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Friday, November 30

6th Grade Agenda
Work on Step 4/ Extension Activity -- Inviting Dialogue
--due today

7th Grade Agenda
1. Share jingles
2. Read quietly or work on a project

Friday, November 30

Agenda
1. Warm-up: due today
2. Fahrenheit 451: Discuss "The Hearth and the Salamander"
3. Grammar WB assignment due today- in not completed, turn in at beginning of class Monday

Friday, November 30

Agenda
1. Warm-up: due today
2. Compare/contrast:  Peer-editing

Thursday, November 29

6th Grade Agenda
1. Share Step 3- Inviting Dialogue
2.  Step 4/Extension Activity-- due end of class tomorrow
3. Reading log #6 due today

7th Grade Agenda
1. Persuasive Techniques
--Hidden Persuaders
--graded assignment- overhead transparency
2. Reading log #6 due today

Thursday, November 29

Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Vocabulary Test #7
3. Complete grammar WB assignment- due end of class today
4. Research projects due Thursday, December 6

Thursday, November 29

Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Vocabulary Test #7
3. Compare/Contrast essays
--self-revise
--peer-revision groups tomorrow

Wednesday, November 28

6th Grade Agenda
1. Creating Inviting Dialogue
--Step 3
-- Writing Extension
--due tomorrow
2. Reading log #6 due tomorrow

7th Grade Agenda
1.  Meeting Human Needs:  share responses
2.  What's the Appeal, What Appeals to You-- due today
3.  Hidden Persuaders
4. Reading Log #6 due tomorrow

Wednesday, November 28

Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Grammar: Graded WB Assignment p.86-96
p. 86 ex. 1 (1-10); ex. 2 (1-5)
p. 88 ex. 1 (1-5) ; Writing Application
p.90 ex. 1 (1-10); ex. 2 (1-5)
p.92  Writing Application
p. 94 ex. 1 (1-5); ex. 2 (1-5)
p. 95 ex. 2 (all)
p. 96 ex. 3 (all)
Due tomorrow after Vocabulary Test #7
3. Vocabulary Test #7 - tomorrow
4. Research Project is due Thursday, December 6!  NO LATE PROJECTS!

Wednesday, November 28

Agenda
1. Warm-up
2. Compare/Contrast Writing
-- self-revision
-- peer-revision
3. Vocabulary Test #7 tomorrow

Tuesday, November 27

6th Grade Agenda
1. Exploring Characters
-- complete step 4 and writing extension
--due today
2. Reading log #6 due Thursday

7th Grade Agenda
1. Share advertisements
2. Meeting Human Needs
--complete special project- due today
3. Reading log #6 due Thursday