Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Weekly Calendar 11/24-11/26

Monday 11/24
  • Objective: Share learning from first round of SSR Book Groups
  • Activities: 1) Officer Baxter, 2) book illustrations, 3) Book Talks, 4) SSR & Quickwrite
  • Homework: Write a reflection on your first round SSR/Book Group. What do you like and why; what don't you care for and why? What's helping you think more deeply about the book and why; what's not any why? 1 full page.

Tuesday 11/25
  • Objective: Practice outlining for essays
  • Activities: 1) Identify key elements in an essay, 2) sample essay outlining, 3) brainstorm for essay on thankfulness
  • Homework: Highlight and fill in the outline for the sample essay (Lights, Camera...Give Me the Remote!). Do not copy entire sentences onto the outline; just pick out or paraphrase phrases that summarize key ideas.

Wednesday 11/26
  • Objective: Identify thesis & main ideas for essay on thankfulness
  • Activities: 1) Review sample essay outline, 2) Complete brainstorm for thankfulness essay, 3) begin outlining
  • Homework: 1) Do any make-up work needed, including missing homeworks or missing/incomplete SSR letter; 2) Read 20-30 pages in your SSR book and annotate with 10-13 Level 2-3 annotations; 3) Consider Challenge work for extra credit.

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