Week at a Glance:
Monday and Tuesday: No school due to ice!
Wednesday: Students will discuss different types of figurative language, see power point below if needed. After, students will be introduced to the semester novel study, Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Students will complete a pre-reading assessment and learn a little about the author by completing a flow map on this life.
Thursday: Students will take notes on different types of poetry. After, we will begin reading Monster.
Friday: Library Day (see below for link)
- Using the note sheet I provided you, please read the PowerPoint on poetry types and complete the note sheet. We will discuss these notes on Tuesday (January 17).
- poetry-notes-ppt
Important Announcements-
- Homeroom parents/guardians: Please return the brown envelop signed that was sent home with your child’s report card last Friday.
- All parents/guardians: In order to improve the communication from classroom to home, I will be sending out weekly email blasts to inform you and your student of assignments that will be due that week. The email will be sent out each Monday (most likely in the afternoon) and will list the assignments that will be graded for the week. Sometimes, the online grade-book can seem retroactive. By informing you of weekly assignments ahead of time, I’m hoping student’s will be successful throughout each quarter.
Figurative Language PowerPoint: figurative-language-powerpoint
Walter Dean Myers Autobiograph: walter-dean-myers-background-info
Walter Dean Myers Flow Map (due Friday, January 13th): wdm-flow-map
Monster Pre-Reading Assessment (due Friday. January 13th): monster-pre-reading
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