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Activities &
Resources:
VOCABULARY TEST THURSDAY!
Monday
03-8-10
1.
Warm-up - 10 minutes -TAKS Reading/Writing Objs: Students
will do wkbk. p. 11
from the Texas Test
Prep. Workbook. Grade and discuss with mini-lesson as
needed.
2.
Literature - Literature Study With Self-Selected Assessment:
Students will begin reading the novel The Search for the
Shadow Man, Chapter 10. While reading the novel,
the students will be required to complete the following
activities:
1. Story board in packet
2. Take home test of self-selected questions written into a
response composition about the novel (2 pages)
These items will be worth 2 major test grades. A complete
explanation of each activity can be found on the front of
the packet. Much of this work will be done in class,
but it will be necessary to work on this project at home as
well.
Entire project
(story board and essay) due Friday, April 9
3. Context
Clues--Students will read a paragraph containing several
nonsense words. They will have to use context clues to
figure out what the words mean. They will write their
answers on the paper.
4. In any remaining
time, students will continue working on their road maps of
life we began Friday in class.
HOMEWORK: FINISH
READING ASSIGNED CHAPTERS; WORK ON STORY BOARD.
VOCABULARY DUE WEDNESDAY.
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Tuesday
03-9-10
1.
Warm-up - 10 minutes -TAKS Reading/Writing Objs: Students
will do wkbk. p.12
from the Texas Test
Prep. Workbook. Grade and discuss with mini-lesson as
needed.
2.
Literature - Literature Study With Self-Selected Assessment:
Students will begin reading the novel The Search for the
Shadow Man, Chapter 11. While reading the novel, the
students will be required to complete the following
activities:
1. Story board in packet
2. Take home test of self-selected questions written into a
response composition about the novel (2 pages)
These items will be worth 2 major test grades. A complete
explanation of each activity can be found on the front of
the packet. Much of this work will be done in class,
but it will be necessary to work on this project at home as
well.
Entire project
(story board and essay) due Friday, April 9
3. Quiz over
chapters 6-10 in the novel
4. Assessment
passage over using context clues to figure out meanings of
words.
HOMEWORK: FINISH
READING ASSIGNED CHAPTERS; WORK ON STORY BOARD.
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Wednesday
03-10-10
1. Warm-up - 10
minutes -TAKS Reading/Writing Objs: Students will do wkbk.
p. 14
from the Texas Test
Prep. Workbook. Grade and discuss with mini-lesson as
needed.
2.
Literature - Literature Study With Self-Selected Assessment:
Students will begin reading the novel The Search for the
Shadow Man, 12. While reading the novel, the students
will be required to complete the following activities:
1. Story board in packet
2. Take home test of self-selected questions
written into a response composition about the novel (2
pages)
These items will be worth 2 major test grades. A complete
explanation of each activity can be found on the front of
the packet. Much of this work will be done in class,
but it will be necessary to work on this project at home as
well.
Entire project
(story board and essay) due Friday, April 9
3. We will do a
review for the vocabulary for the novel. The
vocabulary test will be tomorrow over all 12 words.
4. Literary
skill: Summarization; Students will read a passage and
practice summarization using a story pyramid. Students
will end up having to come up with a summary that is 20
words or less using the pyramid.
HOMEWORK: FINISH
READING ASSIGNED CHAPTERS; WORK ON STORY BOARD.
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Thursday
03-11-10
1.
Warm-up - 10 minutes -TAKS Reading/Writing Objs: Students
will do wkbk. p. 15
from the Texas Test
Prep. Workbook. Grade and discuss with mini-lesson as
needed.
2.
Literature - Literature Study With Self-Selected Assessment:
Students will begin reading the novel The Search for the
Shadow Man, Chapter 13. While reading the novel, the
students will be required to complete the following
activities:
1. Story board in packet
2. Take home test of self-selected questions written into a
response composition about the novel (2 pages)
These items will be worth 2 major test grades. A complete
explanation of each activity can be found on the front of
the packet. Much of this work will be done in class,
but it will be necessary to work on this project at home as
well.
Entire
project (story board and essay) due Friday, April 9
3. Students will
take the vocabulary test for the novel.
4. Literary
skill: Summarization (Beginning, Middle, End)--Students will
read a different passage today and practice summarizing
using the BME method. They will need to make sure they
include the important events from the beginning, the middle,
and the end.
HOMEWORK: FINISH
READING ASSIGNED CHAPTERS; WORK ON STORY BOARD.
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Friday
03-12-10
1. Warm-up - 10
minutes -TAKS Reading/Writing Objs: Students will do wkbk.
p. 16
from the Texas Test
Prep. Workbook. Grade and discuss with mini-lesson as
needed.
2. We will grade
the vocabulary test in class.
3.
Literature - Literature Study With Self-Selected Assessment:
Students will begin reading the novel The Search for the
Shadow Man, Chapter 14. While reading the novel, the
students will be required to complete the following
activities:
1. Story board in packet
2. Take home test of self-selected questions written into a
response composition about the novel (2 pages)
These items will be worth 2 major test grades. A complete
explanation of each activity can be found on the front of
the packet. Much of this work will be done in class,
but it will be necessary to work on this project at home as
well.
Entire project
(story board and essay) due Friday, April 9
4. Literary
skill: Summarization (Somebody Wanted But So Then)--Students
will read a passage "The Mystery Guest" and summarize it
using the SWBST strategy.
HOMEWORK: FINISH
READING ASSIGNED CHAPTERS; WORK ON STORY BOARD.
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