Sunday, May 2, 2010

LA SYLLABUS - WEEK OF MAY 3

Announcement:
Study session is Friday @ 8:20 A.M. I must know by Thursday if you will definitely attend. See me directly for a pass. Focus is on reviewing for vocabulary quiz.

Monday:
Vocabulary Lesson (words from pilot book/poetry unit). Homework is due Tuesday. Write each word 5 times. Write a clear definition. Use each word in an original sentence.
  1. scour
  2. rancid
  3. onomatopoeia
  4. alliteration
  5. covet
  6. kinsmen
  7. exquisite
  8. profound
  9. banish
  10. distinct

Extended 6th and 7th – Writing Workshop

Tuesday:
  • Vocabulary homework is due. Review definitions.
  • In-class – Read and discuss Poetry Collection 5 & 6 and poem on 660.
  • Extended 6th and 7th – Writing Workshop

Wednesday:
  • Return vocabulary homework. Share original sentences.
  • In-class: Read and discuss Poetry Collection 7

Thursday:
  • In-Class: Read and discuss poems by E.E. Cummings and Walt Whitman.
  • Assign final writing workshop assignment. Due by May 17th.

Extended 1st and 2nd period: Writing Workshop

Friday:
  • Vocabulary Quiz
  • Work on draft for final writing workshop assignment or SSR.

Extended 1st and 2nd period – Writing Workshop

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