_________________________Current Week_________________________________________
Monday, Dec. 7- Read pp. 65-87 and discuss
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-Reading #6
Tuesday, Dec. 8- Pick up where we left off yesterday and read to page 87 and
discuss. Begin reading pp. 88-102 if time permits.
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-Reading #7
Wednesday, Dec. 9- Finish reading "The House on Mango Street"; Final
discussion and review for test
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-Reading #8; Turn in Journals
Thursday, Dec. 10- "The House on Mango Street" EXAM; Read silently in AR
books when finished with test.
Friday, Dec. 11- Novel Day
____________________Previous Weeks___________________________________________
Monday, Nov. 30- Read pp. 12-25 and discuss
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-reading #2
Tuesday, Dec. 1- Read pp. 26-38 and discuss
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-reading #3 and questions over book
Wednesday, Dec. 2- Read pp. 39-55 and discuss
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-reading #4
Thursday, Dec. 3- Read pp. 56-73
ASSIGNMENT: Pre-Reading #5
Friday, Dec. 4- Novel Day; Bell Work Due
Monday, November 23- Read pp. 3-11 in "The House on Mango Street" and
discuss; Complete pre-reading #1
Tuesday, November 24- Construct House on Mango Street Journal; Complete
Journal entry #1
Wednesday thru Friday- Thanksgiving Break
Monday, Nov. 16- Figurative Language review
ASSIGNMENT: Students will compose flash cards for the figurative language
terms.
Tuesday, Nov. 17- Students will continue working on figurative language flash
cards.
ASSIGNMENT: Students will hunt for examples of figurative language in the
literature textbook and write them on their flash cards.
Wednesday, Nov. 18- Figurative Language and Music listening activity
ASSIGNMENT: Figurative language and Music wkst; turn in at the end of the hour
Thursday, Nov. 19- Introduce next novel, "The House on Mango Street" and the
author, Sandra Cisneros
ASSIGNMENT: Students will take notes; Quiz tomorrow...study your notes!
Friday, Nov. 20- Quiz over notes from yesterday!!! Novel Day
NOVEMBER AR TEST DUE!!!
Monday, Nov. 9- Point of View notes; Read the picture book, "Two Bad Ants"
and discuss perspective
Tuesday, Nov. 10- Begin reading "The Night the Bed Fell"
ASSIGNMENT: Write a paragraph about an event from "Two Bad Ants" from
human's perspective
VETERAN'S DAY ASSEMBLY
Wednesday, Nov. 11- Finish reading "The Night the Bed Fell"; Code literary
elements as we read
ASSIGNMENT: SOAPS/Tone and POV wkst
Thursday, Nov. 12- LITERARY ELEMENTS QUIZ on responders
Friday, Nov. 13- Novel Day; Turn in Bell work
Monday, Nov. 2- 2-Column Notes over Conflict and plot; Compass Lesson
Tuesday, Nov. 3- Read and discuss "Priscilla and the Wimps"
ASSIGNMENT: Students will code literary elements as we read
Wednesday, Nov. 4- SOAPS/Tone "Priscilla and the Wimps"
ASSIGNMENT: Tone and Found Poetry Wkst *This is HOMEWORK if not done in class
Thursday, Nov. 5- Read "Clean Sweep" and discuss conflict
ASSIGNMENT: Conflict Role Chart and Skeleton Plot chart for "Priscilla and
the Wimps" -Turn in
Friday, Nov. 6- Novel Day; World View