Week Two: 9/11/06-9/15/06

Monday-

1. S.S.R. (15 min.) Must have S.S.R. book today.
I will begin awarding 10 pts. a day for reading.
2. Character Education: Topic of Respect
" Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect
for others guides our manners." Laurence Stern
You will write for ten minutes in your journals responding
to the quote.
3. Distribute take home Literature Books ( 5 min.)
4. Group work: Students will be divided into 7 groups of 5.
Each group will read and become experts on a section of the special vocabulary unit on Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning. Half of the groups will present today and the other half will present on Tuesday. Each student is responsible for taking down notes for the presentations in their spiral notebooks. (25 min.)
5. Homework: complete pgs. 4-5 in the vocabulary book and create note cards for Prefixes, Suffixes and Latin Roots on pgs. 6-11. The note cards should include the Prefix, Suffix, or Root along with the meaning and examples. Get these done because we will be
having a Vocabulary Bee this week!

Tuesday-

1. S.S.R (15 min.)
2. Finish group presentations (15 min.)
3. Elements of Fiction power point presentation (25 min.)
This is a review to introduce active reading skills for our short story unit. Students must take notes in their spiral notebook during the presentation.
4. Homework: Complete Vocabulary pgs. 11-12 and continue to study
note cards.

Wednesday-

1. Peer grading of Vocabulary Unit
2. S.S.R. while I record scores (10 min.)
3. Elements of fiction quiz checking for understanding and efficient note taking. (10 min.)
4. Vocabulary Bee (10 min.)
5. Read Aloud Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" and Discuss/ Identify the Elements of Fiction as they are presented in the story. (25 min.)
6. Pass back graded personal narrative essays and explain.
7. Handouts: Jane Shaffer 5 paragraph essay and the three essay prompts for "Harrison Bergeron."
8. Homework: Choose one of the three prompts handed out in class and write a 2 page, double spaced, Times New Roman 12pt. font, MLA formatted essay (Due on the stool before the bell on Monday). Please remember to follow the Jane Shaffer 5 paragraph model on the handout. I will be grading more heavily on the structure of your essays this time.

Thursday-

1. S.S.R. (10 min.)
2. Class Activity: Hello My Name is... Students will take on the persona of a Suffix or Prefix and introduce themselves around the class. For example, Mr. Ly who creates words that mean "Like" and "Manner" for a living. He has two children named scholarly and readily. Essentially they must state the Prefix/Suffix, tell what it does and give examples. This will act as another study session before the test. (10 min.)
2. Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Test (10 min.)
3. Read Aloud in class "Harrison Bergeron" and discuss. (25 min.)


Friday-

1. S.S.R. (10 min.)
2. Review Strategies for Unlocking Word Meaning Test (15 min.)
3. Watch an excerpt from the film version of "Harrison Bergeron." (13 min.)
4. Review Elements of Fiction quiz (10 min.)