Week of March 9-13

Monday, March 9:

• Substitute teacher today
• Complete the Ch. 1-10 Questions.  Then, you may either read Ch. 11-13 OR work on your narrative journals
• HW:  Narrative journals AND Ch. 1-10 Qs due tomorrow
• HW:  Read Ch. 11-13 by Thursday
• Ch. 5-13 quiz on Thursday

Tuesday, March 10:

• Warm-Up
• CD Project Preparation Activity (to be continued tomorrow)
• Brainstorm themes, symbols, and situations (one will be chosen for today's writing prompt)
• Find 2 CDs in your books for the chosen writing prompt
• Discuss CDs and vote on the strongest on that fits the contents of the prompt
• Brainstorm and choose the 2 strongest CM ideas.  The strongest will be used as a TS, and the second strongest will be used in your CM.

Wednesday, March 11:

• Warm-Up
• CD Project Preparation Activity (continued)
• Use the TS, CD, and CM idea that you were given yesterday to write a one-chunk paragraph.  Do this with your small groups.
• Share one-chunk paragraphs
• Show/discuss CD Project example.  For your second chunk of your paragraph, you will individually choose a song for your 2nd CD and write more CM and a CS to finish the paragraph.
• Journal Prompt Activity
• Trade one of your journal prompts (due yesterday) with a partner.  Edit your partner's paper for the use of all 5 sensory details.  Discuss your edits with your partner.
• Share journal prompts
• HW:  Read Ch. 11-13 by tomorrow
• Ch. 5-13 quiz tomorrow
• HW:  Finish in-class CD Project paragraph by choosing your own song for the second chunk.  Due on Friday.

Thursday, March 12:

• Warm-Up
• Quiz:  Ch. 5-13
• Pass back and discuss "Catcher" response questions
• Work time to listen to music/finish writing the paragraph for the CD project
• HW:  Finish CD project paragraph by tomorrow

Friday, March 13:

• Turn in CD project paragraph
• Begin writing a narrative journal.  This should be two pages in length.  Choose ONE of the following topics:
• Separate paths
• Turning point
• Family story
• Fav. school memory
• Fav. vacation story
• Fav. summer story
• HW:  Read Ch. 14-16 and complete 2 out of the 5 questions on the handout by Monday.  The narrative journal will also be checked for completion on Monday.