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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Language Arts 10-4-2013

Princeton:
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal; discussion of sequence of events in The Hunger Games.
Redid Current Events assignment according to format.
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Journal entry #14 -- Movie vs. Book -- began watching The Hunger Games and jotting down differences between movie and book.

Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 and Parts of Speech Quiz; have packet ready to hand in.  Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note."  Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.


Yale:
Completed comprehension questions for chapters 10 & 11 in Purple Journal
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Wrote down new vocabulary words for Part II of Hunger Games and discussed usage.

Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16; have packet ready to hand in.  Read Chapter 12 in Hunger Games, complete a "Think and Note."  Finish character table, both sides, if you have not.



Harvard:
Took Parts of Speech Quiz, corrected & reviewed
Copied notes on Sentences -- Clauses (independent and dependent/main & subordinate) -- discussion and clarification, practice
Literature Circles -- finished discussion on Chapters 11 and 12; finished "Settings" for grade
Continued movie  and taking notes on differences between the movie and the book.
Took down new vocabulary words for Part II and discussed usage.

Homework:
Study for Simple Solutions Test on Lessons 13-16 ; have packet ready to hand in.  Read Chapter 13 &14 in Hunger Games, complete your Literature Circle job.;  Finish character table, both sides, if you have not. 

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