Quarter 4
Week 37: May 11-15
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be concluding our work with the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. Full Book Test Review- TEST is Thurs 5/14ย
๐Reading Concepts
Cite text evidence, Determine theme/central idea, Analyze drama, Determine meaning of words, Analyze themes, events, characters
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: Read about business and technology (H.1), Compare information from two texts (L.1), Compare two texts with different genres (L.2)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
There will be some prompts that go along with the reading which are mostly summary based and character analysis.ย
๐ Possible homework
Students will be given as much time in class as possible to complete the reading and work that goes along with it. Whatever is not done in class will become homework.ย
Quarter 4
Week 36: May 4-8
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be continue reading the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. We will focus on parts 7-9 this week. Reviewย
๐Reading Concepts
Cite text evidence, Determine theme/central idea, Analyze drama, Determine meaning of words, Analyze themes, events, characters
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: F.5 (Classify figures of speech), QQ.1 (Use the correct pair of correlative conjunctions),ย V.4 (Words with mis-)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
There will be some prompts that go along with the reading which are mostly summary based and character analysis.ย
๐ Possible homework
Students will be given as much time in class as possible to complete the reading and work that goes along with it. Whatever is not done in class will become homework.ย
IXLs F.5, QQ.1, V.4
Quarter 4
Week 35: April 27-May 1
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be continue reading the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. We will focus on parts 4-6 this week.
๐Reading Concepts
Cite text evidence, Determine theme/central idea, Analyze drama, Determine meaning of words, Analyze themes, events, characters
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: F.4 (Interpret figures of speech), P.1 (Use personfication), MM.3 (Identify and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
There will be some prompts that go along with the reading which are mostly summary based and character analysis.ย
๐ Possible homework
Students will be given as much time in class as possible to complete the reading and work that goes along with it. Whatever is not done in class will become homework.ย
IXLs F.4, P.1, MM.3
Reading Comprehension IXL K.3 DUE Tuesday, April 28
Quarter 4
Week 34: April 20-24
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be starting reading the novel The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. The Book Thief Parts 1-3ย
๐Reading Concepts
Cite text evidence, Determine theme/central idea, Analyze drama, Determine meaning of words, Analyze themes, events, characters
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL skills: F.3 (Recall the source of an allusion), S.2 (Rewrite the sentence in active voice), BB.4 (Use context to identify the meaning of a word)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
There will be some prompts that go along with the reading which are mostly summary based and character analysis.ย
๐ Possible homework
Students will be given as much time in class as possible to complete the reading and work that goes along with it. Whatever is not done in class will become homework.ย
IXLs F.3, S.2, BB.4
Reading Comprehension IXL K.1 DUE 4/24, K.2 DUE 4/27
Quarter 4
Week 33: April 13-17
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be using some worksheets. Students will NOT need to bring their books with them to class this week.
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading Invasive Species; Biography of Fred Korematsu; I like to See It Lap the Miles; My Meeting with Count Dracula; Impressions
Determine central idea, Analyze connections, Determine meaning of words, Determine authorโs pov, Determine and analyze theme, Make connections
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, NO IXL skills this week due to MAP testing and the longer writing prompt
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
Write an argument piece about having to complete work on spring break
๐ Possible homework
Students will be given as much time in class as possible to comple the writing prompt as well as the reading worksheets. However, what is not done is school will become homework. The essay is due Friday, April 17th by the end of the school day.
Quarter 4
April 6-10: Spring Break
Quarter 4
Week 32: March 30-April 3
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be using the online HMH book this week. Students, please make sure that you bring your HMH book to class each day.
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading Not My Bones; from Fortune's Bones; I Saw Old General at Bay; from Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and The Manhunt for Jefferson Davis; A Mystery of Heroism
Analyze figurative language, Analyze chronological order, Compare treatments
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Interpret the meaning of an allusion from its source (F.2), Choose between personal and reflexive pronouns (JJ.4), Use reflexive pronouns (JJ.5)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
Write narrative, argumentative, and explanatory pieces when given a prompt, Use vocab within writing
๐ Possible homework
IXLs: F.2, JJ.4, JJ.5
Quarter 4
Week 31: March 23-27
๐Novel Study:ย
We will be using the HMH textbook this week. Students, please make sure to bring your book with you each day.ย
๐Reading Concepts
We will be reading from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas, an American Slave; The Drummer Boy of Shiloh; from Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad; Not my Bones; from Fortune's Bones
Analyze autobiography, Analyze structure, Analyze setting, Analyze literary devices, Analyze biography, Analyze word choice, Analyze figurative language, Analyze chronological order, Compare treatments
๐ฌLanguage Concepts
Daily Language Review, IXL Skills: Compare subjects and objects with pronouns (JJ.3), Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person (II.3), Choose an antonym (X.2)
โ๏ธWriting Concepts
Write narrative, argumentative, and explanatory pieces when given a prompt, Use vocab within writing
๐ Possible homework
IXLs: JJ.3, II.3, X.2