Week of Oct. 15

Friday
Early Release - Special Schedule
Non-fiction Friday
Handout: "Flowers for Algernon" Flow Map
Homework
Flow Map is due next Wed.


Thursday
We went over the Week 3 Day 1 and 2 vocab.
Handout: Week 3 Day 3 and 4 vocab. Students worked on this and we then checked to make sure they had the correct answers.
Handout: "Flowers for Algernon" study guide  (yellow sheet), This can be worked on in class - it is not for homework,
Homework
Stem List 1-3 Quiz and  Week 3 Vocab Quiz on Thursday.


Tuesday-Wednesday
Students had time to work on the "Flowers for Algernon" study guide.
Homework
Week 3 Vocab Quiz on Thursday.


Monday
We went over the Week 3 Day 1 and 2 vocab.
Handout: Week 3 Day 3 and 4 vocab. Students worked on this and we then checked to make sure they had the correct answers.
Handout: "Flowers for Algernon" study guide  (yellow sheet), This can be worked on in class - it is not for homework,
Homework
Stem List 1-3 Quiz and  Week 3 Vocab Quiz on Thursday.

Week of Oct. 8

Friday
Brain-challenging exercises. Non-fiction Friday (Solid Rock Intermediate). A Public Passing crossword #15. Both were collected.
Homework
Study and read


Thursday
Presentations continued.
Homework
Study and read

Wednesday
Presentations continued. We should be able to wrap them up tomorrow and continue with our short story unit.
Cookie dough fundraiser packets went home today
Homework
Study and read


Tuesday
Students continued with their presentations.
Homework
Study Stem List #3 - test next Thursday


Monday No School - Fall Break Day

Week of Oct. 1

Friday
We began the Cereal Box Project presentations.
Homework
Please have your Ideas, Language, and Grammar packet with you next week - these were handed out Sept. 17 (and the 18th for anyone who was absent on the Monday).


Thursday
Cereal Box Projects were due for extra points.
Students took the Week 2 Vocab Quiz.
Handout: Week 3 Day 1+2 w/s.
Homework
Projects due tomorrow for full points.



Wednesday
We continued reading and discussing "Flowers for Algernon" as far as the end of part 1.
Homework
Book report project due tomorrow. Test on Week 2 Vocab tomorrow.


Tuesday
Collected FB assignment. Reviewed types of characterization (round, flat, direct, indirect). Students took notes. Writing assingment as introduction to "Flowers for Algernon." Began reading and discussing FfA.
Homework
Book report project due Thursday. Test on Week 2 Vocab on Thursday (review Week 1 vocab as well as stems).

Monday
Collected remaining "Raymond's Run" questions on Five Methods of Characterization.
Analyzed "Raymond's Run" with regard to character and motivation. Students took notes and made connections to the text with the song "Someone to Lean On." (This was collected.)
Homework
Facebook Page Template. Complete for Squeaky.