Tuesday, 9/22/2009

AP


Homework Due

• College Research
• Baggie of vocab. words
• Jefferson RJ (two questions on paper, one on wiki)

Paper #1

• I handed papers back, along with typed comments.
• We reviewed the writing rubric.
• We agreed that second drafts will be due on THURSDAY for a final peer conference.
• Final drafts will be due MONDAY.

Vocabulary

• We spent fifteen minutes defining the new words in groups of three.
• When we got back together, we sponged off each other until all of us had all definitions written on the back of our vocab. cards.

"The Dangers of Reading Fiction"

• We spent ten minutes or so talking about a couple of the RJ questions.  We'll return to fiction in a week or so, and we'll re-consider Jefferson's essay at that time.

Oedipus Rex

• We talked a bit about the basic outline of the play, which Greek audiences would already know.
• I passed out the plays, and we started reading.

Homework

• Oedipus Rex Reading:  read page 65 for background; then read pages 9-26.  We'll have a reading quiz tomorrow.

READING


Strategy Practice

• We reviewed Friday's reading of "They're Made Out of Meat," and people told me again what I was doing wrong in my read-aloud.
• We reviewed the four areas of fluency.
• We reviewed our notes for Super Signals, then added to it.  We will continue to add to this list.

Bookmark Journal

• Find, note and explain two super signals used in the book you are reading now.

Read and Relax (thirty minutes)


Vocabulary Instruction

• I handed out green sheets for TENACIOUS and PACIFY.  We talked about each of the words, then added them to our green vocab. grids.

Vocabulary Review

• We reviewed our vocab. with the cards.
• Mr. P. came down and talked with us about what "congruent" is in math.  We thought about how it tied in to our vocab word, "incongruent".  Thanks, Mr. P!