Week 1

8/20/08

A. Read, sign and return syllabus.

Int. Reading Course Syllabus 08-09

B. Peer Interviews

C. Writing Sample - Choose 5 pictures that represent you. Write an essay explaining why you chose each picture. Turn in the pictures and the essay together.

D. Purchase the book Speak, by Laurie Halse Anderson - Due September 2, 2008

Parent Letter for Books

E. Book Search Activity in the computer lab.

Book Search Activity

Week 2

8/25/08

A. 5 in a Bag Presentations & Essay

5 in a bag

B. Notebook Check

C. Begin reading Speak

D. Gates testing

E. Classroom libraries

Silent reading is a mandatory part of this class - please select a book either in the class or on your own that you can read during leisure reading time.

Week 3

9/2/08

A. Speak Book is due

B. Context Clues Notes

Home Learning:

Write a sentence with an unknown word using each of the context clues.

C. Differentiated Group Work:

**6 Way Paragraphs

**Context Clues Activity pg. 1 Context Clues Activity pg. 2

**Vocabulary Activity

Week 4

9/8/08

A. Please remember to bring headphones to class as we prepare for the JRN Placement Test

B. Reading Passage: "Poison on the Drugstore Shelf"

C. Reading Passage: "Amazon Supersnake"

D. Timed Reading #1

Week 5

9/15/08

A. Current Events Review

B. Introduct Author's Purpose/Point of View Benchmark

C. Author's Purpose notes and pre-test

D. Jamestown Reading Navigator (JRN) Placement test in the computer lab

E. Timed Reading #2

F. Speak - make sure you've read up to pg. 49!!

Remember OPEN HOUSE is Tuesday, September 23, 2008. You'll receive extra credit if your parents attend!

Florida Teens Book Nominees

Week 6

9/22

Open House - Tuesday 9/24/08

"Maniacs on Bikes" Passage

Timed Reading #3

JRN - Lab (Amaze)

Current Event Summary

Statewide Reading Test

Week 7

9/29

Speak Quotes Activity

JRN - Lab

Current Events Activity due on Friday

Read Speak up to pg. 92

Speak Test #1

Books chosen for the Year:

Street Love, Walter Dean Myers

What Happened to Cass McBride? Gail Giles (Please Purchase)

Thirteen Reasons Why, Jay Asher (Please Purchase)

Discuss Speak Project - Due Monday - Oct. 20, 2008

Speak Project

Read "Promise Not to Tell" Excerpt

Week 8

10/6

DI Groups

**Critical Reader Book: "Hip Hop Heaven" Double -Entry Journal of Side Headings

**6 Way Paragraphs: Passage #2

**Work on Speak Project

JRN Lab Thursday -

Goal and Progress Chart for JRN Complete one of these each time you complete a journey.

Daredevils Book: "Queen Bess Coleman" pg. 22

Last week to turn in any make-up work to improve grades!!

Week 9

10/13

Guided reading of "Hip Hop Heaven"

Comprehension and Vocabulary Quiz

10/15 PSAT Testing

JRN Lab

Timed Reading #4