4/16/12 - MO

* * START OF 4th QUARTER * *


I.  TRACKER CHECK
- review Multi Cultural Scrapbook Check List
- create a list of what you've done so far
- create a list of what you want to write this week
* just over ten days until due date

NO REGULAR VOCABULARY PACKET THIS WEEK
20 WORDS FROM THE END OF YOUR MULTICULTURAL NOVEL
SAME AS LAST WEEK - SENTENCE, PAGE NUMBER, DEFINITION, QUICK SENTENCE ABOUT HOW THE WORD FITS INTO THE STORY

II.  PREPOSITIONS - review
* words that give position, place, time, direction
- brainstorm significant and non-significant nouns in The Outsiders
- create list of significant and non-significant nouns from your
  multicultural novel
- share word lists/discuss in groups

III.  PREPOSITION POEMS FROM MULTI-CULT NOVEL
- write 3-6 rough drafts, prepositional poems
- 4 lines, all starting with a preposition
- title not necessary
- do not mention the object until fifth line
- 5th line starting with a verb and the object we've been "led" to
* use adjectives/word choice to convey tone/mood

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HOMEWORK
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__  begin VOCAB for the week - 5 or so words; (due FR)
__  review/start CROSSWORD (due FR)
__ review/start ATLAS (due FRI)
__ review checklist for POETRY SCRAPBOOK (due April 30)
__ write at least one POEM for POETRY SCRAPBOOK