WEEK of 9/28

Monday: notes over Unit 3-- activity: re-write a portion of a story that we've read in class from a different point of view. Then state how changing the point of view changes the story.
Tuesday: Quiz over notes, Notes over Stephen Vincent Benet, start reading "By the Waters of Babylon" page 175 HOMEWORK: do the "writing" assignment on page 186.
Wednesday: finish the story and do questions 10 and 11 on page 186 (due at the end of class)
Thursday: Notes on satire and purpose -- Read "The Storyteller" on page 189. homework: two words and their definitions that contain voc or vok as a root (means : speak, call, voice).
Friday: turn in vocabulary words-- classroom activity with "The Storyteller" -- write a story book.

Week of 9/21

Monday: Start a writing workshop that will last the entire week. -- Brainstorming/pre-writing day about the topic (write a biographical narrative about someone that you know well using anecdotes to give an impression of that person) homework: complete the prewriting worksheet as well as the planning form DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW!
Tuesday: Drafting day -- working in the lab on the paper no homework
Wednesday: second drafting day in the lab homework: finish up the first draft if it was not finished in class
Thursday: Peer Editing day -- work in groups to have TWO people peer edit the paper to improve on the draft. homework: finish the edits on your paper so that you can turn in the final draft by 4pm tomorrow
Friday: FINAL DRAFT OF PAPER DUE!! Vocabulary test, new root of the week homework: none

Week of 9/14

Monday: Notes on Amy Tan -- read "Two Kinds" on page 125 -- homework: choose ONE of the writing prompts under the "Writing" section on page 135. Do both for extra credit
Tuesday: Notes on Santha Rama Rau -- read "By Any Other Name" on page 139 --homework: none
Wednesday: Review day -- get review packet to work on in groups -- due tomorrow homework: study for test
Thursday: TEST DAY! homework: 2 vocabulary words with definitions (must end in -phobia) DUE WHEN YOU COME TO CLASS!
Friday: Vocabulary day! words due at the start of class, determine vocab list for next week. Activity with the words

Week of Sept. 8th

Monday: no school
Tuesday: Notes on two authors, read pgs 110-111 and questions 1-13 on page 112 (Writing section: Two Strong Women -- extra credit by Wednesday) homework: NONE
Wednesday: Notes -- read pages 115-119 homework: questions on page 120
Thursday: Notes on Amy Tan read "Two Kinds" page 125 Homework: Writing section on page 135
Friday: Vocab review/quiz/new root homwork: NONE