Words From Watson

MONDAY Sept 28 MEMBEAN WINDOW BEGINS:  Due Oct 12 - 75 min = QUIZ grade PRONOUN WORKSHEETS pgs 7-12 - DUE FRIDAY ·          Pass out The Pearl Packet:   go over: Themes/Symbols/Motif/Characterization/Personification/Imagery AS ANNOTATION elements ·          Paste Annotation sheet in the inside cover ·          Plot Summary on the 1 st page of each chapter – bullet points ·          Show “The Pearl Context Prez”i by Watson:   video on Steinbeck/Pearls/ Pearl Divers/Scorpions/Map of LaPaz/pics of Village hut/canoe ·          Complete Anticipation Guide in Packet  HOMEWORK:  Read Chapters One and Two – completing Annotations and Summaries Tuesday Sept 29 TURN in Typed 12 point font/Timed New Roman/ Double- spaced Song Analysis Paragraphs t...

Monday Sept 21 Turn in Blue Flag Packet Review Types of NOUNS - assignment due FRIDAY the 25th GRAMMAR book pg 1-6 Denotation/connotation review and practice 1-13 in Writer's Notebook/Journal side page 14 STUDY FOR LATIN ROOTS set ONE EXAM!! Tuesday Sept 22 LATIN ROOTS EXAM set ONE Ck "Blueflag" if there is time Ck denotation/connotation practice 1-13 if time Wednesday Sept 23 MISS ROSIE -- Paired annotation and visual representation.  Due Friday HOMEWORK -- Bring in printed song lyrics Thursday Sept 24 - Early Release -- shorter classes Draw Miss Rosie based on Text Evidence/Label Pic with quotes Identify and write on the top of the picture:  Theme, Tone, Mood, Speaker "Create a Precise Description" Matching - Complete for Friday HOMEWORK -- Bring in printed song lyrics for Friday -- School appropriate  Friday 25 Miss Rosie DUE Assign Lyric Analysis Paragraph/Annotate song for all Lit Elements/Theme/Speaker Grammar pages ...

Monday Sept 14 Mug Set One (Mechanics Usage Grammar) Warm-up JOURNAL side Group Activ-board Flip Chart Annotation of "Mother to Son" Tuesday Sept 15 SRP Edit Students need to print Google Docs:  About Me, Words of Wisdom, Captions, Noodle Tools annotations, Blog, Extra section to bring in for Editing Wednesday Sept 16 "Mother to Son" in class timed writing -- open journal open note with annotated poem Thursday Sept 17 SUMMER READING PROJECT DUE -- email URL of published website to megan.watson@springbranchisd.com School Pictures Portfolio pickup Grammar books issued "Mother to Son"  glue in Journal side of writer's notebook page 10 "A Curious Romance" Mark Twain 5 questions -- answer on Journal side page 11 Friday Sept 18 "Blue Flag" analysis packet --  if not complete:  weekend homework.  Due Monday

SUMMER READING PROJECT DUE September 17th. Make sure you have a proper Works Cited tab on your project home page with your work cited from NOODLE TOOLS  How to turn in your Summer Reading Project:  Make sure you click on wix.com to make your project go live.  Cut and paste your web address into the BODY of an email.  In the SUBJECT line. Please put your last name, first name and Period number Monday 7th HOLIDAY Tuesday 8th Sleeping Plot Analysis Due Class Annotation of Sleeping SRP homework BEST WORD FOR THE JOB worksheet -- Due Tuesday Wednesday 9th Latin Roots Notes/Ref side Page 6 Start memorizing Check Best Word for the JOB How to Write a Thesis/ Sleeping Powerpoint Introduce State Explain/ Citing a quote in a paper NOTES/REF page 8 One Paragraph response to Sleeping prompt.  Journal side page 5 Homework if not complete in class • Prompt: Why is “Sleeping” a symbolic title for Katherine Weber’s short story? • Strong thesi...