Please study your preposition list and practice work for tomorrow's preposition test. You will be required to write 45 prepositions, cross out prepositional phrases, underline subjects and verbs, and put infinitives in parentheses.

After the test tomorrow, you voted for SSR. Bring a magazine or novel to read after the test.

Some of you did very well on the reading quiz today; some did not! If you are in the latter group, please do something different as you read. Try pre-reading strategies su...
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Keep singing and studying the preposition song in preparation for our prepositions test on Tuesday, Novmber 22nd. We will keep working with prepositions in class amd as homework.



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I did not assign amy reading this weekend so that you can improve your short stories. Remember that for the grammar errors, you must follow the step-by-step correction process to learn and earn points.

On Monday, we will continue discussion of topics from your literature logs.

Tuesday school is closed.

Wednesday we will be in the library to finalize short story corrections/typing revisions/printing.

Enjoy the weekend!

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Finish chapter 8's reading, questions, and literature log tonight as homework.

Your vocabulary is due tomorrow. The extra credit vocab is due on Friday if you choose to do it.

On Friday, we will take the vocabulary test, turn in questions and lit logs for chapters 1-9, and then share some of the XES quote entries from your lit. logs.

Please keep working on the short story corrections/additions/revisions, as the deadline to turn those in is next Wednesday, November 9th.

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This week's vocab is short and sweet so that you may concentrate on revising your short stories. Today in class and tonight you should ensure verb tense consistency and that your dialogue is punctuated correctly by looking at my comments and reviewing-line by line-your verbs and dialogue. These grammar elements are review, but necessary to be sure your writing is clear and understandable. These changes are to be done before you come into class tomorrow.

Tonight you will read and do the work f...
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