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Halloween

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 Today we need to discuss chapter 12 and where you are on your reading journals. We also need to read chapter 13. You should have some time to work on journals and/or your creative project (Evelyn) at the end of class. 10/31 Chapter 13 11/2 Chapter 14 11/3 Chapter 15 11/4 Vocabulary Quiz 11/7 Chapter 16 11/8 Quiz on chapters 9-16 11/9 Chapter 17 11/10 Chapter 18 11/11Work on visual for projects 11/14 Review   11/15 Review 11/16 Test 11/17 Work on Projects 11/18 Work on Projects   

Friday

  10/28 Chapter 12 10/31 Chapter 13 11/2 Chapter 14 11/3 Chapter 15 11/4 Vocabulary Quiz 11/7 Chapter 16 11/8 Quiz on chapters 9-16 11/9 Chapter 17 11/10 Chapter 18 11/11Work on visual for projects 11/14 Review   11/15 Review 11/16 Test 11/17 Work on Projects 11/18 Work on Projects    GRADING SCALE for READING LOGS: 4 – The student analyzes what happens in a chapter and the noteworthy literary elements in the chapter to larger ideas (themes) and how they relate to the novel as a whole. Journal has a short but detailed summary (synopsis), 3-4 noteworthy literary elements, and 3-4 unfamiliar words (vocabulary).   3 – The student can analyze what happened in a chapter and make connections with larger themes or how the action in the chapter connects/relates to the novel as a whole.   The student is beginning to analyze the meaning of literary devices in connection with larger meanings (example how symbols rei...

Wednesday

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Spend a few minutes writing sentences with the new vocabulary. Then we need to look at chapter 10. Reading Schedule 10/25 chapters 8-9 10/26 Chapter 10 10/27 Chapter 11 10/28 Chapter 12 10/31 Chapter 13 11/2 Chapter 14 11/3 Chapter 15 11/4 Vocabulary Quiz 11/7 Chapter 16 11/8 Quiz on chapters 9-16 11/9 Chapter 17 11/10 Chapter 18 11/11Work on visual for projects 11/14 Review   11/15 Review 11/16 Test 11/17 Work on Projects 11/18 Work on Projects   

Tueday

 Today we are going finish chapter 8 and 9. We will also work on dialectical journals and do the new vocabulary words.  New Vocabulary Words Ennui Prescience Anomie Incandescence Derision Plangent Atonement Solecism Stoically Fulminate Reading Schedule 10/25 chapters 8-9 10/26 Chapter 10 10/27 Chapter 11 10/28 Chapter 12 10/31 Chapter 13 11/2 Chapter 14 11/3 Chapter 15 11/4 Vocabulary Quiz 11/7 Chapter 16 11/8 Quiz on chapters 9-16 11/9 Chapter 17 11/10 Chapter 18 11/11Work on visual for projects 11/14 Review   11/15 Review 11/16 Test 11/17 Work on Projects 11/18 Work on Projects   

Monday

We have a short vocabulary quiz today and then we need to move to the next chapter in A Brave New World.  Homework: Outline the plot so far in the novel. 

Thursday

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  GRADING SCALE for READING LOGS: 4 – The student analyzes what happens in a chapter and the noteworthy literary elements in the chapter to larger ideas (themes) and how they relate to the novel as a whole. Journal has a short but detailed summary (synopsis), 3-4 noteworthy literary elements, and 3-4 unfamiliar words (vocabulary).   3 – The student can analyze what happened in a chapter and make connections with larger themes or how the action in the chapter connects/relates to the novel as a whole.   The student is beginning to analyze the meaning of literary devices in connection with larger meanings (example how symbols reinforce main ideas).   Journal has a short detailed summary (synopsis), 2-3 noteworthy literary elements, and 2-3 unfamiliar words (vocabulary). 2 – The student can summarize the events in a chapter discussing what happened with good detail.   The student can list literary devices but might not be able to analyze them and connec...

Tuesday

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 Today we need to discuss chapters 2-4-5, and finish 5. We also need to look at vocabulary words.

Thursday - Monday

 Students need to read through page 95 by the end of Monday and work on their reading journals.

Wednesday

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 Today we need to continue with A Brief New World.  We need to discuss what happened at the end of chapter 3 and we need to begin chapter 4.

Tuesday

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 Today we need to continue with chapter 3, but first I want to discuss your journals and give you time to write your journals and then I want to have you write sentences with the following words: Superfluous Prodigious      

Monday

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 Today we will continue to look at A Brave New World.   GRADING SCALE for READING LOGS: 4 – The student analyzes what happens in a chapter and the noteworthy literary elements in the chapter to larger ideas (themes) and how they relate to the novel as a whole. Journal has a short but detailed summary (synopsis), 3-4 noteworthy literary elements, and 3-4 unfamiliar words (vocabulary).   3 – The student can analyze what happened in a chapter and make connections with larger themes or how the action in the chapter connects/relates to the novel as a whole.   The student is beginning to analyze the meaning of literary devices in connection with larger meanings (example how symbols reinforce main ideas).   Journal has a short detailed summary (synopsis), 2-3 noteworthy literary elements, and 2-3 unfamiliar words (vocabulary). 2 – The student can summarize the events in a chapter discussing what happened with good detail.   The student can list literar...