Saturday, November 15, 2008

LANGUAGE ARTS SYLLABUS - WEEK OF 11/17



EMAIL: bsantos@op97.org PHONE: 524.3040. VL 4114

Announcements:
  • Graded literary analysis essays were returned last week. Revisions are optional but highly recommended, especially if you earned a C or lower. Revisions are due by Tuesday, November 18th, and you must resubmit the original final draft and the grading sheet.
  • The final writing assignment for this trimester has been assigned and is due by Monday, November 24th. Remember to make a careful note of the criteria. We will meet in the Media Center on Wednesday and Thursday for Writing Workshop. Remember to save your work on a flash drive or in your network folder. If you are unable to finish, you must do so y 11/24.
  • For the first trimester, the last day to “flag” for teacher-edit (writing notebooks) is Monday, 11/17. Remember to only flag something that has been self-edited (and peer-edited, if possible) in a different color.

Monday:
Return punctuation pre-tests. Students who earned an A (27/30) on pre-test will be asked to do rewrites if they had any errors. For all other students, we will review the errors on your pre-test.

Tuesday:
Continue grammar lesson. In class, we will begin the following. It is homework, if not finished.

Students who earned an “A”: You are exempt from the post-test. Congratulations. Here is your homework:
Read 328-329. Do page 329.
Read 334-335. Do page 335.
Read 394-395. Do page 395.
Attach your rewrites to your homework (all due on Friday).

Students who earned a 26 or lower on the pre-test, here is your homework: (post-test is Tuesday, 11/25)
Read 253-255,. Do page 618 (exercise 2)
Read 262-263. Do page 263 (concept check A only)
Read 264. Do page 265.
Read 266-267. Do page 267 (concept check A only)
Read 268-269. Do page 269 (concept check A only)

Wednesday and Thursday: Meet in Media Center (see above announcement)

Friday:
  • Correct grammar homework (due today if not finished and submitted on Tuesday).
  • Please bring a book to read for when I am not working with your group.

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