| Date | Homework |
| 9/26 | TCI Ch 2 test Begin Shadow Spinner Unit. Introduction. Read ch. 1 tonight and do the work from the packet. |
| 9/27 | Shadow Spinner ch. 1 review & discussion. Novel pacing chart; record dates in your planner. (You may also see the web-based calendar page for the pacing of this novel. We will cover one chapter per day, ending Oct. 26. The week of 10/29 we will have a test and plan the essay, the final copy of which is due Nov. 9.) Homework: Ch. 2 |
| 9/28 | Per. 5 only. Shadow Spinner: Write summaries of chapters 1 and 2. Discuss. Homework: Ch. 3. (Look at the chart to see which chapter you and your group will summarize.) |
| 9/29 | Check off homework for SS ch. 3. Rancho RULES matrix. Groups discuss and select one important idea. Make a poster. History ch. 3: Power of the Church. Intro chapter. Homework: Make flashcards of vocabulary 9as well as do ch. 4 of SS). |
| 9/30 | Read aloud: Cookies. (Vocabulary: cooperate, patient, proud,
modest, respect, trustworthy, fair, unfair, compassionate, greedy, generous,
pessimistic, optimistic, polite, honest, courageous, envy, loyal open-minded,
regret, content). Make a chart with related word forms (nouns, verb,
adjective) Did half the list; save the other half for next week. Review SS ch. 3-4. Discuss main plot points, characterization. Homework: Get caught up with chapters 3-4. We will start ch. 5 on Monday. (Save for next week: TCI Ch. 3: Power of the Church) |