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November, 2002 |
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- Meet in TRC to finish web pages
- Turn in Halloween Fun! descriptions
- Learning about frames
- Add pictures to your autobiography
- Homework: Enjoy your weekend and read a book for pleasure!
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Rachel's Birthday!
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James's Birthday!
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Election Day - No school
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- Collect Comparison-Contrast contracts
- Return spelling pre-tests for ch. 9
- Spelling practice - p. 60 (A, B, C, and D); all of p. 61; all of p. 62; p. 63 (1-25)
- Homework: Study for spelling test Tuesday, November 12; all make-up work due tomorrow
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- Weekly reports
- Go over spelling work from yesterday
- Writing choices:
- Design the perfect learning environment
- Describe the most meaningful learning you've ever experienced
- What should schools do to help students learn?
- Homework: Study for spelling test Tuesday; finish educational writing for tomorrow
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Felecia's Birthday!
- Hand back and go over papers
- Brainstorm a list of things you would like to learn
- Organize your list items into categories
- Homework: Study for spelling test Tuesday
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Caroline's Birthday!
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Veterans Day
- Return Halloween Fun! writing and share
- Brainstorm ideas for comparison and contrast essay
- Homework: Study for chapter 9 spelling test tomorrow
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- Spelling pre-test on chapter 10
- Organize comparison and contrast ideas using a Venn diagram
- Homework: Continue adding ideas to your Venn diagrams for the C-C essay
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- Return spelling tests and discuss
- Copy spelling list 10 if you want to retake the test next week
- Complete the following:
- p. 66 Practice
- p. 67 Complete 1-20
- p. 69 Complete 1-25
- Go over the spelling work
- Homework: Study for spelling test on Wednesday; continue adding to Venn diagrams for C-C essay
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- Outdoor Club trip
- Continue reading A Wrinkle in Time
- Homework: Read an AR book for pleasure and study for spelling test 10 on Wednesday
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Crystal's Birthday!
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- How to use quotations and quotation marks in writing
- Take notes
- To Quote or Not to Quote worksheet
- See pages 615 - 624 in Writing book for further explanations
- Continue work on your C-C Venn diagrams
- Read A Wrinkle in Time
- Homework: Finish quotation worksheet for tomorrow; study for spelling test on Wednesday; bring money for book fair on Wednesday; finished C-C Venn diagrams due by Friday
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- Collect quotation homework
- Begin drafting your comparison and contrast essay
- Use your notes and Venn diagrams
- Follow Mrs. H-B's format
- Use lots of transition words and phrases to link ideas and paragraphs together seamlessly
- Homework: Study for spelling test tomorrow; finished C-C Venn diagrams due by Friday; bring money for book fair tomorrow; rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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- Book Fair today:
- 8:50 - 9:10
- 9:45 - 10:05
- 10:35 - 10:55
- Chapter 10 spelling test
- Continue work on your comparison and contrast essay draft
- Homework: finished C-C Venn diagrams due by Friday; rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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- Continue work on your comparison and contrast essay draft
- Homework: finished C-C Venn diagrams due by tomorrow; bring comparison and contrast essay draft tomorrow; rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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- Collect C-C Venn diagrams
- Continue work on your C-C essay draft
- Homework: Rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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Stacy's Birthday!
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- Continue work on C-C rough draft
- Homework: Rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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- Continue work on C-C rough draft
- Homework: Rough draft of C-C essay due Dec. 2
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Thanksgiving Holiday begins - no school |
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Thanksgiving - no school
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Thanksgiving Holiday - no school |
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Hanukkah begins
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