November 7 - 11 - Pre-AP

Post date: Nov 04, 2016 5:45:20 PM

Monday, November 7

• Article of the Week #7 - The History of Veteran's Day

• Evaluating Persuasive Essays from the Writing SOL Test

  • Discussion: Strong persuasive essays...

  • Read-Around Activity in small groups

  • 3 revision ideas for future essays

Tuesday, November 8

• Election Day/Staff Development - Schools Closed for Students

Wednesday, November 9

• Journal - Expository Writing (Create a Holiday)

• Reader's Theater: "Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Speckled Band"

  • Plot Diagram

  • Full text of the original short story

  • Audio version of full text from LibriVox

  • Photo Gallery: A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes from Time magazine

• Writing Activity: Formal vs. Informal style

Thursday, November 10

• Field Trip - Ferrum College OR Danville Science Center

• Homework: Finish AoW #7

Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day

• AoW #7 due

• Grammar Review: Lazy Editor

  • Activity from Sherlock

  • Scene transcript and Video

• Reading: "the Case of the Speckled Band"

  • Quiz

  • Kahoot quiz on story elements and literary devices