ELL 1B

ELL I B
Syllabus
April 23-27, 2007

Monday, April 23, 2007
You need to reflect in your black portfolios over your report card grades.
Think about what changes you might need to make this six weeks.
Reflect over the help you will need from specific teachers and classmates.
We will review chapters 1 & 2 from A Christmas Carol.
Quiz over chapters 1 & 2.
If have time, we will begin Unit 2. Before we get into literature circles we will complete the following:
In Unit 2 you will complete the Prereading exercise.
One of you will read it out loud.
Complete the exercises with the group.
Go over the material in the Pre-reading exercise.
If have time, begin literature circles.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Go over the answers to the quiz.
Begin literature circles. You should be able to get through Chapter 3.
Please make sure you are completing your job as a literature circle participant
Please make sure you area filling in the area for your job. This will be graded.

Wednesday, April 25, 2007
On a sheet of paper, you are to describe the first ghost Scrooge meets in Chapter 3. You must use complete sentences with end punctuation. You should have a paragraph with at least five sentences.
Make sure you look up words you do not know how to spell.
This is an individual assignment.
You will hand this in for me to grade.
Continue with literature circles. You should be able to begin Chapter 4 “Young Scrooge.” If you do not finish in class, you must finish it at home.

Thursday, April 26, 2007
On a sheet of paper, you are to write a summary over Chapter 4.
Remember that a summary does not have your opinion
A summary is short.
A summary should only have the essential (important) information.
This will be collected and assessed.
You are to continue with literature circle. You might be able to begin Chapter 5 “The Second Ghost.”

Friday, April 27, 2007

On a sheet of paper, you are to tell the reader about the second ghost.
Today we are going to catch up if we need to do so.