Agendas: January 6 - January 10

Agendas: January 6 - January 10


 Monday, January 6:
Homework:
  • Class reminders and information letter due Tuesday!!
  • Poster due Tuesday
  • Find and bring your DLA folders with you to class tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 7:
  • Class reminders and information letter (bottom detached and signed portion) due
  • "compartmentalized" poster due
  • DLA
  • Figurative Language in Songs (Stereo Hearts)
  • Figurative Language ID worksheet
Homework:
  • SSR books to class Friday!!
Wednesday, January 8:
  • Figurative language ID worksheet due
  • review worksheet
  • Mini Biography (Nelson Mandela)
  • AoW (Nelson Mandela) - write your purpose/audience statement and your summary statement.  Choose three of Mandela's top 15 quotes.  For each quote:   1)  Write out the quote.     2)  Look at the sentence starters for activity # 5 (on your AoW activity sheet).   3)  Choose a sentence starter to complete for each quote.  4)  Follow  each quote/sentence starter combo with 2 -3 reflective sentences in relation to the quote (for example:  connection, what does it make you think of or remind you of, why did you select the quote, etc.)
  • Annotate article and  write your assignment
  • Here is a link to the AoW assignment (in case you lost yours)
  • Here is a link to the AoW activity page (")
Homework:
  • AoW due Thursday
Thursday, January 9
  • AoW due
  • DLA
  • Figurative Language Quiz (video/song lyrics)
  • Figurative Language Skits - groups
  • Group guidelines/expectations!!  FIRM!
Homework:
  • Skits - organize and communicate with your group members - get contact information, make a plan
Friday, January 10
  • Library (check out SSR books)
  • SSR
  • Work in collaborative groups for skits
Homework:
  • Figurative language scripts due on Tuesday
  • Groups ready to go on Tuesday (begin skits - performances)
  • Bring SSR books on Monday