April 4-8

Monday

In class:  Advertising activity to prepare for the Performance Task portion of the SBAC test, continue to work on "The Monkey's Paw" extension activities

HW:  Chosen "Extension Activity" for "The Monkey's Paw" due Thursday for presentations, Reading Log #8 due Friday on Google Classroom


Tuesday

In class:  SBAC Performance Task for Mods 1 & 2 only

HW:  Chosen "Extension Activity" for "The Monkey's Paw" due Thursday for presentations, Reading Log #8 due Friday on Google Classroom


Wednesday

In class:  SBAC Performance Task for Mods 3 & 4 only

HW:  Chosen "Extension Activity" for "The Monkey's Paw" due TOMORROW for presentations, Reading Log #8 due Friday on Google Classroom


Thursday

In class:  Presentations of "The Monkey's Paw" extension activities

HW:  Reading Log #8 due TOMORROW on Google Classroom


Friday

In class:  (Mods 1 & 2 only)  Begin "Hallucination" by Isaac Asimov

HW:  Keep reading your independent reading book!

April 20-24

Monday

SBAC Testing

HW:  Read!  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8 on Google Classroom

Tuesday

SBAC Testing

HW:  Read!  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8 on Google Classroom

Wednesday

In class:  Complete and review Vocab. Practice and Mood activity for "The Monkey's Paw", begin working on extension activity for the story

HW:  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8 on Google Classroom

Thursday

In class:  Finish working on extension activity for "The Monkey's Paw" and present/perform

HW:  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8 on Google Classroom

Friday

In class:  TEST on "The Monkey's Paw"

HW:  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8 on Google Classroom

April 13-17

Monday

In class:  "The Tell-Tale Heart" mock trial

HW:  Newsela #19 (MRSA Superbug Cure) due Friday, Reading Log #7 due Friday on Google Classroom


Tuesday

In class:  Unit 3--Setting, Mood, and Type of Narrator, note-taking & practice examples,  background  info. and vocab. study for "The Monkey's Paw"

HW:  Newsela #19 (MRSA Superbug Cure) due Friday, Reading Log #7 due Friday on Google Classroom


Wednesday

In class:  Begin close reading of "The Monkey's Paw" (Reading Skill Notes:  identify type of narrator)

HW:  Newsela #19 (MRSA Superbug Cure) due Friday, Reading Log #7 due Friday on Google Classroom


Thursday

In class:  Finish close reading of "The Monkey's Paw"  (Reading Skill Notes:  identify type of narrator)

HW:  Vocabulary Practice for "The Monkey's Paw" due TOMORROW, Newsela #19 (MRSA Superbug Cure) due tomorrow, Reading Log #7 due tomorrow on Google Classroom


Friday

In class:  Text Analysis of "The Monkey's Paw":  analyze mood of the story, questions

HW:  Reading Log #8 due Friday 5/8

April 6-10

Monday

In class:  Continue writing conferences & revisions for argument essay

HW:  Final draft of "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay is due on Google Classroom this Friday, Reading Log #7 due on Google Classroom on 4/17

Tuesday

In class:  Review and assign roles/teams for "The Tell-Tale Heart" mock trial and begin planning/working, continue with writing conferences

HW:  Final draft of "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay is due on Google Classroom this Friday, Reading Log #7 due on Google Classroom on 4/17

Wednesday

In class:  Continue working in teams to prepare for mock trial, continue with writing conferences

HW:  Final draft of "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay is due on Google Classroom this Friday, Reading Log #7 due on Google Classroom on 4/17

Thursday

In class:  Continue working in teams to prepare for mock trial, continue with writing conferences

HW:  Final draft of "The Tell-Tale Heart" argument essay is due on Google Classroom tomorrow, Reading Log #7 due on Google Classroom on 4/17

Friday

In class:  Finish final preparations for mock trial on Monday

HW:  Be prepared for mock trial on Monday, Reading Log #7 due on Google Classroom on 4/17