Wednesday, August 18, 2010

1st Week August 23-27, 2010

M - Announce Summer Reading
Assignment Reminder and introduce vocabulary format.

T – Assign Vocabulary Words for short story (“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut)
- Summer reading test - August 30

W – Grammar – Review Parts of Speech
- Find examples of each part of speech on page 38.
- Look for examples of precise adjectives all throughout the story.
Language Handbook - Diagnostic - TBA

Th – Begin the short story unit
- Read (“Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut (p. 38 and annotate for SIFT in the IR (if available). Answer questions on p. 45.

F – Writing assignment - Discuss the quotation: “You don’t know me. Just for example, you think I’m upstairs in my room doing homework” (Klass 1)- If you have or have not read the book, what do you think of the character who said this line? Write a one page description of what you think of this character. (15)
- Pre write a draft or outline.

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