1. Monday, October 21, 2013 Objectives:
R )Vary reading strategies according to text and purpose; (R ) Read a variety of literature; (R11.8.5) Use context to determine meaning of multiple meaning words
Essential questions: What strategies do good readers use to understand text?

2. Monday, October 21, 2013 English Agenda
WN: Choose a topic from your October Bingo sheet
Library Day – New AR Deadline – December 13th
BE SURE YOU RECITE YOUR POEM THIS WEEK – last day to do so is Thursday
READ CH. 7-9 of The Outsiders – complete study guide as you read

3. Monday, October 21, 2013 PreAP Agenda
WN: Choose a topic from your October Bingo sheet
Library Day – New AR Deadline – December 13th
PreAP classes must take the AR Test, Vocabulary Test and Literacy Skills test over The Outsiders TODAY in the library.
BE SURE YOU RECITE YOUR POEM THIS WEEK – last day to do so is Thursday
Assign The Outsiders Activity Sheet (Project) with rubric on back – Due next Tuesday, October 29th

4. Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Essential Questions: Relating to characters in the novel – how can I do this?

5. Tuesday, October 22, 2013 English Agenda
Outsiders Obstacle Course
Wear Comfortable shoes and be ready to run!

6. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 Objectives:
(R )Vary reading strategies according to text and purpose; (R ) Read a variety of literature; (R11.8.5) Use context to determine meaning of multiple meaning words
Essential questions: What strategies do good readers use to understand text?
How will developing a better vocabulary improve my reading/writing?

7. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 English Agenda
WN: What piece of furniture in your house has the most interesting story behind it? Write about it.(Be sure to write about a page to meet the requirements for your WN grade.)
Read Ch 8 & 9 of The Outsiders with audio recording
Complete study guide AS you read
Be sure you have your Notebooks in order – including agendas, yellow pages, etc.

8. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 PreAP Agenda
WN: What piece of furniture in your house has the most interesting story behind it? Write about it.(Be sure to write about a page to meet the requirements for your WN grade.)
Be sure you have your Notebooks in order – including agendas, yellow pages, etc.
Work on your project for The Outsiders – due next Tuesday
Recite the poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay”
Watch The Outsiders movie and complete the comparison handout

9. Thursday, October 24, 2013 Objectives:
Essential questions: What are the differences between the novel and the movie version?

10. Thursday, October 24, 2013 English Agenda
WN: Think about what life teaches Ponyboy that school does not. Start a prompt with the following: The lesson or moral I've learned from reading The Outsiders is…
ALL CLASSES – MUST RECITE POEM – “Nothing Gold Can Stay” - BY TODAY!
Take quiz today on Moodle over Ch. 7-9
Begin reading Chapter 10 of the novel
*PreAP – 4th & 6th – Work on Project – due Tuesday. Watch movie of The Outsiders