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
Complete Book Project - Walk Two Moons
Wednesday
Introduction to CHoMP
Introduction to Research Project
Thursday - Friday
Begin Social Studies Research Project
Monday
Read pages 192 - 229 - Chapters 31 - 36
Tuesday
Read pages 230 - 250 - Chapters 32 - 40
Wednesday
Finish the book
Thursday - Friday
Book Project Choice - Walk Two Moon
Monday
No School - Easter Break
Tuesday
PSSA Review with SAS Practice Test
Wednesday
No Class - PSSAs
Thursday
Journal
Read pages 157 - 174 - Chapters 26 - 28
Friday
Journal
Read pages 175 - 191 - Chapters 29 - 31.
Monday
Journal
Read pages 82 - 98 - Chapters 14 - 16
Tuesday
Journal
Read pages 99 - 116 - Chapters 17 - 19
Wednesday
Journal
Read pages 117 - 136 - Chapters 20 - 22
Thursday
Journal
Read pages 137 - 156 - Chapters 23 - 25
Friday
No School - Easter Break
Monday
Journal
Read pages 1 - 15 - Chapters 1 - 3
Tuesday
Journal
Read pages 16 - 34 - Chapters 4 - 6
Wednesday
Journal
Read pages 35 - 50 - Chapters 7 - 9
Thursday
Journal
Read pages 51 - 67 - Chapters 10 - 11
Friday
Journal
Read pages 68 - 82 - Chapters 12 - 14
Monday - Wednesday
Discuss Cause and Effect
Read Black Plague Articles with a Partner
Thursday
Review articles and cause and effect as a class
Friday
Test - Black Plague Articles
Monday
Finish CDT
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
Present Memorial Poem
Tuesday - Wednesday
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
Thursday - Friday
CDTs
Monday - Tuesday
Writing a play and "Amigo Brothers"
Wednesday - Thursday
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.
Friday
Reading Day
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 - Thursday
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
Friday
Lesson Seven Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit Seven Vocabulary - Due next Thursday
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 - Wednesday
Test and TDA - "A Retrieved Reformation"
Thursday
Unit Six Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Six Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit Six Vocabulary - Due next Thursday
Tuesday - Thursday
Introduction to 3rd Person point of view
Read and discuss "A Retrieved Reformation"
Friday
Study Island
Monday - Thursday
Creative Writing Assignment - "The Grinch who Stole Christmas"
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Introduction to Unit Five Vocabulary - Due next Thursday
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 - Thursday
Introduction to Argumentative Writing
Prewriting - Argumentative Writing
Drafting - Argumentative Writing
Peer Review - Argumentative Writing
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
Watch two film shorts - Write a journal about which one is better.
Tuesday
Reading Day
Wednesday
Study Island - Organizing Ideas and Support and Develop Topics
Thursday
Unit Four Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit Four Vocabulary Test
Monday
Introduction to Unit 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
Reading Day
Monday
Watch the film - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Tuesday - Thursday
What is analysis?
TDA - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Friday
Reading Day
Monday
No School - Teacher In Service
Tuesday - Wednesday
Journal
Review foreshadowing and plot
Students will read "Rikki-tikki-tavi."
Thursday
Review "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Friday
Selection Test - "Rikki-tikki-tavi"
Monday
Journal
Introduction to Lesson 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 - Thursday
Journal
Introduction to setting and plot
Students will read "The Last Dog."
Students will MUTT and respond to the questions in the margins.
Review "The Last Dog"
Friday
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 Unit Two Vocabulary - Due next Tuesday
Thursday - Friday
Introduction to Narrative Writing
Prewriting due Friday
Draft on Friday - due on Monday
Monday
No School
Tuesday - Wednesday
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
Students will fill out a Plot Triangle - all due on Monday
Thursday
Unit One Vocabulary Due
Friday
Unit One Vocabulary Test
Monday
Journal
"I Am" Poem introduction
Google Classroom Introduction
Final due Wednesday
Tuesday
Introduction to Unit One Vocabulary
Wednesday - Thursday
Journal
Vocabulary Activity
"I Am" Poem Presentations
Friday
Study Island Pretest
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