ELA
Mrs. Parker
Schedule:
- Monday- Readmore
- Tuesday- Goodreads/Sentence of the Week (SoW)
- Wednesday- Readmore/Golden Line/modified Golden Line due
- Thursday- Roots & Vocab
- Friday- Readmore/Grammar
6/3-7/2019
Monday
- Computer Lab turn in citations
- start: Book Trailers
Tuesday
- Book Trailers
Wednesday
- finish book trailers
Thursday
- games in class
Friday
- 8-8:45 Awards
- 9:00-11:30 Load buses and travel to fieldtrip destinations
- 11:30-11:50 Yearbook signing on site
5/27-31/019
Monday
- No school
Tuesday
- Finish summative assessment
Wednesday
- SoW: Spelling Rules 101: Doubling a Final Consonant
- DOL: incorrect dialogue markers
- Narrative ending write
Thursday
- Root Test
Friday
- Narrative type and turn in
5/20-24/2019
Monday
- WeVideo work time
Tuesdau
- SoW: Spelling Rules 101: Dropping Final E
- WeVideo work time
Wednesday
- Goldenline 4 due
- Last day to work on WeVideo in class (will show June 3/4)
Thursday
Friday
- DOL: incorrect dialogue markers
- Reading Summative Assessment
5/13-17/2019
Monday
- Storyboard
Tuesday
- Book Talk:Book Talk: Everything,Everything/Mya Lenz
- SoW: Spelling Rules 101: Dropping Final E
- Storyboard
Wednesday
- Finish Storyboard or WeVideo with Ms. S. (maybe)
- Goldenline 3 due
Thursday
- Choir field trip
Friday
- WeVideo with Amber
5/6-10/2019
Monday
- READMORE
- Work on story elements and READ
Tuesday
- Book Talk:Book Talk: Shiver/Caleb B, Scorch Trials/Jeffrey Y., Everything,Everything/Mya LEnz
- SoW: Spelling Rules 101: I Before E
- Review: THEME, work on handout
Wednesday
- Golden Line SUMMATIVE due
- READMORE on novel for Book Trailer
- Finish all story elements
- WA: Write about some of the things that you worry about and how to handle the situation.
Thursday
- Roots & Vocab: Dyna, Forc, Vali
Vocab:Warrant (v) to give reason or sanction for; account for:Petition (v) to beg for or request (something).Prod (v) to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed:Encroach (v) to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of anotherContribute (v) to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, Incident (n) an individual occurrence or event.Isolate (v) to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.Write the definition (for the part of speech) in only 5 or less words, write a SYNONYM/ANTONYM, and use it in a sentence.
Friday
- Readmore
- Grammar:DOL
- Storyboard
4/29-5/3/2019
Monday
- READMORE
- Turn in packet
- MAP score goal setting
Tuesday
- Review Characters, Setting, and Conflict.
- MAPS testing: READING
Wednesday
- Golden Line 2 due
- READMORE on novel for Book Trailer
- Add to Characters, Setting, and Conflict
Thursday
- WA: Write about some of the things that you worry about and how to handle the situation.
- Roots & Vocab: Aud, Phon, Son
Friday
- READMORE
- SOW: Dialogue
- Plot
4/22-26/2019: WeVideo, Story Elements, Grammar Packet
Monday
- READMORE
- Need a new novel (not read before) by Wed. and not a graphic novel: Submit book info to the google classroom by Friday
- Packet for punctuation/capitalization due Friday
Tuesday
- Book Talk:The Fault in Our Stars 13 Reasons, The Selection
- Discuss WeVideo for novel
- Go over Book Trailer assignment, go over deadlines
- Packet work
Wednesday
- Golden Line 1 due
- READMORE on novel for Book Trailer
- Review Story Elements from BINDER, give extra: Story Elements
- Start Character (READING SECTION BINDER)
Thursday
- WA: Write about some of the things that you worry about and how to handle the situation.
- Roots & Vocab: Cata, De, Tela
Friday
- READMORE
- SOW: Dialogue
- Start Setting (READING SECTION BINDER)
4/15-19/2019:
Monday
- Work on Piktochart/Bottled Water
- Due Wed.
Tuesday
- Go through binder and organize it based on sections. Pass out roots and vocab test, copies of last few golden lines.
Wednesday
- Table presentations for Piktochart
- Assign Golden Line due next Wed.
Thursday
- Roots & Vocab: Epi, Inter, Para
Friday
- No School
4/8-12/2019: Argumentative Writing
Monday-Friday
- Bottled Water Essay, will need Chromebooks
No Golden Line Wednesday
4/1-5/2019: Argumentative Writing
Monday-Friday
- Bottled Water Essay, will need Chromebooks
No Golden Line Wednesday
3/18-22/2019: Summative Assessments
Monday
- Unit 4 Assessment
Tuesday
- Unit 4 Assessment
Wednesday
- Goldenline 7 (Summative) due
- Root and Vocab Test
Thursday
FUN MORNING ACTIVITY
3/11-15/2019: C-E-R Assessment Writing
Monday
- Readmore
- Pro/Con C-E-R
Tuesday
- Book Talk: Jewel, The Theory of Everything, Pulse
- SoW: Semicolon Usage, Semicolon Rules for Binder, HW: Semicolon
- Finish Pro/Con C-E-R
Wednesday:
- Goldeline 6 Due
- Readmore
- Pro/Con C-E-R
Thursday:
- SoW
- Roots: Study Guide (test next week)
Friday:
- Readmore
- Unit 4 Assessment
3/4-8/2019: Claim-Evidence-Reasoning
Monday:
- Intro Claim-Evidence-Reason, use Slip or Trip, take notes using Binder Guide
Tuesday:
- Complete Who Killed Fanin notes
- Book Talk:Book Talk: The Traitors Game, Spirit Animals, Wild Girl
- SoW: Semicolon Usage, Semicolon Rules for Binder, HW: Semicolon
Wednesday:
- Goldenline 5
- READMORE
- Finish Who Killed Fannin Unit 4 Practice Assessment
Thursday:
- Writing Activity:
- Roots: Duct/Duct
Friday
- READMORE
- Use Vampire Bat use claim-evidence-reason, counterclaim
2/25-3/1/2019: Argumentation
Monday:
- Notice & Note Nonfiction: Extreme & Absolute Language/Quoted Words/Word Gaps signpost Using Climate Change article
- Book Talk:Highly, Illogical Behavior, War Cross, Scan and Burn
Tuesday:
- SoW: using quotation marks
- Notice & Note Nonfiction: Quoted Words
Wednesday:
- Goldeline Corrections Due
- Readmore
- Fact, Opinion and Bias sheet and answers
- Intro Argumentative Writing
- Intro Claim-Evidence-Reason, use Slip or Trip, take notes using Binder Guide
Thursday:
- Writing Activity: Values
- Roots: Bas/Struc
Friday:
- Readmore
- Grammar:DOL
- Use Vampire Bat use claim-evidence-reason, counterclaim
2/18-22/2019: Notice and Note Nonfiction
Monday:
- No School
Tuesday:
- Book Talk:Erth Dragons, Clarity, Saving Zasha
- SoW: Dangling Modifiers, practice
- Notice & Note Nonfiction: C&C using Garana’s story
Wednesday:
- Goldeline 4 Due
- Readmore
- Notice & Note Nonfiction: Numbers and Stats using Hard at Work
Thursday:
- Writing Activity: Write one characteristic or habit about yourself that you like and describe it. Or write about one thing you don't like about yourself.
- Roots: Un/Uni
Friday:
- Readmore
- Grammar:DOL
- Notice & Note: Extreme & Absolute Language/Quoted Words/Word Gaps signpost Using Climate Change article
2/11-15/2019: Citations
Monday:
- READMORE
- Citation Lesson, using Guide (p 20-23)
- Watch 3 awareness topics
Tuesday:
- Book Talk:Erth Dragons, Clarity, Saving Zasha
- SoW: Dangling Modifiers
- Citation Lesson, using Guide (locker elves writing p. 23-26)
Wednesday:
- Goldeline 3 Due
- Readmore
- Citation Lesson, using Guide (locker elves writing p. 23-26)
Thursday:
- Writing Activity: Goals for Q 3
- Roots: Spect/Spec
Friday:
- Readmore
- Grammar:DOL
- Finish Citation Lesson, using Guide (locker elves writing p. 23-26)
2/4-8/2019: Citations
Monday
- READMORE
- Citation Lesson, using Guide
- Watch 3 awareness topics
Tuesday
- Book Talk:Fang, I Survived Shark Attacks, Department 19
- SoW: Adverbs
- Citation Lesson, using Guide
Wednesday
- Goldeline 2 Due
- Readmore
- Citation Lesson, using Guide
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for Q 3
- Roots: Spect/Spec
Friday
- Readmore
- Grammar:DOL
- Finish Citation Lesson, using Guide
1/28-2/1/2019: Google Presentations, Screencastify
Monday
- No School
Tuesday
- Work time on Google Presentation
- Pass out expectations for Screencastify-due tomorrow (no work time provided)
Wednesday
- Goldeline 1 Due
- Readmore
- Start Citation Lesson, using Guide
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for Q 3
- Roots: Spect/Spec
Friday
- Readmore
- Start Citation Lesson, using Guide
1/21-25/2019 Informative Writing, Transitional Phrases
Monday
- No School
Tuesday
- SoW: Transitional phrases
- Finish Intro/Con. Graphic notes
Wednesday
- No GoldenLine this week
- Readmore
- Put paper together, add transitional phrases where necessary, possibly start editing.
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for 2019
- Pass out Root Test
- Edit paper and submit
Friday
- Readmore
- Create a google presentation on Awareness Topic
1/14-18/2019 Informative Writing, Root Test
Monday
- Readmore
- Finish research/start research graphic organizer
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday: Traitor Angels, Bad Girls Don’t Die, 100 Cupboards
- SoW: Homophones
- Finish research/start research graphic organizer
Wednesday
- Golden Line Corrections Due
- Readmore
- Finish research/start research graphic organizer
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for 2019
- Roots & Vocab: TEST
Friday
- Readmore
- Intro/Con. Graphic notes
1/7-11/2019: Research, Homonyms/Homophones, Root & Vocab: Study Guide
Monday
- Career and LIfe Skills
- Readmore
- Research
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday: : Faceless, Zodiac Legacy Book Talk Tuesday: Traitor Angels, Bad Girls Don’t Die, 100 Cupboards
- SoW: Homophones/Homonyms
- Research
Wednesday
- Golden Line Due
- Readmore
- Research
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for 2019
- Roots & Vocab: Study Guide
Friday
- Readmore
- Finish research
12/31-1/4/2019: Determine Research Topic, Learn How to Research, Roots: Se/Super, Mini Research
Monday
- No School
Tuesday
- No School
Wednesday
- No GoldenLine
- Share out Christmas/NYD moments
- Determine topic for Informative Paper/PSA
- View Research google presentation
- Start mini research
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Goals for 2019
- Roots & Vocab: Se/Super
Friday
- Finish mini research on topic
12/17-21/2018: Summative Assessments
Monday
- Summative Reading/Language/Writing
Tuesday
- Summative Speaking and Listening
Wednesday
- Summative Golden Line
Thursday
- Summative Writing
Friday
- Summative Writing
12/10-14/2018: Choir, AAAWWUBBIS, Awareness Articles, Objective Summary Spelling Bee
Monday
- Choir Field Trip to West
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday: The Red Queen, Hunger Games, Magnus Chase
- SoW: AAAWWUBBIS
- Awareness Topic: Mental Health/N&N
- Objective Summary
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Finish Awareness Topic
- Remind students next Wed. is a summative readmore
Thursday
- Writing Activity: What is your favorite thing about yourself? (Physical/Emotional)
- Roots & Vocab: Re
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Spelling Bee
12/3-7/2018: Hunger, Refugees, Roots & Vocab, Mental Health, Objective Summaries, Notice and Note
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Finish Hunger:
- The New Face of Hunger (formative assessment)
- Guided Notes
- Objective Summary
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday: Frostborn, A Monster Calls and Movie Trailer, The Adoration of Jenna Fox
- SoW: FANBOYS
- Awareness Topic: Immigrants/Refugees
- Issue Overview: Political Asylum
- Notice and Note: Numbers and Stats Using Article: Refugees in America
Wednesday due: Golden Line/modified Golden Line
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Awareness Topic: Immigrants/Refugees
- Issue Overview: Political Asylum
- Notice and Note: Numbers and Stats Using Article: Refugees in America
Thursday
- Writing Activity: 10 Questions: Begin a list of questions that you'd like to have answered. They may be about the future or the past.
- Roots & Vocab: Aqua/Geo/Hydr
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Awareness Topic: Mental Health/N&N
11/26-30/2018: Awareness Topics: Hunger and Refugees, Adverbs/Verbs, Roots & Vocab: Ob, N&N: Numbers & Stats.
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Finish Awareness Articles/Videos and character analysis, due Wed.
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday:Stolen, Eleventh Plague, Shiver
- SoW: Verbs & Adverbs
- Awareness Topic: Hunger
- Why Does America Have So Many Hungry Kids
- Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers In School
- The New Face of Hunger (formative assessment)
- Guided Notes
- Objective Summary
Wednesday: Golden Line #2 due today
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Finish Awareness Topic: Hunger
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Be the Change. If you could change one thing about the world, what would it be? Why would you make this change?
- Roots & Vocab: Ob
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Awareness Topic: Immigrants/Refugees
- Issue Overview: Political Asylum
- Notice and Note: Numbers and Stats Using Article: Refugees in America
11/20-24/2018: MLK Writing due, Character Analysis, and So B. It dvd
Monday:
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Read So B. It
- finish character analysis
- MLK essay due
Tuesday:
- So B. It movie
11/12-16/2018: MLK Writing, SoW: Nouns/Pronouns, Awareness Intro, Awareness Articles and Summary Writing
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It
- Intro MLK writing
- Provide time to writing, due Monday.
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesday:Clone Codes, Abandon, The Golden Door
- SoW: Nouns and Pronouns video
- Intro Awareness and provide calendar
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It
- Notice and Note:Nonfiction
- Awareness Articles/Videos:
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Describe someone who is a hero to you and explain why.
- Roots & Vocab: Mal, Equi, Hyper
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It
- Awareness Articles/Videos and character analysis
11/5-9/2018: Assessment Week
Monday
- New Seats
- Assessment Week:
- Papa’s Parrot Instructions
- Papa’s Parrot story
- Graphic Organizer
Tuesday
- Objective Summary Assessment
- Theme Assessment
- Story Element Interaction Assessment
- Perspective Assessment
Wednesday
- Objective Summary Assessment
- Theme Assessment
- Story Element Interaction Assessment
- Perspective Assessment
Thursday
- Roots & Vocab: Test
Friday
- Objective Summary Assessment
- Theme Assessment
- Story Element Interaction Assessment
- Perspective Assessment
10/30-11/2: Perspective, Story Element Interaction, Root Study Guide, Corrections
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It Ch 5/6
- Work on Perspective using “Thank You Ma’am”...if time start paragraph
Tuesday
- Read So B. It Ch 6/7
- WA: Scariest Moment
- Write Perspective paragraph using notes
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Goldenline, modified Goldenline due
- Complete Story Element interaction chart/write paragraph
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Make your bucket list for the next 5 years, the next 10 years, and for life.
- Roots & Vocab: Study Guide
Friday
- READMORE: Conferencing
- Read Ch 7/8
- Finish paragraphs for Story Element Interactions and Perspective
- Make corrections on previous work
- REMIND STUDENTS SUMMATIVE NEXT WEEK
10/22-26/2018: Figurative Language, Perspective, Rabbit Proof Fence
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It Ch 5-6
- Finish I Have a Dream Speech find Fig. Lang.
Tuesday
- Book Talk: Traitor Angels, Alive, The Crown’s Game
- Read Ch 6-7 So B. It
- Start Teaching Perspective
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Goldenline, modified Goldenline due
- Rabbit-Proof Fence movie
10/15-19/2018: Figurative Language, Summarizing, Theme, Roots & Vocab, Perspective
Monday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- So B. It Ch 3-4
- Figurative Lang: Similes/Metaphors/Idioms/Irony
- Use I Have a Dream Speech find Fig. Lang.
Tuesday
- Read So B. It Ch 4-5
- WA: Writing Act.: Write a list of at least 15 things that make you feel good.
- Practice summarizing “Thank You Ma’am” and using the summarizing sheet, if time practice finding the theme with evidence
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Goldenline, modified Goldenline due
- Finding Theme of “Thank You Ma’am” using graphic organizer
Thursday
- Writing Activity: Writing Act.: Write a list of at least 10 things that make you feel good.
- Roots & Vocab: Dif/Dis & Defiance
Friday
- READMORE: Conferencing
- Read Ch 5-6
- Finish Finding Theme of “Thank You Ma’am” using graphic organizer
- If time: Start Teaching Perspective
10/8-12/2018: Theme, N&N: Words of the Wiser & Memory Moment, Figurative Language
Monday
- Career and Life Skills
- READMORE
- Theme
Tuesday
- Book Talk Tuesdays: Seafire, Dorothy Must Die Lily Alone Half Bad, So B. It: For as long as Heidi can remember, her mentally challenged mother has had only 22 words in her vocabulary, and the precocious 12 year-old doesn't have a problem with that. Bernadette, their loving neighbor, provides them a bubble of love and protection. Then, a new word pops out of Mama's mouth - the mysterious soof - and it changes everything. Heidi is propelled on a solo cross-country journey of discovery and loss, truth and identity.
- Read So B. It
- SoW: Figurative Language terms
Wednesday
- READMORE
- Goldenline, modified Goldenline due
- N&N: Words of Wiser
- N&N: Riding Freedom
Thursday
- Writing Activity: WA:No one ever said growing up was easy. Write about a recent incident that was a difficult but natural part of growing up.
- Roots & Vocab: Com/Con & Concoction
10/11
Roots:Com/Con latin together or withCombine (v) to bring together or uniteConnect (v) to join, to uniteCongregate (v) to gather togetherComposite (adj) made up of separate parts or elements Concordance (n) an agreement or harmonyUse the root word in a sentence and underline itVocab:Concoction (n) the result of the action of combining ingredients, something mixed Responsibility (n) the state of being accountable Prism (n) a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.Blab/blabbering (v) to reveal thoughtlesslyCoerce (v) to compel by force or intimidation Write the definition (for the part of speech) in only 5 or less words and use it in a sentence.Friday
10/1-5/2018: Career and Life Skills, Notice and Note, Character
Monday
- Career and Life Skills
- READMORE
- WA:
- Character Activity
- Make signpost for N & N: Tough Questions
Tuesday
- Goodreads: Seafire, Dorothy Must Die Lily Alone Half Bad, So B. It
- Read So B. It
- N&N: Watch Cooler Self, discuss Tough Questions
Wednesday
- Goldenline, modified Goldenline due
- MAP TESTING
Thursday
- WA:
- Read So B. It
- Roots & Vocab: Bi/Du and Ruin
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Notice and Note: Again and Again signpost, if time Destiny, discuss Again and Again
- N&N: Hatchet
9/24-28/2018: Career and Life Skills, Notice and Note, Goldenline, Roots & Vocab, Story Elements
Monday
- Intro Career and Life Skills
- Intro READMORE
- WA: Treasure Map
- Make signpost for N & N: Aha Moment
- Practice using Crash by J. Spinelli
Tuesday
- Goodreads: Seafire, Dorothy Must Die Lily Alone Half Bad, So B. It
- Finish Aha Moment
Wednesday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Assign 1st Goldenline
- Notice & Note: Aha Moment check using Crash by J. Spinelli on CANVAS
Thursday
- WA: 5 Best Days, 5 Worst Days
- Roots & Vocab: Ab and Apprehensive
Friday
- READMORE/Conferencing
- Plot activity: intro plot, complete foldable
9/17-21/2018: Career and Life Skills, Notice and Note, Goldenline, Roots & Vocab, Story Elements
Monday
- Intro Career and Life Skills (keep in binder)
- Notice & Note: C&C using “Thank You Ma’am”,
Tuesday
- Pass out Goodreads, talk about Book Talk Tuesdays: Incarceration, Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover, The Finisher
- Finish "Thank You Ma'am" and complete exit card in google classroom
Wednesday
- Intro GOLDENLINE, practice summarizing in class
Thursday
- WA: Treasure Map
- Intro Roots & Vocab: Sub and Coiled
Friday
- Notice and Note:Make signpost for N & N: Aha Moment
- Story Elements notesheet in Reading Section of NOTEBOOK
- Conflict activity: Write conflict in reading section NOTEBOOK, review conflict, complete conflict act. sheet
9/10-14/2018: Notice and Note, Writing Activities, Getting to Know You Act.
- Start Notice & Note: Contrast and Contradiction, talk about reading strategies, make poster
- Writing activity: Heart/Brain, write about what's important in our heart, what we think about in our brain
9/3- 7/2018: Beginning of the year procedures
- Please read and review the ELA syllabus, return the form signed by 9/17/2018
- Emoji Activity: Draw and color 3 emoji's that describe you. No due date set
- Label Notebook and Binder: Notebook has four sections (in this order): Writing, Reading, Grammar, Roots & Vocab.
Binder has five sections (in this order): Writing, Reading, Grammar, Roots & Vocab., Resources
- Facebook Activity: All About Me using a paper Facebook page. This activity is personal and will not be shown to peers. Due date: Monday (9-10-2018)