NOVEMBER 4• Agenda

• 11/4—Begin story• 11/5—Finish Story, questions in the back, 6th period Guest teacher• 11/6—End of 1st quarter—All Assignments due—finish questions,

correct questions (Career Expo at HS)• 11/7—TBA; Guest Teacher (I am doing an in-school training)• 11/8—SSR—Vocab Quiz—Veteran’s Day Assembly

• Due: Reading Log #8• Due on 11/6: All missing or incomplete assignments, SSR

projects

• TODAY…Review vocabulary, continue discussion, make predictions, begin story

Goals…Preview story, vocabulary, suspense, make predictions, class discussion

• Build vocabulary page 14• Word bank• Suffix—ous• Read background for understanding page 15

• Discussion: hunting• What do you think about hunting. Tell an elbow partner.• Share your discussion with class

• Read Literary focus: suspense on page 15• Preview and make predictions

Discussion questions• Who has hunted before?• What do you think of hunting? Why do you like it? Why do

you not like it?• Is it morally/ethically right?• What are some moral/ethical issues with hunting?• Should we consider the animal’s feelings?• Do you think the animal knows he/she is being hunted?• What would happen if you discovered you were being

hunted?• How would you feel?• Would you feel differently if you were being hunted? Why

or why not?

Preview and Make Predictions• Look at the pictures on pages 16, 19, and 24 and make

predictions in your composition books. • What do you think is going to happen based on these pictures?

• Discuss those predictions with their partner. Be ready to share.

• Look at the red letters quotes from page 20, 22, 25, 26, 28, and 29.• What do you think is going to happen based on these pictures?

• Discuss those predictions with their partner. Be ready to share.

• As we read the story we will discuss our predictions and determine which came true

Goals… Begin reading, check comprehension, check predictions

• Review our predictions, to keep them fresh in our mind.• Anything that we need to add.

• Begin popcorn reading on page 17

November 5

• SSW: Free Write. –10 minutes

• Continue or begin story: popcorn read• Answer Questions at the end

• Due on 11/6: All missing or incomplete assignments, SSR projects• Assessments that must be done by 11/6: I Am poem, Want Ad,

SSR/Independent reading project; TREEREEC paragraph assessment will continue and does not have to be done by tomorrow

Goals…Continue or begin story, discuss suspense, check

predictions, answer questions

• Continue or begin story• Check out predictions, change as needed.• What are some of the suspense elements we saw

here?• Answer questions at the end of the story. Page 31

—work with a partner• Literature for Your Life(all)• Check Your Comprehension (all)

NOVEMBER 6—End of 1st quarter• SSW: You are walking home from a late movie, and you have to cut through a cemetery. Describe your experience.—10 minute

• Finish Story• Begin Questions• Correct questions

• Due Today: All missing or incomplete assignments, SSR projects• Assessments that must be done: I Am poem, Want Ad,

SSR/Independent reading project; TREEREEC paragraph assessment will continue

November 7

• SSW: You spent the day with your grandfather. Tell about your day.(2 TREEREEC paragraphs) —10 minutes

• Finish Reading “the Most Dangerous Game”; Answer the questions on page 31—Literature and Your Life (skip the group discussion one) and Check Your Comprehension 1-5

• *Tomorrow: SSR/Workday; Vocabulary quiz• **Change!!All assignments for quarter are due tomorrow.

• GET YOUR INDEPENDENT READING/SSR PROJECT IN!!!!!!!

November 8• Vocabulary Quiz—Number your paper 1-9 and leave

space.

• Correct Vocabulary quiz

• SSR/Work day

November 12• Agenda

• 11/12—Finish “The Most Dangerous Game” and questions; Vocabulary Enrichment Activity—Due Reading Log #9

• 11/13—Guest Teacher—Read “The Cast of Amontillado”, page 4, and answer Check Your Comprehension questions 1-4—Use complex sentence structure to answer questions.

• 11/14—Correct questions from “The Most Dangerous Game”; Finish questions from “The Cast of Amontillado” and correct

• 11/15—PLC Friday—SSR/Workday—Vocabulary Enrichment Activity is due

• New procedure for Independent Reading…Can make up days before or after school, or during Advisory. Just have the teacher sign off in your agenda.

Goals…reading comprehension and complex sentence structure

• Finish the story, independently or in small groups/partner reads..

• Answer questions; turn in (make sure you are using complex sentence structure to answer questions)

• If you finish before the end of class, Begin reading “The Cast of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe on page 4

November 13• SSW: You spent the day with your grandfather. Tell about

your day.—10 minutes—at least 2 paragraphs

• Independent work/Group work, complete assignments as indicated and turn in.

• Finish “The Most Dangerous Game” and questions; Vocabulary Enrichment Activity—Due Reading Log #9

• Read “The Cast of Amontillado”, page 4, and answer Check Your Comprehension questions 1-4—Use complex sentence structure to answer questions.

November 14• SSW: DOL—Correct the sentences

• Correct questions from “The Most Dangerous Game”; Finish questions from “The Cast of Amontillado” and correct

• Tomorrow: • SSR/Work day• Due: Vocabulary

November 15—3rd pd, pizza on Monday. Congrats!!!• SSR/Work day—Silent day for working

• Due: Vocabulary

• “The Hunger Games” Turkey Smash on Monday...Advisory class—need someone to dress up on Monday for a costume contest at the assembly; door decorating –dead line is 11/19; contest; tator eating contest on 11/20--who wants to? We doing the Pie in Face thing all week. More details to follow. Charity dance will be held one day during the week—4 cans or $4.00 to get in.

• Monday--Canned Food

What we did this week• 1. Read “The Most Dangerous Game”• 2. Questions at the end• 3. Read “The Cask of Amontillado”• 4. Questions at the end• 5. Vocabulary Enrichment packet

• *Remember for questions at the end of the two short stories, you must have used complex sentence structure to meet standard.

• *Reading log #10 is due on Monday…Remember you will be completing another Independent Reading Project at the end of the 2nd quarter.

November 18• Agenda

• 11/18—Go over vocab packets; New Vocab. Packets• 11/19—TREEREEC paragraph revisited• 11/20—Continue paragraphs• 11/21—TREEREEC paragraph assessment• 11/22—SSR/Workday—Vocabulary Due

• What you need today….• Reading Log #10• Pen/pencil

Goals…• Correct Vocabulary Enrichment activity from last week• Discuss Vocabulary and make changes as needed• Go over new Vocabulary Enrichment activity packet—Due

Friday!!!!!

November 19

•DOL

• TREEREEC paragraph revisited

•What you need: • Pen/pencil• TREEREEC paragraph packet• Composition Book

November 20

• DOL

• TREEREEC paragraph continued

• What you need: • TREEREEC paragraph half

sheet• Paragraph from yesterday• Pen/pencil• TREEREEC paragraph

packet• Composition Book

• No hall passes today. Make sure you have everything you need.

November 21No hall passes today. Make sure you have everything you need.

• DOL

• Where are the questions from the two short stories we read? Please turn those in ASAP. Remember, you must use complex sentence structure. You will be required to “Re-do”

• Vocab. Retakes tomorrow

• TREEREEC paragraph assessment

• What you need: • TREEREEC paragraph half sheet• Paragraph from yesterday • Pen/pencil• TREEREEC paragraph packet• Composition Book

• Tomorrow: Best paragraph due, Vocabulary Lesson 2 due, Vocabulary retakes for “The Most Dangerous Game”, SSR/Work Day

• Several of you are missing your questions/answers from “the Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado.”

• Of those who turned in their questions/answers, several of you forgot you were to write in complex sentences.

• Please turn in your complete questions/answers ASAP.

November 22No hall passes today. Make sure you have everything you need.

• SSR/Work Day• Best paragraph due• Vocabulary Lesson 2 due• Vocabulary retakes for “The Most Dangerous Game”• DOL due

• Monday….Questions and Answers from the two short stories. Complex sentence structure. Go over paragraph assessments

November 25• Agenda

• 11/25—Discuss TREEREEC assessments; Complex Sentence Structure—(NO Vocabulary this week)

• 11/26—Practice Complex Sentence Structure• 11/27—Turkey Coloring

• Pass out TREEREEC assessments…You grade them. How did you do? Trade with a neighbor…Grade them. Do they match? Is it really ready to turn in? If yes, then turn it in. If not, rewrite.

Things to avoid in your writing• Pronouns: I, you• Repeating words• Contractions: can’t, don’t (spell them out “can not, do not”• Words not to use: like, also, so, lots, a lot, cuz• Symbols: &•

Spelling things• They’re, their, there• You‘re, your• New, knew• Threw, through• Were, where, we’re• Which, witch• Whether, weather• Allowed, aloud • Our, are

November 27—Happy Thanksgiving

1. Finish paragraph

2. Finish questions from “The Most Dangerous Game” page 31

3. Finish questions from “The Cask of Amontillado” page 10

4. Color a turkey, when finished