Welcome to Ms. Engan's ELA 6!

My email address is kengan@sandi.net

On this class site you will find a homework calendar and the resources you will need to complete assignments. As of 4/6, any work you do can only help your grade.

Office hours: Tuesday and Friday 1:45-2:30. Also, I am available on email all week long!

If you are in my advisory, we will do weekly check-ins on Mondays at 10am. I will email you the meeting link. Hope to see you there. Click this link to see iMiddle News! Go iMiddle!

Asynchronous advisory -- if you can't make it to advisory but would like to do it on your own and be marked present. Open the link above for the current asynchronous advisory activity.

You can check your grades here - Powerschool. If the assignment has a zero it has been graded. If it is blank it has not.

Teachers are grading again! For now, I am making assignments worth up to 10 points and putting grades in PowerSchool. Now it will be easier for you to keep track of what you have done and what you have yet to do.

Video showing how to access resources from the San Diego Public Library (ebooks, eaudiobooks, streaming service etc.) and how to get a library card number if you don't have one yet.

Zoom meetings day by day Please be logged in with your imiddle account to view. Let me know if you have any problems accessing it.

Please fill out this school attendance form once per day (other teachers will be linking it, too, and you only need to fill it out once per day even if you see it on different teacher's class sites)

6th grade award ceremony Thursday June 4 at 10 am. Please see email for link to the zoom meeting

Coming soon (Monday): Watch the short videos below to guide you through this week's (5/11 to 5/15) lessons.

April 23

Please fill out this READING SURVEY

Info about next week

Week of April 20-24

Welcome. Routines. Please refer to the document Ms. E 4/20-24 in your English folder. You will do all the writing there and submit next week. If you come to virtual English class (Tuesday/Thursday at 9am), we will work on the second text together (Read and Write section).

• Please submit your document Ms. E 4/13-17 from last week
• The Phantom Tollbooth. See “Zoom meetings day by day" for daily chapters. This week we are reading the last five chapters.
• Daily writing prompts: For each prompt, write at least 100 words. Remember to provide details. There are sentence starters in your document.
  • Prediction after chapter [write the chapter number you have just listened to--if you are listening to each day’s chapter and you are doing this writing on Monday, that would be chapter 15 or 16]. What do you think will happen next in The Phantom Tollbooth?
  • One thing I am grateful for today. It can be something big or small! (This is a repeating prompt, but please find a new thing you are grateful for.)
  • If I could choose when and where to live… Imagine that you could choose where in the world and when during history you would like to live. When and where would you live, and why?
  • Things change. Write about something that seemed really important 6 weeks ago that seems irrelevant now, or vice versa (the other way around).
  • Weekend during covid 19. What are weekends like in your family now? Are weekends really different from the weekdays? How? Do you have weekend routines in your family that you are doing -- or that you can’t do now? Do you have any plans for this weekend?
• Read and write (not that much writing this week, lots of multiple choice)

This week we will keep reading and writing about exercise, which is of great importance in taking care of ourselves.

• First, read “Are You Fit Enough to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?” Please log in with as student with the password engan6.
  • Answer these questions in the doc. Some are multiple choice, some are writing questions.
  • Do the workout if you can.
• Then, read the text “Exercise is important for everyone, even kids as young as 3.” We will work on this one together in our zoom class.
  • Answer the questions in the doc.
• Lexia PU Do 21 units per week (7 per strand). Let's work on that reading!
• Extension (optional)

BrainPop Fitness 1st period English link to the assignment

6th period English link to the assignment

Week of April 13-17

Welcome. Routines. Please refer to the document Ms. E 4/13-17 in your English folder. You will do all the writing there and submit next week.

• Please submit your document Ms. E 4/7-10 from last week
• The Phantom Tollbooth - please see the document "Zoom meetings day by day" for a daily chapter.
• Daily writing prompts: For each prompt, write at least 100 words. Remember to provide details. There are sentence starters in the document.
  • One difficult thing that I learned recently. Write about something you struggled to learn recently. It can be something you learned in school or not.
  • One thing I am grateful for today. It can be something big or small!
  • Staying active while being at home. Please explain what you do to stay active while schools and activities are closed because of the coronavirus.
  • I miss... Your life is really different right now compared with 6 weeks ago. Please write about something or someone you miss.
  • My favorite book ever. Write about the book and what you liked about it. It can be something you read recently, or a book you read a long time ago. It can be a book you read yourself, or one that someone read for you.
• Read and write
  • Read the text “Generation Zzzzzzzzzz” Please log in as student, password engan6. You can listen to the text by clicking Text-to-speech on the left side.
  • Please finish the Cornell notes and answer the questions. We can work on it together in class if you are stuck.
  • Keep track of your own sleep in the form in the document.
• Lexia PU
  • I encourage you to do 21 units per week (7 per strand). Let's work on that reading!

Friday 4/10

Welcome. Routines.

• The Phantom Tollbooth chapter 10 (recording in document "Zoom meetings day by day")
• Daily writing prompt:
• A person I care about. Write about a person you know that you care about. It can be a friend or family member. Describe them with a lot of detail.
• The rest of this week's reading and writing is detailed under yesterday's agenda and in the document Ms. E 4/7-10.

Thursday 4/9

Welcome. Routines.

Welcome to optional English class.

• Digital class expectations
• My advisory students: Monday at 10am
• The Phantom Tollbooth chapter 9
• Daily writing prompt:
• Something I am proud of. Write about something you have done that you are proud of, or something you are that you are proud of. There is a sentence starter in your documents Ms. E 4/7-10.
• The rest of this week's reading and writing is detailed under yesterday's agenda and in the document Ms. E 4/7-10.

Wednesday 4/8

Welcome. Routines

Welcome to optional English class.

• The Phantom Tollbooth chapter 8. Please find the recording in the document "Zoom meetings day by day" linked above.
• Daily writig prompt Wednesday: My favorite room. In 100 words, write about your favorite room in your house. Describe it and explain why it is your favorite room. You can use the sentence starter in the document Ms. E 4/7-10.
• The rest of this week's reading and writing is detailed under yesterday's agenda and in the document Ms. E 4/7-10.

Ms. E 4/7 Tuesday

Welcome. Routines.

Submit Ms. E 4/6 Monday

Welcome to optional English class.

• The Phantom Tollbooth chapter 7
• Daily writing prompt: My last trip to the store. It is ok if you haven’t been to the store for a long time, just write about the last time you went. Write at least 100 words. Remember to provide details. You can use the sentence starter:

The last time I went to the store was [3 weeks] ago.

This week there will be two texts for you to read and write about. You can find them in the document Ms. E 4/7-10 or right here:

“Can You Pass our Snack Pop Quiz?” Do the quiz and read the article. Then, watch “Label of love” (below the text). Investigate 5 foods you eat and compare them, according to their nutrition facts label. Rank them below by how healthy they are.

1. The most healthy of the five foods

"How stars beat stress” Please click Log in, as Student with the password: engan6

Answer the questions in complete sentences. Remember to write with your own words, not copy and paste from the text.

1. What negative effects can stress have?
2. Have you ever felt stressed? In what situation? What did it feel like?
3. How can we control stress before it takes over?

Ms. E 4/6 Monday

Today I am meeting with the other teachers at iMiddle all day, so you can find the recording of “class” in the document “Zoom meetings day by day” on the class site. Later this week there might be changes to when I am online doing live English “class,” but I will keep you posted when I know more.

Welcome. Routines.

Submit Ms. E 3/27 Friday

Welcome to Ms. E’s online, extra-curricular English classes!

Chapter 6: The Phantom Tollbooth.

Daily writing: What is one thing you can do to take care of yourself? Please write at least 100 words and explain fully. It can be related to coronavirus, but it doesn’t have to! It is important that we take care of ourselves all the time. You can use the sentence starter in the document.

Community circle on canvas Please answer with complete sentences.

To-do by yourself: Finish Ms. E 4/6 Monday

Ms. E 3/27 Friday

Welcome. Routines.

Turn in Ms. E 3/26 Thursday

Welcome to Ms. E’s online, extra-curricular English classes!

Chapter 5: The Phantom Tollbooth. You can find the recording of me reading it in a document called “Zoom meetings day by day” on the class site.

Daily writing prompt: Changes in my family

Write at least 100 words about how covid 19 has changed things for your whole family. Maybe someone has to work more, maybe someone has less work. Maybe someone has to get up early to do shopping. What changes are you noticing?

Since school closed because of the outbreak of covid 19 I have noticed

Today you are going to do a little bit of research about one endangered species. It can be a bird, a land animal, or a sea creature. Answer the questions in your document.

To-do by yourself: Finish Ms. E 3/27 Friday. Read in your independent reading book. I will add some ideas of what to do over spring break right here if you are bored!

Read

On the road to extinction log in as student, password engan6

Bite-sized articles from Scholastic

Your independent reading book

Investigate

A topic you are interested in, write down what you learn

Listen

To an audiobook or a podcast

Write

A journal or a blog

Do

A passion project: learn something new, practice a skill, do something for someone else. I'm practicing the guitar, doing yoga, and making audiobooks :)

Ms. E 3/26 Thursday

Welcome. Routines.

• Turn in Ms. E 3/25 Wednesday
• Welcome to Ms. E’s online, extra-curricular English classes!
• Chapter 4: The Phantom Tollbooth. You can find the recording of me reading it in a document called “Zoom meetings day by day” on the class site.
• Daily writing prompt: The Phantom Tollbooth

Choose one of the sentence starters below and write 150 words. Please write in a different color.

• I think Milo is an interesting character because
• When we read about it reminded me of/it made me think about
• I think the next thing that will happen to Milo is
• Read “Teens Take Action” If prompted to log in, please log in as student and use the password engan6
  • Please answer the questions in your document.
  • Now, please open one of these links to lists of other teen inventors: Ten Teen Inventors or watch this 11-minute video where ~10 young people your age talk about their inventions. Using the text or the video, decide on one invention you like and answer the rest of the questions in your document.

To-do by yourself: Finish Ms. E 3/26. 5 units on Lexia.

Ms. E 3/25 Wednesday

Welcome. Routines.

• Turn in Ms. E 3/24 Tuesday
• Chapter 3: The Phantom Tollbooth. You can find the recording of me reading it in a document called “Zoom meetings day by day” on the class site.
• Flipgrid sharing: Please log on to flipgrid via this link https://flipgrid.com/3301c2ec

Watch at least two and respond to them with your own video or written comment. Remember to be kind and respectful

• Daily writing prompt: Breakfast or Dinner

Write at least 100 words about this morning’s breakfast or last night’s dinner and remember to include lots of detail. Please write in a different color. You can use these sentence starter if you’d like:

This morning I ate breakfast with

It was o’clock and I was

• Read “Cutting down on single-use plastic” by clicking this link https://newsela.com/quickjoin/#/5A8P8J. It might prompt you do a quiz and some writing on the webpage related to the text. Please answer the questions in your document instead.

To-do by yourself: Finish Ms. E 3/25. Read 15 minutes in your own independent reading book.

Tuesday March 24

If you are looking at this after 10 am on Tuesday, you can listen or watch the zoom class through the document "Zoom meetings day by day" above.

Turn in Ms. E 3/23 Monday

• Chapter 2: The Phantom Tollbooth. You can find the recording of me reading it in a document called “Zoom meetings day by day” on the class site.
• Flipgrid sharing: Please watch this video explaining how to use flipgrid.

Now, please log on to flipgrid via this link https://flipgrid.com/3301c2ec

Tomorrow you will watch other people’s responses and respond to some of them. Remember to be kind and respectful when communicating online.

• Daily writing prompt: How do you feel about school being closed and you probably not being allowed to go out much? (There is no right or wrong answer here, you might feel all kinds of things! Happy, sad, bored, annoyed, scared, and all kinds of other feelings.)

Write at least 100 words and remember to include detail. Please write in a different color. You can use these sentence starter if you’d like:

I feel…… about school being closed.

At the same time, I think

• Read ““Is this Trash or Treasure?”” If you are prompted to log in, please log in as a student and use password: engan6. Answer the questions in the document Ms. E 3/24

To-do by yourself: Finish Ms. E 3/24. Do 5 units of Lexia PU.

Monday March 23

Welcome to daily, extra-curricular English class. Routines.

• Chapter 1: The Phantom Tollbooth. You can find the recording of me reading it in a document called “Zoom meetings day by day” just above. Please be logged in with your imiddlesd.com account to view.
• Ms. E 3/23 Monday
  • Daily writing prompt: What is the best thing that has happened to you since school closed?

Write at least 100 words and remember to include detail. Please write in a different color. You can use this sentence starter if you’d like:

The best thing that has happened to be since school closed is that

• Read “A Fix for Ocean Plastics?” If you are prompted to log in, please log in as a student and use password: engan6. There is a text-to-speech function on the top left sidebar you can use if you would like. Answer the questions in your document

Extra curricular “homework” today: Finish Ms. E 3/23. Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Happy Thursday March 19:

I hope you are well!

News: I cannot give you grades for extra curricular work you do while the school is closed. I still highly recommend that you do Lexia and that you read. All and any school work you do while school is closed is extra curricular. That means I can't force you to do it and I'm not allowed to grade it. (If you are turning in late work that was due weeks and months ago, I will grade that and put it into PowerSchool.)

I don't know about you, but I am a little bit bored and I miss coming to school every day and talking to you all! Starting next Monday (March 23) I plan to do English class at 9am in the morning. You can join me in real time via zoom (I will provide a link and you can log on via your device or phone), or you can watch/listen to the recording of it afterwards.

We will start reading a new book together and I will suggest daily reading and writing for you. Please know that all this is optional since it is extra curricular.

I'm available by email kengan@sandi.net. Remember to be kind, both to your family members, friends, and yourself.

Take care,

Ms. E

Dear students and parents:

While we stay home from school, please consider keeping up your work on Lexia. NoRedInk is also available during this time. You can click the "learn" tab of NoRedInk and work on grammar and writing. Although students who do not do any of this will be excused from any grades in this period, I can give credit to students who do it. In other words, there is no penalty for not doing it, but it might still help your grade to do it.

Other things you can do to support your learning for English is read that independent reading book you have in your backpack. If you like audiobooks, I recommend checking out the free site librivox.org. It contains recordings made by volunteers from all over the world. Some of my absolute favorites available on Librivox is Treasure Island, Aesop's Fables, Call of the Wild, Wizard of Oz, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The public libraries are closed, but they still have online services that are available to the public, such as online books and audiobooks. Another online resource with many texts is https://www.commonlit.org/ . You can browse by title, topic, grade level, or genre.

San Diego Unified has made a collection of resources for continued learning opportunities for most subjects, according to grade level.

I expect to be available on email through this time away from school, and would love to hear from you!

Most importantly, I hope you remain healthy and well, and that I get to see you all again April 6.

Wishing you well,

Ms. Engan

Friday March 13

Objective: Watch The Giver, catch up in English

Sit down silently and be ready.

Homework: Make sure to have 10 units in Lexia by Sunday night.

Students with no missing work watch The Giver. Students with missing work have to do the work

Lexia PU through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are doing word study and grammar.

Thursday March 12

Objective: Watch The Giver, catch up in English

Sit down silently and be ready.

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 3/11. Finish one-pager by Monday.

Welcome. Routines.

Students with no missing work watch The Giver. Students with missing work do that.

Wednesday March 11

Objective: Work on the big ideas and takeaways from The Giver

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on Practice 3/11

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 3/11. One-pager due Monday. Any missing work for English due by Wednesday 3pm in order to see The Giver Thursday and Friday.

Welcome. Routines. Submit black-out poem

One-pager

Instructions:

A one-pager is a way to share key ideas important parts of what you have read. It should contain both words and images.

Include:

• a border with important quotes from the novel
• the top half should focus on symbols and themes from the text. Use both words and images and explain briefly why the symbols/themes are important.
• the bottom half should be about one character from the text and how s/he changes and something in the book that made a strong impression on you. Explain why. Use both words and images.

Friday March 6

Objective: Work toward your goal on Lexia, falling action and the end of the novel

Sit down quietly and take out your planner.

Homework: Make sure to have done 10 units on Lexia by Sunday night. Ms. E 3/4 is due Monday at the start of class.

Welcome. Routines

Chapters 22 and 23

Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on word study and grammar.

Thursday March 5

Objective: Understand plot and character, predict

Sit down silently and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish Ms. E 3/4 Ch. 20 and 21. Due Monday.

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 21

Ms. E 3/4 Ch. 20 and 21

Wednesday March 4

Objective: Rising action and climax, connect reading to life

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on Practice 3/4

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 3/4

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E 2/28 Ch. 18 and 19

Finish reading chapter 20

Ms. E 3/4 Ch. 20 and 21

Tuesday March 3

Objective: Rising action and climax

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on comprehension.

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/28 Ch. 18 and 19. Due Wednesday.

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 20

Ms. E 2/28 Ch. 18 and 19

Monday March 2

Objective: Understand plot and character, answer questions with complete sentences

Sit down silently and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Do any missing work for English. Wednesday is the last day to turn in late work in order to get it graded before the end of P3.

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 19

Ms. E 2/28 Ch. 18 and 19

Friday February 28

Objective: Explain yourself fully and restate the answer in your question. Read and understand.

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on word study and grammar.

Homework: Make sure to have 10 units of Lexia by Sunday nights, at least 3 in two strands and 4 in the third.

Welcome. Routines. Turn in yesterday's prediction

Chapter 18 and start chapter 19

Thursday February 27

Objective: Write and edit, predict.

Sit down quietly and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish your prediction.

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 17

Editing check list

Write a 100 word prediction (paper). Please title it "Prediction after chapter 17". Remember to put your name in the right hand corner.

Wednesday February 26

Objective: Practice commonly confused words, catch up or get ahead

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on Practice 2/26

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 2/26

Welcome. Routines. Turn in Ms. E 2/24 Ch. 15

Catch up or get ahead.

If you have missing work in English, do it and turn in!

If you have no missing work, do Lexia or independent reading.

Tuesday February 25

Objective: Work towards greater reading comprehension, make a prediction

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on comprehension.

Homework: Finish the prediction you pasted into the document Ms. E 2/24 Ch. 15. Finish NRI Practice 2/19

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 16

Copy and paste into the document Ms. E 2/24 Ch. 15

Chapter 16

Write a 150 word prediction about what you think will happen next in the book.

You can use this sentence starter if you would like:

I think the next thing that will happen is that

Monday February 24

Objective: Read and connect to your own life

Sit down quietly and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/24 Ch. 15. Remember to edit

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 15

Ms. E 2/24 Ch. 15

If you finish early, do missing work for English, independent reading, or Lexia PowerUp

Friday February 21

Objective: Read and write, work towards greater reading comprehension

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on grammar and word study.

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/20 Ch. 14 (online discussion on canvas). Due Tuesday. Make sure you have 10 units on Lexia by Sunday night

Welcome. Routines.

Read the end of chapter 14

Copy and paste your writing from Ms. E 2/20 Ch. 14 into the discussion. Comment meaningfully to the posts of two other students. Remember, you are commenting on their paragraph with claim and reasons. Each comment should be at least 2 sentences long and you need to add thinking and/or specific examples.

Thursday February 20

Objective: Write a claim and support it with reasoning, understand the difference between formal and informal language

Sit down quietly and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/20 Ch. 14 (document)

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 14

Formal and informal language

Ms. E 2/20 Ch. 14.

Wednesday February 19

Objective: Understand character

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on Practice 2/19

Homework: Finish your Open mind assignment. It should have four key words, four explanations (and, if you'd like, four symbols). Due Friday.

Welcome. Routines.

Read the end of chapter 13

Open Mind continued. You are adding two more key words (and symbols, if you'd like) to represent Jonas is thinking about. Write at least two sentences for each key word, explaining why this is on Jonas' mind.

If you have extra time, do any missing work for English, more NRI, Lexia, or independent reading.

Tuesday February 18

Objective: Understand character

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on comprehension.

Homework: Finish 2 symbols/explanations on Open Mind assignment

Welcome. Routines.

p1: quiz from chapter 12

Chapter 13

Open Mind on paper. Write two key words/symbols that represent what is going on in his mind. Think about what has happened so far. Explain why this is on Jonas' mind. Each explanation should have at least 2 sentences

Thursday February 13

Objective: Understand setting and character

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on grammar and word study.

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 2/12 and 10 units of Lexia before Sunday night. Do any missing English work from semester 2

Welcome. Routines. Turn in Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11

Chapter 12.

If we have more time, do Lexia PU or read in your independent reading book.

Wednesday February 12

Objective: Practice run-on sentences, edit writing, commonly confused words

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 2/12.

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11. Finish BrainPop Run-on Sentences if you did not do so in class.

Welcome. Routines.

BrainPop Run-on sentences through clever https://clever.com/login

If you finish early, edit your writing in Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11, do independent reading, or Lexia PU.

Tuesday February 11

Objective: Write with complete sentences, edit for run-on sentences and capital letters.

Sit down silently, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on comprehension.

Homework: Finish Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11. It will be due Thursday

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E 2/6 Ch. 8 and 9

Chapter 11.

Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11.

Monday February 10

Objective: Understand plot and character

Sit down silently and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Ms. E 2/6 Ch. 8 and 9

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 10

Ms. E 2/10 Ch. 10 and 11. Do the part for chapter 10

Friday February 7

Objective: Reflect on plot, setting, character. Write and edit.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on grammar and word study.

Homework: Finish 10 units on Lexia PU by Sunday night

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 9

Finish Ms. E 2/6 Ch. 8 and 9.

If you have more time, do independent reading.

Thursday February 6

Objective: Learn about run-on sentences and practice fixing them

Sit down silently and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 2/5

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 8

Run-on sentences

Ms. E 2/6 Ch. 8 and 9

Wednesday February 5

Objective: Commonly confused words, respond meaningfully to other people's claims and evidence

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 2/5.

Homework: Finish responding meaningfully to the posts of two other people in the online discussion Ms. E 2/4

Welcome. Routines.

Copy and paste everything from your document Ms. E 2/4 Ch. 7 into the online discussion https://sandiegounified.instructure.com/courses/129232/discussion_topics/48763

Read other people's posts and respond to two of them. Each response should focus on that person's claim and evidence (not description of what a perfect world is) and be at least 2 sentences long. Please add text evidence and/or reasoning in your responses.

If you have more time, do independent reading or Lexia.

Tuesday February 4

Objective: Make a claim and support it with reasoning and text evidence

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on comprehension.

Homework: Finish Ms. 2/4 Ch. 7

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E 1/30 Ch. 4 and 5

Chapter 7

Ms. E 2/4 Ch. 7

Monday February 3

Objective: Add to your understanding of setting

Sit down quietly and read in your independent reading book (10 minutes).

Homework: Finish the quizziz if you did not do so in class today.

Welcome. Routines

Read chapter 6

Quizziz with questions from chapter 5 and 6 Code: 006472

Friday January 31

Objective: Write to clarify your thinking, use complete sentences, understand setting

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Today we are working on grammar and word study.

Homework: Finish Ms. E 1/30 Ch. 4 and 5

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 5. Today every student is reading quietly and independently.

Ms. E 1/30 Ch. 4 and 5.

Thursday January 30

Objective: Learn about and practice complete sentences, restate the questions in your answers, setting

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish answering the 6 questions for chapter 4 in Ms. E 1/30 Ch. 4 and 5

Welcome. Routines

Chapter 4

Complete sentences.

Ms. E 1/30 Ch. 4 and 5

Wednesday January 29

Objective: Commonly confused words, work towards your goal on Lexia PU

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 1/29.

Homework: Finish NRI 1/29

Welcome. Routines.

Finish the assessment from yesterday if you have not done so already FAST Assessment

Lexia PU through clever https://clever.com/login. Please work on Comprehension. Keep track of your units.

If you have already finished many units on Lexia this week, you may read in your independent reading book if you prefer.

Tuesday January 28

Objective: Reading

Sit down quietly and be ready. Find your headphones or earbuds if you have them.

Homework: NRI Practice 1/22

Welcome. Routines.

FAST Assessment

Thank you for doing your best.

If you finish before the end of the period, do Lexia PU.

If you don't finish today, you will have time to do so tomorrow in class.

Monday January 27

Objective: Add to our understanding of setting

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read in your independent reading book

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 3

Ms. E 1/23 Community. Add to the chart at the start of the document. Due at the end at period. Submit Ms. E 1/23 Community

Friday January 24

Objective: Understand setting, practice grammar and word formation

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Homework: Finish Ms. E 1/23 Community

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E 1/23 Community

Add to your document (copy and paste at the bottom):

Choose one of these sentence starters and write a 150 word paragraph, using specific examples from the text to explain your thinking.

• One thing I am wondering about is......
• I think the next thing that will happen is.....
• One thing I really liked in the first two chapters of The Giver is that.......

Thursday January 23

Objective: Practice capital letters, understand setting

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Capital letters

Chapter 2.

Ms. E 1/23 Community.

Wednesday January 22

Objective: Setting in The Giver, commonly confused words.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 1/22.

Homework: Finish NRI 1/22

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E 1/17 Pre-Reading

Finish chapter 1.

Tuesday January 21

Objective: Understand setting of The Giver, work towards your goal in comprehension

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Homework: Finish Ms. E 1/17 Pre-reading

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 1

Thursday January 16

Objective: Edit your narrative.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Narrative.

Welcome. Routines.

Once you have finished writing your narrative, you will begin the editing process. Read your story to yourself. if you have earbuds, you can use Read Write to read it to you.

Does everything make sense? Can you add or change anything? Go to “tools” and check spelling or use Grammarly.

When you look at your narrative, does it look like many shorter paragraphs (as opposed to one big block of writing)? Did you punctuate your dialogue correctly? Did you include dialogue, description, and details? Did you include details from the sources in your narrative?

Color-Code your narrative:

• Write a sufficient introduction (blue)
• Identify the inciting incident (the conflict is introduced) - one event (gold) - DO THIS FIRST.
• Several events in the rising action (orange)
• Identify the climax of the story - one event (red) - DO THIS SECOND
• Falling action (purple)
• Resolution (green)

Wednesday January 15

Objective: Edit your narrative, learn and practice commonly confused words

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 1/15.

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 1/15

Welcome. Routines.

Once you have finished writing your narrative, you will begin the editing process. Read your story to yourself. if you have earbuds, you can use Read Write to read it to you.

Does everything make sense? Can you add or change anything? Go to “tools” and check spelling or use Grammarly.

When you look at your narrative, does it look like many shorter paragraphs (as opposed to one big block of writing)? Did you punctuate your dialogue correctly? Did you include dialogue, description, and details? Did you include details from the sources in your narrative?

Color-Code your narrative:

• Write a sufficient introduction (blue)
• Identify the inciting incident (the conflict is introduced) - one event (gold) - DO THIS FIRST.
• Several events in the rising action (orange)
• Identify the climax of the story - one event (red) - DO THIS SECOND
• Falling action (purple)
• Resolution (green)

Tuesday January 14

Objective: Write your narrative

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Homework: Finish the first draft of your narrative

Welcome. Routines. Turn in Ms. E Interview

Keep writing your narrative. When finished, it should be 2 pages long, double spaced, and look like a narrative.

Monday January 13

Objective: Write a narrative

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Interview

Welcome. Routines. Turn in Ms. E Hiking Notes

Write your narrative. Ms. E Narrative. We will keep writing tomorrow in class.

Friday January 10

Objective: Develop your protagonist, pre-write for the narrative, word study and grammar on Lexia

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Homework: Finish Ms. E Hiking Notes. You should have bullet points for source#1 and summaries from sources #2-4. Due Monday.

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Interview.

Thursday January 9

Objective: Read and write summaries, learn how to write dialogue

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish BrainPop dialogue. Due Friday.

Welcome. Routines.

Examples of dialogue.

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Read and write bullet points/ summaries from the sources (Ms. E Hiking and Ms. E Hiking Notes). These will be due Monday.

If you finish early, read your independent reading book or do other work you need in order to be caught up. You may also do Lexia PowerUp.

Wednesday January 8

Objective: Commonly confused words, read and write notes and summaries

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login . NRI Practice 1/8.

Homework: NRI Practice 1/8

Welcome. Routines.

Prompt Ms. E Hiking

Keep reading and writing bullet points and summaries from the sources (Ms. E Hiking and Ms. E Hiking Notes).

Tuesday January 7

Objective: Read and write summaries.

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Homework: Finish NRI Practice 12/18. Finish reading and writing at least through source 1 and 2 in Ms. E Hiking. Notes in Ms. E Hiking Notes.

Welcome. Routines. Change in tutoring schedule. Submit Ms. E Welcome Back

Ms. E Hiking. Keep reading. Write notes in Ms. E Hiking Notes.

Monday Jaunary 6

Objective: Write and edit. Read and write summaries.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Welcome Back

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Welcome Back. Submit Ms. E Welcome Back if you finish today.

Ms. E Hiking. Read source #1 and source #2. Write a 4-sentence summary about each after reading it.

Friday December 20

Objective: Research an ordinary person who made a difference. Read and write.

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Homework: Read your independent reading book over the break and have a happy winter holiday!

Welcome. Routines.

'Ms. E Ordinary Person.' Due at the end of class. Submit 'Ms. E Ordinary Person.'

Thursday December 19

Objective: Research an ordinary person who made a difference. Read and write.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Catch up on missing English work.

Welcome. Routines. Turn in "Ms E Anyone Can Change the World"

'Ms. E Ordinary Person.' It will be due tomorrow at the end of class. Please make sure to paraphrase when you write (use your own words).

Wednesday December 18

Objective: Commonly confused words, learn more about the civil rights movement

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log in to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login. Practice 12/18.

Homework: Finish your Civil Rights BrainPop

Welcome. Routines.

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Tuesday December 17

Objective: Write in complete sentences, explain yourself fully, use text evidence and reasoning.

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Homework: Finish Ms. E Anyone Can Change the World.

Welcome. Routines.

Classwide spelling bee!

Ms. E Anyone Can Change the World.

Monday December 16

Objective: Learn more about the 1940's and civil rights, how to make change

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish reading the text "How to Be a Changemaker" and underline the most important information under each subheading. (handout or link for Sylvia Mendez readers' theater on the class site. Turn the pages to after the readers' theatre.)

Welcome. Routines.

Background on Sylvia Mendez and the 1940's.

Ms. E Graphic Organizer Sylvia Mendez

Read "How to Be a Changemaker." Underline the most important information under each subheading.

Friday December 13

Objective: Read and listen, work towards your goal in Lexia PowerUp

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log on to Lexia powerup through clever https://clever.com/login Work on word study and grammar.

Homework: Finish your 10 units on Lexia powerup for this week.

Welcome. Routines.

Finish Sylvia Mendez Reader's Theatre Password: Engan 6

If there is more time, do independent reading or more Lexia PU

Thursday December 12

Objective: Read and listen, learn about Sylvia Mendez

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: NRI Practice 12/11. Due next Wednesday before 8am

Welcome. Routines.

Sylvia Mendez Reader's Theatre

https://scope.scholastic.com/issues/2017-18/120117/The-Fight-for-What-s-Right.html#tab1 Password: Engan6

Wednesday December 11

Objective: Respond respectfully and meaningfully on somebody else's discussion post, commonly confused words

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and log in to NRI through clever https://clever.com/login. Practice 12/11.

Homework: Finish responding to two discussion posts if you did not do so in class today.

Welcome. Routines.

Submit your discussion post from yesterday

Respond respectfully and meaningfully to the posts of two other people. At least two sentences per response

Tuesday December 10

Objective: Productive group conversations, write a claim and support it with reasons, reading comprehension

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Homework: Finish your discussion post Ms. E The Fight for What's Right. You will paste it in and submit it tomorrow in class.

Welcome. Routines.

Discuss the results of yesterday's survey in small groups. What is your opinion? Support your claim with reasons.

Ms. E The Fight for What's Right.

If you have more time, do more on Lexia.

Friday December 6

Objective: Work towards your goal on Lexia, illustrate your poem

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Homework: Finish illustrating your poem. Due Monday.

Welcome. Routines.

Illustrate your poem. It needs to be illustrated in a way that reflects the poem and be colorful. Do your best work -- I will put the poems on the wall.

If you finish early, do independent reading or more Lexia.

Thursday December 5

Objective: Read and understand poetry, learn about Sylvia Mendez

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish the questions for "The Child" if you did not finish in class.

Welcome. Routines. Submit your Gratitude poem

Commonlit.org.

Class code period 1: 8J4Q97

Class code period 6: P54L97

"The Child" (poem and questions on commonlit.org).

Sylvia Mendez

Wednesday December 4

Objective: Finish your poem, practice commonly confused words

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish your poem in your own document [Your name] Gratitude

Welcome. Routines.

NRI Practice 12/4 through Clever https://clever.com/login

Keep working on your poem. Remember, it should be two stanzas long, about 8-10 lines in each stanza, and it should look like a poem.

If you finish early, do more independent reading.

Tuesday December 3

Objective: Write your own poem, work on reading comprehension

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 11/20 (it might be named 10/20, but you will recognize it because it is the one that is due tomorrow morning).

Welcome. Routines.

Write your own poem. Use your ideas from Ms. E Gratitude. Make a new document, title it [Your name] Gratitude and write the poem there.

Here is the mentor poem Gratitude Password: Engan6

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Monday December 2

Objective: Read and understand poetry, reflect on gratitude

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Gratitude (pre-writing)

Welcome. Routines.

"Gratitude" Password: Engan6

"When Giving Is All We Have"

"Ode to My Shoes"

"Ode to Tomatoes"

Ms. E Gratitude

Friday November 22

Objective: Work on progress for Lexia, review and catch up independently

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read in your independent reading book over Thanksgiving break and have a good week! If you have not finished your essay yet, please have it submitted by tonight (Friday Nov 22 at 23:59) if you want the new version to be the one I grade before the end of this grading period.

Welcome. Routines.

Argument essays. Use the purple puzzle piece in your browser to listen. Make edits. If you change anything, submit it again.

If you have any other missing work for this class, do that when you finish your essay.

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Thursday November 21

Objective: Learn more about cloning, read, work independently on Lexia to reach this week's goal

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish NRI 11/13, due tomorrow morning. Finish the BrainPop if you did not finish in class. Both due tomorrow morning.

Welcome. Routines.

Brainpop on cloning. Period 1 link Period 6 link

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Wednesday November 20

Objective: Write, reflect on your life, commonly confused words.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish your writing in NRI if you did not do so in class. Due before class Thursday

Welcome. Routines. Submit your argument essay

NRI through clever Practice 11/20. Previous NRI due Friday this week

NRI Gratitude OR Something difficult

Tuesday November 19 period 1

Objective: Read and write

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read quietly in your independent reading book

Homework: Finish your essay. Finish any missing work for English

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Response journal. Write at least 150 words about your independent reading book.

What is the conflict?

Describe the protagonist.

What do you think will happen next?

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Tuesday November 19 period 6

Objective: Edit your argument essay

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Homework: Finish your essay. Finish any missing work for English

Welcome. Routines.

Today you will edit your essay.

Please make sure the essay is color-coded (including the introduction and conclusion). If you have deleted all the parts of the original essay outline, you can find it in the document below today's agenda.

• Are you using formal register? Edit out informal words and contractions.
• Is the thesis statement stated in the introduction and restated in the conclusion?
• Is the text evidence set up? Are the sources cited? Are the facts you are stating correct? Example: As Robert Matson explains in the article "Should You Clone your Pet?," "[quote]."
• Is there sufficient commentary (at least two sentences per text evidence)?
• Is a counterargument presented; is there a rebuttal with commentary?
• Read for punctuation when needed.
• Make sure to explain without repeating yourself.
• Does it look like an essay? (Paragraphs etc.)

Friday November 15

Objective: Write argument essay

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Homework: Finish the first draft of your essay

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Argument essay

Introduction and conclusion

Thursday November 14

Objective: Write argument essay

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Make sure you have both body paragraphs of your essay done

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E Defending my Claim

Ms. E Argument essay

Colorcode

Wednesday November 13

Objective: Finish your graphic organizer about cloning, practice commonly confused words

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish NRI Practice 11/13. Due next Wednesday before 8am. Finish Ms. E Defending my Claim.

Welcome. Routines.

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Finish Ms. E Defendig my Claim.

Tuesday November 12

Objective: Add reasoning, write in complete sentences.

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Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Defending my Claim.

Thursday November 7

Objective: Read a debate, identify claims. Is pet cloning ok?

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Both Sides of the Issue

Welcome. Routines.

Should you clone your pet? Password: Engan6

Ms. E Both Sides of the Issue

Wednesday November 6

Objective: Practice commonly confused words, work toward your goal in Lexia PowerUp

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: NRI Practice November 6. Due next Wednesday before 8am

Bienvenidos. Rutinas. Submit your Ms. E Frankenstein Character study

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Tuesday November 5

Objective: Character study Frankenstein. Write a claim and support it with text evidence and reasoning.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Frankenstein Character study. Due Wednesday

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Frankenstein paragraph. Submit here when you finish. https://sandiegounified.instructure.com/courses/129232/assignments/111913 Due before the end of the period.

When you finish you can keep working on Ms. E Frankenstein Character study or Lexia PowerUp

Monday November 4

Objective: Character study Frankenstein. Write with complete sentences. Find textual evidence.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Frankenstein Character study. Due Wednesday

Welcome. Routines.

Ms. E Frankenstein Character study. Use the text to find evidence. Frankenstein Frankenstein Password: Engan6

• How to quote
• Skip question 4

Friday November 1

Objective: Elements of a horror story, narrative elements

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Readers´ Theatre: Frankenstein Password: Engan6

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Thursday October 31

Objective: Horror

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Have a safe Halloween

Welcome. Routines.

Readers´ Theatre: Frankenstein Password: Engan6

Wednesday October 30

Objective: Subject-verb agreement, read

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: NRI Practice 10/30. Due next Wednesday before 8am

Welcome. Routines. Turn in Ms. E Ch. 18

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Tuesday October 29

Objective: Edit your writing. Work toward your goal in Lexia PU

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Do any missing work for English. Remember NRI is due tomorrow before 8am

Welcome. Routines.

Lexia PowerUp through clever https://clever.com/login. Keep track in your planner.

Work on "Ms. E Ch. 18." Remember to edit your writing for clarity, capital letters, periods.

If you finish and still have more time, your can work on NoRedInk, do missing English work, or read your independent reading book.

Monday October 28

Objective: Write with complete sentences. Explain your thinking.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish Ms. E Ch. 18. Due Wednesday

Welcome. Routines. Submit Setting map

"Ms. E Ch. 18"

If you finish a first draft you can start working on Lexia PowerUp for this week.

Friday October 25

Objective: Climax and falling action, work independently to reach your goal

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 17 and 18

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Thursday October 24

Objective: Summaries, complete sentences, settings

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish the setting map. It should have 8 illustrations,8 labels, and 8 summaries. Due Monday

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 16.

Setting map (Google drawings that you started Tuesday)

Wednesday October 23

Objective: Subject verb agreement, work independently on Lexia PowerUp

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: NRI Practice 10/23. Due Wednesday 10/30 before 8.

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Lexia PowerUp through clever. Keep track of your weekly units in your planner.

Tuesday October 22

Objective: Make the visuals for your setting map, read and understand, rising action

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Work on your setting map. Finish 4 illustrations, labels, and summaries

Chapter 15.

Setting map. Google drawing

Monday October 21

Objective: Read and understand. Write complete sentences and use information from the book

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish writing 2-sentence summaries for four more settings in Ms E Ch 12. You should have 8 summaries now.

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 14

Write summaries for four more settings in "Ms. E Ch. 12."

If you have more time, work on NRI or Lexia PowerUp

Friday October 18

Objective: Reading comprehension, grammar and word study

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Do any missing English work

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 13

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Thursday October 17

Objective: Settings. Write complete sentences.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish the four setting summaries "Ms. E Ch. 12"

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 12

"Ms. E Ch. 12" Write a two-sentence summary of four of the settings.

Wednesday October 16

Objective: Subject-verb agreement, reading comprehension

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read in your independent reading book.

Homework: NoRedInk Practice 10/16.

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Lexia PowerUp through clever https://clever.com/login. Please focus on comprehension.

Tuesday October 15

Objective: Reading comprehension

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and keep working on your reading assessment from yesterday. Follow this link. If you finished yesterday, read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish the reading assessment (link in the warmup Tuesday).

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 11.

Lexia PowerUp.

Monday October 14

Objective: Reading assessment

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and open your computer to the class site.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines. Submit Ms. E Ch. 8

Reading assessment

Student instructions

When you finish, read in your independent reading book or go to Lexia powerup

Friday October 11

Objective: Character, work independently on grammar and word study

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 10

Log in to Lexia PowerUp through https://clever.com/login . You are working toward this week's goal in grammar and/or word study.

Thursday October 10

Objective: Write using complete sentences, understand character

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish "Ms. E Ch. 8." Remember to edit for completeness.

Welcome. Routines.

Chapter 9.

Keep working on "Ms. E Ch. 8" from yesterday. Please make sure you have added four images or symbols.

Wednesday October 9

Objective: Subject-verb agreement, write using complete sentences.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: NRI Practice 10/9. Due next Wednesday at 8am.

Welcome. Routines.

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"Ms. E Ch. 8"

Tuesday October 8

Objective: Understand character, work on comprehension

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 8.

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Monday October 7

Objective: Read and understand, answer in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 7.

Submit "Ms. E Ch. 6"

Draw

Friday October 4

Objective: Read and understand, answer in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish answering the three questions in "Ms. E Ch. 6." Due Monday

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 6

"Ms. E Ch.6" Answer the three questions.

Missing work for English or Lexia PowerUp.

Friday October 4 period 6

Objective: Read and understand, answer in complete sentences and restate the question in your answer

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk. Answer the questions about chapter 5.

Homework: Finish answering the three questions in "Ms. E Ch. 6." Due Monday

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 6

"Ms. E Ch.6" Answer the three questions.

Missing work for English or Lexia PowerUp.

Thursday October 3

Objective: Read and understand content, work independently on comprehension

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Read chapter 5

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Wednesday October 2

Objective: Use claim and text evidence from the book, write notes. Identify verbs.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: NoRedInk Practice 10/2. Due next Wednesday. Bring back federal survey forms to p1.

Share class discussion (continued from yesterday)

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Tuesday October 1

Objective: Use claim and text evidence from the book.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Check your grade on Powerschool. Do missing work for English. NRI Practice 9/25 is due tomorrow before school.

Welcome. Routines.

Group discussions. Take notes as you listen.

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Monday September 30

Objective: Use claim and text evidence from the book.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish preparing for group discussion tomorrow.

Welcome. Routines. Submit "Ms. E. Ch 2" online

Read chapter 4.

Group Discussion . Norms. Make groups and decide two questions to prepare. Find text evidence and write down the page numbers you need in the document to be able to use it tomorrow.

Friday September 27

Objective: Read, understand character, work independently to reach independent goal

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Work on NoRedInk Practice 9/25. It is due Wednesday before school. Finish "Ms. E Ch. 2" Due Monday at the start of class.

Welcome. Routines. Submit "Ms. E. Ch 2" online

Chapter 3

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Thursday September 26

Objective: Write, using complete sentences. Setting.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish "Ms. E Ch. 2" (document in your English folder). Due Friday at the start of class.

Welcome. Routines.

Finish reading chapter 2.

"Ms. E Ch. 2" in your English folders.

Wednesday September 25

Objective: Identify subject in a sentence, subject-verb agreement, setting and characters.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

• Start reading chapter 2 p. 25-28.
• Log in to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login You are going to work on Practice 9/25. You should work on it until you achieve mastery. It is due next Wednesday at 8am.

Tuesday September 24

Objective: Start reading Boy of the Painted Cave. Identify conflict and predict how it will be resolved.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish "Ms. E Ch. 1" (in your English folder).

Welcome. Routines.

Finish reading chapter 1

Open your English folder. Make two folders inside it "Narratives" and "Boy of the Painted Cave." Put the documents in their right folders.

In "Ms. E Ch. 1," write down two conflicts and predict how they might be resolved.

Monday September 23

Objective: Start reading Boy of the Painted Cave. Identify conflict and predict how it will be resolved.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book. Do any missing English work.

Welcome. Routines.

Finding feedback for online submissions: canvas

Read Author's Note and Chapter 1

Open your English folder. Make two folders inside it "Narratives" and "Boy of the Painted Cave." Put the documents in their right folders.

In "Ms. E Ch. 1," write down two conflicts and predict how they might be resolved.

Friday September 20

Objective: Share what you learned in your research.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

• Share your research. What was the question(s) you researched? What did you learn?

Share.

Ms. E Cave Art Presentation

Wednesday September 18

Objective: Practice reading instructions, subject-verb agreement, cave paintings

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

• Log in to NoRedInk through clever https://clever.com/login You are going to work on Practice: Subject-Verb Agreement. You should work on it until you achieve mastery. It is due next Wednesday at 8am.
• Cave paintings. Open the document "Ms. E Lascaux Caves inferencing" in your English folder. Look at the paintings and inference (make educated guesses).

Homework: NoRedInk: Practice: Subject-Verb Agreement.

Tuesday September 17

Objective: Write and edit, use claim and text evidence, respectfully comment on the posts of others.

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Edit your discussion post from yesterday.

Copy and paste it (Ctrl C, then Ctrl V) https://sandiegounified.instructure.com/courses/129232/discussion_topics/45940

Comment on two other posts. Possible sentence starter: I agree with your point that ..... because..... . Remember to provide a reason or text evidence in your comment as well.

Homework: Finish your two comments in the Alma discussion above.

Monday September 16

Objective: Narrative elements in a short movie, write with a claim and text evidence

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Alma

Brainstorming. Write and share.

Write your discussion post. Include claim and text evidence.

Homework: Finish your discussion post.

Friday September 13

Objective: Finish Lexia assessment (reading, word study, grammar)

Sit down quietly, find your planner and open your computer. Go to the class site.

Welcome. Routines.

Go to www.lexiapowerup.com and type in my email address kengan@sandi.net. Log in with your number and password. If it does not work, please go to clever.com/in/sdusd/student/portal and log on. Select PowerUp icon. You are going to do all three assessments. Thank you for doing your best!

If you finish early, read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Finish NoRedInk assessment and Lexia assessments if you did not finish in class this week.

Thursday September 12

Objective: Lexia assessment

Sit down quietly, find your planner and open your computer. Go to the class site.

Welcome. Routines.

www.lexiapowerup.com and type in my email address kengan@sandi.net. Log in with your number and password. If it does not work, please go to clever.com/in/sdusd/student/portal and log on. Select PowerUp icon. You are going to do all three assessments. Thank you for doing your best! We will keep working on it tomorrow -- if you have earbuds or headphones at home, please bring them.

If you finish early, read in your independent reading book.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book. Finish your NoRedInk assessment if you have not finished already. Bring earbuds or headphones tomorrow.

Wednesday September 11

Objective: Finish initial assessment (language and grammar), narrative elements in a short movie

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book. If you have more to do on the assessment on NoRedInk, please log in via the link on the class site and work on it right now.

Welcome. Routines.

Alma

Brainstorming. Write and share.

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book.

Tuesday September 10

Objective: Finish initial assessment (language and grammar)

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book. If you have more to do on the assessment on NoRedInk, please log in via the link on the class site and work on it right now.

Welcome. Routines.

BookFair

Finish initial assessment NoRedInk

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book

Monday September 9

Objective: Read, initial assessment (language and grammar)

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Log in to NoRedInk and do the initial assessment. It is not homework to complete it, we will do so in class tomorrow.

Thank you for doing your best!

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book

Friday September 6

Objective: Discuss the narrative elements of "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson," familiarize with class site and NoRedInk

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines. Submit the 6 word story.

Narrative elements of "The Old Grandfather and His Little Grandson" (continued from Thursday)

Computers:

• bookmark ELA class site
• powerschool
• NoRedInk login

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book

Wednesday September 4

Obejctive: Narratives, illustrate your narrative

Sit down quietly, put your planner on your desk and read your independent reading book.

Welcome. Routines.

Find your six word story from yesterday. Today you will write it onto a blank sheet of paper and illustrate it. Remember to do your best work!

Homework: Finish illustrating your six word story. It is due Friday.

Tuesday September 3

Objective: Elements of narrative, text evidence, infer

Sit down quietly, put your planner and name tag on your table, find your independent reading book and read.

Welcome. Routines. Turn in your name tags.

Six word story.

Homework: Finish writing your six word story. You will illustrate it tomorrow.

Friday August 30

Objective: Syllabus, elements of a narrative

Sit down quietly, put your planner and name tag on your table, find your independent reading book and read.

Welcome. Routines.

P1: Syllabus

P1: Elements of a narrative

P6: Fable: elements of a narrative. "Eleven"

Homework: Have a great 3-day weekend!

Thursday August 29

Objective: Class expectations, elements of narrative

Sit down quietly, put your planner and name tag on your table, find your independent reading book and read.

Welcome. Routines. Class rules

P1: Respect and class expectations

P6: Respect for yourself -- more ideas?

Syllabus

Elements of a narrative

Homework: Read 15 minutes in your independent reading book and keep bringing it to school every day. Bring your name tag.

Coming soon!Watch the short videos below to guide you through this week's (5/11 to 5/15) lessons.