Language Arts Syllabus October 19, 2009

Language Arts Syllabus
Team 6-3 Mrs. Alexander
Week of October 19, 2009
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Important Information:
 Your second reading log is due Thursday, October 29th.
 We are working on Chapter 2: Nouns, in our L/Network Book this week. Students will have a test on Chapter 2: Nouns on Tuesday, October 27th. Students who showed mastery of nouns are working on differentiated project, which will be due on Tuesday, October 27th; these students will be required to work independently and study for the chapter 2 test.
 Conferences are on THURSDAY! If you need to change your time for any reason please email me!
 It is not too late to sign up for the Young Authors Conference, which will be held at Lincoln school on Saturday, October 24th. This a free event that will have over 30 published authors, illustrators, journalists, and cartoonists coming to work with our students! See me to sign up!

Monday, October 19
Language Network Ch. 2.3: Possessive Nouns
L/Network Differentiation: Practice and Apply pg. 44-45 & challenge assignment on pg. 45
Write a Vocabra science fiction story using all 12 words from list #4. If you wish to submit it to the National Day on Writing website it must be typed. See Ms. Russell for details
Homework: Finish science fiction vocabra story—Due Tuesday

Tuesday, October 20—Collect Science Fiction story
Media Center: Begin Vocabra comic strip --Due Friday
Homework: NO HOMEWORK— Remember, Comic strip due Friday

Wednesday, October 21
Language Network Ch. 2.4: Nouns and Their Jobs
L/Network Differentiation: Work independently on project
Vocabra Review
Homework: NO HOMEWORK---Remember, Comic strip due Friday

Thursday, October 22 Students will be dismissed at noon
PORTFOLIO CONFERENCES
NO LANGUAGE ARTS CLASS TODAY
Homework: Study for Vocabra test
PAJAMA DAY& READ-A-THON tomorrow: students may bring a healthy snack and one comfort item of their choice. Comfort item may be pillow, blanket, stuffed animal, etc. Be sure to bring plenty of reading materials on Friday.

Friday, October23 Students will be dismissed at noon
PAJAMA DAY& READ-A-THON: Students may bring a healthy snack and one comfort item of their choice. Comfort item may be a pillow, blanket, stuffed animal, etc. Be sure to have plenty of reading materials.
Take Vocabra test
Collect comic strip
Homework: Enjoy your weekend