October 13 - 17, 2014

This week we will wrap up our last Collection 1 readings with a few close reads. The skills required of the two close reads will help identify and review the skills assessed over the Collection 1 exam to be done on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Any missing work that still needs to be submitted online or handed in should be turned in by the end of the school day on Thursday.

• Mon: Close Read - Tan, "Mother Tongue." Begin reading and discussing the selection. Complete the close read tasks as we read.
• Tues: Close Read - Tan, "Mother Tongue." Begin reading and discussing the selection. Finish the close read tasks and hand in by the end of the hour.
• Wed: Poetry Close Read - Alexie. Read and discuss the selection. Complete the close read tasks and hand in by the end of the hour. Brief discussion over Immigration Poetry close read from last week.
• Thurs: Collection 1 exam preview - review major concepts. Pass out and begin annotating the exam's reading selections.
• Fri: No school - End of the 1st Quarter

Collection 1 Exam on Monday and Tuesday of next week