Weighted Grading
Accelerated Reader 10%* In-Class Participation 5% Assignments 35% Projects/Assessments 50%
*Every student will have a goal of 10 AR Points for Quarter One
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