Vocabulary 3 this week:  Sentences due Thursday; quiz Friday

Monday:  The memoir rough draft is due.  We’ll be working on revision and editing skills this week.  The final copy (with pre-writing and rough draft attached) is due Friday, 8/29.  The final copy must be typed and formatted correctly.  You’ll get an MLA formatting sheet in class.  You can find one on this blog if you need a copy.

We’ll be beginning a poetry lesson this week.  Poetry will be ongoing throughout the semester, culminating with a project in December.  The poetry will lead us into reading of a play called A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.  I’ll provide you with a copy of the play.  We’ll take parts and read the play in class while you’re reading TKAM outside of class.

TKAM schedule:  Part 1quiz– Tuesday 9/2 Part 2 quiz– Wednesday 9/10

Monday:  Summer reading test(s)

Vocabulary #2:  sentences due Thursday; quiz Fri.

The memoir:  You’ll be going through every step of the writing process: prewrite, write, revise, edit, re-write, and proofread.  Rough drafts are due on Monday, 8/25.

To Kill A Mockingbird:  We’ll start reading in class on Tuesday; then you’ll be on your own.  Follow the reading schedule you get in class (access on TKAM page.)

Media Center orientation:  We’ll be going to the library this week to get some valuable information from Sprayberry’s media center specialists about accessing information.  You’ll be finding articles on TKAM, and we will discuss how to summarize research articles and how to write an annotated bibliography.

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First week of the the semester:

• Summer reading: the test(s) will be on Monday (8/18).
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee: get a copy of the book by next Tuesday (8/19); you’ll be reading this novel outside of class.
• SAT vocabulary: you’ll get 10 words on the first day; write a sentence using each word for Thursday; quiz is Friday.  Before the quiz, we’ll review how to work ANALOGIES.  You can find the handout on this blog.  Go to the Vocabulary page and click on the Anaolgy handout link to open the Word document. 
• TALENTS lesson– We’ve all got talent! What do we excel at?
• First unit: description– we’ll be discussing picture-making words, showing vs. telling and we’ll be composing some home-grown poetry and begin writing our first paper, a memoir