1) Read "Flood," p. 710-718.

2) Get Lord of the Flies book from our library by Thursday, 11/19/09.

1) Read "A Child's Chrstmas in Wales," p. 692-701.

2) "Flood" test

1) Answer questions #1-6 on p. 701.

2) "A Child's Christmas in Wales" test

3) Bring Lord of the Flies book Thurs., 11/19/09.

Read Chapter 1, p. 7-32, of Lord of the Flies by Monday, 11/23/09.

1) Read "There Will Come Soft Rains," p. 612-620.

2) Answer questions #1-6 on p. 620.

3) Vocabulary parts of speech, definitions, and sentences due Friday, 11/13

4) Vocabulary/Spelling test on Friday, 11/13

1) Read "The Princess and All the Kingdom," p. 636-640.

2) Read "The Censors," p. 641-644.

3) "Princess"/"Censors" test

HOLIDAY

1) Read "Speak, Memory," p. 340-346.

2) Vocabulary parts of speech, definitions, and sentences due Friday, 11/13

3) Vocabulary/Spelling test on Friday, 11/13

4) Get Lord of the Flies book from our library by Thursday, 11/19/09.

1) Vocabulary/Spelling test

2) "Speak, Memory" test

3) Get Lord of the Flies by Thursday, 11/19/09.

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1) Read "The Widow and the Parrot," p. 428-436.

2) Read p. 410-412, and answer questions #1-6 on p. 413 in complete sentences (due Wednesday, 11/04/09).

1) Read "The Widow and the Parrot," p. 428-438.

2) "Widow and the Parrot" test

3) Do the numbered exercises on p. 440 (due Thursday, 11/05/09).

1) Read p. 462-470.

2) Answer questions #1-10 on p. 471.

3) Worksheet p. 122-123 due Friday, 11/06

1) Read "Luck," p. 594-595 and p. 604-608.

2) Answer questions #1-7 on p. 608.

Study for phrase test Friday, 10/30/09.

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Phrase test on Friday, 10/30/09

Phrase test

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Read "The Street of the Canon," p. 496-506, and answer questions #1-6, p. 506 (due Thursday, 10/22/09).

Read "The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog," p. 482-492.

2) Answer questions #1-6, p. 492.

3) Do the numbered exercises on p. 494.

4) Answer questions #1-6, p. 506 (due Thursday, 10/22/09).

Phrase worksheets due Friday, 10/23/09

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1) Read "How to React...," p. 454-457.

2) Read "The Bean Eaters," p. 458

3) Answer questions #2, 5 on p. 457.

4) Answer questions #2, 4 on p. 458.

5) Answer questions #1, 3, 4, 6, on p. 459.

6) Worksheet p. 118-119 due Wed., 10/14

Do all the numbered exercises on p. 460 (due Friday, 10/16/09).

Do all the numbered exercises on p. 460 (due Friday, 10/16/09).

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1) Read "Desert Exile," p. 126-132, by Wednesday, 10/07/09.

2) All book report scripts due Friday, 10/9/09

Read "Desert Exile," p. 126-132, by Wednesday, 10/07/09.

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All book report scripts due tomorrow, Friday, 10/09/09

Preposition test on Monday, 10/12/09

HOLIDAY

HOLIDAY

1) Read "The Dog That Bit People," p. 254-260.

2) Answer questions #2, 3, on p. 260.

3) Answer questions #2, 3, 4, 6, on p. 261.

Do the grammar exercises, #1-5, p. 262.

1) Read "One Million Volumes," p. 126-132.

2) Create 3 questions that would be appropriate for a test on that reading selection (one of those 3 must be an essay style question which requires a brief paragraph answer).

3) All copies of your book report script are due next Friday, 10/9/09.

1) Read "By the Waters of Babylon," p. 581-586.

2) Answer questions 1, 4, on p. 586.

3) Answer questions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, on p. 587.

"Babylon" test

1) Read the four selections on p. 194-200.

2)Answer questions #1, 4, 5, 7, 10, on p. 201.

1) Read "Hearts and Hands," p. 288-292.

2) Read "The Fish," p. 293-294.

3) Answer questions #2, 3, on p. 294.

4) Answer questions #2, 3, 4, 5, on p. 295.

1) "Hearts and Hands" test

2) Work on book report (due 10/9/09).

1) Read "The Open Window," p. 538-544.

2) "Open Window" test

3) Hard copies of the autobiographical narrative composition rough and final drafts, plus the self-evaluation sheet, due Tues., 9/15

4) Final draft must be submitted to Turnitin by Tues., 9/15.

5) Vocabulary parts of speech, definitions, and sentences due Fri., 9/18

6) Vocabulary/Spelling test Fri., 9/18

1) Read p. 274-277.

2) Answer questions #1-8, p. 277, in complete sentences (due Wed., 9/16/09).

1) Read "By the Waters of Babylon," p. 574-580.

2) Vocabulary worksheet, p. 33 and 137 (due Thursday, 9/17/09)

1) Read "Babylon," p.578-584.

2) Vocabulary parts of speech, definitions, and sentences due Friday, 9/18/09

3) Vocabulary/Spelling test Friday, 9/18/09

1) Vocabulary/Spelling test

2) Read your novel (book report due 10/9/09).

HOLIDAY

1) Hard copies of the autobiographical narrative composition rough and final drafts, plus the self-evaluation sheet, due 9/15/09

2) Final draft must be submitted to Turnitin by 9/15/09

Read "A Visit to Grandmother," p. 180-186.

1) Read "Visit," p. 184-190.

2) Answer questions #1, 3, 5, on p. 190.

3) Answer questions #1, 4, 6, 8, on p. 191.

1) "Visit" test

2) Hard copies of the autobiographical narrative composition rough and final drafts, plus the self-evaluation sheet, due 9/15/09

3) Final draft must be submitted to Turnitin by 9/15/09

Book Report due 10/09/09

1) Read "How Much Land...," p. 143-152.

2) Answer questions #1-7, p. 152.

1) Do all the numbered exercises on p. 154.

2) "How Much Land..." test

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Look for a novel for your book report (due 10/09/09)

1) Read "The Monkey's Paw," p. 53-58.

2) Answer questions #1-6, p. 58.

3) Write parts of speech, definitions, and sentences for the vocabulary list words (due Friday, 8/28/09).

4) Vocabulary/Spelling test on Fri., 8/28/09

1) Read "The Masque of the Red Death," p. 80-88.

2) Answer questions #2, 4, 6 on p. 88.

3) Answer questions #1, 3, 5, 8 on p. 89.

4) Vocabulary worksheet, p. 5 and 9 (due Wed., 8/26/09

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1) Read "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", p. 136-145.

2) Vocabulary parts of speech, definitions, and sentences due Fri., 8/28/09

3) Vocabulary/Spelling test Fri., 8/28/09

Vocabulary/Spelling test

Write definitions for the literary terms.

1) Read p. 3 in your textbook.

2) Read "View from the Summit," p. 28-34.

1) Read "View," p. 31-36.

2) Answer questions #1-4, p. 36.

3) Read "The Dream Comes True," p. 39-44.

1) Read "Dream," p. 39-44.

2) Answer questions #4, 5, 7, 8, 10 on p. 45.

Read "The Monkey's Paw," p. 48-53.

HOLIDAY

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HOLIDAY

Get the class orientation signed, and return it to class on Friday, 8/14/09.

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