Classnotes

The daily classnote file will be posted here by the end of each day. This will be where students who are absent can find a copy of the lesson that they missed.

Students, please find time during Connections/Advise, lunch, or before/after school to get with your teacher for clarification of the lesson you missed and copies of any handouts that are noted in the file but not attached to this website.

Thursday & Friday, 5/19 & 5/20/11
 * Hero's Journey Unit:**

Wednesday, 5/18/11

Manning's classes: Author's Chair - Sharing Picture Books

Tuesday, 5/17/11

Monday, 5/16/11

Manning's class:

Friday, 5/13/11

Manning's class:

Wednesday/Thursday 5/11 & 5/12/11

Tuesday, 5/10/11

Monday, 5/9/11 Team 8.2 - Community Service Day

Friday, 5/6/11

Wednesday/Thursday, 5/4 - 5/5/11

Tuesday, 5/3/11

Monday, 5/2/11

Friday, 4/29/11

Manning -

Thursday, 4-28-11

Tuesday, 4-26-11

Friday, 4/22/11

Wednesday & Thursday, 4/20 & 4/21

Tuesday, 4/19/11

Monday, 4/18/11

Friday, 4/15/11 Wednesday & Thursday, 4/13/11

Tuesday, 4/12/11 Monday, 4/11/11

Friday, 4/8/11



Wednesday & Thursday, 4/6/11 & 4/7/11 Kerry & Wearner -

Manning -

Tuesday, 4/5/11 Friday, 3/25/11 Literature Circle Meetings - 2nd Role Due Reader's Responses Due

Wednesday & Thursday, 3/23/11 & 3/24/11

Tuesday, 3/22/11

Monday, 3/21/11

Note: Literature Circle Roles are attached as a file in today's classnotes if you need another copy. Friday, 3/18/11

Wednesday/Thursday, 3/16 & 3/17/11


 * Poetry/Historical Fiction Unit:**

Monday & Tuesday, 3/14 & 3/15

Completing Out of the Dust Web Quest (see link below) - Presentations will be Friday, with hard copy of Works Cited. This was the last of the in-class time alotted to this project.

See link under Journal Writing for this week's journal writing prompt due on Friday in the composition notebook.

Friday, 3/11/11
 * Out of the Dust Unit Test** - If absent, be sure to make arrangements to take the test when you return.

Thursday, 3/10/11 4th period only - 3rd and 5th did not meet

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 3/4/11 through 3/9/11, and Monday 3/14/11, Tuesday 3/15/11 Complete the webquest at the link below with a partner: []

Monday, 3/7/11

Friday, 3/4/11

Wednesday/ Thursday, 3/2/11 & 3/3/11

Tuesday, 3/1/11

Manning, periods 3 & 5 -

Monday, 2/28/11 Wednesday/Thursday, 2/23 - 2/24/11 Wednesday/ Thursday, 2/16 - 2/17/11 Tuesday, 2/15/11 Monday, 2/14/11 Friday, 2/11/11
 * Tuesday, 2/22/11**

Thursday, 2/10/11

Tuesday, 2/8/11

Monday, 2/7/11

Friday, 2/4/11



Thursday, 2/3/11

Wednesday, 2/2/11 - Snow/Cold Day

Tuesday, 2/1/11 - Snow/Cold Day

Monday, 1/31/11 Friday, 1/28/11

Thursday, 1/27/11

Wednesday, 1/26/11 Tuesday, 1/25/11 Monday, 1/24/11

Wednesday/Thursday, 1/19 & 1/20/11 Tuesday, 1/18/11 Friday, 1/14/11 Thursday, 1/13/11 Wednesday, 1/12/11

Tuesday, 1/11/11

Monday, 1/10/11

Friday, 1/7/11 Please note that some of the due dates for next week's work on the personal commentary have changed from what was posted yesterday. Thank you.

Thursday, 1/6/11

Wednesday, 1/5/11 Wednesday/Thursday, 12/15 & 12/16/10 Tuesday, 12/14/10 Monday, 12/13/10 Note: The plot analysis write-up due Friday only applies to Ms. Manning's classes. Friday, 12/10/10 Thursday, 12/9/10

Wednesday, 12/8/10

Monday/Tuesday, 12/6/10 and 12/7/10


 * Literature Circle Roles Handout**

Friday, 12/3/10

Wednesday/Thursday, 12/1/10 and 12/2/10

Tuesday, 11/30/10

Monday, 11/29/10 Please see your teacher regarding the handout and questions that were included for the //Real Indians Eat Jello// portion of this lesson. Note that we didn't finish everything that had been planned for today, ending at the class discussion of //Real Indians Eat Jello// questions generated.

Monday & Tuesday, 11/22 & 11/23/10 Handout for the lesson:

Friday, 11/19/10

Wednesday/Thursday, 11/17 or 11/18/10

Tuesday, 11/16/10

Monday, 11/15/10: Continue working on Persuasive Reading Project

Handouts for this project: The Language of Persuasion Notes: