Reading and Language Arts Syllabus- October 5, 2009

Mrs. Alexander
Reading and Language Arts Syllabus
Week of October 5, 2009 (updated today @ 6:30 P.M.)
Website: http://d97jalexander.blogspot.com
Email: jalexander@op97.org

Important Information:
• GREAT JOB on your first reading logs!!! Your second reading log is due on Thursday, October 29.
• During our short story unit the students studied many literary skills; they will take a test over these skills (theme, setting, plot, conflict, characterization, and inferring) on Tuesday, October 6.
• Students will take a Chapter 1 Grammar Test on Thursday, October 8th. If you would like to check out a grammar book to study with please see me!
• This Friday marks the halfway of our first trimester; please check the online grade book on Friday, October 9th for your child’s midterm progress report. Please sign the Progress Report Notification letter indicating you have seen the grades online for all classes.
• We will begin a student choice, science fiction novel study this week. Our students completed a survey last week ranking the three novels by interest. This week they will find out their novel study group and which team 6-3 teacher will teach their particular group. The science fiction novel study will begin on Wednesday during 9th period.
• I will send home my conference schedule by Thursday and will post it on my blog. Please be sure to get this from your child. If you need to change your time for any reason please call or email.


Monday, October 5
Review for Lit Skills Test tomorrow.
Homework: STUDY for your lit skills test tomorrow! Finish your vicar word story if necessary!

Tuesday, October 6
Lit Skills Test: Theme, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Characterization, and Inferring
Review Vocabra Chart
Grammar 1.9 & 1.10
Homework: Using the two Vocabra caption handouts, write a sentence about each caption in the given boxes. You must use two Vocabra words for each caption. – Due Thursday

Wednesday, October 7
8th Period: Review For Thursday’s Grammar Test
Vocabra Firing Line Review
9th Period: Begin Sci-Fi Novel Unit (Introduce Novels and Pre-Reading Activities)
Homework: Study for Grammar Test- you can check out a grammar book if you would like!

Thursday October 8
8th Period: Grammar Test
9th Period: Sci-Fi Novel Groups
Homework: Study for your Vocabra test # 3, tomorrow! Bring your pleasure book on Friday to read after your Vocabra test.

Friday, October 9
8th Period: Vocabra Test # 3
Read your pleasure book when done with test
9th Period: Sci-Fi Novel Groups
Homework: Enjoy your long weekend! Look at your midterm progress report grades on the online grade book. Get your letter signed indicating that parents/guardians have seen all of your grades. Please bring the signed letter back on Tuesday!