| Date | Homework |
| Monday 2/25/08 | WBW p. 47 Review (Emotions); Oral test on same Return essays that were graded Discuss plagiarism and its consequences. Write the word and definition in your Vocab. notebook. Groupwork: Blue Group: Return tests, discuss & collect again; Continue in Visions, Unit 2: About my Family Blue Group Homework: Do pp. 88-93 in Activity book. Green Group: Peer edit animal outline; write mini-report Make-up tests for 3 students (Visions 2.4) Collect Rain Forest packet and give completion points for Grammar pages. Green Group HOMEWORK: 1. Study Visions: "Rain Forest Creatures" story and skills for a test tomorrow. See pp. 132-134, pp. 140-143, and your Activity book pages. 2. Finish writing your animal story based on your outline. |
| Tuesday 2/26/08 | Green Group: Test on Visions 2.5; Finish giving scores for Activity book and grammar pages for Rain Forest Creatures. Blue Group: Activity book pp. 94-95; test will be Thursday. All students: 1. What is your dream? (something you would really like to do) (We will use these ideas for an autograph activity.) 2. Write in your writing journal about this topic: Where or how do you find happiness? (For example, can you be happy anyplace, or do you have to be in a certain place?) 2. Write this vocabulary in your vocabulary notebook. Blue group: translate, draw a picture, or write the definitions. to bite, tornado, to run away, fortune teller, crystal ball, heart, brain, courage, ruby slippers, to rust, broom (broomstick), poppy, snow, castle, hourglass, kidnap, to surrender |
| Wednesday 2/27/08 | Tomorrow is Blue and Gold Day Collect ideas for an Autograph activity: What is your dream Check homework: vocabulary in VN. "The Wizard of Oz" movie. Show, discuss, and build vocabulary |
| Thursday 2/28/08 | Blue and Gold Day Autograph activity Blue Group: Visions Quiz; Green Group: SSR Wizard of Oz: DVD, part 2. Wizard of Oz follow-up Activities Homework: 1. Bring your earpiece or headphones to the computer lab tomorrow. We have a new language learning software called "Ellis Kids". 2. Choose a character from the movie and describe them physically and describe their personality traits. 3. Answer the questions using complete sentences. |
| Friday 2/29/08 | Today is Leap Day. Turn in homework (questions); stamp character descriptions. Finish video. Computer Lab: Ellis Kids, www.eslreadingsmart.com, and Reading Counts. |