Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Wrapping Up the Unit 6 Notes

Today we finished the notes on page 598 and students had some time to get started on the homework, the close reads on pages 598 and 599.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Back to Unit 6

Today we spent the period reviewing the terms from the Unit 6 notes, focusing primarily on the close reading questions on 595 and 597. Students should be do with these by tomorrow's class.

Friday, February 17, 2012

Unit 6: The Appeals

Today we went through the appeals on page 596 (and added them to the Academic Terms notes), and students got started on the close reads on page 597. Have a good, safe break!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Unit 6

Today we added the selection vocabulary from page 601 to the "Selection Vocabulary" section in the binder. After that we started the Unit 6 notes on page 594. Students should complete the Close Read Questions on page 595 for homework.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Catching Up

Today we used the time to do one of three things: 1)Finish the Unit 5 assessment, 2) Make up missing or incomplete assignments, or 3) Do an extra credit assignment in preparation for Unit 6.

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Unit 5 Assessment

Today, after collecting some late homework, we spent the period on the Unit 5 assessment. Students who didn't finish will have a few more moments tomorrow.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Subject-Verb Agreement

Today we started with a bit of subject-verb agreement practice and then reviewed the homework.