1. Monday, February 7 Check In: Finish the tracks of your thinking and writing assignment from chapter 2 of Bad Boy. Then…..free write in your writer’s notebook.

2. Modifier Practice Add a present participle modifier to the following sentence. Tommy asked her to be his Valentine. shakingsweating cringing flinching teasing laughing crying trying watching

3. Dangling Modifier 1.Notes 2.Examples: Tommy asked her to be his Valentine, shaking like a leaf. Should be…. Shaking like a leaf, Tommy asked her to be his Valentine.

4. Bad Boy 1.Discuss chapter 2. 2.Chapters 3 and 4: Set up notes 3.Read or listen 4.Discuss

5. Wednesday, February 9 Check In: Free write in your writer’s notebook. If you were absent yesterday, read chapter 5 and complete the focus question.

6. Modifiers Fix the dangling modifiers below: 1.Hanging from the tree, in a white dress, the little girl found the cat. 2.Wearing a suit and tie Michael crashed into Mr. Birely, running down the hall.

7. Wednesday, February 8 Check In: Finish the tracks of your thinking and writing assignment from chapter 5 of Bad Boy. Then…..free write in your writer’s notebook, or silent read your memoir.

8. Bad Boy Chapter Focus for reading: Set up a new booklet Why do Walter’s grades go up with Mr. Lasher as his teacher? 6 boxes for tracking your thinking. Close and critical reading

9. Thursday,February 10 Check In: Finish your Bad Boy booklet for chapter 5 Or Read your memoir Or Write in your writer’s notebook.

10. Bad Boy Chapter 6 1.Set up your new booklet 2.Read or listen to Chapter 6 3.Close and critical reading for pages 56-58

11. Friday, February 11 In your writer’s notebook, fix the dangling modifier below: Pink as a kitten’s tongue, the man kissed the baby’s cheek.

12. Bad Boy Chapter 6 1.Review author’s message or theme. 2.Write your own SO WHAT! 3.Brown Bag Book Report/Computer lab 4.Free Time!!!