Objective: The students will know the denotation and connotation of words for next week's story.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. Get handout.
3. Complete "The Bass..." vocab

Have a great safe long weekend!

Objective: The students will take and pass the Chapter 3 Test on Narrator and Voice.

1. Get test and answer sheet.
2. Pass test.
3. Pass all work back in folder before you leave.

Objective: The students will review notes for tomorrow's Chapter 3 test.

1. Get folder.
2. CAT6 #22
3. Chapter 3 review: Due today.

Tomorrow is the test.

Objective: Thye students will complete reading of Typhoid Fever, read about the author and then complete a worksheet about how the author created his "voice" in that piece.

1. Get folder and lit book
2. CAT6 #21
3. Finish reading and read about the author in that same section.
4. Complete handout.

Objective: Students will know what faction is and how and why an author would use it in non-fiction.

1. Get folder and lit book.
2. CAT6 #20 and turn in CAT6 Packet 11-20
3. Notes
4. Read "Typhoid Fever" on page 194

Get ook reports, hole punch and put in folder.

Objective: The students will continue work on their theme book project.

1. Complete Theme Book: Things get Taken Away. It's due tomorrow.
2. get all work from folders and put in your lit folder. A folder check WILL HAPPEN next week.

Objective: The students will use the theme of The Secret Lion and make a theme book project that will be worth 200 points.

1. The Secret Lion handout.
2. Discuss project. You will have until the end of the period Friday to complete it. Use your time wisely. It should be very neat and well thought out.

Objective: The students will know how an author uses vernacular style (in Point of View) and read a story that uses it. They will identify all examples of vernacular rom the story.

1. CAT6 #19
2. Notes
3. Read "The Secret Lion"

Objective: The students will show competence in Active Reading and knowledge of outside lit analysis by turning in the Book report and answeing oral questions .

This is going to be kind of a weird day. Not teacher directed at all.

1. Get your folder only.
2. Have your outside book and book report ready.
3. When called up for oral question, bring it all up.
4. Get your District Writing Test, hole punch, and put into folder. Pass all other work back.

Complete "Waters to Babylon" if not done yet for tomorrow.

Objective: Students will BE GOOD for sub. Then they will complete a handout on "By the Waters.."

1. CAT6 Activity 18
2. Get Handout.
3. Complete Handout. Note: paragraphs for part 1 and 3 must be at least 7 sentences of SPECIFIC Writing!!!!!!!!

Book Report Due Monday. No late papers!!

Objective: Students will finish the short story and complete a short assignment about its plot and elements.

1. CAT6 #17
2. Notes on POV completion.
3. Complete reading from page 145. It felt like the ground underfoot...
4. If time.... "Waters of Babylon" ass.

Book report due on Monday!!!! NO LATE PAPERS!!!

Objective: The students will know the three types of point of view and be able to identify the POV of stories that we have read and some that we haven't.

1. Chapter 3 Notes
2. Read 5 pages of "By the Waters of Babylon" page 140-145
3. POV Assignment

Objective: The students will know important words (denotations and connotations) for stories this week.

1. Good morning. Get your lit book and folder.
2. CAT6 # _____
3. "The Secret Lion" vocabulary.

Homework: Go to the Staff vs Senior Basketball game. Support a good cause and see some old folks beat down a bunch of kids.

Objective: The students will write a great persuasive essay for the district writing test.

1. Get your writing folder and your prewrite.
2. Write the essay. Be NEAT!!! Remember to use formal writing rules.

How's that book report going???? Due one week from today.

Objective: Students will know what is expected on the Book Report due October 19th and then prewrite their district writing test.

1. Book Report Format
2. District Writing Test
3. Be prepared to write on Monday. One class only.

Homework: Have a fun, safe and relaxing weekend. Finish your outside book.

Objective: Students will know what is required to pass a Persuasive essay and prewrite a practice prompt.

1. Prewrite and intro paragraph (2nd period write the entire essay today. 1000 points)

Book report due on October 19 (new day due to me being out on the 16th)

Objective: The students will prepare for the RUSD District Writing Test and know what it takes to pass a persuasive essay.

1. Get folder only. No book needed today.
2. Persuasive Essay Notes
3. Sample Prompt and Outline

Objective: Students will discuss the pretest, then pass the Chapter 2 Test with a score of proficient or above.

1. Good Morning. Get your lit book and folder.
2. Discuss Pretest and score.
3. Chapter 2 Test

Homework: You should now be almost (or all) done with your book and active reading, so download the book report format and start writing.

Objective: The students will take a practice test to prepare for tomorrow's Chapter 2 Test.

Get folder and lit book
1. CAT6 #15
2. Notes
3. Practice Test

Chapter 2 Test tomorrow. Book Report Oct. 19

Objective: The students will read a short story and be able to identify the main characters, then determine if they are round or flat, static or dynamic, etc...

1. Get your lit books and folder.
2. Read and discuss story.
3. Complete Direct to Indirect
4. Any Extra Credit reflections???

Objective: The students will create a character sketch that uses the three methods of indirect characterization.

1. Get folder.
2. Go over Two Kinds handout.
3. Direct to Indirect assignment. Creative EWriting using the methods of indirect characterization.

Homework: Finish to chapter 30 for music quiz tomorrow.