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IHCC Prep Grade Week 4 Agenda & Obj. 9/23-9/27. Monday: Pre-reading/theme 11. Theme standard 11. Reading standard Tuesday: Comprehension/Vocab 11. Inferencing standard 11. Author’s purpose standard 11. Vocab standard Wednesday-Thursday: Novel Study 11. Inferencing standard
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IHCC Prep Grade Week 4 Agenda & Obj. 9/23-9/27 Monday: Pre-reading/theme • 11. Theme standard • 11. Reading standard Tuesday: Comprehension/Vocab • 11. Inferencing standard • 11. Author’s purpose standard • 11. Vocab standard Wednesday-Thursday: Novel Study • 11. Inferencing standard • 11. Author’s purpose standard Friday: Grammar 11. Grammar
Daily Writing: Argument 09/23/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • Should you have to take tests in school? Why or why not? Give at least 3 arguments. • Should cell phones be allowed in school? Why or why not? Give at least 3 arguments.Planner: Due Wednesday: • Email me AS AN ATTACHMENT the final draft of your narrative essay. Kathleen@stepacademymn.com Due Thursday: • Turn in your rubric, marked up 2nd draft and editor’s checklist on Thursday.
Monday: Hole in my Life • Debate for Hold in my Life: • 10 mins: Fill out the Theme Anticipation Guide: Agree/Disagree & WHY! • Debate! One voice, please. RESPECT your peers. • After the debate: • Journal title: Debate Reflection • Was there anything you wanted to say but didn’t? Explain. • Choose and rewrite 3-5 statements. Did your opinion change after the debate? Why or why not? Explain in detail! • If time, continue with reflecting on the title and cover…
Daily Writing: Memories 09/24/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail (OR just talk about your most vivid memory): • “I keep my own personality in a cupboard under the stairs at home so that no one else can see it or nick it.” ~Dawn French • “Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.” ~Thomas Fuller • Planner: Due Wednesday: • Email me AS AN ATTACHMENT the final draft of your narrative essay. Kathleen@stepacademymn.com Due Thursday: • Turn in your rubric, marked up 2nd draft and editor’s checklist on Thursday.
Tuesday: Absent? • You are responsible for getting the materials from the appropriate folder (labeled by day) for the day you were absent, and for checking my website* for what you missed and when things are due. • You have one extra day to turn in your homework. • Write the date you were absent clearly in the right corner. • If your homework is not clearly marked or you hand it in later than a day after the due date, it will be marked late. *Don’t have internet at home? Go to the public library, or ask someone during lunch to bring you to the computer lab. NO EXCUSES. • You are responsible for handing in the homework due the day you were gone as soon as you get back. • Write the date you were absent clearly in the right corner. • If your homework is not clearly marked or you hand it in later than the day you come back, it will be marked late.
Tuesday: Vocab & Story • Pre-read for V&V story Life Over Death pg. 55 • Silently read & answer Vocabulary Check & Reading Check questions (pg. 58-61) on a separate piece of paper. Raise your hand and I’ll collect it. • Journal title: Life Over Death Essay # [1 or 2] • Write a 3-part essay (intro, body paragraphs & conclusion) on one of the two essay choices under “Essay Assignments” on page 62. Hand in your journals and your worksheet before you leave! If you forget, it’s late.
Daily Writing: Sports 09/25/14 Choose a picture, and start a story: Due TODAY: • Email me AS AN ATTACHMENT the final draft of your narrative essay. Kathleen@stepacademymn.com Due Friday: • Work on pg. 9-16 in Basic College Vocab workbook
Wednesday: Hole in my life… • Hole in my life!!! We’ll start it tomorrow. 11th and 12th graders on field trip… • Finish Practice Exercises for Part A Chptr 2 Vocab (pg. 9-11). • Notebook title: Vocab Chpt 2 Part B • Work on Part B vocab. Cover dictionary definition and try to figure out the real definition using context clues. Then look at the definition and put stars next to the ones you got incorrect. • Finish Practice Exercises for Part B Chptr 2 Vocab (pg.13-15) • Review Power Words. • Take “Chapter Review” Matching “quiz” on pg. 15-16.
Daily Writing: Humans 09/26/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “Mankind is considered (by the radical environmentalists) the lowest and the meanest of all species and is blamed for everything.” ~Dixie Lee Ray • “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead Planner Due tomorrow: • Finish the work on pg. 9-16 in Basic College Vocab workbook • Read pg. 3-8 in Hole in My Life (HIML) and finish Notebook title: HIML 1 Summary & Reactions.
Thursday: Novel Study • Who turned in their essay? Turn in your rubric, marked up 2nd draft and editor’s checklist. • Pass out Hole in my Life books. Be good to these. • Quick pre-reading activity based on the cover…
Thursday: Hole in my Life Notebook title: Pre-reading for HIML • What is the significance of the title? • What could cause a “hole” in someone’s life? • What do you think the story will be about? • Does the photo of Gantos facing the title page give any clue as to his identity? What conclusions about this person could a reader draw from the photograph alone? Would the conclusions differ when paired with the title?
Thursday: Hole in my Life Notebook title: HIML 1 Summary & Reactions • After you read the first chapter, summarize it and write your reactions. • Make sure the summary is in your own words but is just a retelling of the main ideas of the chapter. • Reactions might begin with: • “The way this story starts reminds me of another story...” • “If I were Gantos, I would…” • “I like the way he describes…” • “It reminds me of…”
Daily Writing: Twain 09/27/13 Choose one prompt to respond to and explain with detail: • “A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.” ~Mark Twain • “Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.” ~Mark Twain Due Monday: • Read chapter 2 in Hole in My Life (HIML) and finish Journal title: HIML 2 Summary & Reactions.
Friday: HIML • Any more essays? I need the paperwork! • Turn in your vocab workbook. • Think. Pair. Share. Hole in My Life Chapter 1 • At your tables discuss your reactions to chapter 1. • What do you think so far? If you read ahead, please don’t give it away. • Voices and Values pg. 55 • Go over the BEST answers for “Life over Death” on pg. 55. • If time, teadchapter 2 in Hole in My Life (HIML) and finish Journal title: HIML 2 Summary & Reactions.