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GOALS FOR WEEK 4
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Begin to learn about process essays.
  2. Start to learn how to form passive voice verbs in present and past tenses.
  3. Practice using words indicating chronology in writing.
  4. Practice active reading skills through our novel and textbook.
  5. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel, textbooks, and other sources.
MONDAY
-Warm-up
-Review The Giver Homework 1

-Final work on present perfect and present perfect progressive
-Reading Explorer Chapter 1


HOMEWORK
-Continue working on Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework
-Complete p. 15 of present perfect packet and study for grammar quiz tomorrow
-Journal 4 due Friday
-Start reading Chapters 3-5 of The Giver and do Homework 2, due Monday








TUESDAY
-Warm-up

-Quiz: present perfect and present perfect progressive
-Start the passive
-Finish Reading Explorer Chapter 1


HOMEWORK
-Finish Reading Explorer Chapter 1 online homework
-Study for reading/vocab quiz tomorrow
-Journal 4 due Friday
-Start reading Chapters 3-5 of The Giver and do Homework 2, due Monday





WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up: Summaries
-Review grammar quiz

-Reading Explorer quiz
-Passive practice


HOMEWORK
-Journal 4 due Friday
-Start reading Chapters 3-5 of The Giver and do Homework 2, due Monday


THURSDAY
-Warm-up
-Review Reading Explorer quiz
-Passive practice

-Introduce process essays and discuss process essay assignment

HOMEWORK
-Journal 4 due Friday
-Start reading Chapters 3-5 of The Giver and do Homework 2, due Monday

-First draft of process essay due Tuesday  (peer review)
 FRIDAY
-Warm-up
-Passive

-Work on process essay


HOMEWORK
-Read Chapters 3-5 of The Giver and do Homework 2, due Monday
-First draft of process essay due Tuesday  (peer review)

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