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Weekly Agenda Quarter 4 (Please scroll down to the week needed.)

Quarter 4 Week 1 / March 29 – April 2, 2021

 

Monday, March 29

Writing:

Rules and welcome back
ISAT prep ppt (from Chrissy at East) – 5 slides (discuss) (Ended up just doing a couple of slides for most classes because it took up too much time.
Review sentence structure vocabulary. Review simple, compound 1, and compound 2 sentences.  Sing the FANBOYS song.
Ticket out the door: Write one of each type of sentence-(Found out they were very confused and so we decided to continue this the next day.)
Simple, compound 1, compound 2

 

 

Tuesday, March 30

Writing:

Started out having them circle the independent clauses and punctuation for their CD 1 and 2 sentences from yesterday. We practiced the patterns and reviewed. Then we practiced run on/comma splices using the sentences Billy Bob fell off his horse he broke his arm. I showed different ways to solve the runon. Then in their table groups, they worked on #1-3 on the worksheet. We wrote the answers up on the screen and talked about the options.Editing Practice Worksheet– work with a partner, but everyone must do their own. Do number 1-3 today. While students are working, teacher will check compound 1 sentence from yesterday.
Go over it– put corrections on the screen and students must fix their copy. Turn it in.
Review sentence structure vocabulary. Review complex sentences.  Sing the AAAWWUBBIS song.
Ticket out the door: Write one of each type of complex sentence.

 

 

Thursday, April 1

Writing:

Quizzez Game-Sentence Structures
 
Get out your sentences (sentence structure practice in notebook) from yesterday.(Have them write a CX sentence using Because )
Editing Practice Worksheet– work with a partner, but everyone must do their own. Do numbers 4-6 today.
Go over it– put corrections on the screen and students must fix their copy. Turn it in.
In your group, choose the best complex sentence and write it on the board.
Look at and discuss all of the sentences as a class.

 

Friday, April 2

Writing:

Get out your sentences (sentence structure practice in notebook) from yesterday.
Editing Practice Worksheet– work with a partner, but everyone must do their own. Do numbers 7-10 today.
Go over it– put corrections on the screen and students must fix their copy. Turn it in.
 
Play the Quizzes Sentence Structure game from yesterday

Quarter 4 Week 2 / April 5 – 9, 2021

 

Monday, April 5

Writing:

As a class, write claims for these prompts:

Do social media websites cause more harm than good?
Should public schools have separate classes for girls and boys?

Stations:

Travel with a partner
8 stations around the room – choose 3
Write the questions in your notebook

Back at desks:

For each question, write one claim FOR, one claim AGAINST, and one ALTHOUGH claim

 

 

Tuesday, April 6

Writing:

Thesis/Claim vs Reason/Detail PPT
Show argument vocabulary and identify each piece in the Cell Phone Essay (for)

 

Thursday, April 8

Writing:

Briefly review vocabulary and identify each piece in the Cell Phone Essay (against)
Copy outline in notebook

 

Friday, April 9

Writing:

Assignment: “Write an introduction that provides a clear focus for the text”
We will put this on Teams 😊

 

 

Quarter 4 Week 3 / April 12-16, 2021

 

Monday, April 12

Writing:

Warm up
Read the article “Early to Bed Won’t Work”
Complete the worksheet with claim, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, and rebuttal

*to be finished in class on Tuesday* For Grade Standard W.1

Tuesday, April 13

Writing:

Warm up
Finish work from Monday

 

Thursday, April 15

Writing:

Warm up

Students will take their work from the last 2 days (the outline) and write an essay that includes: Intro, Body, Counterclaim/Rebuttal, and conclusion. It is due Friday at the end of the period. This is for a grade to be added to their other W.1assignments to determine their scores for argument writing. L.2 will also be assessed (conventions/spelling)

Friday, April 16

Writing:

Warm up
ISAT practice test (20 min).
Finish essay on later start time for teens and submit on Teams. DUE today at the end of class (standards W.1 and L.2).

Quarter 4 Week 4 / April 19-23, 2021

 

Monday, April 19

Writing:

  1. Narrative PowerPoint (Warm up is included) – slides 1-17

 

 

Tuesday, April 20

Writing:

Finish Narrative PowerPoint (Warm up is included)

 

Thursday, April 1

Writing:

Shmoop videos:

I vs Me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwAdeq4uyIU

Grammar Heroes vs Villains: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qYjIsEPhk4

Apostrophe Mistakes on Signs PPT

 

 

Friday, April 2

Writing:

Talk a Mile a Minute Game

 

 

Quarter 4 Week 5 / April 26-30, 2021

 

Monday, April 26

Writing:

Write a short story.  When everything is in MLA format, the story must be at least two pages.

It must have a beginning, middle, and end with a conflict.  It could be a personal narrative or a made-up story, but it must be a single moment in time and it must be school appropriate.

 

Tuesday, April 27

Writing:

Continue working on narrative.

 

Thursday, April 29

Writing:

Continue working on narrative (due at the end of class).

 

Friday, April 30

Writing:

NO SCHOOL

Quarter 4 Week 6 / May 3 – 7, 2021

 

Monday, May 3

Misplaced modifiers (ppt and sentences for posters)

 

Tuesday, May 4

Poster work day

 

Thursday, May 6

Shampoo PPT – talk through all examples, etc

Quizziz Quizizz-Figurative Language   (click on this link to practice figurative language)

 

Friday, May 7

In partners or small groups, memorize the parts of SHAMPOO.
Write examples up on the board with your partner.  
Last 20 minutes: students complete the figurative language comprehension check (forms)

Monday, May 10

Free verse (student examples) stations

Tuesday, May 11

How to Write a Free Verse
Begin brainstorming for your own free verse poem. Use stations around the room for inspiration as needed.

Thursday, May 13

Write your free verse poem

Requirements:

Include at least two literary devices
Include an author’s note that explains the inspiration of the poem and the literary devices
Quality work – neat, easy to read, and color/drawings as appropriate

Friday, May 14

Write your free verse poem

Requirements:

Include at least two literary devices
Include an author’s note that explains the inspiration of the poem and the literary devices
Quality work – neat, easy to read, and color/drawings as appropriate

 

Quarter 4 Week 8 / May 17-21, 2021

 

Monday, May 17

Your choice: Continue working on your free verse / write another poem OR write the history of your 6th grade year

 

Tuesday, May 18

Your choice: Continue working on your free verse / write another poem OR write the history of your 6th grade year

 

Thursday, May 20

Presentations: Each student will present their choice of their poem or 6th grade history

 

Friday, May 21

Presentations: Each student will present their choice of their poem or 6th grade history for half the class. Start “The Color of Friendship”