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<div><strong>Week of 5/21: RRS 3/TOW: motive; finish Seedfolks, continue rhetorical question poems with partners; begin persuasive ad unit at the end of the week<br /><br />Monday: return last NF article and RRS 2, finish questions and Seedfolks discussion<br />HW: RRS 3<br /><br />Tuesday: rhetorical question poems and finish up/turn in Seedfolks question packets<br />HW: RRS 3<br /><br />Wednesday: finish and turn in rhetorical question poems, begin persuasive advertising <br />HW: RRS 3<br /><br />Thursday: continue persuasive advertising<br />HW: RRS 3 due tomorrow<br /><br />Friday: continue persuasive advertising<br />HW: none</strong></div><div><strong></strong> </div><div><strong>Week of 5/14: no RRS, zoo trip Monday, continue Seedfolks, book fair Tuesday<br /><br />Monday: zoo trip<br />HW: none<br /><br />Tuesday: continue Seedfolks character analysis and discussion<br />HW: Bring money if you want for the book fair visit tomorrow<br /><br />Wednesday: Book fair and Seedfolks <br />HW: none<br /><br />Thursday: continue Seedfolks and discuss rhetorical question poem<br />HW: Look over rhetorical questions and start draft of a poem<br /><br />Friday: work on poems and continue Seedfolks<br />HW: none<br /><br /><br /><br />Week of 5/7: RRS 2, continue poetry, connections to Seedfolks from English B<br /><br />Monday: RRS 2, collect non-fiction articles, planting if time/weather cooperating<br />HW: RRS 2<br /><br />Tuesday: Seedfolks connections and discussions<br />HW: RRS 2<br /><br />Wednesday: continue poetry and Seedfolks connections<br />HW: RRS 2<br /><br />Thursday: continue poetry and Seedfolks connections<br />HW: RRS 2 due tomorrow<br /><br />Friday: continue Seedfolks connections<br />HW: none<br /><br />Week of 4/30: RRS 1, non-fiction, team day, and tanka poetry<br /><br />Monday: RRS 1, Read "The Lazarus Bug" and discuss<br />HW: RRS 1 and start thinking about questions for Bug article<br /><br />Tuesday: return quizzes, discuss tanka poetry, and time for questions for article<br />HW: RRS 1 - typed write up of 5 Ws, How, and author's purpose for Bug article due Monday 5/7<br /><br />Wednesday: Team day!<br />HW: See Tuesday<br /><br />Thursday: tanka about team day, continue non-fiction article work<br />HW: RRS 1 due tomorrow; non-fiction article (typed questions, answers for author's purpose due Monday, 5/7)<br /><br />Friday: Turn in RRS, start rhetorical question poetry<br />HW: non-fiction article - 5 Ws and How question and answers plus author's purpose due Monday - TYPED!<br /><br />Week of 4/23: No RRS this week. A-ha memoirs are due Thursday. There is a quiz Friday on apostrophes and review of last quiz topics.<br /><br />Monday: </strong>Return and review quiz and non-fiction article assignment. Work on memoirs.<strong><br />HW: </strong>Work on memoirs and apostrophe sheet<strong><br /><br />Tuesday: </strong>poem interview assignment; apostrophes and memoir work time<strong><br />HW: </strong>Work on memoirs and apostrophe sheet and WEAR BRONZE TOMORROW! Poetry interview due Friday. AND BRING POEM THURSDAY FOR POEM IN A POCKET DAY!<br /><strong><br />Wednesday: </strong>TEAM DAY!<strong><br />HW: </strong>Memoirs due tomorrow and apostrophe sheet (one from Tuesday) AND DON'T FORGET TO BRING ALL OR PART OF A POEM TO CARRY FOR THE DAY - "POEM IN YOUR POCKET"<br /><strong><br />Thursday: </strong>Memoir turn in and share; review for quiz, and share the poems in our pockets!<strong><br />HW: </strong>Review sheets for quiz<strong><br /><br />Friday: </strong>apostrophe quiz (and section reviewing topics from last quiz)<strong> </strong>and poetry activity share<br /><strong>HW: </strong>none<strong> <br /> </strong><br /><br /><strong><br />Week of 4/9: No school Monday! Continue grammar and memoirs. Grammar Quest Thursday on the following:</strong> <strong> <span style='font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-weight: normal;'>semi-colons, colons, quotations in dialogue and shortworks, italics/underlining, and hyphens/dashes. Use worksheets from class toreview rules and prepare for the quest.</span><br /></strong><br /><strong>Tuesday: continue grammar and memoir writing time<br />HW: grammar sheet and memoir writing time<br /><br />Wednesday: continue grammar and memoir writing time<br />HW: review for grammar quest tomorrow and work on memoir<br /><br />Thursday: Grammar Quest and time to work on memoirs<br />HW: rough draft of memoirs due tomorrow<br /><br />Friday: conferencing for memoirs in class<br />HW: None - have a wonderful break!<br /><br /><br /><br />Week of 4/2: final non-fiction article write-up is due Wednesday, 4/4 - be sure to follow directions and type or write your work on a separate piece of paper. As the week goes on, we will be coming back to grammar with a focus on colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, and quotations; there will be a grammar quest next week on these.<br />We will begin writing our 6th grade "A-ha" memoirs later in the week. <br /><br />Monday: writing folder work, article follow-up and discussion, grammar <br />HW: grammar sheet on semi-colons and quotation marks and article write up due 4/4<br /><br />Tuesday: review grammar, time for article discussion and questions<br />HW: grammar sheet and article due TOMORROW!<br /><br />Wednesday: collect article assignment, review grammar, and begin memoir discussion<br />HW: grammar sheet and memoir ideas in your writer's notebook<br /><br />Thursday: review grammar and allow time for memoir discussion/readings<br />HW: None - have a wonderful long weekend with your family!<br /><br /><br />Lit circle dates: Books must be read by 3/28, and case reports and vocab lists (group) and character development chart (individual) due by 3/30.<br /><br />Week of 3/26: ALL LIT CIRCLE WORK DONE BY FRIDAY - SEE ABOVE. We will be finishing up mystery lit circles this week and coming back to non-fiction with article analysis and symbol identification. These articles will connect to your current study of Asia in social studies.<br /><br />Monday: Story to Solve, dragon article in lit groups, lit circle time<br />HW: lit circle roles and project work<br /><br />Tuesday: Story to solve, continue dragon article - discuss in groups, lit circle time<br />HW: lit circle roles and project work<br /><br />Wednesday: Story to solve, continue non-fiction articles, (earthquake) lit circle time<br />HW: lit circle roles and project work<br /><br />Thursday: time to finish lit circle work and non-fiction earthquake article<br />HW: all lit circle group and project work done by tomorrow<br /><br />Friday: wrap up lit circles and discuss article assessment<br />HW: nothing due Monday, but NF article write up due Wednesday 4/4<br /><br /><u>Week of 3/19:</u> Welcome spring! Continue lit circles and RRS 4 - Special Mystery Unit Edition <u>due Friday, 3/23- all sentences from mystery book and all terms from mystery lit circle vocab sheet (can also use returned quest for ideas).</u><br /><u>Monday-Friday</u>: Continue lit circles and assigned roles in and out of class.<br />Homework each night is RRS 4 work and lit circle reading and roles.<br /><br /><br />Week of 3/12: Mystery Lit Circles; Mystery Vocab Quest Thursday 3/15<br /><br />Monday:</strong> Book choices; minute mystery handout and discussion<br /><strong>HW:</strong> finsih minute mystery sheet and finish flash cards if you want extra credit on quest<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday:</strong> Check flash cards and review minute mystery; distribute books and assign reading/roles<br /><strong>HW:</strong> assigned pages and roles for book group; study for quest<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday:</strong> Book groups meet; review for quiz tomorrow<br /><strong>HW</strong>: assigned pages and roles for book group; study for tomorrow's quest<br /><br /><strong>Thursday:</strong> quest and book groups<br /><strong>HW:</strong> assigned pages and roles for book group<br /><br /><strong>Friday:</strong> book group work - discussion of final project<br /><strong>HW:</strong> assigned pages and roles for book group (up to each group)<br /><br /><strong>QUEST ON MYSTERY VOCAB/LIT TERMS FOR MYSTERY ON TH 3/15 (handout given on Thursday 3/8). 5 bonus points if you show me flash cards by Tuesday 3/13!<br /><br />Week of 3/5: CMT testing, conferencing wrap-up, and RRS 3 (TOW: any term that is part of plot chart - be sure to say why/how you know!)<br />Monday-Friday:</strong> Continue CMT review and conferencing; reading time in class and after CMTs<br /><strong>HW Monday-Thursday:</strong> Read and work on RRS 3<br /><br /><br /><strong>Week of 2/27: CMT prep and conferencing; affixes<br /><br />Monday:</strong> Editing and revising progress assessment; continue CMT review and conferencing<br /><strong>HW</strong>: CMT packet: pages 34-45 and 10-17 should be completed by tomorrow<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday:</strong> Review assigned CMT pages; discuss affixes and continue conferencing<br /><strong>HW:</strong> CMT packet pages<strong> </strong>18-29 due by tomorrow; assigned affixes (explained in class) due by Thursday<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday:</strong> Review CMT pages and work on affixes<br /><strong>HW</strong>: CMT packet pages 30-33 and affix assignment<br /><br /><strong>Thursday:</strong> Review CMT packet, review first editing and revising PT, and discuss affixes<br /><strong>HW:</strong> commonly mixed up words packet<br /><strong><br />Friday:</strong> Continue affixes and review commonly mixed up words<br /><strong>HW:</strong> None<br /><br /><strong>Week of 2/13: CMT prep and conferencing; team day Wednesday<br />Monday: </strong>Finish essays from last week in class<strong>, </strong>begin discussion of expository essay conferencing and CMT review<br /><strong>Homework: </strong> Pick an expository essay topic and plan in journal - clear thesis and three preview points (ideas + few possible details).<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday: </strong> Begin conferencing and CMT review<br /><strong>Homework:</strong> Write a possible hook and ONE body paragraph for your expository essay (one you planned Monday night) in your journal. Due for class on Wednesday.<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday:</strong> TEAM DAY!<br /><strong>Homework:</strong> see Tuesday<br /><br /><strong>Thursday: </strong>share and peer check paragraphs and hooks; continue conferencing and CMT review<br /><strong>Homework: </strong> None<br /><br /><strong>Friday: </strong>RAK project in-class share <br /><strong>Homework: </strong> none - have a wonderful and safe February break!<br /><br /><br /><strong><br />SUPER BOWL TREAT! RAK PROJECTS MAY BE TURNED IN 2/7 WITH NO ADDITIONAL PENALTY. I WILL ACCEPT MONDAY OR TUESDAY.<br /><br />Week of 2/6:</strong> RRS 2 of third quarter, finish novel and readings, RAK project due Monday OR Tuesday, wrap up RAK unit with in class essay Wednesday and Thursday<br /><br /><strong>Monday:</strong> Collect projects, continue novel<br /><strong>HW</strong>: RRS 2 due Friday<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday:</strong> Finish novel and discuss; collect additional projects<br /><strong>HW</strong>: RRS 2 due Friday<br /><br /><strong>Wednesday</strong>: Read poem and discuss themes/characters of unit - essay topic and graphic organizer<br /><strong>HW:</strong> RRS 2 due Friday<br /><br /><strong>Thursday:</strong> in-class unit essay<br /><strong>HW:</strong> RRS 2 due tomorrow<br /><br /><strong>Friday:</strong> continue essay and turn in<br /><strong>HW:</strong> None<br /><br /><strong>Week of 1/30: No RRS, continue <em>Tunes </em>vocab/expository writing & Quest #2 on Friday, continue novel; RAK PROJECT DUE MONDAY 2/6<br /><br />Monday:</strong> IN LIBRARY ALL CLASSES - BRING EVERYTHING TO TYPE ESSAY; Return RRS 3-2<br /><strong>HW</strong>: study for vocab quiz Friday (also will be quizzed on structure of expository essay<strong>)</strong>; final copy of expository essay with all requirements due on Thursday<br /><strong><br />Tuesday: </strong>Return first vocab quest, discuss reading from last Friday and continue novel<br /><strong>HW:</strong> study for vocab quiz Friday (also will be quizzed on structure of expository essay<strong>)</strong>; final copy of expository essay with all requirements due on Thursday<br /><strong><br />Wednesday</strong>: essay organization time and continue novel<br /><strong>HW:</strong> quiz Friday; essay due tomorrow<br /><br /><strong>Thursday:</strong> collect essays, continue novel<br /><strong>HW</strong>: study for quiz tomorrow: second half of <em>Tunes</em> list and expository essay structure<br /><br /><strong>Friday: </strong> vocab and expository essay structure quest; continue novel<br /><strong>HW:</strong> RAK PROJECT DUE MONDAY!<br /><strong><br />Week of 1/23: RRS 1 of the 3rd quarter, continue novel and expository writing, VOCAB QUEST WEDNESDAY!!! REMINDER THAT YOUR PROJECT IS DUE 2/6!<br /><br />Monday: RRS 1 - TOW: tone; continue expository essays with body paragraph ideas, continue novel<br />HW:</strong> RRS and study vocab<br /><br />Tuesday: review for vocab quiz, continue body paragraph organizers, continue novel<br />HW: RRS and study vocab<br /><br />Wedneday: vocab quiz and concluding paragraph - Mrs. Lareau's final essay; novel if time<br />HW: RRS due Friday<br /><br />Thursday: expository essay typing in library or computer lab<br />HW: RRS due tomorrow<br /><br />Friday: RRS collection; novel reading and written reflection<br />HW: None, but vocab quiz on next group of words will be Wednesday, 2/1<br /><br /><br /><strong>Week of 1/16</strong>: Continue grammar, start expository writing, and note there will be a vocab quiz on first 18 words of novel on Wednesday, 1/25<br /><br /><strong><u>Monday</u></strong>: no school<br /><br /><strong><u>Tuesday</u></strong>: return/review comma quiz, begin semi-colons and colons, distrubute novel vocabulary, start novel<br /><strong><u>HW:</u></strong> semi-colon, colon, and dialogue packet AND bring in one small object that represents your identity or who you are in some way (should be smaller than a shoebox)<br /><br /><strong><u>Wednesday</u></strong>: review packet, start identity assignment, and continue novel<br /><u><strong>HW</strong></u>: do hook/lead of each type for your object using the provided packet<br /><br /><strong><u>Thursday:</u></strong> continue with identity essay and novel<br /><strong><u>HW:</u></strong> fill out organizer given in class - use my example on back to help!<br /><br /><strong><u>Friday: </u></strong> share organizers and continue novel<br /><strong><u>HW:</u></strong> none, but you have a vocab quiz Wednesday AND your identity artifact essay will be due at the end of the week, so work on either of those if you want to!<br /><br /><br />Week of 1/9: <strong>COMMA QUIZ NOW TUESDAY (TOMORROW) 1/10 AS ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK IN CLASS SO YOU WON'T HAVE TWO QUIZZES FOR WEDNESDAY.</strong><br /><br /><u><strong>Homework for the week</strong></u>: Study for comma quiz and RRS3 (due Friday)<br /><br />In class, we will be finishing commas and doing pre-readings and case studies for the novel we should be starting by Friday.<br /><strong><u><br /><br />Week of 1/3: Commas and begin Random Act of Kindness Unit; there will be a comma quest on Wednesday, 1/11, on all rules in the comma packet<br />Monday:</u></strong> no school<br /><strong><u>Tuesday HW</u></strong>: do assigned comma sentences from comma packet<br /><u><strong>Wednesday HW</strong></u>: finish comma packet<br /><u><strong>Thursday HW</strong></u>: journal free write (to be assigned in class) and comma sheet<br /><strong><u>Friday HW</u></strong>: none<br /><br /><strong><u>Week of 12/12: Finish traditional literature assessment, start allegory <br /><br />Monday</u></strong>: Traditional Literature in-class story reading and analysis; return vocabulary pieces and confer/put in folder<br /><strong>HW: </strong>Final copy of Nature's Classroom essay due tomorrow - fully assembled as shown on directions on rubric!<br /><br /><strong>Tuesday</strong>: turn in NC piece, finish reflection of Vocab piece, start vocab for allegory in groups<br /><strong>HW: </strong> Finish vocab; vocab and allegory assessment will be Tuesday, 12/20. <br /><br /><strong>Wednesday: </strong> Review vocab and begin reading story<br /><strong>HW:</strong> Reading questions in journal about story so far<br /><br /><strong>Thursday:</strong> Share responses/finish reading story and begin activities<br /><strong>HW: </strong> Story-related text connections<br /><br /><strong>Friday:</strong> Continue story discussion/response<br /><strong>HW:</strong> None<br /><u><strong><br />Week of 12/5: Continue traditional literature; no RRS this week; QUIZ FRIDAY (SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS)<br /><br /> ROUGH DRAFT OF NATURE CLASSROOM WRITING PIECE DUE WEDNESDAY - USE ABSTRACT NOUN SHEET TO HELP!<br /><br />quiz Friday on terms of the units - study the following sheets: Traditional Literature handout (whole sheet), Irony handout, point of view handout, and conflict handout</strong></u></div> <div></div> <div><u><strong>Week of 11/28: continue traditional literature and RRS 2 of the second marking period due Friday, 12/2.<br /><br /></strong></u></div><u><strong></strong></u> <div><strong></strong> </div>
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