Thursday, Sept. 17

1. Students worked identifying NOUNS and VERBS in sentences. They worked on Writer's Craft (orange book) pg. 533 sentences 1-10, highlighting all NOUNS yellow and all VERBS green.

2. Reviewed Vocabulary Lessons V and VI (Review of lessons I-IV).

3. Distributed books Lord of the Flies: Home reading: Chapter 1.


Friday, Sept. 18

1. Lord of the Flies Ch. 1 Homework quiz. (Except Per. 5 who will have a quiz Monday, 9/21)

2. Writer's Craft grammar exercise pg. 533: Highlight all NOUNS yellow; highlight all VERBS green. Check for accuracy. Students circled errors with red pen; they will go back and analyze their work.

3. Vocabulary Quiz Lessons V and VI (Review).

4. Distributed Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics (GUM) workbooks.
Students removed pages 1-22. Placed in binder under "Grammar."

5. Students turned in final drafts, highlighted and labeled as the sample, the "A Sound of Thunder" Short Answer Response worksheet.

6. Students turned in signed progress reports.