It's the last full week of fall semester! This week we'll finish up
the vignettes - drafting the last one and editing/revising all four, as
well as finishing the independent reading, discussing The House
on Mango Street and studying for the final.
MONDAY: Draft up final vignette about your neighborhood using cluster brainstorm technique. HW: Finish drafting the last vignette about your neighborhood. Read through page 87 in Mango for Thursday.
TUESDAY: Descriptive word/figurative language activity. Time on laptops to revise/edit vignettes. HW: Final drafts of vignettes (with formatting and picture) due Friday. Work on vignettes and Mango reading.
WEDNESDAY:
Last independent reading day/work day - independent reading log with
500 pages conferenced due on Monday, December 15. Be sure to conference
and log any final reading on this day. HW: Continue to work on your
vignettes; make sure they are accessible by e-mail or Google Docs.
THURSDAY:
Review of requirements for vignette project. Review Mango up through page 87. Last day to revise/edit
in class on laptops. HW: Finish vignette project for Friday.
FRIDAY:
Current event/issue day. Read and annotate article, practice as a
whole class writing an outline response, then individually. Receive
study guides. DUE: Vignette project. HW: Finish The House on Mango Street.
December 15 - 19th - Finals Week
MONDAY,
DECEMBER 15: Discuss The House on Mango Street. Go through study guide, practice for final. DUE:
Independent reading logs with 500 pages logged and conferenced for the
semester.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16: 1st period final is from 8:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17: 4th period final is from 10:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m.
Enjoy a wonderful winter break!
