Language Arts Week of 9/24/12

Due Monday, 9/24/12  "I am from....." poem  and journal entry #5 describing governments


READING:
    1. "Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
    Literary focus:  irony
    vocabulary and analysis of irony in story & power relationships
    assessment test will include literary elements studied to date (character, point of view)

    2.  Literature Circle teams will be assigned  (let me know on Monday if you have already read The Hunger Games or seen the movie)
         Books will be handed out;  we will be reading the first five chapters this coming week.


WRITING:
    1. We'll examine the writing process and review the traits of good writing.
    2. Compositions for the week will include:  Let me introduce myself
                                                                           What America means to me
    3. Informational text -- summarize an article from a newspaper or magazine (Current Events)
    4. Simple Solutions -- Parts of Speech