February 15-19

Monday, Feb. 15, 2016  (No School)
Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016  (No School)

Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
Per. 2-3:

-Do Now: Log into vocabulary.com-->Vocabulary.com--> My Assignments-->Practice Chapters 1-4 The Call of the Wild Vocabulary lessons  (We will have a quiz Friday on these terms.  The quiz will be broken into sections based on each chapter.) (15 MINUTES)

-Reading Check chapters 4 & 5 TCOTW (30 MINUTES; 15 MINUTES FOR EACH)
Chapter 4 Reading Check
Chapter 5 Reading Check    

-Read Chapter 6 as a class and finish reading whatever we have not covered during class.
Homework: Finish reading chapter 6; reading check tomorrow on chapter 6  (25 MINUTES)

HW: 1.   Complete Reading Check chapters 4 & 5 (if you didn't do so in class)
2.  Read Chapter 6 (Record this in your reading log!); Chapter 6 reading check tomorrow
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Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016
Per. 5-6
 -Independent reading; complete reading log
-Introduce & Discuss lesson 9 vocabulary  Wordly Wise Lesson 9
-Work on 9a & b
-go over 9a & b
-Log into vocabulary.com-->Vocabulary.com--> My Assignments-->Wordly Wise Lesson 9  (15 MINUTES)

HW: exercise C; essay & open window (overdue...hand in asap); independent reading/log
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Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016
Per. 2-3 Chapter 6 reading check
-Go over TCOTW responses:
Use R.A.C.E. to revise your work.
TCOTW Chapter 2 Reading Check Responses
TCOTW Chapter 3 Reading Check Responses
TCOTW Chapter 4 Reading Check Responses
TCOTW Chapter 5 Reading Check Responses
TCOTW Chapter 6 Reading Check

Per. 5-6
-Go over 9C
-vocabulary.com practice Wordly Wise 9C on Chrome books  Wordly Wise Lesson 9
-Personal Narrative Writing: "Show, Don't Tell" Activity

HW:
Per. 2-3
1)  Read Chapter 6  
2)  practice on typing.com & vocabulary.com TCOTW vocabulary/Lesson 9 Vocabulary 
3)  Print the "Inform & Explain" essay.
4) Reading Logs Due Tomorrow
Stop in after school to hand in any overdue work!

Per. 5-6
1)  Practice on typing.com & vocabulary.com Lesson 9 Vocabulary 
2)  Brainstorm topics for personal narrative and start writing about each topic
3) Reading Logs Due Tomorrow
Stop in after school to hand in any overdue work!
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Friday, Feb. 19, 2016  *Digital Learning Day*

Do Now (Housekeeping Items):
1.  Clean out your mailbox and organize your papers into the sections of your binder.  See me if you do not have a binder.  Your English binder must come to class EVERY DAY.
2. Put your Reading Log out on your desk to be checked.
3. Put The Call of the Wild book I gave you out on your desk to be collected.
4. 7 Things Ready

Per. 2-3 
1.  We will assess our understanding of the plot in chapter 6 using the chrome books & google forms:
  TCOTW Chapter 6 Reading Check 6
(15 minutes)

2.  Work on the chrome books to study vocabulary Wordly Wise Lesson 9
(15 minutes)

3.  Introduce & highlight lesson 9 vocabulary on the Smart Board
(20 minutes)

4.  We will complete exercises 9a, b, & c as a class.
(20 minutes)

*5.  Personal Narrative Writing: "Show, Don't Tell" Activity

Per.  5-6
1.  Today we will work on the chrome books or computers in the library to complete the rough draft of our personal narratives.  This is due at the end of class via e-mail/printed out (if we go to the library) and will be collected.

2.  If you finish early, you can practice vocabulary lesson 9 on vocabulary.com:Wordly Wise Lesson 9

HW:  
1) Read & Fill Out Reading Log
2) Study Vocabulary TCOTW (Pop quiz soon!)  on vocabulary.com
& Lesson 9
To study you can use:
Wordly Wise Lesson 9