Monday, December 1
Bring book to class on block day and Friday
Tuesday, December 2
Type up draft of your rambling autobiography... check Google Classroom for directions!
Bring book to class on block day and Friday
Wednesday, Dec. 3/Thursday, Dec. 4
Type up draft of your Lift-a-Line Quickwrite... check Google Classroom for directions!
Bring book to class on Friday
Friday, December 5
Monday, November 17
Bring book Tuesday, block day and Friday.. we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED. Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
M.U.G. Quiz on Friday
For Tuesday: Complete the paper graphic organizer with your thesis/claim + 2 quotes
Be prepared to write your essay in class this week on the block day!
Tuesday, November 18
Bring book block day and Friday.. we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED. Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
M.U.G. Quiz on Friday
For block day: Come prepared to write your mini essay during class.
Complete the graphic organizer (thesis/claim + 2 quotes), and take notes on the outline that you'd like to use as you write.
Wednesday, Nov. 19/Thursday Nov. 20
Bring book Friday.. we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED. Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
M.U.G. Quiz on Friday.
To study: Review your previous MUG quiz and the practice MUGS in your writer's notebook.
Friday, November 21
Monday, November 10
Due Tuesday: Complete blue & red commentary boxes on your graphic organizer
Bring book block day and Friday.. we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Tuesday, November 11- Veteran's Day, No School
Wednesday, Nov. 12/Thursday, Nov. 13
Finish writing your Tell-Tale Heart mini-essay: Have ALL sections of your graphic organizer written in ESSAY FORMAT in the Building Your Essay form on Google Classroom (except for the conclusion which we'll work on in class on Friday).
Bring book to class on Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Friday, November 14
Enjoy your weekend and keep reading!
Monday, November 3
Vocabulary Quiz on Friday; review your definitions page and the slides posted on Google Classroom to study!
Due Tuesday: Crossword Puzzle
Bring book to class on Tuesday, block day, and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Tuesday, November 4
Vocabulary Quiz on Friday; review your definitions page and the slides posted on Google Classroom to study!
Bring book to class on block day and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Wednesday, Nov. 5/Thursday, Nov. 6
Friday, November 7
Monday, October 27
Vocab: Complete IMAGE column (due Tuesday)
Bring book to class on Tuesday, block day, and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Tuesday, October 28
Bring book to class on block day and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Wednesday, Oct. 29/Thursday, Oct. 30
Due Friday: Finish "Tell-Tale Heart" Discussion Questions (on Google Classroom)
Bring book to class on Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Friday, October 31
Reading quiz on "The Tell-Tale Heart" on Monday.
Review the narrative arc, your discussion questions (on Google Classroom), and the text of the story (see link on the discussion questions doc)
Monday, October 20
Bring book to class on Tuesday, block day, and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Tuesday, October 21
Finalize your Q2 reading goals. They should be written in the box on your Q2 Independent Reading Doc on Google Classroom
Bring book to class on block day and Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Wednesday, Oct. 22/Thursday, Oct. 23
Bring book to class on Friday... we'll have independent reading time during class, so BE PREPARED
Read on your own 4X this week to keep up your momentum with your book.
Friday October 24
Monday, October 13
M.U.G. Quiz #2 will be on the block day... review practice MUGS #4, 5, and 6 to study.
Bring your free reading book to class for block day.
Tuesday, October 14
M.U.G. Quiz #2 will be on the block day... review practice MUGS #4, 5, and 6 to study.
Bring your free reading book to class for block day.
Wednesday, Oct. 15/Thursday, Oct. 16
Read for 30 mins to keep up your momentum with your book.
Bring your free reading book to class on Friday
Friday, October 17
Keep reading!
Next week is Spirit Week; Monday = Sports Day!
Monday, October 6
On Google Classroom... Post to class discussion!
Tuesday, Oct. 7/Wednesday, Oct. 8
Finish your book recommendation slide for Thursday
By next week's block day... bring your self-selected independent reading book to class.
Thursday, October 9- Minimum Day
By next week's block day... bring your self-selected independent reading book to class.
Friday, October 10
NO SCHOOL
Monday, September 29
none!
Tuesday, September 30
M.U.G. Quiz on the block day.
To prepare, review your practice MUGS in your writer's notebook and the MUG notes poster
Wednesday, Oct. 1/Thursday, Oct. 2
none
Friday, October 3
none
Monday, September 22
Read and annotate "The Dinner" in Flipped (to p. 169)
Tuesday, September 23
For block day: Read and annotate "The Basket Boys" in Flipped... finish the book!
Wednesday, Sept. 24/Thursday, Sept. 25
Friday in class: POV Analysis #3
To prepare... review the rubric and your POV Analysis #1 and #2 completed as practice
Friday, September 26
Flipped end-of-book reading comprehension check Monday! To prepare make sure you...
Finish reading to the end of the book
Review your annotations
Complete & review the discussion questions from the poster presentations
Review the mini lessons on Point of View and Epiphanies in your writer's notebook
Monday, September 15
Finish reading to p. 116 in Flipped, though "The Yard." Aim to add ONE annotation per page.
Annotations could be: character details/literary terms/reactions/observations/connections/questions/thoughts/comments
Tuesday, September 16
Read and annotated to p. 128 in Flipped, through "Looming Large and Smelly." Aim to add ONE annotation per page.
Wednesday, Sept. 17/Thursday, Sept. 18
Read and annotated to p. 144 in Flipped, through "The Visit." Aim to add ONE annotation per page.
Finish P.O.V Analysis #2... due Friday
Friday, September 19
Monday, September 8
Due Tuesday, 9/9: Read through p. 43 in Flipped
Tuesday, September 9
Due block day: Finish P.O.V. Analysis worksheet
Wednesday, Sept. 10/Thursday, Sept. 11
Due Friday: Read & annotate the chapter "The Eggs" in Flipped (through p. 80)
Friday, September 12
For Monday: Finish reading to p. 99 in Flipped
Monday, September 1
LABOR DAY- No School
Tuesday, September 2
Friday: Run-On Sentence Quiz
Due on block day: Run-On sentence maze
Wednesday, Sep. 3/Thursday, Sep. 4
Fill in Lit. Terms definitions on the worksheet (Use the slides on Google Classroom to access the definitions)
Friday, September 5
Monday, August 25
Decorate your writer's notebook cover; due on the block day.
Correcting Run-On Sentence worksheet... complete #1-6 on the back... due Tuesday!
Tuesday, August 26
Decorate your writer's notebook cover; due on the block day.
PRINTED final draft of your summer moment poem due Friday at the beginning of the period
Wednesday, Aug. 27/Thursday, Aug. 28
PRINTED final draft of your summer moment poem due Friday at the beginning of the period
Friday, August 29
Monday, August 18
Get supplies ASAP, especially the composition notebook for English class
Due Friday: Parent and student signatures on the Classroom Policies & Procedures (green sheet)
Top 10 List due tomorrow
Tuesday, August 19
Get supplies ASAP, especially the composition notebook for English class
Due Friday: Parent and student signatures on the Classroom Policies & Procedures (green sheet)
Wednesday, August 20/Thursday, August 21
Due Friday: Parent and student signatures on the Classroom Policies & Procedures (green sheet)
Decorate your writer's notebook cover... due next week on block day
Friday, August 22