Language Arts Weeks 3&4

Monday 1/28/13

Grammar pp. 308-311 #1-17 ODDS & 18-24 ALL (20 minutes)

1960’s Research Project Explanation (30 minutes)

30 Minutes to work on project

Outsiders Pre-reading activity (10 minutes)

Pass out novels to students w/ according numbers (5 minutes)

Remainder of time to begin novel (15 minutes)

Homework

Read chapters 1 & 2

Chapters 1 &2 comprehension questions (due Wednesday)

Tuesday 1/29/13

SSR (silent reading) & Characterization Entries (30 minutes)

Outsiders Chapters1-3 vocabulary activity worksheet (pp. 20 & 21) (30 minutes)

Read Chapter 3 & complete Chapter Questions

Homework

Chapters 1-3 read & Chapter questions completed (due Wednesday)

Chapters 1-3 Vocabulary Worksheet (due Wednesday)

Wednesday 1/30/13

Grammar pp. 312-314 #1-12 EVEN & 13-20 ALL (20 minutes)

1960’s Project (45 minutes)

Chapters 1-3 quiz (formative) (15 minutes)

Homework

Chapter 4-6 vocabulary (Definitions only)

Read Chapter 4 & Questions

Thursday 1/31/13

SSR (silent reading) & Characterization Entries (30 minutes)

Chapters 4-6 Vocabulary (Definitions only) - (30 minutes)

“Nothing Golden Can Stay” Poetry Worksheet (20 minutes)

Homework

Poetry Worksheet (if not finished in class)

Chapters 4-6 Vocabulary (Due Monday)

Friday 2/1/13

Grammar pp 315-317 #1-14 ODDS (collect Grammar for week) – (20 minutes)

1960’s Project (30 minutes) – DUE MONDAY

Review Poem from Thursday’s class (“Nothing Golden Can Stay”) (10 minutes)

Read Chapters 5 &6 (20 minutes)

Chapters 5 &6 Comprehension Questions

Homework

1960’s Project (Students had 1hr 45 minutes of class time to complete)

Chapters 4-6 Vocabulary (30 minutes of class time to complete)

Chapters 5 & 6 plus Chapters 4-6 comprehension questions (30 minutes in class)

“Gangs & Teens” worksheet Due Monday

Monday 2/4/13

Grammar pp 318 – 321 #1-21 ALL (20 minutes)

Outsiders Chapters 4-6 Quiz (formative) (15-20 minutes)

Read Chapter 7 (30 minutes)

Chapter 7 comprehension questions

Pass out “That Was Then, This Is Now” Activity (due Wednesday) (25 minutes)

Pass out Chapter 7-9 Vocabulary (just definitions)

Homework

Read Chapters 7&8 plus comprehension questions

“TWT,TIN” Activity (Due Wednesday)

Tuesday 2/5/13

SSR (silent reading) & Characterization Entries (30 minutes)

Chapters 7-9 Vocabulary (Due Wednesday) (30 minutes)

Flat and Round Character Worksheet (Due Wednesday) (20 minutes)

Homework

Chapters 7-9 Vocabulary (Due Thursday)

Flat and Round Character Worksheet (Due Wednesday)

“TWT,TIN” Activity (Due Wednesday)

Wednesday 2/6/13

Grammar pp. 321 – 322 #22-40 ALL (20 minutes)

Read Chapter 9 in class (30 minutes)

Chapter 9 Comprehension Questions

Cliques & Groups Worksheet (30 minutes) (Due Thursday)

Homework

Chapters 7-9 Vocabulary

Chapters 7-9 Read & 7-9 comprehension questions

Cliques & Groups Worksheet

Thursday 2/7/13

SSR (silent reading) & Characterization Entries (30 minutes)

Chapters 7-9 Quiz (15-20 minutes)

Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Definitions & Analogies worksheet (30 minutes) – (Due Monday 2/11)

Facebook Page Assignment handed out (Due Wednesday 2/13) (Summative)

Homework

Read Chapter 10 & comprehension questions

Chapters 10-12 Vocabulary Definitions & Analogies

Friday 2/8/13

Grammar pp 323-324 # 16-35 ODDS (20 minutes) Collect Grammar for week

Read Chapters 11-12 in class (30 minutes)

Chapters 11-12 comprehension questions

Plot & Themes Worksheet (30 minutes)

Homework

Finish Novel & chapters 10-12 comprehension Questions (due Monday)

Plot & Themes Worksheets (due Monday)

Facebook page Assignment (Summative) (Due Wednesday 2/13)

Week #5

Outsiders Chapter 10-12 quiz on Monday

Outsiders Unit Exam on Thursday (Summative)

SSR Characterization Project Due Thursday (Summative)

Outsiders Obituary (Summative) Due Friday

Outsiders Movie viewing on Friday

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2013-01-23

Joliet Public Schools District 86