january 3, 2013, thursday

January 3, 2013, Thursday

Please make sure that you have a fresh composition notebook which begins on page 102. You should then have a new, empty Table of Contents. Page 105 should be ready for you to begin working. Update this right now if you are not yet ready.

Tiger Treasure January 3-4Page 105

Combine the two sentences below into one complex sentence with an introductory adverb clause.

Jerry went to church. Then his family went to eat lunch.

page106

Prejudice

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What are you reading for fun right now?

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Let’s celebrate reading for pleasure!

Whenever you finish a book, tell us! You can even recommend the book to your classmates if it was really good. I’ll keep a tally. When my students have COMPLETED reading 200 books independently, we’ll celebrate!

We read books because reading makes us smarter, takes us on experiences we would otherwise never have, and is just fun, BUT an ice cream sandwich party never hurts either!

On your post-it note, tell me everything you know about THEME in fiction.

Turn to page 6 in your textbook.

Turn to page 9 in your textbook.

Read this excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry silently to yourself.

When you finish, read the color-coded annotations silently to yourself.

Thinking about the plot, setting, characters, and descriptions, jot down a possible theme to this novel on the back of your post-it note.

Which of the following words best describes the MOOD of this excerpt?

Lighthearted Unwavering Playful Hopeless

BYODBring in your permission slips ASAP. You

DO NOT have permission to use your electronic device until I tell you so.

Announcements Please update your calendar with

important dates. You can also use the calendar on my website.

Bring in your electronic policy permission slip as soon as possible.

Bring back your novel study permission slip by Tuesday.

Have a happy Thursday!