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GOALS FOR WEEK 7
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Learn how to form object relative clauses.
  2. Continue to practice distinguishing identifying and non-identifying relative clauses.
  3. Review transition words of cause and effect.
  4. Discuss supporting ideas and details in cause-effect writing.
  5. Complete work on a cause-effect essay, including basic APA citation for outside sources.
  6. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel, textbooks, and online homework.
  7. Have a mid-term conference with me to discuss your progress and any concerns.
MONDAY
Materials:
​GAB, The Giver

-Warm-up 
-Return process essays
-Book Club


HOMEWORK
-Work on Journal 7 for Friday (Open topic--use at least 1 identifying and 1 non-identifying object relative clause in your work to get full credit).
-GAB Online Workbook Unit 22 on object relative clauses due Friday, March 6, by class time.

-Read Chapters 11-12 (pp. 101-121) of The Giver and complete Homework 5 for Tuesday, 3/17, as well as your book club job. NO CLASS MONDAY 3/16!!



TUESDAY
​
Materials:
​GAB, GW, Laptops

-Warm-up
-Distribute The Giver homework 5

-GAB Chapter 22: Object Relative Clauses
-Great Writing Unit 2
​-Cause-effect essay work session

-Start mid-term conferences

HOMEWORK
-Complete and print first draft of your cause-effect essays BEFORE class starts on Wednesday.
-Work on Journal 7 for Friday (Open topic--use at least 1 identifying and 1 non-identifying object relative clause in your work to get full credit).
-GAB Online Workbook Unit 22 on object relative clauses due Friday, March 6, by class time.

-Read Chapters 11-12 (pp. 101-121) of The Giver and complete Homework 5 for Tuesday, 3/17, as well as your book club job. NO CLASS MONDAY 3/16!!
WEDNESDAY
Materials:
​GAB, Essay 1st Draft

-Warm-up
-GAB Chapter 22: Object Relative Clauses
​-Cause-effect essay peer review

-Continue mid-term conferences

HOMEWORK
​​-Keep working on cause-effect essays, due Friday
-Work on Journal 7 for Friday (Open topic--use at least 1 identifying and 1 non-identifying object relative clause in your work to get full credit).
-GAB Online Workbook Unit 22 on object relative clauses due Friday, March 6, by class time.

-Read Chapters 11-12 (pp. 101-121) of The Giver and complete Homework 5 for Tuesday, 3/17, as well as your book club job. NO CLASS MONDAY 3/16!!
THURSDAY
Materials:
​GAB, Q

-Warm-up
-GAB Chapter 22 Object Relative Clauses
-Q Unit 2

HOMEWORK
​-Complete and print final draft of your cause-effect essays BEFORE class starts on Friday.
-Finish and print Journal 7 for Friday (Open topic--use at least 1 identifying and 1 non-identifying object relative clause in your work to get full credit).
-GAB Online Workbook Unit 22 on object relative clauses due Friday, March 6, by class time, plus study for test tomorrow!

-Read Chapters 11-12 (pp. 101-121) of The Giver and complete Homework 5 for Tuesday, 3/17, as well as your book club job. NO CLASS MONDAY 3/16!!
FRIDAY
​Materials:
​GAB, Q

-Warm-up
-Test: Subject and object relative clauses
​-Q Unit 2


HOMEWORK
-Read Chapters 11-12 (pp. 101-121) of The Giver and complete Homework 5 for Tuesday, 3/17, as well as your book club job. NO CLASS MONDAY 3/16!!
​-Complete Q Unit 2 online homework and online practice test. You don't have to do "Discussion" or "Writing" exercises. Due Wednesday, 3/18
-Have a great spring break!

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