Our long awaited field trip is finally here! We are off to the Academy of Music (the venue was changed from Symphony Hall) to view five short stories and a poem performed on stage: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Necklace, The Monkey's Paw, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. Students need not bring anything to the theatre (ie, money, phones). They should eat a hearty breakfast if possible as we'll be eating lunch later than usual.
In class this week students are continuing to practice with their vocabulary words; there will be a vocabulary quiz on Thursday. They are also wrapping up the pre-writing activities for their stories, and many have begun to draft. Our goal is to finish writing/editing/revising by the middle of next week so that students have a day or two to read some of their classmates' stories. However, if anyone is not finished by the winter break, they can certainly take advantage of that time to complete their story.
At home, students should continue to read their choice novels, using sticky notes to jot their thoughts as they read. Several students have finished their original book and are on to another; others will hopefully finish by the end of next week so that they can return their library book before the winter break.
Homework:
Monday-Friday: read w/sticky notes
Monday-Tuesday: finish up prewriting activities
Wednesday: vocab quiz tomorrow (Thursday)
Friday: work on short story (be prepared to edit Monday or Tuesday)
Vocab List #7 Quizlet
Writing Dialogue (rules)
Dialogue writing practice
