College Week! September 20-24

Tuesday- Wear your favorite University cap/hat with your Griffin spirit shirt

Wednesday- FRISCO ISD COLLEGE FAIR at Heritage High School from 6:00-8:00PM (All Griffin Parents and Students are encouraged to attend)

Thursday- Slide Show during lunch

Friday- Wear your favorite University shirt or colors; Video presentation on V-Brick

Retest for prepositional phrases

Tutorials for the retest will be Thursday morning at 8:10.  You must attend tutorials in order to take the retest which will be given on Tuesday morning, September 21st at 8:10.

New page added

If you need to use the online textbook make sure that you click on the page to the right that is labeled "Online Textbook"!

ON LEVEL: Imaginative Story Due THURSDAY!

ON LEVEL UPDATE!
Since the computers were not cooperating today during class, you will NOT have to turn in your imaginative story until Thursday, September 16th.  Make sure that you meet with your partner either before or after school in the computer lab or library so that you can finish typing your story!

Agenda 9/13-9/17

Monday Objective:
The students will write an imaginative story with a defined plot and point of view.  They will include a believable setting with sensory details as well as dialogue.  The writing process will be followed.  They will recognize the elements of fiction and apply active reading strategies.  They will use and understand the function of parts of speech.

• SSR Connection
• Edit imaginative story & type final copy in computer lab
• Review prepositional phrases for quiz tomorrow

Tuesday Objective:
The students will use and understand the function of parts of speech. They will apply active reading strategies by asking questions and making inferences with text evidence.

• Turn in final copy of imaginative story
• SSR Connection
• Quiz over prepostitional phrases
• Reading selection over characterization
• On Level: The Tail p.76 (Reader's Notebook)
• Pre AP: Dragon, Dragon p. 206 Text book; p.89-91 (Reader's Notebook)

Wednesday Objective: PEP RALLY SCHEDULE
The students will apply active reading strategies.  They will continue to recognize the 6+ traits of writing.  They will correctly use punctuation and capitalization.

• SSR Connection
• 6+ traits of writing (Sentence Fluency & Conventions)
• Commas in compound sentences
• Quotation marks

Thursday Objective:
The students will apply the active reading strategies of questioning, infering and summarizing.  The students will use capitalization and puntuation correctly.

• SSR Connection
• 6+ traits of writing (sentence fluency & conventions)
• Practice using editor's marks
• Reading Selections on conflict resolution & making inferences
• On Level: Zlateh the Goat (Textbook p. 222; Reader's Notebook, p. 93)
• Pre AP: The Old Woman Who Lived with Wolves (Reader's Notebook, p. 96)

Friday Objective:
The students will apply active reading strategies.  They will continue reading and making inferences with text evidence.  They will write a persuasive speech utilizing the appropriate author's purpose.  They will understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.

• SSR Connection
• Comprehension questions (making inferences/conflict resolution)
• Write persuasive speech based on reading selections
• On Level: Zlateh the Goat (Textbook p. 222; Reader's Notebook, p. 93)
• Pre AP: The Old Woman Who Lived with Wolves (Reader's Notebook, p. 96)
• Vocabulary Exercises

Imaginative Story Due Tuesday

Don't forget that your imaginative story is due on Tuesday when you come into class!

Agenda 9/7 - 9/10

Tuesday Objective:

The student will begin writing an imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue.  The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.

• SSR Connection
• Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
• Fairy-tales/Fractured fairy tales
• Imaginative Story
• Sensory Language
• On-level: Read "Childhood & Poetry" pg. 662
• Pre AP: Read "All American Slurp" pg. 286
• Writing Process: Drafting & Organizing

Wednesday Objective:

The student will continue writing an imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.

• SSR Connection
• Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
• Fairy-tales/Fractured fairy tales
• Imaginative Story
• 6+ traits of writing: Voice & Word Choice
• Point of View
• On-level: Read "Eleven" pg 149
• Pre AP: Read "The Sound of Summer Running" pg 142
• Writing Process: Drafting, Organizing, Revising

Thursday Objective:
The student will revise their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue.  The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.

• SSR Connection
• Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
• Review Elements of Plot
• Imaginative Story
• Writing Process: Revising & Editing

Friday Objective:
The student will edit their imaginative story with a believable setting using sensory details, defined plot and point of view along with appropriate use of dialogue. The student will use and understand the function of the parts of speech.

• SSR Connection
• Grammar (Prepositional Phrases)
• Fractured Fairy Tales
• Imaginative story
• Writing Process: Editing

*** Monday, Sept 13th we will use the computers to type out our imaginative stories for our final copy to turn in!!!****