2-10-09

Previous Next = = = February 10, 2009 =

Reminders:
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 * ===Mr. Devine will be in Night Library Mondays 3-6. ===
 * **All make up tests will be Mondays after school in the Night Library--tell me if you are going to be there and which test you need to make up.**
 * **Grammar and Writing Test __Today!__ STUDY PACKET DUE!**

Directions:

 * 1) Get your notebook
 * 2) Get your textbook.
 * 3) Put your Grammar and Writing book back on the shelf.
 * 4) Get your Interactive Practice Book (I'll check HW tomorrow: pages 152-154).
 * 5) Copy today's **learning objectives** and **homework**.

__Learning Objectives__ (copy in your planner)
Students will:
 * Demonstrate understanding of grammar lessons.
 * Learn key vocabulary.
 * Improve ability to write expository essays.


 * 1.** [|Unit 4, Cluster 3 Quizlet] (click on "Test" and configure a "matching" quiz)
 * Students take 3-5 minutes to write the word and the definition.
 * Do this in Cornell Note style.
 * Call on students at random to answer each question.
 * 2. What was the hardest part of the review packet?**
 * Ask students which pages they understood the least. The link below is the teacher's edition. Review the hard parts of the packet before taking the test.
 * [|GrammarTeachersEdUnit3.pdf]
 * **Collect all of the Grammar Packets.**
 * 3. Grammar and Writing Unit 3 Test**
 * Pass out a scantron to each student.
 * Pass out a test booklet to each students.
 * Have students write the number of the test in the bottom corner of the scantron **(please be sure to do this. These tests are sensitive material and I need to make sure I get ALL of these tests back).**
 * The test is on pages 39-43.
 * Before the test, be sure to go over the writing prompt on page 43 to make sure all students understand.
 * Give students the rest of the period to finish the test.
 * Absolutely NO TALKING during the test. If a student talks, collect his/her test and he/she can finish it after school sometime. This test is worth 35% of students' grades--so there will be no talking at all once the test has started. **Don't hesitate to take tests away from talking students.**