Monday - Writer's Notebook: "Select a color and personify it. What does it sound like & taste like? How does it move? What does it want & fear? What special powers does it have?"
Tuesday - Vocabulary Review
Wednesday - Writer's Notebook: "What does Ralph's revelation about Piggy's name suggest to you about the basic nature of young people (think Middle School)? Are they intentionally cruel to each other or just inconsiderate? Explain. Can you think of any real-life examples or anecdotes from your life?"
Thursday -
Friday - Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!!!"
- Book check for Lord of the Flies
- Distribute study guides
- Begin reading Chapter 1 in class.
Tuesday - Vocabulary Review
- Continue reading Chapter 1 of LotF - "The Sound of the Shell"
Wednesday - Writer's Notebook: "What does Ralph's revelation about Piggy's name suggest to you about the basic nature of young people (think Middle School)? Are they intentionally cruel to each other or just inconsiderate? Explain. Can you think of any real-life examples or anecdotes from your life?"
- Finish LotF Ch. 1
- Complete Study guide for Ch. 1
Thursday -
- Continue LotF - Ch. 2 "Fire on the Mountain"
Friday - Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!!!"
- Introduce Research Project
- Finish Ch. 2