September 12-16, 2011

Welcome to Ms. Schickling's Language Arts 2 blog. This is where you will be able to find what the class is doing everyday. When you are absent, check the blog to see what you missed. From there, turn in any homework into the folder and take any handouts from the monthly file.

Congrats on making it through the first week! Now that we know each other a little bit better, we are going to start our unit on short stories. You will also receive prefix vocabulary. So be ready, it is a busy week.


Monday, September 12
SSR/Fill out index cards
15 Study Tricks quick write and discussion
Read Short stories from Friday

Homework: Bring 3 Spiral bound notebook tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011
SSR
Textbooks
Set up Notebooks
Read and discuss "The Fence"
"Language of Literature" Presentation

Homework: None

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
SSR
Prefixes/Start vocabulary
Finish "Language of Literature" Presentation

Free write

Begin reading "The Interlopers"

Homework: None

Thursday, September 15, 2011
SSR
Free write
Finish reading "The Interlopers"
Review College Syllabus
Prefix Note cards

Homework: Finish Prefix note cards

Friday, September 16, 2011
SSR
Grade prefix note cards
Review college syllabus
"The Interlopers" analysis worksheet

Homework: "The Interlopers"/Language of Literature Test: Monday, 9/19
                   Prefix Test #1: Wednesday, 9/21