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Jr. Great Books

Updated 3/19
Here is the latest change:
No discussion or test.
Markings and one essay will be graded instead.

This is our last JGB story. 

Updated 3/3/08
Here is the schedule for JGB.

Friday, 2/29   First reading of Oliver Hyde's Discloth Concert
Monday, 3/3    Vocabulary review and marking - book goes home to complete for homweork
Tuesday, 3/4   Review following directions and graphic features
Wednesday, 3/5  Writing test - only Conley and Larkin 
Thursday, 3/6   Test on GPS skills
Friday, 3/7    Problem Solving competition
Wednesday, 3/19 Discussion
Friday, 3/21   Test


Updated 2/4/08

Here is the schedule for the Jr. Great Book Stories:

     Thursday 1/31  Read Kaddo's Wall
     Friday 2/1  Vocabulary and markings - books go home
     Monday 2/4  Review Cause and Effect
     Tuesday 2/5  Test Cause and Effect
     Wednesday 2/6 Discussion on Kaddo's Wall
     Thursday 2/7 Read In the Time of the Drums books go home but come back on Monday
     Monday 2/11 Vocabulary and marking books go home 
     Wednesday 2/13 Prefix, suffix, root word
     Thursday 2/14 Discussion
     Friday 2/15 Test on both folk tales
     Tuesday 2/19 Review character, plot, and setting
     Wednesday 2/20 Finish review and quiz
     Thursday 2/21 Introduce drama activity

Updated 1/18/08

There are changes in dates below due to changes in class on the early dismissal. The list below 
reflects the new dates.

Updated 1/9/08

Here is our schedule for Jr. Great Books. It is subject to change if there are any changes in 
the schedule.

1/11     Read story The Turquoise Horse

1/14     Vocabulary study

1/15     Mark Text - Book goes home to complete marking if needed.

1/16     GPS Skill - Figurative Language/other  Simile, Metaphor, Idiom, Pun, Hyperbole,   
         Onomotopoeia, Cultural words - practice work sent home.

1/17     Review practice and play game

1/18     Test - Identifying and analyzing figurative language

1/23     Discussion - all marking due

1/24     Essay test on the story

1/25     Art Project on the story

1/28     Work on art project

1/29     Finish art project

1/30     Present art project

1/31     Begin new story


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