The information on this page is my tentative guide for reading and writing for the 1st nine weeks.  It lists the writing requirements and the required reading. This grading period is nine weeks.

1^st Nine Weeks Required Texts, writing, and units:

Literature Circles
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
research and non-fiction writing unit
short story unit

1^st Nine Week Required Writing:
Feature Article/Non-fiction for Research Project

Routine Daily Class and Home work:
Mondays:  Vocabulary Study/Weekly Grammar Lesson
Tuesdays:   Poem of the Week Response and Discussion
Wednesdays:  SAT/ARMT Preparation
Thursdays:  Daily Oral Language/Weekly Reading Skills Lesson
Fridays:   Vocabulary Quiz/Tiger Paws time