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"
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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 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
* Video - How to Prepare for a Speech
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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. 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 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 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 12, 2015
* Computer Lab - www.noredink.com
Students will engage in grammar lessons, practices, and quizzes
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
* Computer Lab - www.noredink.com
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
* Bruner Writes School-wide FSA simulation
* "Reality Central" reading and class discussion as an introduction to argumentative topics
Guiding Question: Should cell phones be allowed in school?
Thursday, October 15, 2015
* Make up quiz for students who did not submit "Pacific Crossing" assignments and quiz
* Short Story
Friday, October 16, 2015
* Teacher Work Day - No school for students
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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 on Monday.
Friday, October 9, 2015
* Final copy of essay is due by the end of class.
* "Pacific Crossing" questions and quiz
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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 chapter 6-9 for this week "Pacific Crossing"
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 4-6
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 well-constructed paragraph on the original guiding question, "What do I need to do to get a 10 on an informative essay?"
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Monday, September 14, 2015
* Discovery Education Assessment
Tuesday, September 15, 2015 through Thursday, September 17, 2015
* Diagnostic Baseline: Writing through Informational Reading: The Everglades
Objective: Students will read 3 informational documents and write a multi-paragraph essay.
Friday, September 18, 2015
* Begin Novel Study: "Pacific Crossing" by Gary Soto
Students will read chapters 1-3 and answer the guiding questions
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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
* P. 232 13-26
* More Uses for Commas p. 235 - 237 Interrupters, Appositives, and Nouns of Direct Address
Thursday, September 10, 2015
* Continue with Punctuation Study
Grammar Assessment Assignment: p. 270 Even p. 271 Even
Friday, September 11, 2015
* 9 Rules for Dates, Addresses, and Letters
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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
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, and interjections
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
* Homework: Crossword Puzzle
Friday, August 21, 2015
* Turn in crossword puzzle
* Myth - "Arachne"
Students will closely read the myth, define vocabulary words, annotate the text, and answer questions about the myth* Introduction to Quizlet.com: MrsSatterfield@Bruner
- Students will get to see www.quizlet.com in action. Quizlet.com is an interactive way to learn vocabulary. Simply search: mrssatterfield@bruner and follow the links to this week's Academic Vocabulary words. Play vocabulary games and quiz your knowledge of the words.
(Note: A hard copy of the vocabulary words will be given out tomorrow.)