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GOALS FOR WEEK 7
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Learn how to form and use active and passive causatives with have, let, make, and get.
  2. Learn about compare-contrast writing and write an in-class essay.
  3. Practice summarizing and using textual evidence through our novel homework.
  4. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel and textbooks.
MONDAY
Materials: FOG, 451
-Warm-up
-Introduce causatives
-Book club: Fahrenheit 451 Homework 5


HOMEWORK
-Finish reading 451 pp. 159-187 and complete Homework 6 for Tuesday.
-Keep working on FOG Unit 6 and Unit 7
online homework--quiz Thursday
-Open-topic journal due Friday, use two active or passive causatives for full credit.

TUESDAY
Materials: FOG
-Warm-up
-Passive causative video
-Work on passive causatives
-Read sample compare-contrast essay


HOMEWORK
-Finish reading 451 pp. 159-187 and complete Homework 6 for Tuesday.
-Keep working on FOG Unit 6 and Unit 7
online homework--quiz Thursday
-Open-topic journal due Friday, use two active or passive causatives for full credit.

WEDNESDAY
Materials: FOG
-Warm-up
-Work on passive causatives

-Read sample compare-contrast essay

HOMEWORK
-Finish reading 451 pp. 159-187 and complete Homework 6 for Tuesday.
-Finish working on FOG Unit 6 and Unit 7
online homework, quiz tomorrow
-Open-topic journal due Friday, use two active or passive causatives for full credit.

THURSDAY
Materials: FOG
-Warm-up
-Quiz: Passives, causatives, and passive causatives
-Compare-contrast essays


HOMEWORK
-Finish reading 451 pp. 159-187 and complete Homework 6 for Tuesday.
-Open-topic journal due Friday, use two active or passive causatives for full credit.
-Review compare-contrast writing for in-class essay tomorrow.


FRIDAY
Materials: FOG
-Warm-up
-Review grammar quiz
-In-class essay: Compare-contrast
-Hold midterm conferences


HOMEWORK
-Finish reading 451 pp. 159-187 and complete Homework 6 for Tuesday.

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