| Week 11
October 15-19 |
In Class | Homework |
| Monday | Complete “Life on the Mississippi” section of vocabulary handout
Read “Never Cry Wolf” page 371 Complete worksheet during reading |
Complete Review Questions at the end of the story |
| Tuesday | Complete vocab handout,
Compare and contrast the narrators of “Life on the Mississippi” and “Never Cry Wolf” brainstorm and write a paragraph for portfolio |
Finish paragraph, second draft |
| Wednesday | Vocabulary review, grammar check | Vocab Quiz tomorrow |
| Thursday | Vocab Quiz, workshop | “How-To” instructions due tomorrow |
| Friday | Publishing Circle, “Only Daughter” | Write a note to Sandra Cisneros asking questions or commenting on the situation in the story |
| WEEK 10
OCTOBER 8-11 |
In class | Homework |
| Monday | *What is nonfiction?
*Explore different types of nonfiction. |
*TONIGHT- Read excerpt from Mark Twain’s Life on the Mississippi, starting on page 285. Complete reading journal.
*FOR WEDNESDAY-Memoir- starting a new school |
| Tuesday | *Review homework.
*How does a nonfiction work relate to the reader? *Identifying Bias in nonfiction |
Memoir- starting a new school- due for workshop tomorrow |
| Wednesday | Vocabulary from Life on the Mississippi and Night | Memoir piece due THURSDAY for publishing circle. |
| Thursday | Publishing circle, read Night | Answer questions on page 310 |
| Friday | Teacher work day |
