It's a new semester with new students and some new and old ideas! I love High School Musical songs hence the title of this entry! We began the year with a writing unit to review basic skills and cover the writing process in depth. The 5 Steps of the Writing Process are (1) Prewriting, (2) Drafting, (3) Revising, (4) Editing, (5) Publishing. Students have been practicing with each of these skills in preparation for their first formal writing assignment, COMING SOON! Additionally, students were assigned their first novel, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, for outside reading. Students are expected to take notes as they read and keep up with the suggested reading schedule. Class discussions with their literature discussion groups will occur around the suggested completion date of chapters. Students will also be given quizzes at random and will be expected to complete assignments related to the novel as assigned. Suggested Reading Schedule: Week 1 Chapters 1-5 Week 2 Chapters 6-11 Week 3 Chapters 12-20 Week 4 Chapters 21-28 Week 5 Chapters 29-40 Week 6 Chapters 41-50 Week 7 Chapters 51-59 |