Mon--Tell Tale review

Tues--Tell Tale test

Wed--Begin Section 6; unit questions on Unit 3 texts

Thurs--Discuss with partner; answer unit questions

Fri--Novel work due for a grade; make up work time or read AR

Mon-Lesson 15; discuss and summarize story; work on novel

Tues--Lesson 16; practice cold read

Wed--Lesson 17; iReady

Thurs--Lesson 18; work on novel

Fri--Lesson 19; novel work

Thurs--reading check on novel; begin lesson 14

Fri--Finish lesson 14

2/13--Finish Lesson 9; work on novel

2/14 Lesson 10 and novel

2/15 Lesson 11 article and then work on novel

2/16 Lesson 12 prepare for seminar

2/17 Seminar for grade

Feb 6--Read "Allegory of a Cave" and prepare for class discussion

Feb 7--Discuss meaning and purpose of story and answer Lesson 7 questions on Canvas

Feb 8--Evaluate different mediums; IReady

Feb 9--Quiz Unit 3 Section 2

Feb 10--Lesson 9; continue working with novel

Mon--Read "Allegory of a Cave" Part I; quiz on novel through pg 32

Tues--Finish Lesson 4; summarize Part I of "Allegory of a Cave"

Wed--Lesson 5; continue reading novel; iReady

Thurs--Lesson 6; students will define vocabulary terms and read part II of "Allegory of a Cave"

Fri--Answer questions about story; continue reading novel

Mon--clear binder; Intro to Unit 3

Tues--Finish Lesson 1; begin novel

Wed--Lesson 2; continue novel

Thurs--Finish Lesson 2; begin Lesson 3

Fri--Continue reading novel

Tuesday--finish essays; all parts of essay due; turn in unit 2 book

Wednesday--Read and analyze a poem

Thursday--Unit 2 Cold Read

Friday--Unit 2 finish cold read

Monday--Interim testing for the district; finish reading part 4

Tuesday--Review Part 4; begin prewriting for essay

Wednesday--Prewriting and Rough draft; iReady

Thursday--Library visit; finish rough draft

Friday--Revise rough draft; type final copy

**Prewriting and rough draft should be turned in on loose leaf no later than Tuesday, Jan 17th.  Final copy should be typed ad submitted to me by that date as well.

Jan 3--Review rules; discuss end of 9 weeks; review section 5 and finish chart

Jan 4--Cold Read on Part 4 of book

Jan 5--Cold Read Essay on Part 4 of book; book projects for 2nd 9 weeks due

Jan 6--Continue reading Part 4 pg 108-126

Monday--Review Part 3 of Sugar; finish notes and reading log questions

Tuesday--Open note quiz

Wednesday-Begin Section  5 Lesson 15

Thursday-Continue Section 5 Lesson 16

Friday--Continue Section 5

Mon--Finish Lesson 11 (Section 3); update timeline

Tues--Open note quiz; Begin Section 4 Lesson 12

Wed--Lesson 13

Thurs and Fri--IReady diagnostic; finish reading Part 3 (pg 92-end of chapter)

Monday--We will review Lessons 6 and 7

Tuesday--We will make a timeline of events covered in Sugar changed the World; Lesson 9

Wednesday-Read Part II. Finish Lesson 9-Unit 2 Section 3

Thursday--Continue Part II; Lesson 10

Friday--Lesson 11-continue with Section 3;iReady lesson

Mon-Review Section 1

Tues-Begin reading Sugar Changed the World; start timeline

Wed-Continue Unit 2 Section 2

Thurs-Reading and answering questions in reading log

Fri--Finish section; iReady

Mon-Intro to Unit 2

Wed-Read, summarize, and answer questions about poem "Sugar Cane"

Thurs-Continue work on Section 1; answering reading log questions

This week we will be writing the Unit 1 essay.

Mon-prompt; outline and introduction

Tues-outline body paragraphs

Wed-rough draft

Thurs-add transitions, highlight requirements, revise

Fri--type final draft

Outline, rough draft, and final copy must be turned in no later than OCT 31

Mon-Lesson 26

Tues-Lesson 27

Wed-Lesson 28

Thurs--Library time; finish Lesson 28

Fri-Lesson 29 Seminar

Mon-Lesson 36:Class Discussions in preparation for the extension research task

Tues-Begin research task.  Discuss the two types of intelligences they will research. Begin taking notes.

Wed-Continue taking notes for research; record sources; begin powerpoint

Thurs-Create powerpoint with research info and submit

Fri-Unit 1 Cold Read

CWT for Unit 1

Mon-Discuss prompt and introduction.  Begin outline.

Tues-finish outlining essay; begin rough draft

Wed-write rough draft

Thurs-add transitions; revise essay

Fri-type and submit essay; turn in outline and rough draft when everything is complete

Everything for the CWT must be turned in no later than Monday, Oct 31.

Lesson 26-Links to an external site. Students read an excerpt from Chapter 13 of Frankenstein and then work in pairs to select a quotation that reveals aspects of both the monster and Charlie.

Unit 1 Lesson 26Links to an external site.

Lesson 27-Links to an external site.Students reread an excerpt from Chapter 13 of Frankenstein and work in pairs to explain how the differing structure of each text contributes to its meaning or theme.

Lesson 28-Links to an external site. Students prepare for a Socratic seminar by comparing and contrasting the myths of Prometheus and Pandora, excerpts from Frankenstein, and “Flowers for Algernon.”

Lesson 29-Links to an external site.Students engage in a Socratic seminar to discuss whether Keyes draws on traditional stories to tell a hopeful story or a cautionary tale.

Monday--Lesson 11 Students will read progress reports 4-11 and look for differences in Charlie before and after surgery.

Tues and Wed--(ELA teachers will be out for professional development.)  Students will answer questions on Lesson 11 and work on Lesson 12

Thurs--Review lessons 11 and 12

Fri--Lesson 13: Students will prepare for a Socratic seminar

Tues--Library hour; finish iReady diagnostic

Wed-Section 3 Lesson 9:  writing about Charlie and the suitability of the tests

Thur-Section 3 Lesson 10--Revising and working with a partner (Paragraph will be graded)

Fri--review Section 3 and quiz

Monday--Review Lesson 3; Begin Lesson 4 (Vocab quiz will be Tuesday afternoon)

Tuesday--Lesson 4 and vocabulary quiz

Wednesday--Review Section 1; class discussion/quiz grade for Section 1

Thursday--Section 2 Lesson 5

Friday--Lesson 6

**Dates may be pushed back a little due to AC issues, etc.

• August 15-19
• Monday:  Prewriting and begin writing a personal introductory essay.  (Students will have a handout and can find info on Canvas)
• Tuesday:  Continue working on introductory assignment
• Wed:  Unit 1 Lesson 1
• Thurs:  Lesson 2
• Fri: Lesson 3

Mon--Chapter 4; workbook pages and bellringers continued

Tues--Chp 5; workbook pages and bellringers continued

Wed--Chp 6 and 7; workbook pages and bellringers cont.

Thurs--finish all workbook pages and bellringer assignments

Fri==test on the novel

Monday--Test prep; testing tips

Tues-Thurs--Book projects; reading

Fri-workbook pages on Call of the Wild

**Classroom time and activities will be limited due to testing.

Monday--Lesson 3: Reading Chapter 1 of Call of the Wild; Choices Project activity

Tuesday--Lesson 4: Finishing up Chapter 1; wkbk pg 246

Wednesday--Review section 1 and quiz

Thursday--Test prep day; activities on Canvas

Monday--Lesson 39-40:  Students will finish research task and create a presentation.

Tuesday-Lesson 41: Students will present research to class; Unit 3 Cold Read task.

Wednesday-Unit 4 introduction

Thursday--Lesson 1: Begin reading "CALL OF THE WILD"

Friday--Lesson 2: Characterize Buck from the book

Monday-Lesson 33:  Students will type and submit the final draft of their essays.

Tuesday-Lesson 34:  Students will watch a video about source evaluation and begin brainstorming research topics.

Wednesday-Lesson 35: Students will begin the extension task, researching an issue.

Thursday-Lesson 36: Students will continue to research for the extension task.

Friday-Lesson 37: Students continue research for the extension task and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different mediums.

This week we will be working on the Unit 3 Essay.  Prewriting and rough drafts will be on paper.  Final copy will be typed and sent on computers.

March 21--Final quiz for novel

March 22-Lesson 30: Preparing for unit 3 essay

March 23-Lesson 31: writing a rough draft

March 24-Finishing Lesson 31 writing the rough draft

March 25: Lesson 32/33: revising and typing a final copy

Students will continue to work on test prep for a part of the block.

Inservice Monday; test prep for half of block begins

Tuesday-Section 5 quiz; all bellringers should be completed by the end of the day

Wednesday--Lesson 27: Literature circles discuss novels

Thursday--Lesson 28:Literature circles finish work/discussion; students should finish reading novel and taking notes in reading logs by this day

Friday--Library visit; Lesson 29; quiz on novel

**Nine weeks ends this week

Monday--Lesson 22: Students will reread "Tell Tale Heart" and answer questions about the story. 

Tuesday--Lesson 23:  Students will review questions and complete workbook pages 161-162.

Wednesday--Lesson 24: After analyzing the narrator, students will look at how the story would change from a different perspective.

Thursday--Lesson 25:  Students will write about how the story would be different from another perspective.

Friday--Lesson 26:  Students will share their different perspectives of Tell Tale Heart.

**Students should have 18 bellringer activities done by Tuesday, March 15th.

Thursday--Lesson 20: Students will examine vocabulary and read "Tell -Tale Heart"; then they will complete pg 158-159 in the workbook.

Friday--Lesson 21:  Students will Reread the story and complete workbook pg 160.

**Students will be continuing to read the Unit 3 independent novel assignment.

Monday--Novel reading check; Finish Lesson 15, reading "Ransom of Red Chief", defining words, answering questions

Tuesday--Progress Reports go home; Lesson 16 Cold Read on "Ransom of Red Chief"

Wednesday--Book Fair visit; Lesson 17 Cold Read Writing Task

Thursday--Lesson 18 Review narrative point of view; begin Lesson 19

Friday--Lesson 19 rewriting a scene from the story from a different perspective

Mon--Book projects due and Lesson 12 (Students will work in groups to discuss novels.)

Tues--Finish Lesson 12 and Lesson 13 (Students will finish work on novel and discuss it in groups.)

Wed--Review Unit 3 Section 3 and take quiz

Thurs--Lesson 14 (Students will read "The Ransom of Red Chief")

Fri--Lesson 15 (Students will summarize "The Ransom of Red Chief"

**Students will continue working on bellringers and reading and taking notes through page 82 in our novels.

Monday--Reading Check for novel; Finish Unit 3 Lesson 7 and work on Lesson 8

Tuesday--Finish Lesson 8 and review for Section 2 quiz

Wednesday--Section 2 Quiz; read novels

Thursday--Lesson 9

Friday--Lesson 10

Jan 31-Feb 4

Students have been working on Unit 3.  We're reading "Allegory of a Cave" and studying unit questions and vocabulary.  Students have also received the novel for our novel study.  Kids will read 25 pages a week and take notes in a reading log.

Progress Reports went home on Wednesday, Feb 2.

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