Mon: Counterargument practice; Read Night pg 75-84; Achieve

Tues: Topic exploration and thesis; Read Night pg. 85-97

Wed: Argument introduction; Read Night pg. 98-103

Thurs: Argument body paragraph:  reason and evidence; read Night pg. 104-115

Fri: Achieve; Night Final (vocab parts 4 & 5 included)

Mon: No School

Tues: Elie Wiesel on Faith (read and discuss); Read Night to p. 61; students brainstorm argumentative topic

Wed: Debate circles with Challenger; students develop mini-argument: main idea (thesis statement), strongest reason, evidence with source; read Night to pg. 65

Thurs: Counterargument bellringer; pop quiz Vocab Part 3; Achieve & AR; "Saving the Children" poem questions; Read Night to pg 75

Fri: House Day Half Day

Mon: E-learning Day: Read your AR book and complete Night Anticipation/Reaction Guide

Tues: E-learning Day: Read Historical Background; answer comprehension questions (Form); read Achieve "A Day of Remembering" or "Saving the Children"

Wed: E-learning Day: Look up definitions for Part One Vocabulary words 1-11; read AR

Thurs: E-learning Day: Read AR; finish vocabulary 12-20

Fri: E-learning Day; Achieve

Mon: No School; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tues: Complete problem solution essay; vocabulary; Achieve "Remember Pearl Harbor"

Wed: video: Manzanar (PBS); questions and discussion; "The War," compare and contrast chart; begin compare and contrast essay

Thurs: Text Structures test (reading and writing)

Fri: Achieve; introduction to Night

Mon: Proofread and turn in analytical essay; take notes on text structures (slides in "Student Support"); read Chapter 1 of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; text structure application activity

Tues: Reading Benchmark; Achieve; video intro; read "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad"; comprehension questions

Wed: AR time; text structures through Harriet Tubman cooperative activity

Thurs: Read and discuss "I Have a Dream," the speech; columns interpretation activity; begin problem solution essay (intro together)

Fri: Watch video of speech; review/quiz; complete essay; Achieve and AR 

Mon: Star test; genre discussion; evaluating sources video & notes; Vietnam info sheet: research Who, When, Where, Why (section 1); secure AR books 

Tues: Vietnam Info Sheet section 2 (vocabulary), read and discuss historical fiction "Stop the Sun," Story Elements analysis

Wed: AR time; Vietnam info #3; read and discuss personal essay "Summer of Vietnam," questions and answers; summary

Thurs: Vietnam info #4 (turn in); Analytical essay; Quiz ("Stop the Sun" and "Summer of Vietnam")

Fri: Data with Mrs. Hayes; Complete analytical essay; Achieve; reading benchmark

Mon: Debate character categories and significance; review vocabulary; read Chs 26-27 (finish independently); TEST TOMORROW

Tues: End of book TEST; evaluation of book; completion of movie; Katniss backstory work; AR time

Wed: AR time; Film analysis and discussion; Complete backstory

Thurs: AR deadline; Film analysis and discussion; Complete backstory

Fri: House Day Fun Day!

Mon: Reading time; charades review and context sentences; discuss and read chs 16-18 (beginning)

Tues: Read end of  Ch 18; test over Part 2: vocabulary, characters, suspense, comprehension; Achieve

Wed: Film analysis and discussion; read and discuss Chapter 24; compose first paragraph of backstory including context

Thurs: Read and discuss Chapter 25; Writing time--develop a great story, mentor text p. 82; reading time

Fri: Read and discuss Chapter 26; vocabulary review; reading time; writing: peer reviews (TEST TUESDAY)

Mon: Movie Review

Tues: Read and discuss Chs 10-12 (read half of Ch. 13 for Wed.)

Wed: Reading Quiz; Read and discuss chs 13-14; brainstorm ideas for writing an original and creative backstory for Katniss

Thurs: plot analysis activity for suspense; sacred reading time--Achieve or AR

Fri: Read and discuss chs 15-18; vocabulary review; plan the backstory with a graphic organizer and begin to draft the opening of the backstory creating context (study examples); PART TWO TEST Monday

Mon: Quiz chapters 1-9 (Part One): vocabulary chapters 3-8, character recognition, background and setting; extended response; Achieve catch-up and AR; District planning time

Tues: The Hunger Games Classroom District Day: Opening Ceremony, Training

Wed: Give thanks!

Thurs: Happy Thanksgiving!

Fri: Recover and read something you enjoy :)

Mon: Review/quiz chapters 1-3: vocabulary chapter 1, character recognition, background and setting; Achieve and AR; read and discuss The Hunger Games chapter 4

Tues: The Hunger Games Chapter 5; describe how setting, plot, and characters have contributed to Katniss' development (district groups)

Wed: The Hunger Games, Read and discuss Chapter 6; Achieve; Vocabulary; read to p.92

Thurs: Read and discuss Chapter 7-8 Vocabulary emphasis; Achieve

Fri: Read and discuss Chapter 9; part one Test Monday

Mon: Extended Response example; Modern Mythology movie to discuss how ancient Greek lit is made new: The Lightning Thief

Tues: No School. Honor a Veteran!

Wed: Vocabulary, Intro to The Hunger Games, Focus on setting and characters, Read Chapter 1 to page 14

Thurs: Retrieval practice; Read and discuss Chapter 2; Vocabulary emphasis; Notes: social classes of Dist. 12, the "silent salute"--when used and purpose

Fri: Read and discuss Chapter 3; quiz; classroom reaping

Mon: "Perseus and Medusa" character types--identify modern examples; presentations finish

Tues: Data: AR, Star, Reading Benchmark--goal setting; AR or Achieve time; begin "Hercules" with guiding questions

Wed: Complete Hercules and discuss; summarize; read "Theseus and the Minotaur"

Thurs: Debate: who is the most heroic? Review

Fri: Greek mythology test; The Lightning Thief

Mon: Arachne Benchmark; Read and discuss "Hades and Persephone"; main ideas and what qualifies the story as a myth (analyze for genre); write summary

Tues: No School--parent teacher conferences

Wed: Read and discuss "Perseus and Medusa"; character traits with evidence; identify patterns of events and character types; presentations begin

Thurs: Read and discuss "Perseus and Medusa"; character traits with evidence; identify patterns of events and character types; presentations continue; listening activity and speaker reflection

Fri: Read and discuss "Theseus and the Minotaur"; character traits with evidence; identify patterns of events and character types; presentations continue; listening activity and speaker reflection

Mon: Stations activity; Achieve; Greek mythology intro

Tues: Read and discuss "The Olympians"; character traits with evidence; identify main ideas and what qualifies the story as a myth (analyze for genre)

Wed: Read and discuss "The Firebringer"; character traits with evidence; identify main ideas and what qualifies the story as a myth (analyze for genre); assign presentations; Star test

Thurs: Read and discuss Pandora stories; identify main ideas and what qualifies the story as a myth (analyze for genre); write summary

Fri: Review myths, highlighting Who & What; quiz; prepare for presentations

Mon: The Outsiders: read and discuss chapter 11-12; Review and final discussion

Tues: The Outsiders TEST. Study your notes.

Wed: Dress up day (extra credit); film adaptation

Thurs: film adaptation and analysis

Fri: End of Quarter and House Day; AR deadline

Mon: The Outsiders: read and discuss chapter 7; "Nothing Gold Can Stay" quiz

Tues: Read and discuss chapter 8; plot structure, important events vs unimportant

Wed: Review, quiz, Achieve, AR

Thurs: Read and discuss chapter 9, exit slip, Why Do They Fight? Exploration of the violence topic

Fri: Read and discuss chapters 10-11

Mon: The Outsiders: read and discuss chapters 1-2

Tues: Read and discuss chapters 3-4; connotation activity

Wed: Review plot, major and minor events; review quiz chapters 1-4

Thurs: Read and discuss chapter 5; "Hair" extended response

Fri: Sequencing; extended response writing; read and discuss chapter 6 (author's purpose, resolution)

Mon: Take notes over poetry; read "Annabel Lee," determine rhyme scheme; comprehension questions; Achieve

Tues: Quiz; deep analysis of "Annabel Lee," narrative comparison, Poe info, theme in "Annabel Lee" activity

Wed: mood and tone; read and analyze "The Tell-Tale Heart" cooperatively

Thurs: Read and discuss "The Black Cat"; the unreliable narrator

Fri: Comparing and contrasting; Quiz, Extended response writing,  reading time

Mon: No School

Tues: Jigsaw "The Monkey's Paw" vocabulary; prepare notes with Who, What, When/Where, and Why; read and discuss Part I of the story in Google Classroom; compose an imagery poem (5 lines, one sense per line).

Wed: Imagery bellringer; complete poems/Achieve or AR time; re-enact Part I and finish reading "The Monkey's Paw"; the third wish exit slip

Thurs: character analysis and short story elements for The Monkey's Paw; Truths

Fri: Quiz, Extended response writing,  reading time

Mon: Revision time/peer review: What would Doodle do? (point of view writing), vocabulary search & digital literacy trick, irony notes, read and discuss "Charles," (how would you describe the narrator?)

Tues: Review irony; discuss "Charles" elements, read and discuss "The Lottery" in parts

Wed: Visual and auditory adaptation of the story, The Lottery Elements (analysis)

Thurs: Quiz, Parts of a sentence, ABC lottery retelling, AR

Fri: Extended response writing,  reading time

Mon: (Block 1 data with Mrs. Hayes), Level Set test, begin "The Scarlet Ibis," imagery analysis of paragraph 1

Tues: Read and discuss half of the story, short story elements discussion, context clues; students locate figurative language; Achieve (one article)

Wed: Reading benchmark, finish "The Scarlet Ibis," discuss figurative language, cause and effect, mood

Thurs: short story elements, symbolism, point of view focus writing, Tone, climax, theme; AR time

Fri: quiz over "The Scarlet Ibis," Achieve

Mon: Welcome! School procedures, schedule practice, house afternoon

Tues: ELA getting to know you; Mind maps assigned

Wed: Read "Eleven," literary terms review, "What is important" paragraph

Thurs: AR time, Discussion of literary terms in story, goal setting

Fri: Theme writing, data with Mrs. Hayes, Star test