February  2008

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          Quiz on commas and transitional words  
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  Prewriting and Rough draft of embarrassing moment essay

Edit/Revise rough draft to work towards final draft

No new weekly reader

Sentence combining activity - Focus on Revising and editing for TAKS

Peer conferencing with paper

Real Time Extra Credit due!

Sentence combining activity - Focus on Revising and editing for TAKS

Peer conferencing with paper

Real Time Extra Credit due!

Final draft of paper due-major grade!

Sentence combining quiz

 
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  Testing Miss Malarkey - work with open- ended response Video Weekly reader on tone and music Visual Representation stations- Focus on TAKS

Visual Representation stations - Focus on TAKS- time to read Real Time!

Read literary- TAKS reading practice  
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Lily's Big Day Open- Ended response practice-

Chocolate lesson

Weeky reader due

REAL TIME

TEST

New TAKS reading passage for homework instead of a weekly reader - needs to be signed by a parent

Fruity Writing -

Edit and Revise copy to submit- emphasis on figurative language within the writing process

Fruity Writing -

Edit and Revise copy to submit emphasis on figurative language within the writing process

New outside reading book- 1984

Read expository TAKS reading practice
 
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  Inservice

T-shirt extra credit info!

Show examples of great TAKS essays

TAKSreading passage due signed by parent

TAKS TEST booklet -review - You must have it signed for a major grade!! TAKS TEST booklet -review -You must have it signed for a major grade!! TAKS TEST quiz on things to remember! Signature due!