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Classroom Expectations - link to classroom expectations
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Retesting: Retesting opportunities for students are Monday and Thursday after school. Before a student may retest, he or she must complete some practice problems and any daily practice that was assigned as homework prior to retesting. |
Looking for a good book? (Click on the link below) YALSA list for the college bound: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/ outstandingbooks/outstandingbooks.cfm Arrowhead Library System: http://als.lib.wi.us/Collegebound.html 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/boost-your-skills/23628.html College bound reading list http://www.petersons.com/education_planner/preparing_article.asp?sponsor= 2859&articleName=College_Bound_Reading_List Enrichment reading http://adhd.kids.tripod.com/enrichlist.html English companion http://www.englishcompanion.com/Readings/booklists/booklists.html Books for young adults |
November 2008
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3 •G&L - lesson 16 notecards (Due Thurs.) •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Reading #3 (chapters 5 & 6) & packet |
4 •G&L lesson 16 bookwork - p. 48-49 (due Thurs.) •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: chapter 7 & packet |
5 •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Chapter 8 & packet |
6 •Hound of the Baskervilles -Chapters 5-8 reading quiz •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Chapter 9 & packet |
7 • G&L Lesson 16 Test • Discuss chapters 8 & 9 •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Reading #6 (chapters 10 & 11) & packet |
10 •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Reading #7 (chapter 12) & packet |
11 •Hound of the Baskervilles -Chapters 9-12reading quiz •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Reading #8 (chapter 13) & packet |
12 •Hound of the Baskervilles - HW: Reading #9 (chapters 14 &15) & packet |
13 Review for Hound of the Baskervilles exam |
14 Hound of the Baskervilles final exam |
17 State assessement: final exam for Character Analysis chart |
18 Hound of the Baskervilles final project: character analysis essay |
19 BP #3 Due Continue working on essay |
20 Type the essay (computer alley) |
21 • Visit MC • Independent Reading |
24 Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles |
25 Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles |
26 Watch The Hound of the Baskervilles |
27 No School |
28 No School |
Hound of the Baskervilles Reading Schdule |
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| Reading # | Chaper Title |
| 1 | Chapter 1: Mr. Sherlock Holmes Chapter 2: The Curse of the Baskervilles |
| 2 | Chapter 3: The Problem Chapter 4: Sir Henry Baskerville |
| 3 | Chapter 5: Three Broken Threads Chapter 6: Baskerville Hall |
| 4 | Chapter 7: The Skeletons of the Merripit House Chapter 8: First Report of Dr. Watson |
| 5 | Chapter 9: Second Report of Dr. Watson: The Light Upon the Moor |
| 6 | Chapter 10: Extract from the Diary of Dr. Watson Chapter 11: The Man on the Tor |
| 7 | Chapter 12: Death on the Mor |
| 8 | Chapter 13: Fixing the Nets |
| 9 | Chapter 14: The Hound of the Baskervilles Chapter 15: A Retrospection |
1st Quarter Write for 5 Journal Topics |
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| Journal # 1 | Identify the character pillars that best identify you. Describe how those traits make you the person that you are. |
| Journal # 2 | If your best friend could describe you, what would he or she say? |
| Journal # 3 | What are some of your goals in life? ...Your hopes and dreams???? |
| Journal # 4 | What are your unique qualities? What makes you different than other people? |
| Journal # 5 | Tell a story about one of the events on the "Timeline of your life" handout. |
| Journal # 6 | Write about an interesting place you have been. (This doesn't have to be a vacation... it could be as simple as getting lost in the pages of a good book.) |
| Journal # 7 | Freewrite about your weekend |
| Journal # 8 | Write about someone who isn't what they seem |
| Journal # 9 | Write about something bizarre that has happened to you. Think about our theme of strange and mysterious. |
| Journal # 10 | Explain what you think happened to Billy Weaver at the end of the story. |
| Journal # 11 | Freewrite |
| QW # 1 | Suppose you received an object that had the power to grant its owner 3 wishes. What would you do? |
| Journal # 12 | Create a story using the following lead...It was a dark and stormy night. We had been traveling all night... |
| QW # 2 | What do you think happened at the end of "The Monkey's Paw"? Justify your answer with examples from the story. |
| Journal # 13 | Freewrite |
| QW #3 | Create a top ten list of terrors in pop cultrue. Consider movies, shows, books, roller coasters, Haunted Houses, etc. |
| QW #4 | Why do some people like being scared? Can a good scare ever be healthy? |
| Journal # 14 | Can you tell if someone is telling the truth or lying? If so, how? If not, why is this difficult? |
| Journal # 15 | Freewrite |
| Journal # 16 | In what ways was the Narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart" unreliable? Give specific examples from the text for support. |
| Journal # 17 | Free Write |
| Journal #18 | Write about an everyday mystery in your life OR write about your favorite mystery book. |
Greek & Latin Everyday Vocabulary Click below for a link to each lesson |
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Book Products Students are required to do two book products per quarter. The first book product is a required genre and the second book product is a choice genre. For the required genre, students fill out a book review form (see link below), and for the choice genre, students need to choice a book product from the book product list (see link below). Due dates are listed below. |
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Book Product List - link to Book Products ideas Book Review Sheet - link to Book Review Sheet |
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