Week of October 2, 2006

7th Grade

Monday (10/2/06) - Students will brainstorm writing topics by creating a positive/negative graph of their memories.

Tuesday (10/3/06) - Students will complete their positive/negative graphs.

Wednesday (10/4/06) - Students will be engaged in independent reading.

Thursday (10/5/06) - Students will identify the main idea and supporting details of a story using the "save the last word for me" strategy.

Friday (10/6/06) - Students will demonstrate their understanding of main idea and supporting details.

8th Grade

Monday (10/2/06) - Students will write narrative leads for their memoirs.

Tuesday (10/3/06) - Students will begin revising their memoirs. Click here to view the grading rubric for the memoir.

Wednesday (10/4/06) - Students will be engaged in independent reading.

Thursday (10/5/06) - Students will identify the main idea and supporting details of a story using the "save the last word for me" strategy.

Friday (10/6/06) - Students will demonstrate their understanding of main idea and supporting details.