Agenda, November 30

Due Thursday: Bring your book to return to the library.

1) How do you begin?
2) How do you build a paragraph?
3) How will you be graded?
The state writing benchmarks
Your understanding of the novel
Your use of class time: be ready to work and ready to let others work

We will have writing time today and Thursday. Your essay is due 15 minutes before the end of class on Thursday.

Agenda, November 29

Due Now: Chapters 24 & 25
Due Thursday: Bring book to return to library (you'll need it for the final anyway).

1. Chapter 24/25 Quiz
2. 10 Things You Need to Know
3. 50 Things you need to Know
4. Brainstorming Practice
5. Finals Preview

Agenda, November 22

Due Now: Chapter 20 Notes
Due Monday, 11/29: Finish the book if we don't have class tomorrow

1. Open note, closed book quiz on chapters 19 and 20. Staple all of your notes to your quiz when you turn it in.
   
2. Chapter 21 Highlights
3. Chapter 22 Read Aloud
4. Chapter 23 Reader's Theatre

Agenda, November 19

Due Now: Edited Paragraph
Due Now: Chapter 19 Notes (you'll need them Monday. Hint hint).
Due Monday: Chapter 20 Notes (if you don't finish in class)

In the unlikely event of a snow day, you'll need to finish Ricochet River at home over the break. We'll review on Monday and take our final on Tuesday / Thursday.

1. Independent reading of 19/20. Take notes. You may use images. You'll need your notes Monday. Hint hint.
2. Prediction / Evaluation Paragraph
3. Art Walk

Agenda, November 18

Due Now: Finished Drawings
Due Now: Chapter 18
Due Tomorrow: Edited paragraphs. Finish Chapter 19.
In the unlikely event of snow, you will need to finish Ricochet River over Thanksgiving Break.

1. Sentence Fluency Paragraphs
2. Lovely Language
3. Chapter 19 on your own. Take notes. Your notes may be images.
   

Agenda, November 17

Due Now: Chapter 16
Tonight: Read Chapter 18
Due Tomorrow: Finished drawing
Bring your Ricochet River and your planner tomorrow.

1. Yesterday's paragraph
2. Ch. 17 Audio / Drawing Time
3. Lovely Language

Agenda, November 16

Due Now: Ch 13 & 14 Study Questions
Tonight: Read Ch. 16

1. Study Questions Review
2. Discussion #4: Does Lorna's theory about the boxes accurately describe OC? How is she right? How have things changed? Do you agree with Lorna or Wade?
3. Chapter 15 Audio / Drawing Time
4. Three possible paragraphs. Skip lines. Use your best conventions.

Agenda, November 15

Due Now: Chapters 10-12 Study Questions
Due Tomorrow: Chapters 13 & 14 Study Questions

1. Collect HW
2. Art Gallery Walk
3. Quotation Selection (3 quotations)
4. Chapter 10-12 discussion
5. Drawing Practice
6. Chapter 13 Audio / Drawing time

Agenda, November 10

Due Now: Chapter 9
Due Monday: Chapters 10-12 Study Questions

1. Model Doodle
2. Chapter 10 Audio / Doodling Time
3. Chapter 10 Quiz

Agenda, November 9

Due Now: Chapter 8 Study Questions

Due Now: Bookmark 8

Tonight: Finish Chapter 9
Due Monday: Chapters 10-12

1. Chapter 5 Symbols (15 minutes)
2. The Link Factor
   
3. 10 Things You Know About This Book So Far
4. What is Ricochet River about?
5. Chapter 9 / Doodling

Agenda, November 8

Due Now: Chapters 5-7
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 8
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 8 Study Questions
Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 8
Due today: Chapter 5 Lovely Language

1. Bookmark Work Time / Speech Rehearsal
2. Speeches
3. What do you do well? Part 3
4. Lovely Language as a whole class
5. Lovely Language on your own
6. Reading Time
   

Agenda, November 5

Due Now: Chapter 4
Read Chapters 5-7 this weekend

1. Quiz or Reading Time
2. Discussion 3: Do you feel about OC the way Lorna feels about Calamus? Why or why not? AND Would you sacrifice your home for money? How much would make a difference? Why or why not?
3. Two speeches
4. Chapter 5 / Doodling
5. What do you do well? part 3

Agenda, November 4

Due Now: Blue Lovely Language Handout
Due Now: Chapter 3
Tonight: Read Chapter 4

1. Speeches Friday or Monday?
2. What do you do well? Part 2
3. Reader's Theater: Chapter 3
4. Reading Time (if time allows)

Agenda, November 3

Due Now: Chapter 2
Read tonight: Chapter 3

1. Who is going to make up the quiz?
2. Reading OR Quiz
3. Bookmark 8: 11/3 - 11/8
4. Two discussion questions: You can trust Wade Curren / This book is racist
5. What do you do well?
6. Lovely Language

Agenda, November 2

Due Now: Bookmark 7
If you missed the Logical Fallacies Quiz, you need to make it up tomorrow at 2 pm in the testing center, B107. You'll need to arrange your own transportation.
Tonight: Read Ricochet River, Ch. 2

1. Collect Bookmarks
2. Check out books
3. Ricochet Opinionaire
4. Chapter 1, reading and study questions
5. What do you do well? How can you help me learn?

Agenda, November 1

Due at the end of class today: Persuasive Essay
Bookmark 7 Due Tomorrow, front and back
Today is the last day of independent reading. Enjoy it! Tomorrow we start a novel ...
Let me know if you want to deliver a persuasive speech.

1. Personal Reading
2. Writing Time
3. When you finish the essay, let others work.