Weeks of Monday, May 19 – Monday, June 16, 2008

Testing date: 

Vocabulary test units 16 - 18, Wednesday, May 29

(HV: 1-12 completed; corrected.)

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Monday, May 19       Vocabulary this week: Unit 18 (HV: Unit 14)

Lesson:  

Select and begin reading the decade book.       

Homework:    

Continue reading your decade novel; it is due Monday, June 9.  ________________________________________________________________________

Tuesday, May 20

Lesson:  

Read the decade novel in class.

Homework:    

Continue reading your decade novel.

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Wednesday, May 21 

Lesson:  

Write a summary about the opening scene for your decade novel.

Homework:   

1. Continue reading your decade novel. 

2.  Write opening scene for novel.

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Thursday, May 22    

Lesson: 

The play The Diary of Anne Frank will be introduced. 

A film clip introducing Anne Frank and her family will be shown.

Homework: 

Continue reading your decade novel.

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Friday, May 23

Lesson:  No school

Homework:    

Continue reading your decade novel; it is due Monday, June 9. 

 Next week in English: 

Students will begin the play, The Diary of Anne Frank while studying

World War II in social studies class.  At home, students are reading a decade book.  The review for this book will be shared in English and social studies classes.

**WEEK ONE: BEGIN THE PLAY, The Diary of Anne Frank and continue the decade novel.  **

Monday, May 26                  

Lesson:  No school  

Homework: 

Continue reading your decade novel; it is due Monday, June 9.                        

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Tuesday, May 27       *************************************

Monday, May 19   Vocabulary this week: Test Thurs. on units 16-18 (HV: Test on units 1-12)

Lesson:   Read Act I, scene 1.     

Homework:

1. Continue reading your decade novel. 

2. Complete Act I, scene 1 of the play outline.

3. Complete the word form chart for unit 18.

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Wednesday, May 28 

Lesson:   Read Act I, scene 2.  (HV: Are units 1 - 14 corrected?) 

Homework: 

1. Study for your vocabulary test on units 16-18 (HV: Test on units 1-12).

2. Continue reading your decade novel.

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Thursday, May 29    

Lesson: 

Students will take a vocabulary test on units 18-21 (HV: Test on units 1-12).

Also, the second novel entry will be written in class.  

Homework:   

Continue reading your decade novel.

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Friday, May 30

Lesson:  Continue reading Act I, scene 3. 

Homework:

1. Continue reading your decade novel. 

2.  Complete Act I, scene 3 of the play outline. 

Next week in English:  Students will continue performing the play,

The Diary of Anne Frank.  At home, each student should finish reading

the decade book s/he selected.  The review for this book will be written

in class on Monday, June 9.  Reviews will be placed in their decade magazines. 

 **WEEK TWO: CONTINUE THE PLAY, The Diary of Anne Frank

and finish the decade novel.  **

If you are submitting work for the cover, speech, or poetry contests,

all entries are due by 2:30 Friday, June 6.

Monday, June 2  Last vocabulary unit this week: Unit 19 (HV: Unit 15)

Lesson:  

Finish Act I, scene 3.  

Homework:      

1. Continue reading your decade novel; it is due Monday, June 9. 

2. Complete Act I, scene 3 of the play outline.

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Tuesday, June 3

Lesson: 

Read Act I, scene 4. 

(SS testing in the morning: a special schedule is in place today.)

Homework:

Continue reading your decade novel and complete Act I, scene 4 of the play outline.

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 Wednesday, June 4

Lesson:  

Read Act I, scene 4. 

(SS testing in the morning: a special schedule is in place today.) 

Homework: 

Continue reading your decade novel and complete Act I, scene 4 of the play outline.

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Thursday, June 5      

Lesson:  Read Act I, scene 5. 

Homework:

Continue reading your decade novel and complete Act I, scene 5 of the play outline.

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Friday, June 6

Lesson:  Read Act II, scene 1. 

Homework:

Finish reading the novel this weekend and complete the outline for Act II, scene 1.

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Next week in English:  Students will finish the play, The Diary of Anne Frank.  The English final exam will be given on Monday, June 16. 

Review sheets distributed in class outline the contents of the final.

Don’t forget to check Mrs. Pod’s Web page.

**WEEK THREE: CONCLUDE THE PLAY, The Diary of Anne Frank.**

Monday, June 9

Review vocabulary this week: Units 10 -19

(HV: Complete review pages.)      

Lesson:  

In class, write the novel review of your decade book including the ending.

Homework:     

Read Act II, scene 2 the play outline for this scene.

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Tuesday, June 10

Lesson:  Read Act II, scene 3. 

Homework:

Complete Act II, scene 3 of the play outline.

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 Wednesday, June 11

Lesson:  Read Act II, scenes 4, and 5.  

Homework: 

Complete Act II, scenes 4 and 5 of the play outline.

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Thursday, June 12

Lesson:   The aftermath will be discussed and the play concluded.

Homework:  

Prepare for the English final exam.  See the review outline.

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Friday, June 13

Lesson:  

Events following the discovery of the Secret Annex will be discussed.

Homework: 

Prepare for the English final exam on Monday, June 16. 

See the review outline.

Next week in English:  The English final exam will be given on Monday, June 16.  Review sheets distributed in class outline the contents of the final.

Thank you for a tremendous year.  Have a fun and safe summer.  Return next year with stories of your success.  Fondly, Mrs. Pod