4/27: Review vocabulary, Classroom Activity for Smarter Balanced Testing
4/28: Smarter Balanced Performance Task
4/29: Smarter Balanced Performance Task
4/30: Smarter Balanced Performance Task (study hall if finished)
4/28: Smarter Balanced Performance Task
4/29: Smarter Balanced Performance Task
4/30: Smarter Balanced Performance Task (study hall if finished)
Vocab. 20 Quiz: May 6
Vocab. 21 Quiz: May 13
Vocab. 22 Quiz: May 20
Cumulative Vocabulary Test: May 28
Vocab. 21 Quiz: May 13
Vocab. 22 Quiz: May 20
Cumulative Vocabulary Test: May 28
4/13: Punctuating dialogue mini-lesson
4/14: Plot mini-lesson
4/15: Prepare for Book Buddies field trip (plan activity, make name tags, etc)
4/16: BOOK BUDDIES FIELD TRIP during Language Arts
4/14: Plot mini-lesson
4/15: Prepare for Book Buddies field trip (plan activity, make name tags, etc)
4/16: BOOK BUDDIES FIELD TRIP during Language Arts
Note: we have two days of Common Core testing immediately after break. We will be testing in the computer lab during Language Arts on March 30 and 31.
Before Spring Break: Nothing But the Truth play |
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2/23: Revise "Inside Out" poem
2/24: Vocab. 16 QUIZ, write "Back Again" poem
2/25: revise poems
2/26: edit and submit final draft of 1.2.19 Essay
2/24: Vocab. 16 QUIZ, write "Back Again" poem
2/25: revise poems
2/26: edit and submit final draft of 1.2.19 Essay
Tuesday 2/17: Vocab. 15 Quiz, Text Annotation for Research Task
Wednesday 2/18: Research Text Discussion, Poetry Style Analysis
Thursday 2/19: Pre-writing for two poems, drafting poems
Wednesday 2/18: Research Text Discussion, Poetry Style Analysis
Thursday 2/19: Pre-writing for two poems, drafting poems
Monday 2/2: Lesson 1.2.11--- Vocabulary 14 due next Tuesday
Tuesday 2/3: Lesson 1.2.12 Wednesday 2/4: Lesson 1.2.13 Thursday 2/5: Lessons 1.2.14-15 <all week's assignments in one document...due today> |
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Monday 1/26: Lesson 1.2.8
Tuesday 1/27: Lesson 1.2.9
Wednesday 1/28: Lesson 1.2.10
Thurs/Fri: Professional Development--no class
Tuesday 1/27: Lesson 1.2.9
Wednesday 1/28: Lesson 1.2.10
Thurs/Fri: Professional Development--no class
Due Tuesday 1/20: 158-179 with notes
Due Wednesday 1/21: Vocab. 11 wkbk (grade in class then take the quiz), pages 180-195 with notes
Due Thursday 1/22: no reading.....doing a Mid-Unit Assessment during class
Due Wednesday 1/21: Vocab. 11 wkbk (grade in class then take the quiz), pages 180-195 with notes
Due Thursday 1/22: no reading.....doing a Mid-Unit Assessment during class
Due Tuesday 1/13: 83-90 with notes
Due Wednesday 1/14: 91-111 with notes Due Thursday 1/15: 115-134 with notes Due Tuesday 1/20: 158-179 with notes |
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Happy New Year!
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1/5 1.1.13 (notecatcher done in class, transcript read in class)
1/6 Receive Vocab. 11 supplemental reading
1/7 1.1.14 end of unit assessment
1/8 supplemental reading (start lesson 1.2.1 Monday)
1/6 Receive Vocab. 11 supplemental reading
1/7 1.1.14 end of unit assessment
1/8 supplemental reading (start lesson 1.2.1 Monday)
12/8 and 12/9 ------
Students will read non-fiction texts that contribute to the background of Vietnam. Monday: students should finish questions over Article 1 and do an initial reading of the later articles. |
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Note template for 12/2------------->
You should be keeping notes somewhere for yourself. It can be electronic or on paper. You won't necessarily turn them in every time, but they will be useful for your midway and unit assessments. |
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This week we jump into a 10 week unit. Our school is sponsoring some new curriculum called "Engage NY" across several grade levels. It does a terrific job of preparing for Common Core as well as building cross-curricular skills.
What this means for homework: the first month centers around Inside Out and Back Again. There are not huge amounts of reading, but students will be most successful if they expect and do 10-15 minutes of homework a night: rereading a section, doing further reading, taking notes, or finishing a small assignment.
Weekly Schedule:
11/17: quote discussion, journal covers
11/18: Vocab. 7 quiz
11/19: book should be done, journals due
11/20: study guide due, BOOK TEST
11/17: quote discussion, journal covers
11/18: Vocab. 7 quiz
11/19: book should be done, journals due
11/20: study guide due, BOOK TEST
Big due dates:
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11/10--- vocabulary 6 quiz, work time on study guide
11/11--- no school! 11/12--- Shakespeare day! (1st and 2nd period all watch the acting troupe) 11/13--- DUE 4 study guide sections (1-5, 6-10, 11-16, 17-21) |
FEVER reading schedule:
Chapters due:
1-3: Oct. 28
4-5: Nov. 3
6-7: Nov. 4
8-9: Nov. 5
10-11: Nov. 6
12-16: Nov. 10
17-18: Nov. 11
19-20:Nov. 12
21-22: Nov. 13
23-25: Nov. 17
26-27: Nov. 18
28-Epi: Nov. 19
Test: Nov. 20
Chapters due:
1-3: Oct. 28
4-5: Nov. 3
6-7: Nov. 4
8-9: Nov. 5
10-11: Nov. 6
12-16: Nov. 10
17-18: Nov. 11
19-20:Nov. 12
21-22: Nov. 13
23-25: Nov. 17
26-27: Nov. 18
28-Epi: Nov. 19
Test: Nov. 20
Ongoing Fever Assignments
Need to study for the Code Talkers test?
Weekly Schedule
10/13 nothing due (in-class MSG1)
10/14 nothing due (in-class MSG2,3)
10/15 Code Talkers should be finished, get Vocab. 4 packet *due Mon.
10/16 Code Talkers final test
10/14 nothing due (in-class MSG2,3)
10/15 Code Talkers should be finished, get Vocab. 4 packet *due Mon.
10/16 Code Talkers final test
Weekly Schedule
Due dates: Monday--Vocab. 3 packet
Tuesday--Vocab. 3 Test
Wednesday--Code Talker ch. 20-23, FICTION STORY
Tuesday--Vocab. 3 Test
Wednesday--Code Talker ch. 20-23, FICTION STORY
10/2 We have most of class today to begin our stories. The end product will be 2-5 pages long.
Monday 9/29 Homework: If you couldn't access Showbie, look at this. You are inventing a story idea. The story will eventually be 2-5 pages, but for now you're writing a chart (online or on notebook paper) as a brainstorming activity. Here's the format. |
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Weekly Schedule
Mon. 9/29: In-Class Connotation work, 6 word stories, theme brainstorm, Ch 11-15 due
Tues 9/30: In-Class Imagery work, 2 plot brainstorms due tomorrow Wed. 10/1: In-Class Dialogue work, short story, Ch. 16-19 due Thurs. 10/2: In-Class Characterization work, short story work time (DUE MON: vocab. 3) SHORT STORY rough draft due WEDNESDAY *Ch. 20-23 postponed to being due Wednesday next week* |
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Weekly Schedule |
http://navajocodetalkers.org/ |
Monday: Code Talkers quiz (ch. 1-4) Vocabulary packet 2 due.
Tuesday: Finish purple chart based on "The Tell-Tale Heart", Vocabulary 2 quiz (Ch 5-6 of Code Talkers due)
Wednesday: Ch 7-8 discussion, read "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Thursday: Ch. 9-10 Code Talkers due, Plot Chart quiz
Tuesday: Finish purple chart based on "The Tell-Tale Heart", Vocabulary 2 quiz (Ch 5-6 of Code Talkers due)
Wednesday: Ch 7-8 discussion, read "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Thursday: Ch. 9-10 Code Talkers due, Plot Chart quiz
Weekly Schedule
Monday 9/15: Vocabulary packet due. Read "The Landlady" and begin writer's journal
Tuesday 9/16: Vocabulary quiz, Unit 1. Read "The Monkey's Paw", continue journal
Wednesday 9/17: Ansel Adams article, receive vocabulary Unit 2
Thursday 9/18: "The Open Window" and twist-ending writing work
Tuesday 9/16: Vocabulary quiz, Unit 1. Read "The Monkey's Paw", continue journal
Wednesday 9/17: Ansel Adams article, receive vocabulary Unit 2
Thursday 9/18: "The Open Window" and twist-ending writing work
CHALLENGE for Challenge students: This request is in regards to Social Studies, but applies to you. Feeling confident about the 50 states? I challenge you to get tested on state capitals as well. You will NOT receive extra credit (and the capitals will be a part of your grade should you attempt them). Why do it? In the long run you'll be glad you did. I'll be even happier about it.
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If you lose your Vocabulary Unit 1 Packet, print yourself a replacement copy.
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TUESDAY'S WRITING PROMPT:
Short essay response: PICK ONE
1. Name the primary antagonist of the story. Support your answer by showing how the antagonist is involved in the conflict. What's one way the author makes us sympathetic to this antagonist?
2. What is group responsibility? What is individual responsibility? Give an example of each in the story. How would you state this theme of the story as related to responsibility?
Short essay response: PICK ONE
1. Name the primary antagonist of the story. Support your answer by showing how the antagonist is involved in the conflict. What's one way the author makes us sympathetic to this antagonist?
2. What is group responsibility? What is individual responsibility? Give an example of each in the story. How would you state this theme of the story as related to responsibility?
Weekly Schedule
Monday 9/8: Summary pretest over sugary drink article.
Tuesday 9/9: Receive vocabulary Unit 1 packet (due Monday)
Read "The Day of the Last Rock Fight" answer 1 of 2 short essay questions.
Wednesday 9/10: LIBRARY (intro, textbooks checkout, book checkout)
Thursday 9/11: Short story from literature book--examine from a writer's perspective
Tuesday 9/9: Receive vocabulary Unit 1 packet (due Monday)
Read "The Day of the Last Rock Fight" answer 1 of 2 short essay questions.
Wednesday 9/10: LIBRARY (intro, textbooks checkout, book checkout)
Thursday 9/11: Short story from literature book--examine from a writer's perspective
Weekly Schedule
9/1
no school |
9/2
no school |
9/3
introduction letter to the teacher |
9/4
plot chart begin short story unit |