Week of February 23-27

Reading logs due Friday
One page in journal due Friday
Final Draft of book project is due Friday

Yes, Friday is an important day.

Do you know "The Road Not Taken?" Should be mostly memorized at this point. Be ready to recite this poem next week by memory!!! Practice, practice, practice.

Also this week students will complete outlines for reading comprehension practice and read a poem by Edgar Allen Poe.

Week of February 17-20

No journals this week.
Rough draft of book project due Thursday.
Reading logs due Friday.

This week in literature we are finishing patchwork poems in the library; working on book projects, and practicing the poetry terms. Students should be prepared for a quiz on these poetry terms Friday: simile; metaphor; personification; stanza; alliteration; onomatopoeia; imagery.

Students should be memorizing "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. Be prepared to recite this poem by memory week of March 2nd.

Week of February 9-13

This Week:
Reading logs due Thursday
One page in journal due Thursday
Students should be memorizing the poem, "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. They should be ready to recite it by memory the week of March 2nd.

Students should be finishing their historical fiction books this week and working on book projects.
Rough Draft of book project is due Thursday, Feb. 19th. Final draft is due Friday, Feb. 27th.

No school Friday, Feb. 13th, or Monday, Feb. 16th, due to parent/teacher conferences.

Week of February 2-6

Reading logs are extra credit this week!
No journals this week.

Students will be reading and responding to a variety of poems in class.

Students are participating in Terra Nova testing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.