ENGLISH 7

QW: What would a world be like without mirrors? Think about it. Write for 5 minutes, or so.

Planner check-in.

Discussed and handed in questions about the moral of the story, p. 10, 1, 4 and 5. Finished and reviewed handouts on Cat and Dog. If not finished, do it for homework. 

Let’s read a couple of other fables. Next we will write our own. 

  HW:  Thurs: Mug shot week 4. Cat and Dog handouts.

         Fri: Novel project due. No late passes. All parts stapled together BEFORE class.

               Spelling Unit 6, post-test, a review of units 1-5. (No exercises due this week,)

ENGLISH 8

Finished Sherlock Holmes Video. 

Wrote: How was the video version of Adventure of the Speckled Band different from the story we read? Better? Worse? How so? What think of acting? Of the changes? Did it help you understand the story? Handed in at the end of class.

 Writer's Conferences continue. We are spending a fair amount of time on these individual  conferences, a chance to talk to about you and your work and what you want to do. Take advantage, think about your concerns, and bring them to your conference.

Grammar packets reviewed on Thursday. 

Coming up: Grammar Card project.  Next book to read will be a biography. (Not a memoir! If questions, always check with me.)

HW: Thurs: Spelling Unit 6, a review of Units 1-5. Exercises on your own to help you study. You are responsible for the first 50 words in the first 5 lessons.