Monday
- In class journal. Reading of "The Bridge" by Jason Holland, then small group work, discussing the OTIS questions.
- HW: Type responses to the OTIS questions on page 27-8, due tomorrow.
Tuesday
- In class journal. Reading of "Tommy" by Kelly Ruth Winter, then small group work, discussing the OTIS questions.
- HW: Type responses to the OTIS questions on page 31, due tomorrow.
Wednesday
- Examining sentence structure, and reviewing the sentence parts by watching a dated-but-excellent video by the Standard Deviants. Afterwards, identifying sentence structure in "Tommy."
- HW: Identify all the parts of speech in the sentence, "When Tommy is in sixth grade and I am in third, he lights his house on fire and tries to kill himself with a pair of scissors."
Thursday
- Journal: how would your closest friend describe your most memorable attribute? Watching the Jimmy Kimmel video on hand washing. Then reading "You'll Love the Way We Fly" by Lori Jakiela.
- HW: Type responses to the OTIS questions tonight. Due tomorrow.
Friday
- This will be a second day of revising college materials. Make sure to bring hard copies of the work you want read. Do NOT share material that you're uncomfortable reading in small group.
- HW: Write a response to the #1 journal question on page 35, in your writer's notebook.
