Weekly Syllabi
Use this page if, like me, you like to be prepared for everything. It will provide a brief explanation of each day's homework and classwork a week ahead of time; if you're absent from school or out of class for any other reason, this page will definitely come in handy!
March 9 - 13
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 3/9 |
Nonfiction Article & Walk Two Moons
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Tuesday 3/10 |
Thesis Statements
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Using your worksheet & article from yesterday, create a thesis statement for our upcoming essay assignment. |
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Wednesday 3/11 |
Write introduction
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Finish typing your introduction if necessary. |
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Thursday 3/12 |
Review of topic & closing sentences Begin first & second body paragraphs
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None |
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Friday 3/13
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Review of introducing text evidence & explaining text evidence Edit & revise, & complete body paragraphs |
Finish first two body paragraphs if necessary. |
March 2-6
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 3/2 |
Read ch. 40, 41, & 42
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Finish reading Walk Two Moons, ch. 43 & 44 |
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Tuesday 3/3 |
Discussions related to - foreshadowing - symbolism
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Check over your notebook. You will need notes on dashes, contrast, & point of view for Thursday's & Friday's assessment. (You will be able to use your notebook) |
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Wednesday 3/4 |
Lessons from discussions Introduce assessment
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Check over your notebook. You will need notes on dashes, contrast, & point of view for Thursday's & Friday's assessment. (You will be able to use your notebook)
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Thursday 3/5 |
First day of Walk Two Moons assessment
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Second day of Walk Two Moons assessment will be tomorrow. The cold read will be tomorrow. |
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Friday 3/6
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Second day of Walk Two Moons assessment |
None :) |
February 24 - 28
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 2/24 |
-Read ch. 28 & 29 -Analyze poem from novel
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Answer the following question in a paragraph. Make sure to use text evidence. Question: Which character's reaction to "The Tide Rises" was most like yours? Explain.
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Tuesday 2/25 |
Ch. 30 & 31
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Finish reading ch. 31 if necessary |
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Wednesday 2/26 |
Ch. 32 & 33
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Finish reading ch. 33 if necessary |
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Thursday 2/27 |
Ch. 34 & 35
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Finish reading ch. 35 if necessary |
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Friday 2/28
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Ch. 36, 37, 38, & 39 |
None |
February 17 - 21
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 2/17 |
No School |
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Tuesday 2/18 |
No School
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Wednesday 2/19 |
Focusing on the positives Begin ch. 24
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Read ch. 24 |
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Thursday 2/20 |
Read ch. 25 & 26
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Finish ch. 26 if necessary |
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Friday 2/21
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Read ch. 27 |
None |
February 10 - 14
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 2/10 |
Notes on punctuation usage & chapter 19
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None
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Tuesday 2/11 |
Read ch. 20 & paragraph
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None |
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Wednesday 2/12 |
Revise paragraph and read ch. 21
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Finish ch. 21 if necessary |
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Thursday 2/13 |
Read ch. 22
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Chapter 22 questions |
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Friday 2/14
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Read ch. 23 |
None - Enjoy the long weekend! |
February 3 - 7
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 2/3 |
Review ch. 11 & 12 Reac ch. 13 & 14
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Take notes on the Point of View video
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Tuesday 2/4 |
Review Points of View - notes & ch. 14 Read ch. 15
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None |
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Wednesday 2/5 |
Rewrite ch. 15 from a different point of view
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Quiz Friday on ch. 1-16 |
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Thursday 2/6 |
Read and analyze ch. 16
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Quiz Friday on ch. 1-16 |
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Friday 2/7
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Ch. 17 & 18 |
Finish ch. 18 if necessary |
January 27 - 31
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 1/27 |
Ch. 6, focusing on contrasts between characters (Hiddles vs. Winterbottoms chart)
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Read ch. 7
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Tuesday 1/28 |
Review ch. 6 & 7 (Review STEAL with ch. 6). Make a prediction for ch. 8 & start reading
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Finish reading ch. 8 & respond to your prediction. |
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Wednesday 1/29 |
Read ch. 9 & look for transitions from setting to setting
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Finish 9 if necessary |
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Thursday 1/30 |
Review STEAL, transitions, & contrasts. Read ch. 10 & 11, focusing on those skills. |
Finish 10 & 11 |
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Friday 1/31
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Review ch. 11 and all skills. Read ch. 12 |
Finish reading ch. 12 if necessary |
January 20 - 24
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 1/20 |
No School
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Tuesday 1/21 |
- Begin Walk Two Moons - Ch. 1 & 2
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Final poem and analysis due tomorrow. |
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Wednesday 1/22 |
Ch. 3
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Settings Chart |
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Thursday 1/23 |
- Ch. 4, adding to settings chart
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Read ch. 5, adding to settings chart. Reading check tomorrow on ch. 1-5, focus on characters & settings |
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Friday 1/24
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- Reading check on ch. 1-5 - notes on contrast -Read ch. 6, focus on contrasts |
None |
January 13-17
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 1/13 |
-Introduce poem project -model brainstorming for poem -brainstorm
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Complete this brainstorming sentence twice for 2 different ideas. “I am writing about _______; I feel ______ about it, which leads me to wonder/realize _________.
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Tuesday 1/14 |
- Model pre-writing/ figurative language etc. - Pre-write
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Finish pre-writing if you were not able to finish in class or if you are not sure about which topic you're going to turn into the final poem. |
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Wednesday 1/15 |
- Model breaking the pre-writing into lines and stanzas (poem structure & ending on an image) -Students break up pre-writing
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Continue to structure your poem if necessary |
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Thursday 1/16 |
Finish poem/ create final draft & begin analysis
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Final poem & analysis due Wednesday (there will be no more time given in class) |
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Friday 1/17
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Introduction to Walk Two Moons |
Final poem & analysis due Wednesday (there will be no more time given in class) |
January 6 - 10
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 1/6 |
Model Poem Analysis, “Introduction to Poetry,” to review figurative language, sound devices, and poetic conventions
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None
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Tuesday 1/7 |
Group Poem Analysis, “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”
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None |
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Wednesday 1/8 |
Independent assessment of yesterday’s poem
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“Vocabulary Workshop” worksheet on connotation vs. denotation |
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Thursday 1/9 |
Independent Poem Analysis based on yesterday’s work
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Respond to a classmate’s post-it note |
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Friday 1/10 |
Group discussion & poster on poem of choice |
None
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January 2 & 3
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday 12/19 |
- Review Figurative Language
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None |
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Friday 12/20 |
- Practice with figurative language |
Complete the HW assignment that was written on your classwork activity today.
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December 16-20
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 12/16 |
Finish reading scene 4 of Act II
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None
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Tuesday 12/17 |
Read/view the resolution of A Christmas Carol
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Answer: Which ghost do you think affected Scrooge most? Why? |
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Wednesday 12/18 |
- Themes - Write a new version of A Christmas Carol
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Complete the last row of the Theme worksheet |
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Thursday 12/19 |
- Finish your version
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None |
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Friday 12/20 |
- Review several versions of A Christmas Carol |
None. Have a wonderful break! See you next year!
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December 9-13
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 12/9 |
- Read Act I, scene v (only the first 3 pages)
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- We will be reading Act I, scenes v (the rest) tomorrow. Be ready to read if your role is in that scene. Quiz Wednesday on Act I vocabulary.
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Tuesday 12/10 |
-Read Act I, scene v (the rest of the scene)
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- Quiz tomorrow on Act I vocabulary. - We will read Act II, scenes i & ii on Thursday. Be ready to read if your role is in those scenes. |
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Wednesday 12/11 |
-Quiz - Paragraph on Scrooge’s changes
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-We will read Act II, scenes 1 & 2 tomorrow. Be ready if your role is in those scenes. |
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Thursday 12/12 |
-Read Act II, scenes 1 & 2 and start scene 3.
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-Finish reading scene 3 (pages will differ by class. The text can be found on google classroom). |
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Friday 12/13 |
-Review Act II, scene 3. Begin reading scene 4 (stop at p. 789 when Present disappears) |
None
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December 2 - 6
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 12/6 |
- Prepare for assigned role in A Christmas Carol
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- Prepare for assigned role in
A Christmas Carol
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Tuesday 12/7 |
- vocabulary in A Christmas Carol - Act I, scene i
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- We will be reading Act I, scene ii tomorrow. Be ready to read if your role is in that scene. |
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Wednesday 12/8 |
-Read Act I, scene ii
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- We will be reading Act I, scenes iii & iv tomorrow. Be ready to read if your role is in those scenes. |
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Thursday 12/9 |
-Read Act I, scene iv
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- We will be reading Act I, scene v (only the first part) tomorrow. Be ready to read if your role is in that scene. |
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Friday 12/10 |
- Read Act I, scene v (only the first 3 pages)
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- We will be reading Act I, scenes v (the rest) on Monday. Be ready to read if your role is in that scene. |
November 25 - 29
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 11/25 |
Practice with Elements of Drama
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Quiz tomorrow on Elements of Drama
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Tuesday 11/26 |
- Quiz on Elements of Drama
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None |
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Wednesday 11/27 |
-Thanksgiving Play
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None |
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Thursday 11/28 |
No School
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Friday 11/29 |
No School
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November 18 - 22
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 11/18 |
-Finish infographic
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None
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Tuesday 11/19 |
-Gallery Walk of infographics
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None |
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Wednesday 11/20 |
-Introduce Elements of Drama
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Answer the questions about today's notes (on google classroom) |
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Thursday 11/21 |
-Practice with Elements of Drama - Begin reading "Sorry Wrong Number"
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Do the Elements of Drama worksheet Quiz Tuesday on Elements of Drama |
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Friday 11/22 |
-Finish reading "Sorry Wrong Number"
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Quiz Tuesday on Elements of Drama |
November 11-15
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 11/11 |
-Group project assigned -Begin independent research on expert question
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Research needs to be done by Wednesday during class. Finish first source tonight.
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Tuesday 11/12 |
-Continue independent research on expert question. Finish 2nd source in class.
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Research needs to be done by Wednesday during class. Begin 3rd source tonight. |
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Wednesday 11/13 |
-Finish independent research (3rd source) in class -Write paragraph to fully answer expert question
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Finish paragraph if necessary |
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Thursday 11/14 |
-Group work on infographic (plan and begin)
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Bring in any materials for your infographic tomorrow (art supplies, printed-out images, etc) |
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Friday 11/15 |
-Group work on infographic (Finish)
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All research, paragraphs, and infographics will be collected on Monday! |
November 4-8
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 11/4 |
Station activities with nonfiction
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Quiz tomorrow on: 1) nonfiction audience 2) nonfiction purpose 3) nonfiction text structures |
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Review all nonfiction
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Quiz tomorrow on: 1) nonfiction audience 2) nonfiction purpose 3) nonfiction text structures |
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Wednesday 11/6 |
Nonfiction quiz |
Have a great long weekend! |
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Thursday 11/7 |
No School |
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Friday 11/8 |
No School |
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October 28-November 1
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 10/28 |
Intro to nonfiction reading skills
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Tuesday 10/29 |
Author's Audience and purpose in nonfiction
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Read and annotate article |
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Wednesday 10/30 |
Organization of nonfiction |
Read and annotate article |
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Thursday 10/31 |
Halloween nonfiction reading and fiction writing |
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Friday 11/1 |
Nonfiction practice - audience, purpose, structure with satirical articles |
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October 21-25
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 10/21 |
-Discuss novel’s resolution
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Tuesday 10/22 |
-Review argumentative terms & write
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Test Friday on 1) predictions & inferences, 2) argumentative terms, 3) signposts (AA & CC only) and 4) characterization |
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Wednesday 10/23 |
-Review another skill for Friday’s test (students choose skill & activity for practice) |
Prepare for Friday’s test by completing another review activity (Chosen during class) Test Friday on 1) predictions & inferences, 2) argumentative terms, 3) signposts (AA & CC only) and 4) characterization |
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Thursday 10/24 |
Jeopardy Review Game |
Test tomorrow on 1) predictions & inferences, 2) argumentative terms, 3) signposts (AA & CC only) and 4) characterization |
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Friday 10/25 |
Test |
None |
October 14-18
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 10/14 |
-Continue working on argumentative essay (due tomorrow)
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-argumentative essay due tomorrow |
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Tuesday 10/15 |
Read ch. 18 & 19
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None |
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Wednesday 10/16 |
-Read ch. 20, stopping for inferences & predictions |
How did the author foreshadow what was revealed in ch. 20? (List at least two examples). | ||
Thursday 10/17 |
Read ch. 21 through 23 |
Finish reading ch. 23 tonight if necessary |
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Friday 10/18 |
Read the book - chapters 24 & 25 |
None |
October 7 - 11
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 10/7 |
-Review ch 13-15 - Read ch. 16 & 17, highlighting evidence of Kenny’s guilt and innocence
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Based on highlighting, decide if you think Kenny is guilty or innocent. |
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Tuesday 10/8 |
Rubric for upcoming assignment (Kenny Kane argumentative writing) -notes on argumentative terms -add reasons to last night’s HW
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No Red Ink (due Friday) |
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Wednesday 10/9 |
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Thursday 10/10 |
Plan out & start typing argumentative writing |
No Red Ink (due tomorrow) |
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Friday 10/11 |
Continue argumentative writing. We will finish on Monday. |
Make sure you have completed your introduction and two body paragraphs by Monday. |
September 30 - October 5
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 9/30 |
Review signposts from last year (Contrast & contradiction, again and again, and words of the wiser) Go over ch. 8-10 |
Signpost practice worksheet |
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Tuesday 10/1 |
Go over signpost practice Read ch. 11 focusing on signpost and skill of choice |
Finish ch. 11 & skills activity |
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Wednesday 10/2 |
Read ch. 12 & 13. Do 3 post-its: one for each signpost we reviewed this week. |
Finish reading ch. 12 & 13 (and post-its) if necessary | ||
Thursday 10/3 |
Review 3 other signposts (memory moment, aha moment, and tough questions) Read ch. 14 |
Read ch. 15 |
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Friday 10/4 |
Read ch. 16 & 17 |
Finish ch. 17 if necessary. |
September 23-27
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 9/23 |
Notes on Characterization Begin reading ch. 5 |
Finish reading ch. 5 if necessary |
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Tuesday 9/24 |
Review characterization Read ch. 6 & complete formal chart on characterization |
Ch. 6 chart |
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Wednesday 9/25 |
Graded assignment - characterization, inferences, & predictions Read ch. 7 |
FOR PERIODS 3 & 4: Finish reading ch. 10 and doing the corresponding work by Monday. | ||
Thursday 9/26 |
PERIODS 1, 7, & 9: Continue to practice with characterization, inferences, & predictions while reading ch. 8 PERIODS 3 & 4: MAP TESTING |
Finish reading ch. 10 and doing the corresponding work by Monday. |
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Friday 9/27 |
PERIODS 1, 7, & 9: Continue to practice with characterization, inferences, & predictions while reading ch. 9 & 10 PERIODS 3 & 4: MAP TESTING |
Finish reading ch. 10 and doing the corresponding work by Monday. |
September 16 - 20
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 9/16 |
Konstruct-A-Kid Opinion article: CRISPR Debate |
None |
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Tuesday 9/17 |
Introduce Reader's Notebooks (Focus on predictions) Make predictions about our first novel, Freak the Mighty Begin reading ch. 1 |
Make a real-life prediction (write it down) at home. Remember to support it with real-life evidence. |
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Wednesday 9/18 |
Finish reading ch. 1 & practice making predictions |
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Thursday 9/19 |
Read ch. 2 together; 3 independently. Demonstrate ability to make accurate predictions using text to support |
Finish reading ch. 3 if necessary. |
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Friday 9/20 |
Read ch. 4 (Focus on making inferences & differentiating between them and predictions) |
- Have a great weekend! -Finish reading ch. 4 if necessary. -Write at least one inference in your Reader's Notebook. |
September 9-13
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 9/9 |
Policies/Procedures Assign E-mail to go along with the shelfie (shelfie e-mail) |
Shelfie due tomorrow (e-mailed) Shelfie e-mail due Friday (printed) |
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Tuesday 9/10 |
E-mail writing lessons/ work on shelfie e-mail |
Shelfie e-mail due Friday (printed) |
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Wednesday 9/11 |
Grammar activities/ work on shelfie e-mail |
Shelfie e-mail due Friday (printed) | ||
Thursday 9/12 |
Grammar activities/ work on shelfie e-mail |
Shelfie e-mail due tomorrow (printed |
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Friday 9/13 |
Diagnostic Test (will not count as a grade) | - Have a great weekend! |
September 5 & 6
Classwork | Homework | Reminders | Extra Supplies | |
Monday 9/2 |
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Tuesday 9/3 |
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Wednesday 9/4 |
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Thursday 9/5 |
Welcome Back!
Ice Breakers |
- Create a butterfly (directions given in class & on HW portal) |
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Friday 9/6 |
Policies/ Procedures Assign shelfie |
- Have a great weekend! - Shelfie due on Tuesday (e-mailed to your own Bernards e-mail account) |