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February, 2009

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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1. Read pg. 490 "Connecting Literature and Social Studies"
2. Vocab Organizer
3. Read "Lather and Nothing Else" pg. 491-496
4. Answer questions pg. 496
Reader's Response
Check Your Compre. # 1,2,3
Critical Thinking #2,4

RRJ 3 Due

Homework
1. RRJ-30 min.
2. Study for Tuesday's Vocab TEST
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1. Idiom - Jack-of-all-trades
2. Reviewed for vocab test
3. Vocab TEST
4. Read quietly

Homework
1. RRJ-30 min.
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1st Period Only
1.Heart/Tone Assign.
2. Dreams and Struggles

Homework
1. RRJ-30 min.
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1st-3rd
1. Idiom
2. Making Connections
3. Dreams and Struggles

7th-8th
1. Idiom - Touch and go
2. The Circuit Test
3. Read quietly

Homework
1. RRJ-30 min.
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Homework
1. RRJ-30 min.
2. RRJ 4 Due Monday
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1. RRJ 4 Due
2. Writing Warm-up 8
3. Quickwrite 1/2 page
4. Read quietly

Homework
1. NO RRJ this week!
2. Idiom Test 2 on Thursday, 9 total!
No idiom bank
Know how to spell them.
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1. Idiom - Labor of love
2. Completed letter rewrite (1st,7th,8th)
2. Heart -tone (3rd)
2./3.4Square Notes (4th, 8th)

Homework
Same as yesterday.
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Lab 507 8th Only
1. 4Square Notes
2. 4Sq for Mr. Lema Letter
(3. 4th & 8th began Rough Draft)

Homework
1. Study for tomorrow's Idiom Test.
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Idiom Test 2
9 Idioms


Homework
All classes except 1st
1. Have Rough Draft ready to type as a Revision Draft.
In Lab 507 tomorrow.
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Lab 507

Homework
1. Letter to Panchito DUE MONDAY!
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Letter to Panchito DUE
1. Work on letter if not done.
2. Read quietly

Homework
1. RRJ - 30 min.
2. Work on Letter to Panchito if you did not turn it in today.
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Letter to Panchito 1 Day Late

1. Grammar practice
The Writer's Craft
Ex A pg 381
Ex B pg 381
Ex A pg 392
Ex A pg 394-395
Ex A pg 396

Homework
1. RRJ - 30 min.
2. Work on Letter to Panchito if you did not turn it in today.
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Letter to Panchito 2 Days Late

1. Finish Grammar practice
The Writer's Craft
Ex A pg 381
Ex B pg 381
Ex A pg 392
Ex A pg 394-395
Ex A pg 396
2. Read quietly

Homework
1. RRJ - 30 min.
2. Work on Letter to Panchito if you did not turn it in today.
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Letter to Panchito 3 Days Late

1. BW 2 sent.
2. Idiom - Out of the clear blue sky
3. Checked grammar practice
4. Read quietly

Homework
1. RRJ - 30 min.
2. Work on Letter to Panchito if you did not turn it in today. LAST day to turn in is Friday.
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Lab 507

Last Day to turn in Letter to Panchito

1. Vocab Enrichment
~Free Rice

Homework
1. RRJ 5 Due Monday
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RRJ 5 Due

Lab 507

1. BW - 2 sent.
2. Typed responses - 2 proverbs

Homework
No RRJs this week.
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Lab 507

1. BW - 1 sent.
2. Idiom - Apple of your eye
3. Finished Typing proverb responses
4. Turned in responses

Homework
None
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1. Idiom - You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.
2. Grammar practice
The Writer's Craft
Ex B pg 398
Ex C pg 398
Ex D pg 399

Homework
None
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RODEO
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BREAK!
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