Monday, November 30

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-test Unit 8
2. Corrected test
3. Collected/New RPCs (#13 due Dec. 9, #14 due Dec. 16)
4. Notes- Parody and Seven Deadly sins in fairy tales
5. Work time for book-talk


HW- Book-Talk due tomorrow!!!!
Poetry anthology due Friday

Tuesday, November 24

Today we did the following:

1. Reminder about outcome test re-takes and due dates
2. Went to the IMC for time to work on reading/RPC/book-talk


Upcoming Due Dates-

RPC due Monday
Book-Talk due Tues
Poetry Anthology due Friday

Friday, November 20

Today was our last day to work on the PhotoStory project in the lab. The project was due at the end of the hour today.

Upcoming due dates:

Dec 1- Book-Talk #3
Dec. 4- Poetry Anthology

Wednesday, November 18

Today we did the following:

1. Checked completed RPC
2. Viewed and discussed PhotoStory rubric
3. Went to computer lab to work on PhotoStory

HW- PhotoStory due Friday at end of class

Tuesday, November 17

Today we did the following:

1. Reviewed requirements/expectations for PhotoStory project
2. Went to lab 168 to work on the PhotoStory

HW- RPC due tomorrow, PhotoStory due Friday

Monday, November 16

Today we did the following:

1. Returned graded outcome tests- All redos must be done before Thanksgiving break
2. Filed outcome tests
3. Went to computer lab to begin PhotoStory

DUE DATES:

Poetry PhotoStory- due November 19
Book-Talk #3- due Dec 1
Poetry Anthology - due Dec 4

Thursday, November 12

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 41 "Antonyms"
2. Collected spelling work from the week
3. Finish book-talk presentations
4. Photostory story board
5. Work on anthology

HW- Spelling test tomorrow, story board due tomorrow

Wednesday, November 11

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pg. 41 "Seeing Relationships"
2. Collected/New RPCs - #11 due 11/18 and #12 due 11/30 (Strategy is still characterization)
3. Shared "To Do List" for lab
4. Computer lab- worked on poetry anthology

HW- Anthology due Nov. 24

Monday, November 9

Today we did the following:

1. Spelling: Pre-test unit 7
2. Corrected pre-test
3. Book-Talk presentations
4. Check poetry notes on poet
5. Poetry checklist
6. Discuss two choice poems

HW- Have the 12 anthology poems by you written for Wednesday

Friday, November 6, 2009

Today we did the following:

1. Book-Talk presentations
2. Cornell note taking on the two articles on chosen poet

HW- Finish notes for Monday

Thursday, November 5

Today we went to the computer lab to research our poet for the biography section of the Poetry Anthology (due November 24). In addition, we began to type our poems.

Wednesday, November 4

Today we did the following:

1. Book-Talk presentations
2. Check RPCs
3. Poetry Anthology- continue working on creating poems. (Tomorrow we go to the lab to type)

Hw- Choose two more poems to write for tomorrow

Monday, November 2

Today we did the following:

1. Continued with more book-talk presentations
2. Ballad poem-explain, and time to write

HW- Ballad poem due tomorrow