April 22 - April 26
Monday - NO SCHOOL! :)
Tuesday - Ch. 1 "The Westing Game"; Begin Ch 2
Wednesday - Interviews 1-11; Ch. 2-4 of "The Westing Game"
Thursday - Interviews 12 - 22; Ch. 2-4 "The Westing Game"
Friday - Ch. 5 & 6 of "The Westing Game"
April 15 - April 19
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Monday-Wednesday - Career Webquest. Students will work through a webquest that helps them identify careers they would enjoy based on their interests and skills. They will research 3 careers from that list before deciding on one. The final step of this project will be an in-class interview. Students will choose a classmate to interview them on the questions provided in the packet. They will answer the questions as if they were interviewing for the career they chose.
Thursday - Library Day. Mystery Short Story and play "Clue" as an introduction to our mystery novel.
Friday - NO SCHOOL! :)
April 2nd - Text Structures/Features Magazine Project Due!
March 25 - March 29
Monday - Student surveys and Book Fair Preview
Tuesday - STAAR Practice Test (not due on Wednesday)
Wednesday - STAAR Practice Test continued
Thursday - Greek & Latin Roots Test
Friday - Create a Study Guide Poster
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March 18 - March 22
​Monday - Library Day
Tuesday - Go over Text Structures Test & Test Structures packet (assigned before Spring Break and due today)
Wednesday - Introduction to Greek & Latin Roots
Thursday - Test Structures Re-Test
Friday - Greek & Latin Roots
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February 11 - February 15
Monday - Library Day
Tuesday - Apostrophes & Quotation Marks IN; WriteSource pgs 21 & 24 ( I was out sick last Friday, so we moved this lesson to Tuesday.)
Wednesday - Take home WriteSource pages Test
Thursday - Poem Project is due! 6 poems typed and illustrated.. Text Features IN and introduction to the 5th 6 weeks project
Friday - NO SCHOOL! And no school on Monday :) Rest up and stay healthy!!
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February 4 - 8
This week we will be completing 6 pages of notes in our interactive notebook. I expect students to be done with all 6 pages of notes by the end of class Wednesday. Whatever is note completed in class should be done at home and completed by the time class starts on Thursday.
Thursday - complete 'Text Structures: Definitions' worksheet given on Monday; Complete text structures task cards. Task cards will be due on Monday.
Friday - Apostrophes & Quotation Marks IN; WriteSource pgs 21 & 24 ( I was out sick so we moved this lesson to next Tuesday)
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January 28 - February 1
Monday- Comprehension Test Review (Go over test from last week)
Tuesday- Non-fiction Main Idea TEST. Students will use the color-code system we have learned in class to identify the topic sentence, transitional sentences, and supporting details in a passage, complete a graphic organizer, and write a summary.
Wednesday- Author's Purpose IN; Begin Task Cards
Thursday- Finish Task Cards in class (whatever is not completed in class will be homework)
Friday- Adverbs Test; rough draft of all 12 poems due (handwritten)
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January 22 - January 25
Tuesday- 'Desert Biome' color-coding and completed graphic organizer
Wednesday- Reading Comprehension Test
Thursday- 'Solar System' color-coding and completed graphic organizer
Friday- Adverbs IN; WriteSource Pgs 181-182
January 14 - January 18
We are beginning a nonfiction unit this week, so most of our work will be done in the interactive notebook. A few worksheets will be assigned to check for comprehension, but should not be very time consuming.
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Monday - Library Day
Tuesday - Nonfiction Main Idea & Details: Definitions IN
Wednesday - Nonfiction Main Idea & Details: Example IN; Mystery of Mars Wksht
Thursday - Transitional Sentences IN; Food For Thought Wksht
Friday - Writing Expository Paragraphs Assignment
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January 8 - January 11
This week will be a Poetry Writer's Workshop. Students will have all week to work on 12 poems. I will make 3 due per week, but after this week, I am not planning on providing any additional class time to work on their poems. I expect students to complete at least 6-9 poems this week. The due dates are listed below. After completing the 12 poems, students will choose their best 6, type and illustrate them (by hand), and turn them in by February 14th.
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Friday, January 11 - Preposition, Adjective, and Diamond Poems
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Friday, January 18 - Adverb, Clue, and Acrostic Poems
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Friday, January 25 - Haiku, Tanka, and Apology Poems
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Friday, February 1 - Ways of Looking, Cumulative, and Cinquain Poems
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Below are the assignments from the First Semester.
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Upcoming Tests and Projects:
1st Draft of Pourquoi Story Due on Monday, December 3rd (must be typed)
Final Draft of Pourquoi Story Due on Monday, December 10th (must be typed)
Reading Comprehension Test Wednesday, December 5th
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December 3 - December 7
Monday- Peer Editing short stories. Students must bring their completed and typed pourquoi story to participate. If they do not have theirs, they will receive a 0 for a classwork participation grade that cannot be dropped.
Tuesday- Structure in Poetry and Rhythm in Poetry IN
Wednesday- Reading Comprehension Test
Thursday- Types of Poetry IN
Friday- Prepositional Phrases Test; Holiday Poem Due
November 26 - November 30
Monday - Library
Tuesday - Annotate "The Brook" by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Wednesday -"Twas the Night Before Christmas" analysis; Begin own holiday poem
Thursday - Write own holiday poem with illustration
Friday - Prepositional Phrases IN, WriteSource Pgs 94 - 95
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November 12 - November 16
Monday- Library Day, finish Pgs 92 & 93 from WriteSource book
Tuesday- WriteSource pgs due; Poetry IN
Wednesday- Reading Comprehension Test; Poetry IN
Thursday- Imagery and Figurative Language Task Cards Due; Study Skills Lesson with Ms. Anderson
Friday- Independent & Dependent Clauses Test
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
November 5 - November 9
Monday - Go over Common Assessment; Identify the "TEKS" the question is addressing using interactive notebook
Tuesday - Figurative Language IN
Wednesday - Finish IN; work on Imagery/Figurative Language Task Cards
Thursday - Imagery/Figurative Language Task Cards (if not completed in class, will have a small amount of time on Monday. Will be due by Tuesday, 11/13)
Friday - Independent and Dependent Clauses IN; WriteSource pages 92-93
Editable Templates for Newspaper Article: https://www.postermywall.com/index.php/posters/search?s=newspaper%20template
October 29 - November 2
Monday: Language Arts 6 Weeks Test; Library Day
Tuesday: Reading Common Assessment; Sherlock Holmes Comprehension Questions
Wednesday: Interactive Notebook Check (have all lessons been completed, are they they colored, are they on the correct page, is it neat, etc); In Class Halloween Creative Writing Activity
Thursday: Imagery IN; Begin working on Task Cards if time permits
Friday: Work on Task Cards (will not be homework if not completed) Class periods will be shortened on Friday due to a Veteran's Day concert and Fab Friday
October 22 - October 26
Monday: WriteSource pages 88 - 89 are due Tuesday! (an extension was given to clear up any misconceptions); Annotating a Text was done in class
Tuesday: Parts of a Drama IN; Parts of a Drama Quiz (due Wednesday)
Wednesday: Reading Comprehension Test; Begin Sherlock Holmes (Tutoring for Simple & Complete Subjects and Predicates at 7:45 AM)
Thursday: Sherlock Holmes Comprehension Questions (due Friday); Simple & Complete Subjects and Predicates Re-Test ONLY if you made below a 70
Friday: Compound Subjects & Compound Predicates Test
October 15 - October 18
Monday: "Context Clues" and "Sentence Structure Clues" packets (leftovers are homework)
Tuesday: Main Idea IN: Main Idea worksheet (leftovers are homework)
Wednesday: Main Idea mini-books
Thursday: Simple & Complete Subjects and Predicates Test; Compound Subjects & Predicates IN; WriteSource Pgs 88-89
Friday: No School!
October 8 - 12
Monday: Fiction Summarization IN; Summarization wksht
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For the hw, students have been instructed to write their own summary on a piece of notebook paper first, and then go back to the answer choices and find the answer that is most similar to their summary. 2 sheets will be turned in: the worksheet with the answers bubbled for the 2 short stories and a piece of notebook paper with the summaries in their own words.
Tuesday: "The Emperor's New Clothes" comprehension questions
Wednesday: Reading Comprehension Test; Context Clues IN
Thursday: Context Clues IN; Context Clues wksht
Friday: Fair day! Enjoy your day of no school!!
October 1 - October 5
Monday: Library (Theme Challenge Card assignment due Tuesday!)
Tuesday: Point of View Interactive Notebook; Point of view sort (in class activity)
Wednesday: Point of View Task Cards (should be able to finish in-class)
Thursday: "Thank You, Ma'am" point of view writing assignment (due Friday)
Friday: Simple & Complete Subject and Predicate IN; WriteSource book pgs 90-91 (due Monday)
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END OF FIRST 6 WEEKS!
CONFLICT AND CHARACTERIZATION PROJECT DUE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th!
CONFLICT TEST TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
September 24 - September 28
Monday: Projects Due! Vocab Test over Language Arts terms found on pages 40, 41, and 43 of Interactive Notebook
Tuesday: Conflict Extra Credit Due; Conflict Test
Wednesday: Interactive Notebook check; 6 Weeks Common Assessment
Thursday: Theme IN; Theme Task Cards (should have been finished entirely in class)
Friday: Finish theme task cards; Theme Challenge Cards (due Tuesday)
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CHARACTERIZATION TEST WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12th!
VERBS RE-TEST FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 14th!
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September 17 - September 21
Monday: Perfect Tense Verbs WriteSource Pgs 168-169 due Tuesday
Tuesday: Plot IN notes
Wednesday: "Thank You, Ma'am" Plot Diagram; begin working on original plot diagram
Thursday: Finish plot diagram; begin working on plot flow chart using original plot diagram
Friday: Simple Subject & Predicate IN; Compound Subject & Predicate IN; WriteSource pgs 86-89
*Project is due on Monday!
September 10 - September 14
Monday: Making Inferences with Character Traits; Leftovers: Characterization Review
Tuesday: Conflict IN; Conflict assignment
Wednesday: Characterization Test; begin Conflicts Constructed Response writing assignment (not homework until Thursday night)
Thursday: Leftovers: Conflicts Constructed Response writing assignment
Friday: Verbs Re-test; Perfect Tense Verbs, WriteSource Pgs 168-169
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September 4 - September 7
Tuesday: Extra Credit for Friday's Test assigned; Pre-Test (no homework)
Wednesday: Pre-Test; finish Extra Credit
Thursday: Extra Credit Due at beginning of class; Direct/Indirect Characterization
Friday: Action, Linking & Helping Verbs TEST; Making Inferences IN
August 27 - August 31
Monday: ACE Interactive Notebook
Tuesday: School emergency - no classwork
Wednesday: Library Circle Map Brainstorming
Thursday: Character Traits and Types of Characters Interactive Notebook;
"Characters: The Actors in a Story" wksht
Friday: Action, Linking, and Helping Verbs IN; Pgs 163-165 in WriteSource book
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Please remember that homework is generally "leftovers", meaning whatever was not finished in class. Below I have listed the lessons and assignments that we will be working on in class. Please see "What will we be learning this week?" for a more detailed explanation of the assignments. Whatever was not finished in class is expected to be finished at home and turned in at the beginning of class the following day.
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August 20 - August 24
Monday: Class Rules, Procedures, and Expectations; 6 Word Memoir due Friday
Tuesday: Library day!
Wednesday: Format Interactive Notebook; Create Social Contract
Thursday: 'Asking Questions' leftovers
Friday: 'Parts of Speech' leftovers; 6 Word Memoir is due