Reading & L/Arts Syllabus- Week of January 17, 2011

Mrs. Alexander
Language Arts Syllabus
Week of January 17, 2011 – Updated Jan. 18 at 5:30 P.M.
Email: jalexander@op97.org
Website: http://d97jalexander.blogspot.com

Important Information:
• Portfolio conferences will be Thursday, February 3. Conference Schedules will be sent home this Thursday and will be posted on my blog. Remember students must attend the conference and plan to arrive 15 minutes early. Please email me if you need to change your scheduled time!
• We are beginning our major Research project this week! Information with project requirements and due dates is being sent home Tuesday!
• Our fifth Reading Log is due on Friday, February 11. Students must read 2 or more books each month, log the book, and obtain parent signatures for each book read.
• Students will have a Chapter 4 Verb Test on Friday, January 21. Students may wish to check out a grammar book. Please ask Ms. Alexander for a book.
• Dodgeball permission slips and money are due on Friday, January 28.

Monday, January 17
No School: MLK Day

Homework: Enjoy the day off!

Tuesday, January 18 (Schedule Flipped Periods 1, 8, 9, 2, 3)
Introduce Vocabra List #9
Introduce Research Letter
Verbs Lesson 4.7 & 4.8 PP pg 17-19
Assign The Cay Book in A… Groups

Homework: Get your Research Parent Letter Signed- due tomorrow! Also you need to rank your TOP FIVE topic choices.

Wednesday, January 19 - Turn in Signed Parent Letter and Top 5 Topics
Assign The Cay Book in A… Groups
Verb Lesson 4.8 & 4.9 (PP pg 20-21)
Read The Cay Chapters 14-15
Complete The Cay 14/15 Comprehension Questions (PP pg 12)
The Cay Chapter 16-19 Guided Vocab Notes (Cay PP Page 6)
Work on Book in A… Project

Homework: Work on your Book in A… Project & One member from your Book in A.. Group must bring in a container for the project. Finish class work

Thursday, January 20
Read The Cay Chapters 16-17
Complete The Cay 16-17 Comprehension Questions (PP pg 13)
Review for Chapter 4 Verb Test

Homework: Study for Verb Test. Don’t forget to bring a Research Folder, Note Cards, and Ziploc bag to school on Friday.

Friday, January 21
Due TODAY: Research Folder, Note Cards, and Ziploc bag
8th Period Presentation: Website Reliability and Advanced Internet Searches
Assign Research Topics TODAY
Chapter 4 Verb TEST

Homework: Have an OUTSTANDING weekend!!!