<p> The City of Ember: Reading Schedule</p><p>Nov. 12 Pre-reading questions. Notes: The City of Ember. Read Instructions & answer study guide questions. Homework: None</p><p>Nov. 13 Read biography of Jeanne DuPrau & informational text (pre-reading). Answer questions. Notes: Modifiers. Complete modifiers worksheet. Read chapters 1 & 2. Answer study guide questions. Homework: finish reading chapters 1 & 2/answer study guide questions. Finish modifiers worksheet.</p><p>Nov. 14 Complete Vocabulary Review – words 1 – 15. Complete Modifiers Review & turn in. Read chapters 3 & 4/ answer study guide questions. Homework: finish reading chapters 3 & 4/answer study guide. Finish Vocabulary Review & Modifiers Review.</p><p>Nov. 17 Work on Character Chart. Read chapters 5 & 6. Answer study guide questions. Homework: finish reading chapters 5 & 6/answer study guide. Character chart (Lina – Poppy) due tomorrow.</p><p>Nov. 18 Reading Quiz - ch. 1 - 5. Character chart due. Read ch. 7 & answer study guide questions. NOTES: Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers & Split Infinitives. Complete Modifiers worksheet. Homework: finish reading ch. 7 & answer study guide. Finish Modifiers worksheet.</p><p>Nov. 19 Notes: Illustrate misplaced modifiers (sign up). Read chapters 8 & 9. Answer study guide questions. Work on misplaced modifier sentence illustration. Homework: finish reading chapters 8 & 9/answer study guide. Study for Vocab. Quiz – words 1 – 15.</p><p>Nov. 20 Vocabulary Quiz – words 1 – 15. After quiz read chapter 10 & answer study guide. GROUPS: City of Ember assignment. Homework: finish reading chapter 10 & answer study guide questions. Work on misplaced modifier sentence illustration.</p><p>Nov. 21 Complete Vocab. Review - words 16 - 30. Work on character chart for novel. Read chapter 11 & answer study guide questions. GROUPS: City of Ember assignment. Homework: Finish reading ch. 11 & answer study guide. Misplaced Modifier sentence illustration due Mon. Dec. 1.</p><p>Dec. 1 Modifier Illustration due. Notes: Informative writing. Notes: Important person. Read ch. 12 & answer study guide questions. Work on character chart. GROUPS: present to class Homework: finish reading ch. 12 & answer study guide. Finish adjectives worksheet.</p><p>Dec. 2 Reading Quiz - ch. 6 - 10. Work on character chart. Read chapters 13 & 14. Answer study guide questions. NOTES: Important person. Homework: finish reading chapters 13 & 14 & answer study guide. Finish character chart (due tomorrow). Dec. 3 Vocab. Quiz – words 16 – 30. Character chart due. Notes: Important person. Read chapters 15 & 16. Answer study guide questions. NOTES: Subject-Verb agreement. Complete S-V agreement practice sheet. Homework: finish reading chapters 15 & 16 & answer study guide. Finish S-V agreement sheet. Dec. 4 Reading Quiz – ch. 11 – 15. Complete Vocab. Review – words 31 - 45. Begin research for informative paper. Read chapter 17. Answer study guide questions. Homework: finish reading ch. 17 & answer study guide. Study for vocab. quiz - words 16 - 30. Dec. 5 Vocab. Quiz - words 31 - 45. Read ch. 18 & answer study guide questions. Finish research for informative paper. Begin writing 1st rough draft of informative paper. Homework: finish reading ch. 18 & answer study guide. Finish 1st rough draft of informative paper.</p><p>Dec. 8 NOTES QUIZ – open note. Peer edit – 1st rough draft of informative paper. Read chapters 19 & 20 in The City of Ember. Make corrections to 1st rough draft & write 2nd rough draft of paper. Homework: Finish reading chapters 19 & 20 and answer study guide questions</p><p>Dec. 9 Notes: Create your own city. Work on city creation. Work on 2nd rough draft for informative paper. Homework: Study for test on The City of Ember. Finish writing 2nd rough draft.</p><p>Dec. 10 Work on map of city. Peer edit 2nd rough draft of informative paper. Homework: Make last corrections to 2nd rough draft of informative paper.</p><p>Dec. 11 TEST – The City of Ember. Work on map of city. MOVIE: The City of Ember. Homework: Finish map of city. (due tomorrow)</p><p>Dec. 12 Computer Lab – type informative paper. City Map due.</p><p>Dec. 15 MOVIE: The City of Ember. Study guide for Benchmark test/Review for Benchmark test. Homework: Complete study guide for Benchmark test.</p><p>Dec. 16 Review Benchmark study guide. GROUPS: Christmas assignment. Homework: work on group assignment.</p><p>Dec. 17 GROUPS: Christmas assignment. Homework: finish group assignment. Study for semester Benchmark test.</p><p>Dec. 18 Semester Benchmark test. GROUPS present to class.</p><p>Dec. 19 School out at 1:00</p><p>DUE DATES</p><p>Nov. 18 Character chart due (Lina – Poppy)</p><p>Dec. 1 Group work due. Modifier illustration due.</p><p>Dec. 3 Character chart due (all characters)</p><p>Dec. 5 Finish research for informative paper</p><p>Dec. 8 1st rough draft of informative paper due/peer editing due</p><p>Dec. 10 2nd rough draft due/peer editing due</p><p>Dec. 12 Type informative paper. City Map due</p><p>Dec. 18 Group work due.</p>