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Sunday, January 13, 2013

Activities for week seventeen 1/14 - 1/18 - 2013

Moliere said, "Men are alike in their promises. It is only their deeds that they differ." We still have a notebook to grade and a Poetry Journal to complete before the semester comes to a close. Please make sure your deeds match the grade you promised yourself. Also please check Aeries to make sure your deeds for this class were recorded correctly. You may still make up S.S.Reading points in the morning or break, also you can see about after school reading.

Monday 1/14
1. Review Vocabulary Test
2. Review Poems
3. Write Children’s Poem (homework)
4. Do Vocabulary 9 - 10 (homework)

Tuesday 1/15
1. Idioms 1 – 9 Test
2. Review Poems
3. Read and Discuss “O What is That Sound”
4. Write Nonsense Poem (homework)
5. Finish Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 1/16
1. Review and Grade Vocabulary
2. Parts of Speech Review
3. Write, Write Your Own Pattern Poem (homework)
4. Work on Poetry Journal (homework)

Thursday 1/17
1. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest
2. Parts of Speech Review
3. Read “Song of the Open Road” and “The Road Not Taken”
4. Review Poems
5. Read S.S.R. Book (homework)


Friday 1/18
1. Vocabulary 9 – 10 Test
2. Grade Notebook
3. Edit all Poems and Explanations
4. Write Original Poem (homework)
5. Put Poetry Journal Together (Due Monday)

                  *** Extra Credit ***
If you have all your vocabulary cards from the first quarter they are due Wednesday in a Ziploc bag.
Also you can do Quizlet also due Wednesday.