1. Monday, October 25, 2010 Silent Focus
In a hypothetical battle to end all battles, who would you want on your side, werewolves or vampires? Clearly choose a side and defend your selection using lots of evidence as support.

2. Agenda Word Power Session 9 Conventions ML #6- The Comma
Reading ML # 7- Vocabulary in Context- Part IV
Ender’s Game Read Aloud/ Study Guide
Closing/ Homework

3. Tuesday, October 26, 2010 Silent Focus
Read/Listen: The Raven  by Edgar Allan Poe, and redone by a Simpsons Episode
Write: As Lisa says, Poe is good at establishing mood. What mood does he establish, and how does he do it. What is the poem about? Try writing just the beginning of a scary story or poem where you establish mood by writing about the setting.

4. Agenda Word Power Session 9 Practice
Conventions Practice- Commas and ACT
Read aloud/ Study Guide Ender’s Game- Chapter 5
Closing/ Homework

5. Closing/ Homework
Practice for tomorrow’s reading test at townsendpress.net. (These are just for practice, not a grade)
Take the comma test online, or study for the test Thursday.
Study for Thursday’s Word Power Test at the StudyStack link
Work on Book Reports Due Nov. 8-12

6. Thursday, October 28, 2010 Silent Focus
Watch/ Listen: Michael Jackson’s Thriller. What story does it tell? How does Jackson use the elements of fiction to tell his story? Do you like the video? Why or why not? Borrow a line and write your own.

7. Agenda Word Power Quiz 3 Comma Quiz
Ender’s Game Read aloud/ Study Guide
9th Grade- Conventions ML #6 Commas
9th Grade- Word Power Session 8
The Cask of Amontillado- Read aloud and Comprehension Questions

8. Silent Focus- Friday, October 29, 2010
Write about a Free Topic of your choice for 5 minutes.
If you’re stuck, write about how successful you think I will be as I make my transformation into the Queen of Hearts for my Halloween costume (It’s why my hair is big today, but unfortunately, I do not have a pig.)

9. Agenda The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe
Silent Reading/ Literary Letter
Closing/ E.C. Opportunity