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GOALS FOR WEEK 12
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Continue to learn about and begin writing a persuasive essay.
  2. Learn about the use of gerunds and infinitives in English.
  3. Review question and negative formation in English and learn about tag questions.
  4. Practice active reading skills through our novel and prediction and scanning skills through our reading text.
  5. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel, textbooks, and other sources.
MONDAY
-Warm-up
-Review vocab quiz
-Review reading homework
-GAB 13
-Persuasive essay work


HOMEWORK
-Complete and print your persuasive essay for peer review for Tuesday
-Journal 12 due Friday
-Vocab/grammar quiz on Friday; study Google doc.




TUESDAY
-Warm-up
-GAB 13
-Gerund vs. infinitive practice 1
-Gerund vs. infinitive practice 2
-Persuasive essay peer review


HOMEWORK
-Finish working on GAB 12 and 13 online homework and study for unit test.
-Bring a finished, printed copy of your persuasive essay for Thursday
-Journal 12 due Friday
-Vocab/grammar quiz on Friday; study Google doc.

WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up
-Review Google doc vocabulary
-Unit test:
GAB 12 and 13
-Discuss final reading/writing project
-LAW work on using facts and statistics in writing
-Model paragraph


HOMEWORK
-Bring a finished, printed copy of your persuasive essay for Thursday
-Journal 12 due Friday
-Vocab/grammar quiz on Friday; study Google doc.


THURSDAY
-Warm-up
-Review grammar test
-Review question/ negative formation; GAB 14

-Upfront cover article and activities

HOMEWORK
-Study for vocab/grammar quiz using Google doc.
​-Journal 12 due Friday.



FRIDAY
-Warm-up
-The Giver viewing
-Vocab/grammar quiz


HOMEWORK
-Prepare the debate worksheet on Confederate symbols and names for Monday
-Begin to work on final reading/writing project on The Giver




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