Tuesday, March 27, 2007

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SA: Review of running assignment components

1. Class reading - Act I, scenes i and ii
2. Non-fiction article reading

Homework

Read and journal through Act I, scene iii

Friday, March 23, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Take the other side of the Anticipation Guide response
Quiz - Shakespeare background
Begin Macbeth reading and journaling assignment
Non-fiction reading activity

Homework
Congratulations on completing CAPT! Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 22, 2007

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Agenda

SA: What themes do you see emerging in your study of Macbeth?

Continue background presentations
Introduction to the play
Begin reading! Yeah!

Homework

Macbeth Anticipation Guide

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

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SA: List five bits of new information you learned from you Shakespeare research

Finalize powerpoints

Begin presentations (The Times and The Man)

Homework

Final draft of essay due tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

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Agenda
SA: Which part of your essay is the weakest? Why?

1. Essay review
2. Time to work on drafts
3. Continue LOF film

Homework

Final drafts due Thursday

Friday, March 16, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Which characters were portrayed acurately? Give specific examples

1. Writing Workshop: Turning design sheets into drafts
2. Continue LOF film

Homework

First draft due Tuesday!

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Humans: are we naturally civil or naturally savage?

1. Distribute and assign final paper
2. Work on pre-writing bubbles
3. Begin design sheet (due Friday)
4. Finish Wild Child

Homework
Work on design sheet - due Friday!

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

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Agenda

SA: What are the characteristics of a feral child? Why do they behave this way?

1. Editing review
2. Reading for Information practice: Feral children
3. Finish Wild Child video

Homework

Review for math, RFI, and editing CAPT

Monday, March 12, 2007

Today's Agenda

Agenda

SA: List some multiple choice test-taking strategies

1. Review of RFI short answers
2. Practice RFI work
3. LOF elements presentations
4. If time: continue feral children video

Homework

Read LOF chapter 12

Friday, March 9, 2007

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Agenda

SA: What would a child be like if he or she grew up outside of society?

1. Finish and present PowerPoints
2. Introduction to Feral Children
3. Non-fiction article activity
4. Begin L'Enfant Savage

Homework

Read through chapter 11 of Lord of the Flies!

Thursday, March 8, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Quiz (reading check and grammar)

1. Class discussion
2. Group work: thematic analysis
3. Presentations (if time)

Homework

Read chapter 11

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

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Agenda

SA: What is Lord of the Flies all about? Why are we reading it? Use examples from the text to support your claims.

Group work: Analysis of Character, Conflict, and Theme (schedule change from yesterday)

Homework

Catch up on reading through chapter 10. Prepare for CAPT!

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Reading Check - chapter eight

1. Discuss chapter eight
2. Peer review of Response to Lit answers
3. Group analysis of character, conflict, and theme
4. One-on-one conferencing for Response to Literature

Homework

Read chapter nine - write a one page prediction!

Friday, March 2, 2007

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Agenda

SA: "CAPT" quiz

1. How do you form a reaction?
2. Read "Not Poor, Just Broke" and create reactions

Homework

Catch up on reading and studying!

Thursday, March 1, 2007

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Agenda

SA: Reading Check

1. Finish and present Post-Mortems
2. Evaluation powerpoint
3. Evaluation practice

Homework

Read chapter eight and complete evaluation practice