Monday
In class: (Mods 1 & 2 only due to NWEA testing) Share and discuss answers found to questions about Poe, read & complete a written response for the poem "Alone" by E. A. Poe, Text Analysis Notes on Plot & Conflict, read "The Elevator" short story and answer 11 Close Reading Questions
HW: Reading Log #10 due Friday 2/12
Tuesday
In class: (Mods 3 & 4 only due to NWEA testing) Share and discuss answers found to questions about Poe, read & complete a written response for the poem "Alone" by E. A. Poe, Text Analysis Notes on Plot & Conflict, read "The Elevator" short story and answer 11 Close Reading Questions
HW: Reading Log #10 due Friday 2/12
Wednesday
In class: NWEA Testing for Mods 1 & 2
HW: Reading Log #10 due Friday 2/12
Thursday
In class: NWEA Testing for Mods 3 & 4
HW: Reading Log #10 due Friday 2/12
Friday
In class: Identifying Conflicts worksheet practice, written extension activity for "The Elevator" short story
HW: Reading Log #10 due Friday 2/12
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Monday, January 25, 2016
January 25-29
Monday
In class: Continue revising / editing research paper
HW: Final draft of research paper due Wed. (12 pt. font, double-spaced, with title, and Work Cited page attached), Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Tuesday
In class: Poe Quotation Stations for developing questions, notes on Gothic literature, watch "Vincent" by Tim Burton & identify, record, and discuss Gothic elements in this short animation
HW: Final draft of research paper due tomorrow (12 pt. font, double-spaced, with title, and Work Cited page attached), Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Wednesday
In class: Read and review student-generated questions about Poe from yesterday's "quotation stations", read an informational / biographical article about Poe to begin finding answers to these questions and record findings from the reading
HW: Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Thursday
In class: Finish reading the informational / biographical article about Poe to continue finding answers to these questions and record findings from the reading, begin watching A & E Biography video on Poe to continue finding and recording answers to their questions
HW: Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due tomorrow, Reading Log #9 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: Newsela "Flint Water Supply" discussions in small groups, finish watching A&E Biography video on Poe and finish recording answers to questions, discuss responses to questions
HW: Keep doing your independent reading!
In class: Continue revising / editing research paper
HW: Final draft of research paper due Wed. (12 pt. font, double-spaced, with title, and Work Cited page attached), Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Tuesday
In class: Poe Quotation Stations for developing questions, notes on Gothic literature, watch "Vincent" by Tim Burton & identify, record, and discuss Gothic elements in this short animation
HW: Final draft of research paper due tomorrow (12 pt. font, double-spaced, with title, and Work Cited page attached), Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Wednesday
In class: Read and review student-generated questions about Poe from yesterday's "quotation stations", read an informational / biographical article about Poe to begin finding answers to these questions and record findings from the reading
HW: Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due Friday, Reading Log #9 due Friday
Thursday
In class: Finish reading the informational / biographical article about Poe to continue finding answers to these questions and record findings from the reading, begin watching A & E Biography video on Poe to continue finding and recording answers to their questions
HW: Newsela article on "Flint Water Supply" due tomorrow, Reading Log #9 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: Newsela "Flint Water Supply" discussions in small groups, finish watching A&E Biography video on Poe and finish recording answers to questions, discuss responses to questions
HW: Keep doing your independent reading!
Monday, January 18, 2016
January 18-22
Monday
NO SCHOOL--MLK Jr. Day
Tuesday
In class: Midyear Review Grudgeball Tournament
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29
Wednesday
In class: Small group revision activities and discussion with rough drafts of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29
Thursday
In class: Writing Workshop: Finish giving and receiving revision feedback & edit rough draft of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29, Final draft of research paper due Wed. 1/27 (typed, 12 pt. font, double-spaced with final Works Cited page attached)
Friday
In class: Writing Workshop: Revise rough draft of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29, Final draft of research paper due Wed. 1/27 (typed, 12 pt. font, double-spaced with final Works Cited page attached)
NO SCHOOL--MLK Jr. Day
Tuesday
In class: Midyear Review Grudgeball Tournament
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29
Wednesday
In class: Small group revision activities and discussion with rough drafts of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29
Thursday
In class: Writing Workshop: Finish giving and receiving revision feedback & edit rough draft of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29, Final draft of research paper due Wed. 1/27 (typed, 12 pt. font, double-spaced with final Works Cited page attached)
Friday
In class: Writing Workshop: Revise rough draft of research paper
HW: Reading Log #9 due Fri. 1/29, Final draft of research paper due Wed. 1/27 (typed, 12 pt. font, double-spaced with final Works Cited page attached)
Sunday, January 10, 2016
January 11-15
Monday
In class: Writing Effective Introductions, ISN notes and activity on essay structure and writing introductions
HW: Finish outlining the body paragraphs of your paper on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow, study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Tuesday
In class: Writing Workshop: Draft the Introduction paragraph for your research paper
HW: Finish writing your introduction paragraph on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow if necessary, study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Wednesday
In class: Writing Effective Conclusions, ISN notes and activity on writing conclusions, begin drafting the conclusion to your research paper
HW: Finish writing your conclusion paragraph on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow if necessary (COMPLETED outline is due tomorrow), study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Thursday
In class: Review rubric for research paper, use outline to begin drafting your complete research paper
HW: Study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #8 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. QUIZ, finish the first draft of your research paper (typed in 12 point font and double-spaced)
HW: Completed, printed draft of research paper due TUESDAY (typed in 12 point font and double-spaced), Reading Log #9 due Friday, 1/29
In class: Writing Effective Introductions, ISN notes and activity on essay structure and writing introductions
HW: Finish outlining the body paragraphs of your paper on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow, study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Tuesday
In class: Writing Workshop: Draft the Introduction paragraph for your research paper
HW: Finish writing your introduction paragraph on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow if necessary, study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Wednesday
In class: Writing Effective Conclusions, ISN notes and activity on writing conclusions, begin drafting the conclusion to your research paper
HW: Finish writing your conclusion paragraph on the Google Classroom outline template for tomorrow if necessary (COMPLETED outline is due tomorrow), study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ this Friday, Reading Log #8 due this Friday
Thursday
In class: Review rubric for research paper, use outline to begin drafting your complete research paper
HW: Study "Dinosaur Man" vocab. words for QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #8 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. QUIZ, finish the first draft of your research paper (typed in 12 point font and double-spaced)
HW: Completed, printed draft of research paper due TUESDAY (typed in 12 point font and double-spaced), Reading Log #9 due Friday, 1/29
Sunday, January 3, 2016
January 4-8
Monday
In class: Continue reading and note-taking for research report in the Media Center
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Tuesday
In class: Finish reading and note-taking for research report in the Media Center
HW: Notes for research report due tomorrow (finish if necessary), "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Wednesday
In class: Organize note facts, review requirements and structure for research report, analyze model / sample of a research report, ISN activity
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Thursday
In class: Start drafting research report using template / organizer
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due tomorrow, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Friday
In class: Review "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet (find prefixes, suffixes, and roots in list words), finish drafting research report using a given template / organizer
HW: Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15, "Dinosaur Man" vocab. QUIZ on Friday 1/15
In class: Continue reading and note-taking for research report in the Media Center
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Tuesday
In class: Finish reading and note-taking for research report in the Media Center
HW: Notes for research report due tomorrow (finish if necessary), "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Wednesday
In class: Organize note facts, review requirements and structure for research report, analyze model / sample of a research report, ISN activity
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due this Friday, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Thursday
In class: Start drafting research report using template / organizer
HW: "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet due tomorrow, Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15
Friday
In class: Review "Dinosaur Man" vocab. packet (find prefixes, suffixes, and roots in list words), finish drafting research report using a given template / organizer
HW: Reading Log #8 due Friday 1/15, "Dinosaur Man" vocab. QUIZ on Friday 1/15
Sunday, December 13, 2015
December 14-18
Monday
In class: Highlight key words in your research questions to begin your search for sources to use for your research paper, begin creating a written working Works Cited list for your research paper using given template (you must have at least 3 different sources and 1 must be a book)
HW: Reading Log #7 due this Friday
Tuesday
In class: Easy Bib refresher, finish creating a written working Works Cited list for your research paper using given template first, then plug information from your written working Works Cited list into Easy Bib to create a Google Drive Doc version (you must have at least 3 different sources and 1 must be a book)
HW: Finish Works Cited list on Easy Bib and create a Google Doc for this by Thursday (if not finished after today's class), Reading Log #7 due this Friday
Wednesday
In class: Writing & Research in the Digital Age: What is plagiarism and how to avoid it, and review of note-taking methods
HW: Finish Works Cited list on Easy Bib and create a Google Doc for this by tomorrow (if not already done), print one page of an internet source from your Works Cited list to use for note-taking practice in your ISN and bring to class with you tomorrow
Thursday
In class: Note-taking practice activity using one of the internet sources from your Works Cited list (for the ISN), Begin reading sources and note-taking in the Media Center for your research paper
HW: Reading Log #7 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: Continue reading sources and note-taking in the Media Center for your research paper
HW: Keep reading your independent reading book!
In class: Highlight key words in your research questions to begin your search for sources to use for your research paper, begin creating a written working Works Cited list for your research paper using given template (you must have at least 3 different sources and 1 must be a book)
HW: Reading Log #7 due this Friday
Tuesday
In class: Easy Bib refresher, finish creating a written working Works Cited list for your research paper using given template first, then plug information from your written working Works Cited list into Easy Bib to create a Google Drive Doc version (you must have at least 3 different sources and 1 must be a book)
HW: Finish Works Cited list on Easy Bib and create a Google Doc for this by Thursday (if not finished after today's class), Reading Log #7 due this Friday
Wednesday
In class: Writing & Research in the Digital Age: What is plagiarism and how to avoid it, and review of note-taking methods
HW: Finish Works Cited list on Easy Bib and create a Google Doc for this by tomorrow (if not already done), print one page of an internet source from your Works Cited list to use for note-taking practice in your ISN and bring to class with you tomorrow
Thursday
In class: Note-taking practice activity using one of the internet sources from your Works Cited list (for the ISN), Begin reading sources and note-taking in the Media Center for your research paper
HW: Reading Log #7 due tomorrow
Friday
In class: Continue reading sources and note-taking in the Media Center for your research paper
HW: Keep reading your independent reading book!
Sunday, December 6, 2015
December 7-11
Monday
In class: Note-taking: Summarizing and Paraphrasing
HW: Research Skills QUIZ this Thursday, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Tuesday
In class: Begin "Presearch" with list of given topics related to Rescuers & Resisters during the Holocaust for research report in order to help you select a topic of interest to you and narrow it further if necessary
HW: Research Skills QUIZ this Thursday, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Wednesday
In class: Complete "Presearch" with list of given topics related to Rescuers & Resisters during the Holocaust for research report in order to help you select a topic of interest to you and narrow it further if necessary, begin writing a list of Research Questions for your selected / narrowed topic from the given list
HW: Research Skills QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!), Finish writing Research Questions if necessary
Thursday
In class: Research Skills QUIZ, Avoiding Plagiarism, using the notecard note-taking method, begin researching and note-taking for research report
HW: Research Skills QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Friday
In class: Research Skills QUIZ, Continue researching and note-taking for research report
HW: Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
In class: Note-taking: Summarizing and Paraphrasing
HW: Research Skills QUIZ this Thursday, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Tuesday
In class: Begin "Presearch" with list of given topics related to Rescuers & Resisters during the Holocaust for research report in order to help you select a topic of interest to you and narrow it further if necessary
HW: Research Skills QUIZ this Thursday, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Wednesday
In class: Complete "Presearch" with list of given topics related to Rescuers & Resisters during the Holocaust for research report in order to help you select a topic of interest to you and narrow it further if necessary, begin writing a list of Research Questions for your selected / narrowed topic from the given list
HW: Research Skills QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!), Finish writing Research Questions if necessary
Thursday
In class: Research Skills QUIZ, Avoiding Plagiarism, using the notecard note-taking method, begin researching and note-taking for research report
HW: Research Skills QUIZ tomorrow, Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
Friday
In class: Research Skills QUIZ, Continue researching and note-taking for research report
HW: Reading Log #7 is due 12/18 (This one should be on a new book!)
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