*Agendas are updated the Friday before the following week.
FOURTH NINE WEEKS:
Week #8:
Mon. May 4th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Part 2
Tues. May 5th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Parts 3 & 4
Wed. May 6th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Part 5
Thurs. May 7th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Part 6
Fri. May 8th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Parts 7 & 8
**Document Due End of Day Fri. 5/8/26- Schoology- Test Grade
WRITER'S NOTEBOOK DUE! (LAST ENTRY!)
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Week #7:
Mon. April 27th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- One-Pager Assignment (TEST Grade- DUE TUES. 4/28)
Tues. April 28th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- One-Pager Assignment (TEST Grade- DUE TODAY!)
Wed. April 29th:
Read 10 min.
iReady Diagnostic Test (Not for a grade)
Thurs. April 30th:
Read 10 min.
iReady Diagnostic Test (Not for a grade)
Fri. May 1st:
Read 10 min.
Intro to Fractured Fairy Tale/ Short Story Final Project
NO WNB this week!
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Week #6:
Mon. April 20th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- Read Story
Tues. April 21st:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- Introduce One-Pager Assignment (TEST Grade)
Wed. April 22nd:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- One-Pager Assignment
Thurs. April 23rd:
Math STAAR Assessment (Alt. Schedule)
Fri. April 24th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: All Summer in a Day- One-Pager Assignment (TEST Grade) *Due Tues. April 28th
WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #5:
Mon. April 13th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale Unit: Cinderella- Response and Plot Diagram Due
Tues. April 14th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Hansel & Gretel
Wed. April 15th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Hansel & Gretel
Thurs. April 16th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Food Tasting Day
Fri. April 17th:
Read 10 min.
Fairy Tale / Short Story Unit: Hansel & Gretel
WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #4:
(*NO WNB due this week)
Mon. April 6th:
Read 10 min
STAAR Review
Tues. April 7th:
STAAR Reading/Language Arts Test
(Alt Schedule)
Wed. April 8th:
READING DAY / Crack the Code Activity
Thurs. April 9th:
Introduction to Short Story/Fairy Tale Unit
Fri. April 10th:
Introduction to Short Story/Fairy Tale Unit
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Week #3:
(*NO WNB due this week)
Mon. March 30th:
Read 10 min
Fever 1793 Final Test (Open Book) (TEST GRADE)
Tues. March 31st:
Read 10 min.
STAAR Prep
Wed. April 1st:
Read 10 min.
STAAR Prep
Thurs. April 2nd:
Read 10 min.
STAAR Prep
Fri. April 3rd:
STUDENT & STAFF HOLIDAY
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Week #2:
Mon. March 23rd:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 23
Tues. March 24th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: 24/25
Wed. March 25th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: 26/27
Thurs. March 26th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: 28/29/Epilogue
Fri. March 27th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Review for Fever 1793 Test (TEST Mon. March 30th)
STAAR Practice- Nonfiction (Paper Copy- DAILY Grade)
Writer's Notebook Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #1:
Mon. March 9th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 19
Tues. March 10th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 20
Intro Fever 1793 Ch. 19/20 Check- Due Wed. March 11th End of Day (DAILY Grade)
Wed. March 11th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 21
Book Fair
Thurs. March 12:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 22
STAAR Practice: George Washington's Teeth- Due Fri. March 13th End of Day (DAILY Grade)
Fri. March 13:
PEP RALLY- Alt. Schedule
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 23
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THIRD NINE WEEKS:
Week #9:
Mon. March 2nd:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 11/12
Finish Word Search (DAILY Grade)
Tues. March 3rd:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 13/14
Wed. March 4th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 15
Intro Close Reading Article: Free African Society - (TEST Grade- DUE Friday, March 6th)
Thurs. March 5th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 16/17
Work on Close Reading Article: Free African Society
Fri. March 6th.
Read 10 min.
WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
Fever 1793: 17/18
Close Reading Article: Free African Society - (TEST Grade- DUE TODAY!)
**End of Nine-Week Grade Period
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Week #8:
Mon. Feb. 23rd:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 4-6 Quiz (QUIZ Grade)
Tues. Feb. 24th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 7
Introduction of Seven Deadly Plagues Packet and Questions- Due Fri. Feb. 27th (TEST Grade)
Wed. Feb. 25th:
Read 10 min.
Seven Deadly Plagues Packet and Questions- Due Fri. Feb. 27th (TEST Grade)
Thurs. Feb. 26th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 8/9
Seven Deadly Plagues Packet and Questions- Due Fri. Feb. 27th (TEST Grade)
Fri. Feb. 27th:
Read 10 min.
WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
Fever 1793: Ch. 10
Seven Deadly Plagues Packet and Questions- Due TODAY (TEST Grade)
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Week #7:
(*NO WNB due this week)
Mon. Feb. 16th:
Staff/Student Holiday
Tues. Feb. 17th:
Student Holiday/Staff Dev.
Wed. Feb. 18th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 3
Ch. 1-3 Comprehension Check (DAILY Grade)
Thurs. Feb. 19th:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 4-5
Fri. Feb. 21st:
Read 10 min.
Fever 1793: Ch. 6
(Ch. 4-6 Quiz on Mon. Feb. 23rd)
(*NO WNB due this week)
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Week #6:
Mon. Feb. 9th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Hero Collage (TEST GRADE- Due Mon. Feb. 9th- End of Day)
Tues. Feb. 10th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Hero Collage Presentation (Quiz Grade)
Wed. Feb. 11th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Hero Collage Presentation (Quiz Grade)
Intro to Fever 1793 (You do not need a book- I have a class set.)
Thurs. Feb. 12th:
Read 10 min.
Intro to Fever 1793: Ch. 1
Fri. Feb. 13th:
Read 10 min.
Writer's Notebook Entry Due- DAILY Grade
Fever 1793: Ch. 2
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Week #5:
Mon. Feb. 2nd:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Little Rock Nine Article & Response Due (Both DAILY Grades)
Tues. Feb. 3rd:
Writer's Notebook Entry Due- DAILY Grade
CBA Test (No Grade)
Wed. Feb. 4th:
STAAR FIELD TEST (No Grade)
Thurs. Feb. 5th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Intro Hero Collage
Fri. Feb. 6th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Hero Collage (TEST GRADE- Due Mon. Feb. 9th- End of Day)
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Week #4:
Mon. Jan. 26th:
Bad Weather Day- Stay Warm
Tues. Jan. 27th:
Bad Weather Day- Stay Warm
Wed. Jan. 28th:
STAAR Interim (Bring a charged Chromebook)
Thurs. Jan. 29th:
STAAR Interim (Bring a charged Chromebook)
Fri. Jan. 30th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: The Little Rock Nine- Finish Annotations-Turn in at the end of class (DAILY Grade)
Hero Unit: Response- Submit in Schoology- End of Day (DAILY Grade)
(Pat Tillman/ LR9 Quiz on Mon. Feb. 2nd)
(**WNB will be due Tues. Feb. 3rd)
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Week #3:
Mon. Jan. 19th:
STAFF & STUDENT HOLIDAY- Thank you, MLK Jr.
**NO WNB THIS WEEK!
Tues. Jan. 20th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Pat Tillman
Wed. Jan. 21st:
Read 10 min
Hero Unit: Pat Tillman
Thurs. Jan. 22nd:
Read 10 min
Hero Unit: Pat Tillman- Due QUIZ Grade
Fri. Jan. 23rd:
Read 10 min
*NO WNB THIS WEEK!
Hero Unit: Little Rock Nine
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Week #2:
Mon. Jan. 12th:
Read 10 min.
Intro to Hero Unit- Malala Article (annotate together)
Tues. Jan. 13th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Malala Article & Slidedeck (Due Friday- Quiz Grade)
Wed. Jan. 14th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Malala Article & Slidedeck (Due Friday- Quiz Grade)
Thurs. Jan. 15th:
Read 10 min.
Hero Unit: Malala Article & Slidedeck (Due Friday- Quiz Grade)
Fri. Jan. 16th:
Read 10 min.
WNB Entry Due- DAILY Grade
Hero Unit: Malala Article & Slidedeck (Due - Quiz Grade)
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Week #1:
Mon. Jan. 5th:
No School- STAFF Dev.
Tues. Jan. 6th:
Read 10 min.
New Year's Goal Setting- Due Fri. Jan. 9th- QUIZ
Wed. Jan. 7th:
Read 10 min.
New Year's Goal Setting
Thurs. Jan. 8th:
Read 10 min.
New Year's Goal Setting
Fri. Jan. 9th:
Read 10 min.
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY Grade)
New Year's Goal Setting Due (QUIZ Grade)
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SECOND NINE WEEKS
Week #8:
END OF NINE WEEKS
Mon. Dec. 15th:
Read 10 min.
Crossover- Fourth Quarter
Tues. Dec. 16th:
Reading Day- Bring your favorite books to read!
Wed. Dec. 17th:
Game Day- Bring a non-electronic game to play (or art supplies!)
Thurs. Dec. 18th:
Fri. Dec. 19th:
NO SCHOOL- Winter Break Begins:)
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Week #7:
Mon. Dec. 8th:
iReady Diagnostic- Alt. Schedule
Crossover- Analyze an Incident Due- DAILY Grade (paper assignment)
Tues. Dec. 9th:
iReady Diagnostic- Alt. Schedule
Crossover- Second Quarter
Wed. Dec. 10th:
Crossover- Second Quarter - Character Traits Assessment (TEST Grade- Schoology)- Due Fri. Dec. 12th
Thurs. Dec. 11th:
Crossover- Second Quarter - Character Traits Assessment (TEST Grade- Schoology)- Due Fri. Dec. 12th
Fri. Dec. 12th:
Crossover- Third Quarter
Character Trait Assessment Due
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Mon. Dec. 1st:
Read 10 min.
Final Poetry Project- Due Tues. Dec. 2nd- TEST grade
Tues. Dec. 2nd:
Read 10 min.
Final Poetry Project- Due Tues. Dec. 2nd- TEST grade
Wed. Dec. 3rd:
Read 10 min.
Library Lesson- Intro to The Crossover
Thurs. Dec. 4th:
Read 10 min.
The Crossover-
Fri. Dec. 5th:
Read 10 min.
The Crossover
*NO WNB this week!
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Week #6:
Mon. Nov. 17th:
Read 10 min.
DISTRICT CBA (Bring Charged Chromebook)
Tues. Nov. 18th:
Read 10 min.
POETRY TERMS QUIZ (QUIZ Grade)
Wed. Nov. 19th:
Read 10 min.
Class Visit to Book Fair (Bring $, if you'd like)
Intro to Final Poetry Project (TEST Grade- Due Tues. Dec. 2nd)
Thurs. Nov. 20th:
Read 10 min.
Work on Final Poetry Project (TEST Grade- Due Tues. Dec. 2nd)
Fri. Nov. 21st:
Read 10 min.
Work on Final Poetry Project (TEST Grade- Due Tues. Dec. 2nd)
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #5:
Mon. Nov. 10th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: Plenty
Tues. Nov. 11th:
*Veterans Day- Alt. Schedule
Read 10 min.
Poetry: On Turning Ten (QUIZ Grade- Schoology)
Wed. Nov. 12th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: On Turning Ten (QUIZ Grade- Schoology)
Thurs. Nov. 13th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: On Turning Ten DUE (QUIZ Grade- Schoology)
Fri. Nov. 14th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: Haikus
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #4:
*NO WNB entries this week!
Mon. Nov. 3rd:
Read 10 min.
Poetry "Book Flood":
What do we know about poetry?
What do you like about poetry?
What makes poetry tricky?
Tues. Nov. 4th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: Introduction to Poetry
Wed. Nov. 5th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: First Love & Valentine for Ernest Mann
Thurs. Nov. 6th:
Read 10 min.
Poetry: Valentine for Ernest Mann
Fri. Nov. 7th:
STAFF DEV. - No School
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Week #3: Oct. 27th- 31st:
Mon. Oct. 27th:
Pep Rally- Alt. Schedule
**The Outsiders Character Report Card Due (Schoology)- Test Grade
Tues. Oct. 28th:
STAAR Interim Assessment *Bring a charged Chromebook!
Wed. Oct. 29th:
STAAR Interim Assessment *Bring a charged Chromebook!
Thurs. Oct. 30th:
STAAR Interim Assessment *Bring a charged Chromebook!
Fri. Oct. 31st:
Read 10 min.
Halloween Fun!
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY Grade)
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Week #2: Oct. 20th- 24th:
**COMING SOON: STAAR Interim: Tues. Oct. 28 and Wed. Oct. 29th
Mon. Oct. 20th:
STAFF & STUDENT Holiday/ No School
Tues. Oct. 21st:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Character Report Card (TEST Grade- Due Mon. 10/27- Schoology)
Wed. Oct. 22nd:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Movie
Thurs. Oct. 23rd:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Movie
Fri. Oct. 24th:
Read 10 min. /WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
The Outsiders: Character Report Card (Due Mon. 10/27- TEST Grade)
Movie
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Week #1: Oct. 13th- 17th
Mon. Oct. 13th:
STAFF DEV. / No School
Tues. Oct. 14th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 9
Exit Ticket (DAILY Grade)
Wed. Oct. 15th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 10-12
Thurs. Oct. 16th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Johnny's Letter (QUIZ Grade- Due Fri. Oct. 17th)
Fri. Oct. 17th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Johnny's Letter (QUIZ Grade- TODAY)
*No WNB this week!
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FIRST NINE WEEKS
Week #9: Oct. 6th- 10th:
Mon. Oct. 6th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 6/ Review for Test
Tues. Oct. 7th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 6/ Review for Test
Wed. Oct. 8th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 1-6 Test (OPEN BOOK, may use character chart)
Thurs. Oct. 9th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 7- Exit Ticket
Fri. Oct. 10th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 8
WNB DUE (DAILY Grade)
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Week #8: Sept. 29th- Oct. 3rd:
Mon. Sept. 29th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: BRING YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK!
Ch. 3
Character Chart
Tues. Sept. 30th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 3
Wed. Oct. 1st:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 4
Character Chart- Due Today (QUIZ Grade)
Thurs. Oct. 2nd:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 4
Fri. Oct. 3rd:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 5
WNB Due (DAILY Grade)
Coming Soon: The Outsiders: Ch. 1-6 TEST on Wed. Oct. 8th
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Week #7: Sept. 22nd- 26th:
Mon. Sept. 22nd:
STAFF DEV. - No School
Tues. Sept. 23rd:
STAFF DEV.- No School
Wed. Sept. 24th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: BRING YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK!
Chapter 1
Thurs. Sept. 25th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders:
Chapter 1 & Intro to Character Chart
7th RLA Unit 1/Checkpoint 1 (In class- not for a grade)
Fri. Sept. 26th:
Read 10 min.
The Outsiders: Ch. 2- Exit Ticket
(NO WNB this week)
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Week #6: Sept. 15th- 19th:
Mon. Sept. 15th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: First Draft (Due TODAY- TEST Grade)
Memoir Composition: Editing Checklist (Due Tues. Sept. 16th- DAILY Grade)
Tues. Sept. 16th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: Editing Checklist (Due TODAY- DAILY Grade)
Wed. Sept. 17th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: Final Copy (Due Fri. Sept. 19th- TEST Grade)
Thurs. Sept. 18th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: Final Copy (Due Fri. Sept. 19th- TEST Grade)
Fri. Sept. 19th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: Final Copy (Due Fri. Sept. 19th- TEST Grade)
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY grade)
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Week #5: Sept. 8th- 12th:
Mon. Sept. 8th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text Quiz- Make sure you have all three passages, with annotations (QUIZ Grade)
Memoir Composition: Brainstorming/Planning
Tues. Sept. 9th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: Planning/ First Draft
Wed. Sept. 10th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: First Draft (In Writer's Notebook- unless accommodations indicate otherwise)
Thurs. Sept. 11th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: First Draft (In Writer's Notebook- unless accommodations indicate otherwise)
Fri. Sept. 12th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Composition: First Draft (Due Mon. Sept. 15th- TEST Grade)
Memoir Composition: Editing Checklist (Due Tues. Sept. 16th- DAILY Grade)
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY grade)
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Week #4: Sept. 1st- 5th:
Tues. Sept. 2nd:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: Half Broke Horses
Wed. Sept. 3rd:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: Half Broke Horses QUIZ
Thurs. Sept. 4th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: My Two Lives
Fri. Sept. 5th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: My Two Lives
NO WNB this week
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Week #3: Aug. 25th- 29th:
Mon. 25th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: It's Trevor Noah QUIZ
Tues. 26th:
ALT Schedule- iReady
Memoir Mentor Text: Half Broke Horses
Wed. 27th:
ALT Schedule- iReady
Memoir Mentor Text: Half Broke Horses
Thurs. 28th:
Read 10 min.
Library Orientation
Fri. 29th:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: Half Broke Horses
Non-fiction Connection
Writer's Notebook Entry Due (DAILY grade)
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Week #2- Aug. 18th- 22nd:
Mon. Aug. 18th:
Read 10 min.
Finish Classroom Contracts
Intro All About Me Slides- Due Thurs. Aug. 21st (QUIZ Grade)
Intro Writer's Notebook- Full-page Entry Due Fri. Aug. 22nd (DAILY Grade)
Tues. Aug. 19th:
Read 10 min.
All About Me Slides
WNB Strategies
Wed. Aug. 20th:
Read 10 min.
All About Me Slides
WNB Strategies
Thurs. Aug. 21st:
Read 10 min.
Memoir Mentor Text: It's Trevor Noah
All About Me Slide Due (Quiz Grade)
Fri. Aug. 22nd:
Read 10 min.
WNB Entry Due (Daily Grade)
Memoir Mentor Text: It's Trevor Noah
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Week #1- Aug. 12th- 15th:
Mon. Aug. 11th:
Last Day of Summer!
Tues. Aug. 12th:
The Day You Begin- Jacqueline Woodson
Chit Chat Cards
Wed. Aug. 13th:
Read 10 min.
First Day Fly- Jason Reynolds
Thurs. Aug. 14th:
Read 10 min.
Social Contracts
Create Your Own Award (Due Fri. 8/15- DAILY)
Fri. Aug. 15th:
Read 10 min.
Wrap-Up Create Your Own Award
Intro to ALL ABOUT ME SLIDE (Due Thurs. 8/21- QUIZ)