| From-To: | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Aug. 6-8 | | | Go over classroom rules, procedures, & expectations; Begin the in-class essay; Brainstorm together! | Continue working on essays--outlines, rough drafts, then final drafts | Continue with essay; For those who finish, a non-fiction reading packet will be provided! |
| Aug. 11-15 | Meet in the library: Take STARRS test & check out AR book | Finish final draft of essay; AR | AR; Begin Writing Unit Part One: Purpose, Audience, Tone; HW: Purpose, Audience, Tone Worksheet DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over homework; Continue with Part One packet; HW: Arranging Ideas Worksheet DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over homework; Begin Writing Unit Part Two |
| Aug. 18-22 | AR; Begin Writing Unit Part Two; Complete worksheets HW: Worksheets DUE: Tomorrow | Go over Myspace essays; Record errors on Corrections Errors Worksheet & make corrections; Look at an essay that received an A; Go over homework HW: If your corrections are not completed in class, they are due tomorrow!! | AR; Begin Writing Unit PartThree | AR; Quiz One; Finish Part Three; Complete worksheets HW: Worksheets DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Quiz Two; Writing Unit Part Four; Complete worksheet |
| Aug. 25-29 | AR; Quiz Two; Writing Unit Part 4 HW: Finish Part 4 DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Go over homework; Complete Writing Unit Part 5: NARRATION; Begin analysis of model paragraph | Finish analysis of model & discuss assignment; Work on NARRATION rough draft DUE: Friday | Work on rough draft DUE: Tomorrow | AR; Finish rough draft if needed DUE: Today |
| Sept. 2-5 | No School | Students complete analysis worksheets on their Narration Rough Drafts; AR | AR; Quiz 3; Go over EVALUATION in Writing Unit Part 5; Begin analyzing model paper | AR; Finish analysis of Evaluation paragraph; Discuss EVALUATION assignment HW: Final Draft of NARRATION DUE: Tomorrow | Quiz Four; Work on rough draft of Evaluation DUE: Wednesday |
| Sept. 8-12 | Work on EVALUATION Rough Draft DUE: Wednesday | Work on EVALUATION Rough Draft DUE: Tomorrow | Students complete an analysis worksheet on their rough draft; Go over Writing Unit Part 6: Parts of an Essay; Begin writing a 5-paragraph essay together as a class | Continue with the essay | Continue with essay |
| Sept. 15-19 | AR; Writing Unit Quiz 5; Hand out persuasive writing assignment; Review the steps of an essay | Work on essay--collect all work at the end of the hour | Continue with essay | Finish essay; Work on sentence fluency packets; Read! | AR all hour! |
| Sept. 22-26 | Watch documentary Spellbound and complete graphic organizer | Continue watching Spellbound and completing graphic organizer | No School! | Finish the documentary & graphic organizer; Discuss if time permits | Spellbound test |
| Sept. 29-Oct. 3 | Hand back School Rule essay & discuss common errors; Go over the Spellbound model essay & complete analysis worksheet | Galileo Benchmark Testing | Galileo Benchmark Testing; Begin writing the Spellbound essay | Lab 184 to type essay & submit to Learning Express; AR | Lab 184 to type essay and submit to Learning Express; AR |
| Oct. 13-17 | Practice AIMS Reading Pre-Test | Continue with Practice AIMS Reading Pre-Test | PSAT--short classes; AR all hour | Go over the Practice AIMS Reading Pre-Test | Study Island in the lab |
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