Literature  this year will include:

Short stories featuring diversity, heritage, mythology, mystery, adventure, and personal narratives.

Poetry--some classics by Edgar A. Poe, Emily Dickenson, Robert Browning, Walt Whitman, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks; and some more contemporary poetry by Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Maya Angelou, Sandra Cisneros, Amanda Gorman to name a few.

Novels in class including The Devil's Arithmetic, an award winning Holocaust historical fiction story, Crispin The Cross of Lead, a medieval Newberry medal winner and including a Google Meet with the author, Avi, and Esperanza Rising, an award-winning story about overcoming adversity and embracing identity, set during the Depression.   

Literacy skills and concepts are introduced and practiced using all the above material throughout the year.

Accelerated Reader is used to help students practice independent reading.  Our goal is to help them find books close to their level that they enjoy. We look at where they are reading and work to help them reach the next level and beyond by year's end. Entering 7th grade we should want them to be reading at a 7th grade level to understand material.

 Time to read, check out books, and take AR tests is given during our Library time on Thursdays.  Students are also encouraged to set a  "read at home" routine to help them reach their goal and beyond.  Students may take tests during other times under my guidance.

AR points due Friday, January 12th. 

Literature Class Activities and Homework--Week at a Glance

Monday, November 10th--No school.

Tuesday, November 11th--The Devil's Arithmetic  Ch. 1-2  In class activity.

Wednesday, November 12th--Library day  Read your AR book for 20 minutes every day.

Thursday, November 13th--The Devil's Arithmetic  Ch. 3-5 in class activity.

Friday, November 14th--The Devil's Arithmetic  Ch. 6  In class activity.

Monday, November 3rd--"Storm"  open book/note Selection Test (counts as a quiz).  Storm video project due next week Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 4th-- "Strom" wrap-up.  Discuss upcoming novel, The Devil's Arithmetic

Wednesday, November 5th--Library reading day.

Thursday, November 6th--No school.  P/T conferences.  Hope to see you there!

Friday, November 7th--No School.

Monday, October 27th--"Storm" intro and vocabulary.

Tuesday, October 28th--"Storm" story + questions ws.

Wednesday, October 29th--Library reading day.

Thursday, October 30th-- "Storm" skills ws

Friday, October 31st--"Storm"  skills ws.  Project due next week Wednesday. Selection test next Monday.

Monday, October 20th--"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"  Wrap up discussion and Foreshadowing Activity.

Tuesday, October 21st--"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"  Selection Quiz:  Open note and book.

Wednesday, October 22nd--Library reading day.

Thursday, October 23rd--"Storm" prereading and vocabulary wss

Friday, October 24th--No School:  Teacher inservce Grading Day.

Monday, October 13th--Foreshadowing video and sheet

Tuesday, October 14th--Read Act 1 of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and complete the questions for Thursday.

Wednesday, October 15th--Library Day  AR points due by 3:25 on Friday this week.

Thursday, October 16th--Act II of "The Adventure of the Speckled Band".  Complete questions.

Friday, October 17th--Discuss and wrap up "The Adventure of the Speckled Band".

Monday, October 6th--Glenis Redmond Presentation.  Heritage Poem due Friday.

Tuesday, October 7th--"The Adventure of the Speckled Band" Mystery intro.

Wednesday, October 8th--Library Reading Day--Get extra AR reading in.  AR points due next week Friday!

Thursday, October 9th--"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"  vocab and prereading.

Friday, October 10th--"The Adventure of the Speckled Band"  Play reading Part 1.

Monday, September 29th --"Ta-Na-E-Ka"  Subject/Verb Agreement  Open book and note Quiz on Ta-Na-E-Ka" on Thursday.

Tuesday, September 30th--  Crow Poets Nonfiction selection ws due Thursday..

Wednesday, October 1st--Library reading day.

Thursday, October 2nd--"Ta-Na-E-Ka" Quiz.  Poetry prewriting sheet.  Interview a Grandparent by next week Tuesday.

Friday, October 3rd--Glenis Redmond--Kennedy Center for the Arts Presentation video.

Monday, September 15th--"Ta-Na-E-Ka"  Conflict and Vocabulary

Tuesday, September 16th--"Ta-Na-E-Ka"  Story and questions.  No assignment

Wednesday, September 17th--Camp Tekewitha

Thursday, September 18th--Camp Tekewitha

Friday, September 19th--No School.  Read your AR book :)

Monday, September 8th--Quotation marks ws.  "Eleven" Quiz this Thursday.  Quiz will be open book and note (ws).

Tuesday, September 9th--"Eleven" Birthday story due Monday.  See rubric in Google Classroom for details.

Wednesday, September 10th--Library Reading Day.  Read your AR book for at least 20 minutes every day!

Thursday, September 11th--"Eleven " Quiz.  Birthday story worktime.

Friday, September 12th--"Ta-Na-E-Ka" intro.  Birthday story due Monday.

Monday, September 1st--Labor Day.  No school.

Tuesday, September 2nd--"Eleven"  Story recap and Mini-Test ws  (doesn't count as a test, just tests our understanding) and Story 

                                                    elements ws.  We should finish in class, but if not, it is homework.

Wednesday, September 3rd-- Library Day!  Read your AR book for 20 minutes each day.

Thursday, September 4th--"Eleven"  Red Sweater and Compound Words ws due tomorrow.

Friday, September 5th--"Eleven" Quotation marks--how and when to use them ws  due Monday.

                                              "Eleven" open book and note quiz next week Thursday.

Wednesday, August 27th--Welcome to Literature! Library Day!  Find a book you might like to read for the 1st quarter.  

Thursday, August 28th--"Eleven" Point of View activity.  No assignment

Friday, September 29--  "Eleven"  Read story together. No assignment