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Monday 11/2

Correct Collection 12 Chapter Review

Tuesday 11/3

Chapter 12 Exam

Wednesday 11/4

Explaining a Complex Process. Reading workshop—read 49-55. Create a timeline of how to make a mummy.

Thursday 11/5

Greek/Latin Roots Vocabulary Practice using chart on 56.

Test-taking practice on 57.

11/9

Complex process research. In lab. Complete steps ws.

11/10

Complex process essays--outlines due tomorrow

11/11

Complex process essays--drafting

11/12

Complex process essays--drafting

11/13

Steps, outline and first draft due by end of period.

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Monday 11/16

Peer review workshop of essays. Make corrections on paper and be prepared to print final drafts tomorrow.

Tuesday 11/17

Grammar Lesson—punctuating introductory words and phrases. RFU-Think Aloud Read p. 71 together and practice 1-5; Correct passages A and B (WS). 20 minutes in lab to make corrections to your final draft.  

Wednesday 11/18

Sharing of Complex Process essays.

Thursday 11/19

RFU—KWL Chart Making inferences practice “Glow Words”

Friday 11/20 

RFU Vocab--Introduction to Greek and Latin roots

Free reading


Monday 11/23
Writing effective sentences—read pages 274-279 and be able to explain and identify run-ons and fragments. Ex. 1 together, Exercise 3 and Review A due tomorrow.

Tuesday 11/24
Correct Ex. 3 and Review A. Combining sentences inserting words, phrases, FANBOYS, subordinate clauses. Review B, page 287

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Monday 11/30
Correct Review B. Revising stringy and wordy sentences 288-291. Exercises 9 and 10

Tuesday 12/1
Review D. p. 293 Putting revision strategies together.

Wednesday 12/2
Correct Review D. Journal Entry open.

Thursday 12/3
Explaining Cause and Effect. Read 83-93. Answer yellow box questions 1-5 throughout pages 87-89

Friday 12/4
Mini-lesson compare and contrast 95-96.
Vocab. Development RFU. Wordbusting page 94.