Monday- Day 51

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Continue writing from Friday


HW- Writing is due Wednesday

Friday-Day 50

1. Sentences
2. Formative Writing Mice

Thursday- Day 49

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Curley-what is going on with him?

• New Characters
• Conflict
• Central Ideas
• Foreshadowing

HW- Finish Chapter 2

Wednesday- Day 48

Difference in setting HW

1. SSR
2. Chris Traegar Quiz
3. Difference in setting

HW- Read about Curley

Tuesday- Day 47

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Read the setting of chapter two- T-Chart time

HW- Difference between setting in 1 and 2

Monday- Day 46

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Create a Of Mice and Men folder
4. Talking poitns from Friday
5. Setting- Cornell Notes
6. Characterization

Friday- Day 45

1. Sentences
2.  Post your presentation here
3. Talk about chapter 1 in groups of 3

• Summary of chapter 1
• Analysis of the main characters
• Two central ideas seen in this chapter
• Reaction or Prediction
• Questions

4 . Setting of chapter 1-Cornell notes style
5. Characterization

Thursday- Day 44

I am very sorry that I will not be here today.  I am closing on my house.  You are always great, so I ask that you please be great for the sub today.

1. SSR- 10 minutes
2. Read and annotate chapter 1.  You are looking to find examples of the 5 main ideas were are going to focus on.  We talked about them yesterday.

Homework- Finish chapter 1

Wednesday- Day 43

1. SSR
2. Begin Of Mice and Men

Central ideas:

• American Dream
• Friendship
• Loneliness
• Power
• Disabilities

Time to work on your project......  Let me show you how to share the blog so that anyone can comment  on it.

Tuesday- Parent Teacher Conferences

Monday- Day 42

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Go to the groups- terms of theme must be in pre and post conflict
4. You  will have today and a little time on Wednesday to work

Friday- Day 41

Writers Week

1. Sentences
2. Theme Project- I would like to watch these MONDAY

Thursday- Day 40

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Theme Project- on the blog yesterday

• Slide 3- Explain how you know the narrator/MC has not learned the theme
• Slide 4- Explain what has changed in the story showing the theme (lesson has been learned)
• Slide 5- Explain what has changed in the narrator/MC showing the theme (lesson has been learned)

Wednesday- Day 39

1. SSR
2. Gandhi Quiz
3. Highlight your writing
4. Theme Project and here are your groups.

HW- Writing due tomorrow

Tuesday- Day 38

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. Ibis Writing- on the same doc as Two Kinds


HW- The writing is due Thursday

Thursday- Day 37

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Ibis Writing- the Two Kinds and Ibis writing are due in ONE WEEK.

HW- Enjoy the very long weekend!

Wednesday- Day 36

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Which story was your favorite?  Write your name and answer on s 1/2 sheet of paper/
4. Ibis questions- prep for writing

Tuesday- Day 35

1. SSR
2. SDL
3. Scarlet Ibis- check the HW

Homework- Ibis Questions (the doc you made a copy of)

Monday- Day 34

1. SSR
2. Quote of the week
3. The Scarlet Ibis- read up to the top of page 3 and answer through the question that asks about the motivation to teach his brother to walk.

HW- Two Kinds Writing and anything not finished in class today.