***All daily assignments not completed during class time will be homework.
Assignments are due the next day unless otherwise specified.
***An update regarding grades has been made to the syllabus.
January
Week of the 4th: #19
Monday
No School
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) STAR testing
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Poem of the month
Assignment-
1) Poem Scene
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) Literature Circle Introduction
Assignment-
1) Literature Circle jobs and meeting
Due-
1) Poem scene
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 43
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Bell Work Week #19
December
Week of the 14th: #18
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Work on your study guide
Lesson-
1) Review study guide
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 33
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) A.R. reading
Lesson-
1) Jeopardy review for final exam
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Study!
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Final Exam
Due-
1) Final Exam
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 35
Lesson-
1) Review final exam
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 35
2) Bell Work week #18
Friday
The Agora!
Week of the 7th: #17
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1)Take 5
2) Tall Tales group learn and share activity
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 31
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Mood and tone
2) Receive Literature Test #2 Study Guide
Assignment-
1) Song Chart
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Review for Literature Test #2
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Song Chart
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Literature Test #2
Due-
1) Literature Test #2
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 33
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Week #17 Bell Work
Week of the 30th: #16
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Poem of the month
Assignment-
1) Winter chalk picture
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 29
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1)Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Myths and Legends guided notes
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Winter Chalk picture
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1)Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Myths and Legends around the world activity
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) Tall Tales guided notes
Assignment-
1) Reading childrens stories and analysis what elements make it a tall tale
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 31
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Bell work week 16
November
Week of the 23rd: #15
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Reading comprehension
Lesson-
1) Cause and Effect
Assignment-
1)
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 26-27
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 28-29
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1)
No School Wed.-Fri.!!! Thanksgiving Break!!!
Week of the 16th: #14
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Petey Reading Check ch. 21-27
Lesson-
1) Character traits and characterization
Assignment-
1) Tuesday of the Other June Literature Analysis and Characterization pgs.
77, 85
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 24-25
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Body Biography
Assignment-
1) Character Analysis
Due-
1) Tuesday of the Other June Literature Analysis and Characterization pgs.
77, 85
2) Petey Reading Check ch. 21-27
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) None
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Body Biography
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) None
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Body Biography
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 26-27
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day!
Due-
1) Body Biography
2) Bell Work Week 14
Week of the 9th: #13
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Petey Vocabulary review
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Venn Diagram
2) Reading check ch. 11-15
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Petey Reading Check ch. 16-20
Lesson-
1) Poem of the month
Assignment-
1) Responsibility Poem
Due-
1) Petey Vocabulary Review
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Petey Word Search
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Responsibility Poem
2) Petey Reading Check ch. 16-20
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Petey Vocabulary Word Search
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 24-25
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Bell Work Week 13
Week of the 2nd: #12
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Petey vocabulary crossword puzzle
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 18-19
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check for Part 1 of Petey
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Petey vocabulary crossword puzzle
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 20-21
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Reading Check for Part 1 of Petey
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check ch. 11-15 of Petey
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 20-21
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) Comparing and Contrasting
Assignment-
1) Venn diagram
Due-
1) Reading Check ch. 11-15 of Petey
October
Week of the 26th: #11
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 16-17
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Reading check for ch. 6-10
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) None
Lesson-
1) Go to the Book Fair in the Library
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Reading check for ch. 6-10
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 18-19
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Bell Work for week #11
Week of the 19th: #10
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) STAR Testing for 2nd nine weeks
3) Pre-reading strategies to begin our new class novel Petey
4) Begin reading Petey
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 12-13
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thougths
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check for ch. 1-5
Lesson-
1) Read Petey as a class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 16-17
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Reading Check for ch. 1-5
2) Bell Work for week #10
Week of the 12th: #9
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Reading comprehension
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Internal/ External Conflict
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 10-11
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Conflict Character
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 12-13
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Conflict Character
2) Bell Work (Week 9)
Week of the 5th: #8
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Finish novel
Assignment-
1) Begin Travel Brochure
Due-
1) None
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Comprehension
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Finish travel brochure
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Poem of the month
Assignment-
1) Your 5 line poem
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Short Story: Eleven
Assignment-
1) Literary Analysis for Eleven pg. 15
Due-
1) Travel brochure
2) Your 5 line poem
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 10-11
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Literary Analysis for Eleven pg. 15
September
Week of the 28th: #7
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check ch. 7-9
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 4-5)
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Reading Check ch. 7-9
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) Reading Check ch. 10-15
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 8-9)
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Reading Check ch. 10-15
Friday
No Class- The Gathering
Due-
1) Reading Check for ch. 10-15
Week of the 21st: #6
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Novel questions (pg. 9)
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Novel questions (pg. 11)
Lesson-
1) REad class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Novel questions (pg. 9,11)
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check for ch. 4-6
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1)Reading Check for ch. 4-6
Week of the 14th: #5
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 2-3)
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) None
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Reading comprehension
Lesson-
1) Introduction to the 60's and our new class novel The Watson's go to
Birmingham
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading pg. 2-3
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Begin reading class novel out loud in class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Reading Check ch. 1-3
Lesson-
1) Read class novel as a whole class
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Reading Check ch. 1-3
Week of the 7th: #4
Monday
No School- Labour Day!
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Take notes on Autobiography and Biography
Assignment-
1) Peer interview and one page biography
Due-
1) Poem of the month book cover poster or favorite free thing poster
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick thoughts
Lesson-
1) Literature Test #1 Review
Assignment-
1) Study!
Due-
1) Peer biography
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Study!
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Literature Test #1
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 14-15)
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) None
Week of the 31st: #3
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 6-7)
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Novel Day (a little backwards this week)
3) 2nd hr. STAR Testing
4) 3rd hr. A.R. goals
5) Receive and review graded papers
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 6-7)
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Sci-Fi and Fantasy genre notes and activity
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Mystery and Adventure notes clue game
Assingment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bellwork-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Historical and Realistic Fiction notes
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Poem of the Month
Assignment-
1) Book Cover poster or favorite free thing poster
Due-
1) None
August
Week of the 24th: #2
Monday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Take 5
2) Teacher Website
3) Class Jobs
4) Take notes on literary elements
5) Practice literary elements with a children's book in whole group
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) All signature pages
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Practice literary elements with a children's book in small groups
Assignment-
1) Create a literary elements poster
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Reading comprehension
Lesson-
1) Take notes on plot
2) Create a plot diagram in whole group
Assignment-
1) Create a plot diagram in small groups
Due-
1) None
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Unfinished work or read A.R. book
Lesson-
1) Take notes on author's purpose
Assignment-
1) Create Author's Purpose Pie
Due-
1) Plot diagram and Literary Elements Poster
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 22-23)
Lesson-
1) Put Red Reading folders together
2) S.T.A.R. testing
3) Receive and review graded papers
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) Author's Purpose Pie
Week of the 17th: #1
Monday
*Teacher Inservice/ No School
Tuesday
Bell Work-
1) None
Lesson-
1) Student Handbook Sections
2) Getting to know you activities
Assignment-
1) Get Handbook Signature page signed (2nd hour)
Due-
1) None
Wednesday
Bell Work-
1) Two truths and a lie index card
Lesson-
1) Classroom procedures and expectations
Assignment-
1) Literature Pre-Test (No grade taken)
Due-
1) Handbook Signature page signed (2nd hour)
Thursday
Bell Work-
1) Quick Thoughts
Lesson-
1) Library Orientation
2) Check out a Library book
Assignment-
1) None
Due-
1) None
Friday
Bell Work-
1) Spectrum Reading (pg. 40-41)
Lesson-
1) None
Assignment-
1) Novel Day
Due-
1) None
