LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS - APRIL 14 - 18, 2008

Announcements:

• Book report is due Wednesday, 4/16. Please adhere to the details for the book report option you have selected. The format is also available on my blog.
• No formal study session this week. However, I am available on Friday morning for any students who wish to come in early for extra help. You must see me for a pass.
• Remember: This trimester there are no retake opportunities for vocabulary quizzes.
• Bring blue (literature) books every day.

Monday:

• Journal
• Vocabulary Quiz #10 (based on last week’s list and homework)
• Extended 7^th period: Finish discussion of “The Arrow and the Lamp.”
• Extended 6 and 7: Correct Wacky Words exercise.

Tuesday:

• LA Trivia
• Distribute spelling bee list. Round 1: Classroom Spelling Bee in 2 weeks.
• Introduce folk tales. Read and discuss in class “The Forces of Luck.”
• Extended 1 and 2: Read and discuss in class “How Odin Lost His Eye.”

Wednesday:

• Journal
• Book report is due today.
• Read and discuss in class “Waters of Gold.”
• Period 7 only: Read and discuss “How Odin Lost His Eye.”

Thursday:

• LA Trivia
• Review rules for internal citations and Works Consulted Page.
• Return rough drafts and outlines of expository essays with teacher feedback. Review format for final draft. The final copy is due Friday, 4/25. You must resubmit the rough draft and outline.
• Extended 6^th and 7^th period: Read and discuss “The People Could Fly” and “Lazy Peter and the Three-Cornered Hat.”

Friday:

• 1^st and 2^nd period: Read and discuss “The People Could Fly” and Lazy Peter and the Three-Cornered Hat.”
• All: Introduce fables and proverbs. Read and discuss fables.
• Remainder of class: See me for help on expository essays or study for spelling bee.