Oct. 13-17 ‘08 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski

ANNOUNCEMENTS: New Homework Policy begins this week – Oct. 15.

Don’t forget to return you conference appointment request form.

Tues.-In class
1. Extra credit for parent signature in planner or on syllabus.
2. Review syllabus. Turn in Contract with October book title.
3. Vocab. Packet: record unfamiliar words & meanings from pgs. 15, 16, 17 in LA notebook.
4. Review vocab. from Literature selections and literary terms.
5. Create a study guide for the vocabulary of “Lemon Brown”, “The Lie”, and all literary terms – test Friday.

HW Quickwrite due Wed. requirements:
colloquial speech, dialect, 3 facts from the selection in the red book.

Wed. In class
1. Share quickwrites.

2. Intro “The Clown” vocab. pg.58-61. Enter words & definitions into LA notebook.

3. Complete “Words to Know” pg. 63

HW Read “The Clown” answer questions 1-3 pg. 62

and the questions in the Literary Concepts box pg. 62

Thur. In class
1. Quiz on “The Clown”

2. Portfolio stuffing; self-assessment of work in LA.

HW Study for vocab. and literary terms test.

Fri.. In class
1. Vocab and literary terms test.

2. Discuss “The Clown”

HW Read October book.