| Monday | SWBAT: edit a biographical essay |
| Procedure |
1. Finish Bio
2. Writing Conference (pp. 104-105; Nancy Atwell) 3. Set up Writing Folders 4. Editing symbols |
| Assesment | Teacher Observation |
| Homework | *** |
| Tuesday | SWBAT: take a diagnostic test in order to evaluate grammar/writing skills |
| Procedure | 1. Holt series |
| Assesment | The diagnostic test |
| Homework | *** |
| Wednesday | SWBAT: take a diagnostic test in order to evaluate grammar/writing skills |
| Procedure | 1. Holt series |
| Assesment | The diagnostic test |
| Homework | 1. Bring in index cards for Friday |
| Thursday | SWBAT: define vocabulary for Tom Sawyer ; review parts of speech ; complete a pre-reading activity |
| Procedure |
1. Hand out TS
texts
2. Hand out TS vocab set #1 3. p. 1-2 (Student Packet --White) |
| Assesment | TS vocab set #1 |
| Homework | 1. Finish vocab
sheet
2. Bring index cards |
| Friday | SWBAT: compose a journal entry on chapter one ; read chapters 1-3 |
| Procedure | 1. Review homework 2. What are your first impressions of the novel? Do you see any difficulties that stop your reading of the book? 3. SSR chapters 2-3 |
| Assesment | Teacher Observation |
| Homework |
1. Index for TS vocab
set #1
2. Read Ch. 1-3 |