SYLLABUS - November 5 - 9, 2007

LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS – MRS. SANTOS
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5 – 9, 2007
EMAIL: bsantos@op97.org WEB:santoslanguagearts.blogspot.com

Announcements:

• Used Coat Drive – If you have a clean, used coat that you would like to donate to this community service project, please give to your advisory teacher by December 1, 2007.
• Pennies for Pearl Harbor continues.
• Study session – Friday @ 8:15 A.M. See me for a pass if you want to come in to review for the novel vocabulary test. Please bring your vocabulary homework.
• Final novel assignments are due by Wednesday, 11/7. See the requirements on the handout given to you in class. A copy of the each novel’s options will be posted by Monday evening on my blog.
• I will be collecting novels this Wednesday. Please return your assigned novel.

Monday:

• Journal
• Return vocabulary homework. Study for Friday’s vocabulary test.
• Distribute and review “Writing Basics.” Keep this booklet along with the “Research Basics” I gave you last week in a safe place. Use as needed and bring to class on requested days.
• Update novel list in standards folder.

Extended 6^th and 7^th:

• Read and discuss allegory “Revolutionary Tea.” Other key terms: alliteration and bias.

Tuesday:

• LA Trivia
• Distribute new book report assignment. The genre for this month is student choice. Keep book report assignment in a safe place, and check in your novel for approval by next Monday.
• Read and discuss “Exploring the Titanic” by Robert Ballard.

Wednesday:

• Journal
• Final novel assignment is due today. Present (if you did “speech” option) and share other products with peers.
• Finish reading and discussion of “Exploring the Titanic.”

Thursday:

• Trivia Game (review for tomorrow’s vocabulary test). Winning team will get extra credit on the test.

Extended 6^th and 7^th:

• Read and discuss excerpt “Immigrant Kids” by Russell Freedman.

Friday:

• Vocabulary Test (words from novel)

Extended 1^st and 2^nd period:

• Read and discuss excerpt “Immigrant Kids” by Russell Freedman.