Monday, November 8, 2010

Week of Nov. 8

Friday
I collected the Commanders Packet.
We watched a segment from the movie "Gettysburg" that corresponed to the last section of the book.
Homework:
Thurs., Week 6 w/s
Last set of The Killer Angels questions due Tuesday.


Thursday
No School - Veterans Day



Wednesday
We finished the novel!! We also read the Afterword. Students had some time to work on any outstanding Killer Angels work.
Homework:
Wed., Week 6 w/s
Commanders Packet due Friday
(No Roots or Vocab quiz on Friday!!)


Tuesday
We read Day 3, Chapter 4: Armistead and Chapter 5: Longstreet to the middle of page 333 ("...His face was oddly wrinkled.")
Homework:
Do not finish reading at home. We will continue tomorrow.
Finish the questions for the parts we read in class.
Tues., Week 6 w/s



Monday
Tales #34
my Dad is busy with his own new life and my Mom thinks that im an infant. shes a real shrew about good grades too harold moaned and I allways do good
Vocab: shrew
Students took a Reading Quiz on pp. 292-300 of The Killer Angels.
Handout: Roots list (cap)
We read Day 3, Chapter 3: Chamberlain.
I reminded students there would be a test on the vocabulary from the novel (back page of the commanders packet). Know definitions and spelling.
Homework:
Finish the chapter questions.