1st Quarter Overview

Narrative

Readings: Selected short stories and autobiographical narratives

Topics: Elements of a Story, Elements of Plot, Subject-verb agreement, punctuation, capitalization, Characterization

Strategies: Reciprocal Reading, Fishbowl, MEAL, Frayer Models, Rainbow Writing, QAR

Assessments: Autobiographical Narrative (500-600 words), vocabulary tests (5-6), unit tests on literary terms and reading selections

Assignments

• 25 August 3A, 4A - Write a letter to Mr. Tooley introducing yourself, identifying your strengths and areas for improvement as a student, and giving me ideas of things I can do to help you to become a better student.
• 26 August 2B, 3B, 4B - see above
• 28 August - All CLASSES - create gmail account using format firstname.lastnamemmdd@gmail.com, then send me an email from that email address.  Due before 23:59
• 2 September - 1A, 3A, 4A - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 1 due
• 3 September - 2B, 3B, 4B - Semantic map for Vocabulary Unit 1 due
• 16 September - 2B, 3B, 4B - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 2 due
• 17 September - 1A, 3A, 4A - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 2 due
• 17 September - 1A, 3A, 4A - The Rule I Live By (TRILB) event brainstorm
• 20 September - 2B, 3B, 4B - The Rule I Live By (TRILB) event brainstorm
• 21 September - 1A, 3A, 4A - TRILB Draft 1
• 22 September - 2B, 3B, 4B -TRILB Draft 1
• 30 September - 1A, 3A, 4A -  Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 3
• 30 September - 1A, 3A, 4A - TRILB Draft 2
• 1 October - 2B, 3B, 4B - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 3
  

• 1 October - 2B, 3B, 4B - TRILB Draft 2
• 8 October - 1A, 3A, 4A - Vocabulary 4 Concepts Through Songs
• 11 October - 2B, 3B, 4B - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 4
• 12 October - 1A, 3A, 4A - Semantic Map for Vocabulary Unit 4
• 21 October - 2B, 3B, 4B - Self-Selected Vocabulary Semantic Maps (5 pts per word)
• 22 October - 1A, 3A, 4A - Self-selected Vocabulary Semantic Maps (5 pts per word)