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August 17, 2007 - Updated for Monday, Aug. 21, 2007 Communication Arts 11

Turn in post cards from post card project by the end of class today. No late work accepted. There is an assignment sheet over this work if you have been absent. Complete the Interest Inventory. Submit by Aug. 24, 2007 (10 Points) Write a journal on the Carl Sandburg quotation. This needs to be done in ink. The minimum length is one half page. This was due Friday, Aug. 17 at the end of the hour in class, if you are a new student. Distribute syllabus. Due date for parent signature returned from contact information letter – Aug. 24 (10 points) Check out textbooks. Bring textbooks to class daily. Students in most, but not third hour, were told there would be a quiz today over the oral tradition story on page 21 in the text. Ask teacher for approval on outside reading choice asap. Write a narrative of your first storyteller. This needs to be done in blue or black ink, and the minimum length will be one page. This is due by the end of the hour on Monday, August 20. Friday’s assignment was: Textbook reading assignment will be a Native American Legend on Grizzlies, page 21. This will be discussed in class on Monday, so be prepared for a short quiz on it, too. Vocabulary will be presented in context on the Native American legends for next week. We will begin a new oral tradition tale today from the text. Objective: Students will be able to write for a variety of purposes and audiences from post cards, journals, and narratives. Students will know the proper salutation, body text details, and closing for a letter. Students will show evidence of writing with grammatical conventions and proper punctuation. DOK: Relate, Narrate, and Analyze