Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Tuesday, May 1

8K-
1) Warm Up: What is dialogue? What punctuation must you use when including dialogue in your writing? What is creative writing?
2) Discussion/ Creative Writing Assignment
3) Brainstorm
Homework: Begin Draft- Due Friday

8D-
1) Warm Up: What is dialogue? What punctuation must you use when including dialogue in your writing?
2) Discussion
3) Dialogue Workshop/ Writing Workshop
Homework: Work on Draft- Conferences begin tomorrow!

G/T-
1) Warm Up: What is the main idea or moral of "The Tempest?"
2) Discussion
3) Read-Through (cont'd)
Homework: Type up FINAL scripts...

Monday, April 30, 2012

Monday, April 30

8K:
1) Pass Back Papers
2) Intro to PSA Integrated Project
3) Begin Brainstorm

HW: Finish Brainstorm Page

8D:
1) Pass Back Papers
2) Intro to Children's Book Project
3) Begin Brainstorm

HW: Be prepared to begin tomorrow!

G/T:
1) Pass Back Papers
2) Week Outline
3) Intro to PSA Integrated Project

HW: Brainstorm and Tempest Scripts

Monday, April 23, 2012

Monday-Thursday, April 23-26

STAAR Testing Week
Monday- History STAAR
Tuesday- No STAAR,  67 minute advisory rotations (8K Hunger Games Test in English rotation)
Wednesday- No STAAR, 67 minute advisory rotations (Science BLITZ)
Thursday- Science STAAR
Friday- NO SCHOOL, Battle of the Flowers

Friday, April 20, 2012

Friday, April 20

8K-
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Reading- SSR
Homework: Finish Book and Notes!
NOTE: Your test will be on Tuesday next week.
You will be allowed to use your book and your notes.

8D-
1) Discussion- where we left off yesterday
2) Reading- Finish "Clean Sweep"
3) Answer Questions
HW: Finish what isn't completed in class.

G/T-
1) Scene Meetings
2) Begin Read-Through

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Thursday, April 19

8K-
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Popcorn Reading
HW: Ch. 23 and 24 and Notes

8D-
1) Hand in yesterday's completed book work
2) Page 628 "Clean Sweep"
HW: Finish Questions

G/T-
1) Scene Workshop
** Be ready to begin a read-through tomorrow!!!!!**

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wednesday, April 18

8K-
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Reading
HW: 21 and 22

8D-
1) Paired Passages P. 591
2) SAR Questions

G/T
1) Tempest Scene Workshop

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Tuesday, April 17

8K-
1) Note Check
2) Discussion
3) Reading Ch 19 & 20
Homework: Ch. 19 and 20 and notes

8D-
1) Go over Friday's assignment
2) Coffee House (Finish from Thursday)
No Homework

G/T-
1) Set Timeline
2) Work Time
Homework: Type up your first scene