Week of Sept. 26

Friday
We graded the test students took yesterday.
Today we focused on creative writing and stretching the brain to think differently. These writings went in the students' journals that are kept in the classroom.
Homework:
Review vocab from Week 2


Thursday
Students took Week 3 Vocab Test.
They read the novel individually while finding evidence in the text to back up the character traits they saw in Johnny.
Homework:
Review vocab from Week 2



Wednesday
BTales #6
Vocab: vapid, barbs
We discussed characterization and practiced writing a short literary response.
We read the novel to the end of section 4 (Ch. 1).
Homework:
Journal Entry/Literary Response #2
Week 3 vocab test tomorrow.



Tuesday
Handouts: Character Traits (pink sheet - 2-sided); Understanding "Character" Analysis
We began our class novel, Johnny Tremain.
We did not review Day 1 & 2 words, nor hand out the Day 3 & 4 w/s.
Homework:
Complete a one-paragraph response to the section of the novel we read today (to the top of page 17).
Study the Character Analysis sheet (green)


Monday
Students took a short Parts of Speech / Sentence Structure Pretest, which was turned in (not yet graded)
Posted on the SmartBoard:
Fill out your agenda for the week.
Then, in your writing journal (this period's bin at the back of the room):
- put the date on a fresh page
- write for 5 min. about this past weekend
- when finished, pick up the w/s from the front desk
A few students shared their writing with the class (not mandatory).
We then read w/s 65-66, Ethos, Pathos, & Logos, as a class, and in pairs completed the assignment at the top of p. 66 before sharing out. We did not do the bulleted assignment at the bottom of the page. Students are to keep the worksheet in their Literary Elements notebooks and refer to it when writing persuasively (e.g., as in their upcoming Social Studies assignment).
Homework:
Week 3 Day 1 & 2 w/s - Test on Thursday
w/s 63 (Connecting Paragraphs) - due Friday