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Monday, March 8, 2009:
2/3 Block: Pre-Ap
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This
workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help
students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page
10. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will
have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will make their Sea Log for our new novel, Treasure Island. After each chapter they read, students will write a summary in these Sea Logs.
3. Students are to work on their Search for the Shadowman essay questions. The final packet is due on Monday, March 23rd.
*Students will be able to choose which questions they would like to answer based on their interests. With their choices, they have the options to take the thinking to a higher level.
4. We will be doing a context clues activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
HOMEWORK: Work on essay questions.
5/7 & 8/9 Block: Core
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page 10. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will be taking their vocabulary test on Thursday, so they need to be studying.
3. Students will read chapter 10 in their novels. When finished, students will work on their essay questions.
4. We will be doing a context clues activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010:
2/3 Block: Pre-Ap
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This
workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help
students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page
11. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will
have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will read chapter 1 of Treasure Island. After each chapter they read, students will write a summary in their Sea Logs.
3. Students are to work on their Search for the Shadowman essay questions. The final packet is due on Monday, March 23rd.
4. We will be doing a summarization activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
HOMEWORK: Work on essay questions.
5/7 & 8/9 Block: Core
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page 11. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will be taking their vocabulary test on Thursday, so they need to be studying.
3. Students will read chapter 11 in their novels. They will also have a quiz over chapter 6-10. When finished, students will work on their essay questions.
4. We will be doing a summarization activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010:
2/3 Block: Pre-Ap
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This
workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help
students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page
12. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will
have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will read chapter 2 of Treasure Island. After each chapter
they read, students will write a summary in their Sea Logs.
3. Students are to work on their Search for the Shadowman essay questions. The final packet is due on Monday, March 23rd.
4. We will be doing a summarization activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
HOMEWORK: Work on essay questions.
5/7 & 8/9 Block: Core
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page 12. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will be taking their vocabulary test on Thursday, so they need to be studying.
3. Students will read chapter 12 in their novels. When finished, students will work on their essay questions.
4. We will be doing a summarization activity. They will have an assessment over this on Friday.
Thursday, March 11, 2009:
2/3 Block: Pre-Ap
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This
workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help
students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page
13/14. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will
have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students are to read Ch. 3 in the novel, Treasure Island. Then, they are to summarize the chapter in their sea logs, which they have.
3. Students are to work on their Search for the Shadowman essay questions.
HOMEWORK: Work on essay questions.
5/7 & 8/9 Block: Core
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page 13/14. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will be taking their vocabulary test.
3. Students will read chapter 13 in their novels. When finished, students are to summarize the chapter on a separate sheet of paper. Afterwards, they are to work on their essay questions from their packet.
Friday, March 12, 2009:
2/3 Block: Pre-Ap
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This
workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table.These warm ups are to help
students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page
15/16. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will
have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students are to read Ch. 4 in the novel, Treasure Island. Then, they are to summarize the chapter in their sea logs, which they have.
3. Students are to work on their Search for the Shadowman essay questions. What they do not finish in class will need to be done over spring break.
HOMEWORK: Work on essay questions.
5/7 & 8/9 Block: Core
1. Students will do a warm up out of their TAKS preparation workbook. This workbook is kept in the colored baskets on the table. These warm ups are to help students prepare for the upcoming TAKS tests. Today's warm up is on page 15/16. After students are finished, please go over the answers with them. I will have the teacher’s workbook for you to use.
2. Students will be taking a test over summarization, sequencing, and context clues.
3. Students will read chapter 14 in their novels, and taking a quiz over chapters 11-14. When finished, students are to summarize the chapter on a separate sheet of paper. Afterwards, they are to work on their essay questions from their packet.
Assessment
1. warm up--daily grade (weekly average)
2. Oral Reading assessment of the novel
3. Context clues, summarization, and sequencing assessment
4. Sea Log chapter summarizations
5. Ch. 6-10 and 11-14 Quiz
6. Vocabulary Test
Accommodations/Modifications/Differentiation
GT differentiation is denoted
by an *.
Accommodations and modifications made according to student IEP's.
These include the following:
1. copies of notes
2. fill-in-the-blank notes
3. shortened assignments
4. preferential seating