Weekly Lessons
March 7-11 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 8
March 7 - First Read of "I Live in a Refugee Camp"
March 8 - Second Read of "I Live in a Refugee Camp" with text dependent questions
March 9 - Finish article analysis of "I Live in a Refugee Camp"
March 10 - Major #3
March 11 - Finish Major #3, QuickWrite, Refugee Packet, and Independent Reading
February 28 - March 4 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 7
February 28 - First Read of "The Lost Boys of Sudan"
March 1 - Analyze Argument for "The Lost Boys of Sudan"
March 2 - I Kept Walking TED Talk
March 3 - A Long Walk to Water - Author's Purpose
March 4 - "The Lost Boys of Sudan" Assessment and Writing
February 22-25 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 6
February 21 - No School
February 22 - Journal Entry & Q Focus
February 23- Major #2 ~ Reading and Annotating
February 24 - Major #2 ~ Questions and Writing
February 25 - First Read of "The Lost Boys of Sudan"
February 14-17 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 5
February 14 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Wrapping it All Up
February 15- Amelia Earhart Research Project - Library Visit/Work Day
February 16- Amelia Earhart Research Project - Self & Peer Review Checklist
February 17 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Independent Reading Conferences & Submit Essay as Major #1
February 18 - No School
February 7-11 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 4
February 7 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Writing an Introduction
February 8 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Writing Rough Draft
February 9 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Writing Rough Draft
February 10 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Writing Rough Draft
February 11 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Powerful Conclusion
January 31 - February 4 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 3
January 31 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Select Theory and Articles
February 1 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Understanding Plagiarism
February 2 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Evidence Collection
February 3 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Essay Graphic Organizer
February 4 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Quote Buffet
January 24-28 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 2
January 24 - Benchmark Goal Setting and Kami Revisit
January 25 - Library Visit
January 26 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Annotate Articles #1 and #2
January 27 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Annotate Articles #3 and #4
January 28 - Amelia Earhart Research Project - Annotate Article #5
January 17-21 - 3rd Quarter ~ Week 1
January 17 - No School - MLK Jr Day
January 18 - Independent Reading Requirements *eLearning Day
January 19 - Practice Annotating with Kami *eLearning Day
January 20 - Introduction to Argumentative Writing *eLearning
January 21 - Begin Amelia Earhart Research Project *eLearning
January 3 - 7
January 3 - Read article "Why Are We Soooooo Tired?" and write written responses
January 4 - Evaluate written responses and Central Idea
January 5 - Re-read article and answer Critical Thinking Questions
January 6 - Major #3
January 7 - Finish Major #3
December 13 - 17
December 13 - Finish Major #2 and complete missing assignments
December 14 - Who Kidnapped Dasher? Stations
December 15 - Who Kidnapped Dasher? Stations
December 16 - Escape Room
December 17 - Holiday Express Activities
December 6 - 10
December 6 - "Regifting" Assessment and Writing
December 7 - Read and annotate the article "The Hunt for Lost Pirate Gold"
December 8 - Central Ideas, Text Structure, Author's Purpose and Tone
December 9 - Guided Draft of Essay
December 10 - Major #2
November 29-December 3
November 29 - Grand Canyon Literacy Center
November 30 - SLO Pre-Test & Grand Canyon Literacy Center
December 1 - Text Dependent Analysis
December 2 - Read and annotate the article "Regifting"
December 3 - Summarize, Central Ideas, Text Structure, Author's Purpose
November 22-23
November 22 - Discuss Writing Prompts
November 23 - Black Friday Reading Passage and Missing Assignments
November 15-19
November 15 - Read and annotate the article "Watch Out: Cell Phones Can Be Addictive"
November 16 - Central Idea, Details, Text Features and Structure
November 17 - Assessment and Writing
November 18 - Unpacking Writing Prompts
November 19 - Major #1
November 8-12
November 8 - Read and annotate the article "Deadly Hits"
November 9 - Central Idea, Details, Text Features and Structure
November 10 - Author's Purpose and Tone
November 11 - Article Assessment and Writing
November 12 - Independent Practice
November 1-5
November 1 - Read and annotate the article "How Gross is Your Bathroom?"
November 2 - Central Idea, Details, Text Features and Structure
November 3 - Author's Purpose and Tone
November 4 - Article Assessment and Writing
November 5 - Independent Practice
October 25-29
October 25 ~ Article #1 - Dear Science: Why do people like scary movies and haunted houses?
October 26 ~ Article #2 - Scary Science: Researchers find out why screams are so frightening.
October 27 ~ Reading Comprehension and Writing with text dependent responses on Article #1 and #2
October 28 ~ Two Sentence Horror Story and Gallery Walk
October 29 ~ First Chapter Friday and Pumpkin Fight