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Saturday, December 07, 2013

Activities for week fourteen 12/9 - 12/13 - 2013

As we move to Christmas - "Do you know it is a party? It is a birthday party ... birthdays are meant to be celebrated. It's why we say 'Merry Christmas!'" stated Rick Warren. Let's work hard and enjoy the last weeks of school before vacation, then you can celebrate all the rest of this year. We will be working on our first full essay on Tangerine and it is worth 200 points.

Monday 12/9
1. Review Tests

2. Review Sequence Sheet
3. Presentations
4. Start Vocabulary 5 and 6 (homework)

Tuesday 12/10
1. Review Idiom 1 - 9
2. Start Tangerine Essay
3. Develop Brain Storm, Thesis and Outline (homework)
4. Finish Vocabulary 5 and 6 (homework)

Wednesday 12/11
1. Tangerine Test
2. Grade and Review Vocabulary (70 points)
3. Bubble Cluster and Outline Due
4. Read and Review Introduction and Body Handouts (homework)

5. Study Idioms 1 - 9

Thursday 12/12

1. Idiom 1 - 9 Test 
2. Vocabulary Bingo and Pretest 
3. Discuss Essay and Questions 
4. Type Introduction - MLA Format (homework)

Friday 12/13
1. Vocabulary 5 and 6 Test (100 points)

2. Edit and Revise Introduction (homework)
3. Type Body Paragraphs (homework)

           *** Extra Credit ***
1. Quizlet vocabulary due Wednesday.
2. Test corrections due Tuesday.

3. Extra Credit to have all essay parts due on time and three body paragraphs typed MLA format Monday 12/16 (70 points)