September 2, 2014 - September 5, 2014

9-2-14 to 9-5-14

Tuesday

• Academic English 8 – Discuss Gerunds and review practice exercises in packet. Appositives – activities 6, 7, 8 in packet (Essential Question: How do gerunds and appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

·         Academic English 7 – Review ticket out from Friday. Introduce unit one lesson project: Sentences. Students will be placed into groups to begin work on the project. Projects due on Monday (9/8). (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

·         Honors English 7 – Review ticket out from Friday.  Introduce unit one lesson project: Sentences. Students will be placed into groups to begin work on the project. Projects due on Monday (9/8). (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary: list one – complete vocab. squares for words 7 and 8 in list. Nouns worksheet: discuss together on board and turn in work. Textbook: exercises 1 and 2 (nouns). Test on nouns will be on Friday. Vocabulary test will be on Thursday. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s-Writer’s Log: introduction and begin written responses. Reading survey; Groups will brainstorm and recall reading strategies that they already know. Discussion of reading strategies that will be used throughout the year. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

Wednesday

• Academic English 8 – Review homework; Appositives – activities 9, 10, 11 in packet (Essential Question: How do appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 - Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 - Vocabulary: list one – complete vocab. squares for words 9 and 10 in list. Complete and discuss review sheets for vocab. list one. Vocab. test tomorrow on list one. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s-Writer’s Log: second entry. Introduction to RACERS strategy. Students will practice together responding to a prompt using the RACERS strategy. They will also read an article in class and apply the RACERS strategy to respond to a writing prompt. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

 

Thursday

• Academic English 8 – Appositives – activities 12, 13 in packet (Essential Question: How do appositives function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Review vocabulary: Unit One. Vocab. test will be tomorrow. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for any remaining time of class. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Review vocabulary: Unit One. Vocab. test will be tomorrow. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for any remaining time of class. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Vocabulary test on list one. Nouns review sheet and review exercise in textbook (review A). Nouns test tomorrow. (Essential Question: How do nouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s Writer’s Log: AR books. Introduction to think aloud reading strategy and talking to text strategy. Begin reading literature piece (The Three Century Woman) using think aloud and talking to text strategy. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)

 

 

Friday

• Academic English 8 – Appositives Quiz; Coordinating Conjunctions: Introduce; Activities 1, 2, 3 (Essential Question: How do coordinating conjunctions function in language in order to help us communicate?)

 

• Academic English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due on Monday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Honors English 7 – Vocabulary quiz on Unit One. Groups will work on Sentences Lesson project for remainder of time. Lessons due on Monday. (Essential Question: What parts make up effective sentences and how do they work together?)

 

• Practical English 10 – Test on nouns. Begin notes on pronouns. (Essential Question: How do pronouns function within a sentence to help us effectively communicate?)

 

 

• Honors Reading 7 – Reader’s Writer’s Log: AR books. Complete last entry for the week and turn in sheet. Review think aloud and talking to text strategy. Continue working with partner to read The Three Century Woman using talking to text and think aloud strategies. (Essential Question: What reading strategies do “good readers” utilize and how do we use those strategies to navigate through nonfiction texts?)