MRS. ALEXANDER
Reading and Language Arts Syllabus
Week of November 16 - 24, 2009
Website: http://d97jalexander.blogspot.com
Email: jalexander@op97.org
Important Information:
• Your third reading log is due on Tuesday, December 1.
• The students who showed mastery of basic pronouns have been working on advanced pronoun use and will complete a pronoun challenge packet that is due on Monday, November 16th. They will then take a test over these concepts on Tues, November 17th.
• Students take a test on Language Network Lessons 3.1 to 3.4 on Tues., November 17th.
• Students took a Greek Myth Pre-Test last week. The students that showed mastery of these Myths will be working on an Expert Myth project in class and at home. These students have received a rubric explaining the requirements of the project.
• Advanced readers who did not qualify as a myth expert will have an opportunity to do some read ahead differentiated work as we get further into the myths. More info about the read-ahead group will be given on Friday. Students must read and chart the remainder of the Major Gods then take a test on 11/30 to show their mastery. If they score a 90% or higher they will continue reading and work on differentiated projects.
• Our Vocabra test will given next Tuesday, Nov. 24, before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Monday, November 16
Copy Myth Vocabulary
Read Zeus and His Family
“It Was Done for Whom? It Was Done to Whom?-Direct and Indirect Objects Handout
Pronoun Jeopardy Game
Homework: Study for Pronoun Test TOMORROW. Also, the field trip is tomorrow! You must be to school on time!
Tuesday, November 17
Grammar Test
Remember the Titans Movie
Complete Vocabra Chart- due Thursday
Homework:Finish Vocabra Thursday
Wednesday, November 18
Finish Remember the Titans Movie
Vocabulary: Hera and Hephaestus
Read and Chart Hera
Write a turkey story using 6 or more Vocabra words
Homework: Finish Vocabra chart-due Thursday
Thursday, November 19
LA Benchmark Tests
Review Vocabra chart
Vocabulary: Aphrodite, Ares, and Athena
Read Hephaestus
Homework: Finish turkey story using 6 or more Vocabra words-due Friday
Friday, November 20
Share Vocabra turkey stories
LA Benchmark
Read Aphrodite and Ares
Introduce Read-Ahead Differentiation
Homework: Myth Experts- your final project is due on Monday 11/23
Have a SUPER WEEKEND!
Monday, November 23
Vocabulary: Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis, and Hermes
Read and Chart Athena
Media Center Front Tables 9th Period
Homework: Read and Chart Poseidon
Study for Vocabra test # 6
Tuesday, November 24
Vocabra Test
Review Poseidon
Read and Chart Apollo and Artemis
Present Expert Project
Homework: Students participating in the Read-Ahead group must be ready to take their mastery test on Monday, November 30th.
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving holiday!
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