Week of September 20-24, 2010

The emphasis this week is going to be on writing, so get your pencils sharpened!

Monday: After Read Out Loud (ROL) and Caught 'Ya, in class we will present the Greek god and goddess dialogues in front of class and then hand in your action figure and that dialogue.

Tuesday: After reading an SSR book for the first part of class, we will learn about writing "Cause and Effect" papers. You will get to choose to write a paper on the topic of your choice. It will be a 5-paragraph essay including an introduction, three body paragraphs and then a conclusion. This paper will be written in class UNLESS you don't finish it and then you can hand it in on Wednesday!

Wednesday: We will begin with Read Out Loud (ROL) and Caught 'Ya. Then we will analyze a student writing paper. We will then write a response, answering a question about that writing. What did the writer of the paper do well, where could they improve, etc. We will write this analysis in class and hand it in.

Thursday: We will read our SSR book for the first part of class. Then we will read the myth, "Pandora's Box" and answer a few questions about that. Next, we will brainstorm an idea to write about, creating a mind map, including many details and descriptions, about an experience we have had.

Friday: Today we will repeat what we did on Wednesday. We'll have Read Out Loud (ROL) and Caught' Ya and then have another practice analyzing another student's essay, explaining what they did well and how they could improve. Also, today Weekly Reading Report #2 is due---75 pages read and a report turned in!

HOMEWORK:
Monday: Action figure and Dialogue
Tuesday: Cause and Effect Paper
Wednesday: Student Writing Analysis
Thursday: Pandora's Box questions and Mind Map
Friday: Student Writing Analysis and Weekly Reading Report (WR2 #2)

Whew! What a week!