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02.08.10

A Brunswick County Schools 21^st Century Classroom


	News You Can Use

This Week at SMS:

Monday, February 8, 2010 - Basketball away, SMS at Cedar Grove; Wrestling at home, SMS vs. Cedar Grove; games and matches begin at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Bi-weekly Progress Reports go home

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Basketball away, SMS at SBMS; Wrestling at home, SMS vs. SBMS; games and matches begin at 4:30 p.m.

Friday, February 12, 2010 - Valentine's Dance, 3:30 p.m. till 5:30 p.m. - $3 per person.

General Information:

Late work / missing assignments will be accepted for a reduced grade. Students may retake any test which received a grade of less than 80.

Parents, if you would like to set up a conference with your child's teacher or team, please contact the school (754-6882) or one of the teachers through e-mail. We will be happy to meet with you during our daily planning time, which is 1:45 until 3:15.

After-school tutoring for communication skills is offered on Thursdays from 3:20 until 4:15. Students who have a note from a parent/guardian will be allowed to stay for tutoring.

Students can access Study Island from home. All you need is your lunch number and a password (see Mrs. Bennett for the password).

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2009-2010 Communication Skills Pacing Guide


	Communication Skills (1st, 2nd, 3rd Cores)

2009-2010 Communication Skills Syllabus

WEEKLY LESSON FOCUS (projected for this week - please be aware that this schedule may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students)

Reading the novel Peter and the Starcatchers in class and completing various "during reading" and "post-reading" activities

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS (projected for this week - please be aware that these questions may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students)

How do the words, thoughts, and actions of the characters in the novel Peter and the Starcatchers tell you what kind of people they are?
What are the essential words and the unfamiliar words in the novel?
What are some examples of figurative language in the novel?
What are the external and internal conflicts taking place in Peter and the Starcatchers ?
What are the themes presented in the novel?
What is the plot of the novel?

HOMEWORK

Monday, February 8, 2010 - Complete stems maps for ex , ant/anti, contra & counter

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Complete vocabulary maps for this week's words using the stem ex (export, expel, exhale, extract, & exempt)

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Complete vocabulary maps for this week's words using the stems ant/anti, contra & counter (antiseptic, antibacterial, antonym, contradict, & counterfeit)

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Complete the review activities in the vocabulary packet, including the ten sentences, for the words using this week's word stems ( ex , ant/anti , contra & counter )

Lesson #13 Vocabulary Test on Friday, February 12, 2010!

For language of origin for your word stems, check these sites:

http://www.etymonline.com/

http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48468

Read independently each night!


	AIG Communication Skills (4th Core)

2009-2010 AIG Communication Skills Syllabus

WEEKLY LESSON FOCUS ( projected for this week - please be aware that this schedule may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students)

Reviewing Level III sentence analysis (phrases) and Level IV sentence analysis (clauses)
Diagramming sentences to gain a deeper understanding of sentence structure
Pre-reading activities for Treasure Island

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS ( projected for this week - please be aware that these questions may be modified to fit the educational needs of the students)

Where do we place prepositional phrases, gerunds, participles, and infinitives in Reed-Kellogg sentence diagrams?
Who was Robert Louis Stevenson?
What do think about when you hear/see the words "Treasure Island"?
What do you know about pirates and the Golden Age of Piracy?
What are your predictions for the novel?

HOMEWORK

Monday, February 8, 2010 - Stems prompt #62 and the assigned sentence diagram

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - Stems prompt #63 and assigned sentence diagram

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Stems prompt #64 and assigned sentence diagram

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Stems prompt #65 and assigned sentence diagram

Remember to continue working on your stems maps for List #4 ... these maps provide you with an awesome study guide when you complete them BEFORE the tests!

Stems maps may be submitted electronically if you would like to download the template from the Document Manager and create the maps using PowerPoint.

For stems with the same meaning, check out this site:

http://www.prefixsuffix.com/rootchart.php?navblks=1011000

Read independently each night!

The AIG Portfolio Assignment, on the novel of your choice, is Due Friday, February 26, 2010.