| 2 I'm open A and B for PL - I'm in the Writing Lab Discuss chapters 22-24 "Implicit" Test and Wiki Time HW: Read 25 and catch-up. Quiz tomorrow. |
3 I do not have PL today QUIZ - chapters 1-25 Discuss chapters 24 and 25. HW: Read chapters 26-28 |
4 Open A for PL Activity HW: Read the rest of the book. |
5 Open B for PL Wiki |
6 Open A and B for PL - I'm in the Writing Lab Discussion HW: Read the rest of the book. Wiki due Wednesday. |
| 9 Power Lunch A and B in Writing Lab Discussion on the book: First Block Third Block Fourth Block Test Wed. Online Test Review Wiki due Wed. Online Practice Test |
10 No PL Today Final preparation for the test. Final day of notes. Practice questions |
11 Open A for PL Wiki Due To Kill a Mockingbird Wiki Wiki work |
12 Open B for PL movie. |
13 Open PL A and B for Writing Lab We're behind. Today we had the test on TKAM and watched the rest of the movie. |
| 16 We'll go over the JCS county assessment and discuss test-taking tips. You'll take a practice test. I'll return a plethora of papers. Activity on tone or sub-verb agreement. Please do NOT miss any school!!! |
17 Argumentative unit: Social Networking: Good, Bad, or Necessary Evil? Article Finding the main idea in an article. Discuss the tone (syntax, diction). Activity -- Write a paragraph that practices subj-verb agreement. Write the paragraph in one tense and then another. Finish paragraph and/or worksheet on commonly confused words. A List of Commonly Confused Words |
18 Social Networking: Horrific Stories Involving Facebook A look at audience and author's purpose. Article The NC teacher Colleges Check Turning Against Facebook Necessary Evil E-resume Activity or homework on subject-verb agreement. Try to work in commonly confused words. Commonly Confused Words Quiz |
19 More practice on subject-verb agreement. Quia quiz. Wrap up discussion on social networking, if nec. EOC practice and test-taking tips. Activity on commas and possessives/plurals. Subj-Verb Agreement Online Interactive Quiz A lot of interactive quizzes. |
20 EOC practice with Quia quiz. Activity with parallel structure. Quick review of semicolons. What is parallel structure? Start poetry again by looking at music. Use a song to look at definitions of words using context clues. Commonly confused words: quiz Spelling Tips Parallel Structure Quiz |
| 23 EOC practice Activity based on weaknesses using poetry. |
24 Poetry - A look at poetic and literary devices. We'll write sentences about the poems and work on clarity and wordiness. |
25 Poetry and grammar Still a lot to cover... |
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