Mrs. Vidro

LA 7


Weekly Agenda: 10/14-10-18

Monday, October 14

        • Case files 3, 4, and 5 DUE
        • Hand out word study #5 (DUE Friday)
        • Work on: Haunted House Mystery investigations 1 and 2

Tuesday, October 15

        • Investigation #3: primary and secondary sources

Wednesday, October 16

        • Investigations 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7

Thursday, October 17

        • Case files 6 and 7 DUE tomorrow
        • Word study #5 DUE tomorrow
        • Continue to work on investigations

Friday, October 18

        • DUE: case files 6 and 7 and word study #5
        • Investigation #7
        • Word study test next Friday (lists 1-5)


Monday, October 21

      • Word study test overview (test Friday)
      • Investigations 8 and 9
      • Haunted House Mystery quiz Wednesday

Tuesday, October 22

      • Investigations 10, 11, and 12
      • Haunted House Mystery quiz tomorrow

Wednesday, October 23

      • Haunted House Mystery quiz
      • Investigation 13

Thursday, October 24

      • Haunted House brainstorming and thesis (preparation for argumentative essay)

Friday, October 25 (1/2 DAY)

      • Word study test (lists 1-5)

Monday, October 28

      • Introduction to argumentative essay: Who is haunting the Peabody house?
      • Drafting in packet
      • MYSTERY UNIT TEST ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Tuesday, October 29

      • Google Doc creation (MLA format)
      • Continue drafting

Wednesday, October 30

      • Finish drafting and typing

Thursday, October 31

      • Peer editing and final edits
      • Final copy DUE tomorrow

Friday, November 1

      • Submit final copy on Google Classroom
      • Watch the haunted house conclusion
      • MYSTERY UNIT TEST ON MONDAY

Monday, November 4

      • MYSTERY UNIT TEST

Tuesday, November 5

      • Stargirl pre-reading (receive materials)
      • Library visit

Wednesday, November 6

      • Stargirl
      • Nonfiction text: "Conformity in Teenagers"
      • Agree/Disagree activity

Thursday, November 7

      • Stargirl pages 1-6
      • Vocabulary and questions

Friday, November 8

      • Stargirl pages 7-18
      • Vocabulary and questions
      • Reading quiz on Monday

Monday, November 11

      • Word study #7 DUE Friday
      • Stargirl pages 19-26
      • Quiz on chapters 1-5 tomorrow

Tuesday, November 12

      • Stargirl quiz
      • Pages 27-39

Wednesday, November 13

      • Stargirl pages 40-47
      • Questions on chapters 6-10 (book club style)
      • Quiz on chapters 6-10 tomorrow

Thursday, November 14

      • Quiz on chapters 6-10
      • Stargirl pages 48-61
      • Book clubs

Friday, November 15

      • Word study #7 DUE
      • Stargirl pages 62-75
      • Book clubs
      • Quiz Monday (Chapters 11-15)

Monday, November 18

      • Word study #8 - DUE Friday
      • Stargirl pages 62-75
      • Quiz on chapters 11-15 tomorrow
      • HW: Finish 11-15 questions

Tuesday, November 19

      • Stargirl quiz
      • Stargirl pages 76-84
      • Meet in book club groups

Wednesday, November 20

      • Stargirl pages 85-99

Thursday, November 21

      • Stargirl pages 100-111
      • Meet in book clubs
      • Quiz on chapters 16-20 tomorrow

Friday, November 22

      • Stargirl quiz
      • Stargirl pages 112-125

Monday, November 25

      • "Why so many minds think alike" Google Classroom assignment
      • Stargirl pages 126-132 (chapters 23-24)

Tuesday, November 26

      • Peer response on Google Classroom
      • Stargirl pages 133-145 (chapters 25-26)
      • Book club meetings

HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK! NO HOMEWORK EXCEPT TO CATCH UP IF YOU ARE BEHIND!

Monday, December 2

      • Nonfiction paired texts
      • Stargirl pages 145-151 (chp. 27)
      • Word study #9 DUE Friday

Tuesday, December 3

      • Poster creation (making connections)
      • Stargirl pgs. 152-160 (chps. 28 and 29)

Wednesday, December 4

      • Stargirl pages 161-175 (chps. 30 & 31)

Thursday, December 5

      • Stargirl pages 176-183
      • "More than Stars"

Friday, December 5 - 1/2 Day

      • Digital citizenship lesson
      • Stargirl quiz on Monday (chps. 21-33)


Monday, December 9

      • Stargirl test review
      • Word study #10 (DUE Friday)

Tuesday, December 10

      • Stargirl final test

Wednesday, December 11

      • Punctuation Unit: comma rules and packet

Thursday, December 12

      • Punctuation: commas in published writing
      • Quiz on commas tomorrow

Friday, December 13

      • Quiz on commas
      • Punctuation: colons and semicolons
      • Word study #10 DUE

Monday, December 16

      • Colons and semicolons rules
      • Partner quiz
      • Quotation marks worksheet
      • Quiz on quotation marks tomorrow

Tuesday, December 17

      • Quiz on quotation marks
      • Ellipsis, hyphen, parentheses packet

Wednesday, December 18 (1st and 2nd hour exams)

      • 1st hour: Read "All Summer in a Day" and view movie
      • Other hours: Punctuation in published writing

Thursday, December 19 - HALF DAY (3rd and 4th hour exams)

      • 3rd hour: Read "All Summer in a Day" and view movie

Friday, December 20 - HALF DAY (5th and 6th hour exams)

      • 6th hour: Read "All Summer in a Day" and view movie