Mr. Reid: Language Arts

**Items marked in red are homework assignments for each class listed.**

MONDAY:
Language Arts: Lyric poetry questions; Present lyric poems; HW: None

Literacy Workshop: Recognize and use specific details in writing; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Stephen Crane presentations; Edgar Allan Poe presentations; HW: Prepare poetry movie proposals

TUESDAY:

NO SCHOOL TODAY.

WEDNESDAY:
Language Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – Finish “Hurricane Evacuation” prompt; HW: Bring a printed copy of school-appropriate song lyrics for tomorrow’s class

Literacy Workshop: Add specific details to your National Geographic Photo stories; Type final draft of N.Geo. stories; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: “Writer’s Wednesday” – Persuasive Prompt – Finish “Hurricane Evacuation” prompt; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

THURSDAY:
Language Arts: Finish lyric poetry discussion; Analyzing songs as lyric poems; HW: Turn in late/missing work (due tomorrow)

Literacy Workshop: Word Wisdom pp. 28-30; HW: Word Wisdom pp. 31-32 (due tomorrow)

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – Stephen Crane, Edgar Allan Poe; HW: Prepare for upcoming presentations

FRIDAY:
Language Arts: Pre-reading for The Outsiders – “Social groups” activities; HW: Define and give examples for vocabulary words (due Monday)

Literacy Workshop: SSR/Response; Review Word Wisdom pp. 31-32; HW: None

Adv. Lang. Arts: Poet Presentations – Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, Gwendolyn Brooks, Walt Whitman, Shel Silverstein; HW: Begin planning/storyboarding your poetry movies