- Completing "Zlateh the Goat" vocabulary
- Discussing how the setting affects the story - circle timeline
- Restating and answering questions in complete sentences - must use part of the question in your answer in order to restate...
- "Zlateh the Goat" Test on Friday
Week of 9/12-16/16
- Objective Summary for "Zlateh the Goat"
- Introduce Prepositions, prepositional phrases, and object of the preposition.
- IXL assignment for the week will be given on Monday and due the following Monday.
- First read of our Scope article "From Terror to Hope"
- Independent novel reading
- Cold Read
Week of 9/19-23/16
- Scope magazine "Terror to Hope" article - continue
- Vocabulary and Quiz on Thursday
- Library day on Friday
- Spotlight reader
- Read independent novel
Week of 9/26-30/16
- Scope magazine - "Tell Tale Heart"
- Discussing Mood in literature and art
- Quiz on the story Friday
- IXL (complete sentences, fragments, and run-ons) due Monday (Level H: M.1, M.2, and M.3)
- Read independent novels
Week of 10/3-7/16
- Begin "The Wolf You Feed" unit
- End grading for first nine weeks
- Read independent novels
- Spotlight reader on Thursday
- Guidance lesson on Friday
- ENJOY your weekend!
Week of 10/10-14/16
- Continue "The Wolf You Feed" unit
- Read independent novels
- Library day on Friday
- Cold Read this week
- IXL due on Monday (prepositions - list is in their LA section if needed to help)
- ENJOY the LONG weekend!
Week of 10/17-21/16
- Continue "The Wolf You Feed" unit - details, summarizing, paraphrasing
- Read independent novels
- IXL due on Monday (10/17/16)
- Spotlight reader on Friday
- Vocabulary
Week of 10/24-28/16
- CHOMP #9 and 10
- IXL due on Monday (October 31)
- Read independent novel
- Begin "The Bell Witch" historical legend from Tennessee
- Vocabulary
- Test on Friday
- BOOK Fair begins October 31
- Enjoy your weekend!!!
Week 10/31 - 11/4/16
- IXL due on Monday (November 7)
- Read independent novel
- BOOK FAIR this week!!!!! (Give extra chores for Book $)
- Reader's Response Quiz on Wednesday
- Cold Read practice on Thursday
- Cold Read on Friday
- ENJOY your weekend!!!!
Week of 11/7-11/16
Cold Read practice continued
- IXL due on Monday - 11/7 (Level F: YY.4, YY.5, and YY.6)
- Cold Read postponed
- Continuing our Wolf Unit using excerpts from Jack London (White Fang)
- Higher Order Thinking questions: comparative
- Veteran's Day program Thursday morning 8:45
- OUT of school on Friday, November 11 - Veteran's Day
- ENJOY your weekend!!!!!
Week of 11/14-11/16
- IXL due this Friday
- Short Story fiction- “An Open Heart”
- “An Open Heart” Test this Friday
- Keep reading 30 minutes each day from independent novel (book of choice -fiction)
Week of 11/28 - 12/2/16
- IXL due on Monday, December 5
- Cold Read practice
- Cold Read on Thursday
- Library day on Friday
- Keep reading independent novels
Week of 12/5-9/16
- Read independent novel 30 minutes daily
- "Lob's Girl" - fiction story in Literature book on p. 964
- Vocabulary this week
- Foreshadowing, flashback, and plot shifts
- Test next week
Week of 12/12-16/16
- Review for "Lob's Girl" Test on Tuesday
- "Lob's Girl" Test
- Turn in any outstanding assignments
- Compare/Contrast different forms of text, literature, video
- Early dismissal on Friday - 11:00AM
- Have a MOST wonderful break and a very Merry Christmas!
Week of 1/16-20/17
- IXL Level H: AAA.1 - AAA.5 due Monday, January 23...
- Exploring 2 different texts by 2 different authors about the same event
- An Excerpt from Helen Keller's Autobiography and a Letter Anne Sullivan wrote
- Objective summaries and reader's response questioning
- Helen Keller Test on Tuesday, January 24.
- Keep reading those independent novels (30) minutes a day!
Week of 1/23 - 1/27/2017
- Two new texts to compare and contrast: "End of a Splendid Journey" and "The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912"
- Vocabulary Quiz on Friday
- Library the next week :)
- Keep reading those independent novels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT really makes a difference.
WEEK of 1/30 - 2/3/2017
- Vocabulary Quiz on Monday - (2) stories from the Titanic
- "Spaceflight to Mars" - an article that traces the author's point of view and argument
- Library this Friday - bring in your books
- IXL due on Monday, February 6
- KEEP reading those independent novels - THIS is what really increases your child's ability to improve on any reading test!!!!!!!!
- Have a GREAT weekend!
WEEK of 2/6-10/2017
- Guidance Week for Language Arts classes
- "Spaceflight to Mars" Test on Tuesday
- Context Clues in texts
- READING RALLY on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- READ independent novel and/or READING RALLY BOOK #1!
WEEK of 2/13-17/2017
- Guidance on Monday with Mrs. Coleman
- "Steve Jobs" - excerpt from his life story
- Claims...
- READING RALLY BOOK - be reading.... each night!!!!!
- College and Career Day on Friday!
WEEK of 2/20-24/2017
- NO school on MONDAY - enjoy!
- Concluding our article about Steve Jobs - claims and evidence
- Beginning a piece of poetry and analysis
- IXL will be due on Monday, February 27, 2017
- COLD read on Friday
- KEEP reading your RRB (reading rally book)
- ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!
WEEK of 2/27-3/3/2017
- Discuss Cold Read from Friday
- IXL contracts are due on Monday, February 27
- Literature textbook story "Eleven" - figurative language and voice
- Keep reading your RRB - reading rally books! I'm on my 3rd one - Rain Reign now :)
- MUCH LOVE!
WEEK of 3/6-10/2017
- Review "Eleven" Test
- "Emperor's New Clothes" short story - Theme
- Test will be the following Monday
- IXL "Extra Credit" due on March 9
- Library day on Friday
- Keep READING your RRB!!!!!!!!! Voting on the 6 books soon!
- ENJOY your weekend!
WEEK of 4/3-4/7/2017
- Beginning "Salvador, Late or Early" by Sandra Cisneros - Close reading
- IXL due on Monday, April 10
- Library day on Friday
- Cold Read
WEEK of 4/10-14/2017
- Test Nav prep
- Complete "Salvador, Late or Early" by Sandra Cisneros - Close Read
- Reader's Response questions from Salvador
- Read independent novel for homework this week :)
WEEK of 4/17-21, 2017
- GET good rest/sleep
- GET good breakfasts daily
- ACT Aspire testing this week: Monday = READING, Tuesday = MATH, Wednesday = ENGLISH, Thursday = SCIENCE
- Beginning our pre-novel study of Daniel's Story
- Read independent novel 30 minutes daily
- HAPPY Easter weekend :)
- Begin Daniel’s Story by Carol Matas this week
- Novel packet and Vocabulary packet assigned to novel – please encourage your child to keep up with any assigned work
- Books are provided and used in the classroom setting (classroom set)
Daniel’s Story is a fictitious story based upon true events and experiences of those who survived the Holocaust. The content is at times somber and intense as it portrays the account of one of our darkest moments in history. Daniel’s Story is dedicated to the memory of the children of the Holocaust and children everywhere in the hope of a future filled with peace and love.
WEEK of 4/24-28/17
- Beginning our novel study: Daniel's Story
- See above post to refresh your memory :)
- Ch:1-4 this week in class
- ALL novels will be provided in class
- IXL due on Monday, May 1
- Have a GREAT weekend!!!!!!
WEEK of 5/1-5/17
- Continuing with our NOVEL study of Daniel's Story
- BOOK Fair on Monday - and daily when money is brought for purchases through Friday
- Checking Ch.1-4 assignments - be checking inow for new grades
- IXL due on Monday, May 1
- Chapters 1-9 TEST will be next week
WEEK of 5/8-12/17
- CH. 5/6 and 7-9 Study Questions are due on Monday (RESTATE the question in your answer for credit :)
- CH. 1-9 TEST will be on Tuesday
- IXL Level H: DDD.1, DDD.2, DDD.3, DDD.4, DDD.5 due on Monday, May 15
- KEEP up with ALL assignments - KEEP your grade STRONG!
- Please be asking your children to share what they have been learning about the Holocaust - it is impressive
- HAVE a most BEAUTIFUL weekend!
WEEK of 5/15-19/17
- IXL due today (Level H: DDD.1-DDD.5)
- Continuing our novel study of Daniel's Story - chapters 13-16
- We will review over our last test with each class and discuss answers
- Final Test CH.1-16 is on Thursday
- All questions in packet will be checked this week
- Keep up with all work - the end is near.
- TEXTBOOKS will be returned to the library this Friday - please locate and have them in your locker ready to turn in Friday :)