Agenda: Monday, October 22, 2012 Missing Assignments update Pass back Quizzes “The Last Dog” Content Vocab - http://quizlet.com/15311000/the-last-dog-content-vocabulary-flash-cards/ Vocab Sheets Friday’s Quiz will be open-book Absent Friday = take “Seventh Grade” Quiz Share your vocab pictures with your neighbor, then turn them in DO NOW - Writing Prompt Draft due Wednesday - Vocab Sheet if not done HW:

“The Last Dog” Writing Prompt Wednesday: Rough Draft due, Peer Revisions Friday: Typed/Ink Final Due Prompt: Would you rather live in the setting of the story or the setting you live in now? Write a CERC response which includes at least 2 details that explain why you’d rather live in that setting. Be sure to use evidence from the text. Claim Evidence Reason Conclusion

Agenda: Tues, October 23, 2012 Check Vocab HW http://quizlet.com/15311000/the-last-dog-content-vocabulary-flash-cards/ “The Last Dog” Setting Web Plot Sequence Chart Draft writing prompt Setting of story v. your life Use 4 out of the 8 vocab words from “The Last Dog” to write an entertaining paragraph. DO NOW - Rough Draft of Writing Prompt due tomorrow HW:

SWAG CAT Swag Cat’s Epic Foray The ever evasive Swag Cat was busy trying to avoid his copious list of chores when a disembodied bark sent a chill down his spine. Our foresighted friend knew that this meant trouble, so he decided to languish his hiding place and make a run for it for the sake of posterity. He would later give himself reproof for his fatal error in judgment, for directly below Swag Cat awaited his nemesis, Diggity Dog! SWAG CAT

When Clothing/Culture Life Inside Dome Technology Setting of “The Last Dog” Clothing/Culture Environment Outside Dome Life Inside Dome Technology When

Peer Revisions of Writing Prompts Agenda: Wed, October 24, 2012 “The Last Dog” Continue Reading Setting/Sequence Grammar: Punctuation and Conjunctions Peer Revisions of Writing Prompts DO NOW - None HW:

Agenda: Thursday, October 25, 2012 “The Last Dog” Finish Reading Reading Questions WS Correcting Run-ons Quiz tomorrow (open book) DO NOW Surprise Check! Agenda Do Now (4 vocab words in paragraph) DO NOW - Study for Quiz tomorrow - Final Draft of Prompt due tomorrow HW:

“The Last Dog” Quiz Review Vocab (no book) http://quizlet.com/15311000/the-last-dog-content-vocabulary-flash-cards/ Setting In the Dome Outside the Dome Sequence/flashback Conflict 5 types of conflict In the text questions Written response (CERC, use evidence)

Agenda: Friday, October 26, 2012 Check for Completion: Setting Web Sequence Chart Writing Prompt due Quiz (open book) Grammar Notes (if time) Reflection (back in habit) RAFFLE DO NOW Study with a partner DO NOW HW: - None