Sunday, September 14, 2014

September 15, 2014 - September 19, 2014


9-15-14 to 9-19-14

Monday

  • Academic English 8 – Coordinating conjunctions quiz; Subordinating conjunctions (finish activities and discuss); subordinating conjunctions quiz tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

·         Academic English 7 – Vocabulary unit 2 introduction; complete exercises for Thursday. Kinds of sentences: review homework worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

·         Honors English 7 – Vocabulary unit 2 introduction; complete exercises for Thursday. Kinds of sentences: review homework worksheet. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Practical English 10 – Vocabulary review; Vocab. test tomorrow on list 2. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

  • Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books.  Compare/contrast fiction and nonfiction. Notes on tone, mood, theme. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Tuesday

  • Academic English 8 – Quiz on subordinating conjunctions; Introduce vocabulary units 1 and 2. (Essential Question: How do conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

  • Academic English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Honors English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Practical English 10 – Vocabulary test on list 2. Pronouns ex. In textbook on page 9; (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

  • Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log (AR books); Read “from An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard and discuss tone, mood, theme. Analysis questions will be due tomorrow. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Wednesday

  • Academic English 8 – Vocabulary units 1 and 2 (discuss exercises, etc.). (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

  • Academic English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates: review homework and begin simple subjects and simple predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Honors English 7 – Complete subjects and complete predicates: review homework and begin simple subjects and simple predicates. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Practical English 10 – Vocab. squares – list 3; pronouns review sheets (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

  • Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Discuss homework (analysis questions on autobiography); compare/contrast biography and autobiography; homework assignment due next week. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Thursday

  • Academic English 8 – Test on vocabulary units 1 and 2; Introduce units 3 and 4 and complete exercises. (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

  • Academic English 7 – Simple subjects and simple predicates – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Honors English 7 – Simple subjects and simple predicates – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 3 definitions; Pronouns review; Pronouns test Monday. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

  • Honors Reading 7 – Reader-Writer Log: AR books. Biography: Discussion, examples; Introduce biographical sketch assignment. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

 

 

Friday

  • Academic English 8 – Discuss vocabulary exercises for units 3 and 4. (Essential Question: How do word parts help us figure out unfamiliar vocabulary?)

 

  • Academic English 7 – Finding the subject – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Honors English 7 – Finding the subject – practice exercises. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

  • Practical English 10 – Vocab. list 3 definitions; Begin notes on Adjectives. (Essential Question: How do adjectives function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 
  • Honors Reading 7 – Biographical sketch assignment. (Essential Question: What are the unique characteristics of biographies and autobiographies and how do authors illustrate these in their writing?)

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