For the week of November 2nd - November 6th, students will continue reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class.
For the week of November 2nd - November 6th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, November 2nd: Do the novel chapter 5 (January) questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Tuesday, November 3rd: Do the novel chapter 6 (February) questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Wednesday, November 4th: Reading logs are due on Friday.
Thursday, November 5th: Do the novel chapter 7 (March) questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Friday, November 6th: No homework.
For the week of October 19th - October 23rd, students will continue reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class. In addition, the will have centers/group activities derived from the novel.
For the week of October 19th - October 23rd, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, October 19th: Finish the chapter 3 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Tuesday, October 20th: Finish the novel chapter 4 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Wednesday, October 21st: Reading logs are due on Friday.
Thursday, October 22nd: Reading logs are due on Friday.
Friday, October 23rd: No homework.
For the week of October 26th - October 30th, students will continue reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class. They will continue to have centers/group activities derived from the novel. In addition, students will have Blue Diamond assessments.
For the week of October 26th - October 30th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, October 26th: Reading logs are due tomorrow, as they were not collected on Friday due to the field trip.
Tuesday, October 27th: Reading logs are due next Friday.
Wednesday, October 28th: Reading logs are due next Friday.
Thursday, October 29th: Reading logs are due next Friday.
Friday, October 30th: No school, teacher workday.
For the week of October 19th - October 23rd, students will continue reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class. In addition, the will have centers/group activities derived from the novel.
For the week of October 19th - October 23rd, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, October 19th: Finish the chapter 3 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Tuesday, October 20th: Finish the novel chapter 4 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Wednesday, October 21st: Reading logs are due on Friday.
Thursday, October 22nd: Reading logs are due on Friday.
Friday, October 23rd: No homework.
For the week of October 12th - October 16th, students will continue reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class.
For the week of October 12th - October 16th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, October 12th: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on Friday. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Tuesday, October 13th: Finish the novel chapter 1 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on Friday. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Wednesday, October 14th: Finish the novel chapter 2 questions due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on Friday. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Thursday, October 15th: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on Friday. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Friday, October 16th: No homework.
For the week of October 5th - October 9th, students will focus on the 4 basic sentence types (interrogative, declarative, imperative, and exclamatory). We will focus on capitalization and apostrophe rules. In addition, we will analyze theme in literature. On Friday, we will begin reading the novel Catherine Called Birdy by Karen Cushman in class.
For the week of October 5th - October 9th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, October 5th: Complete the 4 types of sentences worksheet due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Tuesday, October 6th: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Wednesday, October 7th: Finish the capitalization worksheet due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Thursday, October 8th: Finish the apostrophe worksheet due tomorrow. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Friday, October 9th: The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
For the week of September 28th - October 2nd, students will have a media center technology orientation. We will analyze components of literature like point of view, plot, mood, and tone in the fictional short story "Stray". In addition, we will have an in class writing workshop that will involve utilizing the 5 paragraph essay format. The essay will be a personal narrative essay in which students will write about an incident in their lives that had a profound impact.
For the week of September 28th - October 2nd, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, September 28th: No school, teacher workday.
Tuesday, September 29th: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Wednesday, September 30th: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students. Complete the "Stray" story analysis packet due tomorrow.
Thursday, October 1st: Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Friday, October 2nd: The book report will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students. Finish the personal narrative essay due on Monday, if needed.
For the week of September 21st - September 25th, students will review personal pronouns in preparation for a quiz on Wednesday. In addition, they will continue studying the genre of fiction, and review the literature vocabulary from last week. Students will take the second part of the Language Arts grammar diagnostic assessment.
For the week of September 21st - September 25th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, September 21st: Finish the personal pronoun worksheet due tomorrow, if it has not been completed. Study for the literature vocabulary quiz on Friday. The words on the quiz are as follows: author's purpose, autobiography, biography, drama, fable, fantasy, fiction, folk tale, genre, historical fiction, journal, legend, myth, narrative, nonfiction, novel, poetry, short story, and science fiction. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Tuesday, September 22nd: Study for the pronoun quiz tomorrow. Study for the literature vocabulary quiz on Friday. The words on the quiz are as follows: author's purpose, autobiography, biography, drama, fable, fantasy, fiction, folk tale, genre, historical fiction, journal, legend, myth, narrative, nonfiction, novel, poetry, short story, and science fiction.
Reading logs are due on Friday.
Wednesday, September 23rd: Study for the literature vocabulary quiz on Friday. The words on the quiz are as follows: author's purpose, autobiography, biography, drama, fable, fantasy, fiction, folk tale, genre, historical fiction, journal, legend, myth, narrative, nonfiction, novel, poetry, short story, and science fiction. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Thursday, September 24th: Study for the literature vocabulary quiz on Friday. The words on the quiz are as follows: author's purpose, autobiography, biography, drama, fable, fantasy, fiction, folk tale, genre, historical fiction, journal, legend, myth, narrative, nonfiction, novel, poetry, short story, and science fiction. Reading logs are due on Friday. The book report will be assigned on this day, and it will be due on October 16th. It will have differentiated book report options for students to choose for ESL and Plus students.
Friday, September 25th: No homework.
For the week of September 14th - September 18th, students will focus on personal pronouns. In addition, they will continue studying the genre of fiction and be given new literature vocabulary. The words are as follows: author's purpose, autobiography, biography, drama, fable, fantasy, fiction, folk tale, genre, historical fiction, journal, legend, myth, narrative, nonfiction, novel, poetry, short story, and science fiction.
For the week of September 14th - September 18th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, September 14th: Finish the literature vocabulary worksheet due on Thursday. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Tuesday, September 15th: Finish the literature vocabulary worksheet due on Thursday. Reading logs are due on Friday.
Wednesday, September 16th: Finish the literature vocabulary worksheet due on Thursday. Reading logs are due on Friday. Study for the noun quiz on Friday.
Thursday, September 17th: Reading logs are due on Friday. Study for the noun quiz on Friday.
Friday, September 18th: No homework.
For the week of September 7th - September 11th, students will focus on pronouns (personal pronouns). In addition, they will be introduced to the genre of fiction and the various types of fiction.
For the week of September 7th - September 11th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, September 7th: No school, Labor Day.
Tuesday, September 8th: Finish the book recommendation letter due on Wednesday. Plus students must compare and contrast their book to another book in the letter. Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday, and complete the vocabulary review activity due on Friday. The words are as follows: keen, regal, insight, trivial, triumph, condone, oppressed, roam, ingratitude, and yearning.
Wednesday, September 9th: Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday, and complete the vocabulary review activity due on Friday. The words are as follows: keen, regal, insight, trivial, triumph, condone, oppressed, roam, ingratitude, and yearning.
Thursday, September 10th: Finish the personal pronoun worksheet due tomorrow. Study for the vocabulary quiz on Friday, and complete the vocabulary review activity due on Friday. The words are as follows: keen, regal, insight, trivial, triumph, condone, oppressed, roam, ingratitude, and yearning.
Friday, September 11th: No homework
For the week of August 31st - September 4th, students will review the 8 parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. In addition, they will be given the list of words for the upcoming vocabulary quiz next Friday. The words are as follows: keen, regal, insight, trivial, triumph, condone, oppressed, roam, ingratitude, and yearning.
For the week of August 31st - September 4th, students will have the following assignments:
Monday, August 31st: Finish the "I Am Poem" due on Wednesday.
Tuesday, September 1st: Finish the "I Am Poem" due on Wednesday. Finish the noun worksheet #1.
Wednesday, September 2nd: Finish the "I Am Poem" due on Wednesday. Finish the noun worksheet #2 (all periods except for period 6).
Thursday, September 3rd: Finish the noun worksheet #2 (period 6 only). Study for the vocabulary quiz next Friday, and complete the vocabulary review activity due next Friday.
Friday, September 4th: Study for the vocabulary quiz next Friday, and complete the vocabulary review activity due next Friday. Finish the book recommendation letter due on Wednesday. Plus students must compare and contrast the book to another book in the letter.
For the week of August 25th - August 28th, students will be introduced to the school/classroom rules, policies, and procedures. In addition, they will be given an in class, informal reading and grammar diagnostic assessment in order to determine their reading and grammar level and ability.
For the week of August 25th - August 28th, students will have the following assignments:
Tuesday, August 25th: No homework.
Wednesday, August 26th: Student information forms are due tomorrow. Bring two composition books (1 for Language Arts and 1 for your Guided Study class) as soon as possible. Finish the Read All About Me assignment due on Friday.
Thursday, August 27th: Student information forms are due tomorrow. Bring two composition books (1 for Language Arts and 1 for your Guided Study class) as soon as possible. Finish the Read All About Me assignment due on Friday
Friday, August 28th: No homework.
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