Thursday, March 25, 2010

This Week: March 22-March 26

Monday, March 22:
Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences
Sentence strips Activity
Workbook pages 153-156

Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23-24:
ARMT Reading and ARMT Math

Thursday, March 25:
Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Notes/Class activity

Friday, March 26:
Simple, Compund, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
Check workbook pages and practice
Create visual representations of types of sentences

Monday, March 15, 2010

This Week: March 8-12

Monday, March 8:
Greek Mythology- read greek myths and take notes on major figures

Tuesday, March 9:
Greek Mythology Continued

Wednesday, March 10:
Add "Genres of Poetry" Notes
Read from selected poems
Hand out Exam Study Guides

Thursday, March 11:
Review Activity: Learning Stations
Students will move from station to station, completing activities such as the following:
write an index card-haiku, read a greek myth, create a wanted poster for a character from greek mythology, transform a fable into a modern-day version of the fable, create a comic strip for a fable, complete a Greek gods crossword...etc. These activities will help students review for the final exam.

Students also have notes and a study-guide for tomorrow's exam.

Friday, March 12:
3rd Nine-Weeks Exam

Have a Great Spring Break!!!

Monday, March 1, 2010

This Week: March 1-5

Monday, March 1:
Grammar Kick-Off: Infinitives
Literature- Genres: Folktale
Read “The Lion, The Hair, and the Hyena”

Tuesday, March 2:
Kick-Off: Infinitives
Persuasive Writing Presentations

Wednesday, March 3:
Kick-Off: Infinitives
Persuasive Writing Presentations

Thursday, March 4:
Kick-Off: Infinitives
Literature—Genre Study
Read from Aesop’s Fables and Watch fable video stories online

Friday, March 5:
Kick-Off: Infinitives
Literature- Genre Study
Read Greek Myths (continued next week)