Sunday, January 27, 2008

Second Semester Starts This Week...

This week we will watch the movie version of Brave New World. Please bring Brave New World books to class for one more week.

We will start a unit on poetry this week and continue discussing poetry on and off this quarter. We'll also cover vocabulary lesson 15 and have a quiz on Friday.

Don't forget to have Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli in class with you on Friday February 1st.

Upcoming Responsibilities:
Wednesday February 6th you need to have chosen your third Outside Reading Book.

Monday, January 7, 2008

Monday January 7, 2008

Welcome Back! Hope everyone had a restful break.

This week we will have a vocabulary quiz on lessons 12 and 13 on Friday.

You should have BNW finished by tomorow as well as the questions completed that were piosted on the blog before break. A BNW quiz will be given one day this week. Be prepared - have your book with you!

Your short story drafts will be looked at by your peers this week. We will edit in groups with a final draft due on Monday January 14th.

We will use the computers this week to work with partners to complete the BNW WebQuest. The WebQuest is due on Tuesday January 15th. Brochure Template did not convert on WebQuest.

Your Short Story is due no later than Monday January 14th.