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9/22/2007

4th week's lesson 9/24 - 9/28 - 2007

We had some very good scores on the vocabulary roots test, and we had some very low scores. If you want to do extra credit to make up points on that test you must see me in the morning only, before first period. This week we also start extra credit vocabulary cards - ten points a week.

Monday 9/24
1. Review Tests
2. Copy journal in notebook "This year in school_______"
3. Review CAHSEE quiz
4. Vocabulary do Unit 1, Part A,B (extra credit cards) (homework)


Tuesday 9/25
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Idiom Test
3. Read By The Waters of Babylon pages 42 –55 (homework)
4. Finish Unit 1 Vocabulary (homework)

Wednesday 9/26
1. Review Vocabulary
2. Lecture: Multi-paragraph Terms
3. Finish By The Waters of Babylon (homework)
4. Do Thesis worksheet (homework)

Thursday 9/27
1. Pretest and Vocabulary Bingo
2. Review Thesis
3. Read and discuss By The Waters of Babylon
4. Study (homework)

Friday 9/2
1. Unit 1 Vocabulary Test
2. Read and discuss By The Waters of Babylon
3. "Babylon" worksheets (homework)

You have a test on the story next week, plus a test on essay terms, and the thesis statement. Take advantage of the extra credit.