Ms. Allen’s Reading Corner

MONDAY:

Warm Up: Review notes for the TCAP Writing Assessment on overhead.
Classwork: Write a 35-minute timed expository essay using the following prompt:
Writing Situation: There are twenty-four hours in a day and one hundred sixty-eight hours in a week. Many of those hours are used for sleeping, eating, going to school, studying, etc. Hopefully you have some free time during the week. What do you like to do in your free time?
Directions for Writing: Before you begin writing, think about activities that interest you. What do you enjoy doing? Now explain in an essay what you would choose to do in your free time and why. Support you ideas with examples and details.
Homework: None

TUESDAY:

Warm Up: Review book list and assign next novel test. TEST DATE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5th
Classwork: Complete “Proofreader’s Challenge” handout. Then work with your designated partner to locate any errors you may have missed. Class correction to follow. (Due to group pictures for the yearbook, original lesson has been postponed until Wednesday so that all students will be in class.)
Homework: Check over “Proofreader’s Challenge” handout one more time. We’ll finish checking it on Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY:

Warm Up: Check “Proofreader’s Challenge” on the overhead.
Classwork: Begin unit “Letting Verbs Do the Work” in the On Target workbook Review active and passive verbs. Then complete exercises 1 - 2 (15-17) on notebook paper.
Homework: Begin reading your book for the novel test to be taken on Monday, February 5th.

THURSDAY:

Warm Up: Review active voice verbs on the overhead and discuss yesterday’s exercises.
Classwork: Continue unit “Letting Verbs Do the Work” in the On Target workbook.  Review linking and action verbs. Then, on notebook paper, complete exercises 4, 5, and 7 (18-20) by replacing weak linking verbs with strong action verbs.
Homework: Begin reading your book for the novel test to be taken on Monday, February 5th.

FRIDAY:

Warm Up: Review linking verbs on the overhead and discuss yesterday’s exercises.
Classwork: Finish unit “Letting Verbs Do the Work” in the On Target workbook. Review vivid verbs. Then, complete exercise 8 (21)  and the related handouts on notebook paper.
Homework: Begin reading your book for the novel test to be taken on Monday, February 5th.

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