p.1--12-10-10

1. Complete reading "The Science of Fairy Tales"
2. Write an academic summary.
3. Review "Human Interest Story"
4. Write your own human interest based on a fairy tale.

• Read a fairy tale.
• Decide who is the accused and villain in the story.
• Imagine that you have interviewed them both and write a story that will explain what happened between the two characters.
• Use quotes from your imaginary interview.
• Make sure that your article is at least 2 pages long
  

12-9-10 P.5

1. Finish dialectical Journals on Apollo and Phaeton.
2. Introduce Mind mirror map.
3. Begin mind mirror map.

12-9-10 p. 1

1. Academic Summaries--Handout and practice
2. Read "The Science of Fairy Tales"

• Read in sections and take notes on a separate sheet of paper.
• Circle words you do not know
• Underline the main idea of each section

12-8-10--p. 5

1. Finish Reading "Phaeton."
2. Complete Comparison/Contrast Matrix
3. Begin Dialectical Journal for Phaeton.
HW: Dialectical Joural for Apollo

p.1 12-3-10

1. Complete Compare/Contrast of two fairy tales.
2. Read "The Three Little Pigs"
3. Read The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs.
4. Read The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig"
5. Complete a Venn Diagram comparing/contrasting the three stories.

p. 4 12-2-10

1. QUICK WRITE: Based on your observations, write a paragraph defending your favorite medium and citing specific examples of sources you use from that medium. Explain why you use this medium to get your "news" despite it's limitations.

2.

p. 4 12-1-10

1. Read "Oh My! The Future of News." (p.103)

• Complete a SOAPStone chart for the article.
• Answer questions on p. 106

2. Read "A Day in the Life of the Media: Intro"

• For each media source write a summary.
• HW: Spend 15-30 minutes watching the news, or locating some type of news: online, print, radio.
• Complete the Graphic Organizer on pg. 111
  

P. 1 2-1-10

1. Read 7 of 15 Fairy Tales.
2. Summarize one of the fairy tales that you have not seen in a movie.
3. Compare and Contrast 2 of the fairy tales.

• Create a graphic organizer.
• Use the graphic organizer to to write a 1-2 paragraph compare/contrast mini-essay.
  

p.4 11-30-10

1. P. 102 "News Media Survey"
2. Rd. pg. 103-105 "Oh My! The Future of News"

• As you read the editorial you will create a Graphic Organizer for SOAPStone
• To complete the assignment you need to highlight/annotate your text.

3. Complete pg. 106

p. 1 11-18-10

1. Paper Bag Character Story.
2. Paper Bag Character story.
3. Good/Evil Characters.
4. "What do I know about Fairy Tales"

P.1 11o-17-10

1. Work on Paper Bag Character.
2. Look at Characterization and Character Traits.
3. Write a story about your Character.
4. Create a Graphic Organizer for your Character.
5. Use your Graphic Organizer to Create a Speech about your Character.

p. 4 11-16-10

1. NO COMPUTER USE UNLESS YOU HAVE WRITTEN AT LEAST 3 PARAGRAPHS AND IT IS CHECKED BY ME.

2. THE PROMPT OF YOUR ESSAY IS ON PG. 92-93. YOU ARE NOT WRITING ABOUT THE AMERICAN DREAM.
YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT:
DOES EVERYONE HAVE ACCESS TO THE AMERICAN DREAM.

• YOU NEED 3 SOURCES AT LEAST TO SUPPORT YOUR POSITION.
• YOU NEED 1 TO BE FROM WHAT WE HAVE READ IN CLASS.
• THE OTHER 2 SOURCES CAN BE FROM PERSON EXPERIENCE, MUSIC, MOVIES, OR OTHER BOOKS/STORIES YOU HAVE READ.
• I DO NOT WANT TO SEE THE LETTER "I" IN YOUR ESSAY.
  

p.1 11-16-10

1. GROWING SENTENCES:

1. CONDITION (like/as), W/W + a + WHEN.
2. WHERE, W/W + a + WHEN.
3. WHY, W/W + a + WHEN + WHERE.
4. W/W and W/W + a1 + a2 and a3.
5. W/W + a + WHY + WHEN + WHERE.

2. Learn about basic plots with Cinderella
3. Powerpoint on basic literary devices and theme.
3. Paper Bag Character.

p. 1 11-15-10

1. Growing Sentences:

1. W/W + a1 and a2.
2. WHEN, w/w + a1 and a2.
3. WHERE, w/w + a1 + WHEN.
4. WHY, w/w + a1 + WHERE.
5. HOW (-ly), w/w + a1.

1. Growing Sentences:

1. HOW (-LY), W/W + A.
2. W/W + A + HOW (like/as).
3. HOW (with/without/by), W/W + A.
4. W/W + A + HOW (-ly) + WHEN + WHERE.
5. WHEN, W/W + A + HOW (like/as).

2. Write about a Picture:
BE CREATIVE!!!! Write a story about this picture. You can write about anything you want. Be as creative as you want to be. This is how Disney movies get made!!!!

p. 1 11-8-2010

1. Growing Sentences:

1. W/W + A + HOW (with/without/by).
2. HOW (with/without/by), + W/W + A.
3. HOW (-LY), W/W + A.
4. W/W + A + HOW (-LY)
5. HOW (-LY), W/W + A + HOW (with/without/by).

2. Write about a Picture:
Get Creative!!!!!!!!!!! Write a story based on this picture. You can make it whatever you want, with whomever you want. The only problem, you have 25 minutes to write it. I check for how much you wrote, and that you tried to be creative.

3. New Unit:
Our new unit is a Comparative essay. We will work on comparing and contrasting two things. Our final writing project for this essay will be to compare/contrast two short stories.

P.4 11-5-2010

1. Work on looking for information for Synthesis essay.
2. Look at Organization for essay.
3. View this site for help with writing.

p. 4 11-3-2010

1. Writing a synthesis essay.

• Synthesis is to use more than one source of information to help form an opinion and support that opinion.
• Qualify---agree with points on both sides...being able to see how both can have valid points.

2. Look for sources that you can use to prove your thesis.

3. Read the remaining selections in Unit 1. Take notes of what you read and if they can or cannot support the writing prompt.

• p. 91--helps you to decide if you are going to support one side or the other.
• p. 77--explains the structure of an argumentative essay.
• p. 83--helps you to think of the American Dream.

4. Overall, you do not have to look for other sources. You can use the readings that we have seen in class. You can also use songs that you know of that can help you.

WRITING PROMPT:

Synthesize at least 3-5 sources and your own observations to defend, challenge, or qualify the statement that America still provides access to the American Dream, to the "tired, the poor, and the huddled masses." You need at least 3-5 sources to argue your position. Use the sources and your own observations generalized to support your positon.

P. 4 11-1-2010

1. Look at Act. 1.12 on pg. 66-72. This activity is called "Working to the American Dream"

• Read the first poem and fill out the graphic organizer on pg. 67 as a class.
• Pg. 68 is SOAPSTONE, complete as a class.
• Homework rd. pgs. 69-71

2. As you complete this activity, think about how these reading can support your position on the "American Dream" being attainable.

WRITING PROMPT:

Synthesize at least 3-5 sources and your own observations to defend, challenge, or qualify the statement that America still provides access to the American Dream, to the "tired, the poor, and the huddled masses." You need at least 3-5 sources to argue your position. Use the sources and your own observations generalized to support your positon.

P. 1& 5 10-29-2010

1. Continue to work on your essays that are due on Wednesday.

2. I will be out on Thursday for a meeting. That will be a watch a movie and practice listening skills day.

3. Sometime today try and log on to the moddle page. Whatever we use will be uploaded there to make it easier for us in case of absences.

P. 4 10-28-10

1. Writing a synthesis essay.

• Synthesis is to use more than one source of information to help form an opinion and support that opinion.
• Qualify---agree with points on both sides...being able to see how both can have valid points.

2. Look for sources that you can use to prove your thesis.

p. 1 0-28-10

1. Working on Biographical Essay

2. Look at prompt and ask yourself what do you need to find the information for this essay.

3. Make sure to use good sites and not Wikipedia.

4. Copy and past the information you are finding into a Word document, copy and paste the web address you find the information and put today's date.

5. Tell me before you print out anything to save on paper.

p. 5 10-26-10

1. GROWING SENTENCES:

1. W/W + A1 and A2.
2. W/W + A1 + WHEN + WHERE.
3. WHERE, W/W + A1 + WHY.
4. WHEN, W/W + A1 + WHERE.
5. CONDITIONAL, W/W + A1.

2. Intoduce HOW add sentences 6 and 7:

1. W/W + A1 + HOW (-LY).
2. HOW (-LY), W/W + A1.
   

3. Write a Paragraph: Use sentence 1 to write a 4 Sentence story. Add the following 2 sentences to create that paragraph.

• WHY, W/W + A1 and A2. WHERE, W/W + A1. W/W + A1 + WHERE.

P. 4 10-26-10

1. Review notes about A Raisin in the Sun.

2. Using the SIFT method read "Mammon and the Archer" on pg. 56.

• Symbol--Examine the title and text for symbolism
• Images--Identify images and Sensory Details
• Figures of Speech--analyze figurative language and other devices
• Tone and Theme--discuss how all devices reveal tone and theme

3. If this is not completed in class it becomes HOMEWORK.

4. We will be skipping act 1.11 and moving on to 1.12.

5. Begin to look at Embedded Assessments 1 and 2 on pgs. 78-79 and 92.

• One is the creation of a survey and the other is an essay.
  

p.1 10-26-10

1. Growing Sentences:

2. Finish BP 3 sentence starters--These sentence starters will help to write your paragraphs.

3 Begin Biographical Essay.

• Choose a Person to research.
• Create a KWHL Chart
• Think of 4 questions that you need answered and decide where you will find the info.

4. HOMEWORK: Have 4 questions to research.

p. 5 10-25-10

1. Growing Sentences--

1. W/W + A1 and A2.
2. W/W + A1 + WHERE + WHEN.
3. CONDITION, W/W + A1.
4. WHERE, W/W + A1 + WHEN.
5. WHY, W/W + A1.

2. Blue Book

p.4 10-25-10

Purpose--Seciont 1.10 deals with how money and the American Dream intermingle. Do you need money to achieve the American Dream? How important is money in America?

1. Turn in--Money monologue. You wrote a paragraph as if you were money.

2. Read excerpt from "A Raisin in the Sun." After you read the excerpt go back and note your ideas of conflicting ideas toward the role of money in this family and what it means to each of the main characters. What lines show their opinion?

3. There are excerpts from the movie

p. 1 10-25-10

1. Finish up Trading Card Biographies.
2. Quickwrite--Think about the two people that you learned a little about. Which of the two would you like to learn more about, why would you want to, and what did you like about the person.

3. Work on Sentence Frames for BP #3.

p. 4 10-22-10

1. With a partner sitting next to you look at the quotes found on pg. 52. Discuss each quote and what it's about.

2. Pg 53--Read the poem. Money is personified and described in this poem. It has human characteristics.

3. Write a monologue in which you are money.

p. 5 10-21-10

1. GROWING SENTENCES:

1. WHY, W/W + A1 + WHEN.
2. WHEN, W/W + A1.
3. CONDITION, W/W +A1.
4. WHERE, W/W +A1.
5. W/W and W/W + A1 and A2.

2. Review last nights homework.

• You should have done your picture and descriptive paragraph.
• You should have started to put some words in categories dealing with descriptive writing.

3. Write about a picture--Use a picture and describe what you would see, hear, taste, touch/feel, smell.

p. 4 10-21-10

1 QUICKWRITE:
What does money mean to you? Do you have a job, and what do you spend your money on? How does America look at money? What does money mean in this country?

p. 1 10-20-10

1. Time to finish up Trading Cards.

2. Present Trading Cards.

• From the two people you chose you will pick a final person to research and begin writing a Biographical Essay.
• You will find information about the person, but you will not copy what you read. You will summarize and paraphrase the information.
• We will begin to look at MLA (Modern Language Association) that allows you to quote what you read.

3. Work on Sentence Frames for your Biographical Essay.

p. 6 10-20-10

1. GROWING SENTENCES: Write Sentences using the following patterns:

1. CONDITION, W/W + A1.
2. WHERE, W/W + A1.
3. WHERE, W/W + A1 + WHEN.
4. W/W and W/W + A1 and A2.
5. WHY, W/W/ + A1 + A2.

2. CREATE A PARAGRAPH: Write a 3 sentence narrative (story) using different sentence patterns.

Begin your narrative (story) by using sentence #3.

• Sentence 3. WHEN, W/W + A1 and A2. WHERE, W/W + A1.
  

3. OBSERVATION PACKET:

• Listen as i read some sentences and identify the pictures by the description that you hear.
• Look at the pictures on pg. 79 and identify who/what/when/where in the picture. Fo each one Write a sentence using the information you found.
• Pg. 80, you will look for a picture or use the picture that i post up and write who/what/when/where. When you identify all of that you will write an observational paragraph about the picture.

p.4 10-20-10

1. You should have completed the reading from last night pg. 46.

2. You were to focus on 3 questions. You will now have 5 minutes to look for and underline the information that shows:

• What the dream was?
• Where the dream is threatened?
• How the dream comes into existence?

• 
  

3. We are going to look at Certain Features in this essay to analyze writing in non-fiction. Your table may be assigned to Symbols, Imagery/Sensory Details, Figurative Language, and Tone and Theme.
4. QUICKWRITE: Think of a person that you have seen/heard about. Identify what that person's dream was and where the dream was threatened or blocked and how that dream came true.

p. 1 10-20-10

1. Complete Biographical Trading Cards. Presentations begin during 2nd period.

2. If you did not present today you will present what you have tomorrow. No Excuses.

p. 5 10-18-10

1 Growing Sentences:

1. W/W and W/W + A1 and A2.
2. CONDITION, W/W +A1.
3. WHEN, W/W +A1 +WHERE.
4. WHY, W/W +A1 and A2.
5. W/W + A1 + WHEN + WHERE + WHY.

2. Building a Paragraph: You are going to write a 3 sentence narrative (story). You will use one of the sentences you already created for your growing sentences. Use sentence #1. To that sentence you will add:

• WHEN, W/W + A1. W/W +A1 + WHERE.
• EXAMPLE: Christian and Bobby went to the mall and bought pants. When they went to the party, they wore there new pants. They went to the party at the dance hall.

p. 4 10-19-10

1. Activity 1.8--Jigsaw Activity. You will have 2 groups for this.

• Expert group: a group of students that read the same section as you. You become experts by discussing your section and coming to a consensus (agreement) of what you read, the purpose and anything else you read.
• Home group: a group that you usually sit by. You return to your group and present what you learned in your expert group. This is a way to develop listening skills as well as presenting information.

You are to focus on:

• each person's dream
  
• how it was accomplished

2. Pg. 46--Read "Lifelong Dreamer"
Focus on:

• What her dream is?
• How is her dream threatened?
• How the dream comes into existence?
  

p.1 10-19-10

1 Growing Sentences:

1. W/W and W/W + A1 and A2.
2. CONDITION, W/W +A1.
3. WHEN, W/W +A1 +WHERE.
4. WHY, W/W +A1 and A2.
5. W/W + A1 + WHEN + WHERE + WHY.

2. Building a Paragraph: You are going to write a 3 sentence narrative (story). You will use one of the sentences you already created for your growing sentences. Use sentence #1. To that sentence you will add:

• WHEN, W/W + A1. W/W +A1 + WHERE.
• EXAMPLE: Christian and Bobby went to the mall and bought pants. When they went to the party, they wore there new pants. They went to the party at the dance hall.

3. Continue with Biographical Trading Cards. On the side you will see a link to an ESL wiki. It is my wiki. That is where you will be able to download the template for the Biographical Cards. Use the template to put your information.

P. 5 10-18-10

1. Growing Sentences: You are going to turn these in on Friday. This will help us to save paper. Make sure that you do not lose the sheet of paper. You will get a stamp to show that you did the work on the day it was assigned.

1. W/W and W/W + A1 + WHEN + WHERE.
2. WHEN, W/W + A1 + WHERE.
3. CONDITION, W/W + ACTION.
4. W/W + A1 + CONDITION.
5. CONDITION, W/W + ACTION + WHY.

2. Growing Sentences into Paragraphs: Write a 3 sentence story using the following pattern:

• WHY, W/W + A1. WHEN, W/W + A1. W/W + A1 + WHEN.

3. Searching for information on Vietnam to fill out Graphic Organizer.

P.4 10-18-2010

1. Complete Act 1.7--Read final poem by e.e. cummings. The whole point of this activity is to note the Speaker's attitude/tone toward the subject.

• Tone: The author's attitude toward his or her subject. For example. a tone can be sarcastic, optimistic or angry.

2. You will write your own 10-15 line poem describing your attitude towards America. This will be done as homework.

3. Activity 1.8--This is about different parts of the American Dream. You will be assigned to a specific part of the text. After you read and take notes of your section you will get into a group of students who read the same section as you.

p.1 10-18-10

1. Growing Sentences: You are going to turn these in on Friday. This will help us to save paper. Make sure that you do not lose the sheet of paper. You will get a stamp to show that you did the work on the day it was assigned.

1. W/W and W/W + A1 + WHEN + WHERE.
2. WHEN, W/W + A1 + WHERE.
3. CONDITION, W/W + ACTION.
4. W/W + A1 + CONDITION.
5. CONDITION, W/W + ACTION + WHY.

2. Growing Sentences into Paragraphs: We have spent the last 5 weeks working on sentence patterns. Now we are going to use those patterns to write a short paragraph. Doing this will help us with our writing.

• Write a Narrative(story) of two sentences (a two sentence story) with the following pattern:

1. WHY + W/W + A1.
2. W/W + A1 + WHEN.

• Example: Because the students wanted to learn, they studied a lot. They often were still doing homework while other students were watching television.

3. Work on Biographical Trading Cards, which are due WEDNESDAY. There will be a presentation of the cards on WEDNESDAY.

p. 5 10-15-2010

1. Write a story based on this picture. You can create whatever story you want from this picture.
2. Do a quiz on Growing Sentences.

3. Begin working on Vietnam worksheet.

P.4 10-15-2010

1. Activity 1.6 is due today at the end of the period.
2. Activity 1.7--look at positive and negative views of america.
3. What is tone?
4. Look at this poem.

p.1 10-15-10

1. Write a story based on this picture. You can create whatever story you want from this picture.
2. Do a quiz on Growing Sentences.
3. Begin to research biographies
Biography.com
Harcourt Biographies
Fact Monster
History-Social Science

p.5 10-15-10

1. Growing Sentences:

1. W/W AND W/W + a1 + WHERE.
2. WHEN, W/W + a1 and a2.
3. WHY, W/W + a1 and a2.
4. CONDITION, W/W + a1.
5. W/W + a1 + CONDITION.

2.Write a 2 sentence story using this pattern:

• (S1) WHY + W/W + A. (S2) W/W + A + WHEN.

p.4 10-14-10

1. Finishing up TPCASTT of poems.

2. Pg. 34 has a writing prompt. You will address the prompt in 1-2 paragraphs.

P.1 10-14-10

1. Growing Sentences:

1. W/W AND W/W + a1 + WHERE.
2. WHEN, W/W + a1 and a2.
3. WHY, W/W + a1 and a2.
4. CONDITION, W/W + a1.
5. W/W + a1 + CONDITION.

2. Complete story mountain of the movie Stand and Deliver.

3. Write a summary of the movie.

4. Finish sentence frames for Biographical Essay.

p. 4 10-12-10

1. TPCASTT of "America, the Beautiful" should be done

2. With a partner or at your table choose one of the 2 poems found on pgs. 33 and 34.

3. Complete a TPCASTT of your chosen poem.

4. When you are done with the two poems, look at pg. 34 for your writing prompt:

Choose which speaker and tone in the previous poems and song most closely resembles your attitude toward America and discuss why. Describe how personal experiences align you with this attitude and any small differences in your viewpoint.

p. 1 & 510-11-10

1. Growing Sentences.

2. Introduce Conditional Statements.

3. Story Maps, and Television Watching.

Campus Tours

p.4 10-11-10

1. "America, the Beautiful" poems.

2. Class write a TPCASTT of the First poem.

3. With a partner, complete a TPCASTT on the assigned poem you are given.

3. Do the writing assignment found on pg. 34.

Any questions about TPCASTT please view this powerpoint.

Here is a Youtube video of TPCASTT

p.1 10-8-10

1. Creative writing from a picture--Write your own story.

2. Continue adding sentence frames from yesterdays chart (body paragraphs to a biographical essay).

P1 10/6/10

1. Write 3 beginning sentences.

2. Read short biography on Amy Tan.

3. Write a summary of what we read as a class.

4. Watch a biograpy on Edgar Allan Poe.

• Answer 3 questions.

1. What did Poe do?
2. What was he most famous for?
3. Write down the name of one of his most famous works.

4. Look up synonyms for say/said.

If you want you can go to Youtube and search for videos based on Edgar Allan Poes stories.

9-30-10 p.4

1. Reread two sections and create dialectical journal.

• Go back and note that this journal is a triple journal: Quote, Response, Connection.
• If you need a password to glogster email me at nreyes7901@gmail.com and i will e-mail it to you as quickly as possible

9-30-10 p.1

1. Growing Sentences

2. Begin brainstorming sentence stems and phrases for introductory paragraph.

3. Discuss hook/attention grabber.

4. Begin reading small books for beginning information gathering on your subject.

9/29/10 p.1

1. Complete Gap Finders assessment.

2. Begin Introductory paragraph of Biographic essay.

• Discuss and create sentence frames.
• Create a sample introductory paragraph using Cesar Chavez.

Vidoe Websites--American Literature

Video Websites
Teacher Tube

Kids Tube

Watch Know

Glogster

More to be added in a few minutes

9/28/10 p5

1. Growing Sentences

2. Editing and Editing Marks

3. Gap assessment

If you were absent today, you need to remind me that you have to take the Gap Assessment.

9-27-10 p. 5

1. Quick Write--Describe what you did this weekend. Use as much details as you can.

2. Because of how hot it was we watched a video on The Sun so we could see cool visuals.

9-27-10 p. 4

1. Begin Activity 1.5--pg. 13 Historic Pathways to the American Dream

• Read your assigned section looking for information for your poster
• Source for Puritans
• Source for Revolutionaries
• Source for Transcendatilists

2. Beginning tomorrow you will re-read your sections and complete a double entry journal.

• The journal will in fact have 3 columns.
• Divide your paper into 3 sections.
• The first section will be for quotes from the texts you are reading.
• The second section will be for your response to the quote. This can be questions that you have about what you are reading, opinions you are forming, and/or how you managed to understand what you were reading.
• The third column is a modern connection of what you have read to what you know. This response can be connections to different things. Other things you may have read, what you have seen or experienced in the world, or connections to music, movies, tv, and/or games. ANYTHING goes if you can explain your connections it can work.

9-27-10 p.1

1. Quick Write- Describe what you did this weekend. Give full details and explain as much as possible

2. QUEST lv 1 Book reading and Writing--Chapter 5 Section 1

p5 9/23/10

1. Quickwrite--Write about a party that you have been to describe what you saw, heard and/or smelled.

• Pass your paper to a neighbor
• Have your neighbor write 2 comments about what would like to know more about, or what they don't understand.

2. Begin Quest book pg. 5 "Stories and Twins"

• pg. 6 Act a&b

p4 9/23/10

1. Continue with "Coming to America"

2. pg. 11 #7-8...

Work was collected from that page.

P1 9/23/2010

1. Paragraph--What traits make a good person. Describe why you think that.

• Read quickwrite
• Look for mistakes and edit
• Look for sentences that can be combined--revise
• Re-write what you wrote so looks like a paragraph

2. Read "Alice Paul"

• Use a graphic organizer and look for examples of the character traits: determined and loyal
• Explain why you chose those example

p. 5 9-21-10

1. Growing Sentences

2. Introduce WHERE group

3. Begin Observational Unit

4. "My Generation" Packet--HW-must ask a parent to help complete the My Generation sheet

P 4 9-21-10

1. Brainstorm the American Dream

2. Quick Write on The American Dream

3. View movie clip from "The Godfather Pt. 2"

4. Silently read "Ellis Island"

Period 1 9-21-10

1. Growing Sentences

2. Categorizing Character Traits packet

3. Watched different videos on Nelson Mandela, and Gandhi

This writing piece is going to be a biographical essay. Today was focused on looking at character traits and finding examples to show how the example supports the trait.

Period 5

1. Warm-Up-Growing Sentences

2. Present Bio Poems

Period 4

Review Primary and Secondary Sources.

Page 7 and do the complete page.

9-20-10 Period 1

1. Warm-Up---Growing Sentences

2. Editing sentences.

3. Character Traits, and categorizing them, you should have a packet that we will continue to work with tomorrow.

If you were absent and need to make something up, please make sure to let me know quickly because I will forget. :D

period 5 9-17-10

Write story based on web picture.

Breaking News English "10 day Chinese Traffic Jam"

Period 4 9-17-10

Today was pg 4-5 in Springboard. The idea is "What is the American Dream?"

Will continue with Srpingboard on Monday doing Quick write.

Period 1 Sept 17, 2010

Begin with creating a story from a picture that i put up on the overhead.

This picture can be found at this website.

Breaking News English "10 day Chinese Traffic Jam"