5/22/17
Learning Target: Analyze and understand poetry
1. What is poetry?
2. Read Jabberwocky/ Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
3. Complete analysis/ compare and contrast both poems
Learning Target: Analyze and understand poetry
1. What is poetry?
2. Read Jabberwocky/ Sarah Cynthia Silvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
3. Complete analysis/ compare and contrast both poems
4/18/17-4/19/17
Learning Target: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and evidence.
1. Check in outline for argument writing
2. Write rough draft using transitions (check in with Mrs. Gough)
3. Begin typing rough draft in Google Docs
4. Proofread OUT LOUD and make changes
5. Have someone else proofread
HW: Outline due tomorrow
Learning Target: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and evidence.
1. Check in outline for argument writing
2. Write rough draft using transitions (check in with Mrs. Gough)
3. Begin typing rough draft in Google Docs
4. Proofread OUT LOUD and make changes
5. Have someone else proofread
HW: Outline due tomorrow
4/17/17
Learning Target: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and evidence.
1. Complete outline for argument writing
HW: Outline due tomorrow
Learning Target: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and evidence.
1. Complete outline for argument writing
HW: Outline due tomorrow
The Outsiders Mock Trial
Juror Resources:
Juror Rubric
Juror Overview
Video: How to set up your Google Doc to look like a newspaper
Prosecution/ Defense Resources:
Prosecution/ Defense Rubric
Prosecution/ Defense Overview
Witness Resources:
Witness Rubric
Witness Overview
Juror Resources:
Juror Rubric
Juror Overview
Video: How to set up your Google Doc to look like a newspaper
Prosecution/ Defense Resources:
Prosecution/ Defense Rubric
Prosecution/ Defense Overview
Witness Resources:
Witness Rubric
Witness Overview
4/12/17
1. R.A.F.T. make-up presentations
2. Introduction to Mock Trial (Argument Unit)
3. Assign roles for Mock Trial
1. R.A.F.T. make-up presentations
2. Introduction to Mock Trial (Argument Unit)
3. Assign roles for Mock Trial
4/10/17-4/11/17
The Outsiders Movie
The Outsiders Movie
3/29/17
2nd Hour: BJNJ3-DQJ4R
3rd Hour: XKMHJ-92NF4
4th Hour: VSN29-HHRCF
5th Hour: CQ422-3MX9R
6th Hour: CQXNR-8VBNN
10. Submit the assignment through Schoology
11. Continue to practice reading it out loud
- Finish rough draft R.A.F.T.
- Check rough draft in with Mrs. Gough (with figurative language underlined)
- Type up in Google Drive (Times New Roman, 12 pt. font)
- Highlight your 2 forms of figurative language
- Read through it out loud several times, listening for grammatical errors.
- Have another student proof read it for you.
- Proofread it one last time
- Log into Schoology
- Join your T3 class in Schoology
2nd Hour: BJNJ3-DQJ4R
3rd Hour: XKMHJ-92NF4
4th Hour: VSN29-HHRCF
5th Hour: CQ422-3MX9R
6th Hour: CQXNR-8VBNN
10. Submit the assignment through Schoology
11. Continue to practice reading it out loud
3/27/17
1. Debate
2. Finish reading novel
3. Q.W. #15: Bring it all together
What is the main conflict of the novel, what is the climax of the
story, what is the theme of the novel? How do they all relate to
one another? Explain in detail.
4. Character Journals
1. Debate
2. Finish reading novel
3. Q.W. #15: Bring it all together
What is the main conflict of the novel, what is the climax of the
story, what is the theme of the novel? How do they all relate to
one another? Explain in detail.
4. Character Journals
3/24/17
Read Chapter 10-??
Q.W. #14:
If you finish the novel answer the following question:
What would you change about the ending if you could and why? Or is it perfect the way it is, if so why?
Learning Target: Determine the mood and climax of the novel.
1. Review mood of Chapter 9
2. Review "Stay Gold" predictions
3. Climax Debate
Read Chapter 10-??
Q.W. #14:
If you finish the novel answer the following question:
What would you change about the ending if you could and why? Or is it perfect the way it is, if so why?
Learning Target: Determine the mood and climax of the novel.
1. Review mood of Chapter 9
2. Review "Stay Gold" predictions
3. Climax Debate
3/23/17
Learning Target: Identify the climax of the story.
1. Finish reading Chapter 9
2. Q.W. #12: What is the mood of chapter 9? What creates the mood of the chapter?
3. Q.W. #13: What is the climax (the turning point, the highest point of tension) of the novel? Defend your answer.
Character Journals:
Darry pg. 6-7
Soda pg.7-8
Steve pg. 9
Two-Bit pg. 9-10
Dally pg. 10-11
Johnny pg. 11-12
Cherry/ Marcia pg. 21-25
Bob pg. 44 and Chapter 4
Randy pg. 115-119
Tim Shepard pg. 138
Learning Target: Identify the climax of the story.
1. Finish reading Chapter 9
2. Q.W. #12: What is the mood of chapter 9? What creates the mood of the chapter?
3. Q.W. #13: What is the climax (the turning point, the highest point of tension) of the novel? Defend your answer.
Character Journals:
Darry pg. 6-7
Soda pg.7-8
Steve pg. 9
Two-Bit pg. 9-10
Dally pg. 10-11
Johnny pg. 11-12
Cherry/ Marcia pg. 21-25
Bob pg. 44 and Chapter 4
Randy pg. 115-119
Tim Shepard pg. 138
3/22/17
Learning Target: Analyze how an author develops the different points of view in the novel.
1. Read Chapter 8/ Focus: Why do the Greasers and Socs still want to fight? What's the point?
2. Read Chapter 9/ Focus: What is the mood of the chapter?
Learning Target: Analyze how an author develops the different points of view in the novel.
1. Read Chapter 8/ Focus: Why do the Greasers and Socs still want to fight? What's the point?
2. Read Chapter 9/ Focus: What is the mood of the chapter?
3/20/17-3/21/17
Learning Target: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language. Interpret figures of speech.
1. Create Figurative Language for "The Outsiders"
2. Present Figurative Language Posters to the class
3. Character Journals
Learning Target: Demonstrate understanding of figurative language. Interpret figures of speech.
1. Create Figurative Language for "The Outsiders"
2. Present Figurative Language Posters to the class
3. Character Journals
3/17/17
Learning Target: Understand figurative language and it's use in literature.
1. Figurative Language Review ppt.
2. Figurative Language practice
Learning Target: Understand figurative language and it's use in literature.
1. Figurative Language Review ppt.
2. Figurative Language practice
3/14/17
Learning Target: Analyze fiction
1. Read Chapter 6
Focus: How is Ponyboy's perception of the people around him
changing?
2. Quick Write (Perception): How is Ponyboy's perception of the people around him changing?
3. Character Journals (Checking them in on Friday)
Learning Target: Analyze fiction
1. Read Chapter 6
Focus: How is Ponyboy's perception of the people around him
changing?
2. Quick Write (Perception): How is Ponyboy's perception of the people around him changing?
3. Character Journals (Checking them in on Friday)
3/13/17
Review Classroom Expectations/ POMS/ T3
New seats/ Ice breakers
Learning Target: Summarize the important details from chapters 1-5
1. Group Summary "The Outsiders" Chapter 1-5 with picture
Review Classroom Expectations/ POMS/ T3
New seats/ Ice breakers
Learning Target: Summarize the important details from chapters 1-5
1. Group Summary "The Outsiders" Chapter 1-5 with picture
3/9/17
Learning Target: Analyze the Robert Frost's poem in chapter 5. What allusion is being made by the poem.
1. Read Chapter 5
2. Quick Write ("Nothing Gold Can Stay"): What is the meaning of Robert Frost's poem? What is its relationship to Ponyboy's present situation in the novel?
3. Character Journals
Learning Target: Analyze the Robert Frost's poem in chapter 5. What allusion is being made by the poem.
1. Read Chapter 5
2. Quick Write ("Nothing Gold Can Stay"): What is the meaning of Robert Frost's poem? What is its relationship to Ponyboy's present situation in the novel?
3. Character Journals
MLA Format
1. Open Google Doc
2. Name your document (first name, last name, society)
3. Change font to Times New Roman
4. Put in 12 pt. font (your entire paper will be in 12 pt. even the title)
5. Go over to line spacing and click DOUBLE
6. Your Name
7. Teacher's Name
8. Hour
9. Date (7 March 2017)
10. You are going to center your title (Society)
11. Hit enter go back to left align
12. Hit the tab button to indent (DO NOT HIT THE SPACE BUTTON 10 times)
1. Open Google Doc
2. Name your document (first name, last name, society)
3. Change font to Times New Roman
4. Put in 12 pt. font (your entire paper will be in 12 pt. even the title)
5. Go over to line spacing and click DOUBLE
6. Your Name
7. Teacher's Name
8. Hour
9. Date (7 March 2017)
10. You are going to center your title (Society)
11. Hit enter go back to left align
12. Hit the tab button to indent (DO NOT HIT THE SPACE BUTTON 10 times)
3/7/17-3/8/17
Learning Target: Use proper writing conventions.
Brainstorming: Society
1. CSW Writing: How does society affect the individual, how does the individual affect society?
2. Type up your response in Google Drive
3. Proofread it following the rubric in Schoology
4. Have 1 person peer edit your paper
5. Read through it one more time and make any final changes.
6. Submit it through Schoology
When finished: Work on the following in this order to complete:
1. Finish reading Chapter 4
2. Crime Report
3. Character Journals
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due today, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
Learning Target: Use proper writing conventions.
Brainstorming: Society
1. CSW Writing: How does society affect the individual, how does the individual affect society?
2. Type up your response in Google Drive
3. Proofread it following the rubric in Schoology
4. Have 1 person peer edit your paper
5. Read through it one more time and make any final changes.
6. Submit it through Schoology
When finished: Work on the following in this order to complete:
1. Finish reading Chapter 4
2. Crime Report
3. Character Journals
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due today, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
3/6/17
Learning Target: Making connections with characters in the novel.
1. Reader's Theater Chapter 4
2. Quick Write (What would you do?): What would you do if you were in Ponyboy and Johnny's situation? How would you handle everything that was going on?
3. Crime Report: What crimes have been committed thus far in the novel?? (Include who committed them and what crime was committed?)
3. Character Attribute Journal
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
Learning Target: Making connections with characters in the novel.
1. Reader's Theater Chapter 4
2. Quick Write (What would you do?): What would you do if you were in Ponyboy and Johnny's situation? How would you handle everything that was going on?
3. Crime Report: What crimes have been committed thus far in the novel?? (Include who committed them and what crime was committed?)
3. Character Attribute Journal
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
3/3/17
Learning Target: Identify similarities and differences between characters in the novel and how it effects the conflict in the novel.
1. Finish reading Chapter 3
2. Venn Diagram (Socs v. Greasers)
3. Character Attribute Journal
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
Learning Target: Identify similarities and differences between characters in the novel and how it effects the conflict in the novel.
1. Finish reading Chapter 3
2. Venn Diagram (Socs v. Greasers)
3. Character Attribute Journal
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
3/2/17
Learning Target: Identify conflicts that are revealed in the exposition of the novel. Identify character attributes.
Quick Write (Conflict): What conflicts are revealed thus far in the novel? What type of conflict is it (man v. ???)? What do you believe the main conflict of the story is and why?
1. Round Robin Conflict Discussion
2. Begin Reading Chapter 3
Focus: What are the similarities and differences between the Socs
and the Greasers?
3. Character Attributes Journal (last 10-15 minutes)
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
Learning Target: Identify conflicts that are revealed in the exposition of the novel. Identify character attributes.
Quick Write (Conflict): What conflicts are revealed thus far in the novel? What type of conflict is it (man v. ???)? What do you believe the main conflict of the story is and why?
1. Round Robin Conflict Discussion
2. Begin Reading Chapter 3
Focus: What are the similarities and differences between the Socs
and the Greasers?
3. Character Attributes Journal (last 10-15 minutes)
Reminders: NewsELA re-do's due next Wednesday, you must email Mrs. Gough when you complete it or it will not be accepted. Email [email protected]
3/1/17
Learning Target: Identify conflicts that are revealed in the exposition of the novel. Identify character attributes.
1. Introduction to Character Attributes Journals
2. Finish reading Chapter 2
3. Quick Write (Conflict): What conflicts are revealed so far in the novel? What type of conflict is it (man v. ???)? What do you believe the main conflict of the story is and why?
Learning Target: Identify conflicts that are revealed in the exposition of the novel. Identify character attributes.
1. Introduction to Character Attributes Journals
2. Finish reading Chapter 2
3. Quick Write (Conflict): What conflicts are revealed so far in the novel? What type of conflict is it (man v. ???)? What do you believe the main conflict of the story is and why?
2/28/17
Learning Target: Identify the narrator of the novel and what point of view it is being told from.
Quick Write: Who is the narrator of our story? What point of view is it being told from? Provide a piece of narrative evidence to support your response.
1. Group Read Chapter 2
Focus: What conflicts are revealed thus far in the novel?
Learning Target: Identify the narrator of the novel and what point of view it is being told from.
Quick Write: Who is the narrator of our story? What point of view is it being told from? Provide a piece of narrative evidence to support your response.
1. Group Read Chapter 2
Focus: What conflicts are revealed thus far in the novel?
2/27/17
Learning Target: Analyze how the setting shapes the characters in The Outsiders
Quick Write (Friends): Why do we choose the friends we do? Do we choose them or do they choose us?
1. Reading Chapter 1/ Focus: Get to know the characters!
HW: :)
Learning Target: Analyze how the setting shapes the characters in The Outsiders
Quick Write (Friends): Why do we choose the friends we do? Do we choose them or do they choose us?
1. Reading Chapter 1/ Focus: Get to know the characters!
HW: :)
2/24/17
NewsELA due today!!!
Learning Target: To Understand why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
1. Reading Community Expectations
2. Finish slang activity
3. Reading Community Ice Breakers
4. "Stay Gold" Quick Write
5. The Outsider's Preview
HW: Enjoy your weekend:)
NewsELA due today!!!
Learning Target: To Understand why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
1. Reading Community Expectations
2. Finish slang activity
3. Reading Community Ice Breakers
4. "Stay Gold" Quick Write
5. The Outsider's Preview
HW: Enjoy your weekend:)
2/23/17
Learning Target: To Understand why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
Quick Write: Define the word community. What does it mean to be a part of a reading community? What are the keys to working successfully in a reading community/ literature circle?
1. Slang from "The Outsiders"
HW: NewsELA due tomorrow/ Ignite Re-Do's due tomorrow!!
Learning Target: To Understand why is it important to respect the thoughts of others as they share within our community?
Quick Write: Define the word community. What does it mean to be a part of a reading community? What are the keys to working successfully in a reading community/ literature circle?
1. Slang from "The Outsiders"
HW: NewsELA due tomorrow/ Ignite Re-Do's due tomorrow!!
2/22/17
Quick Write: What is slang? What kind of slang terms do you use with your friends? What do they mean? Why do you use them?
Back to binder (start a separate tab or Quick Writes)
1. Slang wkst.
2. Literature Circles Introduction
3. The Outsiders (where are we going with this?)
HW: NewsELA due Friday
Quick Write: What is slang? What kind of slang terms do you use with your friends? What do they mean? Why do you use them?
Back to binder (start a separate tab or Quick Writes)
1. Slang wkst.
2. Literature Circles Introduction
3. The Outsiders (where are we going with this?)
HW: NewsELA due Friday
2/21/17
NewsELA due Friday (article assigned with directions in NewsELA)
NewsELA due Friday (article assigned with directions in NewsELA)
2/14/17-2/16/17
Ignite Presentations in class
Ignite Presentations in class
2/3/17
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. 15 second talk
2. Conclusion
3. Rubric
4. Check in outline
5. Organize slides in Google Slides
6. Annotate slides
HW: Begin rehearsals
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. 15 second talk
2. Conclusion
3. Rubric
4. Check in outline
5. Organize slides in Google Slides
6. Annotate slides
HW: Begin rehearsals
2/2/17
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Outline due by tomorrow
-How to write a good introduction
-Hook: Description, illustration, narration or dialogue that pulls the reader into your paper topic. This should be interesting and specific.
2. Plan out slides
3. Organize slides in Google Drive
4. Begin annotating slides
HW: Outline due tomorrow!!!!!
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Outline due by tomorrow
-How to write a good introduction
-Hook: Description, illustration, narration or dialogue that pulls the reader into your paper topic. This should be interesting and specific.
2. Plan out slides
3. Organize slides in Google Drive
4. Begin annotating slides
HW: Outline due tomorrow!!!!!
2/1/17
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CSW: Capitalization Review
1. Outline (due Friday beginning of class)
2. Brainstorm slide ideas
HW: Project re-do due 2/2/17, NewsELA (if not completed)
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CSW: Capitalization Review
1. Outline (due Friday beginning of class)
2. Brainstorm slide ideas
HW: Project re-do due 2/2/17, NewsELA (if not completed)
1/31/17
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Project re-do form due 2/2/17 (absolutely no later)
2. Ignite Sample
3. Outlining 5 Main Points
4. Introduction/ Conclusion
HW: Project re-do due 2/2/17, NewsELA (if not completed)
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Project re-do form due 2/2/17 (absolutely no later)
2. Ignite Sample
3. Outlining 5 Main Points
4. Introduction/ Conclusion
HW: Project re-do due 2/2/17, NewsELA (if not completed)
1/30/17
NewsELA due today!!!!!!!!
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Small group discussion hot topics: (cellphones in school, homework, uniforms, school lunches, all year school, name brand clothing)
2. Brainstorming ideas for your Ignite Presentation
3. Choose your topic
4. Small presentation on your topic, reflect on how you did, what do you need to improve on, how did you feel being unprepared?
HW: N/A
NewsELA due today!!!!!!!!
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Small group discussion hot topics: (cellphones in school, homework, uniforms, school lunches, all year school, name brand clothing)
2. Brainstorming ideas for your Ignite Presentation
3. Choose your topic
4. Small presentation on your topic, reflect on how you did, what do you need to improve on, how did you feel being unprepared?
HW: N/A
1/27/17
Zap list projects
NewsELA due Monday
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Communication Unit Intro
2. Importance of communication
3. Brainstorm ideas for presentation
4. Small group conversations, practice communication
HW: NewsELA due Monday
Zap list projects
NewsELA due Monday
Learning Target: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.
1. Communication Unit Intro
2. Importance of communication
3. Brainstorm ideas for presentation
4. Small group conversations, practice communication
HW: NewsELA due Monday
1/24/17
Projects are due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Learning Target: I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says as well as draw inferences from the text.
NewsELA Directions (due next Monday 1/30/17)
Projects are due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Learning Target: I can cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says as well as draw inferences from the text.
NewsELA Directions (due next Monday 1/30/17)
- Choose an article to read (date must be after July 31, 2016)/ article must have a WRITE option
- Highlight 8-10 important details or things that stand out to you while reading.
- Use your Active Reading Strategies and make 5 Annotations (Notes). You must include at least 1 prediction, 1 connection, 1 question, and 1 opinion/ judgement. Make sure to include the why and evidence from the text.
- Word, Phrase, Sentence: Highlight 1 WORD in the article that you believe sums up the main idea of the article with the annotation WORD. Highlight 1 PHRASE in the article that you believe sums the main idea of the article with the annotation PHRASE. Finally, highlight 1 SENTENCE in the article that you believe sums up the main idea of the article with the annotation SENTENCE.
- Complete the writing prompt question provided with the article. (On the right side of the screen, WRITE) 5 sentence response
Final Projects are due Next
Wednesday 1/25/17
You want to score a 4!!!!!!!!!
Share it with me: [email protected]
1/18/17
Wednesday 1/25/17
You want to score a 4!!!!!!!!!
- USE YOUR RUBRIC AS A CHECKLIST!!!!!!!!!!
- Use details and be descriptive!!!!
- Use bullet points to organize your slides
- Proofread!!! Check for spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation!!!!!!!!!!
- Make sure you label everything!!!! (Protagonist, Antagonist, Major Character, Minor Character, Conflict type Man v. ____, Internal/ External, Resolution, Questions, Resolved, Cliffhanger)
- Use a VARIETY OF EMOJIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Share it with me: [email protected]
1/18/17
- All rough drafts are due. Work on final draft of Witch's Hat Part 1
- Introduce Emoji Project Part 2
- Finish working on Witch's Hat
- Rough draft Emoji
- Work on Witch's Hat and/ or Emoji Project
- Completed projects must be submitted through Schoology
1/11/16
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
1. Introduce Independent Reading Project Part 1
2. Log into Google Drive make sure your folder is shared with me.
2. Goal is to have Part 1 done by Monday of next week
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
1. Introduce Independent Reading Project Part 1
2. Log into Google Drive make sure your folder is shared with me.
2. Goal is to have Part 1 done by Monday of next week
1/10/17
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
VIW
Latin Root: Ped/Pod
Meaning: Foot
1. Climax Practice
2. Finding Nemo Plot Elements
3. Toy Story Witch's Hat
4. Identify the main conflict of your story, then identify the climax of your story, then go back and work on the rising action.
HW: Book must be read by tomorrow!!!!
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
VIW
Latin Root: Ped/Pod
Meaning: Foot
1. Climax Practice
2. Finding Nemo Plot Elements
3. Toy Story Witch's Hat
4. Identify the main conflict of your story, then identify the climax of your story, then go back and work on the rising action.
HW: Book must be read by tomorrow!!!!
1/9/17
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
VIW
Latin Root: Mit/ Mis
Meaning: Send
1. Plot Review
2. How to identify the Climax of a story Review
3. Climax Video
4. Witch's Hat Example
HW: Book must be read by Wednesday!!!!
Learning Target: Identify the elements of the plot in a story and be able to map out the plot of a story.
VIW
Latin Root: Mit/ Mis
Meaning: Send
1. Plot Review
2. How to identify the Climax of a story Review
3. Climax Video
4. Witch's Hat Example
HW: Book must be read by Wednesday!!!!
1/6/17
Learning Target: Understand and identify the mood, tone and theme of literature by paying attention to the author's word choice.
1. Mood/ Tone Prezi
2. Theme ppt.
3. Theme/ Tone/ Mood practice
HW: Book must be read by next Wednesday
Spelling Bee is tomorrow!!!!
1/5/17
Learning Target: Undrestand the different types of conflicts in a story, make connections between the character's conflicts and yourself.
1. Conflict Brainstorm
2. Conflict Examples
3. Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
HW: Continue reading, book must be read by next week.
1/5/17
Learning Target: Undrestand the different types of conflicts in a story, make connections between the character's conflicts and yourself.
1. Conflict Brainstorm
2. Conflict Examples
3. Conflict and Personal Connections Chart
HW: Continue reading, book must be read by next week.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
1/4/17
Learning Target: Identify and understand what point of view the story is being told from and how point of view can change the meaning of a story.
1. Point of View Review Video
2. Point of View Activity
3. Introduction to conflict
a. Internal/ External
b. Major/ Minor
HW: Book must be read by next week!
12/19/16-12/20/16
Chracter Attributes Re-Take due tomorrow. (Use evidence from the text to support your answers, go back and look at where you fell on the rubric, make changes based on that)
CSW Quiz re-takes due tomorrow!
Learning Target: Identify and understand what point of view the story is being told from and how point of view can change the meaning of a story.
1. Discuss the meaning of POV in a story
2. POV PPt.
3. Reader's Theater 4. Create a Venn Diagram to compare the two points of view in the story of the 3 little pigs
5. Create a Venn Diagram and choose one other character along with the main character and look at a scene from the story. Compare the similarities and differences they have based on their POV.
6. Point of View Practice
HW: Have your entire book read by the time we get back from break!!
Chracter Attributes Re-Take due tomorrow. (Use evidence from the text to support your answers, go back and look at where you fell on the rubric, make changes based on that)
CSW Quiz re-takes due tomorrow!
Learning Target: Identify and understand what point of view the story is being told from and how point of view can change the meaning of a story.
1. Discuss the meaning of POV in a story
2. POV PPt.
3. Reader's Theater 4. Create a Venn Diagram to compare the two points of view in the story of the 3 little pigs
5. Create a Venn Diagram and choose one other character along with the main character and look at a scene from the story. Compare the similarities and differences they have based on their POV.
6. Point of View Practice
HW: Have your entire book read by the time we get back from break!!
12/16/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Common Sense Writing Re-Takes due by next Tuesday
NewsELA
Active Reading Strategies are not just for fictional reading. We can use them with anything we read.
-Use your Active Reading Strategies to help you understand your NewsELA article. You must include an annotation with each of your ARS make sure you include evidence from the text to support your ARS.
-Make 1 Prediction
-Make 1 Connection
-Make 1 Judgement/ Opinion
-Ask 1 Question
-1 ARS of your choice
NewsELA- Word, Phrase, Sentence
1. Distracting Voice- How do we handle that distracting voice in our head when we are reading? What are some ways we can bring ourselves back to the text?
2. Use your Distracting Voice Chart while you read for 20 minutes today. Track your distracting voice and interacting voice.
Parenter Share NewsELA and Distracting Voice
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes using your ARS
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Common Sense Writing Re-Takes due by next Tuesday
NewsELA
Active Reading Strategies are not just for fictional reading. We can use them with anything we read.
-Use your Active Reading Strategies to help you understand your NewsELA article. You must include an annotation with each of your ARS make sure you include evidence from the text to support your ARS.
-Make 1 Prediction
-Make 1 Connection
-Make 1 Judgement/ Opinion
-Ask 1 Question
-1 ARS of your choice
NewsELA- Word, Phrase, Sentence
1. Distracting Voice- How do we handle that distracting voice in our head when we are reading? What are some ways we can bring ourselves back to the text?
2. Use your Distracting Voice Chart while you read for 20 minutes today. Track your distracting voice and interacting voice.
Parenter Share NewsELA and Distracting Voice
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes using your ARS
12/15/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Common Sense Writing Re-Takes due by next Tuesday
NewsELA
Active Reading Strategies are not just for fictional reading. We can use them with anything we read.
-Use your Active Reading Strategies to help you understand your NewsELA article. You must include an annotation with each of your ARS make sure you include evidence from the text to support your ARS.
-Make 1 Prediction
-Make 1 Connection
-Make 1 Judgement/ Opinion
-Ask 1 Question
-1 ARS of your choice
1. Distracting Voice- How do we handle that distracting voice in our head when we are reading? What are some ways we can bring ourselves back to the text?
2. Use your Distracting Voice Chart while you read for 20 minutes today. Track your distracting voice and interacting voice.
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes using your ARS
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Common Sense Writing Re-Takes due by next Tuesday
NewsELA
Active Reading Strategies are not just for fictional reading. We can use them with anything we read.
-Use your Active Reading Strategies to help you understand your NewsELA article. You must include an annotation with each of your ARS make sure you include evidence from the text to support your ARS.
-Make 1 Prediction
-Make 1 Connection
-Make 1 Judgement/ Opinion
-Ask 1 Question
-1 ARS of your choice
1. Distracting Voice- How do we handle that distracting voice in our head when we are reading? What are some ways we can bring ourselves back to the text?
2. Use your Distracting Voice Chart while you read for 20 minutes today. Track your distracting voice and interacting voice.
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes using your ARS
12/14/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
1. NewsELA Join T2 Classes
2nd Hour- BQ5F5G
3rd Hour- XAUJUU
4th Hour- 6K633X
5th Hour- DBYD4E
6th Hour- 2SFDDM
2. Highlight 8-10 things that stand out to you or that you find interesting.
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes and work on your ARS
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
1. NewsELA Join T2 Classes
2nd Hour- BQ5F5G
3rd Hour- XAUJUU
4th Hour- 6K633X
5th Hour- DBYD4E
6th Hour- 2SFDDM
2. Highlight 8-10 things that stand out to you or that you find interesting.
HW: Continue reading 20 minutes and work on your ARS
12/13/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act and providing evidence from the book to support the attributes.
1. Schoology- Join T2 Classes
2nd Hour- NZF53-FBCKZ
3rd Hour- NSHJ5-JSH6H
4th Hour- 3BX2S-75BT2
5th Hour- 45Q6N-HHNDJ
6th Hour- QDHD3-NNP9M
2. Common Sense Writing Quiz (Schoology)
3. Character Attributes Quiz (Schoology)
4. ARS discussion
5. When finished log into NewsELA and read a couple of articles. We will be doing an Active Reading in NewsELA this week!!!
HW: Continue reading for 20 minutes and fill in your ARS
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act and providing evidence from the book to support the attributes.
1. Schoology- Join T2 Classes
2nd Hour- NZF53-FBCKZ
3rd Hour- NSHJ5-JSH6H
4th Hour- 3BX2S-75BT2
5th Hour- 45Q6N-HHNDJ
6th Hour- QDHD3-NNP9M
2. Common Sense Writing Quiz (Schoology)
3. Character Attributes Quiz (Schoology)
4. ARS discussion
5. When finished log into NewsELA and read a couple of articles. We will be doing an Active Reading in NewsELA this week!!!
HW: Continue reading for 20 minutes and fill in your ARS
12/9/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act and providing evidence from the book to support the attributes.
Collect: Active Reading Strategies Chart
1. Character Attributes Chart
2. Partner Character Attributes Guessing Game
HW: Character Attributes Quiz and Common Sense Writing (Subject-Verb Agreement) Quiz on Monday
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject/quiz244.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en30stru-game-verb-subject-treasure-hunt
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act and providing evidence from the book to support the attributes.
Collect: Active Reading Strategies Chart
1. Character Attributes Chart
2. Partner Character Attributes Guessing Game
HW: Character Attributes Quiz and Common Sense Writing (Subject-Verb Agreement) Quiz on Monday
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/subject/quiz244.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en30stru-game-verb-subject-treasure-hunt
12/8/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act.
1. Character Attributes Reading Chart
HW: ARS due tomorrow
-3 Predictions
-3 Questions
-3 Connections
-2 Images
-2 Opinions/ Judgements
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I can identify a character's attributes by paying attention to what they say and how they act.
1. Character Attributes Reading Chart
HW: ARS due tomorrow
-3 Predictions
-3 Questions
-3 Connections
-2 Images
-2 Opinions/ Judgements
12/7/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Classroom Spelling Bee
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Classroom Spelling Bee
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
12/5/16 - 12/6/16
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Classroom Spelling Bee is tomorrow!
T2 Reminders
-Key Working Agreements
-2nd Hour, lights and chairs
-4th Hour, lunch
-6th Hour, announcements, lights and chairs
-Take the Tardy
-POMS
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I will actively read by reflecting on the judgements and opinions and the visualizations I make while reading.
1. ARS (Review)
-Making Prediction
-Asking Questions
-Making Connections
2. ARS (Judgements and Opinions) (Visualize)
-Track the judgements and opinions we make while reading
-Track what you are visualizing while you read
HW: Record 4 (2 of each) judgements and opinions and visualizations made while reading (20 minutes)
Toys for Tots (Pass the Piggy)
Classroom Spelling Bee is tomorrow!
T2 Reminders
-Key Working Agreements
-2nd Hour, lights and chairs
-4th Hour, lunch
-6th Hour, announcements, lights and chairs
-Take the Tardy
-POMS
CSW: Subject Verb Agreement
Learning Target: I will actively read by reflecting on the judgements and opinions and the visualizations I make while reading.
1. ARS (Review)
-Making Prediction
-Asking Questions
-Making Connections
2. ARS (Judgements and Opinions) (Visualize)
-Track the judgements and opinions we make while reading
-Track what you are visualizing while you read
HW: Record 4 (2 of each) judgements and opinions and visualizations made while reading (20 minutes)
12/1/16
VIW/ Greek Root: Meter/ Metr
Meaning: Measure
Learning Target: I will actively read by making connections to the story.
1. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Making Connections
HW: Read for 20 minutes every day, make 3 connections while reading
VIW/ Greek Root: Meter/ Metr
Meaning: Measure
Learning Target: I will actively read by making connections to the story.
1. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Making Connections
HW: Read for 20 minutes every day, make 3 connections while reading
11/30/16
Congratulations to 3rd hour for winning POMS!!!!
Test Re-Takes due Wednesday at midnight (Located in Schoology)
VIW/ Latin Root: Mal
Meaning: bad
Learning Target: I can ask questions that guide me through the reading and keep me engaged in the text.
1. Books?? Who does not have one???
2. Making Predictions (review)
3. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Asking questions
HW: Reading for 20 minutes, ask at least 3 questions while reading and record in ARS.
Congratulations to 3rd hour for winning POMS!!!!
Test Re-Takes due Wednesday at midnight (Located in Schoology)
VIW/ Latin Root: Mal
Meaning: bad
Learning Target: I can ask questions that guide me through the reading and keep me engaged in the text.
1. Books?? Who does not have one???
2. Making Predictions (review)
3. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Asking questions
HW: Reading for 20 minutes, ask at least 3 questions while reading and record in ARS.
11/29/16
Test Re-Takes due Wednesday at midnight (Located in Schoology)
VIW/ Greek Root: logue/ log
Meaning: word
1. Test Re-takes
2. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Making Predictions
HW: Reading, make 3 predictions based on what you read today (20 minutes minimum)
Test Re-Takes due Wednesday at midnight (Located in Schoology)
VIW/ Greek Root: logue/ log
Meaning: word
1. Test Re-takes
2. Active Reading Strategies (ARS)
a. Making Predictions
HW: Reading, make 3 predictions based on what you read today (20 minutes minimum)
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11/28/16
Grab a Chromebook!!!
VIW: Jur/Jud
Meaning: Law, Justice, Judge
1. Set up Binder
2. Google Doc Re-Take (if you scored a 27 or lower you must re-take)
3. Record Book Google Drive
4. Active Reading Strategy (New Reading Log)
a. Making Predictions
HW: Reading, make 3 predictions based on what you read today (20 minutes minimum)
Grab a Chromebook!!!
VIW: Jur/Jud
Meaning: Law, Justice, Judge
1. Set up Binder
2. Google Doc Re-Take (if you scored a 27 or lower you must re-take)
3. Record Book Google Drive
4. Active Reading Strategy (New Reading Log)
a. Making Predictions
HW: Reading, make 3 predictions based on what you read today (20 minutes minimum)
11/23/16
1. Test re-do's next week
2. Character Grade self analysis
3. Reflection on Character Grades
HW: Read and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
1. Test re-do's next week
2. Character Grade self analysis
3. Reflection on Character Grades
HW: Read and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
11/22/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
1. Library discussion/ respect
2. Independent Reading Pre-Test
3. Pay fines/ must have book today! (Check out book with me)
4. Test make-ups from Informational Reading
5. Reading: Is it your "just right" book????
HW: Reading!!!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
1. Library discussion/ respect
2. Independent Reading Pre-Test
3. Pay fines/ must have book today! (Check out book with me)
4. Test make-ups from Informational Reading
5. Reading: Is it your "just right" book????
HW: Reading!!!!!
11/18 Friday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Check-in: reading log
Turn in any missing work, if you have it!
See me if you want to know what you are missing.
1. Finish Informational Text test on schoology
- Read the directions carefully!
When finished:
2. Author's Bias assignment
- Make sure you complete all 3 parts and submit!
- If you worked with a partner BOTH partners need to submit!
3. Internet Credibility assignment
- Make sure you complete all steps and submit the last worksheet OR submit a sentence telling me the worksheet is in your ELA folder in google drive.
4. If you have finished everything, come see me!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Check-in: reading log
Turn in any missing work, if you have it!
See me if you want to know what you are missing.
1. Finish Informational Text test on schoology
- Read the directions carefully!
When finished:
2. Author's Bias assignment
- Make sure you complete all 3 parts and submit!
- If you worked with a partner BOTH partners need to submit!
3. Internet Credibility assignment
- Make sure you complete all steps and submit the last worksheet OR submit a sentence telling me the worksheet is in your ELA folder in google drive.
4. If you have finished everything, come see me!
11/17 Thursday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
1. Informational Text Test on schoology
- Read the directions carefully!
When finished:
2. Author's Bias assignment
- Make sure you complete all 3 parts and submit!
- If you worked with a partner BOTH partners need to submit!
3. Internet Credibility assignment
- Make sure you complete all steps and submit the last worksheet OR submit a sentence telling me the worksheet is in your ELA folder in google drive.
4. If you have finished everything, come see me!
Homework: Internet Credibility due end of hour tomorrow! I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
1. Informational Text Test on schoology
- Read the directions carefully!
When finished:
2. Author's Bias assignment
- Make sure you complete all 3 parts and submit!
- If you worked with a partner BOTH partners need to submit!
3. Internet Credibility assignment
- Make sure you complete all steps and submit the last worksheet OR submit a sentence telling me the worksheet is in your ELA folder in google drive.
4. If you have finished everything, come see me!
Homework: Internet Credibility due end of hour tomorrow! I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
11/16 Wednesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Informational text test tomorrow!!
1. Go to schoology and find the 'test review for informative reading.'
-Go through all the steps to review for the test tomorrow.
-Half way through you may work in your internet credibility folder.
-Make sure you submit your bias assignment! I am checking them!
NO GAMES!!
Homework: Review the study guide for the test tomorrow! Internet credibility due Friday.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Informational text test tomorrow!!
1. Go to schoology and find the 'test review for informative reading.'
-Go through all the steps to review for the test tomorrow.
-Half way through you may work in your internet credibility folder.
-Make sure you submit your bias assignment! I am checking them!
NO GAMES!!
Homework: Review the study guide for the test tomorrow! Internet credibility due Friday.
11/15 Tuesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Review summarizing
-Moana article
2. Author's Bias on schoology
-Prezi
-assignment (due tomorrow)
3. If you finish, you can work on the Internet credibility assignment (due Friday)
Homework: Author's bias due tomorrow. Internet credibility due Friday.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Review summarizing
-Moana article
2. Author's Bias on schoology
-Prezi
-assignment (due tomorrow)
3. If you finish, you can work on the Internet credibility assignment (due Friday)
Homework: Author's bias due tomorrow. Internet credibility due Friday.
11/14 Happy Monday!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 2nd hour for reading minutes last week!!
There will be a informational text test on Thursday!! You will get a study guide on Wednesday!
Continue to work in the internet credibility folder on schoology.com
Homework: Finish your work in the internet credibility folder on schoology.com. Due Friday!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 2nd hour for reading minutes last week!!
There will be a informational text test on Thursday!! You will get a study guide on Wednesday!
Continue to work in the internet credibility folder on schoology.com
Homework: Finish your work in the internet credibility folder on schoology.com. Due Friday!
11/11 (Make a wish!) Happy Friday!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check-in: Reading Log
Please let me know if you have any final redos/fixes for your assignments!!
1. Sign-up for Schoology.com (or sign-in)
-Use your shorian.org email and the class code
2. Take the quiz on author's purpose and text structures
3. Begin work in 'Internet Credibility' folder
*To make a submission...
Right hand side
Click on 'Submit Assignment'
Click on 'Create'
Write your response and then submit
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check-in: Reading Log
Please let me know if you have any final redos/fixes for your assignments!!
1. Sign-up for Schoology.com (or sign-in)
-Use your shorian.org email and the class code
2. Take the quiz on author's purpose and text structures
3. Begin work in 'Internet Credibility' folder
*To make a submission...
Right hand side
Click on 'Submit Assignment'
Click on 'Create'
Write your response and then submit
11/10 Thursday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Warm-up -Subject/verb agreement part A
2. Sign up for Schoology
-Use your shorian.org email and the class code
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-7/correct-errors-with-subject-verb-agreement
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-7/distinguish-facts-from-opinions
3.Text-Structure and Author's Purpose Quiz
Homework: Any redos or fixes are due by Tomorrow! I will also be checking reading logs!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Warm-up -Subject/verb agreement part A
2. Sign up for Schoology
-Use your shorian.org email and the class code
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-7/correct-errors-with-subject-verb-agreement
https://www.ixl.com/ela/grade-7/distinguish-facts-from-opinions
3.Text-Structure and Author's Purpose Quiz
Homework: Any redos or fixes are due by Tomorrow! I will also be checking reading logs!
11/9 Wednesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Early Release
Turn in "Moana" article summary into hour drawer
Friday is the last day I will accept redos or fix-ups on assignments. You need to let me know if you fixed an assignment and it's ready to be graded!
Quiz moved to tomorrow!!
1.Warm-up: Subject/verb agreement side "p"
2.Author's Bias
-definition
-examples
3.Author's Bias Activity
-Chocolate
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Early Release
Turn in "Moana" article summary into hour drawer
Friday is the last day I will accept redos or fix-ups on assignments. You need to let me know if you fixed an assignment and it's ready to be graded!
Quiz moved to tomorrow!!
1.Warm-up: Subject/verb agreement side "p"
2.Author's Bias
-definition
-examples
3.Author's Bias Activity
-Chocolate
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11/7 Happy Monday!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!
Quiz Wednesday on Text Structure and Author's Purpose
1. Warm-up: Subject-verb agreement side "O"
2. Review NewsELA notes and main idea
a. Look at example
3. Reading over the article
https://newsela.com/articles/moana-disney-diversity/id/21081/
-focus on notes and proper note taking
-main idea as group
Also, Write a complete summary of the article on a separate sheet of paper. You must write in complete and complex sentences, be specific and detailed, and include key words from the article. Your summary must be at least 5 sentences long
Homework: Write the summary if you didn't finish in class
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
NO SCHOOL TOMORROW!
Quiz Wednesday on Text Structure and Author's Purpose
1. Warm-up: Subject-verb agreement side "O"
2. Review NewsELA notes and main idea
a. Look at example
3. Reading over the article
https://newsela.com/articles/moana-disney-diversity/id/21081/
-focus on notes and proper note taking
-main idea as group
Also, Write a complete summary of the article on a separate sheet of paper. You must write in complete and complex sentences, be specific and detailed, and include key words from the article. Your summary must be at least 5 sentences long
Homework: Write the summary if you didn't finish in class
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11/4 Happy Friday!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Reading Log
REMINDERS: Make sure your Scavenger Hunt is in your ELA folder on google drive. Also, let me know if you have fixed your memoir or NewsELA.
1. Warm up: Would you rather...? Defend your answer!
2. Author's purpose: Entertain and examples
a. www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/authors/ap2.pdf
b. www.ducksters.com/jokes/
3. Author's purpose review: Kahoot! Quiz Game
a. Make your nickname your first name and first initial of your last name
ex. Courtney K
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Reading Log
REMINDERS: Make sure your Scavenger Hunt is in your ELA folder on google drive. Also, let me know if you have fixed your memoir or NewsELA.
1. Warm up: Would you rather...? Defend your answer!
2. Author's purpose: Entertain and examples
a. www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/authors/ap2.pdf
b. www.ducksters.com/jokes/
3. Author's purpose review: Kahoot! Quiz Game
a. Make your nickname your first name and first initial of your last name
ex. Courtney K
11/3 Thursday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
REMINDERS: Make sure your Scavenger Hunt is in your ELA folder on google drive. Also, let me know if you have fixed your memoir or NewsELA.
1. Root - ject
2. Candy's website
-Persuasion
-KWL- When do others try to persuade you? What formats are used to persuade/ sell?
-Other questions??
3. Problems with Persuasion
-Bias? Anyone??? Anyone???
-Be careful
4. Debate
Homework: I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
REMINDERS: Make sure your Scavenger Hunt is in your ELA folder on google drive. Also, let me know if you have fixed your memoir or NewsELA.
1. Root - ject
2. Candy's website
-Persuasion
-KWL- When do others try to persuade you? What formats are used to persuade/ sell?
-Other questions??
3. Problems with Persuasion
-Bias? Anyone??? Anyone???
-Be careful
4. Debate
Homework: I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
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11/2 Wednesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Root- graph
2. Review author's purpose
3. KWL Chart about what we KNOW, WANT TO KNOW (Make this chart in your notebook
-Update the chart as you go along today (L=LEARNED)
4. Time to be informed by Ms. Knipstein
5. Informative Article about becoming an animal adoption agent https://newsela.com/articles/dream-job-animal-adoption-agent/id/22859/
-Read through and observe the information that is given
-Any opinions/ bias?
6. Inform= Non-examples
-What does informative writing not look like?
7. Informing Activity - Topic and only facts
Homework: I will be checking reading logs Friday!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Root- graph
2. Review author's purpose
3. KWL Chart about what we KNOW, WANT TO KNOW (Make this chart in your notebook
-Update the chart as you go along today (L=LEARNED)
4. Time to be informed by Ms. Knipstein
5. Informative Article about becoming an animal adoption agent https://newsela.com/articles/dream-job-animal-adoption-agent/id/22859/
-Read through and observe the information that is given
-Any opinions/ bias?
6. Inform= Non-examples
-What does informative writing not look like?
7. Informing Activity - Topic and only facts
Homework: I will be checking reading logs Friday!
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11/1 Tuesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Reminder: If you are absent it is your responsibility to get the work you missed!!
1. Root- grad, gres
2. AS A CLASS, watch https://youtu.be/jd4Zobp30kA to review Author's Purpose with a video
3. Informative Article about becoming an animal adoption agent https://newsela.com/articles/dream-job-animal-adoption-agent/id/22859/
4. Inform= Non-examples
5. Activity
a. 1 person in row comes up with Topic
b. All the people in that row/ at that table need to give a piece of information (fact) about that topic
c. REPEAT until all tables have gotten it correct
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Reminder: If you are absent it is your responsibility to get the work you missed!!
1. Root- grad, gres
2. AS A CLASS, watch https://youtu.be/jd4Zobp30kA to review Author's Purpose with a video
3. Informative Article about becoming an animal adoption agent https://newsela.com/articles/dream-job-animal-adoption-agent/id/22859/
4. Inform= Non-examples
5. Activity
a. 1 person in row comes up with Topic
b. All the people in that row/ at that table need to give a piece of information (fact) about that topic
c. REPEAT until all tables have gotten it correct
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10/31 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 4th hour again for reading minutes last week!!
Keep reading!!
Halloween trivia game!
Homework: Be safe and have fun!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 4th hour again for reading minutes last week!!
Keep reading!!
Halloween trivia game!
Homework: Be safe and have fun!
10/28 Happy Friday!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Reading Log
1. Model note-taking skills using the note prompts (different article)
2. Practice as a group with the same article
3. Independent practice - 5 highlights and 5 or more correctly written notes using the Fast Food article
4. Return graded memoir rubrics
HOMEWORK - Complete article if not finished in class. Make sure your scavenger hunt is completed!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Reading Log
1. Model note-taking skills using the note prompts (different article)
2. Practice as a group with the same article
3. Independent practice - 5 highlights and 5 or more correctly written notes using the Fast Food article
4. Return graded memoir rubrics
HOMEWORK - Complete article if not finished in class. Make sure your scavenger hunt is completed!!
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10/27 Thursday
Half Day!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Holiday Text Structure paragraph
1. Share holiday paragraphs
2. Practice with note-taking (attachment)
3. Model note-taking skills using the note prompts (different article)
4. Practice as a group with the same article
5. Independent practice - 5 highlights and 5 or more correctly written notes
HOMEWORK - I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
Half Day!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Holiday Text Structure paragraph
1. Share holiday paragraphs
2. Practice with note-taking (attachment)
3. Model note-taking skills using the note prompts (different article)
4. Practice as a group with the same article
5. Independent practice - 5 highlights and 5 or more correctly written notes
HOMEWORK - I will be checking reading logs tomorrow!
notes_with_non_fiction.docx |
10/26 Wednesday
Early release
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. First 10 minutes- Library for book fair preview. You can also come back tomorrow or with your parents to purchase books.
2. Jigsaw writing
- Each table will have a text structure chosen for them.
-Then, you will use that text structure to write about a holiday…any holiday.
---Must be 7 or more sentences and the proper format.
Turn into hour drawer if you finish.
HOMEWORK - Finish paragraph if not completed in class.
Early release
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. First 10 minutes- Library for book fair preview. You can also come back tomorrow or with your parents to purchase books.
2. Jigsaw writing
- Each table will have a text structure chosen for them.
-Then, you will use that text structure to write about a holiday…any holiday.
---Must be 7 or more sentences and the proper format.
Turn into hour drawer if you finish.
HOMEWORK - Finish paragraph if not completed in class.
10/25 Tuesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Scavenger hunt!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQz0lRO72Uq-TrCqwUPQBDfgV3lVc8U0JyeOay4ztkk/edit
-Make a copy.
-Change the name to: FIRST NAME LAST NAME Scavenger Hunt 10/25.
-Make sure to put it in your ELA Folder.
BOOK FAIR TOMORROW!!
HOMEWORK - Finish scavenger hunt at home if not completed in class.
I will be checking Reading logs on Friday.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
1. Scavenger hunt!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oQz0lRO72Uq-TrCqwUPQBDfgV3lVc8U0JyeOay4ztkk/edit
-Make a copy.
-Change the name to: FIRST NAME LAST NAME Scavenger Hunt 10/25.
-Make sure to put it in your ELA Folder.
BOOK FAIR TOMORROW!!
HOMEWORK - Finish scavenger hunt at home if not completed in class.
I will be checking Reading logs on Friday.
10/24 Happy Monday!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 4th hour for reading minutes last week!
1. Text Structure review
2. Compare and contrast articles (not homework)
----Meteor Article https://newsela.com/articles/lib-nasa-meteors-meteorites/id/21972/
3. Practice together - Identifying text structure worksheet
4. Practice individually - Writing examples of each text structure
HOMEWORK- Keep reading and filling out the reading log!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Congrats to 4th hour for reading minutes last week!
1. Text Structure review
2. Compare and contrast articles (not homework)
----Meteor Article https://newsela.com/articles/lib-nasa-meteors-meteorites/id/21972/
3. Practice together - Identifying text structure worksheet
4. Practice individually - Writing examples of each text structure
HOMEWORK- Keep reading and filling out the reading log!
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10/21 Happy Friday!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Pre-reading graphic organizer from the cereal article.
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
1. Main Idea
-What is it?How do we find it?
2. Movie Trailers
-The Avengers https://youtu.be/eOrNdBpGMv8
-What's it mainly about?
-Detective video- Main Idea- https://youtu.be/42SJTk2XSi4
-How did they find the main idea?
3. Practice together - Main Idea worksheet
4. Practice individually - Main Idea worksheet 4
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Check in: Pre-reading graphic organizer from the cereal article.
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
1. Main Idea
-What is it?How do we find it?
2. Movie Trailers
-The Avengers https://youtu.be/eOrNdBpGMv8
-What's it mainly about?
-Detective video- Main Idea- https://youtu.be/42SJTk2XSi4
-How did they find the main idea?
3. Practice together - Main Idea worksheet
4. Practice individually - Main Idea worksheet 4
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10/20 Thursday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
1. Text Elements Review
2. Using the provided article, complete the pre-reading graphic organizer (attached).
-the graphic organizer should match the attachment
-Complete graphic organizer in notebook
3. Then read the article and answer the questions as you read.
4. (If time) Complete the quiz.
https://newsela.com/articles/cereal-unpopular/id/23017/
HOMEWORK- Finish anything not completed in class.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check!!
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
1. Text Elements Review
2. Using the provided article, complete the pre-reading graphic organizer (attached).
-the graphic organizer should match the attachment
-Complete graphic organizer in notebook
3. Then read the article and answer the questions as you read.
4. (If time) Complete the quiz.
https://newsela.com/articles/cereal-unpopular/id/23017/
HOMEWORK- Finish anything not completed in class.
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10/19 Wednesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
NewsELA - Article of the Week
1. Grab your Chromebooks
2. MODEL (Ms. Knipstein) - Reading an Article, highlighting and
making notes
3. Practice using OUR NewsELA article:
https://newsela.com/articles/kaepernick-anthem-protest/id/21183/
-At least 5 highlights (or more)
-At least 5 different types of comments (or more)
-Answer any questions/prompts
-LASTLY, highlight and explain the main idea expressed in one word, phrase, and sentence from the article.
HOMEWORK (by Monday)- Finish the article and the required steps as outlined in the attachment
Our article: https://newsela.com/articles/kaepernick-anthem-protest/id/21183/
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading Minutes Check
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
NewsELA - Article of the Week
1. Grab your Chromebooks
2. MODEL (Ms. Knipstein) - Reading an Article, highlighting and
making notes
3. Practice using OUR NewsELA article:
https://newsela.com/articles/kaepernick-anthem-protest/id/21183/
-At least 5 highlights (or more)
-At least 5 different types of comments (or more)
-Answer any questions/prompts
-LASTLY, highlight and explain the main idea expressed in one word, phrase, and sentence from the article.
HOMEWORK (by Monday)- Finish the article and the required steps as outlined in the attachment
Our article: https://newsela.com/articles/kaepernick-anthem-protest/id/21183/
newsela-closereading.pdf |
10/18 Tuesday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Check in: Please talk to Ms. Knipstein if you have yet to finish typing your memoir or editing it. She is writing down names that need extra help.
--Be sure to fill out your reading logs for this week.
Reminder- Bring your ID to lunch so you can go outside
-Also, if you come to class and drop off your stuff, you are still late if you enter after the bell.
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
Article of the Week- Watch the preview video on NewsELA. The link is here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Z-_9H-J4vrTmpLQUhzV29kMVE/view
You can access it if you are using a Google Chromebook. If you are at home trying to watch the video, you may need to login to Google first.
1. Once finished with the NewsELA video, Ms. Knipstein will give you the class code to sign up for NewsELA.
a. Remember, re-watch the video on your own time if you have questions.
2. Once done, find 5 articles that you like and make them ‘favorites’ by pressing the heart symbol near the title.
3. Choose one article and make 5 highlights and 5 notes about the article
4. Take 1 quiz from 1 of those articles.
5. Complete the writing question for that article.
6. (if time) Take 1 more quiz
Tomorrow, you will start your first assignment with Article of the Week, so be familiar with the app and ask any questions you might have.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Check in: Please talk to Ms. Knipstein if you have yet to finish typing your memoir or editing it. She is writing down names that need extra help.
--Be sure to fill out your reading logs for this week.
Reminder- Bring your ID to lunch so you can go outside
-Also, if you come to class and drop off your stuff, you are still late if you enter after the bell.
Focus Question: How do we maximize our reading by using technology in the classroom?
Objective: Students will be able to access and use NEWsELA.com to help them improve their non-fiction, informative reading.
Article of the Week- Watch the preview video on NewsELA. The link is here. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-Z-_9H-J4vrTmpLQUhzV29kMVE/view
You can access it if you are using a Google Chromebook. If you are at home trying to watch the video, you may need to login to Google first.
1. Once finished with the NewsELA video, Ms. Knipstein will give you the class code to sign up for NewsELA.
a. Remember, re-watch the video on your own time if you have questions.
2. Once done, find 5 articles that you like and make them ‘favorites’ by pressing the heart symbol near the title.
3. Choose one article and make 5 highlights and 5 notes about the article
4. Take 1 quiz from 1 of those articles.
5. Complete the writing question for that article.
6. (if time) Take 1 more quiz
Tomorrow, you will start your first assignment with Article of the Week, so be familiar with the app and ask any questions you might have.
10/17 Monday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Check in: Completed typed memoirs that have been edited
-Memoir Editing Checklist
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Article of the Week- Introduction- Read and look at article from NewsELA.com. What questions do the first three paragraphs answer? What information is normally presented in the first few paragraphs of an article?
1. Once finished with the NewsELA warmup, you will be assigned a random class partner
a. You will edit/ revise their paper
i. You NEED to make three comments
ii. You NEED to highlight three emotions
iii. You NEED to underline the part of their memoir that shows their BIG EVENT
2. Once done, continue to edit your own writing
3. Explore NewsELA.com and all of the features that it has
4. (if time) Take quizzes based on your knowledge of commas.
https://www.quia.com/quiz/300692.html?AP_rand=1747921767
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/commas_1.asp
Your memoirs will be graded from here on out. If you make any changes or corrections, they will help your grade.
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Check in: Completed typed memoirs that have been edited
-Memoir Editing Checklist
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Article of the Week- Introduction- Read and look at article from NewsELA.com. What questions do the first three paragraphs answer? What information is normally presented in the first few paragraphs of an article?
1. Once finished with the NewsELA warmup, you will be assigned a random class partner
a. You will edit/ revise their paper
i. You NEED to make three comments
ii. You NEED to highlight three emotions
iii. You NEED to underline the part of their memoir that shows their BIG EVENT
2. Once done, continue to edit your own writing
3. Explore NewsELA.com and all of the features that it has
4. (if time) Take quizzes based on your knowledge of commas.
https://www.quia.com/quiz/300692.html?AP_rand=1747921767
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/commas_1.asp
Your memoirs will be graded from here on out. If you make any changes or corrections, they will help your grade.
10/14/16
Check in: Completed peer editing checklists will be collected at the end of class today IF you and two other people have checked your memoir.
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Common Sense Writing - Double check your dialogue in your writing (the speaking parts)
***Make sure it follows the rules from your 'Dialogue Cheat Sheet'***
1. Share your rough draft with one person in class and have them read your memoir
a. They will make corrections on the Google Document
b. They can make comments in the right margin
c. They will fill out the checklist when they are done reading and revising your work.
2. Share your rough draft with a second person in class
a. Repeat steps 2a-2c
3. Once you have two people read and revise your Memoir, turn in your completed 'Memoir Checklist' with your name at the top.
4. You can help other people edit and revise their writing.
5. LASTLY, in your shared folder and using Google Docs, write a reflection paragraph about your memoir. Why did you choose this memory to write about? What was the most special part of your memoir? What part of your writing do you think you did well with? What part of your writing do you need to improve on?
IF you have not finished typing or editing with partners, you must complete this at home. Your two editors can be family members, friends, cousins, or anyone 12 and above.
HW: Finished Memoir and Checklist due Monday
Check in: Completed peer editing checklists will be collected at the end of class today IF you and two other people have checked your memoir.
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Common Sense Writing - Double check your dialogue in your writing (the speaking parts)
***Make sure it follows the rules from your 'Dialogue Cheat Sheet'***
1. Share your rough draft with one person in class and have them read your memoir
a. They will make corrections on the Google Document
b. They can make comments in the right margin
c. They will fill out the checklist when they are done reading and revising your work.
2. Share your rough draft with a second person in class
a. Repeat steps 2a-2c
3. Once you have two people read and revise your Memoir, turn in your completed 'Memoir Checklist' with your name at the top.
4. You can help other people edit and revise their writing.
5. LASTLY, in your shared folder and using Google Docs, write a reflection paragraph about your memoir. Why did you choose this memory to write about? What was the most special part of your memoir? What part of your writing do you think you did well with? What part of your writing do you need to improve on?
IF you have not finished typing or editing with partners, you must complete this at home. Your two editors can be family members, friends, cousins, or anyone 12 and above.
HW: Finished Memoir and Checklist due Monday
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10/5/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Check-in: Planning a Memoir Chart
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Root: Cred
Meaning: Believe
1. Jigsaw (share with other groups your findings about the memoir)
2. Mrs. Gough's Memoir Reading
3. Begin writing rough Memoir rough draft
HW: Rough draft due Friday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Check-in: Planning a Memoir Chart
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Root: Cred
Meaning: Believe
1. Jigsaw (share with other groups your findings about the memoir)
2. Mrs. Gough's Memoir Reading
3. Begin writing rough Memoir rough draft
HW: Rough draft due Friday
rough_draft_memoir.docx |
10/4/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Root: Chron
Meaning: Time
1. Memoir Study: Analyze memoirs to look for characteristics of a memoir.
HW: Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2 due tomorrow/ Tomorrow we begin our rough drafts
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do others' memoirs help us to gain insight into our own stories and realizations?
Objective: Writers look to other writers for inspiration. When writing your own memoir, it is helpful to look at other authors in the same genre. This allows you to see how they have crafted their events and expressed their understandings of those moments.
Root: Chron
Meaning: Time
1. Memoir Study: Analyze memoirs to look for characteristics of a memoir.
HW: Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2 due tomorrow/ Tomorrow we begin our rough drafts
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10/3/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Congratulations to 5th hour for winning last week's Reading Minutes!!!
No longer allowed to use my supplies.
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
VIW: Set up Roots for the week
1. Check-in What Will I Write About Chart
2. Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2
HW: Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2 due tomorrow
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Congratulations to 5th hour for winning last week's Reading Minutes!!!
No longer allowed to use my supplies.
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
VIW: Set up Roots for the week
1. Check-in What Will I Write About Chart
2. Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2
HW: Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2 due tomorrow
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9/30/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Writing Check
1. What Will I Write About Chart
2. Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2
HW: Begin working on Root Interactive Pages for next week!!!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Writing Check
1. What Will I Write About Chart
2. Planning a Memoir Part 1 and 2
HW: Begin working on Root Interactive Pages for next week!!!!!
what_will_i_write_about_chart.pdf |
9/29/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Video Review
1. Read student sample memoir
2. Create Characteristics of a Memoir Anchor Chart
3. What Will I Write About Chart
4. Library (last 10 minutes, renew/ check-out)
HW: Keep reading
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Video Review
1. Read student sample memoir
2. Create Characteristics of a Memoir Anchor Chart
3. What Will I Write About Chart
4. Library (last 10 minutes, renew/ check-out)
HW: Keep reading
analyze_student_sample_questions.docx |
9/28/16 Early Release
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Types of Sentences Writing Practice
1. Finish brainstorming topics
2. Memoir Video
3. Read student sample memoir
4. Create Characteristics of a Memoir Anchor Chart
HW: READING!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Types of Sentences Writing Practice
1. Finish brainstorming topics
2. Memoir Video
3. Read student sample memoir
4. Create Characteristics of a Memoir Anchor Chart
HW: READING!!!
9/27/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Types of Sentences pg. 17
Wrap up W.N. Presentations
1. Introduction to Memoir ppt.
2. Memoir Video Introduction
3. Mapping our world activity
4. Brainstorming Activities Prezi
HW: Keep reading!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Focus Question: How do a writer's feelings about a memory help to explain the significance of the event?
Objective: Memoir writers explore events that remain lodged in memory; they reconstruct those events to uncover the events' significance.
CSW: Types of Sentences pg. 17
Wrap up W.N. Presentations
1. Introduction to Memoir ppt.
2. Memoir Video Introduction
3. Mapping our world activity
4. Brainstorming Activities Prezi
HW: Keep reading!!!
9/26/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Congratulations to 4th Hour for winning the Reading Minutes last week!!!
CSW: Types of Sentences pg. 16
Wrap up W.N. Presentations
1. Introduction to Memoir ppt.
2. Mapping our world activity
HW: Keep reading!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading Minute check!!
Congratulations to 4th Hour for winning the Reading Minutes last week!!!
CSW: Types of Sentences pg. 16
Wrap up W.N. Presentations
1. Introduction to Memoir ppt.
2. Mapping our world activity
HW: Keep reading!!!
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9/23/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading minute check!!!
VIW
Root: Bio
Meaning: Life
1. Writer's Notebook Presentations
HW: Keep reading!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!
Reading minute check!!!
VIW
Root: Bio
Meaning: Life
1. Writer's Notebook Presentations
HW: Keep reading!!!
9/22/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
VIW
Root: Aud/Audi
Meaning: Hear
Root: Bene/bon
Meaning: Good
1. Finish W.N. Covers
HW: Keep reading!!!!!
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
VIW
Root: Aud/Audi
Meaning: Hear
Root: Bene/bon
Meaning: Good
1. Finish W.N. Covers
HW: Keep reading!!!!!
9/21/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
1. Decorate Writer's Notebook Cover
HW: Writer's Notebook Covers due Friday/ Presentations begin on Friday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
1. Decorate Writer's Notebook Cover
HW: Writer's Notebook Covers due Friday/ Presentations begin on Friday
9/20/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
VIW:
Root: Astr
Meaning: Star
1. Writer's Notebook Cover examples and requirements
HW: Writer's Notebook Covers due Thursday/ Presentations begin on Thursday
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
VIW:
Root: Astr
Meaning: Star
1. Writer's Notebook Cover examples and requirements
HW: Writer's Notebook Covers due Thursday/ Presentations begin on Thursday
writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx |
9/19/16
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
Congratulations to 4th Hour who won last week!!!
1. Set up Writer's Notebook
2. Introduce Roots Interactive Notebook Expectations
HW:
PARK YOUR PHONE!!!
Reading minutes check!!!!
Congratulations to 4th Hour who won last week!!!
1. Set up Writer's Notebook
2. Introduce Roots Interactive Notebook Expectations
HW:
- Complete coloring, cutting, and gluing your Roots papers
- Bring in 3 pictures of yourself with friends/ family/ anything for your Writer's Notebook cover no later than Wednesday
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9/13-9/16
NWEA Testing Language and Reading
Bring a book to read when finished.
NWEA Testing Language and Reading
Bring a book to read when finished.
9/12/16
Cell Phones in their pockets
Reading minutes check???
1. Collect Parent Signature Slip
2. Key Working Agreements Voting
3. 6 Word Memoir
HW: 6 Word Memoir due Wednesday/ NWEA testing for the rest of the week
Cell Phones in their pockets
Reading minutes check???
1. Collect Parent Signature Slip
2. Key Working Agreements Voting
3. 6 Word Memoir
HW: 6 Word Memoir due Wednesday/ NWEA testing for the rest of the week
9/9/16
Assign Cell Phone #
1. Collect Parent Signature Sheet
2. Key Working Agreements Voting
3. Reading Log
4. 6 Word Memoir
HW: Reading over the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Assign Cell Phone #
1. Collect Parent Signature Sheet
2. Key Working Agreements Voting
3. Reading Log
4. 6 Word Memoir
HW: Reading over the weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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9/8/16
Group Resumes
1. Collect Parent Signature Sheet
2. Key Working Agreements Activity
3. Check out books for SSR
HW: Supplies due tomorrow, parent signature sheet due tomorrow
Group Resumes
1. Collect Parent Signature Sheet
2. Key Working Agreements Activity
3. Check out books for SSR
HW: Supplies due tomorrow, parent signature sheet due tomorrow
9/7/16
Group Resumes
1. Classroom Procedures
2. LA Syllabus
HW: Have your parents sign the half sheet stating they read the syllabus online.
Group Resumes
1. Classroom Procedures
2. LA Syllabus
HW: Have your parents sign the half sheet stating they read the syllabus online.
7th_grade_la_syllabus_gough_16-17.docx |
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9/6/16
Welcome back!!
1. Mrs. Gough's Resume
2. Group Resumes
HW: Supplies are due by Friday
Welcome back!!
1. Mrs. Gough's Resume
2. Group Resumes
HW: Supplies are due by Friday
group_resume.docx |