Week of Sept. 20

Friday
Half day - special schedule.
Students took the mob/grad Roots Review Quiz.
We graded the grad/gress quiz from last week.
Homework:
Anything you need to catch up on.



Thursday
Tales #13
their was belinda beautiful a pulchritudinous babe with long blond hair and designer clothes who was queen of the snobs
Vocab: pulchritudinous
We did some more work on the different ways to elaborate, getting down to "the beggar's hand." Students responded to the prompt: Arizona is an ideal place to live. They then worked in groups to improve upon their individual responses. Most groups presented - the remainder will present tomorrow.
Homework:
Study for tomorrow's quizzes.



Wednesday
Tales #12
there were other clutches of kids in harolds classes but they didnt want to have anything to do with a four eyed wierdo either
Vocab: clutches (collective noun)
I checked the Commanders section of the KA Study Guide.
Students took and turned in a reading quiz on the section of The Killer Angels they had read last night.
We read to p. 60 ("...curls agiggle.") of Ch. 4 - Longstreet.
Homework:
Finish Ch. 4 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.
Complete the Ch. 4 questions.




Tuesday
Tales #11
all he could see was conans cool audacious exterior and he wanted to be like him
Vocab: audacious, exterior
I collected the Literary and Informational Text Diagnostic Reflections.
Handouts: Booklet on commanders (blank pages to be filled in as you go): things you relate to, comments on their courage, attitudes towards the war, leadership skills, etc.
We read Ch. 2 - Chamberlain and Ch. 3 - Buford up to p. 36
Homework:
Finish Ch. 3 and be ready for a reading quiz on what you read tomorrow.



Monday
Tales #10
harold didnt know about conans and his freinds appalling grades
Vocab: appalling
We began reading The Killer Angels, starting with Mon., June 29, 1863 - Chapter 1: The Spy, and finished the chapter. Remember to note page numbers of the vocabulary words (on the back page of the study guide) as we go.
Handout: The Killer Angels questions (white sheet).
Homework:
Reading Diagnostic Reflections are due tomorrow.
Finish questions related to Chapter 1 by tomorrow.
Finish the To the Reader and Foreword sections by Wednesday.
Finish the commanders part of the study guide by Wednesday. You can use some of the information from this section for #3-6 of the Foreword.
These questions do not have to be in complete sentences, but be sure to note the page numbers.
There will be a review quiz on Roots mob and grad on Friday.