April 11 - 15

Monday, April 11 – Friday, April 15

Language Arts Classes (all periods)
IMC research time
During this time it will be your goal to research efficiently and effectively in the IMC. Daily checks on use of time will be taken as well as check-points for note card completion. You need to be creating your bibliography as you research! All research will need to be completed on note cards 5-8 sources is required for your research. A minimum of 20 notecards is required.

Use of time in IMC checkpoints (no points but just marked in gradebook)
IMC Checkpoints will be: 4/11, 4/13 & 4/15

Notecard Checks
Completion points for having assigned notecards on the day told. 3 point grade to earn. All or nothing.

Noteacrd checks will be:
Tuesday 4/12 – 6-10 notecards
Thursday 4/14 – 10-15 notecards

Reading Period 2 - Advanced
Students are continuing their Literature Circle Unit.  The class has been divided into 6 literature circle groups.  The groups have assigned themselves the reading they want to accomplish before each meeting and will complete the book talk bookmarks ahead of time.  These bookmarks are used as a way to spark discussion.  I use the book discussion time to sit with groups and listen to their discussion.  Students receive a grade for discussion times as well as evaluation of group members.  Days we are not having literature circle discussion we use class time to discuss similarities of our books as an entire class.

Reading Periods 6 & 8
Continuing with Section 2 of Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie.  We will be reading, focusing on vocabulary and answering comprehension questions about the novel.  I anticipate there will be a quiz over section 2 the week of April 18.