* This agenda is tentative and subject to change.
Week of: November 23 - November 27
Monday 11/23
Warm-Up: writing
SSR
Work on book project
Reading passage
Tuesday 11/24
Warm-Up: writing
Introduction to Victorian London
Research project assigned
Wednesday – Friday
NO SCHOOL!!
Have a fun and safe holiday!
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Week of: November 16 - November 20
Benchmark testing - reading, writing, editing/revising
Action/adventure book project
No warm-ups
No homework
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Week of: November 9 – November 13
Monday 11/9
Warm-Up: Invitation to Notice - picture
The Most Dangerous Game
Plot chart – analysis
Literary devices - frame
Tuesday 11/10
Distribute HW
Warm-Up: Quick Write
The Most Dangerous Game
Plot chart – analysis
Literary devices - frame
Wednesday 11/11
Warm-Up: Invitation to Notice – sentence structure
Library
Distribute new book project
Thursday 11/12
Warm-Up: Invitation to Notice – sentence structure
HW - DUE
Open Ended Response Questions
Friday 11/13
Warm-Up:
Open Ended Response Questions
SSR
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Week of: November 2 – November 6
Monday 11/2
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Finish test and common assessment
Tuesday 11/3
Distribute HW
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Unit 3 Organizer
Make-up work
SSR
Wednesday 11/4
Warm-Up: Writing Response to Picture
The Most Dangerous Game
Vocabulary and Literary Devices
Thursday 11/5
Warm-Up: Quick Write
HW - DUE
The Most Dangerous Game
Plot chart
Friday 11/6
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
The Most Dangerous Game
Literary Analysis
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Week of: October 26 – October 30
Monday 10/26
Book Project DUE
Test – How to Analyze a Textbook
Tuesday 10/27
Distribute HW
Warm-Up: Quick Write
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Pre-reading Vocabulary
Wednesday 10/28
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
Predictions and Inference
The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
Thursday 10/29
Warm-Up: Quick Write
HW - DUE
Literary Analysis
Friday 10/30
Field Trip to Texas State in San Marcos
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Week of: October 19 – October 23
Monday 10/19
Warm-up: quick write – newspaper response
How to read and analyze a newspaper – lesson and activity
Distribute HW
Tuesday 10/20
Early Release
Watch The Outsiders – writing assignment
Interventions and make-up work
Wednesday 10/21
Meet in the library
Writing Extravaganza
Thursday 10/22
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
HW DUE
Test – How to Analyze Text
Friday 10/23
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Reader’s Workshop
Character chart
Looking Ahead:
Monday, October 26 – Book Project DUE
Friday, October 30 – Field Trip to TX State
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Week of: October 12 – October 16
This week we will be analyzing text features.
Monday 10/12
No School
Tuesday 10/13
Distribute HW #6
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
Distribute Interactive Readers
Interactive Reader p. 360
How to read and analyze a Social Studies textbook
Wednesday 10/14
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Interactive Reader p. 362
How to read and analyze a Science textbook
Thursday 10/15
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
HW #6 – DUE
Interactive Reader p. 364
How to read and analyze a Math textbook
Friday 10/16
Warm-Up: Friday Fun Write
SSR – Reader/Writer’s Workshop
Interactive Reader p. 342
How to read and analyze a magazine
Make-up work
Looking Ahead
Tuesday, October 20 – Early Release
Monday, October 26 – Book Project DUE
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Week of: October 5 – October 9
Note: We are a week off on the homework passages. The students did NOT have
one last week. Sorry for the confusion.
Monday 10/5
Warm-up: quick write
Finish first draft of personal narrative
Peer editing
Tuesday 10/6
Distribute HW #5
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
Peer editing continued
Revision of personal narrative
Wednesday 10/7
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Final draft of personal narrative
SSR and character chart
Thursday 10/8
Warm-Up: Everyday Edit
HW #5 – DUE
Interactive Reader p. 342-343
How to analyze text and graphs in a magazine
Friday 10/9
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Reader’s Workshop
Character chart
Looking Ahead:
Tuesday, October 20 – Early Release
Monday, October 26 – Book Project DUE
Friday, October 30 – Field Trip to TX State
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Week of: September 28 – October 2
Monday 9/28
Meet in the Library – check out a mystery, horror, suspense novel
Book recommendation project DUE
Assign October book project
Tuesday 9/29
Distribute HW #5
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Reading – NPR – This I Believe
Wednesday 9/30
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Truisms
Writer’s Notebook – Experiences and Beliefs
Thursday 10/1
Warm-Up: Quick Write
HW #5 – DUE
Writer’s Notebook – This I Believe – rough draft
Friday 10/2
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Reader’s Workshop
This I Believe
Looking Ahead:
Tuesday, October 20 – Early Release
Friday, October 30 – Field Trip to TX State
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Please note that I have pushed back a few of the due dates for major
assignments.
Week of: September 21 – September 25
Monday 9/21
Warm-up: Quick Write
Reading – NPR – This I believe
Truisms
Tuesday 9/22
Distribute HW #4
Warm-Up: Quick Write
6+1 Writing Traits: Ideas
Truisms
Writer’s Notebook – Experiences and Beliefs
Wednesday 9/23
Warm-Up: Quick Write
The Outsiders – reading and dialectical journal DUE
The Outsiders – test review
The Outsiders – plot chart
Thursday 9/24
Warm-Up: Quick Write
HW #4 – DUE
The Outsiders – TEST
Writer’s Notebook – Experiences and Beliefs
Personal Narrative
Friday 9/25
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Reader’s Workshop
Personal Narrative
Looking Ahead:
Monday, September 28 – beginning of the 2nd 6 weeks
Monday, September 28 – SSR Book Project DUE
Tuesday, October 20 – Early Release
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Week of: September 14 – September 18
Monday 9/14
Warm-up: Quick Write
The Outsiders – class discussion and quiz (ch. 1-5)
Writer’s Notebook – generating ideas
Tuesday 9/15
Distribute HW #3
Warm-Up: Quick Write
6+1 Writing Traits: Ideas
Wednesday 9/16
EARLY RELEASE
Warm-Up: None
The Outsiders – reading and dialectical journal
Thursday 9/17
Warm-Up: None
HW #3 – DUE
Picture Day through Language Arts
The Outsiders – reading and dialectical journal
Friday 9/18
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Class discussion – The Outsiders – open ended questions
Reading Day – dialectical journal/book review project
PRIDE Dance
Looking Ahead:
Monday, September 21 – The Outsiders Quiz (ch. 6 – 11)
Monday, September 21 – SSR Book Mini-Project DUE
Tuesday, September 22 – The Outsiders Dialectical Journal DUE
Wednesday, September 23 – The Outsiders Exam (whole novel)
Friday, September 25 – End of the First 6 Weeks
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Week of: September 7 – September 11
Monday 9/7
Labor Day – NO SCHOOL!
Tuesday 9/8
Distribute HW #2
Distribute SSR book mini-project (DUE: Monday, September 21)
Warm-Up: none
Common Assessment
Reading Time
Wednesday 9/9
Warm-Up: Vocabulary for Word Wall
Lesson – context clues and dictionary usage
Writer’s Notebook – List of Little Moments
The Outsiders – reading and dialectical journal
Library - Book Fair
Thursday 9/10
Warm-Up: Quick Write
Lesson - roots and affixes
Writer’s Notebook – Beliefs/Experiences
The Outsiders – reading and dialectical journal
OPEN HOUSE – HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THERE!
Friday 9/11
Warm-Up: Fun Write Friday
Class discussion – The Outsiders – open ended questions
Quiz – The Outsiders (chapters 1 – 5)
Reading Day – dialectical journal/book review project
Looking Ahead:
Friday, September 18 – The Outsiders Quiz (ch. 6 – 11)
Monday, September 21 – SSR Book Mini-Project DUE
Tuesday, September 22 – The Outsiders Dialectical Journal DUE
Wednesday, September 23 – The Outsiders Exam (whole novel)
Friday, September 25 – End of the First 6 Weeks
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Week of: August 31 – September 4
Monday 8/31
Meet in the Library
Orientation, New IDs, Book Check-Out
Friendly Letter DUE
Tuesday 9/1
Distribute HW #1
Set up Reader/Writer’s Notebook
Distribute Course Organizer
Guided Writing
SSR
Wednesday 9/2
Warm-Up: Writing Exercise
Introduce Dialectical Journal and Novel Dictionary
Outsiders by SE Hinton
Author’s Biography
Thursday 9/3
Warm-Up: Writing Exercise
Outsiders by SE Hinton
Stereotypes – Discussion
Distribute Interview Assignment
HW#1 - DUE
Friday 9/4
Warm-Up: Writing Exercise
SSR – Reader/Writer’s Workshop
Outsiders by SE Hinton
Looking Ahead
Monday, September 7 - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, September 10 – OPEN HOUSE
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Week of: August 25 - August 28
Tuesday 8/25
WELCOME BACK! I hope everyone had a fantastic summer break.
Distribute First Day Packets
Get To Know You Name Games
Collect Summer Reading Projects
Wednesday 8/26
Warm-Up: Pride Activity
Collect First Day Packets
Collect Summer Reading Projects
Behavior Contract - In Writer's Notebook
Thursday 8/27
Warm-Up: Pride Activity
Collect First Day Packets
Collect Summer Reading Projects
Friendly Letter - Who Are You?
Friday 8/28
Warm-Up: Pride Activity
Collect First Day Packets
Collect Summer Reading Projects
Friendly Letter - Who Are You?
Looking Ahead
Monday, August 31 - Friendly Letter DUE
Monday, September 7 - NO SCHOOL