Assignments for Advanced Reading

Semester 2, 2005-2006

L. Calvin Dillon, MEd., NBCT

Quarter Three

Week 1

Classes

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Week One

January 3 - 6

Teacher workday

Notecard of introduction

Newsweek

Practice Testing

Book pass

Library Trip

Week Two

January 9-13

Journal One

First set of notecards due

Newsweek

Bush Issue

Journal Two

Week Three

January 16-20

MLK Holiday

Reading about cheese - Timed Readings Plus

Newsweek

Sharon Issue

Vocab Quiz One

Journal Three

Library Trip

Week Four

January 23-27

Second set of notecards due

Newsweek

Bode Miller Issue

Vocab Quiz Two

Journal Four

Week Five

January 30 through

February 3

Newsweek

DNA Issue

Start Practice test 2

Library Trip

Journal #5

Week Six

February 6-10

Reading

Journal #6

Finish Practice Test 2

Newsweek

"Boys" Issue

Progress reports

Review practice test 2

Day at the Fair - No school

Week Seven

February 13-17

Going over test 2 -- filling out SAT record sheet

Journal #7

Review practice test 2

Newsweek

"Iran" issue

Vocab exercise - Verbal drill worksheet -- choosing synonym with italicized word

Library Trip

Week Eight

February 20-24

Kaplan Practice book

Club Day

Third set of notecards due

Sentences for practice - matching

Brainstorming for prereading

Reading about Whiteness

Vocab words revealed

Newsweek

"Sex" issue

Preview vocab for test 3

Begin test three

Book report assigned - sign up for computer time during reading if you choose

Vocab Quiz #3

Continue test three

Journal #8

Week Nine

February 27 through

March 3

FCAT

Newsweek

FCAT

Library Trip

Week Ten

March 6-10

FCAT

Newsweek

Week Eleven

March 13-17

Book report due - must have read two books by this point

Newsweek

Half-day

Library Trip

Quarter Four

Classes	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week One March 27 through March 31			Newsweek
Week Two April 3-7			Newsweek
Week Three April 10-114			Newsweek
Week Four April 17-21			Newsweek
Week Five April 24-28			Newsweek
Week Six May 1-5			Newsweek
Week Seven May 8-12			Newsweek
Week Eight May 15-19			Newsweek
Week Nine May 22-26	Exams	Exams	Exams	Early release - last day	Post planning