Begin Vocab Unit 1

AGENDA FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 29:

• Pass out vocab books
• Write your name on the side of the book (see shelf)
• You'll be using this vocab book for freshman and sophomore english
• Learn new words (slides)
• Work on Vocab Book Section One - SKIP SECTION C
• Answer as a class

Coming Up:

• Monday: Summer reading journal
• Tuesday: Vocab Activity, "Lady or the Tiger" short story
• Following Monday: Vocab Unit 1 Test

Short Stories: Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

AGENDA FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28:

• Read "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant"
• Complete Reading Roles
• Share Reading Roles

Coming Up:

• Tomorrow we'll start our first vocab unit

Short Stories: Finish Lamb to the Slaughter

AGENDA FOR WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27:

• Finish Lamb to the Slaughter
• Work on Reading Roles!
• When complete, work on "Summer" Reading journal
• Share roles with the class
• Then, I'll be passing out vocab books
• If time: Watch "Lamb to the Slaughter" adaptation

Coming Up:

• Tomorrow we'll read our next short story, a comedy about a boy, a girl, and a fish
• Friday we'll start our first vocabulary unit

Introduction Day!

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, JANUARY 25:

• Class Introductions
• Two truths and a lie
• Go over "summer reading" assignment
• Summer reading journal due Friday
• Can use either summer reading book or short story from class
• Read short story "Lamb to the Slaughter"

Coming Up:

• Tomorrow we'll begin our first vocabulary unit and pass out vocab books