D Block

Wednesday, August 28th:

• Complete Beginning of the Year Questionnaire.

Thursday, August 29th:

• Complete Classroom Community Sheet
• Bring in supplies for tomorrow's class
• Bring in both summer reading books for Thursday.

Friday, August 30th:

• Bring in both summer reading books for Thursday.

Tuesday, September 3rd:

• Sign and get syllabus signed
• Finish website tour sheet
• Bring in both summer reading books for Thursday.

Wednesday, September 4th: No Class

Thursday, September 5th:

• Finish organizers for summer reading assignment.

Friday, September 6th:

• Summer Reading Assignment due by 10 p.m. Sunday on Google Classroom.

Monday, September 9th:

• Complete plot pre-assessment on Google Classroom
• Select new IR book for Thursday (you should be able to bring it to class daily)

Tuesday, September 10th:

• Read Langston Hughes article and answer the three questions on the accompanying sheet.
• Select new IR book for Thursday (you should be able to bring it to class daily)

Wednesday, September 11th:

• Define at least 5 words on the back of the character traits list.
• Select new IR book for tomorrow (you should be able to bring it to class daily)

Thursday, September 12th:

• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/20.

Friday, September 13th: No Class

Monday, September 16th:

• Complete "Thank You, Ma'am" Connections sheet.
• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/20.

Tuesday, September 17th:

• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/20.

Wednesday, September 18th:

• Finishing reading "The Scholarship Jacket" and answer the questions on accompanying sheet.
• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/20.

Thursday, September 19th:

• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/20.

Friday, September 20th:

• Complete Independent Reading Response #1 on Google Classroom by 10 p.m. Sunday night.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/27.

Monday, September 23rd:

• Complete My Own Scholarship Jacket sheet.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/27.

Tuesday, September 24th: No Class

Wednesday, September 25th:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 9/27.

Thursday, September 26th:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by tomorrow.
• Independent Reading Response #1 revisions (optional).

Friday, September 27th:

• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 10/4.
• Independent Reading Response #1 revisions (optional).

Tuesday, October 1st:

• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 10/4.
• Complete What Type of Conflict? sheet

Wednesday, October 2nd:

• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 10/4.
• Complete IR conflict response.

Thursday, October 3rd:

• Complete Independent Reading Response #2 on Google Classroom by 10 p.m. Sunday night.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday 10/11.

Friday, October 4th: No Class

Monday, October 7th:

• Complete SWBST planning for story continuation.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday 10/11.

Tuesday, October 8th:

• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday 10/11.

Wednesday, October 9th: No School

Thursday, October 10th:

• Work on draft of short story continuation (1/3 through)
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday 10/11.

Friday, October 11th:

• Finish draft of short story continuation.
• Begin thinking about book cover design.

Tuesday, October 15th:

• Complete any revision stations you didn't finish in class today.
• IR Response #2 revisions due Thursday (optional).

Wednesday, October 16th:

• Complete any revision stations you didn't finish in class today.
• Short Story Continuation due Friday by 4 p.m. on Google Classroom.
• IR Response #2 revisions due Thursday (optional).

Thursday, October 17th: No Class

Friday, October 18th:

• Finish email etiquette assignment on Google Classroom.
• Short Story Continuation due by 4 p.m. on Google Classroom. Use revision checklist and rubric.

Monday, October 21st:

• Complete "Pronoun Practice" and "Simplify with Pronouns" sheets.
• Make sure you have your IR book for the project tomorrow.

Tuesday, October 22nd:

• Complete "Identifying Common Nouns, Pronouns, and Proper Nouns" sheet.
• Finish draft of front cover for book project.

Wednesday, October 23rd:

• Complete organizer for front cover design.
• Write 5 sentences, EACH containing: an idea noun (starred), a proper noun (underlined), and a pronoun (circled).

Thursday, October 24th:

• Finish draft of design paragraph.
• Complete "Identifying Common Nouns, Pronouns, and Proper Nouns" sheet #2.

Friday, October 25th:

• Finish revisions for design paragraph.
• Begin final copy of front cover drawing.
• Begin preparing for noun quiz on Wednesday.

Monday, October 28th: No Class

Tuesday, October 29th:

• Work on final draft of front cover. Book Jacket project is due Friday.
• Prepare for noun quiz tomorrow.

Wednesday, October 30th:

• Continue working on book jacket project due Friday.

Thursday, October 31st: No Class

Friday, November 1st:

• Find and bring in a new independent reading book by next Friday 11/8.

Monday, November 4th:

• Complete Vocabulary Practice sheet.
• Find and bring in a new independent reading book by this Friday 11/8.

Tuesday, November 5th:

• Create a Quizlet or flashcards for all 10 vocabulary words (include part of speech, definition, synonyms)
• Find and bring in a new independent reading book by this Friday 11/8.

Wednesday, November 6th:

• Write 10 original sentences using the vocabulary words. Each sentence should include context clues to show that you understand the meaning of the word.
• Find and bring in a new independent reading book by this Friday 11/8.

Thursday, November 7th:

• Write 10 original sentences using the vocabulary words. Each sentence should include context clues to show that you understand the meaning of the word.
• Find and bring in a new independent reading book by this Friday 11/8.

Tuesday, November 12th:

• Prepare for vocabulary quiz tomorrow.
• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by next Monday, 11/18.

Wednesday, November 13th:

• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/18.

Thursday, November 14th:

• Complete Exploring Your Own Background sheet (due Monday).
• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/18.

Friday, November 15th:

• Read Ana, Wendell, and Gonzalo and take notes.
• Complete Exploring Your Own Background sheet (due Monday).
• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/18.

Monday, November 18th: No Class

Tuesday, November 19th:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/25.

Wednesday, November 20th:

• Read Leona and Sam and take notes on each.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/25.

Thursday, November 21st:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/25.

Friday, November 22nd:

• Complete the Planting in the Garden response due by Sunday at 10 p.m. on Google Classroom.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Monday 11/25.

Monday, November 25th:

• Finish Seedfolks comparison sheet.
• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 12/6.

Tuesday, November 26th:

• Have a great Thanksgiving!

Tuesday, December 3rd:

• Finish reading Virgil, Sae Young, and Curtis and take notes on each.
• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 12/6.

Wednesday, December 4th:

• Read Nora and Maricela and take notes on each.
• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 12/6.

Thursday, December 5th:

• FinishRename the Vignette for either Nora or Maricela.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday, 12/13.

Monday, December 9th:

• Plan out calendar for Kindness Week.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday, 12/13.

Tuesday, December 10th:

• Complete Reflection #1 for Kindness Week.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday, 12/13.

Wednesday, December 11th: No Class

• Work on Kindness Responses (all due by 10 p.m. Monday on Google Classroom).

Thursday, December 12th:

• Complete Reflection #2 for Kindness Week by Friday.
• You should be finished with your IR book by Friday, 12/13.

Friday, December 13th:

• Work on Kindness Responses (all due by 10 p.m. Monday on Google Classroom).

Monday, December 16th:

• Work on Kindness Responses (all due by 10 p.m. tonight on Google Classroom).
• Finish "Just Because" poem due tomorrow.

Tuesday, December 17th: No Homework.

Wednesday, December 18th: No Homework.

Thursday, December 19th: No Homework.

Friday, December 20th: Enjoy the break!

Thursday, January 2nd:

• Begin working on Book Talk Organizer. Book Talk sign ups are tomorrow.

Friday, January 3rd:

• Continue working on Book Talk Organizer.

Monday, January 6th:

• Continue working on Book Talk Organizer.
• Choose four pieces of textual evidence to add to your essay organizer.

Tuesday, January 7th:

• Continue working on Book Talk Organizer.
• Add thesis, topic sentences, and explanations (bullet points) to essay organizer.

Wednesday, January 8th:

• Continue working on Book Talk Organizer.
• Add context to essay organizer.

Thursday, January 9th:

• Continue working on Book Talk Organizer.
• Finish typing body paragraph 1 and type first example for body paragraph 2.

Friday, January 10th: No Class

Monday, January 13th:

• Work on Book Talk.
• Finish typing body paragraph 2 and conclusion statement (rough draft should be finished for tomorrow).

Tuesday, January 14th:

• Work on Book Talk.
• Work on revising and editing checklist. Final essay due on Google Classroom by the start of class on Friday.

Wednesday, January 15th: No Class

Thursday, January 16th:

• Work on Book Talk.
• Complete revising and editing checklist. Final essay due on Google Classroom by the start of class tomorrow.

Friday, January 17th:

• Work on Book Talk.
• Complete Figurative Language Pre-Assessment on Google Classroom.

Tuesday, January 21st: No Homework

Wednesday, January 22nd: No Homework

Thursday, January 23rd: No Class

Friday, January 24th: No Homework

Monday, January 27th:

• Find and bring in a new IR book for term 3 for Friday.
• Finish Seedfolks Essay Reflection on Google Classroom.

Tuesday, January 28th:

• Find and bring in a new IR book for term 3 for Friday.
• Complete Term 2 Reflection on Google Classroom.

Wednesday, January 29th:

• Find and bring in a new IR book for term 3 for Friday.
• Finish "Firework" sheet.

Thursday, January 30th:

• Find and bring in a new IR book for term 3 for Friday.

Friday, January 31st:

• Finish Independent Reading Response #4 organizer due by 10 p.m. Monday on Google Classroom.

Monday, February 3rd: No Class

Tuesday, February 4th:

• Finish Independent Reading Response #4 paragraph due by 10 p.m. tonight on Google Classroom.

Wednesday, February 5th: No Class

Thursday, February 6th:

• You should be 1/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/7.

Friday, February 7th:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/14.

Monday, February 10th:

• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/14.

Tuesday, February 11th:

• Finish brainstorming sheet for creative writing assignment.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/14.

Wednesday, February 12th: No Class

Thursday, February 13th:

• Finish draft of creative writing assignment and EITHER revise using the checklist OR work on the illustration.
• You should be 1/2 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/14.

Friday, February 14th:

• Enjoy the break!

Monday, February 24th:

• Finish Anticipation Guide.
• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/28.

Tuesday, February 25th:

• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/28.

Wednesday, February 26th:

• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/28.

Thursday, February 27th:

• Complete/finish station packet for Monday.
• You should be 3/4 of the way through your IR book by Friday 2/28.

Friday, February 28th: No Class

Monday, March 2nd:

• Read chapters 2 and 3 in ALWTW and complete reading notes and vocabulary.

Tuesday, March 3rd:

• Read chapters 4 and 5 in ALWTW and complete reading notes and vocabulary.

Wednesday, March 4th:

• Finish Effects of Culture, Gender, Time, and Place sheet.

Thursday, March 5th:

• Finish notes and vocabulary for chapter 6 in ALWTW.

Friday, March 6th:

• Finish notes and vocabulary for chapter 7 in ALWTW.

Monday, March 9th:

• Finish notes for chapter 9 in ALWTW.

Tuesday, March 10th: No Homework

Wednesday, March 11th:

• Read chapters 11 and 12 in ALWTW and complete reading notes focusing on how Salva is impacted by Uncle Jewiir's death and vocabulary.

Wednesday, March 11th:

• Read chapters 11 and 12 in ALWTW and complete reading notes focusing on how Salva is impacted by Uncle Jewiir's death and vocabulary.

Thursday, March 12th: No Homework. You will continue the in class writing assignment tomorrow.