Thursday 5/24(B); Friday 5/25(B)
• Complete Mosaic
• Final Exam
Wednesday 5/23(A)
• Mosaic Due
• Complete Final Exam
Tuesday 5/22(A)
• Chapter 15
• Cont. Mosaic
• Begin Final Exam
Monday 5/21(B)
• Chapter 15
• Cont. Mosaic
Thursday 5/17(B); Friday 5/18(A)
• Chapter 13 -14
• Cont. Mosaic
Wednesday 5/16 (A)
• Chapter 12
• Start Mosaic
Tuesday 5/15 (B) (A)
• Read Chapter 12 * Discuss the effect of knowing Maria can read
• Start mosaic * Read Chapters 10-11, answer questions
Monday 5/14(A)
• 6th grade field trip
Friday 5/11(B)
• Discuss the effect of knowing Maria can read
• Read Chapters 10-11
• Chapters 10-11 questions
• Features of a Flyer
Wednesday 5/9(B) and Thursday 5/10(A)
• Word Sort Activity
• Read Chapter 8
• Mood debate
• Define HERO
• Read Chapter 9
Monday, 5/7(B) and Tuesday, 5/8(A)
• Prewrite: Choose a character from Iqbal and write a 1st person
account of the carpet slashing incident
• Read Chapter 6
• The Tomb
• Read Chapter 7
• “Foreign Customers come to buy Carpets”
• Chapters 5-7 Questions
Thursday, 5/3(B) Friday, 5/4(A)
• Review Chapter 3
• Character Questions
• “How Important is a Narrator?”
• Read Chapter 4
• Chapters 3-4 Questions
• Read Chapter 5
Wednesday, 5/2 (A)
*Early Release
*Field Day
Monday, 4/30 (A) and Tuesday, 5/1 (B)
• Turn in Reading Log
• Child Labor video
• Iqbal’s character
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 1-2 questions
• Chapter 3
• Bookfair
• HW: Read
Thursday, 4/26 and Friday, 4/27
• Child Labor picture analysis
• Iqbal Chapter 1
Wednesday, 4/25
• STAAR Testing
• Complete missing assignments
Tuesday, 4/24
• STAAR Testing
• Poetry Practice worksheet
• Complete missing assignments
Monday, 4/23
• Test Taking Strategies
• Poetry Practice worksheet
• Level up
Friday, 4/20(A)
• Diamonte Poem
• Test Taking Strategies
• Main Idea Passages
HW: Finish “Moving Day”
Thursday, 4/19(B)
• Finish Poetry Vocabulary
• Diamonte Poem
• Main Idea Passages
HW: Finish “Moving Day”
Tuesday 4/17(B), Wednesday 4/18(A)
• Presentations
• Continue going over Released TAKS
• Poetry Vocabulary
HW: Run-On Sentence worksheet
Friday 4/13(B), Monday 4/16(A)
• Presentations
• Compare/Contrast Fiction vs Non-fiction and written response
• Begin going over Released TAKS
HW: Context Clues worksheet
Wednesday 4/11(B), Thursday 4/12(A)
• Presentations
• Finish Interactive Reader
HW: Prepare to present essay
Monday 4/9(B), Tuesday 4/10 (A)
* KAMICO passages
* Dictionary Scavenger Hunt
* Interactive Reader
HW: Reading Logs due 4/30; Complete corrections to Persuasive Essay and
prepare to present it on 4/11(B) and 4/12(A)
Thursday 4/5(A)
*Write final draft of persuasive essay
Wednesday 4/4(B)
* Write final draft of persuasive essay
Tuesday 4/3(A)
* Continue working on Graphic Organizer
HW: Complete Graphic Organizer
Monday 4/2(B)
• Compare/Contrast articles Quiz
• Discuss how to use persuasive techniques to your advantage.
• Graphic Organizer for essay
HW: Reading Log due 4/4; Finish Graphic Organizer
Friday 3/30(A)
• Compare/Contrast articles Quiz
• Discuss how to use persuasive techniques to your advantage.
• Graphic Organizer for essay
HW: Read
Thursday, 3/29(B),
• Advisory during 7th/8th grade STAAR testing
• Compare/Contrast articles Quiz
• Discuss how to use persuasive techniques to your advantage.
• Graphic Organizer for essay
HW: Read
Tuesday, 3/27(B), Wednesday 3/28(A)
• Advisory during 7th/8th grade STAAR testing
• Practice using commas
• Compare/Contrast articles
HW: Turn in Essay Choice Sheets
Friday, 3/23(B), Monday 3/26(A)
• Prefix Quiz
• Practice using commas
• Compare/Contrast articles
Wednesday, 3/21(B), Thursday 3/22(A)
*Review Game on prefixes
*Interactive Reader p.354
HW: Study for Prefix Quiz
Monday, 3/19(B), Tuesday, 3/20(A)
*Introduce additional prefixes
*Create commercials
HW: Read
Thursday, 3/8(B), Friday, 3/9(A)
*Use persuasion to support a claim
*Find support for a claim in an article
*Review Prefixes
HW: Have a great Spring Break!
Wednesday, 3/7(A)
*Review prefixes
*Review comma rules
HW: Read
Early Release
Monday, 3/5(A) and Tuesday, 3/6(B):
• Turn in your log; set up the new one
• Notes on prefixes
• Quickwrite - How does the media influence you to buy/do something?
• Propaganda techniques - matching activity; add notes to your spiral;
view/identify the techniques used in 5 commercials
*H.W. - Read!
Thursday, 3/1(A) and Friday, 3/2(B):
• Vocabulary quiz
• Read for your log (if time)
• Read/discuss Number the Stars
*H.W. - The reading log is due Monday, 3/5 (A) and Tuesday, 3/6 (B)!
*Note - Students can take home their spirals to study or use the novel guide
on my "Links" page (the last link) to study the 10 vocabulary words.
Tuesday, 2/28(A) and Wednesday, 2/29(B):
• Turn in Active Reading chps. 6-11
• Review/discuss the benchmark and complete the benchmark reflection
• Vocabulary review and contest
*H.W. - Study for the vocabulary quiz and read!
Friday, 2/24(A) and Monday, 2/27(B):
• Turn in your Postcard to Papa
• Read Number the Stars through chapter 11
• Begin Active Reading (you can omit #5)
*H.W. - Finish Active Reading if you did not and read!
*Note: I am sending home a letter on 2/22 and 2/23 regarding March 7th
through the end of the year. If you are not shown a copy, I included it on
my "Announcements" page so you would have this information. Thank you for
checking my teacher web site/wanting to stay informed!
Wednesday, 2/22(A) and Thursday, 2/23(B):
• Review/discuss writing benchmarks and add to your spiral
• Read Number the Stars (at least through Chapter 7) and begin making
your "Postcard to Papa"
• Vocabulary review
• Brain Pop - review run-ons, take the quiz and begin the application
*H.W. - Finish the postcard if you did not!
Friday, 2/17(A) and Tuesday, 2/21(B):
• Turn in Active Reading Chps. 1-5
• Organize spirals/new entries
• Identify/correct run-ons - Practice 1
• Novel vocabulary (#6-10) and read/discuss Number the Stars chapters
6 and 7 (if time)
*H.W. - Read for your new log!
Wednesday, 2/15(A) and Thursday, 2/16(B):
• Library - brief presentation and book check-outs
• Six ways to correct run-ons (notes)
• Continue Active Reading; read for your log (if time)
*H.W. - Finish Active Reading if you did not!
Monday, 2/13(A) and Tuesday, 2/14(B):
• Turn in your log; set up the new one
• Pre-assessment on run-ons
• Review novel vocabulary (add movements); read Number the Stars
through chapter 5; begin Active Reading
*H.W. - Read for your new log (200 pages/15 entries)!
Thursday, 2/9(A) and Friday, 2/10(B):
• Test on fragments; read (if time)
• Organize graded papers/spiral notebooks
• Begin reading/discussing Number the Stars
*H.W. - The reading log is due Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)!
Tuesday, 2/7(A) and Wednesday, 2/8(B):
• Textbook return
• Fragments - continue identifying and analyzing; review game to
prepare for the test
• Novel vocabulary (first set of 5) - write the word, part of speech,
definition, and picture for each one (in your spiral)
*H.W. - Study for the fragments test on Thursday and read!
Friday, 2/3(A) and Monday, 2/6(B):
• Fragments - continue identifying and analyzing
• Read "The History Behind the Story" for Number the Stars and answer
the 10 questions - turn in
• Begin novel vocabulary (if time)
*H.W. - Bring your textbook (to turn in) and read for your log!
Thursday, 2/2 (B) *Note - Science and L.A. flexed so we could see A and B
classes today to make up for missing yesterday).
• Identify fragments/what's missing
• Begin "The History Behind the Story" for Number the Stars
*H.W. - Read for your log!
Wednesday, 2/1(A)
• School-wide mock STAAR testing in all academic classes
*Note: Students should have around 70 pages on their reading log at this
point if they are keeping up with the weekly average.
Monday, 1/30(A) and Tuesday, 1/31(B):
• Notes on fragments
• Brain Pop video on fragments and "Pop" quiz
• Finish previous parts of the benchmark(as needed) OR do the online
practice called "Sentence or Fragment" and read
*H.W. - Read for your log!
Thursday, 1/26(A) and Friday, 1/27(B):
• Benchmark - Written Composition
• Finish previous parts (as needed) or read
*H.W. - Read for your log!
Tuesday, 1/24(A) and Wednesday, 1/25(B):
• Turn in your historical fiction assignment and reading log; set up
the new log (same requirements but any genre!)
• Reading benchmark
• Revising and Editing benchmark
Friday, 1/20(A) and Monday, 1/23(B):
• Main idea test
• Read and/or work on your historical fiction assignment
• Fragments - check/discuss the pre-assessment and begin notes
*H.W. - The reading log and historical fiction assignment are due Tuesday (A)
and Wednesday (B)!
*Note: Several students did not get to/finish the Main Idea Practice on my
Links page on the day they took the SRI test. Students are strongly
encouraged to do this before the test to see if they can achieve mastery on
the short practices (17 or more out of 20, which = 85% or higher). If not,
there are 40 questions total they can do for practice to see if they can
raise their percentage by the end!
Wednesday, 1/18(A) and Thursday, 1/19(B):
• Distribute/discuss the historical fiction reading assignment
• Review game: check/discuss "What Keeps a Culture Together" and two
more practices
• Begin fragments - pre-assessment
*H.W. - Read your historical fiction! Main idea online practice (if needed)!
*Reminder: All students should be reading a historical fiction novel for an
upcoming assignment that will be a major grade.
Friday, 1/13(A) and Tuesday, 1/17(B):
• Turn in "What Keeps a Culture Together"
• SRI test - record your Lexile score in your planner
• Main idea practice online (under "Links")
• Read(if time!)
*H.W. - Read your historical fiction novel!
*Reminder: All students should be reading a historical fiction novel for an
upcoming assignment that will be a major grade.
Wednesday, 1/11(A) and Thursday, 1/12(B):
• Warm up - main idea practice
• Check/discuss "Mystery of the Canine Museum Thief"
• Begin "What Keeps a Culture Together" as a class and finish
independently
• Read your historical fiction novel(if time!)
*H.W. - Finish "What Keeps a Culture Together" and read your historical
fiction novel!
*Reminder: All students should be reading a historical fiction novel for an
upcoming assignment that will be a major grade.
Monday, 1/9(A) and Tuesday, 1/10(B):
• Check/discuss the main idea activity "The Daily News"
• Read/complete "Mystery of the Canine Musuem Thief" - underline and
label where you found the proof for your answers!
• Read your historical fiction (if time!)
*H.W. - Finish the mystery story if you did not and bring your 2nd spiral
notebook (you can keep the 1st one at home now)!
*Note: As of 1/5 and 1/6, all students will have gone to the library and
should have a historical fiction book they are reading for the reading log.
Students will need to be able to finish the book they choose in about two and
a half weeks so that they can complete a related assignment that will be a
major grade.
Thursday, 1/5(A) and Friday, 1/6 (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Main idea review - song
• "The Daily News" titles/main idea competition
• Library - Mrs. Kay's introduction to historical fiction and book
check outs
*H.W. – Read your historical fiction!
Tuesday, 1/3(A) and Wednesday, 1/4(B):
• Organize papers/spirals and distribute new reading logs - 200
pages/20 entries are due 1/24 (A) and 1/25 (B)
• Brain Pop - Main idea video and "Pop" quiz
• Main idea activities - wolf passage/breakdown, trash paragraph,
and begin "The Daily News" competition
*H.W. - Bring your ID!
Reminder: If you are interested in helping Team 6-2 get door prizes to hand
out on the Friday before the holidays, please see my announcements page.
Friday, 12/16 (A):
• Read/perform The Gift of the Magi
• Reading quiz - find text evidence for your answers
• Anagrams
• Organize notebooks/graded papers (continued)
• View/discuss another version of the play
Thursday, 12/15 (A):
• Parts of speech notes/review - turn in
• Parts of speech review game (and a word game if time)
• Organize notebooks/graded papers
Wednesday, 12/14 (B):
• Read/perform The Gift of the Magi
• Reading quiz - find text evidence for your answers
• Anagrams
• Organize notebooks/graded papers
• View/discuss another version of the play
Tuesday, 12/13 (B):
• Staple/turn in your final draft, rough draft with revisions, and
prewriting sheet
• Turn in your log
• Parts of speech and language arts notes and review game - turn in
• Theater presentation (if you turned in the assignments that were due)
Monday, 12/12 (A):
• Staple/turn in your final draft, rough draft with revisions, and
prewriting sheet
• Turn in your log
• Parts of speech and language arts practice online - turn in
• Theater presentation (if you turned in the assignments that were due)
*Note: If you are interested in helping Team 6-2 get door prizes to hand out
on the Friday before the holidays, please see my announcements page.
Thursday, 12/8(A) and Friday, 12/9(B):
• Revisions - Follow the 6 steps on pg. 784 in the literature book (you
may omit step #5)
• Peer editing - read aloud and trade to check for mistakes in
spelling, capitalization, and punctuation
• Write your final draft
• Reading time (if time)
*H.W. - The final draft (major grade) and reading log are due Monday (A) and
Tuesday (B)!
Tuesday, 12/6(A) and Wednesday, 12/7(B):
• Communication lesson with Mrs. Proctor
• Write your rough draft(based on your prewriting sheet)- skip lines
• Reading time (if time)
*H.W. - Finish your rough draft (if you did not)!
Friday, 12/2(A) and Monday, 12/5(B):
• Organize graded papers/notebooks
• Intro. to procedural texts - tie activity and juggling
• Read/discuss pgs. 781-786
• Choose your topic/begin prewriting
• Library - book checkouts and/or continue your prewriting
*H.W. - Finish your prewriting sheet!
Wednesday, 11/30(A) and Thursday, 12/1(B):
• Review/discuss the blue author's purpose practice
• Turn in your online record sheet if you did not
• Author's Purpose test; you can read if you finish before time is up
• Return papers/organize notebooks (if time)
*H.W. - Bring your ID! Bring a tie (if possible)!
*Note: To prepare for the test, students should study the Author's Purpose
notes available under "Class Handouts-Printable." Also, student should finish
the online practices (there are 3 Author's Purpose links in a row
under "Links") using the record sheet that we set up in class.
Monday, 11/28(A) and Tuesday, 11/29(B):
• Distribute new reading logs - 100 pages/10 entries are due 12/12 (A)
and 12/13 (B)
• Benchmark calculations/reflection sheet
• Author's purpose - blue sheet practice and continue the online
practice using your record sheet
*H.W. - Prepare for the author's purpose test Wed. (A) and Thurs. (B)! Bring
a tie (if possible)!
*Note: Friday/B day has adjusted class logs since Mrs. Ratica was out sick
on Friday and a sub. could not manage corrections and laptop usage.
Tuesday, 11/22(B)
• Project ALERT (school-wide initiative) Lesson 1
• Turn in your log
• Corrections for color coding and parts of speech quiz (if needed)
• Begin the online author's purpose practice/record sheet - turn in
Monday, 11/21(A)
• Project ALERT (school-wide initiative) Lesson 1
• Turn in your log
• "The First Thanksgiving" - turn in
• Corrections for color coding and parts of speech quiz (if needed)
• Online author's purpose practice/record sheet - turn in
Friday, 11/18(B):
• Turn in your log (optional- students can wait until the next class
with no late penalty)
• Author's purpose practice activity with a partner - discuss/turn in
• "The First Thanksgiving" - turn in
• Author's Purpose independent practice - turn in
*H.W. - The reading log is due Tues., 11/22 (B day)!
Thursday, 11/17(A):
• Turn in your log (optional- students can wait until the next class
with no late penalty)
• Author's purpose practice/contest
• Corrections for color coding and parts of speech quiz (if needed)
• Begin online author's purpose practice/record sheet - turn in
*H.W. - The reading log is due Mon., 11/21 (A day)!
Tuesday, 11/15(A) and Wednesday, 11/16(B):
• Interjections - notes and practice
• Finish online tutorial - turn in blue notes
• Add summary notes to your notebook
• Author's purpose practice - turn in
*H.W. - Read/finish your log!
*Note: I will collect reading logs in the next class period. However, since
I got confused with the orginal due dates (A and B days were off), students
can turn the log in the following class day without a penalty (A day now due
by 11/21; B day now due by 11/22).
*Note: The reading log (150 pages/15 entries) is due this Friday, Nov. 18th
(A day) and Monday, Nov. 21st (B day).
Friday, 11/11(A) and Monday, 11/14(B):
• Finish conjunctions/practice
• Turn in your color coding/3 notes on the manila paper
• Parts of speech quiz (open-note); read (if time)
• Online tutorial/notes on author's purpose - turn in
*H.W. - Read!
*Note: Students will be allowed to use the notes in their spiral notebooks
when they take the first parts of speech quiz on Friday and Monday.
Wednesday, 11/9(A) and Thursday, 11/10(B):
• Finish color coding your writing/glue to manila paper
• Add 3 notes/colors on the manila paper (make sure you have at least
3 yellows/thoughts total before you add other colors!)
• Conjunctions - notes and practice
*H.W. - Finish adding the 3 notes/colors to your writing if you did not!
Prepare for the parts of speech quiz on Friday (A) and Monday (B)!
Monday, 11/7(A) and Tuesday, 11/8(B):
• Organize graded papers/notebooks
• Identify adverbs and 5 other parts of speech (add to your notebook)
• Finish color coding for score point 1 and score point 4 writing
pieces
• Begin color coding on your own writing piece (benchmark copy)
*H.W. - Read and bring your ID!
Thursday, 11/3(A) and Friday, 11/4(B):
• Finish Blabberize presentations
• Notes on Adverbs and "Colorful" writing - mark up/color code
examples of score point 1 and score point 4 writing pieces
(B day only since B day ended up having reading time on
Wed. due to multiple absences for the field trip)
• Reading time (A day only since B day is getting caught up from Wed.)
*Note: Students with missing/late work (some or all 3 parts of the biography
assignment) were strongly encouraged today (in all Language Arts classes and
a reminder was sent to all Science classes) to attend tutorials this
afternoon (Tuesday) to get help and/or use the computers to finish whatever
is missing.
Tuesday, 11/1(A) and Wednesday, 11/2(B):
• Notes on Adverbs
• Begin Blabberize presentations
• "Colorful" writing - mark up/color code examples of score point
1 and score point 4 writing pieces
Friday, 10/28(A) and Monday, 10/31(B):
• Add pink reading log to your notebook and set up the new log
• Turn in your yellow biography questions, script (unless it is already
saved in Moodle), and script rubric
• Find your picture, document, and create your Blabberize
*H.W. - Finish the Blabberize if you did not!
*Note: Students have a choice of hand-writing the script on notebook paper
or typing it in Moodle (then no hard copy is necessary as I can see it when
it is saved in Moodle). They can also type it in Word if they bring a hard
copy.
*Note: Students are allowed to keep their yellow biography questions since
they need them to write the script. The questions can be turned in the next
class period when the script is due.
Wednesday, 10/26 (A) and Thursday, 10/27(B):
• Turn in your biography questions
• Script rubric and example
• Create your biography script using 1st person point of view
• Find your picture and begin your Blabberize (if time)
*H.W. - Finish the script if you did not!
*Note: All students should be reading a biography for the reading log
and upcoming assignment. The log is due Oct. 20th (A) and 21st (B).
Students will need to read 150 pages and have at least 6 school entries plus
15 entries.
Monday, 10/24 (A) and Tuesday, 10/25(B):
• Finish all three parts of the benchmark if you have not (reading,
revising and editing, and written composition)
• Work on the biography questions
• Create a script using 1st person point of view (if time)
*H.W. - Finish the biography questions if you did not(step 1 on the yellow
page) by 10/26 (A) or 10/27 (B).
Thursday, 10/20 (A) and Friday, 10/21(B):
• Turn in your reading log
• Reading benchmark
• Finish the written composition and begin Revising and Editing (if
time)
*H.W. - (A) - Bring your biography!
(B) - Work on the questions and bring your biography!
*Note: Mrs. Ratica was at a training on 10/20 (A) and did not want the
substitute handing out the biography assignment with no explanation.
Tuesday, 10/18 (A) and Wednesday, 10/19(B):
• Finish your prewriting if you did not
• Begin the writing benchmark - written composition
• Visit the book fair
*H.W. - The reading log is due Thursday (A) and Friday (B)! Bring your
biography to class!
Friday, 10/14 (A) and Monday, 10/17(B):
• Continue prewriting/brainstorming regarding an exciting time
• Preview/discuss the writing benchmark rubric
• Deconstruction of a narrative (an example of a writing piece evolving
from a 1 up to a 4)- glue into your spiral
• Continue prewriting for your intro., body, and conclusion using the
graphic organizer provided
*H.W. - Bring money for the book fair (optional)! Read your biography!
Wednesday, 10/12 (A) and Thursday, 10/13(B):
• Review/discuss the text evidence test (staple into your spiral)
• Personification - discuss/practice (glue into your spiral)
• Grabbers - discuss/practice (glue into your spiral)
• Begin prewriting (brainstorm - 3 times when you felt excited)
*H.W. - Read your biography!
Friday, 10/7 (A) and Tuesday, 10/11(B):
• Notes on verbs; identify 5 parts of speech and glue in your notebook
• Finish reading/discussing/responding to an excerpt from The Story of
My Life pgs. 304 - 313 in the Interactive Reader
• View/discuss American Sign Language on p. 316
*H.W. - Read your biography!
Monday, 10/3 (A) and Tuesday, 10/4 (B):
• Test over finding text evidence
• Read your biography
• Return papers/add these as entries to your notebook
• Parts of speech review game(if time)
Thursday, 9/29 (A) and Friday, 9/30 (B):
• Set up new reading logs
• Check/discuss text evidence for "Mouse Alert"
• Parts of speech review (if time)
• Library - presentation on biographies and the Biography Blitz
Challenge; select/check out your biography!
Tuesday, 9/27 (A) and Wednesday, 9/28 (B):
• Check/discuss "Skipping Stones" for finding text evidence
• Begin "Mouse Alert"
• Parts of speech review game (if time)
*H.W. - Bring your ID!
Friday, 9/23 (A) and Monday, 9/26 (B):
• Turn in your final draft (staple your rough draft behind it)
• Prepositions - notes in your spiral, song, and game/activity
• Begin finding text evidence - contest using "Skipping Stones"
Wednesday, 9/21 (A) and Thursday, 9/22 (B):
• Parets of speech - notes/practice on adjectives (glue into your
notebook)
• Revise your fiction questions as needed (teacher model provided)
• Editing for capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
• Begin your final draft (if time)
*H.W. - The final draft is due Friday, 9/23 (A) and Monday, 9/26 (B)!
Monday, 9/19 (A) and Tuesday, 9/20 (B):
• Finish discussing themes/add them to your plot diagrams (some classes)
• Scholastic Reading Inventory test (SRI) to determine Lexile scores -
record your score in your planner under today's date and on your data
chart
• Book check-outs
• Work on your rough draft
H.W. - The rough draft and reading log are due Wed. (A) and Thurs. (B)!
Thursday, 9/15(A) and Friday 9/16(B):
• Hand out/discuss fiction reading assignment
• Notes on pronouns and review nouns and prepositional phrases - glue
into your notebook
• Continue theme discussions/activities and add themes to Tough Cookie
and "The School Play" plot diagrams
*H.W. - Work on your rough draft! Bring your ID!
Tuesday, 9/13(A) and Wednesday, 9/14 (B)
• Notes on nouns and review/discuss prepositional phrases - glue into
your notebook
• Data sheet - record your bio poem scores and first reading log
• Introduce/discuss theme (online interactive activity from the text)
Friday, 9/9(A) and Monday 9/12(B):
• Review/discuss prepositional phrases - glue into your notebook
• Finish your story plot diagram for "The School Play" p. 34, finish
writing entry #1, and read (if time)
• Return papers (glue into your notebook) and present writing entries
(optional)
Class Log for the Week of September 6th – September 9th
*Note: For the first reading log, students need to read at least 30 pages
and 75 minutes by Wed. (A) or Thurs. (B). At least 2 entries should be
at school, and there should be at least 5 entries total.
*Note: For the new reading log, students need to read at least 100 pages by
Sept. 21st (A) or Sept. 22nd (B). At least 4 entries should be
at school, and there should be at least 10 entries total.
Tuesday (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Read/discuss “Boar Out There” pg. 32
• Read Tough Cookie and create a plot diagram – glue into your notebook
• Writing Entry #1 – Future Homes
*H.W. – The reading log is due Thursday (B day)!
Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B):
• Turn in the reading log and distribute new ones
• Finish writing entry #1 if you did not and read (if time)
• Background info. and video trailer
• Read “The School Play” p. 34 and create a story plot diagram (glue in
to your spiral)
Class Log for the Week of August 29th – September 2nd
*Note: Parent night is this Thursday for 6th grade. We hope to see you
there!
*Note: All classes went to library orientation last week; all students
should have a self-selected fiction novel to read.
*Note: For the first reading log, students need to read at least 30 pages
and 75 minutes by next Wed. (A) or Thurs. (B). At least 2 entries should be
at school, and there should be at least 5 entries total.
Monday (A) and Tuesday (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Distribute reading logs and discuss expectations/requirements
• Present your home project – turn in (final draft, 1st draft, and
instruction sheet)
• Set up the reader’s/writer’s notebook (spiral) and decorate (if time)
• Read your fiction novel
*H.W. – The course syllabus signature page (#5) is due!
Wednesday (A) and Thursday (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Turn in the course syllabus signature page
• Genre activity
• Notes on plot (using a Glogster video) – glue into your
reader’s/writer’s notebook
Friday (A) and next Tuesday (B):
• Read/discuss “Boar Out There” pg. 32
• Read Tough Cookie and create a plot diagram – glue into your notebook
• Writing Entry #1 - What Future Homes Will Be Like
*H.W. - The reading log will be due next Wednesday (A) or Thursday (B)!
Class Log for the Week of August 23rd – 26th
Tuesday (A) and Wednesday (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Course syllabus - parent signature needed by next Wednesday (A) or
Thursday (B)
• Home project – introduce and begin working on your bio poem
• Class managers
*H.W. – Finish the first draft of the bio poem if you did not!
Thursday (A) and Friday (B):
• Ridgeview school-wide expectations
• Classroom expectations/points system
• Peer editing of first draft – capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling; begin the final draft
• Get to know the teacher
• Library orientation
*H.W. – Finish the home project (final draft)! Also, bring materials to
decorate your spiral!