February 7, 2011 - February 11, 2011

Monday
• English 7 – Vocabulary quiz for unit 16; unit 17 – definitions, worksheet, sentences

• PSSA English 9/10 – Even Day Groups - Talking 2 Text reading strategy – discuss and practice; New York Times news article – read and practice T2T strategy and write reflection after reading; students will then read a second article practicing the T2T strategy and answer multiple choice questions that follow; we will discuss answers together

Tuesday
• English 7 – Review the worksheet on perfect tenses of verbs; Notes on irregular verbs and practice exercises; worksheet for independent practice of irregular verbs

• PSSA English 9/10 - Odd Day Groups – Talking 2 Text reading strategy – discuss and practice; New York Times news article – read and practice T2T strategy and write reflection after reading; students will then read a second article practicing the T2T strategy and answer multiple choice questions that follow; we will discuss answers together

Wednesday
• English 7 – Vocab. Review – Jeopardy review game; review homework worksheet on verbs from yesterday; complete practice exercises independently on irregular verbs and complete a worksheet on irregular verbs

• PSSA English 9/10 - Even Day Groups – Review T2T strategy; compare notes on text from last class; review answers to multiple choice questions from last class; discuss the “winning formula” for answering constructed response questions (open-ended); view sample responses on Promethean board; practice with writing constructed responses

Thursday
• English 7 – Vocabulary quiz for unit 17; unit 18 – definitions, worksheet, sentences

• PSSA English 9/10 - Odd Day Groups - Review T2T strategy; compare notes on text from last class; review answers to multiple choice questions from last class; discuss the “winning formula” for answering constructed response questions (open-ended); view sample responses on Promethean board; practice with writing constructed responses

Friday
• English 7 – Review any homework on verbs from Wednesday; Notes on progressive forms of verbs and practice exercises; worksheet for independent practice on progressive forms of verbs and writing with verbs

• PSSA English 9/10 - Even Day Groups – Students will read a second news article from CNN.com using the T2T reading strategy; students will then answer multiple choice questions and one open-ended question using the “winning formula” discussed during the last class.