Monday, December 6th, 2010
Objectives:
Essential Questions:
Writer’s Notebook ideas:
: "Do you like that sound? Think
of sleeping bags, windbreakers
and winter jackets. Write a piece
that begins and ends with the
sound of a zipper."
Monday, December 6th, 2010 ~ English Agenda
WN - : "Do you like that sound? Think of sleeping bags,
windbreakers and winter jackets. Write a piece that
begins and ends with the sound of a zipper."
» 2nd Draft of Concrete Paragraph DUE – turn in at
beginning of class
» Presentation of Inferences on your Driving Test!
» Inferencing strategies - Comic Strips – Peanuts and
Calvin & Hobbes
» Complete Call of the Wild together in class
» Complete The Pearl with a partner in class
» What is not completed is considered homework and
DUE on Wednesday
» TEST next MONDAY over “Raymond’s Run and
Inferencing Strategies
» Review discussion of The Giver together in class
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Monday, December 6th, 2010 ~ PreAP Agenda
WN - : "Do you like that sound? Think of sleeping bags,
windbreakers and winter jackets. Write a piece that
begins and ends with the sound of a zipper."
» 2nd Draft of Concrete Paragraph DUE – turn in at
beginning of class
» Presentation of Inferences on your Driving Test!
» Inferencing strategies - Comic Strips – Peanuts and
Calvin & Hobbes
» Complete Call of the Wild together in class
» Complete The Pearl with a partner in class
» What is not completed is considered homework and
DUE on Wednesday
» TEST next MONDAY over “Raymond’s Run and
Inferencing Strategies
» Review discussion of The Giver together in class
» Quiz on Thursday over Ch. 20-23 of The Giver
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» AR DEADLINE THIS FRIDAY, DEC. 10th!
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
Objectives:
Essential question:
WN: "Where did you go? Write
about the first family vacation that
pops into your head."
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 Agenda
WN - "Where did you go? Write
about the first family vacation
that pops into your head."
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• Library Day!
• This is your last library day
before the AR deadline – make
it count!
• AR DEADLINE is THIS
FRIDAY!
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Tuesday, December 7th, 2010
PreAP Agenda
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WN - "Where did you go? Write about
the first family vacation that pops
into your head.“
• Library Day! This is your last one
before the AR deadline – make it
count!
• Test Thursday over the last few
chapters of The Giver in class
• Also will take the AR quiz, as well as
the Vocabulary and Literacy Skills
tests on The Giver.
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
Objectives:
Essential questions:
Writer’s Notebooks ideas:
Free Write about Christmas
holidays. Your favorite
memories of Christmas holidays
in the past.
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Agenda
• WN: Free Write about Christmas
holidays. Your favorite memories of
Christmas holidays in the past.
• Review The Pearl passage for
inferred information – turn in today
• Review of Inferring strategies –
Concrete Angel video (handout)
• Turn in completed assignment
TODAY
• Concrete Paragraph DUE
TOMORROW!
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Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 ~ PreAP Agenda
WN: Free Write about Christmas and your favorite
memories of Christmas holidays in the past.
» Review The Pearl passage for inferred
information – turn in today
» Review of Inferring strategies – Concrete
Angel video
» Turn in completed assignment TODAY
» Concrete Paragraph DUE TOMORROW!
» Work on Utopian Project – due in Jan. 2010
• QUIZ over The Giver Chapters 20-23 tomorrow
• ASSIGN UTOPIAN PROJECT TODAY! – will begin
working on it tomorrow in computer lab 
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Objectives:
Essential questions:
Writer’s Notebooks ideas:
Freewrite on your own.
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
•Computer lab
•Review “Raymond’s Run” and
Inferencing – test Monday
•Concrete Paragraph Final Draft Due
•LAB TODAY – type up second draft
of concrete paragraph;
• print and have partner circle all
abstract words; revise for tomorrow
TEST MONDAY over “Raymond’s
Run” and “The Old Olympic Games:
A Report”
Thursday, December 9th, 2010
PreAP Agenda
• Computer lab
• Review “Raymond’s Run” and Inferencing
– test Monday
• Concrete Paragraph Final Draft Due
• LAB TODAY – type up second draft of
concrete paragraph;
– print and have partner circle all abstract words;
– revise for tomorrow
• TEST MONDAY over “Raymond’s Run” and
“The Old Olympic Games: A Report”
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• Take AR tests on The Giver as
available
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Friday, December 10th, 2010
Objectives:
Essential Questions:
Writer’s Notebook
ideas: Freewrite
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Agenda
• LAB TODAY – type up FINAL
DRAFT of Concrete Paragraph
– Print and turn in to Mrs. Hull
• FINAL DAY FOR AR TESTING
for the 2ND NINE WEEKS!
• TEST MONDAY over
“Raymond’s Run” etc.
• Be sure to take AR tests…it’s
the last day today!
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Friday, December 10th, 2010 ~ PreAP Agenda
• LAB TODAY – type up FINAL
DRAFT of Concrete Paragraph
– Print and turn in to Mrs. Hull
• Utopian Project – work with your
group 
• FINAL DAY FOR AR TESTING for
the 2ND NINE WEEKS!
• TEST MONDAY over “Raymond’s
Run” etc.
• Be sure to take The Giver AR test
no later than today
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– Also take the Literacy skills test and
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vocabulary tests for a grade
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Objective - Assessment
Writer’s Notebook ideas:
What do you do if/when
you get a gift or present
that you DO NOT like?
How about one you do
like?
In other words, what are your
reactions when you open presents?
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Agenda
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Test today over “Raymond’s
Run” and “The Old Olympic
Games: A Report”
Give study guide for semester
test – handout
Complete the study guide
Check the semester test
schedule and be sure you
know when you are taking your
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tests!
Monday, December 13th, 2010
PreAP Agenda
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• TEST TODAY – over “Raymond’s
Run” and “The Old Olympic
Games: A Report”
• Work on your Utopia Project
• Give study guide for semester test
– handout
• Check the semester test schedule
and be sure you know when you
are taking your tests!
• Clean out class files  - keep all
written work in the file, but collect
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all old tests to use with study guide
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Writer’s Notebook idea:
Respond to the following quote:
Reading furnishes the
mind only with materials
for knowledge;
it is thinking that makes
what we read ours.
~ John Locke ~
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 Agenda
Library as needed
Complete your semester test study
guide TODAY – due by tomorrow.
Collect all of your study materials –
old tests included.
5th, 7th and 8th period REVIEW GAME
for semester test TODAY!
Check the semester test schedule for
times!
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
PreAP Agenda
Project Utopia – continue to work
together and know that you will
need to communicate over
Christmas break about your ideas
Complete your semester test study
guide TODAY – due by tomorrow.
Collect all of your study materials –
old tests included.
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7th and 8th period REVIEW for
semester test TODAY!
Check the semester test schedule
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for times!
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
• Be sure to write in your Writer’s
Notebook over Christmas –
notice and record things that
happen!
• 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th REVIEW game
for Semester Test today
• 7th period –Semester test today
from 12:15 to 1:45 pm
• 8th period – Semester test today
from 1:50 – 3:20 pm
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Semester Testing Schedule
– 1st period
study time
8:50-10:20 -- 1st period
10:25-11:55 – 3rd period
11:55-12:25 – Lunch
12:25-12:55 – 5th period
study time
1:00 – 2:30 – 5th period
8:00-8:45
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Friday, December 17th, 2010
Semester Testing Schedule
– 2nd period
study time
8:50-10:20 -- 2nd period
10:25-11:55 – 4th period
11:55-12:25 – Lunch
12:25-12:55 – 6th period
study time
1:00 – 2:30 – 6th period
8:00-8:45
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Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
Please have a safe and joyous
holiday season. Enjoy your
time away from school and the
break from all this work! I am
already getting excited about
what all we have in store for us
in 2011!
See ya next year 
Mrs. Hull
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