Dr. Garner's Language Arts Class
Week of September 2-7, 2024
Monday, 9/2: NO SCHOOL--LABOR DAY!
Tuesday, 9/3: finding the central idea and supporting details in non-fiction text
Wednesday, 9/4: annotating non-fiction text
Thursday, 9/5: analyzing non-fiction text
Friday, 9/6: commonly confused words in English
Week of September 9-13, 2024
Monday, 9/9: sonnet structure and irony; identifying structure and irony when annotating a sonnet
Tuesday, 9/10: analyzing poetry
Wednesday, 9/11: creative writing--writing a sonnet
Thursday, 9/12: grammar--sentence structure, run-on sentences, subject/predicate
Friday, 9/13: grammar--simple subject/predicate, compound sentences/verbs, review
Week of March 18th - March 22nd
Monday, 3/18: Finish workbook pages for Ch. 9 & 10, Vocabulary for Ch. 13 and 14
Tuesday, 3/19: Testing, Read Ch. 12
Wednesday, 3/20: Testing, Read Ch. 12, Journal, and Blooket
Thursday, 3/21: Testing, Read Ch. 12, Journal, and Blooket
Friday, 3/22: Review Vocabulary; Read Ch. 13
Week of March 25th - March 29th
Monday, 3/25: Finish workbook for Ch. 12-13; "Seeing Beyond" Activity
Tuesday, 3/26: Quiz over Chapters 10-13; Vocabulary for Ch. 14-16
Wednesday, 3/27: Read Chapters 14 & 15; Journal
Thursday, 3/28: Review Vocabulary, Read Ch. 16, Ch. 16 Journal and Questions Parent-Teacher Conferences in the Evening
Friday, 3/29: Parent-Teacher Conferences; No School for Students
Week of February 26th - March 1st
Monday, 2/26:
Tuesday, 2/27: Review Ch. 1-4 of The Giver book and vocabulary
Wednesday, 2/28: Quiz over The Giver, Chapters 1-4; Binder Distribution
Thursday, 2/29: 1:15 Dismissal for Students; Reviewed Chapters 1-4.
Friday, 3/1: Frye Out for Professional Leave
Week of March 4th - March 8th
Monday, 3/4: President's Day; No School
Tuesday, 3/5: FRYE OUT; Read Ch. 5&6 and do workbook
Wednesday, 3/6: review 5&6; House of the Old Activity
Thursday, 3/7: Ch. 7&8 Vocabulary, Read Ch. 7, Ch. 7 Journal
Friday, 3/8: Review Ch. 7&8 Vocabulary, Read Ch. 8, Ch. 8 Journal
End of 3rd Quarter; Beginning of Spring Break
Week of February 12th - February 16th
Monday, 2/12:
1: Reviewed 3&4 Vocab, Read Ch. 4
2: Ch. 5&6 Vocab
7: Vocab Ch. 3&4, Read 3&4
8: p. 19 Review Vocab; Read Ch. 4
Tuesday, 2/13: Review Ch. 1-4 of The Giver book and vocabulary
Wednesday, 2/14: Quiz over The Giver, Chapters 1-4; Binder Distribution
Thursday, 2/15: 1:15 Dismissal for Students; Reviewed Chapters 1-4.
Friday, 2/16: Staff Development; No School for Students
Week of February 19th - February 23rd
Monday, 2/19: President's Day; No School
Tuesday, 2/20: FRYE OUT; Read Ch. 5&6 and do workbook
Wednesday, 2/21: review 5&6; House of the Old Activity
Thursday, 2/22: Ch. 7&8 Vocabulary, Read Ch. 7, Ch. 7 Journal
Friday, 2/23: Review Ch. 7&8 Vocabulary, Read Ch. 8, Ch. 8 Journal
Week of January 29th - February 2nd
Monday, 1/29: Periods 1&2: Movie Reward!; Periods 7&8: The Giver Background
Tuesday, 1/30: The Giver Background and Vocabulary
Wednesday, 1/31: The Giver Chapter 1 and Journal 1
Thursday, 2/1: The Giver Chapter 2 and Journal 2
Friday, 2/2: The Giver questions and activity
Week of February 5th - February 9th
Monday, 2/5: Ch. 3&4 Vocab, The Giver Ch. 3
Tuesday, 2/6: Ch. 3. Journal; Ch. 4 Reading
Wednesday, 2/7: Ch. 4 Journal, questions, and activity
Thursday, 2/8: Ch. 5. Vocab, Reading Ch. 5, Ch. 5 Journal
Friday, 2/9: Ch. 6 Reading, Ch. 5-6 Questions
Week of January 15th - January 19th
Monday, 1/15: MLK Day; No School
Tuesday, 1/16: Brainstorming Sensory Details
Wednesday, 1/17: Make Imagery Boring Again!
Thursday, 1/18: Make Imagery Boring Again!
Friday, 1/19: Figurative Language Kahoot and Blookets
Week of January 22nd - January 26th
Monday, 1/22: E-Learning Day
Tuesday, 1/23: E-Learning Day, respond to comment online
Wednesday, 1/24: make up of NoRedInk and Flocab; Frye out in the PM
Thursday, 1/25: Review of sensory details
Friday, 1/26: Descriptive Writing Assessment
Week of January 1st - January 5th
Monday, 1/1: Winter Break; No School
Tuesday, 1/2: Winter Break; No School
Wednesday, 1/3: Winter Break; No School
Thursday, 1/4: PBIS Reset
Friday, 1/5: Frye out; Descriptive Writing assignment on Flocabulary
Week of January 8th - January 12th
Monday, 1/8: Personality Test and Reflection
Tuesday, 1/9: Descriptive Writing
Wednesday, 1/10: Descriptive Writing
Thursday, 1/11: Descriptive Writing
Friday, 1/12: Descriptive Writing
Week of December 18th - December 22nd
Monday, 12/18: Make Up Work Day and Goal Setting
Tuesday, 12/19: Make Up Work Day and Goal Setting
Wednesday, 12/20: Institute Day; No School for Students
Thursday, 12/21: Winter Break; No School
Friday, 12/22: Winter Break; No School
Week of December 4th - December 8th
Monday, 12/4: 1st, 2nd, 7th: Credible Sources; Topic Exploration 8th: Composing 5-Paragraph Essay
Tuesday, 12/5: MAP TESTING: BRING CHARGED CHROMEBOOK
Wednesday, 12/6: Frye out sick; Flocabulary Assignment
Thursday, 12/7: MAP TESTING: BRING CHARGED CHROMEBOOK
Friday, 12/8: Research for Essay
Week of December 11th - December 15th
Monday, 12/11: Research for Argumentative Essay and begin composing Body Paragraphs (MAP Makeups 2, 7th, 8th)
Tuesday, 12/12: Compose Introductions and Body Paragraphs
Wednesday, 12/13: Frye out for AVID Training AM; Compose Conclusions and Body Paragraphs
Thursday, 12/14: Field Trip to iHotel for Career Conference
Friday, 12/15: Student Evaluation of Essays and Effort
Week of November 20th - November 24th
Monday, 11/20: "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Vocabulary
Tuesday, 11/21: Reading "The Landlady" packet
Wednesday, 11/22: 1-4 period: UHS Field Trip to see "Twelfth Night"
Thursday, 11/23: Finishing "The Landlady" packet
Friday, 11/24; 1:15 Dismissal: Spooky Movies
Week of November 27th - December 1st
Monday, 11/27: Last Day for Spooky Stories
Tuesday, 11/28: 1st and 2nd: CRE; 7th and 8th: Intro to Argumentative Writing
Wednesday, 11/29: 1st and 2nd: Generating Ideas; 7th and 8th: Flocabulary 5 Paragraph Essay
Thursday, 11/30: 1st and 2nd: Credible Sources; 7th and 8th period: Generating Claims and Evidence
Friday, 12/1: 1st and 2nd: Flocabulary 5 Paragraph Essay; 7th: Finding Credible Sources for 5 Paragraph Essay; Composing Essay
Week of November 6th - November 10th
Monday, 11/6: "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl Vocabulary
Tuesday, 11/7: Reading "The Landlady" packet
Wednesday, 11/8: 1-4 period: UHS Field Trip to see "Twelfth Night"
Thursday, 11/9: Finishing "The Landlady" packet
Friday, 11/10; 1:15 Dismissal: Spooky Movies
Week of November 13th - November 17th
Monday, 11/13: Brainstorming ideas with Haunted Screens
Tuesday, 11/14: Frye Out for Meeting. 1st and 2nd: Plot Structure; 7th and 8th: Sensory Details P. 1
Wednesday, 11/15: Frye Out for Meeting. 1st and 2nd: Spooky Details; 7th and 8th: Sensory Details P. 2
Thursday, 11/16: Frye Out for Child Illness. No Red Ink and Sensory Details packet.
Friday, 11/17: Drafting Spooky Stories and Rubric Overview
Week of October 23rd - October 27th
Monday, 10/23: Frye Out Sick, NoRedInk assignment
Tuesday, 10/24: Presentation Slide 2: Summary
Wednesday, 10/25: Presentation Slides 3 & 4: Setting and Social Issues
Thursday, 10/26: Presentation Slide 6: Theme
Friday, 10/27: Presentation Slide 7: Opinion out of 5 stars
Week of October 30th - November 3rd
Monday, 10/30: Vocab for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Tuesday, 10/31: Reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Wednesday, 11/1: Vocab/Reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Thursday, 11/2: Film adaptation of "The Tell-Tale heart" and compare/contrast
Friday, 11/3: Preview vocab for "The Landlady"
Week of October 9th - October 13th
Monday, 10/9: Frye Out Sick, Reading and Reading Log
Tuesday, 10/10: Presentation Slide 2: Summary
Wednesday, 10/11: Presentation Slides 3 & 4: Setting and Social Issues
Thursday, 10/12: Presentation Slide 6: Theme
Friday, 10/13: Presentation Slide 7: Opinion out of 5 stars
Week of October 15th - October 20th
Fall Break, No School
Week of September 25th - September 29th
Monday, 9/25: Reading and Reading Log
Tuesday, 9/26: Lesson on Central/Main Idea
Wednesday, 9/27: Reading and identifying Central/Main Idea
Thursday, 9/28: Frye Out Sick, Flocabulary on Central Idea
Friday, 9/29: Frye Out Sick, Reading and Flocabulary on Central Idea
Week of October 2nd - October 6th
Monday, 10/2: Reading Literary Nonfiction and Reading Log
Tuesday, 10/3: Reading Literary Nonfiction, Log, and Project Introduced
Wednesday, 10/4: Reading Literary Nonfiction and Reading Log
Thursday, 10/5: 1st and 2nd: Lesson by student teachers; 7th and 8th Lesson on theme, Reading Literary Nonfiction, and Reading Log
Friday, 10/6: 1st and 2nd: Lesson on theme, Reading Literary Nonfiction, and Reading Log; Frye Out in Afternoon
Week of September 11th - September 15th
Monday, 9/11: Revising Katherine Johnson Summary
Tuesday, 9/12: Passed out Literary Nonfiction Books. All classes but 7th received the Literary Nonfiction Reading Log (very hot pink paper).
Wednesday, 9/13: 1st and 2nd: Fire drill and reading; 7th and 8th: Lesson on social issues and reading Literary Nonfiction
Thursday, 9/14: Lesson on themes and reading literary nonfiction
Friday, 9/15: Lesson on themes (part 2) and reading literary nonfiction
Week of September 18th - September 22nd
Monday, 9/18: Adding more details on how to write a summary in Literary Nonfiction Notes
Tuesday, 9/19: Notes on Making Text Connections
Wednesday, 9/20: Reading Stonewall, making text connections, and write summary.
Thursday, 9/21: Frye out Sick, assignment in Google Classroom
Friday, 9/22: Reading and fill in Reading Log
Week of August 28th - September 1st
Monday, 8/28: 1 and 2: Notes on Literary Nonfiction and Commas assignment in NoRedInk; 7th and 8th: continued "John Lewis: Good Trouble" movie
Tuesday, 8/29: 1st: MAP Lesson; 2nd: Preview Literary Nonfiction Books; 7th and 8th: continued "John Lewis: Good Trouble" movie
Wednesday, 8/30: MAP Language Test during 1st and 2nd. No 2nd period.
Thursday, 8/31: MAP Reading Test during 1st and 2nd. No 2nd period.
Friday, 9/1: MAP Math Test during 1st and 2nd. No 2nd period.
Week of September 4th - September 8th
Monday, 9/4: Labor Day; No School
Tuesday, 9/5: Notes on theme, social issues, and central idea
Wednesday, 9/6: FRYE OUT; Katherine Johnson article and summary
Thursday, 9/7: FRYE OUT: Flocabulary on Summarizing
Friday, 9/: 8: Complete assignments from previous 2 days, book assignments
Week of August 14th-August 18th
Monday: No School
Tuesday: No School
Wednesday: Only 6th grade attends
Thursday: Advisory-2nd period: Chromebooks, handbooks, planners, IDs, schedules, and locker combinations distributed.
7th Period: Shared Spaces Lesson and Kahoot
8th Period: Hallway Lesson and worksheet; practice lockers
Friday: Student Information Form, class rules, All About Me banner
Week of August 21st-August 25th
Monday: Book "Tasting"
Tuesday: Finished Book "Tasting" and set up No Red Ink (7th and 8th)
Wednesday: Picture Day Set up No Red Ink (1st and 2nd); Library Day (7th and 8th)
Thursday: School Cancelled due to Heat
Friday: Library Day (1st and 2nd); 7th and 8th: Notes on Literary Nonfiction and began "John Lewis: Good Trouble" movie