4-11-12 Wednesday- Chapter 1, "apprehensive" assignment. Students were to find the definition of apprehensive using the dictionary (the one that fits best in context with the story). I asked for three synonyms for apprehensive, and three antonyms. Then I asked for a paragraph about a time that the student was apprehensive.
4-12-12 Thursday- Partner reading of chapters 2 and 3. Students were to come up with three discussion points for each chapter, so six total.
4-16-12 Monday- Groups and Before, During, After cards.
4-17-12 Tuesday- Testing.
4-18-12 Wednesday4- Testing.
4-19-12 Thursday- Game day.
4-23-12 Monday- Partner reading chapters 4 and 5. Students needed to write down any potential vocabulary words (words that were unfamiliar). Topics for tomorrow's Round Tables discussion were to be written down as well.
4-24-12 Tuesday- Vocabulary assignment and discussion.
4-25-12 Wednesday- Chapters 6 and 7. Students worked in partners and wrote their own quiz. For each chapter students were to write a true and false question, multiple choice question, fill in the blank question, short answer question, and a long answer (requires a paragraph) question.
4-26-12 Thursday- Finish creating the quiz, exchange quizzes, and take a quiz!!! Four characteristics assignment was also given. Chapter 8.
4-30-12 Monday- Chapters 9 and 10. Students were to give me a paragraph on a time they lied. Students also had to give me a paragraph telling me about their favorite memory.
5-1-12 Tuesday- Students were to write a paragraph on a memory that they would give/share with someone. Another paragraph was assigned on a memory that they would NOT give/share with someone. A sketch for each paragraph was needed as well. Students transfered those memories to their group Receiver.
5-2-12 Wednesday- Chapters 11 and 12. There will be a quiz tomorrow.
5-3-12 Thursday- Quiz on chapters 11 and 12. Students worked together to create a rap to tell me what has happened up to this point in the story.
5-7-12 Monday- Game day.
5-8-12 Tuesday- Raps! Read chapters 13 and 14. Students were to come up with discussion topics.
5-9-12 Wednesday- Class discussion on 13 and 14. Students were responsible for reading chapter 15.
5-22-12 Tuesday- Read Chapters 20, 21, and 22. Quiz tomorrow.