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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