Nov. 3-7 ‘08           Language Arts Syllabus                                       Mrs. Switski

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:  Guest Speaker Tues. in Core Ext. –

Tuesday schedule: Periods 1,2,3,4,8 lunch 9.7.8.   Grades updated Tues. 11/4

Obtain a book for November – an award winning bk.   Title due Friday.    Journals required for Nov.

Creative writing for Oct. due Fri. 11/7- Free topic.    How about this: describe a spooky Halloween.

 

Mon.-In class             

1. Extra credit for parent signature in planner or on syllabus.

2. Review syllabus. Copy HW in planner.

3. Presentations for Animal Farm – Students take notes.

HW             Oct. novel activity due tomorrow. You must have an index card with it!

           

Tues. In class             

1. Turn in Oct. novel activity.

2. Finish Animal Farm presentations – clarify notes

 3. Animal Farm packett – complete pgs. 3 & 5

  HW            Finish any work not completed in class.

 

Wed. In class             

1. Intro vocab. for Ch. 1 & 2 in Animal Farm pg. 6 in pink pkt.

 2. Read preface to Animal Farm.

HW            Work on creative writing -due Friday. (hand in 1^st and final draft).

 

Thu. In class             

1.Begin reading Animal Farm.

HW             Finish reading  Ch. 1           Creative writing due tomorrow – 2 drafts.

           

Fri. In class             

1. Book title for Nov. due today.  Turn in Creative writing.

 2. Discuss Ch. 1 – answer pink pkt. questions pg. 7

HW            Read Nov. book.