PERIOD 6 AND 7 ONLY - LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS

Language Arts Syllabus – PERIODS 6 AND 7 ONLY

B. Santos – Team 7-2 Week of January 28, 2008

EMAIL: bsantos@op97.org BLOG:santoslanguagearts.blogspot.com VOICE LINK: 4114

Announcements:

• Progress reports and conference information went home with students on 1/17. Please return with parent signature to teacher listed on your conference letter. Conference Night is 2/7.
• Good luck to Jack F. and Jenna S. on the District 97 Writing Celebration.
• SSR – Wednesday
• Box Top Advisory Contest is ongoing.
• Retake for Vocabulary Quiz #8 is Thursday at lunch. Only students who completed last week’s vocabulary homework are qualified to attend.
• Study session – Friday @ 8:15 . The focus will be on reviewing for Week 9 Vocabulary Quiz.

Monday:

• Journal
• Correct long passage responses from Anton Chekhov’s “The Bet.”
• Vocabulary List #9 (word’s from current sci-fi literature). Homework: Write each word 5 times and write a clear definition. Due Thursday.

1. idiosyncrasy
2. incriminate
3. resilient
4. savor
5. placid
6. persistent
7. contorted
8. legitimate
9. optimism
10. tumultuous

Tuesday:

• LA Trivia
• Begin this week’s literature assignment: Read “Lose Now, Pay Later” by Carol Farley (pages 567-572) and “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury (pages 489-494). Write clear, detailed responses on page 573 (#2, 3, 4) and page 495 (#4, 5, 6). Due Wednesday if not finished today in class.

Wednesday:

• Journal
• Discuss responses to 2 stories assigned yesterday.
• Analyze student sample of extended responses based on Aton Chekhov’s “The Bet.”

Thursday:

• LA Trivia
• Vocabulary homework is due today. Review for quiz
• ISAT Practice Test (long passage and extended response)

Friday:

• Vocabulary Quiz #9
• Correct yesterday’s long passage responses and review scores on extended responses.