HW for Friday, Nov. 2

1. Speed Reading

• Ex. 1-2 (p. 273-276)

2. Winn Dixie

• Read chapters 11-12

HW for Wednesday, Oct. 31

1. Ex. 5 (p. 169-170)
2. Ex. 15 (p. 182-183) (collected)
3. Ex. 16 (p. 183) (use a dictionary!)

Friday: Read chapter 11-12 in Winn Dixie

Strategies for Writing the Topic

1. Check the topic sentence (first sentence).

2. Check the concluding sentence (last sentence).

3. Quick skim (read quickly) the paragraph.

4. Look for repeated KEY WORDS.

HW for Monday, Oct. 29th

1. Speed Reading, Ex. 8-10 (p. 267)

2. Ex. 13 (p. 181-182)

• No dictionaries!

3. Book Report Responses (handout from Monday)

4. News Journal #2
Please choose an article from one of the following websites (easiest to most difficult); print your article and bring it to class.

Breaking News English

Time News

The Missoulian

BBC News

HW for Friday, Oct. 26th

1. Speed Reading Ex.8-10 (p. 267-272)

HW for Wednesday, Oct. 24th

1. Ex. 3 (p. 166-167)

2. Ex. 7 (p. 78) (collected)
**Write an original sentence (your own sentence) for each verb phrase.

HW for Monday, Oct. 22nd

1. Speed Reading Ex. 4-7 (p. 259-)

2. Book Report #1
**Post letter or VoiceThread to your blog!

**Please don't forget: I will collect your Vocabulary Journals and Reading Record Sheets on Monday!

HW for Monday, Oct. 15th

1. Ex. 12 (p. 161)

• Find definitions: 
• customize
• customary
• settle
• Part of Speech Handout

2. News Journal #1 Part Two (Reading the Article + Response Questions: Activities 1-7)

HW for Friday, Oct. 12th

1. Ex. 6 and 7 (p. 156) (collected)

2. Ex. 10 and 12 (p. 160-161) (**Use a dictionary for Ex. 12.)

3. News Journal Vocabulary Exercise
**Find 8 words; guess meaning from context. No dictionaries!!!

HW for Wednesday, Oct. 10th

1. Mid-term Exam Review Handout
**Read handout and bring questions about activities you don't understand.
**We will review in class on Friday!
****Test has been moved to Wednesday, Oct. 17th!!!!!!

2. Ex. 4 and 5 (p. 154-156)

3. Ex. 7A (p. 78)
*Look up definitions and read sentences.

4. Bring news article to class on Wednesday.

HW for Monday, Oct. 8th

1. Speed Reading, Ex. 1-3 (p. 253-)

2. Ex. 6 (p. 77) (Part A)

• Read example sentences.
• For phrases you do not understand, look up definitions in dictionary or on the internet.

3. News Journal #1
Please choose an article from one of the following websites (easiest to most difficult); print your article and bring it to class.

Breaking News English

Time News

The Missoulian

BBC News

HW for Friday, Oct. 5

1. Ex. 11 (p. 147)

• Strategy: 1. use part of speech 2. use context of sentence
• Time limit: 5 minutes! 

2. Ex. 12 (p. 148) (collected)

3. Ex. 13 (p. 149)