Daily Agenda 2022-23

Week #24—March 6-10

Monday 

1. Warm Up

2. Character Study

   • 1  Character, 1 Trait (pages 12-13)

   • Read, Collect, and Respond

Tuesday

1. Character Study

   1. 1  Influence + 1 Impact = 1 Character (pages 14-15)

   2. Read, Collect, and Respond

Wednesday  - 2-Hour Delay

1. Character Study

   • 1  Character, 1 Trait (pages 12-13)

   • Read, Collect, and Respond

Thursday

1. Prepare for a Retell

   • Make a connection (text-to-self, etc.)

   • Freytag's Pyramid - complete some events in the rising action.

2. Character Study

   • 1 Character, 1 Trait (pages 12-13)

   • Read, Collect, and Respond

Friday 

1. Work Free Day

2. Earned celebration for points earned over the course of four weeks for good behavior.

Week #22—February 21-24

Monday

1. No School - President's Day

Tuesday

1. Introduce Book Choices for Character Study

2. Book Club

   1. Sentence Collecting

   2. Reader's Response

 Wednesday  

1. Character Traits for "Thank You, Ma'am" due

2. Book Club

   • Sentence Collecting

   • Reader's Response

Thursday

1. No School - Snow Day

Friday 

1. No School - Snow Day

eWeek #20—February 6-10

Start of the Second Semester

Monday

1. Book Club

2. Review Updated Class Expectations

3. Journey 

   • Choose your page

   • Rough draft

Tuesday

1. Book Club

2. Review and Finalize Class 

3. Journey - Finish and Turn In

 Wednesday  

1. Freewrite

2. Book Club

   • Sentence Collecting

   • Daily Reader's Response

Thursday

1. Freewrite

2. Book Club

   1. Sentence Collecting

   2. Daily Reader's Response

Friday 

1. Freewrite

2. Reading Check #1 = Share a reaction to your reading from this week.  

   • Evidence = Quote, Paraphrase, Blend

   • 1 Response

Week #18—January 23-27

Monday

1. Book Club

2. Freewrite - Pages 25-26

3. Writing Workshop

   • Characterization Intro and Notes

     1. Direct

     2. Indirect - S.T.E.A.L.

Tuesday

4. Book Club

5. Freewrite - Pages 27-28

6. Writing Workshop

   • Watch a clip from Monsters, Inc. and identify one of the character's personalities using the questions from the notes.

 Wednesday  

1. Book Club - Review #3 due

2. Freewrite - Pages 29-30

3. Writing Workshop

   • Watch a clip from Sulphur Springs and identify one of the character's personalities using the questions from the notes.

Thursday

1. Freewrite

2. Library Visit - Pages 31-32

3. Writing Workshop

   •  Titles, Revising, Editing

   • Regard the Grading Rubric

Friday 

1. Book Club

2. Freewrite - Pages 33-34

3. Writing Workshop

   • Publish the Scene

   • Highlight and Comment

Week #14— December 12-16

Monday 

1. Book Club

2. Dialogue Practice

3. Writing Portfolio Work

   • Finish "Favorite Books and Authors"

   • Begin "Reading and Writing Memes" pages

Tuesday

1. Book Club

2. Dialogue Quiz

3. Writing Portfolio Work

   • "Reading and Writing Memes" pages

 Wednesday  

1. Book Club

2. Dialogue Lesson - "Tags in the Middle!"

3. Writing Portfolio Work

   • Finish "Reading and Writing Memes" pages

Thursday

1. Book Club

2. Dialogue Lesson - "Tags in the Middle!"

3. Writing Portfolio Work

   • 3 Columns and "Mastering a Scene"

Friday 

1. Book Club

2. Dialogue Lesson - "Tags in the Middle!"

3. Writing Portfolio Work

   • 3 Columns and "Mastering a Scene"

Week#12— November 28-December 2

Monday - Friday

1. Book Club

2. Choose Your Adventure Project

Week#10— November 7-9

Monday 

1. Book Club

2. Story and the Brain (nonfiction article)

   • Part 2 - The Brain’s Addiction to Story

   • Student-paced on Google Classroom

Tuesday

1. Book Club

2. Story and the Brain (nonfiction article)

   • Part 3 - Story as Mind-Melder

   • Student-paced on Google Classroom

 Wednesday  

1. Book Club

2. Story and the Brain  (nonfiction article)

   • Work Day

Thursday

1. No School

Friday 

1. No School

Week#8— October 24-28

Monday 

1. Book Club

2. Monkey's Paw - Read and Listen to Part I-II

Tuesday

1. Book Club

2. Monkey's Paw - Read and Listen to Part III

3. Discuss the story

4. Think about an original talisman

 Wednesday  

1.  Book Club

2. Monkey's Paw - Warning Poster

Thursday

1. Book Club

2. Most Significant Line in "The Monkey's Paw"

3. Warning Poster

Friday 

1. Book Club

2. Most Significant Line in "The Monkey's Paw"

   • Plan for a TIQA Paragraph

3. Warning Poster - Due by end of the period

Week #6— October 10-13

Monday (Substitute Day for Mr. Murdick)

1. Identify Figurative Language by Different Authors

2. Prepare for tomorrow's book review due date.

Tuesday

1. Book Review #1 Due

   • Finish, Print, Cut, Glue

 Wednesday  

1.  College and Career Readiness Day

Thursday

1. Library

2. Book Trackers

3. Intro to Mastering a Scene #1

   • Make a choice on the scene.  Which freewrite will you use?  What picture is associated with that writing?

Friday 

1. No School

Week #4— September 26-30

Monday

1. Check your review from Friday

2. Make a goal for reading your first book with a monthly calendar.

   1. Pages to read per day

   2. When to write

   3. Review Due date

3. Discover Destiny with a Shopping List

Tuesday

1. Book Club Reading

2. Writing Workshop - freewrite

3. Reading Workshop - Read “The Follower” by Jack Gantos

   • What do you know?

   • What did you notice?

 Wednesday  

1. Book Club Reading

2. Reading Workshop - Read “The Follower” by Jack Gantos

   • What do you know?

   • What did you notice?

   • Which event do you claim is the climax?

   • Group Discussion for the completion of Freytag’s Pyramid

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Thursday

1. Book Club

   • Silent Reading

2. “The Follower”

   • Evaluation Draft - 2 timed freewrites for two questions

3. Independent Work Time

   • “All Summer in a Day” Final Review

   • Freytag’s Pyramid is complete for “The Follower”

   • "All Summer in a Day" One Pager?

Friday 

1. Reading Workshop 

   • “The Follower” story review (#2) - on Google Classroom

2. Organize

   • Tape your Freytag Pyramids into your notebook

Week #2— September 12-16

Monday

• Focusing on Point of View in Writing

• Learning the Freewrite Routine

• Introduce the Book Club

Tuesday

1. Writing Workshop I - Picture Freewrite

2. Murdick’s Class Expectations

3. Book Club - Questions?

4. Writing Workshop II - I Am the One Who 

 Wednesday  

1. Writing Workshop I - Sensory Detail

   • Analyze - Reading

   • Freewrite - Writing

Thursday

1. Reading Workshop

   • Read

   • Highlight & Label

   • Analyze & Synthesize

Friday 

1. Writing Workshop

   • Freewrite

   • Quiz - Identify Sensory Details in Writing

2. Reading Workshop - “All Summer in a Day”

   • Read

   • Highlight & Label

   • Analyze & Synthesize - One-Pager