Week of October 31 - November 4
Monday-- Sensory Writing (candy and nice writing paper)
Tuesday-- Cave Writing (slide and audio track on repeated cycle and nice writing paper)
Wednesday--Downriver Test
Thursday--Monsters on Maple Street with handout/Animalia
Friday--Monsters on Maple Street with handout/Animalia
NEXT WEEK
Monday--Monsters on Maple Street video episode
Tuesday--CLOSED
Wednesday--Begin novel study on Wonderstruck
Thursday--Wonderstruck novel study
Friday--Wonderstruck novel study
Week of October 3-7, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Complete the booklet on "Charles" and practice using reader response cards
Tuesday--Slideshow introduction for the new novel study
Wednesday--Begin novel study on Downriver
Thursday--Novel study continued (complete the study guide portions as we read the novel)
Friday--Book Talk and independent novel projects are due
HOMEWORK
Finish your novel and complete the related project!
Week of September 26-October 2, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Present "I am From" poems
Tuesday--Read "The Landlady" and complete study guide booklet
Wednesday--Finish "The Landlady" booklet and write alternate endings
Thursday--More about Roald Dahl and present alternate endings to "The Landlady"
Friday--Computer Lab - type poems - Reading practice / TeenBiz
HOMEWORK
Finish any work that is owed! Read that novel!
Week of September 19-25, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Informational Text
Tuesday--"The Smallest Dragonboy"
Wednesday--Spelling Assessment - finish "The Smallest Dragonboy"
Thursday--Spelling Assessment - "I am From" poemsFriday--Computer Lab - Reading practice / TeenBiz
HOMEWORK
Finish any work that is owed! Read that novel!
Week of September 12-18, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Review Three Skeleton Key, complete story packet, start quiz process.
Tuesday--Three Skeleton Key Quiz/Test and Study Guide is to be completed.
Wednesday--News Article Unit and Quiz
Thursday--Star Testing
Friday--Computer Lab - Reading practice / TeenBiz
HOMEWORK
Finish any work that is owed! Read that novel!
Week of September 5-11, 2011
Students who are absent from class MUST borrow a textbook and catch up at home. What we are doing in class cannot be skipped. It's too important and models the framework we will use all year long. Please make sure our student is caught up.
CLASSWORK
Monday--NO SCHOOL
Tuesday--Caught'ya and work collaboratively on three "Rikki Tikki Tavi" graphic organizers (plot organizer, retelling organizer, filmstrip sequence organizer.
Wednesday--Quiz on "Rikki Tikki Tavi" and start "Three Skeleton Key" and summarization organizer
Thursday--"Three Skeleton Key" and plot organizer
Friday--Quiz on "Three Skeleton Key"
HOMEWORK
Read that book by Oct. 1 so you are ready for the October Book Talk.
Week of August 29-September 4, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Caught'ya and read "Duffy's Jacket"; reader's guide
Tuesday--Caught'ya and "Duffy's Jacket" retelling guide and plot graphic organizer
Wednesday--Caught'ya, quiz on "Duffy's Jacket", and read "Rikki Tikki Tavi"; reader's guide
Thursday-- "Rikki Tikki Tavi" (read and start plot graphic organizer)
Friday--Finish "Rikki Tikki Tavi" (work on three graphic organizers associated with the story)
HOMEWORK
If you are missing work, do it over the weekend. Read a novel by October 1st! Book talks on October 8th.
Week of August 22-28, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Give Me a Hand (should be done for Tues)
Tuesday--Present your Give Me a Hand products
Wednesday--Build Your Class Notebook
Thursday--Intro to Caught'ya routine and Plot Notes
Friday--Caught'ya and finish Plot Notes
Week of August 15-19, 2011
CLASSWORK
Monday--Registration
Tuesday--No School
Wednesday--Review handbook
Thursday--Multiple Intelligences survey
Friday--Give Me a Hand activity and slide show
HOMEWORK
Monday--Try to have all your school supplies by
Tuesday--No School
Wednesday--Supplies!
