October 26 : Monday
*Homework- I am missing several students expository essays and Shurley worksheets 1:4 and 1:5. I will accept them today if you bring them with no late penalty. 1/2 Credit given after today.
*Vocabulary-
*Shurley- Review and practice

October 27 : Tuesday
*Homework-
*Vocabulary-
*Shurley- Review and practice

October 28: Wednesday (Half Day) (Parent Teacher Meetings)
*Homework-
*Vocabulary- Quiz over Unit 4 today (Focus on Synonyms) I will give you vocab packet 5 today.
*Shurley- No Shurley... Only time for Quiz.

October 29: Thursday
*Homework- NO SCHOOL (Parent Teacher Meetings)
*Vocabulary-
*Shurley-

October 30: Friday (Half Day) (Parent Teacher Meetings)
*Homework- Vocab Unit 5 'Completing the Sentences' will be due Monday.

*Vocabulary- No Vocab

*Shurley- No Shurley

October 19th - October 23rd

October 19 : Monday
*Homework- Completing the sentence from Vocabulary packet 4. Due today.
*Vocabulary- Vocab packet 4
*Shurley- 8 parts of speech, Practice sentences with Conjunctions and interjections.

October 20 : Tuesday
*Homework- Due Wednesday Synonym & antonym sections from vocabulary packet.
*Vocabulary- Vocab packet 4
*Shurley-

October 21: Wednesday
*Homework- Due Today Synonym & antonym sections from vocabulary packet.
*Vocabulary- Vocab packet 4
*Shurley-

October 22: Thursday
*Homework- Due Friday: Choosing the correct word vocab packet 4.
*Vocabulary- Vocab packet 4.
*Shurley-

October 23: Friday
*Homework- Due Today: Choosing the correct word vocab packet 4.

*Vocabulary- Vocab Packet 4.

*Shurley-

October 13th-October 16th

** Work on expository essay in class. (Activities to reinforce topic and in-class revision time.)

October 5th - October 9th

October 5th : Monday
*Homework- Due today, expository essay introduction paragraph only.
*Vocabulary- None
*Shurley- No Shurley

*Writing- We will be revising our introduction paragraphs. Choosing a new hook and reviewing how articles in the newspaper use hooks. Discuss purpose for writing.

October 6th : Tuesday
*Homework-
*Vocabulary- None
*Shurley- No Shurley
*Writing- Listening for main idea, using what you know, brainstorm for main ideas, and developing main ideas (all in class activities.

October 7th: Wednesday
*Homework-
*Vocabulary- None
*Shurley- No Shurley

*Writing- Expository paragraph writing: Dashing Descriptions and (one of the following) Senses that make sense/Dazzling descriptions (in class activities that may need to be finished as homework.) In class students will develop a Purpose for their paragraph and develop a topic sentence.

October 8th: Thursday
*Homework-
*Vocabulary- None
*Shurley- No Shurley

*Writing- Expository paragraph writing: Revising and drafting paragraph.

October 9th: Friday (No School)
*Homework-

*Vocabulary-
*Shurley-