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Week of November 2nd
November 2nd, 2009
The CMS Book Fair is next Tuesday evening at Barnes and Noble in Collierville! What a great night to get out and shop for books! We don’t have school the next day since we are out for Veteran’s Day! 
Long-term assignments for this nine- week period for all classes:
Students have finished their novel assessments for the classic or historical fiction novels. A few students still need to take an AR quiz on the novel, and these students need to try to go to the library during AM homeroom to do this.
Students are required to read a novel for AR this nine -week period just like the first nine -week period. This novel can be any genre, but it must be at least a 6.0(+) level for Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators. The level must be 5.0(+) for the Volunteers. The students were given their reading levels, and I have explained to them that they should stay in the upper end of their range for this novel. The due date for ALL AR quizzes was sent home at the beginning of the year with the students. The best time to take an AR quiz is during AM homeroom.The due date for the AR novel quiz this nine-week period is December 10th.
Tigers, Bulldogs, and Gators: ***Reminder: Please purchase The Tiger Rising by this Friday, 11/6. We will read the novel at the END of the nine-week period and complete a group project with the novel. Hooked on Books behind Corky’s has copies of the novel.
VOLS: We started the novel Sounder today, 11/4. Students must bring their novel to class every day.
***My Enriched classes will be reading Treasure Island, and we are starting the novel on 11/3.
ALL students need to bring in a novel folder by Friday of this week. (pockets and brads) Students can take their 12/10 AR quiz on these novels.
Monday IC- Finish and proofread novel assessments
Monday HW-none
Tuesday IC- Vocabulary Review and quiz for Enriched LA classes* Standard LA will proofread novel assessments for errors.*Introduce novel
Tuesday HW- Write one paragraph predicting your novel’s plot.
Wednesday IC- Check prediction paragraphs*Introduce novels*Explore biographical information concerning the author.*Provide a glossary for novel vocabulary terms. ***Enriched classes had a quiz on the benevolent list today. Today was Club Picture Day, so students were coming and going throughout the day.
Wednesday HW- Remember to get a novel folder!
Thursday IC- Explore novel*Read novel together in class and discuss characters as we are introduced to them.
Thursday HW- Remember to get a novel folder!
Friday IC- Read novel together in class, stopping to discuss the plot as it unfolds. *Review vocabulary terms.
Friday HW- none
