Week 9
Week 9 October
10/23/2023-10/27/2023
Applicable Common Core College and Career Readiness Standards
Conventions of Standard English:
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
Explain the function of phrases and clauses in general and their function in specific sentences.
Choose among simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences to signal differing relationships among ideas.
Place phrases and clauses within a sentence, recognizing and correcting misplaced and dangling modifiers.*
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Use a comma to separate coordinate adjectives (e.g., It was a fascinating, enjoyable movie but not He wore an old[,] green shirt).
Spell correctly.
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Use punctuation (commas, parentheses, dashes) to set off nonrestrictive/parenthetical elements.*
Spell correctly.
Knowledge of Language:
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.*
Maintain consistency in style and tone.*
Vocabulary Acquisition and Use:
Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence or paragraph; a word's position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning or its part of speech.
Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification) in context.
Use the relationship between particular words (e.g., cause/effect, part/whole, item/category) to better understand each of the words.
Distinguish among the connotations (associations) of words with similar denotations (definitions) (e.g., stingy, scrimping, economical, unwasteful, thrifty).
Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Key Ideas and Details:
Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Determine a central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details; provide a summary of the text distinct from personal opinions or judgments.
Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes).
Craft and Structure:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings.
Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas.
Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and explain how it is conveyed in the text.
Monday:
Start Entry Task
Study the following idioms. You will be tested this Wednesday.
Idiom - a form of expression natural to a language, person, or group of people.
Idioms Words of the Week -
A bone to pick - To be angry about something and wanting to discuss it
Rest on your laurels - To stop trying so hard because of past achievements.
It's not rocket science - It's not as difficult as you think.
Academic Vocabulary Words of the Week -
distinguish – to notice or recognize a difference between people or things
draw – to infer from evidence
evaluate – determine the value, significance, or worth of
Gold Group -Kylie, Yamilette, Brooklynn, and Brailyn.
Red Group - All others
Gold Group
Continue reading the book Al Capone Does My Shirts. See Google Classroom.
There is no study guide or vocabulary words. Try to average reading 12 pages per day.
Red Group - Most others
You will continue reading Crash. Do not forget to check your prereading guide in Google Classroom.
Study the 20 vocabulary words in the prereading guide; you will be tested when we complete the book reading.
Remember, every 5 chapters, handwrite a 5 chapter review before reading on--see details in Google Classroom.
Yellow Group - Lucas, Edelmiro, Domanik, Jake, Zoya and Brycen.
You have Readworks handout (A Dodgeball Mystery), which is also in Google Classroom if you are absent.
Read the story and answer the questions. This assignment is due at the end of the period today. If not done, consider it homework and turn it in tomorrow with 10% off your grade because it is a day late.
Tuesday:
Start Entry Task
Red and Gold Groups
Gold Group
Continue reading the book Al Capone Does My Shirts. See Google Classroom.
There is no study guide or vocabulary words. Try to average reading 12 pages per day.
Red Group - Most others
You will continue reading Crash. Do not forget to check your prereading guide in Google Classroom.
Study the 20 vocabulary words in the prereading guide; you will be tested when we complete the book reading.
Remember, every 5 chapters, handwrite a 5 chapter review before reading on--see details in Google Classroom.
Yellow Group - Lucas, Edelmiro, Domanik, Jake, Zovy and Brycen.
You have Readworks handout (Annie's Secret), which is also in Google Classroom if you are absent.
Read the story and answer the questions. This assignment is due at the end of the period today. If not done, consider it homework and turn it in tomorrow with 10% off your grade because it is a day late.
Wednesday:
1/2 day - Scheduled conferences start at 1:00
Start Part 1 Entry Task
Red and Gold Groups
Continue reading Al Capone Does My Shirts or Crash
Yellow Group
Create the following:
15 simple sentences
15 compound sentences
15 complex sentences
All sentences will be handwritten and ensure that any punctuation is used correctly.
All due at the end of class today, along with Monday's or yesterday's assignment if they were not completed.
Thursday:
1/2 day - Scheduled conferences start at 1:00
Start Part 1 Entry Task
idioms/academic nouns and verbs/sentence type test
Red and Gold Groups
Continue reading Al Capone Does My Shirts or Crash
Friday:
No School