Week of Sept. 9th

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LANGUAGE ARTS
MON:
New spelling roots- alter, ami, amphi, ann
New spelling words- alternate, alter ego, alteration, amiable, amicable, amphibian, anniversary, annual, biennial, perennial link to list
New grammar topic- nouns, notes today, worksheets due Thursday
Essay work- rough draft of movie review due today, going over peer editing
TUES:
Mini lesson on nouns and then workshop to finish up editing
WED:
Mini lesson on nouns and then workshop to start final
THURS:

Go over worksheets and then workshop to finish up final
FRI:
Spelling and Grammar quiz and then proof read movie review and turn in.

READING
MON:
10 min silent reading and then vocab list one. Dictionary wars in class to find and record all definitions
TUES:
10 min silent reading and then 10 min lecture on Irish Civil war and author Liam O'Flaherty as prep for short story, The Sniper.
WED:
10 min silent reading and then review yesterday's notes and read The Sniper aloud.
THURS:

10 min silent reading and then group work on The Sniper.
FRI:
15 min quick graded discussion to introduce them to the concept and how it works, then the rest of the period is Free Reading Friday. 100 pages due.