Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Week 11/16-11/20

Hello!!
This week we will be moving from our class novel (Literary Text) to reviewing and working with Newspapers (Functional Text). Here is the schedule:

Mon. 11/16: The Dark Side of Nowhere final test. (Open Book, Use of Strategies when reading Literary Text): Newspaper Pretest (this is to assess how much students already know about using newspapers); No homework

Tues. 11/17: Newspaper notes and worksheet; No Homework

Wed. 11/18: Library Visit for a lesson on how to use the newspaper on-line; No Homework

Thurs. 11/19: Library Visit for an on-line newspaper activity/worksheet; No Homework

Fri. 11/20: Newspaper Partner Activity; Review for Newspaper Quiz (Quiz will be on Mon. 11/23); No Homework.

Have a great week, and don't forget to bring an outside-reading book everyday for participation points.

Mrs. Anderson