Homework:
Week of April 6
Mon: Finish your first drafts on your informational chapter(s) by Friday by working in class and at home (writing time in class)
Tues: Finish your first drafts on your informational chapter(s) by Friday by working in class and at home (writing time in class)
Wed: Finish your first drafts on your informational chapter(s) by Friday by working in class and at home (writing time in class)
Thurs: Finish your first drafts on your informational chapter(s) by Friday by working in class and at home (writing time in class)
Fri: No HW - Enjoy your Spring Break (writing time in class)
Week of March 30
Mon: Finish and turn in March Personal Reading Journal by 9PM tomorrow -- no late work accepted on this assignment (Practiced thesis sentences and began outlining chapter 1 for informational writing in class)
Tues: Finish and turn in March Personal Reading Journal by 9PM tonight -- no late work accepted on this assignment (Outlining chapter 1 for informational writing; began flash drafting ch 1 in class)
Wed: Begin working on April Personal Reading Journal (Flashdrafting ch 1 in class)
Thurs: Work on April Personal Reading Journal (Flashdrafting ch 1 in class)
Fri: No HW (Flashdrafting ch 1 in class)
Week of March 23
Mon: March Personal Reading Journal due next Tuesday - no late work accepted on this assignment; work on informational research (worked on research in class)
Tues: March Personal Reading Journal due next Tuesday - no late work accepted on this assignment; work on informational research (worked on research in class)
Wed: March Personal Reading Journal due next Tuesday - no late work accepted on this assignment; work on informational research (worked on Reading NWEA in class)
Thurs: March Personal Reading Journal due next Tuesday - no late work accepted on this assignment; work on informational research (worked on Reading NWEA in class)
Fri: No HW (worked on Reading NWEA in class)
Week of March 16
Mon: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Informational Research in class)
Tues: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Field trip today)
Wed: Work on informational research (Informational Research in class)
Thurs: Work on informational research (Informational Research in class)
Fri: No HW (Informational Research in class)
Week of March 9
Mon: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Plagiarism lesson in class)
Tues: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Brainstorm topic for informational writing in class)
Wed: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Informational example essay in class)
Thurs: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Community circle in class)
Fri: No HW (Begin informational research in class)
Week of March 2
Mon: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Finished Scat and began One-Pager Assignment in class)
Tues: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Worked on One-Pager Assignment in class)
Wed: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Went to library to find new books and read in class)
Thurs: Work on March Personal Reading Journal (Worked on One-Pager Assignment in class)
Fri: No HW (Worked on Scat Elevator Pitch in class)
Week of February 23
Mon: Jan/Feb Personal Reading journal due Friday - No late work accepted for this assignment (Read Scat in class)
Tues: Jan/Feb Personal Reading journal due Friday - No late work accepted for this assignment (Read Scat in class)
Wed: Jan/Feb Personal Reading journal due Friday - No late work accepted for this assignment (Read Scat in class)
Thurs: Jan/Feb Personal Reading journal due Friday - No late work accepted for this assignment (Read Scat in class)
Fri: No HW (Read Scat in class)
Week of February 9
Mon: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal - There will be no late submissions of this assignment accepted after Feb 27 (Read Scat and worked on detective board in class)
Tues: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal - There will be no late submissions of this assignment accepted after Feb 27 (Read Scat and worked on detective board in class)
Wed: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal - There will be no late submissions of this assignment accepted after Feb 27 (Read Scat and worked on detective board in class)
Thurs: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal - There will be no late submissions of this assignment accepted after Feb 27 (Read Scat in class)
Fri: Minimum Day 12:03 Release. Have a wonderful February Break.
Week of February 2
Mon: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal (Read Scat in class)
Tues: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal (Read Scat in class)
Wed: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal (Went to library for Personal Journal work time in class)
Thurs: Work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal (Worked on "Red Diamond Plan" assignment in class)
Fri: No HW (Worked on "Red Diamond Plan" assignment in class)
Week of January 26
Mon: Practice Narrative Speech as needed; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed (Narrative speeches and read Scat in class)
Tues: Practice Narrative Speech as needed; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed (Narrative speeches and read Scat in class)
Wed: Practice Narrative Speech as needed; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed (Narrative speeches and read Scat in class)
Thurs: No HW (Read Scat in class)
Fri: No HW
Week of January 20
Tues: Finish "Missing Teacher" writing assignment if not finished in class; Practice Narrative Speech (Time to finish writing and read Scat in class)
Wed: Practice Narrative Speech as needed; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed (Went to library/Personal Reading Journal in class)
Thurs: Practice Narrative Speech as needed; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed (Narrative speeches and read Scat in class)
Fri: Practice Narrative Speech as needed (Narrative speeches and read Scat in class)
Week of January 12
Mon: Remember to work on your Personal Reading Journal and Practice Narrative Speech at home this week (Practiced speech and read Scat in class)
Tues: Remember to work on your Personal Reading Journal and Practice Narrative Speech at home this week (Practiced speech and read Scat in class)
Wed: Remember to work on your Personal Reading Journal and Practice Narrative Speech at home this week (Practiced speech and creative writing Scat assignment in class)
Thurs: Remember to work on your Personal Reading Journal and Practice Narrative Speech at home this week (Practiced speech and creative writing Scat assignment in class)
Fri: No HW - Minimum Day - 12:03 Student Release (Read Scat in class)
Week of January 5
Mon: No HW (Community Circle - Winter Break Share and preview next class novel in class)
Tues: No HW (work on narrative speech - begin creating speech cards/preview class novel in class)
Wed: No HW (Library - work on Jan/Feb Personal Reading Journal)
Thurs: Finish speech cards if not completed in class (work on speech cards and read ch 1 of class novel in class)
Fri: No HW (practiced speech using speech cards and read class novel in class)
Week of December 15
Mon: Personal Narrative Final Due Wednesday @ 9PM (Worked on Personal Narrative revisions in class)
Tues: Personal Narrative Final Due Wednesday @ 9PM (Worked on Personal Narrative revisions in class)
Wed: Personal Narrative Final Due by tonight @ 9PM (Worked on Personal Narrative speech in class)
Thurs: No HW (Worked on Personal Narrative speech in class)
Fri: No HW -- Hope you have a relaxing Winter Break
Week of December 8
Mon: Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal Due by Friday (Worked on personal narrative revisions in class)
Tues: Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal Due by Friday (Worked on personal narrative revisions in class)
Wed: Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal Due by Friday (NWEA reading assessment #2 in class)
Thurs: Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal Due by Friday (NWEA reading assessment #2 in class)
Fri: No HW (NWEA reading assessment #2 in class)
Week of Dec 1
Mon: Finish Personal Narrative Planning sheet if not completed in class (Worked on planning sheet and began flash draft)
Tues: Work on Personal Narrative flash draft as needed (worked on flash graft in class)
Wed: Work on Nov/Dec Personal Reading journal (went to library, time given to work on Personal Reading Journal in class)
Thurs: Finish Flash Draft (finished Personal Narrative flash draft in class)
Fri: No HW (began revisions on Personal Narrative with a focus on dialogue in class)
Week of Nov 17
Mon: No HW (Finished Lit Circle Presentations in class)
Tues: No HW (Read a short story "Laura's Key" in class)
Wed: Work on Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal (Finished short story "Laura's Key" and began a quick write in class)
Thurs: No HW (Completed a Common Sense Media lesson in class)
Fri: No HW - have a relaxing Thanksgiving Break! (worked on Personal Narrative Flash Draft in class)
Week of Nov 10
Mon: Work on your part of the Lit Circle Presentation
Tues: No School
Wed: Work on your part of the Lit Circle Presentation
Thurs: No HW
Fri: No HW
Week of November 3
Mon: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Wednesday's meeting (Worked on 0 drafts of Personal Narrative and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Tues: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Wednesday's meeting (Worked on 0 drafts of Personal Narrative and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Wed: Work on Nov/Dec Personal Reading Journal (Met in Lit Circle and shared Part 4 in class)
Thurs: Work on your part of the Lit Circle Presentation as needed (Intro Lit Circle Presentation and begin work in class)
Fri: No HW - Minimum Day 12:03 Release (worked on Lit Circle Presentation in class)
Week of October 27
Mon: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Thursday's meeting (Worked on 0 drafts of Personal Narrative and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Tues: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Thursday's meeting (Worked on 0 drafts of Personal Narrative and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Wed: October Personal Reading Journal due Friday 8 am (Worked on reading journal and lit circle job in the library)
Thurs: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for next Thursday's meeting (Worked on 0 drafts of Personal Narrative and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Fri: No HW (Worked on personal narrative flash draft)
Week of October 20
Mon: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Wednesday's meeting (Looked at Personal Narrative examples and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Tues: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Wednesday's meeting (Looked at Personal Narrative examples and worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Wed: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for next Thursday's meeting (Lit Circle group meeting worked on Personal Reading Journal in class)
Thurs: Minimum Day 12:03 PM Student Release - Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for next Thursday's meeting (Personal narrative 0 draft in class)
Fri: No School - Teacher Learning Day
Week of October 13
Mon: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Friday's meeting (worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Tues: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Friday's meeting (worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Wed: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Friday's meeting (worked on October reading log in class)
Thurs: Read and prepare your Lit Circle job for Friday's meeting (worked on lit circle jobs in class)
Fri: No HW (met in lit circle groups in class
Week of October 6
Mon: Finish Bell of a Clothes Rack final draft and tun in by tomorrow 9PM on Classroom (Read "Marble Champ" in class and focused on vocabulary in class)
Tues: Finish Bell of a Clothes Rack final draft and tun in by tonight 9PM on Classroom (Read "Marble Champ" in class and practiced Lit Circle jobs in class)
Wed: Work on October Reading log entry #2 (Finished lit circle job practice; worked on reading journal; personal reading time in class)
Thurs: No HW (Practiced Lit Circle discussions in class)
Fri: No HW (Community Circle - previewed and chose lit circle book in class)
Week of September 29
Mon: Finish and turn in September Personal Reading Journal (Community Circle to discuss "In the Belly of a Clothes Rack" in class)
Tues: Finish Claim work if not completed in class (reviewed and practiced making a claim in class)
Wed: Work on October Reading Journal entry for week 1 (Went to library for new books and to work on October Reading Log)
Thurs: Finish rough draft paragraph (Working on "In the Belly..." CER paragraph)
Fri: No HW (Finishing "In the Belly..." CER paragraph)
Week of September 22
Tues: Turn in RAWL Final Draft by tomorrow @9PM; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed -- Due Sept 30 (Worked on decoding unknown vocabulary in class)
Wed: Turn in RAWL Final Draft by tonight @9PM; Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed -- Due Sept 30 (Worked on first read of "In the Belly of a Clothes Rack" in class)
Thurs: Work on Personal Reading Journal as needed -- Due Sept 30 (Worked on second read of "In the Belly of a Clothes Rack" in class)
Fri: No HW - Minimum Day Schedule 12:03 PM Release (Worked on third read of "In the Belly of a Clothes Rack" in class)
Week of September 15
Mon: Finish RAWL Flash Draft if not done yet (Played Figurative Language game in class)
Tues: Finish Figurative Language poster if not completed in class (Worked on Figurative Language poster in class)
Wed: Work Personal Reading Journal (Went to library for the Book Faire and worked on personal reading in class)
Thurs: Continue to work on RAWL revisions as needed (worked on revisions in class)
Fri: No HW - RAWL Final Draft due by Wed 9PM (Worked on editing RAWL writing in class)
Week of September 8
Mon: Finish RAWL Brainstorm - pick an idea to use (NWEA testing, RAWL brainstorm time in class)
Tues: Finish writing organizer for RAWL topic if not finished in class (worked on organizer in class)
Wed: Work on "Personal Reading Journal" two entries for this week (worked on RAWL flash draft in class)
Thurs: Work on RAWL flash draft as needed (worked on RAWL flash draft in class)
Fri: Finish RAWL flash draft by Tuesday (worked on RAWL flash draft in class)
Week of September 2
Tues: No HW (brainstorm RAWL idear in online journal in class)
Wed: Work on "September Personal Reading Log" ( went to library to refresh books and time to work on reading log in class)
Thurs: No HW (NWEA Reading Assessment in class)
Fri: No HW (NWEA Reading Assessment in class)
Week of August 25
Mon: No HW (Community Circle in class)
Tues: Finish "Letter to Mr. Kampp" on Google Classroom if not completed in class Due by Friday (worked on letter in class)
Wed: Finish "Letter to Mr. Kampp" on Google Classroom if not completed in class Due by Friday (worked on letter in class)
Thurs: Finish "Letter to Mr. Kampp" on Google Classroom if not completed in class Due by Friday (Completed email etiquette in class)
Fri: No HW (Began "Restarting a Writing Life" (RAWL) unit in class)
Week of August 18
Mon: Finish Six-Word Memoir if not completed in class - turn in tomorrow
Tues: No HW
Wed: No HW
Thurs: No HW
Fri: No HW
Week of August 14
Thurs: No HW
Fri: No HW
Course Description
Writing: We will focus on writing using Lucy Calkins Units of Study writing workshops curriculum. There will be four main writing units: Restarting a Writing Life: From Notebooks to Independent Projects; Personal Narrative: Crafting Powerful Life Stories; Research Based Information Writing; Literary Essay: From Character to Compare and Contrast. We will also practice writing skills through our reading and history curriculum.
Reading: Our main reading curriculum comes from Inquiry by Design. This curriculum is a discussion-based and student centered approach to teaching English and is based on the following:
Close reading of complex informational and literary texts.
Writing in a range of genres including narrative, expository, and text-based explanations and arguments.
Reading and writing across multiple complex texts.
Small- and whole-group, text-based discussions.
Throughout the year, we will also have the opportunity to explore other literary texts and non-fictional material in both Language Arts and History.
Speaking and Listening: Our curriculum lends itself to frequent opportunities for small and large group discussions. Students will also be asked to write, practice, and deliver formal speeches throughout the year.