Tuesday, March 9, 2010.

1. Complete reading of Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 18-22.
2. Work on Farewell...comprehensive questions for Ch. 18-22.

Reminder: If you were absent, please ask for this handout.

Monday, March 8, 2010

1. Complete Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 questions.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Per. 1:

1. Review Vocabulary Lesson 3 Root "Ment."
2. Vocabulary Quiz 3
3. Read Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17 (pp. 87-123) silently.

Per. 4:

Same as above, but students received comprehensive questions handout for Farewell to Manzanar Ch. 12-17. Please ask for this handout if you were absent today, Friday.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

TAKS TEST

Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

1. Passed out scantrons for tallying scores for practice TAKS test.
2. Read student samples of Score 4 essays.
3. Reviewed TAKS tips.

Monday, March 1, 2010

1. Check completion of "Surroundings" essay.
2. Peer revision of "Surroundings" essays. (Students will revise and turn in tomorrow.)
3. Read student samples of released "Surroundings" essays.

Friday, February 26, 2010

1. Students completed "Revising and Editing" portion of "My Father Sits..." test.
2. Students worked on the following prompt:
Write a personal narrative explaining how your surroundings affect your life.
(One sheet, front and back.)