1. August 29  AR Expectations and procedures -write AR dates in planner   Subject/Predicate   Bullying- Poem Primer pg. 482   The Problem with Bullies pg. 487  Read class novel Warm-up: write a paragraph about one event in your Character Arc in your spiral.

2. August 30  Literary Terms handout –– –review character, setting, conflict, p.o.v. –Plot (fairy tale for example), tone, imagery  Sentence Structure - Simple Subject/Predicate Notes - Worksheet 8.3 - Worksheet 8.3  Read and Plot Priscilla & the Wimps  Read class novel HOMEWORK - Parents sign and return AR papers -- due Thursday ; study vocab. Words House - set purpose for reading (need 3 colors) Warm-up: House - set purpose for reading (need 3 colors)

3. August 31   Library Orientation 2 nd period 9:35-10:25/7 th period 3:10-3:55  Continue Literary Terms handout –– –review character, setting, conflict, p.o.v. –Plot (fairy tale for example), tone, imagery  Continue Plot Summary for Priscilla & the Wimps  Read class novel HOMEWORK -Parents sign and return AR papers – due Thursday

4. September 1 Open House tonight!  Continue Literary Terms handout –– review character, setting, conflict, p.o.v., tone, imagery  Continue Plot Priscilla and the Wimps  Connotation/ Denotation- Read poem lit book pg. 402 - Words Like Freedom Create an example of a word’s connotative meaning Warm Up: Read class novel

5. September 2  STAR Test (computer Lab 101) 2 nd period 9:35-10:00/7 th period 3:10-3:35  Compound Subject/Predicate pg. 53  Connotation/ Denotation- Read poem lit book pg. 402 - Words Like Freedom Read poem lit book pg. 402 - Words Like Freedom –Create an example of a word’s connotative meaning  Read Class Novel Warm Up: Read Poem I’m Nobody (pg. 628) ; Write Autobiographical Poem