--Open your vocabulary book to page 98. Look through the list of words and put a star next to all of the words that you are pretty confident about knowing already.
--SEE MR. MARTIN: Hunter Dalberth and Smoky Gascon
S. the C.
--agenda/HW
Instruction -- Vocabulary Unit #9
--go over Unit #9 word list (page 98)
--complete Choosing the Right Word on page 103 (and additional exercises if time permits)
--go over Choosing the Right Word
--For HW, begin preparing for the Unit #9 assessment, which will take place on Monday of next week.
Transition -- clear desks in preparation for the "Complex sentences/subordinating conjunctions" assessment
Assessment #1 -- "Complex sentences/subordinating conjunctions"
--complete the assessment
--trade and grade #1-6
Transition -- assessment in/assessment up
Assessment #2 -- "Dragonsong Unit--Foreword and Chapter 2 Reading Comprehension Check"
--complete the assessment
--Once you have finished, prepare contributions for today's discussion by looking at your Chapter 1 packet and skimming back through pages 1-27 of Dragonsong.
Transition -- share the discussion protocol (one contribution minimum/three contributions maximum--no third contribution until all have contributed once :))/"Discussion Contribution Rating Scale", assessment in/form a circle
Discussion -- Dragonsong Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
--engage in discussion as per the protocol, making sure to hit as many of the questions as we can
--Mr. Martin takes notes on the front board under the appropriate topic headings
--your Chapter 1 packet is for your notes--don't settle for anything less than your best response for each of the questions/prompts--MUST CONTINUE DISCUSSION ON WEDNESDAY/ASSIGN CHAPTER 3 FOR MONDAY OF NEXT WEEK
--Transition--pick up HW sheet
--HW rationale--project Chapter 1 "alternative sheet" on the front board
--For HW, read Chapter 3 and complete the "Chapter 3--Notetaking/Discussion Preparation" sheet.
Closure -- Final Countdown (time permitting)--DID NOT COMPLETE
HW
--Begin preparing for the Unit #9 assessment, which will take place next Monday.
--Bring your vocabulary book to class next time in case it is needed for review purposes.
--Read Chapter 3 of Dragonsong and purposefully complete the "Chapter 3--Notetaking/Discussion Preparation" sheet.--THIS ASSIGNMENT WAS NOT ASSIGNED IN BLOCK 2/BLOCK 4 DUE TO TIME CONSTRAINTS
