Week of November 30th
Monday- Unit 4 begin Flight #116 is Down!; highlight vocab
in ch. 1-5; complete The Word Is... handout;
hwk:
read ch. 1 &2
Tuesday- Reading check ch. 1 & 2; discuss Tic-tac-toe
project; begin sentence types
hwk:
read ch. 3 &4
Wednesday- Reading check ch. 3-4; continue sentence types
Thursday- Read ch. 5 in class; discuss; continue sentence
types
Friday- visit GHS and pep rally
Week of November 9th
Monday- write rough draft on Fast Food Restaurants; computer
lab for study guide
Tuesday- self edit
and revise; write final copy
Wednesday-
Persuasive Essay Quiz
Thursday- New topic- timed 100 minutes for complete essay
Friday- complete essay
Week of November 2nd
Monday- Persuasive Standards; Persuasive text- "I Have A
Dream" p. 573; follow on audio and write persuasive sentences; summarize using
acrostic- I HAVE A DREAM
Tuesday- begin persuasive power point slides 1-12 and
summarize; make step book on persuasive literary elements with definitions and
examples
Wednesday- continue ppt slides 13 to end; emotional appeals;
complete step book
Thursday- persuasive packet- organization, thesis statement
and parallel sentences
Friday- begin prewrite on first persuasive essay
Week of October 26th
Monday- Tell Tale Heart
Tuesday- Meet with Mrs. Tracy to explain final expository
essay; prewrite
Wednesday- Write rough draft on sound waves
Thursday- peer edit rough draft and begin typing
Friday- complete typing essay
Week of October 19th
Monday- type hobby essay on laptop; begin phrases and
clauses
Tuesday- Share essay on doc camera for feedback; graded on
idea, organization, and style
Wednesday- Bookfair; share essays
Thursday- complete sharing essays; phrases and clauses
Friday- final expository essay prompt; Mars or Holiday
Week of October 12th
Monday- DGP; review tools for voice using ppt; discuss
figurative language and show writing samples; write paragraph to practice;
share
Tuesday- DGP; complete handprint on tools for grade; 2nd
essay- give prompt and prewrite on web to include level 1, 2, & 3 sentences
Wednesday- DGP; write intro/body/closing paragraphs
Thursday- DGP; peer edit for grade; revise essay
Friday- type final copy of essay
Week of October 5th
Monday- DGP; research resources- carousel to summarize from
readings; grammar study guide
for exam- due Wednesday
Tuesday- DGP; vocab review for exam; begin 2nd expository
essay and focus on style; 5 senses
Wednesday- DGP; go over grammar study guide for exam; essay-
personalize it and dialogue- see packet
Thursday- Figurative language- complete packet pages;
remediate pronouns; review for exam
Friday- Exam; prewrite for 2nd essay
September 28th
Monday- complete web; discuss introductory paragraphs
Tuesday- model teacher intro; students write their intro
Wednesday- Discuss subtle transistions; show teacher body
paragraph; write body paragraph
Thursday- complete body paragraph; discuss closing
Friday- write closing paragraph
September 21st
Monday- Pronoun quiz; Expository Writing- review slides and
play review game
Tuesday- Awareness of genre and details in paragraphs- p.
2-6 in packet
Wednesday- Levels of sentences- view teacher prewrite and
practice one paragraph using level 1,2,3 sentences
Thursday- Introduction paragraph- disect and view examples
Friday- Write prewrite for 1st essay topic
September 14th
Due date for
children's book has been extended. Books are due at the BEGINNING of class on
Wednesday.
Monday- Possessive and Indefinite Pronouns- p. 113-114 wkbk;
work on children's book
Tuesday- DGP #18; Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns p.
115-116 wkbk; work on children's book
Wednesday- Children's book due; Interrogative and
demonstrative pronouns; Expository Writing- What it is and what it is not;
overview with student examples
Thursday- early release day; pep rally
Friday- Pronoun review; begin prewrite on 1st essay topic
September 7th
Monday- Labor Day
Tuesday- Pronouns- Nominative and Objective- wkbk p.
107-108; Pronouns and Antecedents p. 109 ex 1; introduce Children's Book due
Tuesday, September 15th
Wednesday- DGP #20; pronouns- Using them correctly p.
111-112 ex. 1 &2; Children's book
Thursday- DGP #92; possessive Pronouns p. 113-114;
Children's Book
Friday- DGP #61; Indefinite Pronouns p. 115-116;
Children's Book
********DUE DATE FOR
CHILDREN'S BOOK- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH!!!********
Week of August 31st
Monday- journal; complete Born Worker with character
study sheet- discuss; hwk- study similarities and differences of 2 characters
Tuesday- Double Bubble thinking map for
grade; adverb review; Before You Read for Flowers for Algernon;
inkblots
Wednesday-
Thursday-
Friday-
Week of August 24th
Monday- Summarize Abuela Invents the Zero; discuss plot
structure and put into diagram; comparative and superlative adjectives- wkbk
p. 125-126; complete vocabulary
Tuesday- Character Change? dynamic and static; demonstrative
adj- make a class jingle; review comparative and superlative adjectives;
characterization; add plot structures to wall
Wednesday- Read Tom Sawyer p. 107 and discuss external and
internal traits- list both for Tom; review adverbs-learn questions they ask
Thursday- vocab quiz
on literary elements; read Born Worker and list characteristics of
Jose; compare to Tom
Friday- Book Report
due today;complete double bubble map for grade
