Thursday, April 2, 2026

Continued working on Watson's questions and annotations for chapter 7

HW: Finish annotations and questions packet if not completed in class - due Monday 4/13 - NO EXCEPTIONS!

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Took LinkIt Form C

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes 

Monday, March 30, 2026

Continued working on annotation packet for chapter 6 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes 

Thursday, March 26, 2026

Finished writing SCR on chapter 5 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a letter to a character in your book. Use the directions in Google Classroom to help you!

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Completed IXL on choosing appropriate evidence, Began writing SCR on chapter 5 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a letter to a character in your book. Use the directions in Google Classroom to help you!

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Worked on brainstorming for SCR on chapter 5 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a letter to a character in your book. Use the directions in Google Classroom to help you!

Monday, March 23, 2026

Copied down all word wall words, reviewed how to write a letter as a reader's response journal,  finished reading chapter 6 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and discussing as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a letter to a character in your book. Use the directions in Google Classroom to help you!

Friday, March 20, 2026

Finished reading  chapter 4  and began reading chapter 5 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and discussing as a class, answered questions based on chapters 1-4

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Finished reading  chapter 3  and began reading chapter 4 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and discussing as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Completed IXL nonfiction quiz, continued reading  chapter 3 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and discussing as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry, Newsela article and quiz due TOMORROW

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Chose Newsela articles, continued reading  chapter 3 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and discussing as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry, Newsela article and quiz due THURSDAY

Monday, March 16, 2026

Finished reading  chapter 2 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham individually, discussed chapter 2 as a class and began reading and discussing chapter 3 as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry

Thursday, March 12, 2026

Wrote summary and discussed chapter 1 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham as a class, worked in book club groups to continue reading and annotating chapter 2 

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry, complete chapter 2 annotations if not completed in class

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Finished reading and discussing chapter 1 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham as a class, worked in book club groups to begin reading and annotating chapter 2 

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Completed DO NOW, continued reading and discussing chapter 1 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log and complete a reader's journal entry

Friday, March 6, 2026

Chose new jobs, spun the wheel continued reading and discussing chapter 1 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log

Thursday, March 5, 2026

Completed Newsela close reading activity on Friday the Thirteenth, began reading and discussing chapter 1 of The Watsons Go To Birmingham and a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, then complete either a question, a prediction, a summary, or a letter based on what you read

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Completed IXL, continued reading and discussing "I, Too" by Langston Hughes

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, then complete either a question, a prediction, a summary, or a letter based on what you read, NEWSELA due TOMORROW

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Chose new seats, identifed examples of imagery in "Life Doesn't Frighten Me" by Maya Angelou, chose Newsela article for this week, began reading and discussing "I, Too" by Langston Hughes

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, then complete either a question, a prediction, a summary, or a letter based on what you read

Friday, February 27, 2026

Continued to work on poetry analysis as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Read and annotated Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, discussed poem as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , complete either a question, a prediction, or a summary based on what you read, Newsela due TOMORROW

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Completed IXL,  chose Newsela article and began reading and completing quiz, read independently and practiced making annotations

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , complete either a question, a prediction, or a summary based on what you read, Newsela due Friday

Friday, February 20, 2026

Completed and reviewed DO NOW relating to poem Mother to Son, read independently and practiced making annotations

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log 

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Completed Free Write DO NOW, read, annotated, and  discussed "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , complete either summary, question, or prediction based on what you read

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Completed IXL on Harriet Tubman, read independently and practiced making annotations

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , complete either summary, question, or prediction based on what you read, Newsela due TOMORROW

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Chose Newsela article, continued working on Leon's Story perseverance SCR 

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , complete either summary, question, or prediction based on what you read, SCR due TOMORROW, Newsela due Thursday

Friday, February 13, 2026

Continued working on Leon's Story perseverance SCR 

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log , SCR due Wednesday

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Began working on perseverance SCR for Leon's Story

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a 3 sentence summary about what you read

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Finished reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class, read and discussed Newsela article about the Tusla Massacre as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a 3 sentence summary about what you read, Newsela questions due tomorrow

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Completed and discussed DO NOW on perseverance, took notes on perseverance, finished reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a 3 sentence summary about what you read

Monday, February 9, 2026

Continued reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, write a 3 sentence summary about what you read

Friday, February 6, 2026

Reviewed quiz on pages 36-66 of Leon's Story, continued reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log

Thursday, February 5, 2026

Completed quiz on pages 36-66 of Leon's Story, continued reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, create a 3 sentence summary of what you read

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Completed DO NOW about the KKKand reviewed as a class, practiced reading and answering questions based on informational text on IXL, continued reading and discussing Leon's Story as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, create a 3 sentence summary of what you read, NEWSELA questions due TOMORROWS by 8:00 AM

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Completed DO NOW about the reconstruction and reviewed as a class, read Newsela article about the reconstruction and the KKK as a class, began answering quiz questions as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, create a 3 sentence summary of what you read, NEWSELA questions due Thursday by 8:00 AM

Monday, February 2, 2026

Continued reading Leon's Story  as a class

HW: Read your independent reading book for 30 minutes and log on your reader's log, create a 3 sentence summary of what you read