Reading & L/Arts Syllabus- Week of January 3, 2011

Mrs. Alexander
Language Arts Syllabus
Week of January 3, 2011
Email: jalexander@op97.org
Website: http://d97jalexander.blogspot.com

Important Information:
• Your December Reading Log is due on Thursday, January 6. Students must read 2 or more books each month, log the book, and obtain parent signatures for each book read.
• Be sure to log your Sci-Fi book! Don’t forget that you do not have to answer a log question because it was a novel study book!

Monday, January 3 (WELCOME BACK)
Introduce Vocabra List #8
Introduce The Cay (The Cay Practice Packet Pages 1-3)
Media Center Back Tables: 9th Period

Homework: NONE

Tuesday, December 4
Local Color Handout
The Cay Ch 1-5 Guided Vocab Notes (Cay PP pg 4)
Begin Verb Unit: Lesson 4.1 PowerPoint (Verb PP pg 1-2)
Read The Cay Chapter 1

Homework: VERB Practice Packet Page 3

Wednesday, January 5
Read The Cay Chapters 2-3
The Cay Chapter 1-3 Comp Questions (Cay PP Pages 7-8)
Vocabra Word Story: Topic is Family

Homework: Your 4th READING LOG IS DUE TOMORROW! Be sure to have everything logged and your parent signatures. Finish your word story, if necessary.

Thursday, January 6
Turn in Rdg Log #4
Verb Lesson 4.2 PowerPoint (Verb PP pg 4-5)
Complete Verb Packet Page 6
Read The Cay Chapter 4
Foreshadowing Handout

Homework: Word Drawing

Friday, January 7
Read The Cay Chapter 5
The Cay Chapter 4-5 Comp Questions (Cay PP Pages 9)
The Cay Ch 6-15 Guided Vocab Notes (Cay PP pg 5)

Homework: Have an OUTSTANDING weekend!!!