1. SSR

2. Pronoun Practice: Indefinite Pronouns and Collective Nouns (Special Agreement Problems)

3. GLURP Bag Presentations

Homework:

• Read "Ode to My Socks" and answer Questions #1-5

1. Media Center Visit: Book Talk

2. SSR

3. Names Quiz

4. Pronoun Quiz

5. GLURP Presentation

Homework: 

• Enjoy your weekend but review your pronoun notes! 

1. Quickwrite #2: Writer's Toolbox

2. Connotation/Denotation Quiz

3. Indefinite and Compound Pronouns

4. GLURP Bag Presentations

Homework:

• Presidential Pronouns (Read NY Times Article, Answer the Discussion Questions in complete sentences and on a separate sheet of paper, and Complete Presidential Pronoun Handout--on back of article)
• Name Quiz

1. SSR

2. Intro. to Pronouns

3. Connotation/Denotation Practice

4. GLURP Bag Presentations

Homework: 

• Connotation Revision Passage (in connotation/denotation packet: circle "blah", neutral words and revise them for stronger words that evoke a more vivid image for the reader)
• Connotation Check Tomorrow

1. Quickwrite: Quote Analysis

2. Nouns Overview

3. Ready, Set, Signal!

4. Poetry: Cornell Notes

5. "I am Offering this Poem" Discussion

Homework

• GLURP Bag Due Tomorrow--Please be prepared to share!

1. SSR

2. Intro to Grammar

3. Poetry Diagnostic Quiz

4. Poetry Notes

Homework:  

• Read, Annotate, and Analyze: "I am offering this poem"
• Bring GLURP materials to work on in class tomorrow
• GLURP Bags due Wednesday, January 25th

1. Vote with Your Feet Classroom Rules

2. What is a Response Group?

3. Response Groups

Homework:

• SSR Text for Monday, January 23rd
• Polished "Where I'm From Draft" (must submit rough draft with sticky notes, and polished draft)
• Parent Signature Form due Monday, January 23rd

1. R/A: Poetry Matters by Ralph Fletcher

2. "Where I'm From":  Analyze

and Imitate

Homework:

• "Where I'm From" Rough Draft Due Tomorrow
• Parent/Student Signature Form Due Monday, January 23rd

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

1. Parent/Student Letter

2. Name Cards

3. Vote with Your Feet

Homework:   

• Vision Letter Due Tomorrow
• Parent/Student Signature Form Due Mon. 1/23/12