1. Crime Scene Investigation and Analysis – Inferencing practice
Monday, March 28th, 2011
WN: "Why did that tickle your funny bone? Write about the funniest thing you ever remember seeing on television or in a movie. Describe yourself watching it for the first time."
Crime Scene Investigation and Analysis – Inferencing practice
Write your police report based on the evidence and tell who you think killed Mrs. Tokzulott.
PreAP – Refer to your Reading Calendar for TKAM – Ch. 1-9 due

2. Monday, March 28th, 2011
Objectives: R – establish purpose for reading;
R – distinguish among stated fact and opinion in text;
R – connect background knowledge to make inferences and to respond to new information presented in text;
R – vary reading strategies according to text and purpose
Essential Question: What reading strategy can I use to decipher what happened on the crime scene?

3. Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 English Agenda
Objectives: R – establish purpose for reading;
R – distinguish among stated fact and opinion in text;
R – connect background knowledge to make inferences and to respond to new information presented in text;
R – vary reading strategies according to text and purpose
Additional standards related to library
Essential Question: What reading strategy can I use to decipher what happened on the crime scene?

4. Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 English Agenda
Grammar Girl Podcast – Farther VS. Further (Episode 39) – add to grammar tips in WN
Review Crime Scene analysis – were your inferences correct?
Write your police report based on the evidence and tell who killed Mrs. Tokzulott.
-Library Day – Be sure to bring your books!!
Last AR Deadline for the year – Wednesday, May 18th

5. Wed., March 30th, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Grammar Girl Podcast – How to Write Dialogue (Episode 258) – add to grammar tips in WN
WN: Reflect on how well you’ve done (or how poorly) on previous Benchmark Tests. What can you do to improve in all areas of the testing this year?
Benchmark Preparation – skills shown to be lacking for all students - Discuss together in class and complete all practice activities in class
Punctuation Review from Buckle Down Writing 8 Book – pages
*PreAP – refer to reading calendar for TKAM

6. Wed., March 30th, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Objectives - W – Apply conventional rules of punctuation in writing
W – Use dialogue effectively
Essential Questions – How do I use punctuation correctly in my writing, especially when including dialogue?

7. Thursday, March 31, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Grammar Girl Podcast – Colons (Episode 241) – add to grammar tips in WN
Punctuation Review from Buckle Down – pages
*PreAP – Refer to your Reading Calendar for TKAM

8. Thursday, March 31, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Objectives: W – apply conventional rules of punctuation in writing
Essential Question – Am I using punctuation correctly when I write? Am I using colons correctly in my writing?

9. Friday, April 1, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Objectives – W – Spell all words correctly in writing
Essential Question – What techniques can I use to improve my spelling?

10. Friday, April 1, 2011 ~ English Agenda
Grammar Girl Podcast –
Your Vs You’re (Episode 67) – add to grammar tips in WN
Spelling Review
from Buckle Down –
pages
*PreAP – Refer to Reading Calendar for TKAM