Monday - "Write about any rituals that you and your family participate in, such as those involving holidays, meals, religious observances, family vacations, sporting events -- anything that is repeated and traditional. List some of those in your journal and write about their significance."
Tuesday -
Wednesday - PSAT Day - No Writer's Notebooks
Thursday - Quiz over 1984, Book 1
Friday - Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!"
- Read "The Lottery," by Shirley Jackson
- Complete discussion questions for "The Lottery."
- HW - Finish discussion questions; Read 1984 - Quiz on Thursday for Part 1
Tuesday -
- Hearing/Vision tests
- Watch "The Lottery" movie
- HW - Read 1984 - Quiz on Thursday for Part 1
Wednesday - PSAT Day - No Writer's Notebooks
- Reading Day for 5th and 7th - Read 1984 - Quiz tomorrow
Thursday - Quiz over 1984, Book 1
- Discuss themes and plot so far, dystopian characteristics
Friday - Writer's Notebook: "Friday Freewrite!"
- Writer's Notebooks Due (Should have 8 entries)
- 1984