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03 April 2011

Weekly Schedule 4/4 - 4/8

Monday: 4/4
IC:
You'll begin by completing a Lesson Ten Vocabulary Review Exercise. Then we'll review the words from Lessons Nine and Ten together. Finally, you'll have some work time to finish up your Part Two Reading Guides.
Materials: Bring your class notes, vocabulary book, reading guides, and copy of Great Expectations.
HW: Complete the Part Two Reading Guide for the reading quiz tomorrow.

Tuesday: 4/5
IC:
You will complete the Part Two reading quiz. Then we'll discuss the reading selection, focusing on thematic development, characterization, and narrative voice. I will distribute the Part Three Reading Guide, and then we'll quickly revisit a few of your vocabulary roots.
Materials: Bring your class notes, reading guides, and copy of Great Expectations.
HW: Complete the Part Three Reading Guide to prepare for the reading quiz on Friday, 4/8.

Wednesday: 4/6 - Happy birthday, Colt!
IC:
You'll begin class with the Lessons Nine and Ten Vocabulary Test. Then you'll complete Writer's Notebook Entry #10. Finally, we'll take a look at some grammar edits from the text of Great Expectations. Any additional time may be spent working on your reading guide.
Materials: Bring your completed extra credit vocabulary work to submit, Writer's Notebooks, reading guides, and copy of Great Expectations.
HW: Complete the Part Three Reading Guide to prepare for the reading quiz on Friday, 4/8.

Thursday: 4/7
IC:
We will complete an introduction to Lessons Eleven and Twelve Vocabulary (test on Friday, 4/15). You will have the remainder of the class period to work on your reading guide for tomorrows reading quiz.
Materials: Bring your class notes, vocabulary book, reading guides, and copy of Great Expectations.
HW: Complete the Part Three Reading Guide to prepare for the reading quiz on Friday, 4/8.

Friday: 4/8
IC:
You will begin class by completing the reading quiz over the part three reading selection of Great Expectations. We'll discuss the reading selection, making connections to the ideas you took notes on before beginning the text. I will distribute the Part Four Reading Guide and we'll spend any remaining time reviewing vocabulary roots from Lessons Eleven and Twelve.
Materials: Bring your class notes, reading guides, and copy of Great Expectations.
HW: Complete the Part Four Reading Guide to prepare for the reading quiz on Tuesday, 4/12.