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Red Ribbon Week
Monday: Wear red wrist band (given at school) and sign a pledge card to be drug free!
Tuesday: Wear crazy socks!
Wednesday: Wear red, white, and blue day!
Thursday: Wear a tie or scarf with a collared shirt – “Tie One On Against Drugs” Day!
Friday: Wear jeans and your favorite jersey day!   ( I will be [...]

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Weekly Agenda 10/27-10/31
Language Arts

Reading:
Literature Stories – “FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON” PART 1 & 2
Writing:
Journal entries
Writing Folders:
** Graphic organizers
** Rubric samples
** Thinking – Brainstorming
** Active Verb Activity
Grammar:
Review adverbs
Grammar Workbook pages- adverbs
Vocabulary:
Cartoon Vocabulary List 7
Vocabulary Test – Friday, October 31, 2008
Cartoon Vocabulary – List 8
Vocabulary Test – Thursday, November 6, 2008
Cartoon Vocabulary – List 9
Vocabulary Test – Friday, [...]

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Weekly Agenda 10/15-10/17
Language Arts
Reading:
Literature Stories – “Railroad Poster” & “Home, Sweet Sodie”
Writing:
Journal entries
Writing Folders:
** Graphic organizers
** Rubric samples
** Thinking – Brainstorming
** Active Verb Activity
Grammar:
Review pronouns
Grammar Workbook pages- pronouns
Vocabulary:
Cartoon Vocabulary List 5
Vocabulary Test – Friday, October 17, 2008
Cartoon Vocabulary List 6
Vocabulary Test – Friday, October 24, 2008
Cartoon Vocabulary List 7
Vocabulary Test – Friday, October 31, 2008
Book [...]

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Weekly Agenda 10/6 – 10/10
Language Arts

Reading:
Read Barbara Frietchie – pgs. 162-163
Group discussions/poem critique
Read “Too, Soon A Woman” – pgs. 170-174
Questions page 175
Writing:
Journal entries
Adjectives descriptive writing
Grammar:
Review adjectives
Grammar Workbook pages- adjectives
Vocabulary:
Cartoon Vocabulary List 4
Vocabulary Test – Friday, October 10, 2008
Book Review:
Due December 4, 2008
AR Test:
Due Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Enriched Language Arts

Reading:
Read Barbara Frietchie – pgs. 162-163
Group discussions/poem [...]

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Weekly Agenda 9/29 – 10/3
Guidance on Monday, September 29, 2008
Language Arts
Reading:             Johnny Tremain
Review Johnny Tremain – chapters 1-12
Open Book Test – Chapters 10-12 on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 1-12 on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Johnny Tremain movie – Thursday, 10/2 & Friday, 10/3
Writing:  Study Questions/Summaries – Chapters 10-12
Grammar:
Review Grammar [...]

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Weekly Agenda 9/22 – 9/26
Thinklink in Computer Lab on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 – PLEASE TRY TO BE HERE!
Language Arts
Reading: Johnny Tremain
Read Chapter 10 (254-274)
Read Chapter 11 (275-299)
Read Chapter 12 (300-322)
Open Book Test – Chapters 10-12 on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Open Book Test [...]

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Weekly Agenda 9/15 – 9/19

Language Arts
Reading:             Johnny Tremain
Read Chapter 7 (163-196)
Read Chapter 8 (197-229)
Read Chapter 9 (230-253)
Open Book Test – Chapters 7-9 on Friday, September 19, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 10-12 on Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 1-12 on Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Writing:  Study Questions/Summaries – Chapters 7-9
Grammar:
Review [...]

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Weekly Agenda 9/8 – 9/12
Language Arts

Reading: Johnny Tremain
Read Chapter 4 (81-106)
Read Chapter 5 (107-131)
Read Chapter 6 (132-162)
Read Chapter 7 (163-196)
Open Book Test – Chapters 4-6 on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 7-9 on Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Open Book Test – [...]

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Have a wonderful, safe Labor Day!
Read a good book!
Mrs. Drews

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Weekly Agenda 9/2 – 9/5
Language Arts
Reading:             Johnny Tremain

Read Chapter 1 (3-30)
Read Chapter 2 (31-53)
Read Chapter 3 (54-80)
Open Book Test – Chapters 1-3 on Friday, September 5, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 4-6 on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 7-9 on Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Open Book Test – Chapters 10-12 [...]

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