Wednesday 10/30 ~ LWW Ch.10

*Ch. 10 Vocabulary

*Read Ch. 10

HW: Ch.10 Questions due in class on Block Day

Quiz on reading comprehension in chapters 6-10 on Monday.
Quiz on vocabulary on Monday.

Tuesday 10/29 ~ LWW Ch.9

NOTE: Please bring your Top 20 book tomorrow.

*Finish Ch.8 and Questions
*Ch.9 Vocab

HW: Chapter 9 & do Questions

Monday 10/28 ~ LWW Ch. 8

*Chapter 8 Vocabulary

*Check and go over Ch.7 Questions

*Begin Chapter 8 What Happened After Dinner

HW: Chapter 8 Questions (if we don't finish in class)

Block Day 10/24 ~ LWW Chapter 7

*Begin with Vocabulary Game
*Read Ch. 7

HW: Finish Chapter 7 and Questions

Wednesday 10/23 ~ Narnia Quiz Ch. 1-6

*Take Narnia Quiz Chapters 1-6

Tuesday 10/22

Watch first portion of the Narnia film!

Monday 10/21~ Narnia Quiz Prep

Today we are getting ready for a quiz over the first half of Narnia.

  1. Every student must write three possible quiz questions about the story.
  2. Play review game for extra credit.
Quiz tomorrow!



Block Day ~ Narnia Ch.6

Go over Ch. 4 & 5 Questions
Begin Ch.6

HW: Complete Questions for Ch.6

Wednesday 10/16

Work Day
  • Narnia Ch.4&5 Questions due tomorrow!

Tuesday 10/15

10 minutes - Study for Pop-Quiz on Narnia Chapters 1-5 (only vocab on ch.1-4)

Do Ch.5 Vocabulary when finished with quiz

HW: Complete chapter 4&5 worksheet by end of class tomorrow. (Due Thursday) 

Monday 10/14

Warm-up Exercise: Verb Conjugation Practice
 Click Here     and select "Simple Present Perfect."

Narnia Ch. 4 & 5
HW: Make sure Ch.4 vocabulary is complete.

Block Day 10/10

Finish Narnia Chapter 3 and Questions.
  • Play 3 Corners
  • Play the hat game
Food for Thought if time:

Wednesday 10/9 - Narnia Ch.3

Verb Tenses

  • Complete conjugation chart & turn in for credit.
  • What verb tenses are used in the selection below?

She shut the wardrobe door tightly behind her and looked around, panting for  breath. It was still raining and she could hear the voices of the others in the passage (19 ~ Narnia at the end of Ch.2).



Narnia

  • Read Ch.3 & complete Questions by Thursday.
  • Tomorrow's Discussion Question: Why do you think C.S.Lewis chose Lucy to discover Narnia first? (please prepare to discuss your answer and reasons out loud in class tomorrow.)



Tuesday 10/8 Verb Tenses

Turn in your stories, printed.

Create your own reference chart for verb tenses.
- Explain the difference between each verb tense.
- Write an example sentence about a classmate and apply it to each verb type.

Resources: Use the chapter in Top 20 OR check out this chart on verb tenses here.

Apply: Take a picture of the cleanest chart for your notes and conjugate a new sentence on your own.

Monday 10/7

Turn in Friend Stories
  • Peer edit for correct Pronoun Use.
  • Peer edit for COHERENCE
Feedback
  • What do you NEED to learn from this class?
  • Writing?
  • Speaking?
Begin Top 20: Chapter 4 Verb Tense Review
  • Exercises 1 & 2 

Block Day 10/3

Peer-edit Friend stories. Edited version due Monday.

Read Upfront: Create 10 new Vocabulary Words on Quizlet
  • courtesy
  • contagious
  • recruit
  • homeostasis
  • evolve
  • haywire
  • compulsivity
  • overstimulate
  • dopamine
  • milestone 
HW: Edit and print friend story.

Wednesday 10/2

Warm-up Exercise:
         A) Despite my request, James still has not turned in the perfected 
               edits of (he, his, himself) personal narrative.
         B) One day William and Matt will be famous for (they're, there, their) 
               incredible singing voices.
         C) I'm pretty sure Ada will rule the world one day. That quiet demeanor
               is simply a facade that hides the evil plans she has to stop school
               before (her, their, herselves) next biology test.
         D) There is a hero in Melody's mind and (he, they) has a mixture of Qin's 
               cunning mind, Lawrence's cat-like reflexes, and Sheldon's strapping appearance.
         E)  Mason is (his, himself ) own hero.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
  • Review Vocabulary
  • Finish reading Ch.2 & Complete Questions (Due on Block Day)
  • Writing option: A) Top 20, Pronouns: Exercise 10 or B) Ch.2 Part C

HW: Know your pronouns, Narnia vocabulary, and events from chapters 1 & 2. We will have a quiz on block day!!!

Tuesday 10/1

Happy October! This is the best month in Santa Cruz County.


In honor of the cooler weather,
it is only right that we meet the 
White Witch.




Agenda:
  1. Check & correct all PRONOUN exercises (quiz on block day).
  2. Review Ch. 1&2 Vocabulary (quiz on block day)
  3. Begin reading Chapter 2 w/Questions.
HW: Study for quiz.