Weekly Agenda
Week 2/24-2/28
This week, we will be working on...
- continuing to read anchor text, Two Roads.
- reading and analyzing supplemental texts that situate the anchor text within a broader historical context.
- examining author’s point of view, as well as the ways in which the author(s) develop the point of view of key characters in the text(s).
- completing tasks to integrate information from texts and photos and to continue developing strategies for determining the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary in the text.
- taking Mid-Unit 1 Assessment: Analyze Point of View and Integrate Information
Week of 2/10-2/14
This week we will be quick week. We will be working on...
- No Red Ink (Commonly Confused Words II, due 2/18)
- completing Problem/Solution slideshow presentations
- NC Check In's (W/Th)
- Share presentations in small groups
Week of 1/21-1/23
This week will be short and sweet. We will wrap up all second quarter assignments, take the MAP test and have a special guest speaker, Scott Reintgen, a published author!
Weeks of 1/6-1/10 and 1/13-1/17
We will continue to read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. In addition, we will...
- analyze text structure to determine how it helps to develop central idea
- identify critical problems in our community and begin the research process
- determine the relevance and credibility of possible sources
- identify properly paraphrased work and practice paraphrasing and quoting from varying sources
- determine the meanings of unknown words and phrases in context
- take End of Unit 2 Assessment: Research Process. The test will cover:
- searching for relevant results on a given topic
- determining the credibility of possible sources
- paraphrasing text and providing basic bibliography information for sources.
Week of 12/9-12/13
This week, we will continue to read The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba. We will...
- analyze the text to determine the Author's Methods used
- identify the structure of the text
- determine the central idea of the text
- write effective summaries
- analyze figurative language
Week of 10/7-10/11
This week, we will...
- determine themes in Greek myths and how they are conveyed through details
- compare and contrast similar themes in The Lightning Thief and Greek myths
- take Mid-Unit 2 Assessment
- determine the purpose of a model essay
- compare and contrast a scene from the novel to the film version of the same scene
- analyze a model essay by colormarking it ("Painted Essay")
Week of 9/30-10/4
This week, we will...
- continue to read and discuss The Lightning Thief, annotating and marking Signposts
- identify themes in TLT
- compare and contrast TLT to other myths, including "Theseus and the Minotaur", "Cronus" and "Medusa"
- participate in a school-wide Paideia Seminar
Week of 9/23-9/27
This week, we will...
- continue to read The Lightning Thief. We will wrap up EL Unit 1 with an End of Unit Book Discussion and writing assessment (Wed/Thur)
- review how to write a well-constructed paragraph, including how to write a successful topic sentence and how to embed quotes
- complete a Point of View Anchor Chart (posted in Google Classroom)
- complete NoRedInk diagnostic
- visit the Media Center for lesson on digital resources
Week of 9/16-9/20
This week, we will continue to read and discuss The Lightning Thief, with a focus on annotating, text-dependent questions, figurative language and point of view. We will also begin working on NoRedInk, an online tool designed to help students with grammar and writing skills.
Week of 9/3-9/6
Tuesday:
- complete the Literary Analysis wheel by including textual evidence from "Dark They were..."
Wednesday:
- introduce Double-Entry Journals, using evidence from "Dark They were..." to support the theme
- use DEJs to write a well-constructed paragraph about the theme of "Dark They were..."~ change- where you are changes who you are.
- complete EL Lesson 1~ "Discover our Topic of Greek Mythology"
Thursday-
- complete EL Lesson 2~ Establishing Reading Routines- The Lightning Thief Chapter 1
Friday-
- Summer Reading Assessment
- complete EL Lesson 3~ Analyze Point of View, The Lightning Thief Chapters 1 and 2 (if time allows after assessment)
First Week of School, 8/26-8/30
Monday-
- get to know each other/write Mrs. Ewers a letter
- discuss class expectations and write norms
- take a school tour
- begin Vanderbilt Lesson 1
Tuesday-
- review class norms
- define vocabulary in "Dark They were, and Golden Eyed"
- read/annotate text
Wednesday-
- review class norms
- finish reading/annotating "Dark They were..."
Thursday-
- review class norms
- discuss text dependent questions from "Dark They were..."
Friday-
- review class norms
- introduce the Literary Analysis Wheel