1. Thursday September 11 {TEK: 18; ELPS: 5B,} TEK: 18- write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions ELPS: 5B- write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade-level vocabulary DO NOW-

2. TEK: write legibly and use appropriate capitalization and punctuation conventions ELPS: 5B- write using newly acquired basic vocabulary and content-based grade-level vocabulary Dr. Jekyll vows to finish zapping quixotic bum. Thursday September 11 {TEK: 18; ELPS: 1E}

3. Things to remember for this week 1.Tomorrow you will have a test over the Figurative language that we learn this week. 2.Today, make sure you have answered #4B from the summer assignment. Pick one up from my desk if you need one. We will be working with this particular question the rest of this week and into next week. 3.You will need your summer reading assignment book starting on Thursday. 4.Friday is SSR after test! You bring a book! Or check with me if you’re reading one of mine and you like it. I must have your name on the “SSR Borrowed Book List” Thursday September 11 TEK: 7- author’s use of sensory language} [ELPS: 1H- develop and expand repertoire of learning strategies; 4J- demonstrate English comprehension and expand reading

4. TSW determine the necessary components of a short answer response and put that knowledge into practice by composing a short answer response according to the STAAR Scoring Rubric When writing a response to a short answer question, you must include three vital components. Let’s do one together! Writing Prompt: In the short story “The Night I Won the Right to the Streets of Memphis”, how does author’s craft impact the piece? Wednesday September 10 {TEK: 15- write expository and procedural texts; 19B- use reading skills to understand author’s message} [ELPS: 5F- narrate, describe, and explain with increasing specificity…]

5. TSW analyze, make inferences and draw conclusions about how an author’s use of sensory language creates imagery by writing notes from a ppt. presentation.. Homework : Have a completed response for question #4B from the summer reading assignment Test on Friday over this week’s vocabulary Thursday September 11 TEK: 15- write expository and procedural texts; 19B- use reading skills to understand author’s message} [ELPS: 5F- narrate, describe, and explain with increasing specificity…]

6. Thursday September 11 Advisory Period You must have prior written approval from a teacher before I let you leave Advisory Class. If you are failing my class, or do not have my assignments completed, you will not go anywhere! READ OR DO HOMEWORK! STAY QUIET!