2/28 to 3/4

Monday 2/28:
1. BR and Calendars
2. Word Parts Quiz #5
3. Word Parts #6
4. Finish reading Chapter 2; Begin Chapter 3.
HW: Finish reading chapters 2/3. Write a 1-2 paragraph prediction about what will happen next. Be ready for a reading quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday 3/1:
1. The Giver Reading Quiz Ch. 2/3
2. Review Chapters 2/3
3. Begin Chapter 4
HW: Finish Chapter 4.

Wednesday 3/2:
1. Journals
2. Chapter 5
HW: Finish Chapter 5; Complete Chapter 5 questions.

Thursday 3/3:
1. Journals
2. Review Chapter 5
3. Begin Chapter 6
HW: Finish Chapter 6.

Friday 3/4:
1. Journals
2. Chapter 6 Reading Quiz
3. Begin Chapter 7
HW: Finish Chapter 7; Read Chapter 8. Be ready for your Word Parts #6 Quiz on Monday.

Grab a book. Get out your homework from last night.

2/22 to 2/25

Monday 2/21:
No School! Happy Presidents' Day! Thanks, George Washington!

Tuesday 2/22:
1. BR and Calendars
2. Turn in F4A Essay Tests
3. Roots #4 Quiz
4. Correct Quiz
5. Roots #5
6. The Giver AG
HW: Finish your Giver AG

Wednesday 2/23:
1. Debate Giver AG
2. "A Perfect World"
HW: Based on our classroom discussion, write 2-3 paragraphs describing your "perfect world." Due tomorrow.

Thursday 2/24:
1. Journals
2. Share "A Perfect World"
3. Start The Giver Chapter 1
HW: Finish reading Chapter 1.

Friday 2/25:
1. The Giver Chapter 1 QUIZ
2. Start reading Chapter 2
HW: Finish reading Chapter 2; read Chapter 3. Be ready for a reading quiz on Monday as well as your quiz on Roots #5.

2/14 to 2/18

Monday 2/14:
Happy Valentine's Day! Candy and parties all day! Just kidding. Welcome to junior high. :)
1. BR
2. Roots Quiz #3
3. Correct Roots Quiz
4. Roots #4
5. "Flowers for Algernon"
HW: Study your vocab.

Tuesday 2/15:
1. Journals
2. Roots #4
3. "Flowers for Algernon" Review
HW: Study your vocab.

Wednesday 2/16:
COMPUTER LAB
1. "Flowers for Algernon" Take-Home Essay Test

Thursday 2/17:
1. Journals
2. Roots #4
3. The Giver AG
HW: Finish your AG.

Friday 2/18:
1. Journals
2. Roots #4
3. Review "Flowers for Algernon" Take-Home Essay Test
4. Discuss/Debate The Giver AG
HW: Study for Roots #4 QUIZ TUESDAY the 22nd. Happy 3 Day Weekend! Thanks, George Washington!

Flowers for Algernon Review 2

May 18: Entire Progress Report (236).

May 20: "New dishwasher" (236) to "he obviously did not understand" (237).

May 20: "I felt sick inside" (237) to "I was just like him" (237).

May 20: "Only a short time ago" (237) to "Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men" (237).

May 20: "This day was good for me" (238) to "I am impatient to begin" (238).

May 31: Entire Progress Report (238).

June 4: Entire Progress Report (239).

Flowers for Algernon Review

Mrs. H. will give you and your group an excerpt from "Flowers for Algernon." With your group, read the excerpt, then be ready to EXPLAIN TO THE CLASS the following information:

1. Why is this information significant?
2. What does this information reveal about Charlie's changing intellect?
3. How does this information advance the plot?

It might be a good idea to assign a SCRIBE and a SPEAKER for your group.

You will have ten minutes, and ten minutes ONLY, to prepare your presentations to the class.

HAVE FUN!

Please do today's journal on a separate piece of paper that you can turn in. Answer the following questions using complete sentences:

1. What have you learned about reading functional documents like warranties, instructions, and advertisements?

2. How can you use this information in your own life?

3. Did it help you to work on the test yesterday with a partner? Why or why not?

For today's journal, please use a separate piece of paper, because I am going to collect it:

1. For those of you who went to the Shakespeare field trip:
What did you think of the field trip? What did you learn? What was the actors' main point?

2. For those of you who didn't go to the Shakespeare field trip:
What are your plans this weekend? Give me some good details. Please do not write that you plan to add to or subtract from the population.

2/7 to 2/10

Monday 2/7:
1. BR and Calendars
2. Word Parts Quiz #2
3. Correct Quiz
4. New Word Parts Unit
5. Finish Functional Docs
HW: Functional Docs TEST TUES!

Tuesday 2/8:
1. Journals
2. Practice Word Parts
3. Functional Docs TEST!

Wednesday 2/9:
1. Journals
2. Practice Word Parts
3. Review Functional Docs TEST
4. "Flowers for Algernon"
HW: Study your word parts

Thursday 2/10:
1. Journals
2. Practice Word Parts
3. "Flowers for Algernon"
NO HW!

For today's journal, write a paragraph explaining the difference between nonfiction and fiction. Then, tell me what "Functional Documents" are and why they're important.