Weekly Agenda

Quarter 4
 
3/30 - 4/3

Monday 3/30:

No School- teachers prepare for online learning

Tuesday 3/31:

1. Stations 1-4 (in OneNote, Esperanza Rising folder)
2. Read the Prologue and Las Uvas of Esperanza Rising (in OneNote)
 

Wednesday 4/1:  

1. Read Las Papayas

2. Journal #1

 

Thursday 4/2:

1. Esperanza Rising Quiz 1

2. Read Los Higos

 

Friday 4/3:

1. Read Los Guyabas

2. Journal #2

3. Quiz #2

 
 
Quarter 3
 
3/9 - 3/13

Monday 3/9:

      1. Define Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes
      2. Color code chart in Notebooks
      3. Practice with prefixes, roots, and suffixes

 

Tuesday 3/10:

      1. Create 10 words using the chart.
      2. Show examples of Word poster and talk about the requirements.

Requirements:

      1. Word displayed
      2. Each part defined
      3. Define the whole word
      4. 3D model
      5. Use the word correctly in a sentence
      6. Poster must physically represent the word

 

Wednesday 3/11: 

Work on word poster

 

Thursday 3/12:

Work on word poster

 

Friday 3/13:

Work on word poster

 
3/2 - 3/6
 

Monday 3/2:

      1. Review pros & cons of people claiming territory in outer space
      2. Planning & Prewriting for essay. Pages 16-18 of packet

 

Tuesday 3/3:

      1. Finish to page 19 of packet
      2. Complete rough draft page: Argumentative Essay fill-in page

 

Wednesday 3/4:

      1. Field trip - ice skating or skiing/snowboarding

 

Thursday  3/5:

      1. Type essay in Teams

 

Friday 3/6:

      1. Finish typing essay
      2. Self-evaluation on page 19
      3. Peer revise & edit

Highlight:

    1. Claim - yellow
    2. Reasons- red
    3. Evidence - light blue
    4. Warrant - bright green
    5. Counter claim - light purple
    6. Rebuttal - grey
 
2/24 - 2/28

Monday 2/24:

      1. Read the Binge-watching article on NewsELA (link in Teams)
      2. Create a T-chart with harmful and harmless on each side. Find evidence to support both sides

 

Tuesday 2/25:

      1. Finish reading the article and finding evidence for both sides.

 

Wednesday 2/26:

      1. Write the CREWS paragraph on binge-watching in Teams
      2. Highlight and label the different parts of your paragraph

 

Thursday  2/27:

      1. Introduce argumentative essay elements:

Introduction: Hook, Background information, claim

Body Paragraph 1: Transition + Reason, Evidence, Warrant (explanation of evidence)

Body Paragraph 2: Transition + Reason, Evidence, Warrant (explanation of evidence)

Body Paragraph 3: Counterclaim and rebuttal

Conclusion: Restate claim, summarize main idea(s) of essay, include insight or learning takeaway

      1.  Pass out essay packet. Read pages 10-13 of packet.

 

Friday 2/28:

    1. Read and complete pages 14 & 15 of essay packet
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2/10 - 2/14

Monday 2/10:

1) Finish Peak project

2) Make sure that you finish the book & all journals in OneNote

 

Tuesday 2/11:

1) Prepare for presentation by answering questions
2) Practice your presentation

 

Wednesday 2/12:

1) Present projects in media center

 

Thursday  2/13:

1) Present projects in media center

 

Friday 2/14:

1) Present projects in media center
 
2/3 - 2/7

Monday 2/3:

Professional Development day for teachers

 

Tuesday 2/4:

1) Quiz over pages 136-172

2) Read to page 191

3) Work on project

 

Wednesday 2/5:

1) Read to 204
2) Work on project

 

Thursday  2/6:

1) Read to 221
2) Work on project

 

Friday 2/7:

1) Finish the book!

2) Work on project

 

1/27 - 1/31

Monday 1/27:

1) Quiz over pages 82-125

2) Moleskin #1 book cover

 

Tuesday 1/28:

1) Journal #7

2) Read to page 136

3) Work on your project: reminder, your project must encompass the whole book

 

Wednesday 1/29:

1) Journal #8

2) Read to 150

3) Work on project

 

Thursday  1/30:

1) Read to 163

2) Work on project

 

Friday 1/31:

1) Read to 172

2) Work on project

 

1/20 - 1/24 

 

Monday 1/20:

MLK Day - No School

 

Tuesday 1/21:

      1. Make sure that Journals 1-3 are complete (Homework from the weekend)
      2. Introduce Peak project and presentation:
      • Movie trailer (WeVideo) / poster if you finish early (Canva)
      • Travel brochure
      • 3-D man made model of Everest. Point of interest labeled
      • Pixton - graphic novel highlighting major events
      • Board game with rules and pieces (Big printer, laser cutter for pieces, make your own)
      • Book creator
      • News Report / Interview (Green screen, camera, WeVideo
      • Podcast (WeVideo)
      • Commercial for Peak climbing company (WeVideo, camera, logo w/ laser cutter)
      • Makey Makey Map
      • Anything you can think of
      1. Begin project proposal: what you want to do, materials needed, tech needed, time on task

 

Wednesday 1/22:

      1. Journal #4
      2. Read pages 82-97
      3. Work on project proposal

 

Thursday  1/23:

      1. Journal #5
      2. Read pages 98-106
      3. Work on project proposal

 

Friday 1/24:

      1. Journal #6
      2. Read pages 107-125
      3. Proposal finalization - DUE today

 

 

1/3 - 1/17
Monday 1/13:
1) Discuss learning studio expectations
2) Read pages 1-25 of Peak
 
Tuesday 1/12:

Go to the Learning Studio. At the learning studio, we will:

1) Experience Mount Everest through VR
2) Read pages 26-41 of Peak

3) Complete a WeVideo checklist

4) Answer journal #1 in OneNote

Wednesday 1/13:

Go to the Learning Studio. At the learning studio, we will:

1) Experience Mount Everest through VR
2) Read pages 42-66 of Peak

3) Complete a WeVideo checklist

4) Answer journal #2 in OneNote

 

Thursday  1/14:

1) Finish reading to page 66 of Peak

2) Journal #3

 

Friday 1/15:

1) Read to page 81. Homework if not done in class

 
1/6 - 1/10
Monday 1/6:
No School -teacher work day
 
Tuesday 1/7:

1) Quarter 3 Overview

2) Journal about break: Write a minimum of 1 page about what you did over break. Be sure to include figurative language and descriptive details.

 

Wednesday 1/8:

1) Check out Peak? (tentative)

 

Thursday  1/9

1) ISAT block assessment: Reading informational 

 

Friday 1/10:

1) Finish ISAT block

2) Peak prezi and vocabulary page

 
Quarter 2
 
12/9 - 12/13
Monday 12/9:
1) Review The Highwayman
2) Read A Christmas Carol
 
Tuesday 12/10:

1) Finish reading A Christmas Carol

2) Introduce Christmas Carol Poem assignment:

  • Pick a character from A Christmas Carol & a Christmas song 
  • Rhyme pattern and rhythm must match the song 
  • You must have 3 different types of figurative language 
  • 4 stanzas: 2 verses and 2 choruses. Extra credit if sung! 

 

Wednesday 12/11:

1) Start brainstorming Christmas Carol poem: pick a character from the story and a Christmas song.

Figure out the rhyme pattern of the song and how many syllables are in each line.

 

 

Thursday 12/12:

1) Continue to work on Christmas Carol poem

 

Friday 12/13:

1) Reflect on Informative essay score

2) Continue working on Christmas Carol poem

 
12/2 - 12/6
Monday 12/2:
1) Look back at the practice ISAT that we took.
 
Tuesday 12/3:

1) Poetry and Figurative Language Notes

 

Wednesday 12/4:

1) Finish poetry and figurative language notes

2) Start reading Casey at the Bat (in OneNote)

 

Thursday 12/5:

1) Finish reading Casey at the Bat

2) Analyze poem for: lines and stanzas, rhyme pattern, rhythm, and figurative language (assignment in OneNote)

 

Friday 12/6:

1) Start reading The Highwayman

2) Analyze poem for: lines and stanzas, rhyme pattern, rhythm, and figurative language (assignment in OneNote)

 
 
11/18 - 11/22
Monday 11/18:
1) Make sure that Informative paragraph #2 is completed
2) Introduce Informative Essay on Mount Everest
3) Read the information & watch videos on the pages in your OneNote
              -Climbing Everest
              -Dangers of Everest
 

Tuesday 11/19:

1) Start brainstorming and writing rough draft for Informative essay. Essay topic options are located in OneNote, in the page called "Everest Essay Topics". Here's a link to the page with step-by-step instructions for the essay and where the write the rough draft: Everest Informative Essay

 

Wednesday 11/20:

1) Continue to work on essay 

 

Thursday 11/21:

1) Type essay

 

Friday 11/22:

1)Finish essay. Submit in Teams

 

 
11/4 - 11/8
Monday 11/4:
1) Finish Text Structures and Central Ideas Worksheets from The Pigeon Hero of WWI
2) Review/Discuss
 
Tuesday 11/5:
1) Go to HMH Collections
2) Work in groups to answer questions 1-5 in HMH Assessment One
 
Wednesday 11/6:
1) Scope Article: "Our Beautiful Town is Gone"
2) Text Structures and Central Ideas Worksheet
 
Thursday 11/7:
1) HMH Assessment One questions 6-10
 
 
10/28 - 11/1:
Monday 10/28:
1) ISAT block assessment: Language and Vocabulary Use
 
Tuesday 10/29:
1) Introduce standard RI.5
2) Notes on text structure
 
Wednesday 10/30:
1) Finish notes on text structure
2) Begin text structure breakout in Microsoft Forms
 
Thursday 10/31:
1) Finish text structure breakout in Forms
2) Begin reading "The Pigeon Hero of WWI" in Scope magazine
 
Friday 11/1:
1) Finish reading "The Pigeon Hero of WWI" in Scope magazine
2) Complete the Close Reading worksheet