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Agenda 11/29 - 12/3

Monday, November 29th

• SSR - choose activities for weeks 2 & 3 - DUE FRIDAY!!!
• DLR
• Grammar - subjects
• Research in Integration Lab - create graphic organizers for collecting data, work in groups to discuss findings.
• On Level: Read Chapters 11-15 in Fever 1793, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions. QUIZ FRIDAY
• Pre AP: Read Chapters 11-15 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions. QUIZ FRIDAY

Tuesday, November 30th

• SSR
• DLR
• Grammar - subjects
• Continue collaboration of research to discuss presentation
• On Level: Read Chapters 11-15 in Fever 1793, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions.
• Pre AP: Read Chapters 11-15 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Wednesday, December 1st

• SSR
• DLR
• Grammar
• Research
• On Level: Poetry Writing ppt and writing activity, Read Chapters 11-15 in Fever 1793, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions
• Pre AP: Forced metaphor writing assignment using LWW and pictures, Read Chapters 11-15 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Thursday, December 2nd

• SSR - Don't forget Week 2 & 3 Activities due tomorrow!
• DLR
• Grammar
• Research
• On Level: Poetry Writing ppt and sea poem writing activity, Read Chapters 11-15 in Fever 1793, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions
• Pre AP: Forced metaphor writing assignment using LWW and pictures, Read Chapters 11-15 in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, answer vocabulary and comprehension questions.

Friday, December 3rd

• SSR - Independent reading activity #2 AND #3 Due!
• DLR
• Grammar
• Research
• On Level: Quiz over Fever 1793 vocab & comprehension, write sea poem, peer reflections of poems.
• Pre AP: Quiz over Lion, Witch, Wardrobe vocab & comprehension, write forced metaphor.

Agenda 11/15-11/19

Learning Objectives this week:

The student will apply active reading strategies to answer comprehension questions about their reading.  They will use context clues, dictionaries, and thesauruses to determine the meaning of words.  They will continue to follow the writing process by revising and editing their personal narrative.  During the revision of their personal narrative, they will add proper transitional words and phrases as well as include compound sentences to enhance their narrative. The students will prove their knowledge of their reading by completing an assessment on their class novels.

Monday, November 15th

• SSR - begin reading new SSR book - Independent reading activity #1 is Due Friday
• PRESS reading passages
• Personal Narratives - Continue revising and editing - work on crafting a good lead
• On Level: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab, character maps
• Pre AP: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab

Tuesday, November 16th

• SSR
• PRESS passages
• Subject/ Verb Agreement
• Personal Narratives - Prepare final draft, revise transition, Paper and Poster Due Friday
• On Level: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab, character maps
• Pre AP: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab

Wednesday, November 17th

• SSR
• PRESS passages
• Personal Narrative Due FRIDAY
• On Level: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab, character maps
• Pre AP: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab

Thursday, November 18th

• SSR
• PRESS passages
• Personal Narrative
• On Level: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab, character maps, quiz tomorrow
• Pre AP: Read ch. 6-10, answer questions/vocab, quiz tomorrow

Friday, November 19th

• SSR - Activity #1 Due TODAY
• PRESS passages
• Personal Narrative paper and poster Due TODAY
• On Level: Quiz over ch. 6-10, comprehension & vocabulary due
• Pre AP: Quiz over ch. 6-10, comprehension & vocabulary due

Agenda 11.8-11.12

Learning Objectives this week:

The student will apply active reading strategies to answer comprehension questions about their reading.  They will use context clues, dictionaries, and thesauruses to determine the meaning of words.  The students will review affixes and will take notes on commonly used affixes to aid in vocabulary definitions.  They will follow the writing process to write a personal narrative.  They will use their brainstorming graphic organizer to narrow focus and begin drafting, revising, and editing their essays.  During the revision of their personal narrative, they will add proper transitional words and phrases as well as include compound sentences to enhance their narrative.

Monday, November 8^th

·         SSR

·         Daily Language Review (DLR)

·         Personal Narrative – use “The Times of my Life” graphic organizer to narrow down topic for essay.  Begin rough draft of personal narrative.

·         On Level:

o   Earliest Memory Poem

o   Anticipatory set for novel study (Fever 1793)– discussion about yellow fever and make inferences and draw conclusions based on information provided.

·         Pre AP: Anticipatory set for novel study – teaching tolerance discussion and writing activity to introduce novel (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe)

Tuesday, November 9th – RETEACH (before school in my room)/RETEST (after school in Mrs. Edmond’s room) TODAY ONLY! 

·         SSR

·         DLR

·         Personal Narrative – Continue drafting and begin revision process

·         Affixes – Roots PowerPoint and notes

·         On Level: Fever  - Read Ch. 1-5: vocabulary and comprehension questions, character graphic organizers, found poem instructions for final project.

·         Pre AP: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (LWW) – Read ch. 1-5: vocabulary and comprehension questions

Wednesday, November 10^th

·         SSR

·         DLR

·         Personal Narrative – Continue Revisions and corrections, make sure to include transitional words and phrases in correct places.

·         Affixes – Prefixes PowerPoint and notes

·         On Level: Fever  - Read Ch. 1-5: vocabulary and comprehension questions, character graphic organizers

·         Pre AP: LWW – Read Ch. 1-5: Vocabulary and comprehension questions

Thursday, November 11^th (Mrs. G will be absent)

·         SSR

·         DLR

·         Affixes – Suffixes PowerPoint and notes

·         Compound Sentences review worksheet

·         Personal Narrative – Continue Revisions and Editing – Make sure to review the rubric as a guide!

·         On Level: Fever  - Read Ch. 1-5: vocabulary and comprehension questions, character graphic organizers

·         Pre AP: LWW – Read Ch. 1-5: Vocabulary and comprehension questions

Friday, November 12^th (Mrs. G will be absent)

·         SSR

·         DLR

·         Personal Narrative – Peer editing – work with partner to review and edit narratives

·         On Level: Vocabulary & Chapter Questions Due at beginning of class, Quiz over Ch. 1-5 in Fever

·         Pre AP: Vocabulary & Chapter Questions Due at beginning of class, Quiz over Ch. 1-5 in LWW