Date Homework
12/10/07 First day of the 2nd trimester
Library per. 1-2 for biography research project
Per. 3: Return tests; new seating chart
Per. 3:   Choose a famous person for your biography research project
Postponed: Read aloud from second story about Amelia Earhart; note taking
             Continue composing story about Amelia Earhart
Steck-Vaughn Writer's Log, lesson 2, continued
                 Make analogies
                 Access History
12/11/07 Library per. 1-2: Research, continued
Citing your source: writing a bibliography
Homework: 1. Read your biography for 30 minutes. 
2. Take notes about his/her childhood and early life.
3. Bring a pack of 100 index cards by next Monday.
Making Big Words: a-e-e-i-o-b-c-l-n-r-t

Per. 3: Steck-Vaughn Writer's Log, lesson 2, continued
                 Make analogies
                 Access History
12/12/07 See sub plans
12/13/07 Review: taking notes.  Return "notes" to redo.  Cross out unimportant words.
Homework for all:  Redo your biography notes
Get in groups. Green Group: Subway Architect: prefixes, suffixes, interview.
Green Homework # 2:  
Reread "Subway Architect"; Do activity pages 49-50;  52-54.
Memorize the vocabulary, including: (fact-opinion, prefix, suffix,
taking notes)
Blue group independent: Game cards: trivia, opposites, synonyms, phonics, & sight words
Directed: Visions Unit D
Blue Group Homework #2:  Read & do Visions activity book pp. 36-42; 48-54.
 
12/14/07 ID cards are available at snack.  $3.00
Collect & check biography notes.
Outline for biography report. Stamp & return.
Green Group: "Subway Architect", continued; Correct yesterday's homework.
Homework:
Blue Group: Correct Activity book pages; Continue with Unit D.
Indepdendent work: Translate or define vocabulary for "A Christmas Carol". (See word list)
Library Monday per. 1-2.  Bring 100 note cards and all of your biography information daily.
Make outline for report.
HOMEWORK:
Green Group: Do  Q & A from p. 102, Activity p. 51; Grammar pp. 28-31.
For all:  Bring pack of 100 notecards. 
***** Continue taking notes from your book.
          Recopy notes on different notecards: 1-2 ideas per card.