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January, 2003 |
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New Year's Day - no school
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No school |
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No school |
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- Opener: Week 1 - Days 1 - 5
- Return Comparison and Contrast essays and discuss
- Share selected essays with peers
- Homework: Share essay and grade sheet with parents. Have the grade sheet signed, then return both the paper and the grade sheet to Mrs. H-B tomorrow
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7
- Opener: Week 2 - Days 1 & 2
- Collect Comparison and Contrast essays and grade sheets
- Chapter 13 spelling pre-test
- Share selected essays with peers
- Standard American English (p. 329 - 331)
- Homework: Read an AR book for pleasure!
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8
- Opener: Week 2 - Days 3 - 5
- Complete in spelling book: "Practice" on p. 84; 1-20 on p. 85; all of p. 86; 1-25 on p. 87
- Homework: Study for spelling test on Tuesday
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9
- Opener: Week 3 - Days 1 & 2
- Oratorical Contest
- Discuss scoring:
- Personal qualities
- Material organization
- Delivery
- Presentation
- Overall effectiveness
- Homework: Brainstorm a list of ideas for the topic United we stand in optimism and bring tomorrow; study for ch. 13 spelling test on Tuesday; recycling teams meet in Mrs. H-B's room during homeroom
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10
Weitian's Birthday!
Recycling Day
- Opener: Week 3 - Days 3 - 5
- Oratorical contest introduction notes
- Homework: Study for ch. 13 spelling test on Tuesday
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Matthew's Birthday!
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13
- Opener: Week 4 - Days 1 & 2
- Add ideas to speech braistorm list
- Organize ideas
- Start work on introduction to speech
- Homework: Study for ch. 13 spelling test tomorrow
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14
- Opener: Week 4 - Days 3-5
- Ch. 13 spelling test
- Continue work on introduction to speech
- If time permits, begin work on body of speech
- Homework: Finish introduction to speech and bring to class tomorrow
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Maren's Birthday!
- Opener: Week 5 - Days 1-3.1
- Check introductions for completeness
- Share speech introductions with group and give feedback
- Read aloud best group introductions
- Homework: Make necessary changes to introduction based on group discussions in class today
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Arielle's Birthday!
- Opener: Week 5 - Days 3.2-5
- Weekly reports
- Class spelling bees
- Work on speeches
- Homework: Continue work on your speech and bring tomorrow
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Recycling Day
- Opener: Week 6 - Days 1-3.1
- Continue work on your speech
- Homework: Bring speech on Tuesday - we will work in the media center
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Martin Luther King Day - no school
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- Work on oratorical contest speeches in the media center
- Homework: Continue work on your speech
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Lauren's Birthday!
- Opener: Week 6 - Days 3.2-5
- Prepositional phrases, p. 419-422
- Homework: Exercise 4, p. 422
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23
- Opener: Week 7 - Days 1-3.1
- Adjective phrases, p. 423-427
- Homework: Exercise 7, p. 427
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Recycling Day
- Opener: Week 7 - Days 3.2-5
- Adverb phrases, p. 428-433
- Homework: Work on speech - rough draft is due Feb. 10
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- Opener: Week 8 - Days 1-3.1
- Chapter 14 spelling pre-test
- Reviewing prepositional phrases
- Homework: Finish prepositional phrase worksheet and turn in tomorrow
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- Opener: Week 8 - Days 3.2-5; collect homework
- Spelling practice:
- Practice A and B, p. 90
- 1-20, p. 91
- 1-25, p. 93
- Homework: Study for spelling test on Friday; speech rough draft due Feb. 10; bring speech draft and all notes tomorrow
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30
- Opener: Week 9 - Days 1-3.1
- Work on Oratorical Contest speech
- Homework: Study for spelling test tomorrow; continue work on speech - rough draft is due Feb. 10; Recycling Day tomorrow
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Recycling Day
- Opener: Week 9 - Days 3.2 - 5
- Spelling Test - chapter 14
- Distribute and discuss speech project sheet
- Homework: Continue work on speech - rough draft is due Feb. 10
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