| Sunday |
11/1/2009
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| Monday |
11/2/2009
Non-fiction reading and discussion techniques. Structured whole-class discussion with written response exit slip.
Homework for the week includes the "Essential 55" rules 20-22. |
| Tuesday |
11/3/2009
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/snhtml/snhome.html
This is a link to the Library of Congress narratives by former slaves. We will be selecting among these primary sources to read first-hand accounts of the experince of slavery in America. We will be starting our Nightjohn unit this week. |
| Wednesday |
11/4/2009
Read Nightjohn, by Gary Paulsen
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| Thursday |
11/5/2009
Read Nightjohn
Write journal reflection
Begin Response One--"Learning to read" |
| Friday |
11/6/2009
Library Research, Slave Narratives, Library of Congress website. Find six examples of mistreatment of slaves.
Essential 55 homework due (can be turned in on Monday due to Library visit). |
| Saturday |
11/7/2009
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| Sunday |
11/8/2009
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| Monday |
11/9/2009
Continue written responses to story. |
| Tuesday |
11/10/2009
Continue written responses to story using the Writing Process.
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| Wednesday |
11/11/2009
No school; Veteran's Day |
| Thursday |
11/12/2009
Continue written responses, using the Writing Process. |
| Friday |
11/13/2009
Finish written responses.
Essential 55 homework due.
Rough draft and revision for Response one and Response two are due Monday |
| Saturday |
11/14/2009
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| Sunday |
11/15/2009
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| Monday |
11/16/2009
Computer Lab, type final draft of Responses One and Two. |
| Tuesday |
11/17/2009
Computer Lab, type final draft of Responses One and Two.
Today both responses are due with all drafts and pre-writing. |
| Wednesday |
11/18/2009
Library poetry listening day. |
| Thursday |
11/19/2009
Bloom's Taxonomy |
| Friday |
11/20/2009
Bloom's Taxonomy |
| Saturday |
11/21/2009
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| Sunday |
11/22/2009
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| Monday |
11/23/2009
Begin reading Non-fiction text. (Read, comprehend, apply.) |
| Tuesday |
11/24/2009
Read Non-fiction text. (Read, comprehend, apply, analyze.) |
| Wednesday |
11/25/2009
Read Non-fiction text. (Read, comprehend, apply, analyze.) |
| Thursday |
11/26/2009
Thanksgiving, no school |
| Friday |
11/27/2009
No School. Black Friday. |
| Saturday |
11/28/2009
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| Sunday |
11/29/2009
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| Monday |
11/30/2009
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