Monday
In class: Finish drafting "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay and print
HW: Finish draft of argument essay and print at home if necessary, Newsela #18 (Hunger Games) due this Friday, Final Draft of argument essay due this Friday on Google Classroom, Reading Log #7 due Friday 4/10
Tuesday
In class: Begin revising "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay
HW: Newsela #18 (Hunger Games) due this Friday, Final Draft of argument essay due this Friday on Google Classroom, Reading Log #7 due Friday 4/10
Wednesday
In class: Continue revising "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, writing conferences w/peer & teacher
HW: Newsela #18 (Hunger Games) due this Friday, Final Draft of argument essay due this Friday on Google Classroom, Reading Log #7 due Friday 4/10
Thursday
In class: Continue revising "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, writing conferences w/peer & teacher
HW: Newsela #18 (Hunger Games) due tomorrow, Final Draft of argument essay due tomorrow (at the end of class) on Google Classroom, Reading Log #7 due Friday 4/10
Friday
In class: Finish revising "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay & submit final draft on Google Classroom by the end of today's class
HW: Reading Log #7 due Friday 4/10
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
March 23-27
Monday
NO SCHOOL--Teacher Workshop Day
Tuesday
In class: Newsela group articles--watch related video, complete outline for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, begin drafting introduction paragraph if time
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Wednesday
In class: Finish writing introduction paragraph for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, writing conferences
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Thursday
In class: Write body paragraphs for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due tomorrow, Reading Log #6 due tomorrow on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Friday
In class: Newsela discussion groups, finish writing body paragraphs for argument essay
HW: Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
NO SCHOOL--Teacher Workshop Day
Tuesday
In class: Newsela group articles--watch related video, complete outline for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, begin drafting introduction paragraph if time
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Wednesday
In class: Finish writing introduction paragraph for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay, writing conferences
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Thursday
In class: Write body paragraphs for "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay
HW: Newsela #17 (3-D Printer Arm) due tomorrow, Reading Log #6 due tomorrow on Google Classroom, Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Friday
In class: Newsela discussion groups, finish writing body paragraphs for argument essay
HW: Finish independent reading book by the end of this month! Choose new book by Friday, 4/3!
Sunday, March 15, 2015
March 16-20
Monday
In class: "The Tell-Tale Heart" plot picture sort, listen to story and take notes to find evidence to defend that the narrator of the story is sane & insane (find evidence to defend both claims), record specific evidence/lines from the story on a graphic organizer
HW: Newsela #16 (Video Games) due this Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday 3/27
Tuesday
In class: Finish recording evidence from "The Tell-Tale Heart" to support both claims that the narrator is insane and sane
HW: Finish today's class work if necessary, Newsela #16 (Video Games) due this Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday 3/27
Wednesday
In class: Read and take notes on elements of argument on pg. 982 of the text book, read and analyze the argument presented in the model "Why Can't I Live on French Fries?" on pg. 983 of the text book by answering the Close Read questions
HW: Newsela #16 (Video Games) due this Friday, Reading Log #6 due Friday 3/27
Thursday
In class: Review evidence recorded from "The Tell-Tale Heart" & choose a claim to defend in an argumentative essay, begin outlining essay using the graphic organizer provided
HW: Newsela #16 (Video Games) due tomorrow, Reading Log #6 due Friday 3/27
Friday
In class: Meet in Newsela reading groups to discuss and correct this week's Newsela article/questions, finish outlining "The Tell-Tale Heart" argumentative essay, begin drafting the introduction paragraph of your essay
HW: Reading Log #6 due Friday 3/27
Sunday, March 8, 2015
March 9-13
Monday
In class: "The Raven" Dramatic Recitations, continue working on analysis packet for "The Raven" in small groups
HW: Reading Log #5 due this Friday
Tuesday
In class: Finish analysis packet for "The Raven" in small groups and review
HW: Vocabulary Practice worksheet for "The Tell-Tale Heart", Reading Log #5 due this Friday
Wednesday
In class: Review Vocabulary Practice HW worksheet for "The Tell-Tale Heart", Text Analysis: Suspense & Narrator, begin close reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
HW: Reading Log #5 due this Friday
Thursday
In class: Finish close reading of "The Tell-Tale Heart", play plot picture sorting game
HW: Reading Log #5 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: Begin gathering evidence from "The Tell-Tale Heart" to support two claims for an argumentative essay
HW: Keep reading your independent reading book! Reading Log #6 is due Friday, March 27
Sunday, March 1, 2015
March 2-6
Monday
In class: Preview vocabulary in "The Raven" & discuss unfamiliar words, listen to the poem and read along, summarize stanzas 1-9
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom
Tuesday
In class: Summarize remaining stanzas of "The Raven" with a partner, review summaries, receive a stanza to memorize for 3/9 dramatic recitation of the poem in class
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Wednesday
In class: Watch "The Simpsons" spoof of "The Raven", begin poetic analysis of "The Raven"
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Thursday
In class: Finish analysis, questions, and discussion of "The Raven"
HW: QUIZ tomorrow (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Friday
In class: QUIZ
HW: Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Monday's dramatic recitation in class!
In class: Preview vocabulary in "The Raven" & discuss unfamiliar words, listen to the poem and read along, summarize stanzas 1-9
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom
Tuesday
In class: Summarize remaining stanzas of "The Raven" with a partner, review summaries, receive a stanza to memorize for 3/9 dramatic recitation of the poem in class
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Wednesday
In class: Watch "The Simpsons" spoof of "The Raven", begin poetic analysis of "The Raven"
HW: QUIZ this Friday (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Thursday
In class: Finish analysis, questions, and discussion of "The Raven"
HW: QUIZ tomorrow (on plot, conflict, "The Black Cat", "The Cask of Amontillado", and Gothic Literature), Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Mon. 3/9 dramatic recitation in class!
Friday
In class: QUIZ
HW: Reading Log #5 due Friday 3/13 on Google Classroom, Memorize your assigned stanza of "The Raven" for Monday's dramatic recitation in class!
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