| Aug. 12-14 | | | Frankenstein Test; Go over rules & expectations HW: Return parent signature letter DUE: Friday, Aug. 14 | Begin the MySpace essay HW: Parent signature letter DUE: Tomorrow | Continue with the MySpace essay |
| Aug. 17-21 | Practice AIMS Reading Test HW: MySpace essay (handwritten) DUE: Tomorrow | Finish up the reading test; Start discussing Frankenstein--watch a couple of short videos about Mary Shelley & Frankenstein | More Frankenstein; Discuss the presentation assignment; Look at some examples HW: Frankenstein presentations DUE: Tuesday, Aug. 25 | Lab--Take STAR Reading Test; Get library book; Take Frankenstein AR test; Work on presenations HW: Presentations DUE: Tuesday, Aug. 25 | Library: Work on presentations HW: Presentations DUE: Tuesday, Aug. 25 |
| Aug. 24-28 | Finish up your Frankenstein presentations HW: Presentations begin tomorrow! Study Island #1 DUE: Friday | Begin group presentations today! HW: Study Island #1 DUE: Friday | Presentations today! HW: Study Island #1 DUE: Friday | Finish presentations; Discuss literary analysis timed write for tomorrow HW: Study Island #1 DUE: Tomorrow | Frankenstein Timed Write |
| Aug. 31-Sept. 4 | Frankenstein Timed Write | Begin part One of the Writing Unit; Purpose Power Point | Go over Vocab Packet 1B; Begin Writing Unit Part Two; Attention Grabber Power Point | Thesis Power Point; Begin the question packet; Write Thesis Statements | Writing Unit Part Three; Body Paragraphs Power Point |
| Sept. 8-11 | No School | Vocab 1A; Go over question packet; Work on Body Paragraph Homework & body paragraphs | Grade 1A Vocab; Go over 1B; Discuss body paragraph homework; Conclusion power point | Grade 1B Vocab; Complete the question packet; Independent work: essays, S.I., study vocab | Unit One Vocab Test; Start The Kite Runner |
| Sept. 14-18 | Vocab 2A; Review MLA format; Continue reading The Kite Runner HW: 2A & typed rough draft DUE: Tomorrow; Unit Two Vocab Test & Investigator Roles--Thursday; Study Island #4 & all other K.R. roles & reading responses DUE: Friday | Grade 2A; Go over 2B; Continue reading HW: 2B DUE: Tomorrow (see Monday for other DUE DATES) | Grade 2B; Inference Power Point & worksheet | Unit Two Vocab Test; Finish Inference Power Point; Investigators present finidings | The Kite Runner lit discussion--everyone performs his/her role! |
| Sept. 21-25 | Spellbound HW: Kite Runner Investigators Info & final draft of essay DUE: Thursday; All other K.R. assignments & Study Island #5 DUE: Friday | Spellbound HW: See Monday | No School | Spellbound HW: See Monday | The Kite Runner lit discussion |
| Sept. 28-Oct. 2 | Spellbound Test; Discuss Timed Write | Spellbound Timed Write | Kite Runner discussion & roles | Kite Runner: read, answer response questions, prepare roles | Kite Runner discussion & roles |
| Oct. 5-9 | Kite Runner: work on roles, reading, questions HW: K.R. Assignment #4 DUE: Tomorrow EXCEPT for questions--they are due on Friday; Study Island #7 DUE: Friday | Kite Runner discussion & quiz HW: Text Structures Reading Packet DUE: Thursday | Kite Runner discussion: themes, symbolism, characterization HW: Text Structures Packet & Life of Pi Structures Packet DUE: Thursday, Oct. 8 | Go over the text structure packet & Life of Pi passages; Begin the group creative writing assignment--go over the model & instructions--write! HW: Individual text structure paragraphs & K.R. reading response questions DUE: Tomorrow | Groups work on stories HW: Groups stories DUE: Monday |
| Oct. 12-16 | Go over the model story & discuss the group creative writing assignment; Get into groups & start writing amazing stories to dazzle your classmates! HW: Stories DUE: Thursday--1st Period; Friday--6th Period | Benchmark Test | Work on stories DUE: Tomorrow and Friday | Kite Runner Play TONIGHT! 1st Period--Present your stories to the class--everyone identifies the text structures HW: Kite Runner Essay DUE: Wednesday, Oct. 28; Kite Runner Projects DUE: Friday, Oct. 30 | Present Stories--Identify structures HW: Kite Runner Essay DUE: Wednesday, Oct. 28; Kite Runner Project DUE: Friday, Oct. 30 |
| Oct. 26-30 | Finish the presentations (6th period only); Organizational Structures Quiz; 3A Vocabulary; Discuss the Benchmark scores HW: 3A DUE: Tomorrow; K.R. essay DUE: Wednesday; K.R. project & S.I. DUE: Friday | Grade 3A; Go over 3B definitions; Begin reading The Cold Equations HW: 3B & K.R. essay DUE: Tomorrow; K.R. project & S.I. DUE: Friday | Grade 3B; Continue reading The Cold Equations | Vocab Test; Finish story | Present projects & eat Afghani food! |
| Nov. 2-6 | 4A Vocab; Go over the lit element worksheet for "The Cold Equations"; Write the summary HW: Short story packet & summary; 4A DUE: Tomorrow; S. I. DUE: Friday | Grade 4A; Go over 4B; "Cold Equations" test & quiz HW: 4B DUE: Tomorrow; S.I. DUE: Friday | Grade 4B; Begin reading "Charming Billy" HW: Finish reading story; Unit 4 Vocab Test: Tomorrow; S.I. DUE: Friday | Unit 4 Vocab Test; Work on the short story packet HW: Story packet & summary; S.I. DUE: Tomorrow | "Charming Billy" test & quiz; Begin reading "Through the Tunnel" |
| Nov. 9-13 | "Charming Billy" Test & Quiz HW: Timed Write Tomorrow; Read "Through the Tunnel" & complete packet; Study Island #3 DUE: Friday | "Charming Billy" Timed Write HW: See Monday | No School | In the library to submit Benchmark essay to Learning Express; Work on Study Island HW: See Monday | "Through the Tunnel" Test & Quiz |
| Nov. 16-20 | 5A Vocab; Read "The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" & complete story packet HW: 5A & story packet DUE: Tomorrow; Study Island #4 DUE: Friday | Grade 5A; Go over 5B; Story test; Go over the packet HW: 5B DUE: Tomorrow; Study Island #4 DUE: Friday | Grade 5B; Short Story Unit Test; Begin The Book Thief HW: Unit 5 Vocab Test--Tomorrow; Study Island #4 DUE: Friday; Read pages 1-170 in B.T. by Monday and complete first assignment | Unit 5 Vocab Test; Read the book! | Read The Book Thief & work on assignments |
| Nov. 23-25 | The Book Thief Discussion and role presentations | The Book Thief: read & discuss | Read! | Happy Thanksgiving! | Happy Day After Thanksgiving! |