DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
Dr. JOSE M.
LAZARO SCHOOL
“SYLLABUS”
Teacher Daixa E. Irizarry
Second Semester 2005 – 2006
(Oral communication, written
communication,
reading comprehension and literary
appreciation )
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Class Location: |
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S.
214 |
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Website URL: |
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http://shakespeare-club.tripod.com
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Texts and Resources |
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To
be announced. |
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Learning Competencies |
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Learning Competencies
By the end of English 11, students should be able to demonstrate that they can:
- Read selected literary texts in a way
that is significant to themselves.
- Participate in discussion by listening
thoughtfully to others and presenting their own idea cogently and persuasively,
- Write sentences of increasing maturity
and complexity,
- Write paragraphs and essays that demonstrate
a logical progression of ideas and a clear coherence between ideas,
- Participate in the process of writing
from the inception of ideas to revision,
- Develop a personal style and voice,
varying it according to the needs of the subject and audience, and
- Incorporate appropriate grammar, spelling,
usage, and punctuation in all public work.
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Goals |
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Our
goal is to help you become a better writer, reader, and thinker, and to prepare you for college-level work in English. |
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Materials |
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Class Notebook
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Journal Notebook
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dictionary English – Spanish
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binder (Portfolio): 1 1/2" to 2" three-ring binder (preferably with a cover sleeve and
page lifters).
Set of 5-tab page dividers.
Labels: 'Handouts', 'Journal',
'Notes', 'Assignments', 'Quizzes & Tests'. |
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Grading policy |
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Grades
will be based on total points accumulated over the course of the semester according to the following scheme:
A=90-100%
B=80-89%
C=70-79%
D=60-69%
F=0-59%
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Attendance
and Course Policies
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Student handbook; Page 5 –
C. Each student is responsible for all material and an assignment presented in class
and is expected to maintain regular attendance at all class sessions. Conscientious, thorough, responsible students make better
grades that student who makes choices that lead them away from these characteristics. To help students make wise choices for
success in English class, these are the policies that apply to high school students in my class:
- Assignments are due at the beginning of the class period unless otherwise noted
in the English class website and/or announced by the teacher in class.
- Late work is NOT accepted except in VERY unusual circumstances--worked out on
individual bases.
- If a late assignment is accepted
(not all late assignments are accepted--see above), the grade penalty will be 10%/day (not including weekends). The only exception
to this late penalty policy is if the teacher determines that the work was late due to an excused absence (usually
confined only to illness, a death in the immediate family, or a school-sponsored trip. Absences that are NOT considered excused
include--but are not limited to--missing class because you slept in, having computer/printer problems, forgetting which class
you're supposed to be in at a particular time, running an errand for another teacher, etc.)
- Daily work, quizzes and tests missed because of unexcused absences or tardiness
cannot be made up and will be assigned a score of zero.
- Students are expected to take all tests when they are scheduled. If for any reason,
a student cannot meet this expectation, s/he MUST make re-scheduling arrangements with the teacher PRIOR to the test time.
Tests missed without prior arrangements being made receive a grade of zero except in the most unusual circumstances--if the
teacher determines that an excusable situation prevented the student from contacting the teacher prior to the
test time.
- You must be in class for your work to be accepted. The teacher will NOT accept
work turned in by another person for a student with an unexcused absence. If you know you are going to have an excused absence,
turn your work in ahead of time or make other arrangements with the teacher PRIOR to your absence.
- You are expected to have the assignment for the current day upon your first
return following any absence (unless you've worked out an arrangement previously). ALL of the assignments are in the English
class website so you have 24/7 access to the work required for this class. Go to the English class website to find out what
you have missed during an absence and do your homework before you return to class.
- Work missed because of an excused absence must be made up as promptly as is practical.
YOU are to initiate the arrangements the first day you return to class. (Better yet, contact me before or while you
are absent so that we can begin arrangements. Of course, all assignments are listed in the English class website--which you
can access on your own, 24/7.)
- Foreseeable excused absences (field trips for other classes, music tours, TS
conferences, etc.) do not alter student responsibilities. Make arrangements before you go. Class work must be made up as arranged.
- Every effort should be made to attend class regularly
and on time. There is a direct correlation between attendance and performance. Simply put, the more you miss class the lower
your grade will likely be.
Academic Integrity
"Cheating is not tolerated at High School Students who choose to cheat may expect a variety of consequences, including but not limited to loss of
grade, loss of class office or loss of ability to participate in extracurricular activities. Consequences will be at the discretion
of the teacher involved, and will be discussed with the student and parent(s).
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Class Participation Grade
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Class participation makes up 10% of each student's final grade in English
11. This section of the grade is unusual in that everyone starts out with 100%. In each of the other sections of the grade
(quizzes & tests, daily work, and journal), students begin with 0%. So, in effect, 10% of the English 11 grade is a gift.
Everyone starts with an "A" in class participation.
- Keeping an "A" in Class Participation
It's really easy to keep this gift grade by actively contributing to the learning environment of
the class. Students who make positive contributions to the class environment:
- take responsibility for their own success
in class,
- listen attentively,
- exhibit self-control,
- respect classmates and teacher,
- raise their hands when they have a question
or want to make a comment,
- work independently (unless instructed otherwise),
- do their class work efficiently and carefully,
- behave safely in the classroom,
- walk into class quietly when they are late,
- bring their materials to class for each meeting,
- take care of bodily needs (drinks, potty,
etc.) outside of regular class time so that they can devote the full time to class activities and not disturb others by walking
out and back in, and
- seek to preserve a quiet environment so all
class members can listen and concentrate.
Students, who are able to do these things, keep their free gift of an
"A" for the class participation section of their grade. This helps to raise their final grade in English.
- Losing Class Participation Points
The gift points in the class participation section of the grade are only removed if a student makes
a choice to disturb the learning environment of the classroom or hinder his/her own or another student's success. Behaviors
that indicate that a student has made such a choice include, but are not limited to:
- acting disrespectfully to classmates or the
teacher,
- talking out of turn (without raising a hand
to be acknowledged),
- blurting out irrelevant comments,
- making comments that are off-topic and demonstrate
that a student was not paying attention,
- criticizing, laughing at, or putting down
other students,
- making comments or acting in way that promotes
ignorance or stupidity rather than intelligence and competence,
- poking, prodding, or otherwise disturbing
another student,
- sleeping or otherwise indicating disengagement
from classroom activities,
- walking around the room unnecessarily,
- leaving classroom without permission from
the teacher,
- behaving in an unsafe manner in the classroom,
- failing to pay attention and follow directions,
and
- Eating and/or drinking during class time.
Students who choose to behave in ways that
disturb the positive learning environment in the classroom will have their class participation points removed, one at a time.
These deductions are reflected in portfolio, and are freely available for both students and parents/guardians to check. All
reasons for class participation grade reductions are documented and dated by the teacher in case interested parties should
wish to discuss them in the future.
Make wise choices, contribute
positively to class, and hang on to the free gift of 100% in class participation!!! |
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ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) |
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In compliance with the Americans
with Disabilities Act, Dr. José M. Lázaro High School will make reasonable accommodations to provide equal access for persons
with disabilities. If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please make an appointment to discuss this with the teacher
outside of class time.
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Final Exam |
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Your
final exam is indicated in the calendar. You are required to take it on the day specified by the school, no earlier and no
later. Other than a medical emergency, I can think of no legitimate reason for taking it earlier. Please make your arrangements
so that they will not conflict with your final exam. |
I.
Reading comprehension
Week : January 17 – 20, 2006
17: Course description
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Syllabus
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Portfolio Assessment
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Materials
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Calendar
18: Course description
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Syllabus
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Portfolio Assessment
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Materials
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Calendar
19: Review the novel: The
Pearl
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Practice exercise: English class web
20: Review the novel: The
Pearl
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Practice exercise: English class web
Week: January 23 - 27, 2006
23: Test #1: The Pearl
24: Test #1: The Pearl
25: Review the parts of Short
Story
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oral review practice: Teacher handouts (first semester)
pages 3 - 19
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reading a selection: The Chaser – author:
John Collier
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Homework: Complete reading the selection: The Chaser
26: Review the parts of Short
Story
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oral review practice: Teacher handouts (first semester)
pages 3 - 19
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reading a selection: The Chaser – author:
John Collier
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Homework: Complete reading the selection: The Chaser
27: Grammar link: Parts of
the Speech: Nouns
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Quiz: Identify the nouns in a sentence
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Parts of the Sentence: Simple Subjects and Simple
Predicates
Week: January 30 – February 3, 2006
30: Grammar link: Parts of
the Speech: Nouns
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Quiz: Identify the nouns in a sentence
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Parts of the Sentence: Simple Subjects and Simple
Predicates
31: Exercises: The Chaser, pages 55 – 60
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Guide questions
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Oral discussion
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Analysis
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Vocabulary Growth
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Writing
1: Exercises: The Chaser,
pages 55 – 60
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Guide questions
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Oral discussion
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Analysis
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Vocabulary Growth
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Writing
2:
Journal #1(25pts) in paragraph format (I'm really tired of . . . . I'm really mad about . . . . I'm really excited about .
. . . I'm really satisfied with . . .)
3:
Journal #1(25 pts) in paragraph format (I'm really tired of . . . . I'm really mad about . . . . I'm really excited about
. . . . I'm really satisfied with . . .)
Week: February 6 -10, 2006
6:
Reading selection: The Snob – author: Morley Callaghan
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Homework: Complete reading the selection: The Snob
7: Reading selection: The
Snob – author: Morley Callaghan
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Homework: Complete reading the selection: The Snob
8: Exercises: The Snob,
pages 43 - 49
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Guide questions
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Oral discussion
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Analysis
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Vocabulary Growth
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Writing
9: Exercises: The Snob,
pages 43 - 49
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Guide questions
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Oral discussion
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Analysis
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Vocabulary Growth
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Writing
10: Grammar link: Parts of
the Speech: Pronouns
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Quiz: Identify exercises- complete sentences
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Parts of the Sentence: Complete subjects and complete
predicates
Week: February 13 – 17, 2006
13: Grammar link: Parts of
the Speech: Pronouns
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Quiz: Identify exercises- complete sentences
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Parts of the Sentence: Complete subjects and complete
predicates
14: Test #2: Basic elements of Short Story
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Identify in a selection
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Grammar: Nouns And Pronouns
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Reading Comprehension
15: Test #2: Basic elements
of Short Story
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Identify in a selection
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Grammar: Nouns And Pronouns
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Reading Comprehension
16: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
17: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
Week: February 21 – 24, 2006
21: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
22: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
23: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
24: Literature: The Great
Gatsby
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Literacy handout (by the teacher)
a. Identifies an inferred main idea
b. Paraphrases ideas and sentences
c. Identifies figures of speech
d. Identifies relevant details
Homework: Complete reading the selection: The Great Gatsby
Week: February 27 – March 3, 2006
27: Test
#3: Comprehension test: The Great Gatsby
28: Test
#3: Comprehension test: The Great Gatsby
1: Journal #2- Explore: "I control how successful
I will be."
2: Journal #2- Explore: "I control how successful
I will be."
3: Grammar link: Verbs
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Principal Parts of Verb
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regular and irregular verbs
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tense of verbs
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Parts of the sentence: compound subject and compound
predicates
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Quiz
Week: March 6 – 10, 2006
6:
Grammar link: Verbs
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Principal Parts of Verb
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regular and irregular verbs
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tense of verbs
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Parts of the sentence: compound subject and compound
predicates
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Quiz
7: Introduction to Poetry
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Elements of Poetry
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Concrete Poem – Special Work (1 grade)
8: Introduction to Poetry
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Elements of Poetry
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Concrete Poem– Special Work (1 grade)
9: Work period for Portfolio
10: Work period for Portfolio
Week: March 13 - 17, 2006
13:
Haiku, Cinquain and Acrostic poems
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exercises
14:
Haiku, Cinquain and Acrostic poems Elements of Poetry
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exercises
15: Poetry – continues
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Special Project: A Dedication Verse
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Dateline: March
30, 2006
16: Grammar link: adjectives and adverbs
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Part of the sentence: order of subject and predicate
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Quiz
17: Grammar link: adjectives and adverbs
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Part of the sentence: order of subject and predicate
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Quiz
*SPECIAL ACTIVITIES FOR ENGLISH WEEK
Week: March 20 - 24, 2006
20:
Poetry - continues
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Special Project: A Dedication Verse
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Dateline: March
31, 2006
21: Journal #3- Explore: “What if
you were evicted from your home? What if you
were forcibly taken to another country?)...”
23: Journal #3- Explore: “What if
you were evicted from your home? What if you
were forcibly taken to another country?)...”
24: PPAA – Exercises for preparation test
Week: March 27 - 31, 2006
Homework: (1) Journals:
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Journal #4- Explore: This weather makes me want to
. . . . The most romantic story I know is . . .
Home test: #4 Benjamin Franklin’s
virtues
27: PPAA – Exercises for preparation test
28: PPAA – Exercises for preparation test
29: PPAA - Exercises for preparation test
30: PPAA – Exercises for preparation
test
31: PPAA – Exercises for preparation test
Week: April 3 - 7, 2006
3: PPAA
4: PPAA
5: PPAA
6: PPAA
7: PPAA
Week: April 10 - 17, 2006 (No classes)
Week: April 17 - 21, 2006
17: No classes.
18: Theme: I’ve never heard of
that! - Exercises
19: Theme: I’ve never heard of that! - Exercises
20: Theme: Going places – Exercises
21: Theme: Going places – Exercises
Week: April 24 - 28, 2006
24: Grammar link: prepositions,
conjunctions and interjections
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Part of the sentence: complements
25: Grammar link: prepositions,
conjunctions and interjections
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Part of the sentence: complements
26:
Test #5: Grammar and reading
27: Test #5: Grammar and reading
28: Portfolio Day
Week: May 1 - 5, 2006 (Education week)
Week: May 8 - 12, 2006
8: Portfolio Day
9: Review: Capitalization,
punctuation, abbreviations, and numbers
10: Review: Capitalization, punctuation, abbreviations,
and numbers
11: Review for final test
12:
Review for final test
Final test: To be announced.
Journal Notebook: May 12, 2006
Portfolio Dateline: May 12, 2006
