Monday
No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday - Friday
Read and write a Fractured Fairy Tale
Peer review and present Fractured Fairy Tale
Monday - Thursday
Social Studies Research Project
Friday
Fun Day
Monday - Friday
Social Studies Research Project
Monday - Tuesday
Continue Poetry Writing
Wednesday
Introduction to CHoMP
Introduction to Research Project
Thursday - Friday
Begin Social Studies Research Project
Monday - Tuesday
Finish Babe and Theme Project
Wednesday - Thursday
Poetry Writing
Narrative Haiku
Poetry and Imagery
Tanka
Poetry and Alliteration
Poetry and Personification
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday
PSSA Review Day and WOOT!
Wednesday - Friday
Babe and Theme Project
Monday - Wednesday
Review PSSA Practice Test, TDA, and Questions - Provided by SAS
Thursday
Reading Day
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Monday - Tuesday
Discuss Cause and Effect
Read Black Plague Articles
Wednesday - Thursday
Cause and Effect Google Slide Project
Friday
Test - Black Plague Articles
Monday - Tuesday
Autobiography, Biography, and Personal Essay
Read "Names/Nombres" and respond to margin questions with a partner.
Wednesday
Review "Names/Nombres" as a group
Thursday - Friday
TDA - "Names/Nombres"
Monday
Finish CDTs
Tuesday
Present Memorial Poems
Wednesday - Friday
Myths
Read Introduction to Traditional Stories - Complete textbook generated graphic organizer
Read "Prometheus" and "Orpheus and Eurydice" - complete textbook generated graphic organizer
Discuss Myth
Students will write their own creation myth
Monday - Tuesday
Creative Writing Activity - Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Wednesday
Reading and Writing Poetry
"Names" by Billy Collins and free verse, imagery and memorials.
Students will write their own memorial poem and present on Google Slides.
Thursday - Friday
CDTs
Monday - Tuesday
CommonLit Assignment - "Amigo Brothers" - due Wednesday
Wednesday
Think/Pair/Share - "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday - Friday
Creative Writing Activity - Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Study Island when finished
Monday - Tuesday
CommonLit Assignment - "Amigo Brothers" - due Wednesday
Wednesday
Think/Pair/Share - "Amigo Brothers"
Thursday - Friday
Creative Writing Activity - Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Study Island when finished
Monday - Tuesday
Test/TDA/Character Slides - Brian's Song
Wednesday - Friday
Watch the film and compare with the text - Brian's Song.
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Thursday
Brian's Song - Part Two - Think/Pair/Share when finished
Test and TDA - Brian's Song
Friday
Study Island Day
Monday - Wednesday
Continue reading Brian's Song.
At the end of Part One reading - Think/Pair/Share
At the end of Part Two reading - Think/Pair/Share
Thursday
Study Island - Varied Sentence Structure and Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
Friday
Reading Day
Monday - Wednesday
Continue reading Brian's Song.
At the end of Part One reading - Think/Pair/Share
At the end of Part Two reading - Think/Pair/Share
Thursday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Seven Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Seven Vocabulary
Tuesday
Finish CDTs
Wednesday - Thursday
Introduction and begin reading Brian's Song
Friday
Study Island
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Wednesday
No School - Weather Closures
Thursday - Friday
CDTs
Monday - Thursday
Review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Test and TDA - "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Vocabulary Test
Study Island
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Six Vocabulary
Tuesday - Thursday
Third Person Point of View
Read and review "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Study Island
Monday - Thursday
Creative Writing Assignment - "The Grinch who Stole Christmas"
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Five Vocabulary
Tuesday - Wednesday
First Person Point of View
"The Scholarship Jacket" - During and After Reading Activities
Thursday
Selection Test - "The Scholarship Jacket"
Friday
Study Island
Monday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday - Wednesday
First Person Point of View
"The Scholarship Jacket" - During and After Reading Activities
Thursday
Selection Test - "The Scholarship Jacket"
Friday
Study Island
Monday - Tuesday
Poetry and the TDA
"Casey at the Bat" - MUTT and Think/Pair/Share
TDA
Wednesday
Reading Day
Thursday - Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Monday - Friday
Introduction to Argumentative Writing
Prewriting - Argumentative Writing
Drafting - Argumentative Writing
Peer Review - Argumentative Writing
Final Draft - Argumentative Writing
Monday - Tuesday
Internal and External Conflict
CommonLit - "Thank You, Ma'am"
Wednesday
Think/Pair/Share - "Thank You, Ma'am"
Thursday
Selection Test - "Thank You, Ma'am"
Friday
Study Island - Organizing Ideas and Support and Develop Topics
Monday
Introduction to Lesson Four Vocabulary
Tuesday
Internal and External Conflict - Use previous short stories to review
Wednesday - Thursday
Internal and External Conflict
CommonLit - "Thank You, Ma'am"
Friday
No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Monday - Wednesday
Finish TDA for "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
CDTs
Thursday
Career Work with Mrs. Reed
Friday
Typing the TDA
Monday
Watch the film - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Tuesday - Friday
What is analysis?
Writing a TDA
TDA - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Reading Day
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday
Review "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Wednesday
Selection Test - "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Thursday
Unit Three Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Three Vocabulary Test
Monday
Journal
Introduction to Unit Three Vocabulary - due next Thursday
Tuesday
Introduction to Website - include Narrative Essay
Study Island
Wednesday - Friday
Journal
Introduction to foreshadowing and plot
Students will read "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Monday
Review "The Last Dog"
Tuesday - Wednesday
Storyboard the plot of "The Last Dog"
Thursday
Test - "The Last Dog."
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Students will type their final draft of their personal narrative - due tomorrow.
Tuesday - Thursday
Plot, Theme, and Setting
Students will read and complete during reading activities for "The Last Dog."
Friday
Lesson Two Vocabulary Test
Study Island - Introductions and Conclusions
Monday
Narrative Essay - Rough Draft Due
Peer Review - Final due on Wednesday
Tuesday
Students will type their final draft - due tomorrow
Wednesday - Thursday
Plot, Theme, and Setting
Students will read "The Last Dog."
Friday
Study Island Mini-lesson - Introduce and Conclude Topics
Monday
Review "Seventh Grade" with a whole class reread
Tuesday
Selection Test - "Seventh Grade"
Wednesday
Introduction to Lesson Two Vocabulary
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Narrative Writing
Prewriting due Friday
Draft on Friday - due on Monday
Monday
No School
Tuesday
I Am Poem Presentations
Wednesday - Thursday
PSSA and CDT result conferencing and large group discussion
Introduction to Plot and MUTT
Students will MUTT "Seventh Grade" and respond to the margin questions - due on Monday
Friday
Lesson One Vocabulary Test
Monday
Journal
Google Classroom Introduction
"I Am" Poem introduction
Final due Wednesday
Tuesday
Introduction to Lesson One Vocabulary
Wednesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
"I Am" Poem Presentations
Friday
Study Island Pretest
Independent Reading
Monday - Tuesday
No school - Teacher In Service
Wednesday
Welcome Back!
Introduction to Journal Writing
Google Classroom
Classroom Expectations
Remind
AR - Library Tomorrow
Thursday
Library Introduction Day
Friday
Reading Day