Quarter 3

1/2/2024 Tuesday

Objectives:

• Students will be introduced to “visualizing” (making a mental picture of the objects and actions in a text) as a close reading practice that they will use with increasing sophistication throughout this unit.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Review expectations for ELA 5 min.

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 1 Lesson 1: Seeing Silence

  • Vocab app (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 8 Exit Ticket (Informally discuss with class)

  • If time, activity 7 write a poem

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/3/2024 Wednesday

Objectives:

• Reading: I can identify and analyze imagery in Emily Dickinson's poem to help me visualize what the poem is describing.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• NoRedInk (20 minutes) Adjectives Slide 19

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 1 Lesson 2 "his notice sudden is..."

  • Activity 2 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes) Identify the imagery for card three for the students or Ro bert Frost

  • Exit Ticket (5 points)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/4/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• Reading: I can identify how particular words in the poem shape its meaning as I examine the speaker’s description of the snake over the course of the poem.

• Writing: I can use imagery to write descriptive poetry.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 1 Lesson 3 And Zero at the Bone

  • Vocab app (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

  • Instead of activity 4, hang pictures around the room, have students write using imagery but not saying what it is, and then students can guess what picture the student is describing

  • Exit Ticket (informally discuss as a class)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read 

1/5/24 Friday

Objectives:

• Reading: Students will visualize what the narrator says is happening in Poe’s text in order to reflect on and deepen their understanding of the events being described.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

• NoRedInk (15 minutes)

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 2 Lesson 1, Activity 2: Listen, Visualize, Draw pic, watch video, What's different? Repeat for each section (40 minutes)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read  

1/8/2024 Monday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can visualize what the narrator says is happening in Poe’s text in order to reflect on and deepen my understanding of the events being described. 

• I can then compare my visualization to a professional storyboard artist’s interpretation of the same scenes.

Activities:

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 2 Lesson 1: (Finishing from Friday)

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Activity 7 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 8 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 9 (10 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket (6 points)

  • Solo if there is extra time

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read  

1/9/2024 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• Reading: Students will close read the final paragraphs of the story, and then create storyboards to present what the narrator believes is happening at the end of the story.

Activities:

• NRI Lesson (Identifying SWABI and Punctuating SWABI) 15 minutes

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 1 Lesson 2: Read Like a Movie Director Part 2

  • Activity 2: Listen to the reading (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (15 minutes)

  • Do the exit ticket as a class

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read

1/10/2024 Wednesday

Objectives:

• Students will continue to close read the final paragraphs of the story, this time focusing on what the reader can infer is happening. Students will then create a sequence of storyboards, this time from the reader’s perspective.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 2 Lesson 3: Examining the Reader's Perspective

  • Vocab app (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (12 minutes) *pay attention to reader's perspective in the Tell Tale Art App

  • Activity 4 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 5 Write (12 minutes)

  • Discuss Exit Ticket as a class

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read 

1/11/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• Reading: Students will complete a storyboard that reflects their textual analysis of the end of the story.

• Students will analyze the legal conditions of insanity presented in the M’Naghten Rule of 1843. Students will then work collaboratively to select and prepare the most persuasive evidence to support their arguments for a debate about the narrator’s sanity.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• NoRedInk (10 minutes)

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 2 Lesson 5: Debating the Narrator's Sanity

  • Complete storyboards or have time to share storyboards

  • Activity 2 (6 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 5 or 6 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 7 Write (10 minutes)

  • Discuss Exit Ticket as a class

• Independent Reading 20 min..

Homework:

•   Read

1/12/2024 Friday

Objectives: 

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can write formally and informally for a range of time.

• I can write counterarguments and a closing statement.

• I can present arguments and evidence clearly, and listen to evaluate the soundness of the reasoning and evidence provided by opposing sides.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

• 7D Poetry and Poe Sub Unit 2 Lesson  6

  • Activity 2 (5 minutes to review evidence)

  • Activity 3 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (15 minutes)

  • Discuss Exit Ticket as a class

  • The Tell Tale Heart video 9 min.

• Independent Reading 20 min..

Homework:

•   Read  

1/15/2024 Monday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• No School 

Assessment:

•   Read

1/16/2024 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of books.

• I can paraphrase and select text to analyze Montresor’s and Fortunato’s characters and begin to understand how Montresor is manipulating Fortunato.

• I can read together to gather information and ideas about character and setting, then draw on that preparation to engage in a group discussion.

Activities:

• NoRedInk (10 minutes)

• Amplify 7D Sub-Unit 3 Lesson 1: Amontillado, Amontillado!

  • Reread paragraphs 1-35 (8 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (6 minutes)

  • Activity 7 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 8 (4 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket 4 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/17/2024 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of books.

• I can analyze the end of the story to figure out what Montresor does to Fortunato and what happens to each character as a result.

Activities:

• Amplify 7D Sub-Unit 3 Lesson 2

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Read 36-85 on activity 2 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (8 minutes)

  • Activity 4 

    • Give each student one thing to draw and have them explain what they drew and why (20 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (10 minutes)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

1/18/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• Reading: I can watch an animated version of the story and compare the characters and setting to what I pictured when I read the story.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• NoRedInk (10 minutes)

• Amplify Sub Unit 3 Lesson 3: A Director's Reading

  • Activity 2 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 3 Write (15 minutes) Rubric

  • Share (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket 3 points

  • Watch video of story 22 min.

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/19/2024 Friday 

Objectives:

Activities: 

• Independent Reading 20 min.

• Amplify Flex Day

Homework:

•   Read

1/22/2024 Monday

Objectives:

Activities:

• Independent Reading 20 min.

• Snow tubing

Homework:

•   Read

1/23/2024 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can compare what Montresor and Fortunato know at different points in the story to what the reader knows at different points in the story and will discuss this as an instance of dramatic irony.

• I can analyze the “clues” Montresor gives about the plan of revenge to determine if Fortunato could have figured out the plan sooner.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• No Red Ink 10 min.

• Amplify 7D Sub-Unit 3 Lesson 4: Read Like a Movie Reviewer

  • Activity 2 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 Write (12 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket 3 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read 

1/24/2024 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can compare what Montresor and Fortunato know at different points in the story to what the reader knows at different points in the story and will discuss this as an instance of dramatic irony.

• I can analyze the “clues” Montresor gives about the plan of revenge to determine if Fortunato could have figured out the plan sooner.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• Amplify 7D, Subunit 3, Lesson 5: Behind the Wall

  • Vocab app (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 Write (12 minutes)

  • Activity 7 Wrap Up (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket (3 points)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/25/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• No Red Ink 10 min.

  • Common Formative Assessments

  • Sub-Unit 2 Lesson 6 Solo (11 questions)

  • Sub-Unit 3 Lesson 3 Solo (5 questions)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

1/26/2024 Friday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

• Reading: I can watch, listen, read, analyze, write down, and recite the first stanza of “The Raven” as part of a sequential process to memorize it.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

• Amplify 7D Subunit 4 Lesson 1: Ah, Distinctly I Remember

  • Activity 2 (7 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 7 (2 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket 6 points

• Independent Reading 20 min

Homework:

•   Read 

1/29/24 Monday

Objectives:

• I can define particular words, paraphrase small phrases, and select text about the setting, subject, and particular word choice to analyze the imagery, mood, and tone and what they all suggest about the narrator's state of mind.

• I can describe details that explain or show the mood Poe evokes at the beginning of the poem.

• I can comprehend many genres of books.

Activities:

• Amplify 7D, Subunit 4: "While I Pondered"

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 OPTIONAL: Have students recite the first stanza of the Raven (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (8 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 6 Write (12 minutes)

  • Activity 7 (3 minutes)

  • Activity 8 Exit Ticket 10 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

1/30/24 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can work in groups to analyze the specific question the narrator is asking the raven as well as what the raven's response of "nevermore" means in four different stanzas. I can paraphrase the last stanza to help gain a deeper understanding of the raven's identity.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• NoRedInk: Adjective vs. Adverbs 15 minutes

• Amplify 7D Subunit 4, Lesson 3: "Quoth the Raven, Nevermore" (This might be a two day lesson)

• ****Need the plain language packet at the beginning of the lesson*****

  • Activity 2: Recite the first stanza (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 Read poem in solo from lesson 2 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (10 minutes) ***Use the plain language packet***

  • Activity 6-8 (10-15 minutes) Each group can have a stanza to paraphrase

  • Activity 9 Share (7 minutes)

  • Activity 10 (10 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket 6 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

1/31/24 Wednesday

Objectives:

• Students will watch the full animated version of the poem, comparing this animation to what they imagined as they read the poem. Students will then analyze the director’s interpretation by explaining what part of the text might have led the director to include a particular image.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• Amplify 7D, Subunit 4, Lesson 4: "A Director's Reading"

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (5 minutes) Recite the first stanza

  • Activity 3 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 7 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 8 (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket Poll the class

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read  

• END OF UNIT --AR POINTS DUE

2/1/24 Thursday

Objectives: 

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

• I can correct grammar in my writing.

• Reading: Students will analyze the visual details the filmmakers use to establish the opening mood in the animation of “The Raven.”

• Writing: Students will describe details from the animation that help establish the mood the filmmakers create.

Activities:

• NoRedInk: Adjective vs. Adverbs 15 minutes

• Amplify 7D, Subunit 4 Lesson 5: Suddenly There Came a Tapping

  • Activity 2: Skip; we aren't doing the solo 

  • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 4 Write (12 minutes) 

  • Activity 5 (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket Poll the Class

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

2/2/24 Friday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of books.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

• Finish up any lessons from this week; many of the lessons are quite long

• Review "Cask of Amontillado"

  • Blooket

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

2/5/24 Monday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities:

• What I Need Rotation Day (60 minutes)

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Homework:

•   Read  

2/6/24 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can show my knowledge on the Poetry and Poe Assessment.

• I can comprehend many genres of literature.

Activities: 

• NoRedInk 20 min.

• 7D Poetry and Poe Assessment

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Homework:

•   Read

2/7/24 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

  • Approximately 280 minutes

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Homework:

•   Read  

2/8/24 Thursday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Homework:

•   Read

2/9/24 Friday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

• If time...NoRedInk 20 min.

Homework:

•    Read

2/12/2024 Monday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

Homework:

•   Read

2/13/2024 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

• If time...NoRedInk 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read

2/14/2024 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can comprehend texts reading by myself, with a partner, and with a whole group.

• I can practice a number of skills I've been learning: critical reading skills, detailed note-taking, using evidence to support an argument, and collaboration in small groups.

• I can read 19th-century primary source documents.

• I can learn new vocabulary from context.

• I can develop arguments, use evidence to back up those arguments, and then develop the arguments and evidence into a final piece of writing.

• I can practice working in groups, communicating, and listening.

• I can be encouraged to become more excited about Edgar Allan Poe and his stories and poems.

Activities:

• Who Killed Poe Quest 60 min.

• Independent Reading (20 minutes)

• If time...NoRedInk 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read   

2/15/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• I can write two body paragraphs that accuse one of the characters giving evidence to why that person is guilty.

• I can comprehend many genres of books.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

• Explain prompt and rubric

• Begin outlining and writing body paragraphs for essay

• Independent Reading

Homework:

•   Read 

2/16/2024 Friday

Objectives:

Activities:

• Mid-Winter Break

Homework:

•   Read 

2/19/2024 Monday

Objectives:

Activities:

• Teacher In-service Day

Homework:

• Read 

2/20/2024 Tuesday 

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can write an argumentative essay using evidence from the quest to accuse one of the characters for the murder of Edgar Allan Poe.

Activities:

• NoRedInk 10 min.

• Work on Who Killed Poe essay 50 min

  • When students are done, complete self and peer editing with highlights

  • Conclusion video

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

2/21/2024 Wednesday 

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• Research: I can  work collaboratively to assess the credibility of a variety of provided sources. 

Activities:

Gold Rush Collection, Sub-unit 1,Lesson 1: Evaluating Sources

• Vocab App (10 minutes)

• Activity 2 (3 minutes)

• Activity 3 (5 minutes)

• Activity 4 (5 minutes)

• Activity 5 (10 minutes)

• Activity 6 (10 minutes)

• Skip activity 7

• Exit Ticket 5 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

2/22/2024 Thursday 

Objectives:

• I can work collaboratively to assess the credibility of a variety of provided sources, distinguishing credible sources from those that are not credible.

• I can use evidence from the reviewed sources to explain which sources are the most and least credible. 

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• NoRedInk 10 min.

Gold Rush Collection, Sub-Unit 1, Lesson 2

• Activity 2 (10 minutes)

• Activity 3 (15 minutes)

• Activity 4 (10 minutes)

• Activity 5 Write (12 minutes)

• Activity 8 Together as a class (5 minutes)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

2/23/2024 Friday 

Objectives:

• I can learn how to frame direct quotes, provide basic bibliographic information as references, and paraphrase source information in order to avoid plagiarism. 

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

Gold Rush Collection, Sub-Unit 1 Lesson 3: Avoiding Plagiarism

• Activity 2 (10 minutes)

• Activity 3 (10 minutes)

• Activity 4 (8 minutes)

• Activity 5 (18 minutes)

• Activity 6 Exit Ticket 5 points

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read

2/26/24 Monday

Objectives:

• I can explore a selection of texts and images in The Gold Rush Collection, practicing skimming and scanning a source for relevance and close reading a source for key information.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Gold Rush, Sub-Unit 2, Lesson 1: Scavenger Hunt: Introducing the Selection

  • Vocab app (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (5-10 minute)

  • Exit Ticket Poll the class

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read 

2/27/24 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can explore a selection of texts and images in The Gold Rush Collection, and answer close reading questions about the content.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• • NoRedInk/ Analogies 10 min.

  • Gold Rush, Sub-Unit 2, Lesson 2: Scavenger Hunt Exploring the Collection

    • Activity 2 (3 minutes)

    • Activity 3 (15 minutes)

    • Activity 4 (15 minutes)

    • Activity 5 (5 minutes)

    • Activity 6 (15 minutes)

    • Exit Ticket Poll the Class

  • Independent Reading (20 minutes)

2/28/24 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can generate a research question about the gold rush, identify credible Internet sources, and conduct Internet research to find the answer.

• I can use evidence from multiple credible sources and framed quotes to describe key information about their research topic.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Gold Rush, Sub-unit 2, Lesson 3: Internet Research

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (5 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (12 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (15 minutes)

  • Activity 6 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 8 Exit Ticket (Check for understanding)

"Inside the California Goldrush 1800's"

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read   

2/29/2024 Thursday

Objectives:

• I can research an assigned group from the gold rush era in the Collection and on the Internet to find key information.

• I can compare a historical account from the gold rush to a fictional portrayal set in this era to consider how historic details influenced Jack London.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• NoRedInk/ Analogies 10 min.

• Gold Rush, Sub-Unit 3, Lesson 1: Research Up Close and Personal

  • Activity 2 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 5 (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket (Poll the class)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read   

3/1/2024 Friday

Objectives:

• I can plan my claim, evidence, and reasons in a graphic organizer to prepare for my essay.

Activities:

• A lot of long lessons this week. We'll use this day to finish up any lessons.

• Independent Reading 20 min.

• Free Write Friday 10 min.

Homework:

• Read

3/4/24 Monday

Objectives:

• I can research an assigned group from the gold rush era in the Collection and on the Internet to find key information.

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can compare a historical account from the gold rush to a fictional portrayal set in this era to consider how historic details influenced Jack London.

Activities:

• Amplify Gold Rush Collection 7F: Sub Unit 3, Lesson 1: Research Up Close and Personal

  • Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Activity 2 (10 minutes)

  • Activity 3 (20 minutes)

  • Activity 4 (25 minutes)

    • Research Chinese Immigrants, Native Tribes

  • Activity 5 Share in small groups with the same characters (5 minutes)

  • Exit Ticket (Poll the class 1 question)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read   

3/5/24 Tuesday

Objectives:

• I can respond to questions using evidence from the text.

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can comprehend oral reading.

Activities:

• Analogies Gimkit

• Diary Entry Rubric

• Write 5 Diary Entries: (50 minutes)

  • family life during the gold rush

  • community life during the gold rush

  • work life during the gold rush

  • the hardships from the gold rush

  • food or weather and how this affected the people

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read 

3/6/24 Wednesday

Objectives:

• I can respond to questions by citing evidence from the text.

• I can read books in various genres.

Activities:

• Kahoot on Figurative Language (10 minutes)

• Diary Entry Rubric

• Write 5 Diary Entries: (50 minutes)--Self-edit

  • family life during the gold rush

  • community life during the gold rush

  • work life during the gold rush

  • the hardships from the gold rush

  • food or weather and how this affected the people

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•   Read  

3/7/24 Thursday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can comprehend oral reading.

Activities:

• Vocab App (10 minutes)

  • Share diary entries with peers (15 minutes)

  • Assess a peer's writing with rubric (15 minutes)

  • Self-Assess Writing (10 minutes)

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

•  Read

3/8/24 Friday

Objectives:

• I can read books in various genres.

• I can comprehend oral reading.

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Activities:

• Call of the Wild movie

• Independent Reading 20 min.

Homework:

• Read