Jan. 4-8 ‘10 Language Arts Syllabus Mrs. Switski

Announcements: Some Animal Farm bks. missing- turn in $8.95 to cover the cost of your lost book please.

December Novel Activity due FRI. Jan. 8 WRITING CONTEST ENTRIES due TUES. 1/19

Jan. book – biography or auto biography. You need Green LA books in class this week.

Welcome back and Happy New Year – please share something about your break.

Mon. class

1. Extra credit points for signed syllabus or planner.

2. Review the syllabus copy assignments into planner.

3. Review of Research Paper Writing process for Science Project: Experimental Design

4. Research Basics – pgs. 2-7. Read and discuss.

5. Something new – Vocab. Lesson 18.

HW December Novel Activity due Friday.

Vocab. Lesson 18: learn the definitions for a test Fri.

Complete the exercises on the page due Thur.

Tues. class

1. Research Basics – sources, evaluating websites – pg. 10&11.

2. Source cards R.B. pg. 12 Practice pages 490 & 491

HW Make word webs for these 5 words: disabuse, discord, dissipate, dissuade, disparity.

Wed. class

1. Turn in sentences.

2. Writing note cards. R. B. pg. 13 Practice Pages pg. 492 & 493

HW Finish vocab. worksheet exercises.

Th. class

1. Correct Vocab. sheet

2.Writing an outline, R.B. 16 Practice pages 494-495.

HW Vocab. test tomorrow Lesson 18 – definitions.

Fri. class

1. Vocab test.

2. Citing sources. Plagiarism. R.B. pg. 26 green bk. Pg. 487

HW Be sure and get a biography or autobiography for Monday.