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01-23--01-27-12

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
01-23	-Take Research/Expository Vocabulary Quiz -Finish research process practice	-None
01-24	-Olweus class meeting -Practice paraphrasing Download Warm Up-Paraphrasing -Research	-None
01-25	-Research Download Multi-genre-Blog 2012 Download Citing-2012 Download Mulitgenreresearchrubrics 2012	-None
01-26	-Research Download Research Process Practice II	-Make sure you have a working email address -Don't forget to bring your "Stache the Cash" donations for Relay for Life
01-27	-Build website  Download Steps to starting your website Here is a link to my website example http://mrcobb.wordpress.com/	-None

01-16--01-20-12

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
01-16	MLK Day-No School	-Family interview due Wednesday
01-17	-Discuss Compare and Contrast type of essay Download Expository-Compare and Contrast Essay Directions 2012	-Family interview due tomorrow
01-18	-Choose topic from family interview Download Perfect Topic Warm Up -Submitt compare and contrast essay	-Make sure you have submitted compare and contrast essay in essay scorer
01-19	-Discuss and begin cause and effect essay Download Cause and Effect Topics -Submit cause and effect essay in essay scorer	-Make sure you have submitted cause and effect essay in essay scorer -Research vocabulary quiz Monday -Use this study guide Download Research Vocabulary study guide
01-20	-Practice research process (locating important information, plagiarism, citing, bibliography) Download Research Process Practice	-Vocabulary Quiz Monday

01-10--01-13-12

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
01-09	Teacher Work Day-No School
01-10	-Name Research Assigned Download Name Research -Take Expository/Research Pretest	-Complete name research
01-11	-Check name research homework -Discuss research project overview -Write two paragraphs -Share two paragraphs	-None
01-12	-Finish sharing name research -Discuss family interview Download Family Member Interview Questions -Practice interviewing a student sitting next to you Download Interview Practice	-Family interview due Wednesday -Bring your "Stache the Cash" donations
01-13	-Finish practice interviews	-None

12-19--12-23-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
12-19	-Exchange thank you letters -Discuss and begin original holiday activity	-None
12-20	-Finish original holiday activity	-None
12-21	-Holiday tunes activity	-None
12-22		-Have a happy and safe holiday break.  I'll see you next year!
12-23	-No school

12-12--12-16-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
12-12	-Take Persuasive Practice Test Download Persuasive Practice Test 2011	-Have your parents respond to your persuasive letters for 5 bonus points on your letter
12-13	-Play persuasive review game -Download Persuasive Test Review Game 2011 -Discuss ugly gift	-Study persuasive vocabulary
12-14	-Take persuasive test -Work on The Gift of Giving	-Study for persuasive test -Look for a gift for Friday
12-15	-Finish The Gift of Giving	-Finish the Gift of Giving -Wrap a pointless, worthless, useless gift that we will exchange tomorrow and write a thank you letter.
12-16	-Turn in The Gift of Giving -Ugly gift swap -Write Thank you letter Download Ugly Gift Sample	-Thank you letter due at the beginning of class Monday

12-05--12-09-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
12-05	-Finish vacation letter -Revise vacation letter Download Persuasive Letter to parents revision Download Letter to Parents Transitions 2011 Download Persuasive Words List Download Deadwords LIST	-None
12-06	-ELA checkpoint	-None
12-07	-Enter ELA checkpoint in IRespond -Peer edit vacation letter Download Persuasive Letter to Parents Peer Editing 2011	-None
12-08	E4 Lab -Finish and print vacation letter	-None
12-09	E4 Lab -Intro in Research (our next unit) -Begin Gift of Giving Here are the directions for the activity. Download The Gift of Giving Here is the sheet you will download, type on, save, and print at the end of class on Thursday for a classwork grade. Download The Gift of Giving Turn In Sheet	-None -Persuasion test Wednesday December 14th

11-28--12-02-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
11-28	-Discuss final persuasive assignment (Vacation Letter)	-None
11-29	-Begin research of vacation Download TravelGraphicOrganizer	-None
11-30	-Finish research of vacation	-Finish research of vacation
12-01	-Discuss vacation letter -Begin vacation letter outline Download Persuasive letter to parents outline Download Persuasive letter to parents outline example 2011 Download Persuasive Letter to Parents Download Persuasive Letter to Parents Example 2011 Download Persuasion Scoring 2011	-None
12-02	-Finish vacation letter outline -Begin vacation letter	-None

11-14--11-18-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
11-14	-Persuasive activity-mystery auction	-None
11-15	-Class meetings -Spelling Bee -Begin persuasive essay about "Retiring Teacher"--- •Your favorite teacher in the whole world is thinking of retiring THIS semester.  This means he/she will not be coming back after the winter break.  You are sure his/her replacement will not be as good as this teacher.  Write a letter to this teacher to convince him/her to come back to work.	-Know emotional appeals for quiz (Use notes on blog from last Friday) Download Emotional Appeals Practice Quiz 2011
11-16	-Take emotional appeals quiz Download Emotional Appeals Quiz 2011 -Finish "Retiring Teacher" persuasive essay -Download Parallell writing	-Submit "Retiring Teacher" persuasive essay in essay scorer
11-17	-Persuasive movie speeches	-None
11-18	-Turkey prewrite activity (if students turned this in by the end of class, I gave them 5 bonus points on a test grade).  If you were absent today, you may turn this in at the beginning of class on the Monday we return to school. Download Turkey Prewrite	-None

11-07--11-11-11

DATE	ACTIVITIES	HOMEWORK
11-07	-Write 5 paragraph persuasive essay about inherited money Download More Money, More Problems	-Finish essay
11-08	-No school for students-Professional Learning Day	-None
11-09	-Best subject debate Download Best Subject -Begin 5 paragraph essay in Essay Scorer	-None
11-10	-Submit 5 paragraph essay in Essay Scorer	-Finish essay in Essay Scorer
11-11	-Discuss Emotional Appeals Download Emotional Appeals	-None

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