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= = =__ This Week’s Agenda __ = = __May 9 – 13, 2011 __ = = = =__Attention:__ “Your Perfect World” Project Due this Friday! = = = =__Essential question:__ Should the elderly be a part of our community or separate, as in Jonas’s community? = =__Reading Instructional Focus:__ Literary Analysis = =__Objectives__: = =1) Determine the meaning of words with multiple meanings in context = =2) Locate and analyze elements of characterization, plot, theme, and other literary elements = =3) Analyze literary devices: mood, tone, figurative language: symbolism, personification, dramatic irony, simile = =__Word of the Week:__ decorum: good manners and behavior, etiquette = =__Quote of the Week:__ “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” Sam Ewing = =__Monday__: = =__**WARM UP – Journal:**__ Vocabulary Unit 11 = =1) Journal and planner = =2) Vocabulary The Giver 16 - 18 = =3) Independent reading: The Giver (Chapters 16 – 18) = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">a. Make notes etc for Literature Circles on Thursday = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 1in; text-indent: -0.25in;">b. Do you think Jonas’s parents love him? Do you think they know what love is? = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__Homework__: “Your Perfect World” Project Due May 13 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">__Tuesday__ = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**WARM UP – Journal:**__ Vocabulary Unit 12 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Journal and planner = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Vocabulary sorting: Noun, Verbs, Adverbs and Adjectives = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) Independent reading (Chapters 19 – 21) = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">__Think About It:__ Do you think Jonas's dad is two-faced? =

=<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">__Homework__: “Your Perfect World” Project Due May 13 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">__Wednesday__ = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**WARM UP – Journal:**__ Vocabulary Unit 13 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Journal and planner = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Create a Book of Rules for your chosen career = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) Independent Reading Chapters 22 – 23 and literature circles preparation = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">__Think About It:__ What makes __The Giver__ a work of Science fiction? = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">__Thursday__ = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**WARM UP – Journal:**__ Vocabulary Unit 14 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">1) Journal and planner = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">2) Writing a Business Letter: Applying for a job = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">3) Literature Circles meet = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">__Think About It:__ What is the dramatic irony in the novel? = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__Homework__: “Your Perfect World” Project Due Tomorrow = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">__Friday__ = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__**WARM UP – Journal:**__ Vocabulary Unit 15 = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0in;">1) Journal and planner = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: 0in;">2) The Giver – Chapters 16 –23 test = =<span style="color: #572d73; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__Homework__: “Your Perfect World” Project Due Today = = = = = = = = =