Week at a glance January 20-24, 2014

This week we are working on multiple assignments.  We'll start with the beginning of our grammar unit.  Based on what we've seen in students' past writing, our first focus will be on fixing comma splices.  Each grammar unit week will start with a pre-test.  We will then do mini lessons throughout the week.  Students who earn an A on the pre-test do not have to take the test on Friday.  We will also continue to read and discuss Act One of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman.  We'll wrap up the week with a review of the play so far, our grammar unit quiz, and a discussion of how we did and where we're headed with the Technical Essay.

• Mon: No school - MLK Day
• Tues: Grammar Unit - comma splice pre-test.  Death of a Salesman - continue reading and discussing Act One.
• Wed: Grammar Unit - fixing comma splices with conjunctions.  Death of a Salesman - continue reading and discussing Act One.
• Thurs: Death of a Salesman - wrap up and review Act One.   Begin working on the Act One, part two study guide.  Grammar Unit - comma splice review.
• Fri: Grammar Unit - comma splice quiz.  Death of a Salesman - Act One, part two study guide due by the end of the hour. Technical Essay - pass back rough drafts and preview next week.