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Monday, 2/5: ABC review of Part 1 of Long Walk to Water.
Tuesday, 2/6: "Leah and Suzy" short story. Check your Understanding comprehension questions 1-5 & Interpret questions 1, 3 and 4 on p. 219.
HW: IXL skills due.
Wednesday, 2/7: Poetry types notes. Poetry worksheets 1 and 2. Workshop time to complete WS 1 and WS 2 "Leah and Suzy" questions and to conference with Mrs. Humer.
HW: Complete "Leah and Suzy" comprehension questions. Complete WS 1 and WS 2. (all due by Friday)
Thursday, 2/8:
Review poetry type terms. Try writing poems in at least three of the styles.
Meet with LWW circles. Determine roles. Be read to page 90 by Monday, 2/12 and have roles ready.
Reflective writing.
HW:
Logs for NEWSELA and independent reading (may include time spent reading LWW) and GQ_IDEA.
Turn in poetry WS 1 and WS 2.
Turn in "Leah and Suzy" questions.
Friday, 2/9:
No School due to weather conditions. Please note: assignments due on 2/9 will be collected on Monday 2/12. Be safe!
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Monday, 2/12:
- pass back papers
- close reading Frederick Douglass narrative + open book quiz
- continue working on writing reflection
- Meeting 1 for Part 2A of Long Walk to Water Literature Circles (pages 61-90) postponed due to Snow Day.
HW: be ready with roles and responsibilities for LWW literature circle
Tuesday, 2/13:
- Literature circles
- poetry notes
- "Lunch Box Love Note"
HW: IXL skills
Wednesday, 2/14:
- Got everything turned in? Valentine's Video!
- poetry notes, structure, rhyme scheme, assonance, repetition, and alliteration in "Stopping By Woods," and "Both Sides Now."
HW: Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!!!
Thursday, 2/15:
- Comparison of anthology poems for rhythm, rhyme, and tone.
- "February!" using poetry book terms.
HW:
- Weekly logs and GQ_IDEA response due.
- Literature roles and responsibilities.
Friday, 2/16:
Literature Circle Meeting
Reading Buddies
HAVE A WONDERFUL 3-DAY WEEKEND!!!!!!
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Monday, 2/19: No school in observation of President's Day! Have a safe and wonderful holiday!
Tuesday, 2/20:
- Literature Circle Work including reading passage share out.
- Poetry project kick-off! Click here for the assignment sheet and dates!
- Stump the teacher!
HW: IXL skills
Wednesday, 2/21
- Figurative Language WS 7
- Literature Circle Work (acrostic poems due by end of 4th period)
- Poetry project workshop Day 1.
- Discussion of culminating project for Courage Unit. Click here for the handout. Draft due Friday, 2/23
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT....NO GQ_IDEAS DUE THIS WEEK DUE TO CULMINATING PROJECT ACTIVITIES.
Thursday, 2/22
Mrs. Humer is out at a conference. Please:
- Work on Sound Devices packet.
- Work on your poetry project.
Due Friday:
Poetry project 1) identification task and 2) speaking task
Friday, 2/23
Mrs. Humer is out sick. Please:
- Read "The Cremation of Sam Magee" the narrative poem located in your anthology. Answer the accompanying "Check your Comprehension" questions.
- Read a NEWSELA article related to any of the following topics: the Parkland, FL shooting; student protests; gun control, safety in schools. Be ready to think-write-pair-share with your fellow classmates. The quiz for the article you read is optional.
- Work on your IXL skills due Wednesday, Feb. 28th.
Special Note: the due dates for your Compare/Contrast extended response AND the poetry project due dates have been postponed. We will talk about new due dates on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend!
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Monday, 2/26
Poetry read alouds.
Housekeeping.
HW: New new dates...all poetry project work must be submitted by Friday, 3/2. The Compare/Contrast extended response must also be submitted by 3/2.
Tuesday, 2/27
- The Dying Detective, anthology p. 326. Break into groups, assign roles. Read parts. When you finish...please answer the following questions on p. 339:
- Thematic Focus
- List
- Check your Comprehension (all)
- Evens and Reader's Response: Mario's group; Odds: Khalil's group; 3,4,5,6: Jaylah's Group.
- Poetry Peer Conferences
HW: THERE ARE NO IXL SKILLS DUE TOMORROW! ENJOY THE BREAK FROM IXL!!!!
Thursday, March 1
Poetry Readings
Group work for Sherlock Holmes
HW: Logs, GQ IDEA, and NEWSELA
Friday, March 2
Poetry Readings
Reading Buddies
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Monday, March 5
Original Poems, feedback from Mrs. Humer
Mini-Lesson on Comparing and Contrasting Essays
Peer Conferences for C/C essays.
HW:
- By Wed: revise/update your original poem
- By Wed: make revisions to your Compare/Contrast essay based on peer feedback and mini-lesson
- By Tuesday: read and grade your partner's 3_2 GQ_IDEA
Tuesday, March 6
Read pages 23 through 86 of House on Mango Street
Writing workshop for revisions of 1) Original poem; 2) Compare-Contrast Essay. All poems and essays are due by tomorrow.
Optional: Jeopardy Labs! Figurative Language.
Wednesday, March 7
"Housekeeping": pass back papers, collect LWW, log 1) books read and 2) writing pieces
Celebrate the end of "Courage in Literature and Life" Unit...FINGO!!
HW: Log for IXL skills.
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Monday, March 12
Vocab notes
Writing Workshop
HW:
Vocabulary Packet due Wednesday
Revisions of Compare Contrast Essay due Thursday
Vocabulary Test on Friday. (but be prepared for a quiz one day over the next couple of days....)
Tuesday, March 13
Start of class will be delayed due to Elyssa's Mission presentation
Presentation debrief
Vocab Jeopardy game board creation.
HW:
IXL skills
Study Greek and Latin roots and affixes
Compare Contrast revisions due Friday
Wednesday, March 14
- 17 Minutes
- 17 Minutes debrief
- Figurative Language WS discussion/overview of "The Grave"
- Quiz over 10 random roots and affixes
- Workshop
HW:
Compare Contrast revisions due Friday
Study for comprehensive quiz over Greek and Latin roots and affixes
Thursday, March 15
Figurative Language in House on Mango Street
Pass back papers
Personal Writing, House on Mango Street, Section 2
HW:
- Final versions of Compare Contrast due by Monday
- Logs and NEWSELA quiz due tomorrow
Friday, March 16
PARCC practice/preview
Reading Buddies
HW:
- Final versions of Compare/Contrast essays due Thursday, March 22
- Test over Greek and Latin roots and affixes on Thursday, March 22
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*****PLEASE NOTE: ELA classes will not meet M-W due to PARCC testing*****
3/26-3/30 Spring Break: Be Safe! Enjoy!
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M, 4/2:
- Select dystopian novel.
- Finish Flip Grid video, if need be.
- Workshop for Final Version of C/C essay. (due Wednesday)
- Stump the Teacher!!
HW:
- IXL skills due Wed
- Final revisions of Compare Contrast essay due Wed
T, 4/3
Read your book circle novel.
Intro to Unit 4 "Science? Or Fiction?"
Literature response rollout and FlipVideo expectations. (PVLES + SRACE)
HW:
- IXL
- Final revisions due
- Read to the first benchmark for your 1st Book Circle Meeting! Yay!! Be sure to do the prep work for your job (summarizer, word wizard, Illustrator) and be ready with an oral response which you will transform into a book circle.
W, 4/4
Updated forms (rubrics. logs, prompts)
Debrief Mrs. Humer's Meeting 1 FlipVideo (based on SRACE and PVLES)
Work time
Meeting time
HW: Complete FlipVideo if you did not do so in class.
Th, 4/5
Dypstopian Book Circle, Meeting 1 + Feedback
Papers passed back including vocabulary test.
Announcement: Do the Write Thing winner..................................CONGRATULATIONS YUKI!!!!!!!!
HW:
- Logs (reading and newsela), GQ IDEA 4_6, FlipGrid Video for Meeting 2
- Vocabulary Test retake on Monday. Mandatory for failing grades, optional for others.
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M, 4/9
Read "Lather and Nothing Else" and answer the "Check Your Comprehension" questions.
Complete the "Antonyms and Synonyms" page for Unit 10 in Vocabulary Workshop.
T, 4/10
The Giver
Makeup workshop for students with missing assignments
HW:
- Prep for Book Circles
- IXL
W, 4/11
Book Circles
Notes on "Windows and Mirrors"
Th, 4/12
Book Circle Video for Speak. Debriefing questions.
Interest groups and forming a thesis statements.
HW:
Logs, NEWSELA, GQ_IDEA due Monday
Have a great three day weekend! Today officially caps off Quarter 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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