March 14-18

Monday -- Library

• Pronoun School House Rock
• Activity: (15 min)
• In pairs students write pronouns on little squares of paper.  As many as they can in 1:30 min.
• Group with the most reads them off and other groups can add to theirs
• Divide the paper into 2 groups:  Singular and Plural Pronouns  - call on people to check some answers.  Go over the pronoun "you", go over "our and ours...etc"
• Divide the singular pile into singular and singular possessive.  Same with plural.  Check a few of the students.
• Sentence:  Mrs. Berg hugged Emily.  What pronoun could you used for Mrs. Berg and Emily.  Discuss pronouns for the subject and pronouns for the object.
• No red ink assignment on Pronouns
• Library

Tuesday Bell Work:  No Red Ink

• Show video on theme up to the 2:30 mark
• Write a summary and a theme for a section of a Disney/Pixar movie

Wednesday  

• No Red Ink -- 10 minutes
• Read each other's assignments from yesterday and comment on the theme and summary

Thursday  Bell Work:  No Red Ink 

• Go over pronouns
• Actively Learn lesson on Four O'Clock

Friday:

• No Red Ink quiz
• Go over questions on Actively Learn

Sept 15-19

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work:  Read Characterization Papers


Lesson:

• Go over Characterization papers.  Final Copy due Thursday.
• Pronoun Lesson:  
• Go over pg 31 and do pg 32 orally
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Tuesday:
Bell Work:

• Pronoun Lesson:  Put definition of pronouns in grammar notebook from Ppt

Lesson:

• School House Rock Pronoun and go over rules again
• 2nd and 5th go over quotation marks
• Read and discuss the poem The Listeners (old Lit book pg 180)
• Listen to the YouTube song "The Listeners"
• In groups create a T-chart comparing the characters, setting and mood of The Landlady and The Listeners
• Present charts

Wednesday:
Bell Work: Pronoun worksheet

Lesson:

• Write a dialogue on the ending of The Landlady

Thursday:  Library
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Pick up Characterization Final Draft
• Give out the poetry packet and talk about:  Tanka, Cinquain, or Limerick
• Look at other examples
• Write a poem
• Poem due tomorrow

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Go over Landlady/Listeners chart
• Work on Poem:  Due Tuesday