December 14 - 17, 2015
* Informative Writing Practice
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December 7 - 11, 2015
* Close Read - "Speech from the Democratic National Convention" and "from The Most Daring of Our Leaders"
- Independent read for gist
- Listen to it read to them from the my.hrw.com website
- Socratic Seminar with guiding questions
- Test on Key Ideas and Details with written response assessment
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November 30, 2015 - December 4, 2015
DEA Testing
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November 23-27, 2015
* Thanksgiving Holiday
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November 16 - 20, 2015
* Discoveryeducation Probes - Reading Skills
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Monday, November 9, 2015
* Noredink.com practice - Computer lab
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
* DEA practice - Computer lab
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
No school
Thursday, November 12, 2015
* Go over essays
Friday, November 13, 2015
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Monday, November 2, 2015
* "Another Place Another Time"
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Close Read - The Common Cold
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
* Spelling Bee
* Finish Close Read - The Common Cold
Thursday, November 5, 2015
* MLK Oratorical and Poster Contest Presentations
Friday, November 6, 2015
* Finish "Another Place Another Time"
Monday, October 26, 2015
* Sugar Articles - Writing Through Reading
Students will finish and discuss with the teacher the graphic organizer and paired-text quiz from Friday
Students will begin the planning process for their informative essay answering the question, "How have our ideas about sugar changed?"
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
* Book fair
* Spelling Quiz
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
* Informative Essay Writing
Thursday, October 29, 2015
* Informative Essay Writing
Friday, October 30, 2015
* Informative Essay Writing
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Monday, October 19, 2015
* "Magic and the Brain" Magazine Article
- p. 86 Analyzing the text 1-7
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
* "Magic and the Brain" Vocabulary Exercise
* Adverb Clauses p. 88
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
* Discuss handouts on multiple assignments
1. Spelling Bee - First quiz will be Oct. 27 on the first half of the words. 2nd quiz will be on November 3rd. Spelling Bee will be on November 4
2. Martin Luther King Oratorical and Poster Contest - Students will prepare a speech entitled "My Life Matters" and prepare a poster on freedom, equality, justice and peace. Due November 5th.
* Writing through informative reading - How have our ideas about sugar changed?
Students will:
- read two articles on the topic of sugar
- annotate the article with the guiding question in mind
Thursday, October 22, 2015
* Finish reading and annotating sugar articles
Friday, October 23, 2015
* Citing Text Evidence Graphic Organizer
Students will work with a partner to cite text evidence for guiding questions
* Paired-Text Quiz
Students will identify key details from the articles
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Monday, October 5, 2015
* Computer Lab
Students will use www.noredink.com to practice MLA citations and commonly confused words
Assignments (5) all due on Friday if not completed.
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
* Continue with essay writing - Informative Text-based Essay Tips handout provided
- Students will review teacher feedback comments on introductory paragraphs and redraft as necessary
- Students will draft one body paragraphs with a transitional topic sentence, evidence from the text, and personal elaboration
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
* Continue with essay writing
- Students will finish drafting body paragraphs using text evidence (paragraphs 2 and 3) Due tomorrow
Note: Don't forget about your noredink.com assignments! They are all due on Friday.
Thursday, October 8, 2015
* Continue with essay writing
- Students will draft a concluding paragraph that restates the thesis in a new way, reminds the reader of the main points discussed in the body, and leaves the audience with a personal observation on the topic
* Peer Review of Essays
- Students will engage in editing sessions with each other and the teacher
Homework Assignment Notes:
1. Don't forget about your noredink.com assignments due tomorrow.
2. Don't forget about your "Pacific Crossing" questions and quiz due tomorrow.
Friday, October 9, 2015
* Final copy of essay is due by the end of class.
* "Pacific Crossing" questions and quiz due at the end of the period.
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Monday, September 28, 2015
* Computer Lab: Students will be introduced to NoRedInk. com
* Notes:
- Turn in "What I need to do to earn a 10 on an informative essay?" paragraph if you didn't turn it in on Friday.
- Informative Writing Rubric Quiz will be on Wednesday.
* Homework:
1. Novel Study for this week "Pacific Crossing" - Most of you are just about finished with the independent read. Lets try to have it complete by next Monday.
2. Study Informative Writing Rubric and notes for quiz on Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
* Model Essay Analysis
- Students will view and listen to an essay on the topic used for their base-line writing assessment
- Students will discuss with the teacher and each other the characteristics of the essay, using rubric terminology, that make the essay fully sustained with thorough and convincing evidence
- Students will identify and discuss the places where some loosely related material may exist
* Return informative essays on the effects of the water supply on the Everglades
- Students will silently read their essays to themselves
- Students will use their notes from our study of the Informative Writing Rubric to analyze their score in each of the three categories used for scoring: Purpose, Focus, and Organization; Evidence and Elaboration; Conventions of Standard English
- Students will record key vocabulary from the rubric that describes their score in each of the three categories
* Analyzing Personal Needs Assignment
- Students will create personal writing goals which demonstrate understanding of vocabulary terms from the rubric and address ways to improve their score in each category
Note: Quiz tomorrow on Informative Writing Rubric
Homework: Study the Informative Writing Rubric
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
* Informative Writing Rubric Quiz
* Begin new informative reading and writing unit
Guiding question: How has the presence of the Burmese python changed the Everglades?
- Students will independently read, annotate, and analyze 4 source materials
Thursday, October 1, 2015
* Close Reading Lesson
Students will work collaboratively with the teacher and each other on a close read of the four source materials
- Understanding Purpose: Analyze the prompt carefully
- Discover the main idea of each source material
- Question the text in the margins
Friday, October 2, 2015
* Begin the writing process for the essay
Overall Objective: With modeling and assistance from the teacher, students will write a 5 paragraph essay addressing the guiding question
Today
- Writing introductory paragraphs with a parallel thesis statement
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Monday, September 21, 2015
* Novel Study: "Pacific Crossing" by Gary Soto
Chapters 7-10
Guiding Question: How do the elements of the story interact?
Tuesday, September 22, 2015, and Wednesday, September 23, 2015
* Informative Essay Writing Rubric Analysis
Guiding Question: What do I have to do to make a 10 on an informative essay?
- Students will analyze the key differences in grading scores 1-4 (low to high) for the three categories of scoring (Purpose, Focus and Organization; Evidence and Elaboration; and Conventions of Standard English) from the Informative/Expository Text-based Writing Rubric
- Students will break into groups and take an assigned score and category to analyze and prepare a mini-lesson to teach their peers.
- Students will use a dictionary to define the vocabulary words that describe the score value assigned to them
- Students will make a visual aid to guide peer understanding
- Students will work in rotation with the teacher
Thursday, September 24, 2015
* Group presentations on Informative Essay Writing Rubric Analysis
- Students will teach their peers the key differences in scores for informative writing
Friday, September 25, 2015
* Finish group presentations
* Assignment: Write a paragraph that answers the guiding question, "What do I need to do to earn a 10 on an informative writing assignment?"
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Monday, September 14, 2015
* Discovery Education Assessment - Baseline Reading
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 and Thursday, September 17, 2015
*Writing Through Informational Reading - Baseline Assessment
Objective: Students will read 3 informational passages and write a multi-paragraph essay.
Note: "Pacific Crossing" Chapters 1-3 After You Read questions are due tomorrow.
Friday, September 18, 2015
* "Pacific Crossing" chapters 3-6
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Monday, September 7, 2015
* Labor Day - No school
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
* Grammar Book - Commas in a Series and Commas in Compound Sentences
p. 230 1-12
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
*Grammar Continued p. 232 #13-26
* More Uses for Commas p. 235 - 237 # 1-32
Thursday, September 10, 2015
* Assignment: p. 270 Even p. 271 Even
Friday, September 11, 2015
* 9 Rules for Dates, Addresses, and Letters
* Begin Novel Study: "Pacific Crossing" by Gary Soto
Chapters 1-3 due on Thursday, September 17, 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015
* Grammar Lesson: p. 222 - 223 from Friday
- Writing Correct Sentences - Capitalization and Punctuation
Objectives:
1. correct sentences by capitalizing first words and adding appropriate end punctuation
2. proofread a report to correct errors in the use of capitalization and punctuation
3. write an ad using the four types of sentences
- Proper Nouns and Proper Adjectives
Objectives:
1. capitalize proper nouns and proper adjectives in sentences
2. proofread a family history to correct errors in the use of capitalization
3. write a poster, using proper nouns and proper adjectives
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
* Review Writing Correct Sentences
* Grammar: Proper nouns and proper adjectives pp. 225-226
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
* Grammar Book: Capitalizing proper nouns and proper adjectives p227 # 12-44 "On Your Own"
- check for accuracy with the teacher
page 262 #'s 6-10 for a classwork/homework grade
* Start Interjections p. 228-229
Thursday, September 3, 2015 (pep rally schedule)
* Grammar: Interjections
p. 262 # 11-15
Friday, September 4, 2015
* Grammar Quiz - correct sentences, proper nouns, proper adjectives, interjections
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Monday, August 24, 2015
* "Arachne" Close Reader p. 17- 22
Objective: Cite several pieces of text evidence to support a theme and analyze its development
Students will practice and apply close reading strategies with the teacher and each other by discussing short sections of the text one at a time to determine the theme and analyze the way elements of a myth interact, including how characters influence plot events.
* Assignment: Write an analysis of the theme of "Arachne" Use text evidence to support your ideas.
Due tomorrow
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
* Theme paper due
* Begin Unit 1: Bold Actions
Short story: Rogue Wave
Essential Questions:
1. How does “taking bold actions” enable one to overcome great challenges?
2. How do writers use characters’ actions to develop a short story?
3. What does it take to be a strong soul?
Objective: cite text evidence, analyze the interaction of story elements, present claims and findings, use Greek or Latin affixes and roots
- Students will follow along in their textbook as they listen to the audio version of "Rogue Wave" from the my.hrw.com book website
- Students will practice and apply close reading strategies with the teacher and each other by discussing section of the text one piece at a time
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
* Screencast demonstration of student talk
* Group Work: Students will work with a partner to answer one of the "Analyzing the Text" questions
- Student will present for the first four questions
- Students will engage in conversations about the text with the teacher and each other
Thursday, August 27, 2015
* Finish presenting and discussing question 5-7
* Vocabulary study of Latin roots, prefixes and suffixes
* Study Guide for test tomorrow
Friday, August 28, 2015
* Test on "Rogue Wave"
* Grammar: Writing Correct Sentences
p. 222 & 223 #1-18
Monday, August 17, 2015
* Syllabus sent home with Bring Your Own Device release form
* Compound Word Interviews
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
* Comic Chaos Challenge
* Poem on bullying "To This Day"
* Acrostic Name Poetry - Character traits
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
* Issue books
* Literary Terms Review - Powerpoint with Guided Notetaking
Thursday, August 20, 2015
* Literary Terms Review Continued
Friday, August 21, 2015
* Finish Literary Terms Review