Day 37 (12.10.10) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• Practice: Sentence Models 1-5
• Write two sentences for each model.
• You should create your own new sentences.
• You should have ten sentences total.
• Please complete sentences on a piece of paper to turn in.
• Finish Independent Reading Packet on "Perseus"
• Video: "Class of the Titans"
• Comparative Analysis/Media Unit

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (12.10.10) A Day: Parts 8-10
2. DUE on Today (12.10.10) A Day: Notes on Sentence Model 6
3. DUE on Tuesday (12.14.10) A Day: Independent Reading Packet (Finish All Parts)

Work Collected in Class:

• Independent Reading Packet: Parts 8-10

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 36 (12.9.10) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• Warm-Up: Independent Reading Packets 6-7
• Finish Independent reading packet for "Perseus"
• Video: "Clash of the Titans"
• Comparative Analysis/Media Unit

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (12.9.10) B Day: Independent reading packets parts 6-7.
2. DUE on Monday (12.13.10) B Day: Sentence Model 6 Notes (Posted on Blackboard)
3. DUE on Monday (12.13.10) B Day: Independent Reading Packet on Library Novel (Parts 8-10.)

Work Collected in Class:

• Perseus  Reading Packet: All Remaining Parts
• Independent Reading Packets: Parts 6-7

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 36 (12.8.10) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• On Blackboard: Daily Drill 8
• Warm-Up: Finish Independent reading packet for your library novels.
• Video: "Class of the Titans"
• Comparative Analysis/Media Unit

Homework:

1. DUE on Today (12.8.10) A Day: Independent reading packets parts 8-10.
2. DUE on Friday (12.10.10) A Day: Sentence Model 6 Notes (Posted on Blackboard)
3. DUE on Friday (12.10.10) A Day: Independent Reading Packet on Library Novel (Finish all parts.)

Work Collected in Class:

• Dialy Drill 8
• Perseus  Reading Packet: All Remaining Parts
• Independent Reading Packets: Parts 8-10

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 35 (12.7.10) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

 

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• Practice: Sentence Models 1-5
• Write two sentences for each model.
• You should create your own new sentences.
• You should have ten sentences total.
• Please complete sentences on a piece of paper to turn in.
• On Blackboard: Daily Drill 8
•  Read: Perseus (finish accompanying reading packets)
• Page 960
• Video: Greek Tragedy and Greek Gods

Homework:

1. DUE on Thursday (12.9.10) B Day: Independent reading packets parts 8-10.

Work Collected in Class:

• Dialy Drill 7
• Perseus  Reading Packet: All Remaining Parts
• Independent Reading Packets: Parts 6-7

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 35 (12.6.10) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• On Blackboard: Daily Drill 7
• Practice: Sentence Models 1-5
• Write two sentences for each model.
• You should create your own new sentences.
• You should have ten sentences total.
• Please complete sentences on a piece of paper to turn in.
• Read: Perseus (finish accompanying reading packets)
• Page 960
• Video: Greek Tragedy and Greek Gods

Homework:

1. DUE on Wednesday (12.8.10) A Day: Independent reading packets parts 8-10.

Work Collected in Class:

• Dialy Drill 7
• Perseus  Reading Packet: All Remaining Parts
• Independent Reading Packets: Parts 6-7

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 34 (12.3.10) B Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence;

read and explicate literary works;
practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• Warm Up: Sentence Model 5
• On Paper to Turn In: Write five sentence model 5 sentences.
• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• On Blackboard: Daily Drill 7
• Read: Perseus (finish accompanying independent reading packets) 
• Packet Parts 6-7
• Page 960
• Video: Greek Tragedy and Greek Gods

Homework:

N/A

Work Collected in Class:

• Dialy Drill 6
• Perseus  Reading Packet: Parts 6-7
• Independent Reading Packets: Pars 6-7

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.

Day 34 (12.2.10) A Day

Objective:

Students will be able to:

practice writing a new style of sentence; read and explicate literary works;

practice with previously taught class material.

Class Activities

• On Blackboard: Daily Homework Log
• On Blackboard: Daily Drill 6
• Notes: Sentence Model 5
• Read: Perseus (finish accompanying independent reading packets)
• Page 960
• Video: Greek Tragedy and Greek Gods

Homework:

N/A

Work Collected in Class:

• Dialy Drill 6
• Perseus  Reading Packet: Parts 3-5
• Independent Reading Packets: Pars 3-5

TEKS: 2 (C) relate the characters, setting, and theme of a literary work to the historical, social, and economic ideas of its time; 5 (A) analyze how complex plot structures (e.g. subplots) and devices (e.g. foreshadowing, flashbacks, suspense) function and advance the action in a work of fiction; 17(A) use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking: iii. reciprocal pronouns; 17(C)use a variety of correctly structured sentences; 20(A) use conventions of capitalization; 20(B) use correct punctuation marks.