Friday, May 8, 2009

May 11-15 '09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements: Word Power Challenge this week for Grade Level Champs.
Great America Trip money and permission slip due May 15. Test on verbals this Friday.

Mon. class
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Finish Film and work on Compare / Contrast.
HW Participles and Gerunds worksheet.
Mockingbird compare / contrast questions due tomorrow.

Tues. class
1. Correct HW worksheet. Film questions due.
2. Review adverbs. Introduce infinitives, pg. 175-176.
3. Complete P & A pg. 177.
HW Complete Exercise B on pg. 177 – follow directions given.

Wed. class
1. Correct HW. Practice with Infinitives worksheet.
2. Complete Mixed Review pg. 180.
HW Read pg. 178. Complete the Practice and Apply on pg. 179.

Thur. class
1. Share homework responses.
2. Review for test on Verbals.
HW Study for test on gerunds, participles, and infinitives.

Fri. class
1. Test on gerunds, participles, and infinitives.
HW Read May book.

Friday, May 1, 2009

May 4 -8 '09 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski
Announcements: Word Power Challenge this week.
Great America Trip money and permission slip due May 15.

Mon. class
1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.
2. Review the syllabus and copy assignments into planner.
3. Turn in late Contracts with May book title.
4. Collect Vocab packets. We’ll correct them another day.
5. Correct HW from last Thurs.
6. Write five sentences with gerunds in them for a partner to find and identify its function.
HW Work on Chapter 32 for TKAM. Typed draft Due Wed.

Tues. class
1. Introduce participles pg. 172 and 173. Review verbs on pg. 102
2. Complete Practice and Apply p. 174.
HW Work on Chapter 32 for TKAM. Typed draft Due tomorrow.

Wed. class
1. Word Power challenge.
2. Peer-edit Chapter 32 assignment.
HW Ch. 32 final draft due Friday. Must turn in peer-editor sheet and 1st and final drafts.

Thur. class
1. Work on participles pg. 627.
2. Compose 3 sentences with present participles and 3 with past participles.
HW Ch. 32 final draft due tomorrow. Must turn in peer-editor sheet and 1st and final drafts.

Fri. class 1. Ch. 32 due – share.
HW Read May book – due date for Book Share in May 21.