May 6th (A) and 7th (B)

No more journals for the rest of the school year. :) 

***Personal Response Question for House on Mango Street Activities***

Answer the following question and then state how it connects to The House on Mango Street:

Where does our sense of identity come from? žHow can you see this theme played out in the novel? Give at least 3 specific examples.

Drafts #1-5 DUE!

All HMS Activities DUE!

May 4th (A) and 5th (B)

Journal #60- JOURNALS DUE TODAY!

Esperanza complains: “I am tired of looking at what we can’t have.” List at least 3 things that you want, but you know you can’t have. What would have to change in order for you to achieve/get these things?  

What will be COLLECTED Next Class:

*Drafts #1-5

*"Activities" we've done while reading The House on Mango Street: 

“The House on Mango Street”- 5 inferences + Evidence

“Hairs”- Description of Family (JOURNAL #54)

“Boys and Girls”- Free Write

“My Name” – Free Write

Chart of 5 Sentences You “Liked”

“Four Skinny Trees” sentence graphing activity

Personal Response (Will do next class) 

April 30th (A) and May 1st (B)

Journal #59:

žWarm-up Write: What has been your favorite book you’ve read so far this year? (It doesn’t have to be in class.)

žWhat has been your favorite book you’ve EVER read in a Language Arts class? Why was it your favorite? 

April 28th (A) and 29th (B)

Journal #58:

žQuick “review” quiz on literary terms:

žWhat is a “theme”? Give an example of a theme from ONE of the following movies:

Cinderella

The Dark Knight Rises

The Sandlot

žChange these one-word-wanna-be-themes from Night into actual themes:

Family

Survival

Humanity 

4th QUARTER SCHEDULE! ALL DUE DATES ARE SET!

4th Quarter Schedule 

Last day to take late work is JUNE 1st!

April 24th (A) and 27th (B)

Journal #57:

žRead “A Rice Sandwich” (pg. 43-45)

žWarm-up Write: Think about a time in either elementary or middle school where you were completely embarrassed about something. What was the incident? How was it handled? Why do you still remember this? 

April 22nd (A) and 23rd (B)

Journal #56:

žSAGE Reflection:

žNow that we’ve completed our 2nd SAGE test, talk about how you felt you did.

How “hard” do you think it was?

What was challenging for you?

What was easy for you?

What do you wish we would have gone over more?