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Week of March 9-13
Monday- CW: Analyze prompt on p. 31 and craft an argument statement (claim); HW: Finish statements on chart for L. 4 (minimum of three attempts)
Tuesday- CW: Lesson 7; HW: Finish work for homework, if needed.
Wednesday- CW: ; HW:
Thursday- CW: ; HW:
Friday- CW: ; No HW
Week of March 2
Monday- CW: ; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Tuesday- CW: ; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Wednesday- CW: ; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Thursday- CW: ; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Friday- CW: Turn in Unit 3 Composition; No HW
Week of Feb. 24-28
Monday- CW: Met with small writing groups to review body paragraph #1 + students worked independently on body paragraphs 2 (revision and edit) and started 3 (if time); HW: Finish changes to Body Paragraph #1, if you did not have time in class or you don't finish it tomorrow in class.
Tuesday- CW: continued our meetings and working on body paragraphs; HW: Bring in original sources or new sources to use if needed.
Wednesday- CW: Worked on paragraphs or Unit 3 Composition; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Thursday- CW: Worked on paragraphs or Unit 3 Composition + turned in body paragraph #2; HW: Body paragraph 3 is due; Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Friday- CW: Worked on paragraphs or Unit 3 Composition+ body paragraph 3 is due; HW: Unit 3 Composition due Friday, March 6
Week of Feb. 17-21
Monday- No School
Tuesday- 6B CW: Lesson 4.5; HW: Finish Exercise 1
Wednesday- 6A CW: Lesson 4.5; HW: Finish Exercise 1
Thursday- CW: work on paragraph; No HW
Friday- CW:revise and edit paragraph due at the end of class; No HW
Week of Feb. 10-14
Monday- CW: completed a self reflection on outline + discussed strength of claim and how to build out paragraphs based on outline; HW: None, unless you needed to update your outline.
Tuesday- CW: Started Ch. 4 Grammar for Writing Text + Meet in groups; HW:
Wednesday- CW: 4.2; HW: Finish Exercises 1-3
Thursday- CW: 4.3; HW: Finish Exercise 1
Friday- CW: 4.4; No HW
Week of Feb. 3-7
Monday- CW: L. 7/10 follow up. Filled out evaluation charts and completed one research card; HW: Bring in sources for prompt to complete new entry in chart and new card.
Tuesday- CW: Filled out evaluation chart(s) and completed another card; HW: Find sources for Thursday, if needed.
Wednesday- CW: L.15 Multimedia presentation + Card (Video is in Writing Google Classroom to view, if needed); HW: Finish notes on card, if needed. Challenge: Those of you who are not writing about John Muir can practice watching a video on your topic and take notes on a note card.
Thursday- CW: Finish cards + Work on Outline, if time; HW: Completed argument outline (in your own handwriting) is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
Friday- No class due to noon dismissal; HW: Completed argument outline (in your own handwriting) is due at the beginning of class on Monday.
Week of Jan. 27-31
Monday- CW: Review last week's work + set stage for Week 3 prompt; HW: Bring in rough draft.
Tuesday- CW: Lesson 4- Analyze the prompt; HW: Find sources for new prompt
Wednesday- CW: Lesson 7-Evaluate Print Sources; HW: Find 2 or more (print and online) sources for prompt on pg. 31 due Monday.
Thursday- CW: Lesson 10- Evaluate Online Sources; HW: Find 2 or more (print and online) sources for prompt on pg. 31 due Monday.
Friday- No class due to field trip; HW: Find 2 or more (print and online) sources for prompt on pg. 31 due Monday.
Week of Jan. 20-24 Benchmark Unit 3: Relationships with Nature- Researching to answer the guiding questions to write an informational report for the prompt on page 21
Monday- No School
Tuesday- CW: Fill in Online Evaluation Chart + work on cards; HW: Find sources, if needed
Wednesday- CW: work on cards; HW: Find sources, if needed; work on draft
Thursday- CW: Start draft; HW: Work on draft
Friday- CW:
Week of Jan. 13-17 Benchmark Unit 3: Relationships with Nature- Researching to answer the guiding question to write the script for the prompt on page 11; p. 21
Monday- CW: Worked on index cards, some started draft; HW: None
Tuesday- CW: Last day to work on cards; continue to work on draft; HW: Work on draft (optional)
Wednesday- CW: Analyze the prompt (p.21) Topic: National Parks HW: Choose a national park and look for sources.
Thursday- CW: Find and Evaluate your resources; HW: find resources
Friday- CW: L. 10; HW: Find print and/or online resources for a National Park you would like to write a draft about (prompt says you need 2 or more sources).
Week of Jan. 6-10 Benchmark Unit 3: Relationships with Nature- Researching to answer the guiding question to write the script for the prompt on page 11.
Monday- CW: Discussed new prompt and research writing skills; HW: Find 1 print ( ex. book, magazine, or newspaper article) and 1 electronic source (article you printed from the internet) that helps you answer the guiding question: How did the public react to Rachel Carson's Silent Spring. Due by Wednesday or as soon as you can.
Tuesday- CW: Discuss issues/success with finding sources so far; Analyze the prompt, find evidence; Use the booklet as the first print source for note taking; HW: The prompt asks for "two or more sources", so after the booklet find one or two more, if you did not bring one in today.
Wednesday- CW: Evaluate Print and Online Sources HW: Continue looking for sources, if needed.
Thursday- CW: Key Word Searches + Start making index cards; HW: Finalize sources, if needed.
Friday- CW: Work on index cards; No HW, unless you need a new source or information to complete cards on Monday.
Week of Dec. 16-20
Finish Autobiographical Incident- printed out copy for portfolio due Friday...Standard format: Typed, times new roman, size 12 font, proper heading: Name and #, Date, Autobiographical Incident, 2-3 pages
Week of Dec. 9 - Dec. 13
Autobiographical Incident Workshop
Monday- CW: Task, Audience, Purpose; HW: None
Tuesday- CW: Brainstormed Topic Choices; HW: Finalize
Wednesday- CW: Rough Draft; No HW
Thursday- CW: Finish Rough Draft and begin revising; HW: None
Friday- CW: Continue Revisions; No HW
Week of Dec. 2 - Dec. 6
Focus on Ch. 3 Sentence Variety
Monday- CW: Additional Practice Sentence Variety Strategies from Lesson 3.2; HW: No HW
Tuesday- CW: 3.3 Kinds of Clauses; HW: None
Wednesday- CW: 3.4 Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences; No HW
Thursday- CW: 3.5 Combining Sentences; HW:
Friday- CW: Writer's Workshop: Autobiographical Incident; No HW
Week of Nov. 18-Nov. 22
Monday- CW: Finished 2.4- Exercise 1 and 2 + Started 2.5; HW: No HW
Tuesday- CW: Finish 2.5- Exercise 1; HW: No HW
Wednesday- CW: 3.1-Exercise 1 and 2; HW: Finish the Silly Script to perform tomorrow.
Thursday- CW: 3.1 Share + Started 3.2, ; HW:
Friday- CW: Finish 3.2 Exercise 1 and Exercise 2; No HW
Week of Nov. 11-Nov.15
Monday- No Class due to Veterans' Day Mass; HW: Unit 1 Composition due Friday
Tuesday- CW: Lesson 2.1; HW: Unit 1 Composition due Friday
Wednesday- CW: Lesson 2.2; HW: Unit 1 Composition due Friday
Thursday- CW: Lesson 2.3; HW: Unit 1 Composition due Friday
Friday- CW: Lesson 2.4 ; No HW
Week of Nov. 4-Nov. 8
Monday- CW: Start draft of monologue; No HW:
Tuesday- CW: Finish draft of monologue; HW: type up draft if you didn't have time in class.
Wednesday- CW: Revisions and edits + Peer Review + make changes; HW: print a final copy due tomorrow
Thursday- CW: Shared monologues; HW: Finalize revisions and edits turn in tomorrow
Friday- No CW; No HW
Week of Oct. 28-Nov. 1
Monday- CW: worked on outline; No HW:
Tuesday- CW: Finish outline; HW: Typed or neatly handwritten outline due on Friday...focus on your claim, two reasons, and your evidence/supporting details...remember that it is just practice.
Wednesday- CW: Unit 2: Week 1 Analyze the Prompt Lesson 3; HW: Finish if needed + outline due
Thursday- CW: Lesson 6; HW: outline due tomorrow
Friday- No CW; No HW
Week of Oct. 21- Oct. 25
Monday- CW: Typed up Student-Led Conference Script from Google Classroom (Make a copy and rename before you type your own responses); HW: Gather any papers to bring to the conference. Maybe put them in a file folder.
Tuesday- CW: Finish typing Student-Led Conference Script; HW: Gather any papers to bring to the conference. Maybe put them in a file folder.
Wednesday- CW: Practice for Conference; HW: Gather any papers to bring to the conference.
Thursday- CW: Practice for Conference; HW: Gather any papers to bring to the conference.
Friday- CW: Write Your Outline; No HW
Week of Oct. 14- Oct. 18
Monday- CW: Lesson 15 Revise (formal language) and Edit; No HW
Tuesday- CW: Lesson in using transition words, phrases, and sentences; HW: Finish adding transition words and print final draft copy to submit with all papers.
Wednesday- CW: Organize and turn in Week 2 papers including final draft + Start Week 3 prompt on p. 31 Analyze the Prompt; HW: Read your QEII article on constitutional monarchy...decide whether you are for or against for tomorrow's activity
Thursday- CW: L. 4, and started gathering ideas for Lesson 7; No HW
Friday- CW: Choose strong reasons and evidence for my essay + Filled in L. 7 Chart; No HW
Week of Oct. 7- Oct. 11
Monday- CW: Completed the Analyze the prompt chart in lesson 4; HW: Finish if needed.
Tuesday- CW: Worked on the Essay Ideas Chart (find problems and solutions in Queen Elizabeth I Article (lesson 7); HW: Finish if needed.
Wednesday- CW: Worked on the Essay Planning Chart + Started the draft; No HW, unless you want to write your draft tonight, so you can type it tomorrow in class.
Thursday- CW: Worked on the draft and learned strategies for Run-Ons and Fragments; HW: Finish the draft, type up the draft and bring in a printed copy tomorrow for Peer Review.
Friday- CW: Peer Review; HW:
Week of Sept. 30- Oct. 4
Monday- CW: Double-checked the Supporting Evidence Chart + Filled in Lesson 9: Plan a Journal Entry chart; HW: Finish if needed.
Tuesday- CW: Completed Lesson 12- Reviewed a model and discussed the features of the journal entry + students started their draft; HW: Can finish draft tonight or finish tomorrow in class.
Wednesday- CW: Finished draft + Started typing; HW: Finish typing up draft and print a copy for class.
Thursday- CW: Completed a Peer Review + Revised and Edited your draft; HW: Finish revisions and edits (no need to print another copy, unless you owe me one from today or you like to work from a clean copy).
Friday- CW: Worked on Lesson 15- Revision; HW: Printed final version with updates on descriptive writing revisions due on Monday with all papers (including Student Writing Packet, all drafts, and peer review).
Week of Sept. 23-27
Monday- CW: Review Narrative rubrics and model for 6th; No HW
Tuesday- CW: Reviewed outlines (purpose and examples); No HW
Wednesday- CW: Analyze the Prompt; HW: Finish filling in the chart, as needed.
Thursday- CW: Reread to gather evidence; No HW
Friday- CW: We will finish evidence + Plan draft; No HW
Week of Sept. 16-20 *Parents please let kids do their own work, as I use this essay for a baseline for what they can do on their own.
Monday- CW: Finish Revising and Started Editing; No HW
Tuesday- CW: Typed essay with revisions and edits; HW: Finish for homework
Wednesday- CW: Peer Review; HW: Complete a parent review and make final changes + Print out a hard copy to share in class tomorrow.
Thursday- CW: Formatting; HW: Make last minute changes and bring in printed final copy due Friday.
Friday- CW: Organize all papers to turn in; HW: None
Week of Sept. 9-13
Monday- CW: Finish Thesis Statements; HW: Finish your thesis statement.
Tuesday- CW: Intro Paragraphs; HW: Finish your introductory paragraph (Hook + Background+ Thesis); use the examples as a guide.
Wednesday- CW: Body Paragraphs; HW: Finish your three body paragraphs at home (most of you finished one or two in class)
Thursday- CW: Concluding Paragraphs; HW: Finish your concluding paragraph
Friday- CW: We started revising in class using the ARMS strategy- we will finish on Monday; HW: None
Week of Sept. 2-6
Monday- No School
Tuesday- CW: Review expectations and workload; HW: None
Wednesday- CW: What do good writers do?; HW: Get Writing Class guidelines signed
Thursday- CW: Text Types and Essay Overview; HW: None
Friday- CW: Finish Essay Overview; Thesis Statements; HW: None
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