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.