Weighted Grading
Accelerated Reader 10%* In-Class Participation 5% Assignments 35% Projects/Assessments 50%
*Every student will have a goal of 11 AR Points for Quarter Two
Corrections will be an opportunity to bring up a grade by some points if a homework assignment didn't go as well as a student would have liked. Remember that corrections are meant to help students learn from their mistakes, not as a shortcut for not taking their time on an assignment.
Assignments*: Corrections may be completed only if the assignment was submitted on time. Corrected assignments may earn up to full points.
*Late assignments are not eligible for corrections.
Week of November 10-14
Monday - No School
Tuesday - Read Chapter 3 of City of Ember in class and complete the Chapter 3 worksheet- Homework: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday - Finish reading Chapter 3 in City of Ember in class and finish up worksheet- Homework: Read 15 minutes
Thursday - Read Chapter 4 of City of Ember in class and complete the Chapter 4 worksheet- Homework: Read 15 minutes
Friday - Library Day/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Week of November 3-7
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Read Chapter 2 of City of Ember in class and complete the Chapter 2 worksheet- Homework: Read 15 minutes and Chapter 2 worksheet if not complete in class
Wednesday - Talk about what we have learned about the setting of City of Ember in the first 2 chapters - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Thursday - Parent/Teacher Conferences - No School
Friday - No School
Week of October 27-31
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Esperanza Rising Project Work Day- Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Wednesday - Introduction to New Literature Book - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Thursday - Start reading new literature book in class and complete worksheet to go with it - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Friday - Continue reading new literature book in class and complete worksheet to go with it - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Week of October 20-24
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Introduced Esperanza Rising Project and students had time to work on them - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Wednesday - Work day on Esperanza Project - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Thursday - Work day on Esperanza Project - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Esperanza Rising Project (due Monday, November 3rd)
Friday - No School - End of 1st Quarter
Week of October 13-17
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Finished Chapter 13 in Esperanza Rising and completed Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday - Talked about Symbolism and the importance it plays in Esperanza Rising - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Thursday - Started reading Chapter 14 in Esperanza Rising and started working on Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minute
Friday - Finished reading Chapter 14 and read Author's note in Esperanza Rising and worked on Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes; finish Sequence Chain if not completed in class
Week of October 6-10
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading/Book Conferencing - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Talked about Cause and Effect - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday - Read Chapter 11 in Esperanza Rising and completed Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes; finish Sequence Chain if not completed in class
Thursday - Read Chapter 12 in Esperanza Rising and completed Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes; finish Sequence Chain if not completed in class
Friday - Start reading Chapter 13 in Esperanza Rising and worked on Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Week of September 29-October 3
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading/Book Conferencing - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Learned about Figurative Language - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Wednesday - Read Chapter 8 in Esperanza Rising and completed Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Thursday - Read Chapter 9 in Esperanza Rising and completed Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes
Friday - Read Chapter 10 in Esperanza Rising and worked on Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes; finish Sequence Chain
Week of September 22-26
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading/Book Conferencing - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Read Chapter 6 and worked on Sequence Chain - No assignment
Wednesday - Finished Chapter 6 and Sequence Chain; started Chapter 7 and Sequence Chain - No assignment
Thursday - Finished Chapter 7 and Sequence Chain; Reviewed what we have read so far in Esperanza Rising
Friday - No School
Week of September 15-19
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading/Book Conferencing - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Finished reading Chapter 5 of Esperanza Rising and had time to finish Chapter Sequence Chain - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Wednesday - 6th Grade Camp
Thursday - 6th Grade Camp
Friday - No School for 6th Grade
Week of September 8-12
Monday - Library Day/Silent reading/Book Conferencing - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Tuesday - Read Chapter 3 of Esperanza Rising and had time to work on Chapter Sequence Chain - Homework: Read for 15 minutes and Chapter 3 Sequence Chain due Thurs, September 11th (if it wasn't finished in class)
Wednesday - Talked about Conflict in Literature and how it can be External or Internal; Talked about the conflict that has happened already in Esperanza Rising - Homework: Read 15 Minutes and Chapter 3 Sequence Chain due Thurs, September 11th (if it wasn't finished in class)
Thursday - Read Chapter 4 of Esperanza Rising and had time to work on Chapter Sequence Chain - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Chapter 4 Sequence Chain due Monday, September 15th (if it wasn't finished in class)
Friday - Read half of Chapter 5 of Esperanza Rising and had time to start Sequence Chain for Chap. 5 - Homework: Read 15 minutes and Chapter 4 Sequence Chain due Monday, September 15th (if it wasn't finished in class)
Week of September 2-5
Tuesday - Library Expectations/Pick out first AR book/Silent reading - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Wednesday - Intro to Esperanza Rising slideshow and Quick Writes - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Thursday - Reading Chapters 1-2 in Esperanza Rising in class - Homework: Read for 15 minutes
Friday - Finish reading Chapter 2 of Esperanza Rising in class; Discussion; Work time on sequence chain - Homework: Read for 15 minutes and Sequence Chain (due Tuesday, Sept. 9th if not finished in class)
Week of August 27-29
Wednesday - Intro to Literature - No assignment
Thursday - Reading Attitudes Survey/ talking about book conferencing - No assignment
Friday - Learned about the theme of the story vs the plot - No assignment