Sunday, December 1, 2013

Day 51 - Periods 1, 2, 5, & 6 Tuesday, 12/3 And Period 4 Wednesday 12/4


  1. Mini-Lesson: Subordinate (dependent) clauses
  2. Turn and talk .... what is hard about subordinate clauses? How can we remember what they are?
  3. SSR 15 minutes - look for a subordinate/dependent clause and write it in your SSR log.
  4. 1 minute book talks
  5. Prompt:
    Pick a sentence from your book that contains a subordinate clause. Copy it on your paper and underline the subordinate clause. Then, identify what type of sentence you have (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex) and explain why it is the sentence type.
  6. Return EA1
  7. Turn & Talk: How did you do? Did you reach your goal? Do you agree with your grade? What could you have done better?
  8. Goal for the end of Semester 1: What grade do you want for first semester English 9? Can you obtain this grade? What do you need to do in order to earn that grade? We have 3 weeks left, which include Embedded Assessment #2 and the Unit 2 exam.
  9. Activity 2.22, page 163
  10. Introduce Activity 2.23, page 165: Model with a scene from Willy Wonka - Independently - with a partner - whole class.