Welcome to language arts for the fourth six weeks.
Our reading focus this six weeks is:
Read literary texts both analytically and critically:
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All classes will read a section of The Acorn People by Ron Jones to
analyze for mood/tone in order to better understand the literary text.
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First, 3rd, 5th, and 8th periods will read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie
Babbitt and 2nd period will read Deathwatch by Robb White discusssing
literary elements, theme, cause/effect, point of view.
Our writing focus this six week is:
This six weeks we will write:
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Tuck Everlasting: Choices on a Tic-Tac-Toe graphic organizer with
multiple writing experiences
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Deathwatch: Create a magazine
Independent reading assignment (Due Friday, Feb. 5, 2010):
Periods 1,3,5,8: Extra credit:Find one story in the Language of
Literature that we have not read. Read it and make a vocabulary flower of
six words you learned. The stem can have the title and author of the story,
the center of the flower would have your name, and each petal will have the
word underlined in a sentence with context clues to know the meaning of the
word: put the definition at the end of the sentence in parenthesis.
Period 2: Read one cluster in Survival. Authors use detailed
descriptions to help the reader become part of the adventure, involved in the
action of the story. First read the cluster and select the story that has a
descriptive passage that enables you to be included as you read. Write the
passage that helps you understand the character and empathize with the
situation. Explain why you picked that passage and why it affected you the way
it did.
Homework: http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/DeerparkMiddleSchool/Team6-3/photo2.aspx
Tutorials will be on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30-5:00. There is a late
bus.
PERIODS All classes
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Jan.25-29, 2010
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Activities
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Homework
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Monday
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Writing Benchmark
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None
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Tuesday
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Reading Benchmark
Tutoring
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None
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Wednesday
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Editing benchmark
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None
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Thursday
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Back to novels
Tuck Everlasting Chapters 21-23
Finish the novel
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None
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Friday
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Tuck Everlasting Discuss Chapters 21-23. Read 24-25
Discuss end of novel/fill in plot diagram
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None
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Period All classes
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Feb1-5, 2010
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Activities
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Homework
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Monday
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Tuck: Discuss chapters 24-25 and teacher reads epilogue and discusses
TAG: Get into magazine groups and decide topics for research
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Passage 49
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Tuesday
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Answer questions for the end of novel and mood map
TAG: Start magazine research
Tutoring today
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Passage 50
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Wednesday
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Tuck: Select Tic-Tac-Toe assignments and start
TAG: Continue magaine research
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Passage 51
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Thursday
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Tuck: Tic-Tac-Toe
TAG: Magazine research plus wiki of Latin and Greek roots
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Passage 52
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Friday
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Tuck: Tic-Tac-Toe
TAG: Magazine research
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None
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Periods 2
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Feb.8-12 , 2010
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Activities
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Homework
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Monday
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Tuck: Work on Tic-Tac-Toe
Complete Magazine
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Passage53
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Tuesday
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1,3,5,8 Paired test--Brothers and turn in Tic-Tac-Toe
2 Paired test--Terry Fox
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Passage 54
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Wednesday
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1,3,5,8 Reteach on using context to infer the meaning of an unknown word
2 Complete magazine
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Passage 55
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Thursday
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1,3,5,8 Begin introduction to poetry
2 compile and proof read magazing
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Passage 56
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Friday
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1,3,5,8 more poetry
2 share magazines
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None
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Period 2
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, 2010
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Activities
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Homework
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Passage
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Thursday
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Passage
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Friday
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None
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