agreement; transitive and intransitive verb work. / Reviewing work with pages 35-67; vocab unit II review sheet (practice before quiz tomorrow). / Vocab II quiz; introduction to unit III words; group work- close reading activity / Questions about Mrs. Bentley vignette; Discussion about vignette; reading and responding to pages 78-79 if time
Homework: / Do subject and verb agreement ½ sheet for tomorrow; read 35-67 and do worksheet for Wed., 5/15; vocab unit II due 5/15. / Reading, worksheet, and vocabulary unit II due tomorrow. / Study for vocabulary II quiz tomorrow; review practice sentences from class. / Pages 68-77 with good post-its due tomorrow. / Pages 78-111, with good post-its, and vocab unit III responsibilities due Tuesday, 5/28.
Monday, 5/20/13à / Tuesday,
5/21/13à / Wednesday, 5/22/13à / Thursday, 5/23/13à / Friday, 5/24/13à
Classwork: / Clauses (notes and worksheets)
Yay, grammar! / ½ day. Clause work. / Clauses (practice continued).
More grammar fun! J Last clause day. / Great Adventure! J Have fun!
-IF G.A. is rained out, we will cover the sentence types lesson today instead of on 5/30. / Clause test;
quiet reading time and/ or vocabulary time (only work time you get, so please use it wisely!)
Homework: / Review clause notes and complete the practice exercise from class! / Complete clause practice sheet and review clause notes; special clause clinic tomorrow AM; test is Friday, 5/24. / Clause test Friday; complete the practice test; read pages 78-111 for 5/28 and make good post-its. / If we had class today, then review the sentence types worksheet; study for clause test tomorrow. / pages 78-111, post-its, and vocab are due Tuesday, 5/28.
Monday, 5/27/13à / Tuesday,
5/28/13à / Wednesday, 5/29/13à / Thursday, 5/30/13à / Friday, 5/31/13à
Classwork: / OFF!
Happy Memorial Day! / Discussion about pages 80-111; reading page 112 and discussing; collecting vocabulary unit III work. / Reviewing prep. phrases and how they function; memoirs back / Sentence types reviewed; work back; definitions for 30-54 provided / Trip to the high school; Blue/ White/ Silver Day
Homework: / Pages 80-111, post-its, and vocab III due tomorrow. / Read pages 113-128 for 6/3; good post-its are also due Monday, 6/3. /
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= same as yesterday / -complete sentence types practice; vocabulary unit IV should be completed by end of novel. Keep going!
Vocab. is NOT group work. / Pages 113-128 due for Monday
Monday, 6/3/13à / Tuesday,
6/4/13à / Wednesday, 6/5/13à / Thursday, 6/6/13à / Friday, 6/7/13à
Classwork: / Quick reaction to reading; reading pages 129-135 together and discussing; same for 136-137 and 138-139. / Grammar review packet #1. (concepts introduced and reviewed). / Reviewing the answers to review packet #1. / Discussion/ reaction to vignette; “The Luckiest” and connections to movie; reading and discussing 155 if time / Reviewing grammar packet # 2; reviewing final concepts; literary review.
Monkey Bread?!? J
Homework: / Read any pages not covered in class (136-139 if time ran out); read pages 140-155 and ACTIVELY READ! Due Thursday. / Grammar review packet #1 due tomorrow. / Complete grammar packet #2 for Friday. (Review any additional sheets given); have pages 140-155 and excellent post-its done for tomorrow. / Complete grammar packet # 2 for tomorrow;
study all grammar review packets and additional sheets (clinic today after school!) / STUDY. Review all grammar review packets and lit. handouts; bring a pencil and Dandelion Wine the next two days. Part I (Literature) is Monday. Part II (Grammar) is Tuesday;
pages 155-221 and worksheet are due Th., 6/13.
Monday, 6/10/13à / Tuesday,
6/11/13à / Wednesday, 6/12/13à / Thursday, 6/13/13à / Friday, 6/14/13à
Classwork: / End-of-Year English Test Part I
(it COUNTS for 4th marking period!) / End-of-Year English Test Part II
(it COUNTS for 4th marking period!) / Pronoun case lesson / Discussion of worksheet and pages 155-221; reading pages together if time / Discussing 222-234; reading the end of the novel together and discussing.
Homework: / Study for grammar end of year test (tomorrow). / Read pages 155-221 and do the worksheet for Thursday. Be ready for a quiz? / Style writing activity given; style imitation due Monday, 6/17/13 / Read 222-234 and do post-its for tomorrow; style activity due Monday, 6/17. / Style activity due Monday. Bring books back Monday (gently peel out post-its).
àMonday, 6/17/13- returning Dandelion Wine books; handing in style activity; taking home writing folders; completing the end-of-the-year reflection J.
àTuesday, 6/18/13- wrap-up day (perhaps grammar jeopardy? pronoun case trivia?)
Dear period six and seven students,
I hope this year of English has served you well. I enjoyed our year together. I hope that you did too. Perhaps you should keep those grammar notes (hint hint!) J. And the literature and writing notes, too. Best of luck at the high school! Sincerely, Ms. K