Oct. 27
Task #1 – Read Blood Marry (Reading) and follow along with the video recording below:
Task #2 – Find a scary short story and post it on your blog. You may work by yourself or in groups of two. You will need to be able to briefly explain what the story is about, why you selected the story, and answer a few questions about it. You will be presenting in front of the class on Halloween!
Oct. 22
Task #1 – We will read and discuss the first part of the story today. Write a character sketch on Ichabod Crane for Monday.
You will have a short story quiz on Monday so review your terms
Oct. 22
Task #1 – Today is your last class to get any feedback for your paragraph response for “The Lady or the Tiger.” It needs to be posted by this evening. I will be marking it tomorrow morning.
Task #2 – Go to www.noredink.com and complete Adverbs & Adjectives Practice #2. You will have a grammar quiz on Tuesday.
** You will have a short story quiz on Monday. Review your terms from your notes **
Oct. 22
Task #1 – We will briefly go over how to write a paragraph response.
Task #2 – Go to www.noredink.com and complete the final tense review. You will have a grammar quiz on Monday.
Oct. 20
Task #1 – Have me look over your debate notes. You will be debating in class tomorrow.
Task #2 – Download and begin to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow – Washington Irving
Oct. 20
Task #1 – Go over topic sentence notes
Task #2 – Complete Topic_sentences_worksheet Writing Topic Sentences
Task #3 – Write a topic sentence for the evidence you collected for Shoes For Hector
Oct. 19
Task #1 – Go over the paragraph analysis from Thursday and character analysis from Friday
Task #2 – Collect evidence to prove whether the tiger was behind the door or the lady.
Here is the other version of the story The Lady or the Tiger Reading (version 2)
Oct. 19
After reading Shoes For Hector, you are to decide whether you believe Hector is a good son or bad son. You are to find as many examples from the story as you can to support your answer.
Oct. 16
Task #1 – We will go over the reading from yesterday’s class
Task #2 Download and read Shoes For Hector Reading pt.2
Oct. 15
Task #1 – Please download Intermediate Paragraph Correction 1 Intermediate Paragraph Correction 2 and complete
Task #2 – Please download Paragraphs to Analyze (fillable) and complete