BOOK PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY 6/2
Be prepared to perform--live or via flipgrid recording
CONTINUE READING CHOICE reading book---PROJECT Announced Wednesday
Write a haiku (slides posted)
Audacity Chapter 5: Read & take notes on Poems #1-7
iReady time (go for 50 this week!)
Continue CHOICE reading--DAILY Page GOALS for the week---Week 3 Bookmark due WEDNESDAY
Write a Limerick (slides posted or handout available)
Audacity Chapter 5: Complete chapter & notes
POST Audacity questions (bottom of your note organizer online)
CHOICE reading Week 3 Check-In Google Form
Write a Best Part of ME poem (slides posted or handout available)
Audacity: Poetic Essay [Poem in Two Voices]
iReady time (go for 50 this week!)
Continue CHOICE reading--DAILY Page GOALS for the week---Week 4 Bookmark due next WEDNESDAY
!!!!!!!!!READ DAILY PAGE GOALS FOR CHOICE READING BOOK!!!!!!!!
Monday 5/10- Audacity Chapter 3-Poems #1-6
Tuesday 5/11--MCAS moved to Friday 5/21--Audacity Chapter 3 continue reading: CHOICE bookmark week 2 due tomorrow
Wednesday 5/12--Audacity Chapter #3 through poem #19; CHOICE reading Google Form Week #2 CHECK; Turn in Week #2 Bookmark; Continue reading using Week #3 bookmark
Thursday 5/13--Audacity Complete reading Chapter 3; Comprehension Google Form QUIZ on Chapter 2 & Chapter 3; iReady/ CHOICE reading time
Friday 5/14-- CHAPTER 4 "fire" Read and add to notes; EXIT TICKET Google Form; iReady or CHOICE reading independent work time
CONTINUE daily reading goal for CHOICE independent reading book--Week 1 Bookmark due WEDNESDAY
Monday 4/26: Audacity Vocabulary Chapter 1; CHOICE independent reading book DUE in class Wednesday
Tuesday 4/27: Audacity Chapter 1 Poems #1-6; CHOICE Independent reading book DUE tomorrow!
Wednesday 4/28 Audacity Chapter 1 poems #7-"not one bit" - #14 "letters"--START reading your CHOICE reading book & Week 1 BOOK MARK: summarize/choose 1 task per day in response to reading
Thursday 4/29 Poems #15 "Pesach"- #20 1 "a favor"--CONTINUE CHOICE BOOK READING (keep in mind the # of pages to complete each week in order to reach your 4-week FINISH DATE!
Friday 4/29 Finish Audacity Chapter 1 tinder & notes; Create group Visual Chapter Summary (Google Draw); CONTINUE CHOICE BOOK READING (keep in mind the # of pages to complete each week in order to reach your 4-week FINISH DATE!
*WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON: Independent Work on iReady Personalized Lessons
Class "Caption This!" Activity;
INDEPENDENT WORK TIME: iReady Personalized lessons and catch up on Book Club Project slides & artwork
Book Club Project Slide Presentations MONDAY!
-Slides posted on Google Classroom: Do now Quick Write, vocabulary connotations, Read opening of play on slides 7-9; Completed Setting, characters and conflict on Slide #10
-Book Club Reading and notes for discussion #3 WORK TIME
REMOTE SNOW DAY
-Continue reading "Sorry, Wrong Number" aloud in class.
-Book Club Meeting #3! Come ready to talk about characters and conflicts!
--continue reading aloud from "Sorry, Wrong Number" in class.
--Independent work time includes Book Club reading Goal and iReady personalized lessons
--11 am extra help AND 1:30 pm Extra help meets [See posts on Google Classroom]
--Finish reading "Sorry, Wrong Number" radio play aloud
---choose 1 activity from SLIDES Choice Menu to show your understanding of the radio play [Work Time today & tomorrow]
---Last 25 minutes of class: Book club Notes #4 (have some answers on your page for your discussion tomorrow)
Cohort A iReady Reading diagnostic
Cohort B Book Club reading & notes; JOIN Mrs. Berry's Meet if you did not complete "The Iceman" Assessments Friday!
HOMEWORK: Book Club Reading to Weekly Group page/chapter target; Week #2 Book Discussion NOTES
BOOK CLUB Discussion Breakouts!
HOMEWORK: Continue Daily Reading Goal for Book Club
COHORT A---Meet link for MRS. BERRY to work on missing assessments and assignments
--All caught up? THEN use this time to continue reading your Book Club Title and Week #3 notes for discussion on Tuesday 2/9
1/12 TUESDAY: Final meeting with writing parter to complete Partner Reflection for class presentation Wednesday
*Today we focus on the attention grabbing HOOK to lead off the essay--and the bridge we create to connect this HOOK to the THESIS statement already written in your template from before vacation.
*Today we looked at QUOTE SANDWICH analogy---which means introducing and giving context to the quotes you have gathered on your template. Where is this quote happening in the story? Who's speaking? What's happening in the story here?
SET A WRITING SKILLS GOAL at the top of your essay template. This is the ONE area you will seek feedback for from your writing partner
MEETING #1 with writing partner: Focus on ONE SECTION of your essay to get feedback on YOUR GOAL and GIVE FEEDBACK to partner on their goal
TIME TO WRITE our CONCLUSION paragraph! Then, spend some time using the feedback from your writing partner to revise your essay toward reaching your WRITING GOAL.
*Time to Revise "Women in Space" ASSESSMENT from 12/7- using Pear Deck review notes and teacher 'comment' feedback on your document
**See me if you had to miss this meeting time
****See Recorded Version of TEXT HERE
Complete "Women in Space" Vocabulary Organizer
Work on Choice Menu Slides for "Women in Space"-DUE Friday
Study vocabulary for QUIZ Monday 12/7
Read "Women in Space " article- write 'Headline' for each paragraph to capture main idea
Determine central idea of entire article
Continue working on Vocabulary Choice Menu Slides--choose any 3 activities (1 per column)-DUE FRIDAY
Add lesson titles, scores and takeaways on your iReady Tracker--next turn in is December 23rd.
Study for vocabulary QUIZ on Monday --Use vocabtest.com sites attached to Google Classroom
TENACIOUS-Frayer Model slide attached to GC (Get to know definition, characteristics, examples and non-examples)
Gather evidence to answer CER prompt (bottom of "Women in space" article) These notes CAN be used for Monday's CER writing assessment
Choice Menu Slides due tomorrow
LOCKED GOOGLE FORM Comprehension QUIZ "Women in Space"
Continue to study our 15 vocabulary words--quizlet and vocabtest.com sites posted on our Google Classroom for 'fun' review and self-testing
Continue to collect evidence for our CER writing assessment MONDAY (organizer at the bottom of 12/2 "Women in Space" document)
-CER Example ANALYSIS (for folks who did not make the lesson last week)-APPLY this analysis to your CER about how Charlie changed after the operation. RESUBMIT your revised CER for a new grade. DUE WEDNESDAY
--Those who completed CER analysis last week: BROWSE our CHOICE BOOK sites and complete the Google Form on HOME PAGE in response. DUE WEDNESDAY
30 minutes of Flowers for Algernon: Movie version (notes posted on Google Classroom AGENDA today)
---Finish Movie version of Flowers for Algernon and the accompanying notes
How is the movie different from the story? How does that affect your experience? Why did the director make the changes?
1/2 day! That means 11:05 am your Thanksgiving Break begins!
11/16 Monday:
Complete last week's CER if you haven't already! We are now analyzing some examples in order to REVISE for a new grade
"Flowers For Algernon" has come to an end! Reader's Notes (which we have been keeping track of together in class) are due TUESDAY!
Continue working on your CHOICE book slides. Due Friday. The video and instruction on how to add your voice recording to select slides is found on the Tech Help page on this site LINK
11/17 Tuesday
IN-Person students: Use the CER Example analysis to evaluate your own CER on how Charlie has changed after the operation. Use those findings and my teacher feedback comments on the document to guide your revisions. SUBMIT when done for a new grade. (Cohort B will work on this with me Thursday)
Work on the Fishbowl graded discussion questions for Thursday's class discussion! Complete all questions and find out Thursday which one you will be debating!
Continue to give time to your CHOICE Book slides...this is a long term project we mapped out on the calendar. 7 Slides in 14 days.
11/18 Wednesday
Complete Graded Discussion Questions for tomorrow's fishbowl--Remember, you need more than just an opinion...what evidence, expert opinions, life examples & experiences can you gather to support your opinion for this discussion?
WORK TIME for your CHOICE book slide presentation today! It is DUE TO SHARE on Friday. *REMEMBER, you have a scoring rubric/checklist on slide 2 and examples slides for each requirement to use as guides. ANY questions, send me a message or reach out to join a google meet with me.
11/19 Thursday
Fishbowl Graded Discussion for all!
11/20
CHOICE Book presentation slides due! Each student adds slides, images and titles to our CHOICE Website pages.
*What is intelligence?
8:30 homeroom
8:45 Block 1
9:30 Block 2
10:15 Block 3
Cohort A: In person: "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Vocabulary
Cohort B: Remote: Elements of Literature Vocabulary: Quizlet & Google Form Practice
ALL: Daily Reading from FREE CHOICE title: Response Form #4 due Friday
Cohort A: In Person: "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Anticipation Chart; Reading and note taking for Progress Report #1-#5
Cohort B: Remote: Complete Elements of Literature Google Form; Daniel Keyes Author Bio Article & Annotation Activities
ALL: Daily Reading from FREE CHOICE title: Response Form #4 due Friday
8:30 homeroom
8:45 Block 1
9:30 Block 2
10:15 Block 3
Cohort B: In person: "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Vocabulary
Cohort A: Remote: Elements of Literature Vocabulary: Quizlet & Google Form Practice
ALL: Daily Reading from FREE CHOICE title: Response Form #4 due Friday
Cohort B: In Person: "Flowers for Algernon" Pre-Reading Anticipation Chart; Reading and note taking for Progress Report #1-#5
Cohort A: Remote: Complete Elements of Literature Google Form; Daniel Keyes Author Bio Article & Annotation Activities
ALL: Daily Reading from FREE CHOICE title: Response Form #4 due Friday
Cohort A: "Two Names, Two Worlds" Poem Analysis-complete classwork
Cohort B: "Where I'm From" Pear Deck for Poem Analysis
ALL: CHOICE reading book (how many pages per day to finish in 2 weeks?)
Cohort A: "Two Names, Two Worlds" Creative Writing
Cohort B: "Where I'm From" Creative Writing
Wednesday Word of the Day: -onym
Pear Deck "My Name" excerpt from House on Mango Street
Cohort B: "Two Names, Two Worlds" Poem Analysis-complete classwork
Cohort A: "Where I'm From" Pear Deck for Poem Analysis
ALL: CHOICE reading response #3 Due Friday
Cohort B: "Two Names, Two Worlds" Creative Writing
Cohort A: "Where I'm From" Creative Writing
-All Students: Google Classroom post: Poems About America
-All Students: Google Classroom post: Poems About America Revise Quick Write into a Constructed Response Paragraph
-All students: Google Classroom post: "Starlings in Morning"
--All Students: Google Classroom post: "Starlings in Morning" Constructed Response
--ALL students reading response #2 for CHOICE reading title
*See Google Classroom for the Digital Library Posted and the pictures of my classroom Library. Your book may be digital or hardcopy.
Assignment #1 Response to Mrs. Corkum's Letter- Choose to write a letter, record a video on Flipgrid, or create a comic strip
Assignment #2 Multitasking & the Brain
Assignment #3 "Invitation to Brave Spaces" digital Notebook Slide #8--Lift a Line, Illustrate and Explain
Assignment #4 Writing Prompt #1--Write.Right.Rite
