| Date | Homework |
| 4/14/08 | Warm up: Discussion Pass back corrected papers. Turn in completed Visions packet tomorrow (excluding p. 135) TCI Ghana, ch. 13. Preview: Salt is worth its weight in gold. Do you agree or disagree? Give two reasons to support your answer. TCI Ch. 13 Intro. Read section 3.2 and do the ISN for 3.2. HOMEWORK: 1. Read TCI 13.1 - 13.2. 2. Define and study vocabulary for Study Guide ch. 13. 3. Study Guide questions 1 and 2. Use notebook paper. Write the question and answer in your own words in complete sentences. 4. Turn in Visions Ice Maiden packet tomorrow. |
| 4/15/08 | Warm up: Brainteasers Stamp homework (VN and SG # 1-2). Collect Visions packets. Play Experiential Game for Trading gold and salt. HOMEWORK: Read TCI 13.3-13.4 and do the ISN. Bring Visions books tomorrow. |
| 4/16/08 | Visions, Skills Review for the test: genre: non-iction narrative; key words, related words; graphic sources of information; scanning; first-person point of view; infinitives Test on Unit 4, chapter 4; correct together. TCI Ch. 13. Review 13.3-13.4; correct Study Guide questions Read 13.5 to the end 13.7. Review key ideas. Do Study Guide questions 4 & 6. Group Test tomorrow. Review key terms. |
| 4/17/08 | Correct ISN and Study Guide questions 4 & 6. Group Test Homework: Write new vocab. in your Vocab. Notebook from the Visions selection: "The Art of Swordsmanship" |
| 4/18/08 | Writing Reflection: How did it go yesterday with the group test? Did you learn from it? Did your group cooperate? What should we have done to improve the activity? Individual Pop Quiz from ch. 13 (multiple choice) Collecting rewrites and Visions tests; collect Study Guide questions HOMEWORK: Bring Sign of the Chrysanthemum and your Visions Mon. Do Activity packet pp. 137-138 "The Art of Swordsmanship" ***Note: Buying a book is recommended so that you will be able to write in it. If you are borrowing a book instead, you may want to get small sticky notes to "flag" certain sections of the book as we read it. Bring your Sign of the Chrysanthemum book daily, please. |