Last week - working on Response & Novel Questions (related to literary elements) with a partner 

Tuesday, April 26th

• Wrote our novel quiz
• Next Quiz: Tuesday, May 3rd from Chapter 25 to the end of Chapter 36
• Remember 5 KIM words & 1 reaction to your reading
• Worked on Literary Terms Questions related to the novel with a partner  
• Will finish these next class 

Monday, April 25th

• Continued work on Response
• Discussed my box chart information
• Ranked sample paragraphs for Meaning & Structure
• Remember to read to the end of Chapter 24 for tomorrow's quiz on the novel
• 5 KIM words & reaction to your reading 

Friday, April 22nd

• Collected Odes
• Starting discussing response
• Handout - the parts
• Sample - box chart with Owen & Mzee

Wednesday, April 20th

• Wrote our first novel quiz
• For Tuesday, April 26th, read from Chapter 10 to the end of Chapter 24
• KIM vocab & reacting to your writing
• Worked on the Ode
• Finished up rough work & edited with a partner 
• Complete your good copy for Friday
• Typed or neatly hand written in ink
• No MLA required but be sure your name is on it
• A minimum of two pictures to accent your poem (hand drawn or from the internet/magazine) 

Tuesday, April 19th

• Worked on our Odes
• Write at least 15 lines to your person or thing
• We will finish in class tomorrow 
• Reminder - read to the end of Chapter 9 for tomorrow's quiz
• 5 KIM words & your response to one section of the story 

Wednesday, April 13th

• Started a new class novel Secrets of the Realm 
• Slideshow with background on life in 18th century London
• Reading schedule and reading requirements
• Started reading together
• Read to the end of Chapter 9 for the test on Wednesday, April 20th
• 5 KIM vocab words and the response to one event in the section 

Monday, April 11th

• Voted on our next class novel - we will start on Wednesday
• Presentations of "What's Down There?" 
• Don't forget to get me a clean copy of your write up if you did not have one today so I can hang them in the hall 

Friday, April 8th

• Finished working on the What's Down There presentation
• Presentations will be Monday
• Starting exploring Odes
• Discussion, examples, brainstorming 

Thursday, April 7th

• Collected the Character Mobile 
• Finished working on the "What's Down There?" Presentation
• Presentation will be on Monday, April 11th

Tuesday, April 5th

• Started working on the "What's Down There?" presentation with your partner
• Brainstorm ideas
• Write story & details of your creature
• Draw it 

Friday, April 1st

• Peer Editing
• Good Copy of mobile due on Thursday, April 7th
• Introduced the next oral presentation   
• Read an article
• Power Point - Under Water Creatures - video & pictures