Weekly Agenda
4/1 - 4/5 Class Schedule
Monday 4/1:
- ISAT Vocabulary Blooket
- Define Prefixes, Roots, & Suffixes
- Give the Prefix, Root, Suffix Master list
Tuesday 4/2:
- ISAT question review #30
- Prefix practice #1
Wednesday 4/3:
- Root practice #2
- Identify a prefix, root, and suffix – In notebooks, write down a prefix, a root, and a suffix. Identify words that contain those affixes and draw a picture.
Thursday 4/4:
- ISAT question review #36
- Suffix practice #3
Friday 4/5:
- Mini prefix, root, & suffix poster
- Begin making up 5 words – pick a prefix, root, and suffix. Look at what each part means and then create a definition of the whole word.
3/18 - 3/22 Class Schedule
Monday 3/18:
- Introduce Essay requirements
- Discuss Intro paragraph
- Begin writing Intro paragraphs
Tuesday 3/19:
- Write Body paragraph 1
- Use reason from research w/ evidence
- CREW
Wednesday 3/20:
- Discuss Conclusion paragraph
- Write Body paragraph 2
- CREW
Thursday 3/21:
- Join all paragraphs together w/ transitions
- Write Conclusion paragraph
- Switch essays with someone and grade on the rubric w/ feedback
Friday 3/22:
- Revise Essay
- Type Final Draft and Turn In
- Crossword Puzzles if done early
3/11 - 3/15 Class Schedule
Monday 3/11:
- CREW Paragraph – Topic of Choice (Teams)
- Brainstorm Question that’s debatable
- Find a reliable source for evidence (.org, .edu .gov)
- Identify reasons for both sides of your question
- Find evidence for each reason
- Develop a claim
Tuesday 3/12:
- Finish Monday’s work
- Pick a reason and supporting evidence
- Begin writing paragraph rough draft
- Paragraph must follow CREW w/ CC and Rebuttal
Wednesday 3/13:
- Work on paragraph
Thursday 3/14:
- Finish paragraph and share with partner
- Edit and revise
Friday 3/15:
- Final Draft of paragraph typed and turned in
3/4 - 3/8 Class Schedule
Monday 3/4:
- Peak Presentations in Media Center
Tuesday 3/5:
- Introduce CREW (prezi) - take notes and write the paragraph as we go.
- Make up presentations (if needed)
Wednesday 3/6:
- Read Scope debate article: Should the School Week Be Shorter?
- In notebooks:
- Identify the reasons for Yes and No
- Fill out CREW:
- Pick a side and write your claim: The school week should/should not be shorter.
- Give one reason to support the claim
- Provide evidence to support
- Explain how the evidence supports the claim with a warrant
Thursday 3/7:
- Write a CREW paragraph based on the article, “Should the School Week Be Shorter?”
- Share your paragraph with partners first. Then discuss as a class.
- Write a counterclaim and rebuttal paragraph
Friday 3/8:
- Finish the counterclaim and rebuttal paragraph and share
2/26 - 3/1 Class Schedule
Monday 2/26:
- Review the rubric for the Peak project
- Work on the Peak project
- Work on the Peak project
- Work on the Peak project
- Answer the Peak project presentation questions in Teams.
- Practice presenting projects in front of a peer
- Peak Project Presentations
2/19 - 23 Class Schedule
Monday 2/19:
- No School – Holiday
Tuesday 2/20:
- Read to page 221
- Work on the final draft of your project
Wednesday 2/21:
- CTA #3
Thursday 2/22:
- Finish the book
- Work on final draft
Friday 2/23:
- Work on final draft
2/12 - 2/16 Class Schedule
Monday 2/12:
- Read pg. 151-163
- Work on Project
Tuesday 2/13:
- Read 164-172
- Work on Project
Wednesday 2/14:
- Read 173-191
- Work on Project
Thursday 2/15:
- Read 192-204
- Work on Project - ROUGH DRAFT OF PROJECT IS DONE
Friday 2/16:
- No school – Teacher PD Day
2/5 - 2/9 Class Schedule
Monday 2/5: HOMEWORK BEFORE CLASS - Read to page 81
- Read pg. 82 - 97
- Work on Project
Tuesday 2/6:
- Read 98 – 106
- Work on Project
Wednesday 2/7:
- Read 107-125
- Work on Project: Answer project planning questions on paper, given to Ms. Walker
Thursday 2/8:
- Read 126 - 136
- Work on Project
Friday 2/9:
- Read 137 - 150
- Work on Project
1/29 - 2/2 Class Schedule
Monday 1/29:
- Journal: How do you feel about Peak’s skyscraper stunt at the beginning of the book? Is his punishment too harsh or too light? Share & discuss.
- Read pages 26-44
Tuesday 1/30:
- Read pages 45-66
- Quiz
Wednesday 1/31:
- Read pages 67-81 & Discuss
Thursday 2/1:
- Introduce Peak Project & Brainstorm
- Fill out Form in class to commit to your project
- Work on Project
1/22 - 1/26 Class Schedule
Monday 1/22:
- Everest Essay Rough draft
Tuesday 1/23:
- Everest Essay rough draft / start final draft
Wednesday 1/24:
- Everest Essay final draft
Thursday 1/25:
- Finish Essays
- Read Peak pages 1-6
- Journal prompt: Predict what Peak’s punishment will be for climbing the skyscraper. Describe why he decided to climb the skyscraper in the first place.
Friday 1/26:
- Read pages 7-25 (audiobook – chapter 1 8:56)
- Discuss the reading
1/15 - 1/19 Class Schedule
Monday 1/15:
- No School
Tuesday 1/16:
- No School – Teacher Work Day
Wednesday 1/17:
- Snow day
Thursday 1/18:
- Snow day
Friday 1/19:
- Check out Peak books / Essay rough draft
1/08 - 1/12 Class Schedule
Monday 1/8:
- SICA testing
Tuesday 1/9:
- Guided Research about Everst (Teams)
Wednesday 1/10:
- Guided Research about Everst (Teams)
Thursday 1/11:
- Everest Essay Rough Draft (Teams)
Friday 1/12:
- Everest Essay Rough Draft (Teams)
1/01 - 1/05 Class Schedule
Monday 1/1:
- No School
Tuesday 1/2:
- Prezi Notes on Everest Vocabulary
- Blookets Everest Facts
Wednesday 1/ 3:
- Finding Your Everest Close Read & Questions
Thursday 1/4:
- Finish Finding Your Everest Close Read & Questions
- Watch a video on Jordan Romero
- Sherpa Information article & RACE paragraph
Friday 1/5:
- Finish Sherpa Information article & RACE paragraph
12/11 - 12/15 Class Schedule
Monday 12/11:
- Work on Christmas Carol poems
Tuesday 12/12:
- Finish Christmas Carol poem
- Christmas Carol poem presentations
Wednesday 12/13:
- Christmas Carol poem presentations
Thursday 12/14:
- A Christmas Carol movie
Friday 12/15:
- A Christmas Carol movie
12/4 - 12/8 Class Schedule
Monday 12/4:
- Read and analyze “Casey at the Bat” (assignment in Teams)
- If there’s time, watch the video.
Tuesday 12/5:
- Watch Casey at the Bat
- Watch “The Highwayman” and begin analysis (if there’s time – in Teams)
Wednesday 12/6:
- Finish The Highwayman analysis assignment
- Begin reading “A Christmas Carol”
Thursday 12/7:
- Finish “A Christmas Carol”
- Introduce the Christmas Carol poetry assignment and brainstorm.
Friday 12/8:
- Work on the Christmas Carol poem
11/27 - 12/1 Class Schedule
Monday 11/27:
- Review Central idea & how to summarize
- Use Scope magazines to summarize – find the central idea of each section. Use transition words to combine the sentences into a summary paragraph.
Tuesday 11/28:
- Review the assignment from Monday
- Share their paragraphs aloud
- Watch the video introduction for “Flesh and Blood So Cheap”
- Start reading “Flesh and Blood so Cheap” - assignment in Teams
Wednesday 11/29:
- Finish reading “Flesh and Blood so Cheap” - assignment in Teams
- Begin answering the questions in the assignment in Teams
- Finish answering the questions and review
Friday 12/1:
- Figurative Language/Poetry terms
Monday 11/13:
- CTA #2
- Watch the Author Visit video for the Pigeon Hero story
- Read Pigeon Hero of WWI
Tuesday 11/14:
- Finish reading Pigeon Hero of WWI
- Answer the Central Idea & summary questions
Wednesday 11/5:
- Review Pigeon Hero questions
- Watch the Military Dog video
- Thanksgiving Medieval Origins read & answer questions
Thursday 11/6:
- Finish Thanksgiving Medieval Origins assignment
- Begin Thanksgiving Choice Board
Friday 11/7:
- Finish Thanksgiving Choice Board
11/6 - 11/0 Class Schedule
Monday 11/6:
- Rich’s classes – to the Media Center for The Giver escape room
- Walker’s classes – Giver Movie
Tuesday 11/7:
- Rich’s classes – to the Media Center for The Giver escape room
- Walker’s classes – Giver Movie
Wednesday 11/8:
- Make-up Day
Thursday 11/9:
- Walker’s classes – to the Media Center for The Giver escape room
- Rich’s classes – Giver Movie
Friday 11/10:
- Walker’s classes – to the Media Center for The Giver escape room
- Rich’s classes – Giver Movie
10/30 -11/3 Class Schedule
Monday 10/30:
- Write the ending to the Giver. (Teams)
Tuesday 10/31:
- Work on narrative
Wednesday 11/1:
- Finish narrative and turn in
Thursday 11/2: No School – Student Led Conferences
Friday 11/3: NO School
10/23 – 10/27 Class Schedule
Monday 10/23:
- Read chapter 19
- Journal: What is release and how is it the fatal flaw of the community?
- Read chapter 20
Tuesday 10/24:
- Finish chapter 20 & 21
- Update notes
- Start chapter 22 if there’s time
Wednesday 10/25:
- Finish the book!
- Giver TAP letter: Write a letter from the Giver’s perspective to Jonas telling Jonas about what’s happened in the community since he left.
Thursday 10/26:
- Portfolio artifact: Giver RACE Paragraph reflection
- Introduce narrative assignment
Friday 10/27:
- No School – Teacher Work Day
Monday 10/16:
- Finish poster presentations
- Finish chapter 13 & start chapter 14
Tuesday 10/17:
- Journal #5: Honor or Punishment RACE paragraph (in Teams)
Wednesday 10/18:
- Finish RACE paragraph assignment in Teams
Thursday 10/19:
- Sentence vs. Fragment bell ringer
- Read chapters 15 & 16 & discuss
- Update notes (if there’s time)
Friday 10/20:
- Read chapters 17 & 18
- Discuss and update notes
10/9 - 10/13 Class Schedule
Monday 10/9:
- Finish chapter 11 & updating the Euphemisms chart
- Journal #4 in Notebook: Jonas's community was a society of perfection. It allowed the community members to be free of pain, and to experience Sameness. The creators/founders of the community felt that if the community members did not experience or feel pain or hold memories or make choices that they would be better off and live in a more perfect society. Describe how you feel about this idea of a perfect community. Do you think no pain and no memories and no choices is the perfect society? Explain.
Tuesday 10/10:
- Grammar bell ringer: Independent vs. Dependent clauses
- Read chapter 12
Wednesday 10/11:
- Introduce the symbol poster assignment & begin working
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- Pick a symbol from the book (apple, bicycle, sled, pale eyes, Gabe, the river, December, haircut, comfort object) and write it at the top of a blank white piece of paper.
- In the top left corner of the page, draw a picture of the symbol and color it.
- In the top right corner, write at least 2 examples of textual evidence for your symbol. Format: “Exact words” (Lowry #).
- In one sentence below, write what the symbol represents in the book.
- Then, write 4-7 sentences explaining how the symbol you chose can relate to your life.
Thursday 10/12:
- Independent vs. Dependent clause practice
- Work on poster
Friday 10/13:
- Finish poster & share – Poster is due today
- Start chapter 13 (if there’s time)
10/2 – 10/6 Class Schedule
Monday 10/2:
- Chapter 8
- Update notes
Tuesday 10/3:
- CTA
- Context Clue Practice 2 – in Teams
Wednesday 10/4:
- Finish Context Clue Practice 2
- Chapter 9
- Discuss rules & how the community treats Jonas differently.
Thursday 10/5:
- Chapter 10
- Update Euphemisms chart
Friday 10/6:
- Finish updating Euphemisms chart
- Read chapter 11
9/25 – 9/29 Class Schedule
Monday 9/25:
- Journal #2
- Finish chapter 4
- Update notes
Tuesday 9/26:
- Kahoot review of chapters 1-4 of The Giver.
- Context Clue video
- Context Clue Practice 1 in Teams
- Read chapters 5 & 6
- If you could begin your career at the age of 12, would you? Explain your answer. What would you gain? What would you lose? – Think-Pair-Share
Thursday 9/28:
- Chapter 7
- Journal: The Chief Elder describes how children have been taught how to fit in and “curb anything that sets them apart.” Make a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast your childhood with the childhood of the community members (i.e., Jonas & Lily)
Friday 9/29:
- No School - Teacher PD Day
Monday 9/18:
- Reflect on the Rogue Wave RACE paragraph grade
- Finish watching 2081
- 2081 Forms assignment - due in Teams by the end of class
Tuesday 9/19:
- Parts of Speech practice
- Set-up the notebooks for The Giver – Rules, Euphemisms, Characterization, Symbols
- Parts of Speech last practice
- Read chapter 1 & 2 of The Giver
Thursday 9/21:
- Parts of Speech Quiz
- Journal #1: What can you infer about Jonas? What can you infer about his community? Use examples from the story.
- Chapter 1 & 2 Questions
- Read chapter 3
- Journal #2: Pretend like you are Asher getting in trouble and having to apologize in front of the class. What would you get in trouble for in class, that you would have to apologize for? Create a little story, complete with dialogue, with you apologizing to the class. Your writing should sound like you are living in the world of The Giver.
9/11 – 9/15 Class Schedule
Monday 9/11:
- Dystopia Notes
Tuesday 9/12:
- Parts of Speech Bell Ringer
- Finish dystopia notes
- If there’s time, start reading “Examination Day”
Wednesday 9/13:
- The Giver book checkout
- Read “Examination Day”
Thursday 9/14:
- Parts of Speech Practice 2
- Examination Day Assignment in Teams
- Watch “Examination Day”
Friday 9/15:
- Journal: What type of Utopian society would you create? What problems would you try to eliminate? How would you try to create this society?
- Watch 2081 & Discuss
9/4 – 9/8 Class Schedule
Monday 9/4:
- No School!
Tuesday 9/5:
- Finish reading "Rogue Wave"
- Complete the "Rogue Wave" Analysis assignment in Teams.
Wednesday 9/5:
- Grammar bell ringer – Sentence types practice 1
- Review RACE paragraph writing & introduce the Rogue Wave RACE paragraph assignment.
Thursday 9/6:
- Grammar bell ringer – Sentence types practice 2
- Write Rogue Wave RACE Paragraph – in Teams
Friday 9/7:
- Finish the Rogue Wave RACE paragraph - DUE TODAY
- Introduction to Utopia & Dystopia (if there's time)
8/28 – 9/1 Class Schedule
Monday 8/28:
- Capitalization Grammar Bell Ringer
- Finish reading “7th Grade”
- Answer literary terms questions about “7th Grade”
- Capitalization Practice 2
- Nautical Notes
- Being reading “Rogue Wave”
- Finish reading “Rogue Wave” and discuss.
- Rogue Wave analysis assignment in Teams
- Library Visits
8/21 – 8/25 Class Schedule
Monday 8/21:
- Practice Write – Write about a time that you last experienced something exciting or fun.
- Tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end
- Use your senses: What did you see, hear, taste, smell, touch?
- If there are people in the story – describe them in clear detail.
- Use strong and interesting adjectives.
- Indent your paragraphs
- Capitalize the start of sentences & names
- Put periods or ?! at the end of sentences
- Write in as much detail as possible!
- Tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end
Tuesday 8/22:
- Set up notebooks (Journal, Notes, & Random sections)
- Literary Terms notes
Wednesday 8/23:
- Literary terms notes
- Finish literary terms notes
- Finish mapping out the parts of plot from a short story
Friday 8/25:
- Finish reading “7th Grade”
8/17 – 8/18 Class Schedule
Thursday 8/17:
- Name Tags
- Finish name tags & share with classmates
- Expectations & routines