Weekly Update:
Every week, (usually on Saturday or Sunday) I will update this tab with the objectives, activities and homework for the week. However, the homework may be subject to change as the week progresses and students must still be responsible for and keep track of their homework in their agenda book.
Week of 5/26-5/30/14 (No School Monday)
Objectives: EOG Test Review, PowerWords Packet #3, Context Clues, Phrases & Clauses, Author's Point of View, Summarizing, Main Idea, Review, Testing Tips, MP 4 Book Project Presentations
Tuesday: PowerWords packet Due Tomorrow! Book Projet #4 Due Tomorrow
Wednesday: Power Words Test tomorrow #3
Thursday: Read. Rest. Use Useful Websites tab to review for EOG (optional)
Friday: Read. Rest. Use Useful Websites tab to review for EOG (optional)
Objectives: EOG Test Review, PowerWords Packet #3, Context Clues, Phrases & Clauses, Author's Point of View, Summarizing, Main Idea, Review, Testing Tips, MP 4 Book Project Presentations
Tuesday: PowerWords packet Due Tomorrow! Book Projet #4 Due Tomorrow
Wednesday: Power Words Test tomorrow #3
Thursday: Read. Rest. Use Useful Websites tab to review for EOG (optional)
Friday: Read. Rest. Use Useful Websites tab to review for EOG (optional)
Week of 5/19-5/23/14
Objectives: Literature Circle Wrap Up Activities, Power Words Packet #2, Power Words Packet #3, Types of Propaganda/Advertisement Techniques, EOG Practice Test #2, Grammar: Diagramming Sentences, POS Review
Monday:Finish Power Words Packet
Tuesday: PowerWords Test tomorrow
Wednesday: Read! Book Project Due 5/28
Thursday: Complete Literature Circle Folders (all 8 sheets)
Friday: Book Projects Due on 5.28, PowerWords Packet Due on Wed.
Objectives: Literature Circle Wrap Up Activities, Power Words Packet #2, Power Words Packet #3, Types of Propaganda/Advertisement Techniques, EOG Practice Test #2, Grammar: Diagramming Sentences, POS Review
Monday:Finish Power Words Packet
Tuesday: PowerWords Test tomorrow
Wednesday: Read! Book Project Due 5/28
Thursday: Complete Literature Circle Folders (all 8 sheets)
Friday: Book Projects Due on 5.28, PowerWords Packet Due on Wed.
Week of 5/12-5/16/14
Objectives: Poetry Wrap-up, Review game & Poetry Unit Assessment, EOG PowerVerbs Packet #2, Create Poetry Booklet (Graded with Rubric), Literature Circle Novels, Roles & Discussion Groups, Identification and Analysis of Technical Writing, "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto, Grammar Focus: Diagramming Sentences & POS review, EOG Practice Test #1
Monday: Poetry Unit Test Tomorrow: Study notes in EOG notebook
Tuesday: Work on Poetry Booklet--Due Friday
Wednesday: PowerWords Packet Due Tues, 5/20
Thursday: Poetry Booklet Due tomorrow, Literature Circle Meetings tomorrow
Friday: Literature Circle Meetings on Monday, PowerWords Packet Due on Tues.
Objectives: Poetry Wrap-up, Review game & Poetry Unit Assessment, EOG PowerVerbs Packet #2, Create Poetry Booklet (Graded with Rubric), Literature Circle Novels, Roles & Discussion Groups, Identification and Analysis of Technical Writing, "Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto, Grammar Focus: Diagramming Sentences & POS review, EOG Practice Test #1
Monday: Poetry Unit Test Tomorrow: Study notes in EOG notebook
Tuesday: Work on Poetry Booklet--Due Friday
Wednesday: PowerWords Packet Due Tues, 5/20
Thursday: Poetry Booklet Due tomorrow, Literature Circle Meetings tomorrow
Friday: Literature Circle Meetings on Monday, PowerWords Packet Due on Tues.
Week of 5/05-5/09/14
Objectives: Limericks, Poetry Wrap-up: Poetry Stations, "Annabel Lee" EA Poe, "Still I Rise" M. Angelou, "The Wreck of the Hesperus" H W Longfellow (summarizing), "Foul Shot" (Compare/Contrast & Free Verse), "Speak Up" (Analysis), "Ode to Family Photographs" G. Soto, "Invictus" W. Henley, Practice with Figurative Language, Practice with Analogies, EOG PowerVerbs Packet & Assessment, Literature Circle Novels, Roles & Discussion Groups
Monday: Finish Limericks, EOG PowerWords Packet Due Tomorrow
Tuesday: EOG PowerWords Test Tomorrow
Wednesday: Read Chapters for Lit Circle by Friday
Thursday: Read Chapters for Lit Circle by Friday
Friday: Read Chapters for Lit Circles by Monday/Complete Role
Objectives: Limericks, Poetry Wrap-up: Poetry Stations, "Annabel Lee" EA Poe, "Still I Rise" M. Angelou, "The Wreck of the Hesperus" H W Longfellow (summarizing), "Foul Shot" (Compare/Contrast & Free Verse), "Speak Up" (Analysis), "Ode to Family Photographs" G. Soto, "Invictus" W. Henley, Practice with Figurative Language, Practice with Analogies, EOG PowerVerbs Packet & Assessment, Literature Circle Novels, Roles & Discussion Groups
Monday: Finish Limericks, EOG PowerWords Packet Due Tomorrow
Tuesday: EOG PowerWords Test Tomorrow
Wednesday: Read Chapters for Lit Circle by Friday
Thursday: Read Chapters for Lit Circle by Friday
Friday: Read Chapters for Lit Circles by Monday/Complete Role
Week of 4/28-5/02/14
Objectives: Grammar Focus:Analogies, Reading Skill: Poetry, Literature Circle Novel, Parody Poetry Readings: "Stopping By a Woods," "Fire & Ice," "The Road Less Traveled"(R. Frost) "I'm Nobody", "Death Kindly Stopped for Me," (Emily Dickinson), "The Highwayman" A. Noyes, "If" (Rudyard Kipling), "I Go Along" R. Peck, "The New Colossus" E. Lazarus, EOG Practice Skills, EOG Power Words Packet
Monday: Finish "Highway Man" questions
Tuesday: Analogies Worksheet
Wednesday: EOG PowerWords Packet Due Next Tuesday
Thursday: Chapters & Role for Lit Circle Due on Monday
Friday: Chapters & Role for Lit Circle Due on Monday,
Objectives: Grammar Focus:Analogies, Reading Skill: Poetry, Literature Circle Novel, Parody Poetry Readings: "Stopping By a Woods," "Fire & Ice," "The Road Less Traveled"(R. Frost) "I'm Nobody", "Death Kindly Stopped for Me," (Emily Dickinson), "The Highwayman" A. Noyes, "If" (Rudyard Kipling), "I Go Along" R. Peck, "The New Colossus" E. Lazarus, EOG Practice Skills, EOG Power Words Packet
Monday: Finish "Highway Man" questions
Tuesday: Analogies Worksheet
Wednesday: EOG PowerWords Packet Due Next Tuesday
Thursday: Chapters & Role for Lit Circle Due on Monday
Friday: Chapters & Role for Lit Circle Due on Monday,
Week of 4/14-4/17/14 No school Friday, 4/18
Objectives: Grammar Focus:Subject/Verb Agreement, Reading Skill: Lyric Poetry, Figurative Language, Concrete Poetry, Historical Fiction Paper Final Drafts, Poetry Readings: "Dream Deferred," "Mother to Son," (Langston Hughes) "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", "Life Doesn't Frighten Me," (Maya Angelou), "Cynthia Stout," Examples of Concrete Poetry, "Fog" C. Sandburg, "Life" N. Magett, EOG Practice Skills
Monday: Finish Rough Draft of Poet Imitation poetry
Tuesday: Subject/Verb Agreement Worksheet, Bring Song Lyrics for Analysis
Wednesday: Finish Analyzing Lyrics
Thursday: Read! Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break!
Friday: Finish Historical Fiction Paper
Objectives: Grammar Focus:Subject/Verb Agreement, Reading Skill: Lyric Poetry, Figurative Language, Concrete Poetry, Historical Fiction Paper Final Drafts, Poetry Readings: "Dream Deferred," "Mother to Son," (Langston Hughes) "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", "Life Doesn't Frighten Me," (Maya Angelou), "Cynthia Stout," Examples of Concrete Poetry, "Fog" C. Sandburg, "Life" N. Magett, EOG Practice Skills
Monday: Finish Rough Draft of Poet Imitation poetry
Tuesday: Subject/Verb Agreement Worksheet, Bring Song Lyrics for Analysis
Wednesday: Finish Analyzing Lyrics
Thursday: Read! Have a safe and relaxing Spring Break!
Friday: Finish Historical Fiction Paper
Week of 4/07-4/11/14 Report Cards sent home on 4/08
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Comma Usage, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes Unit: Lists 1-3 & review activities, Reading Skill: Narrative Poetry, Figurative Language, Haiku Poetry, Word Connotation/Denotation, Historical Fiction Paper Final Drafts, Poetry Readings: "Casey At the Bat," "My Brother's Gift," "Bedd Gelert, "The Cockroach," Japanese Haikus from text, EOG Practice Skills
Monday:Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Work (Crossword & Story)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Test tomorrow, Comma Worksheet
Wednesday: None
Thursday: Comma Practice sheet, Two Sided Poetry
Friday: Finish Historical Fiction Paper
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Comma Usage, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes Unit: Lists 1-3 & review activities, Reading Skill: Narrative Poetry, Figurative Language, Haiku Poetry, Word Connotation/Denotation, Historical Fiction Paper Final Drafts, Poetry Readings: "Casey At the Bat," "My Brother's Gift," "Bedd Gelert, "The Cockroach," Japanese Haikus from text, EOG Practice Skills
Monday:Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Work (Crossword & Story)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Test tomorrow, Comma Worksheet
Wednesday: None
Thursday: Comma Practice sheet, Two Sided Poetry
Friday: Finish Historical Fiction Paper
Week of 3/31-4/04/14 Report Cards go home on 4/08
Objectives: Grammar Focus: I vs Me, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes Unit: Lists 1-3, Reading Skill: Introduction to Poetry, Paraphrasing, Figurative Language, Historical Fiction Paper Rough Draft/Self & Peer Edit, Poetry Readings: "How to Eat a Poem," "Sick," Poetry by Pat Mora, Narrative Poetry: "The Cremation of Sam McGee," "Oranges," The Highwayman," "How I Learned English," "Story Time" EOG Practice Skills
Monday: Finish Figurative Language worksheet (Rough Drafts of Hist Fic Paper will be edited on Wed.)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Story using 10 words (Due Tues, 4/8)
Wednesday: Self-Edit Hist Fiction Paper
Thursday: Figurative Language Quiz tomorrow..Study your EOG notebook notes
Friday: None
Objectives: Grammar Focus: I vs Me, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes Unit: Lists 1-3, Reading Skill: Introduction to Poetry, Paraphrasing, Figurative Language, Historical Fiction Paper Rough Draft/Self & Peer Edit, Poetry Readings: "How to Eat a Poem," "Sick," Poetry by Pat Mora, Narrative Poetry: "The Cremation of Sam McGee," "Oranges," The Highwayman," "How I Learned English," "Story Time" EOG Practice Skills
Monday: Finish Figurative Language worksheet (Rough Drafts of Hist Fic Paper will be edited on Wed.)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Suffixes Unit Story using 10 words (Due Tues, 4/8)
Wednesday: Self-Edit Hist Fiction Paper
Thursday: Figurative Language Quiz tomorrow..Study your EOG notebook notes
Friday: None
Week of 3/24-3/28/14--Marking Period #3 ends on 3/28. Report Cards go home on 4/03
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit Wrap Up, Grammar Focus: Dangling Modifiers, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #3, Reading Skill: Blending Fiction/Nonfiction, Main Idea Historical Fiction Paper Rough Draft, Readings: "The Wedding Dress," "Is Facebook Making You Mean?," EOG Practice Skills, Book Project Presentations, Student Benchmark Assessment (Friday)
Monday: Vocabulary Suffixes #3 Folder Work (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Suffixes Test #3
Wednesday: "Social Media" questions
Thursday: Read!
Friday: Read (today we take MP #3 Benchmark)
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit Wrap Up, Grammar Focus: Dangling Modifiers, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #3, Reading Skill: Blending Fiction/Nonfiction, Main Idea Historical Fiction Paper Rough Draft, Readings: "The Wedding Dress," "Is Facebook Making You Mean?," EOG Practice Skills, Book Project Presentations, Student Benchmark Assessment (Friday)
Monday: Vocabulary Suffixes #3 Folder Work (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Suffixes Test #3
Wednesday: "Social Media" questions
Thursday: Read!
Friday: Read (today we take MP #3 Benchmark)
Week of 3/17-3/21/14
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Grammar Focus:Apostrophe Use, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #3, Reading Skill: Blending Fiction/Nonfiction, Main Idea Historical Fiction Paper Brainstorming, "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire," "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," EOG Practice Skills, Book Project Presentations (due March 20th)
Monday: Book Project Due March 20th
Tuesday: Sentences for Vocabulary Suffixes #3 Due Tues, 3/25, Book Project Due Thursday, 3/20
Wednesday: Book Project Due tomorrow!
Thursday: Nonfiction Unit Test (& Main Idea, Apostrophe Use) Tomorrow
Friday: No homework tonight (work on Vocab Sentences -Due Tuesday)
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Grammar Focus:Apostrophe Use, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #3, Reading Skill: Blending Fiction/Nonfiction, Main Idea Historical Fiction Paper Brainstorming, "Triangle Shirtwaist Fire," "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," EOG Practice Skills, Book Project Presentations (due March 20th)
Monday: Book Project Due March 20th
Tuesday: Sentences for Vocabulary Suffixes #3 Due Tues, 3/25, Book Project Due Thursday, 3/20
Wednesday: Book Project Due tomorrow!
Thursday: Nonfiction Unit Test (& Main Idea, Apostrophe Use) Tomorrow
Friday: No homework tonight (work on Vocab Sentences -Due Tuesday)
Week of 3/10-3/14/14
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Grammar Focus: Subject/Verb, Phrases/Clauses, Four Types of Sentences, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #2, Reading Skill: Main Idea & Supporting Details, Book Project Meetings, Historical Fiction Paper Brainstorming (Blending & Identifying Fiction/Nonfiction), "The Dinner Party," "Deborah Sampson," "Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius," "The Dog of Pompeii," EOG Practice Skills,
Monday: Finish Vocabulary Suffixes #2 Folder Work (Sentences, Squares)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Test Tomorrow, Finish "Dinner Party" questions
Wednesday: Main Idea Practice Sheet
Thursday: Brainstorm time period for Historical Fiction paper
Friday: Finish "Dog of Pompeii" questions
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Grammar Focus: Subject/Verb, Phrases/Clauses, Four Types of Sentences, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #2, Reading Skill: Main Idea & Supporting Details, Book Project Meetings, Historical Fiction Paper Brainstorming (Blending & Identifying Fiction/Nonfiction), "The Dinner Party," "Deborah Sampson," "Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius," "The Dog of Pompeii," EOG Practice Skills,
Monday: Finish Vocabulary Suffixes #2 Folder Work (Sentences, Squares)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Test Tomorrow, Finish "Dinner Party" questions
Wednesday: Main Idea Practice Sheet
Thursday: Brainstorm time period for Historical Fiction paper
Friday: Finish "Dog of Pompeii" questions
Week of 3/03-3/07/14
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Debate, Speech: "JFK's Moon Speech," "The Greensboro Four," "Ready to Play: Concussions in the NFL," Grammar Focus: Compound/Complex Sentences, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #2
Monday: Finish Complex-Compound Sentences Practice
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences Suffixes List #2 Due Tues, 3/11
Wednesday: Study for Friday's test
Thursday: Debate Day! Study for test on Subject/Verb, Phrases/Clauses, Types of Sentences
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 due Tues., 3/11
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit, Debate, Speech: "JFK's Moon Speech," "The Greensboro Four," "Ready to Play: Concussions in the NFL," Grammar Focus: Compound/Complex Sentences, Vocabulary Focus: Suffixes List #2
Monday: Finish Complex-Compound Sentences Practice
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences Suffixes List #2 Due Tues, 3/11
Wednesday: Study for Friday's test
Thursday: Debate Day! Study for test on Subject/Verb, Phrases/Clauses, Types of Sentences
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 due Tues., 3/11
Week of 2/24-2/28/14
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit: Focus on Reflective Nonfiction ("I Am A Native of America" by Chief Dan George, "Soul Surfer" by Bethany Hamilton), Humorous Fiction ("Caesar" by Gary Paulsen), Vocabulary Suffixes List #1, Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Phrases & Clauses, Writing Focus: Writing on Demand (Chapters from Helen Keller's Autobiography)
Monday: Finish "Native American" graphic organizer, Vocabulary Sent & Squares due
Tuesday: Phrases/Clauses Worksheet, Vocabulary Test Tomorrow
Wednesday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Thursday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Friday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit: Focus on Reflective Nonfiction ("I Am A Native of America" by Chief Dan George, "Soul Surfer" by Bethany Hamilton), Humorous Fiction ("Caesar" by Gary Paulsen), Vocabulary Suffixes List #1, Grammar Focus: Sentence Structure, Phrases & Clauses, Writing Focus: Writing on Demand (Chapters from Helen Keller's Autobiography)
Monday: Finish "Native American" graphic organizer, Vocabulary Sent & Squares due
Tuesday: Phrases/Clauses Worksheet, Vocabulary Test Tomorrow
Wednesday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Thursday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Friday: Read: Book project due 3/20
Week of 2/17-2/21/14 (Progress Reports sent home Tues, 2/17: please sign and return)
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit Introduction, context words, Vocabulary Suffixes List # 1: Sentences & Squares, Fact & Opinion Review, Nonfiction Readings: Analytical: "Color Blindness," Descriptive: "An American Childhood," Expository: "Life Without Gravity," Biography: "Sojourner Truth,"Nonfiction Text Structures Notes and Activities
Monday: Finish "An American Childhood" questions
Tuesday: Finish "A Closer Look" Questions, Sign Progress Report
Wednesday: Finish "Life Without Gravity" questions
Thursday: Finish Subject/Predicate/Run-on/Fragment Practice Sheet
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 (Vocabulary Sentences & squares) (due Tuesday, 2/25)
Objectives: Nonfiction Unit Introduction, context words, Vocabulary Suffixes List # 1: Sentences & Squares, Fact & Opinion Review, Nonfiction Readings: Analytical: "Color Blindness," Descriptive: "An American Childhood," Expository: "Life Without Gravity," Biography: "Sojourner Truth,"Nonfiction Text Structures Notes and Activities
Monday: Finish "An American Childhood" questions
Tuesday: Finish "A Closer Look" Questions, Sign Progress Report
Wednesday: Finish "Life Without Gravity" questions
Thursday: Finish Subject/Predicate/Run-on/Fragment Practice Sheet
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 (Vocabulary Sentences & squares) (due Tuesday, 2/25)
Week of 2/10-2/14/14 (One Book, One School:Adjusted Schedule)
Objectives: Part of Speech review and assessment, Nonfiction Unit Introduction, context words, Vocabulary Suffixes List # 1, Fact & Opinion, Nonfiction Readings: "Color Blindness," Text Structures Activities
Monday: Fact/Opinion Worksheet
Tuesday: 1/2 day snow day
Wednesday: Vocabulary Sentences Suffixes lest 1
Thursday: Parts of Speech test tomorrow, study your notes and packet
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 (Vocabulary squares) (due Tuesday, 2/18)
Objectives: Part of Speech review and assessment, Nonfiction Unit Introduction, context words, Vocabulary Suffixes List # 1, Fact & Opinion, Nonfiction Readings: "Color Blindness," Text Structures Activities
Monday: Fact/Opinion Worksheet
Tuesday: 1/2 day snow day
Wednesday: Vocabulary Sentences Suffixes lest 1
Thursday: Parts of Speech test tomorrow, study your notes and packet
Friday: Vocabulary Activity #2 (Vocabulary squares) (due Tuesday, 2/18)
Week of 1/27-1/31/14 (One Book, One School:Adjusted Schedule)
Objectives: "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck Wrap Up Activities (final test, debrief form, Character Activity), Response to Literature paper writing (brainstorming, rough draft, teacher meetings), Vocabulary Suffixes List #1, Grammar: Parts of Speech: Interjections, Introduction to Nonfiction Unit content words, "An American Childhood" reading comprehension
Monday: Interjections quiz tomorrow (study practice sheet and notes), choose idea for Response to Literature essay
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences due Wed, 02/05, Novel Test tomorrow (open note/open book)
Wednesday: Finish Brainstorming guide for Response to Literature Paper
Thursday: Study notes and Practice sheets for Conjunction Quiz (tomorrow)
Friday: Finish nonfiction notes (classwork), Finish questions for "An American Childhood" text reading
Objectives: "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck Wrap Up Activities (final test, debrief form, Character Activity), Response to Literature paper writing (brainstorming, rough draft, teacher meetings), Vocabulary Suffixes List #1, Grammar: Parts of Speech: Interjections, Introduction to Nonfiction Unit content words, "An American Childhood" reading comprehension
Monday: Interjections quiz tomorrow (study practice sheet and notes), choose idea for Response to Literature essay
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences due Wed, 02/05, Novel Test tomorrow (open note/open book)
Wednesday: Finish Brainstorming guide for Response to Literature Paper
Thursday: Study notes and Practice sheets for Conjunction Quiz (tomorrow)
Friday: Finish nonfiction notes (classwork), Finish questions for "An American Childhood" text reading
Week of 01/20-01/24/14 (Classes on Thur, Fri only)
Objectives: "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck (Ch 10-13), Literature Circle Roles, Summary, Character Chart, Reading Comprehension Skills Grammar Focus: Interjections
Thursday: Interjections Practice Sheet
Friday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 12-13
Objectives: "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck (Ch 10-13), Literature Circle Roles, Summary, Character Chart, Reading Comprehension Skills Grammar Focus: Interjections
Thursday: Interjections Practice Sheet
Friday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 12-13
Week of 01/13-01/17/14 Book Project Due Monday, 1/13
Objectives: Book Project Presentations, "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck, Literature Circle Roles, Summary, Character Chart, Reading Comprehension Skills Grammar Focus: Conjunctions, Vocabulary Focus: Roots Unit activities
Monday: Vocab Roots Review Crossword, Lit Circle Role for Ch 6-7
Tuesday: Study for Vocab Roots Unit Test
Wednesday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 8-9
Thursday: Study notes and Practice sheets for Conjunction Quiz (tomorrow)
Friday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 10-11
Objectives: Book Project Presentations, "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck, Literature Circle Roles, Summary, Character Chart, Reading Comprehension Skills Grammar Focus: Conjunctions, Vocabulary Focus: Roots Unit activities
Monday: Vocab Roots Review Crossword, Lit Circle Role for Ch 6-7
Tuesday: Study for Vocab Roots Unit Test
Wednesday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 8-9
Thursday: Study notes and Practice sheets for Conjunction Quiz (tomorrow)
Friday: Lit Circle Role for Ch 10-11
Week of 01/06-01/10/14 Welcome Back!
Objectives: "Ring Out Wild Bells!" A. L. Tennyson, Introduction to author and novel, "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck, Literature Circle Folder explanation, Novel read Ch 1-5, Grammar Focus: Conjunctions, Vocabulary Focus: Roots Unit activities, Commonly mistaken homophones
Monday: Finish Resolutions Worksheet, Finish Reading Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Vocabulary Activity (Due next Tuesday)
Wednesday: Finish Literature Circle Role for Ch 2-3
Thursday: Finish Literature Circle Role for Ch 4-5
Friday: Conjunction Worksheet, Book Project Due Monday, 1/13/14
Objectives: "Ring Out Wild Bells!" A. L. Tennyson, Introduction to author and novel, "Strays Like Us" by Richard Peck, Literature Circle Folder explanation, Novel read Ch 1-5, Grammar Focus: Conjunctions, Vocabulary Focus: Roots Unit activities, Commonly mistaken homophones
Monday: Finish Resolutions Worksheet, Finish Reading Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Vocabulary Activity (Due next Tuesday)
Wednesday: Finish Literature Circle Role for Ch 2-3
Thursday: Finish Literature Circle Role for Ch 4-5
Friday: Conjunction Worksheet, Book Project Due Monday, 1/13/14
Week of 12/16-12/20/13 1/2 Day Friday- Have a wonderful holiday break!
Objectives: Drama Terms, Parts of Speech Practice, Word Connotation & Denotation, "The Birthmark" by Nathanael Hawthorne, Writing Process and completion of Persuasive Essays, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Teacher meet with students for Book Project Progress
Monday: Persuasive Rough Draft due today
Tuesday: Read!
Wednesday: Drama Quiz Tomorrow!
Thursday: Persuasive Essay Final Copy due tomorrow
Friday: Book Project Due 1/13/14
Objectives: Drama Terms, Parts of Speech Practice, Word Connotation & Denotation, "The Birthmark" by Nathanael Hawthorne, Writing Process and completion of Persuasive Essays, "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens, Teacher meet with students for Book Project Progress
Monday: Persuasive Rough Draft due today
Tuesday: Read!
Wednesday: Drama Quiz Tomorrow!
Thursday: Persuasive Essay Final Copy due tomorrow
Friday: Book Project Due 1/13/14
Week of 12/09-12/13/13
Objectives: Introduction to Drama, Drama Content Words, Writing: Persuasive Essay, Grammar:Prepositions, "Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," R. Sterling, Fable Plays, Vocabulary Roots List #3, Connotation & Denotation
Monday: Finish Vocabulary Work (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Test (Roots List #3)
Wednesday: Preposition practice page & Preposition Quiz Tomorrow!
Thursday: Read! Book Project Due 1/13
Friday: Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay due on Monday
Objectives: Introduction to Drama, Drama Content Words, Writing: Persuasive Essay, Grammar:Prepositions, "Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," R. Sterling, Fable Plays, Vocabulary Roots List #3, Connotation & Denotation
Monday: Finish Vocabulary Work (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Study for Vocabulary Test (Roots List #3)
Wednesday: Preposition practice page & Preposition Quiz Tomorrow!
Thursday: Read! Book Project Due 1/13
Friday: Rough Draft of Persuasive Essay due on Monday
Week of 12/02-12/06/13 (Progress Reports go home on Tuesday)
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Prepositions, Folk Tales (Tom Sawyer), Cinderella Stories from around the world (Universal Theme & Culture in Fairy Tales), Perspective Analysis, Introduction to Argumentative Writing (choose topic & begin research), Book Project #2 Meetings, Vocabulary Roots List #3, Oral Tradition Test (Friday), Prepositions Quiz (12/09)
Monday: Finish Preposition Practice Sheet, Tom Sawyer Questions, Choose book title for Book Project #2 (Due 1/13/14)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #3 (sentences due Tues, 12/10)
Wednesday: Finish Cinderella story chart
Thursday: Study Guide & notes for Oral Tradition test
Friday: Read!
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Prepositions, Folk Tales (Tom Sawyer), Cinderella Stories from around the world (Universal Theme & Culture in Fairy Tales), Perspective Analysis, Introduction to Argumentative Writing (choose topic & begin research), Book Project #2 Meetings, Vocabulary Roots List #3, Oral Tradition Test (Friday), Prepositions Quiz (12/09)
Monday: Finish Preposition Practice Sheet, Tom Sawyer Questions, Choose book title for Book Project #2 (Due 1/13/14)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #3 (sentences due Tues, 12/10)
Wednesday: Finish Cinderella story chart
Thursday: Study Guide & notes for Oral Tradition test
Friday: Read!
Week of 11/25-11/26/13 (Thanksgiving Break 11/27-29)
Objectives: Perspective, Nonfiction newspaper article, Vocab Roots List #2 Review Activities & Test (Tues), Library Visit, Book Project #2 Assigned-Due 01/13)
Monday: Vocab Folder (Sentences & Crossword) & Test Tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read! Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Objectives: Perspective, Nonfiction newspaper article, Vocab Roots List #2 Review Activities & Test (Tues), Library Visit, Book Project #2 Assigned-Due 01/13)
Monday: Vocab Folder (Sentences & Crossword) & Test Tomorrow!
Tuesday: Read! Enjoy your Thanksgiving!
Week of 11/18-11/22/13
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Adverbs/Verbs (Test Tuesday), Reading: Folklore, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Roots #2 sentences and activity, Writing Prompts, Identifying Cultural Characteristics in Folklore, "The People Who Could Fly" (V. Hamilton), "Anansi Stories," Tall Tales Interview, Urban Legends (Fact/Fiction), Porquoi Stories (How the Snake Got His Poison), Writing Porquoi Stories, Comparing Folktales (The Pardoner's Tale & Three Travelers)
Monday: Finish Anansi worksheet, Study for Verbs/Adverbs test
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #2 Crossword Puzzle (minimum 10 words)
Wednesday: Read
Thursday: Read
Friday: Finish any unfinished station work from the week, Vocab Folder Work and Test on Tuesday, 11/26
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Adverbs/Verbs (Test Tuesday), Reading: Folklore, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Roots #2 sentences and activity, Writing Prompts, Identifying Cultural Characteristics in Folklore, "The People Who Could Fly" (V. Hamilton), "Anansi Stories," Tall Tales Interview, Urban Legends (Fact/Fiction), Porquoi Stories (How the Snake Got His Poison), Writing Porquoi Stories, Comparing Folktales (The Pardoner's Tale & Three Travelers)
Monday: Finish Anansi worksheet, Study for Verbs/Adverbs test
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #2 Crossword Puzzle (minimum 10 words)
Wednesday: Read
Thursday: Read
Friday: Finish any unfinished station work from the week, Vocab Folder Work and Test on Tuesday, 11/26
Week of 11/11-11/15/13 (No School Monday, Happy Veteran's Day)
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Adverbs, Summarizing Skills, Introduction to Folklore, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Roots #1 Review and Test on Wednesday, Anecdotes, "Was Tarzan a Three Bandage Man" (B. Cosby), Myths: "Demeter & Persephone," gods/goddesses research activity
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #1 Test tomorrow
Wednesday: Finish Summarizing Sheet
Thursday: Finish writing anecdote, Adverb Worksheet
Friday: Finish god/goddess doll activity
Objectives: Grammar Focus: Adverbs, Summarizing Skills, Introduction to Folklore, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Roots #1 Review and Test on Wednesday, Anecdotes, "Was Tarzan a Three Bandage Man" (B. Cosby), Myths: "Demeter & Persephone," gods/goddesses research activity
Tuesday: Vocabulary Roots #1 Test tomorrow
Wednesday: Finish Summarizing Sheet
Thursday: Finish writing anecdote, Adverb Worksheet
Friday: Finish god/goddess doll activity
Week of 11/04-11/08/13 (ELA Benchmark #1 on Tuesday, 1/2 Day Thursday)
Objectives: Final Copy of Narrative Story (read alouds), Grammar Focus on Adverbs, Fiction Unit Review Activities & test, "The Fun They Had" I. Aasmov, Inferences, Vocabulary Words Roots List #1, Introduction to Oral Tradition Unit, Story "The Luckiest Time of All," Listening Skills
Monday: Inferences Worksheet--Benchmark #1 tomorrow!
Tuesday: FICTION UNIT TEST tomorrow-Use study guide and EOG notebook
Wednesday:Vocabulary Sentences due Tuesday, 11/12,
Thurs: No Homwork, Read
Friday: Adverb Worksheet, Vocabulary Folder due (sentences, squares)
Objectives: Final Copy of Narrative Story (read alouds), Grammar Focus on Adverbs, Fiction Unit Review Activities & test, "The Fun They Had" I. Aasmov, Inferences, Vocabulary Words Roots List #1, Introduction to Oral Tradition Unit, Story "The Luckiest Time of All," Listening Skills
Monday: Inferences Worksheet--Benchmark #1 tomorrow!
Tuesday: FICTION UNIT TEST tomorrow-Use study guide and EOG notebook
Wednesday:Vocabulary Sentences due Tuesday, 11/12,
Thurs: No Homwork, Read
Friday: Adverb Worksheet, Vocabulary Folder due (sentences, squares)
Week of 10/28-11/1/13
Objectives: Self & Peer Editing Narrative Rough Drafts using rubric from NCDPI, Editing Marks, Grammar: Verbs: Action, Linking, Helping (Practice and Activities), Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient objective, limited), Reading Focus: POV using text "The Telltale Heart" by E. A. Poe, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, Mini-Lesson about how to write a good hook, Final Drafts of Narrative Stories
Monday: No School (Rough Draft of Narrative Story due tomorrow)
Tuesday: Finish Verb worksheet
Wednesday: Finish "The Telltale Heart" objective news article
Thurs: No Homwork, Read
Friday: Finish Final Draft of Narrative Story Fiction Unit Test on Wed, 11/06
Objectives: Self & Peer Editing Narrative Rough Drafts using rubric from NCDPI, Editing Marks, Grammar: Verbs: Action, Linking, Helping (Practice and Activities), Point of View (1st, 2nd, 3rd omniscient objective, limited), Reading Focus: POV using text "The Telltale Heart" by E. A. Poe, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, Mini-Lesson about how to write a good hook, Final Drafts of Narrative Stories
Monday: No School (Rough Draft of Narrative Story due tomorrow)
Tuesday: Finish Verb worksheet
Wednesday: Finish "The Telltale Heart" objective news article
Thurs: No Homwork, Read
Friday: Finish Final Draft of Narrative Story Fiction Unit Test on Wed, 11/06
Week of 10/21-10/25/13 ( Friday: End of First Quarter)
Objectives: Narrative Story Writing, Brainstorming Chart, Rough Draft, Self-Edit Chart, Peer Edit Rubric, Final Drafts, Put together & understand Writing Portfolios, Vocabulary Prefixes Unit Test, Vocabulary Review Activities (crossword, Word-O, Hot Seat), Book Project Presentations, Grammar:Verbs
Monday: BOOK PROJECT DUE TOMORROW (assigned 9/15/13), Vocab Crossword Puzzle
Tuesday: Vocabulary Prefixes Unit Test tomorrow (vocab lists can be downloaded under "Useful Handouts tab on this website)
Wednesday: Self-Edit Rough Drafts
Thurs: Verb Practice Worksheet
Friday: Read! No School Monday--Teacher Workday.
Objectives: Narrative Story Writing, Brainstorming Chart, Rough Draft, Self-Edit Chart, Peer Edit Rubric, Final Drafts, Put together & understand Writing Portfolios, Vocabulary Prefixes Unit Test, Vocabulary Review Activities (crossword, Word-O, Hot Seat), Book Project Presentations, Grammar:Verbs
Monday: BOOK PROJECT DUE TOMORROW (assigned 9/15/13), Vocab Crossword Puzzle
Tuesday: Vocabulary Prefixes Unit Test tomorrow (vocab lists can be downloaded under "Useful Handouts tab on this website)
Wednesday: Self-Edit Rough Drafts
Thurs: Verb Practice Worksheet
Friday: Read! No School Monday--Teacher Workday.
Week of 10/14-10/18/13 ( Monday- 1/2 day)
Objectives: Practice with Adjectives & Articles, Adjectives & Articles Test on Friday (10/18), Focus on Irony, "Hey, Come On Out" by Hoshi, Focus on Types of Conflict, "Amigo Brothers," Visit to the Book Fair (Wed), Vocab Prefixes Unit on Previous Three Lists, Activities to practice Vocabulary Prefixes Unit, Introduction to Narrative Writing-review fiction terms and how to include them in writing, Harris Burdick pictures for Narrative Writing Prompts, Narrative Writing Brainstorming & Organizers, Begin typing rough draft of Narrative Writing
Homework:
Monday: Finish Station Story Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Finish Conflict Boxing Poster
Wednesday: Adjectives/Articles worksheet
Thurs: Narrative Writing Brainstorming organizer, Study Notes & Practice worksheets for Adjectives/Articles Test (tomorrow!)
Friday: Vocabulary Crossword (due Wed), Rough Draft of Narrative Story
Objectives: Practice with Adjectives & Articles, Adjectives & Articles Test on Friday (10/18), Focus on Irony, "Hey, Come On Out" by Hoshi, Focus on Types of Conflict, "Amigo Brothers," Visit to the Book Fair (Wed), Vocab Prefixes Unit on Previous Three Lists, Activities to practice Vocabulary Prefixes Unit, Introduction to Narrative Writing-review fiction terms and how to include them in writing, Harris Burdick pictures for Narrative Writing Prompts, Narrative Writing Brainstorming & Organizers, Begin typing rough draft of Narrative Writing
Homework:
Monday: Finish Station Story Comprehension Questions
Tuesday: Finish Conflict Boxing Poster
Wednesday: Adjectives/Articles worksheet
Thurs: Narrative Writing Brainstorming organizer, Study Notes & Practice worksheets for Adjectives/Articles Test (tomorrow!)
Friday: Vocabulary Crossword (due Wed), Rough Draft of Narrative Story
Week of 10/07-10/11/13
Objectives: Spelling Quiz on Plural Nouns (Monday 10/7), Vocabulary Prefixes List #3 Practice activities (Sentences & Word Search Due Tues), Context Clues (notes & practice), Direct & Indirect characterization focus using story "Bad Blood" by W. Weaver, Character Cube, Vocabulary Test (Wed, 10/9), Teacher meets for the 2nd time with students to discuss Book Project ideas, Irony focus using story "Zoo" by E. Bloom, Context Clues practice using "Jabberwocky" by L. Carroll, Reading Comprehension skills using Story Cards, Grammar focus on Adjectives (powerpoint, notes, game, independent practice), Stations to review previous skills
Homework:
Monday: Vocabulary Folder work due tomorrow (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Prefixes List #3 Test tomorrow!
Wednesday: Finish Character Cube, Work on Book Project Due 10/22
Thurs: Adjectives Practice Sheet
Friday: Finish any incomplete station work
Objectives: Spelling Quiz on Plural Nouns (Monday 10/7), Vocabulary Prefixes List #3 Practice activities (Sentences & Word Search Due Tues), Context Clues (notes & practice), Direct & Indirect characterization focus using story "Bad Blood" by W. Weaver, Character Cube, Vocabulary Test (Wed, 10/9), Teacher meets for the 2nd time with students to discuss Book Project ideas, Irony focus using story "Zoo" by E. Bloom, Context Clues practice using "Jabberwocky" by L. Carroll, Reading Comprehension skills using Story Cards, Grammar focus on Adjectives (powerpoint, notes, game, independent practice), Stations to review previous skills
Homework:
Monday: Vocabulary Folder work due tomorrow (Sentences & Word Search)
Tuesday: Vocabulary Prefixes List #3 Test tomorrow!
Wednesday: Finish Character Cube, Work on Book Project Due 10/22
Thurs: Adjectives Practice Sheet
Friday: Finish any incomplete station work
Week of September 30th- October 4th
Objectives: Using Textual Evidence, Setting, Reading Fiction Comprehension, Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns & Antecedents (Test Thursday), Vocabulary: Prefixes with Opposite Meanings, Fiction Stories: "Squid Girl, " All Summer in A Day," (Ray Bradbury), Nonfiction Reading: "Venus," Plural Noun Spelling Rules (Quiz Monday- 10/7), Genre/Subgenre, Context Clues, "Jabberwocky" (Lewis Carroll)
Homework:
Monday: Pronoun Worksheet
Tuesday: Vocab Sentences (Due Tues, 10/9), "Squid Girl" picture
Wednesday: Pronoun, Study for Nouns/Pronouns Test
Thurs: Finish "All summer in Day" questions
Friday: Context Clues Practice Sheet, Study for Spelling Test
Objectives: Using Textual Evidence, Setting, Reading Fiction Comprehension, Grammar: Nouns, Pronouns & Antecedents (Test Thursday), Vocabulary: Prefixes with Opposite Meanings, Fiction Stories: "Squid Girl, " All Summer in A Day," (Ray Bradbury), Nonfiction Reading: "Venus," Plural Noun Spelling Rules (Quiz Monday- 10/7), Genre/Subgenre, Context Clues, "Jabberwocky" (Lewis Carroll)
Homework:
Monday: Pronoun Worksheet
Tuesday: Vocab Sentences (Due Tues, 10/9), "Squid Girl" picture
Wednesday: Pronoun, Study for Nouns/Pronouns Test
Thurs: Finish "All summer in Day" questions
Friday: Context Clues Practice Sheet, Study for Spelling Test
Week of September 23-27th
Objectives: Vocabulary Prefixes List #2 (Crossword Puzzle, Sentences, Test on Wed), "The Big Black and White Game" Ray Bradbury (discussion & reflection questions), Thank you letters to last weeks speaker, Nouns Practice, Fiction Unit terms in organizer, Final Copy and Share Interview Projects, Teacher meets with students for Book Project Book Choice, "Homelessness" by Anna Quinlan (discussion questions, current facts), "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" WD Meyers (discussion & pair share test), Jazz music journal, STAR testing on laptops
Homework:
Monday: Finish Thank You Letters
Tuesday: Vocab List #2 Test Tomorrow (Vocab Folder due tomorrow with sentences and crossword puzzle), Book Choice for book project
Wednesday: Homelessness reflection questions
Thurs/Fri: No Homework
Objectives: Vocabulary Prefixes List #2 (Crossword Puzzle, Sentences, Test on Wed), "The Big Black and White Game" Ray Bradbury (discussion & reflection questions), Thank you letters to last weeks speaker, Nouns Practice, Fiction Unit terms in organizer, Final Copy and Share Interview Projects, Teacher meets with students for Book Project Book Choice, "Homelessness" by Anna Quinlan (discussion questions, current facts), "The Treasure of Lemon Brown" WD Meyers (discussion & pair share test), Jazz music journal, STAR testing on laptops
Homework:
Monday: Finish Thank You Letters
Tuesday: Vocab List #2 Test Tomorrow (Vocab Folder due tomorrow with sentences and crossword puzzle), Book Choice for book project
Wednesday: Homelessness reflection questions
Thurs/Fri: No Homework
Week of September 16-21st
Objectives: Four types of sentences review, 'To the Doctors' Roald Dahl & Plot Line, Quotation mark rules review, Quiz for Sentences & Quotation Marks, Editing of Rough Drafts of Interview Project, Preparation for guest speaker (newspaper article), GUEST SPEAKER: Mr Carl Long (Wed: Block I & II, Fri: Block III), Part of Speech: noun--Powerpoint, notes, practice, game, Vocabulary List #2: Prefixes with Quantity, Introduce Book Projects
Homework:
Monday: Finish Quotation Mark Magazine Dialogue
Tuesday: Vocab List #2 Sentences due Tues, 9/24, Sentences/Quotation Mark Rules QUIZ tomorrow (Study worksheets & EOG notes)
Wednesday: Block III: Nouns Practice Sheet
Thursday: Choose a book by Wed, 9/24 for Book Project
Friday: Blocks I & II Nouns Practice Sheet
Objectives: Four types of sentences review, 'To the Doctors' Roald Dahl & Plot Line, Quotation mark rules review, Quiz for Sentences & Quotation Marks, Editing of Rough Drafts of Interview Project, Preparation for guest speaker (newspaper article), GUEST SPEAKER: Mr Carl Long (Wed: Block I & II, Fri: Block III), Part of Speech: noun--Powerpoint, notes, practice, game, Vocabulary List #2: Prefixes with Quantity, Introduce Book Projects
Homework:
Monday: Finish Quotation Mark Magazine Dialogue
Tuesday: Vocab List #2 Sentences due Tues, 9/24, Sentences/Quotation Mark Rules QUIZ tomorrow (Study worksheets & EOG notes)
Wednesday: Block III: Nouns Practice Sheet
Thursday: Choose a book by Wed, 9/24 for Book Project
Friday: Blocks I & II Nouns Practice Sheet
Week of September 9-13th
Objectives: Identifying characteristics of Fiction & Nonfiction texts, Four Types of Sentences (Grammar), Rules for using Quotation Marks (Powerpoint, notes, practice, magazine cutout conversation), Interview Writing Project (Asking Good Questions, Etiquette, Organizing Notes, Writing Rough Draft), Vocabulary-Prefixes With Negative Meanings, Reading Comprehension: "Noodle Soup for Nincompoops" (Fiction), Dear Abby Letters (Nonfiction)
Homework:
Monday: Finish Practice sheet for the four types of sentences, Vocabulary Folder work due tomorrow (sentences & squares)
Tuesday: VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW, Interview notes due tomorrow
Wednesday: Dear Abby Letter
Thursday: Quotation Mark Practice Sheet
Friday: Quiz on Quotation Marks and Four Types of Sentences on TUESDAY 9/17 (study your EOG notebook pages & practice sheets)
Objectives: Identifying characteristics of Fiction & Nonfiction texts, Four Types of Sentences (Grammar), Rules for using Quotation Marks (Powerpoint, notes, practice, magazine cutout conversation), Interview Writing Project (Asking Good Questions, Etiquette, Organizing Notes, Writing Rough Draft), Vocabulary-Prefixes With Negative Meanings, Reading Comprehension: "Noodle Soup for Nincompoops" (Fiction), Dear Abby Letters (Nonfiction)
Homework:
Monday: Finish Practice sheet for the four types of sentences, Vocabulary Folder work due tomorrow (sentences & squares)
Tuesday: VOCABULARY TEST TOMORROW, Interview notes due tomorrow
Wednesday: Dear Abby Letter
Thursday: Quotation Mark Practice Sheet
Friday: Quiz on Quotation Marks and Four Types of Sentences on TUESDAY 9/17 (study your EOG notebook pages & practice sheets)
Week of September 2-6th
Objectives: Class Policies, Identifying Fiction vs Nonfiction texts, Identifying characteristics and elements associated with Fiction/Nonfiction texts, Fiction/Nonfiction Quiz, Reading Comprehension "Three Century Woman" by Richard Peck (f), Reading Comprehension "The Fall of the Hindenburg" (nf), Read Hindenburg Newspaper Article & Radio Program (primary documents), Introduction to Interview Project, Vocabulary List #1, sentences and vocabulary squares for Vocabulary List #1
Homework:
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences due Tuesday, 9/10, Vocabulary Test, Wednesday, 9/11
Wednesday: Finish "Three Century Woman" questions
Thursday: Finish "Hindenburg" questions, Fiction/Nonfiction quiz tomorrow! Study your notes
Friday: Brainstorm a person to interview & questions, Vocabulary work due Tuesday, 9/9
Objectives: Class Policies, Identifying Fiction vs Nonfiction texts, Identifying characteristics and elements associated with Fiction/Nonfiction texts, Fiction/Nonfiction Quiz, Reading Comprehension "Three Century Woman" by Richard Peck (f), Reading Comprehension "The Fall of the Hindenburg" (nf), Read Hindenburg Newspaper Article & Radio Program (primary documents), Introduction to Interview Project, Vocabulary List #1, sentences and vocabulary squares for Vocabulary List #1
Homework:
Tuesday: Vocabulary Sentences due Tuesday, 9/10, Vocabulary Test, Wednesday, 9/11
Wednesday: Finish "Three Century Woman" questions
Thursday: Finish "Hindenburg" questions, Fiction/Nonfiction quiz tomorrow! Study your notes
Friday: Brainstorm a person to interview & questions, Vocabulary work due Tuesday, 9/9
Week of August 26-30th
Objectives: Course introduction & expectations, spelling assessment, reading comprehension assessment, reading fluency assessment, journal, "House on Mango Street" excerpts, On-Demand Writing assessment, Google Doc Introduction Webquest, Library Orientation
Homework:
Monday: Bring a quote that means something to you. It could be from a famous person or a song lyric. Write down the quote and who said it and bring it to class
Tuesday: Finish "Four Skinny Trees" vignette and answer reflection questions on worksheet
Wednesday: Reading Assessment: No Homework
Thursday: Writing on Demand: No Homework
Friday: Read your book from the library
Objectives: Course introduction & expectations, spelling assessment, reading comprehension assessment, reading fluency assessment, journal, "House on Mango Street" excerpts, On-Demand Writing assessment, Google Doc Introduction Webquest, Library Orientation
Homework:
Monday: Bring a quote that means something to you. It could be from a famous person or a song lyric. Write down the quote and who said it and bring it to class
Tuesday: Finish "Four Skinny Trees" vignette and answer reflection questions on worksheet
Wednesday: Reading Assessment: No Homework
Thursday: Writing on Demand: No Homework
Friday: Read your book from the library