*Three-ringed binder (for language arts only)
*Home learning/communications folder (provided by teacher)
*Pens (blue or black ink only) and pencils
*Correction pen (any color except blue or black)
*Dividers
*Notebook paper
*Index Cards
*Highlighter
*Small pencil sharpener with catcher for shavings
*Pocket dictionary and thesaurus
*Personal reading selection (minimum length: 100 pages for standard classes and 150 pages for advanced classes)
*A positive attitude to achieve academic success
**CORRECTION FLUID, CORRECTION PAPER, AND CORRECTION TAPE ARE NOT PERMITTED
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HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK and READNG LOG CHECK
*The student must have a notebook exclusively for language arts(folders are unacceptable)
*The notebook must be arranged and labeled in the following 5 sections: Daily Challenge, Word(s) of the Day, Journal (with a table of contents organizer), Home Learning, and Notes and Activities
*The student's notebook must have evidence of completed warm-ups, formatted notes and activities, and home learning assignments
*All work must have the appropriate classroom heading. A notebook paper that has several entries must show the date for each entry
*Reading logs must show evidence of daily entries varified (signed) by the parent/guardian or teacher
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HOME LEARNING IS GIVEN NIGHTLY AND LISTED BELOW
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August 20th - August 22nd
1. Parents please read, sign, and return all forms
2. Purchase language arts supplies
3. Students must bring in their parent/guardian home learning assignment: "In a Million Words or Less...."
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August 25th - August 27th
1. Students will oversee their parent/guardian home learning assignment: "In a Million Words....".
2. Have your classroom contract signed; purchase your class materials.
3. There will be a quiz on the classroom rules and procedures in the very near future.
4. Organize your binder with five dividers labeled: Daily Challenge, Word(s) of the Day, Journal, Home Learning and Notes/Activities.
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August 28th - August 29th
1. Start meeting your reading criteria goals. Standard classes must read a novel with a minimum of 100 pages, and advanced classes must read a novel with a minimum of 150 pages (please refer to the parent letter). NO GRAPHIC NOVELS ALLOWED!
2. All contracts and parent home learning are due September 3rd.
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September 2nd - September 3rd
1. Learning the Textbook (handout)
2. Bring a number two pencil to class daily.
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September 4th - September 5th
1. Continue silent reading at home. Record your reading time on your reading log sheet.
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September 8th - September 9th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages: 47-48 (carefully rip the page out and bring it to class)
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September 10th - September 11th
1. Publish your sensory writing draft that we began in class. The letter "I" is always capitalized when used as a pronoun. Please have someone at home proofread your writing.
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September 12 - September 15th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #1 "Back on Track": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 19th-->Periods 1,3, & 5
September 22-->Periods 2,4, & 6
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September 16th - 17th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #1 "Back on Track": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 19th-->Periods 1,3, & 5
September 22-->Periods 2,4, & 6
2. "Knoxville" Template
3. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 49-50 (Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences)
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September 18th - 19th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
2. Have your reading contract signed and returned.
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due October 2nd and October 3rd. Please print out the quiz results.
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September 22nd - 23rd
1. Prepare for a notebook check and a reading log check (see instructions above).
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
3. Have your reading contract signed and returned.
4. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due October 2nd and October 3rd. Please print out the quiz results.
!!!!PERIOD 2 ONLY!!!!
Types of Sentences (practice handout)
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September 24th - 25th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 51 - 52.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due:
October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 and October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6. Please print out the quiz results.
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September 26th & 29th
1. "A Real 'Hobbit'" reading passage/questions
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #3: read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due:
October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 and October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6. Please print out the quiz results.
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October 1st and October 2nd
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 53-54.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
4. If you have language arts on Friday, October 3rd, bring your FCAT Preparation and Practice Workbook!
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October 3rd
1. Your second Accelerated Reader Practice Quiz is due on October 30th and October 31st.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
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October 6 - 7
1. Language of Literature textbook pages: FCAT 15 - FCAT 18 "When Money Grew on Trees". Write the question, skip a line, and write the correct sentence that answers the question.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
5. Bring your FCAT Prep workbook Friday (even classes only)
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October 8th-9th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 311-312
2. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Bring your FCAT Prep workbook Friday (even classes only)
5. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
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October 10th, 2008
1. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
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October 13th - October 14th
1. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
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October 15th - October 16th
1. Language of Literature textbook page 273 Vocabulary 1 - 5. Write the complete sentence and the complete answer with the corresponding letter.
2. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
5. Please make sure that your Word(s) of the Day are updated so that you can study for a vocabulary quiz next week.
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October 17th
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
4. Update your Word(s) of the Day so that you can study for a quiz next week.
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October 20th - 21st
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 57-58 (fragments).
2. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
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October 22nd - October 23rd
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
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OCTOBER 23RD ENDS THE FIRST GRADING PERIOD; REPORT CARDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
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October 27th-29th
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
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October 30th-31st
1. "Carving Old Jack" -->Use selective numbering and underlining when responding to the questions.
2. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
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November 3rd and November 5th
1. Capitalization Car-please write your answers in complete sentences.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #7:"Emily's Story: On the Prairie"
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
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November 6th - 7th
1. Review your letter with your parent/guardian, sign in the appropriate places, and return it for a home learning grade of "A".
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #7: "Emily's Story: On the Prairie" (due next class) and FCAT Explorer Passage #8: "Dim the Wombat and Barmy the Bandicoot: Neighbors" (due November 14th)
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st along with an Accelerated Reader Quiz.
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November 10th & November 12th
1. Review your letter with your parent/guardian, sign in the appropriate places, and return it for a home learning grade of "A". Letters are due next class.
2. FCAT Preparation and Practice workbook pages 35-36 (questions: 14-17) and pages 58-59 (questions 37-40). This is the skinny yellowish workbook that we bring to class on Fridays. Please DON'T rip out the pages; bring your workbook to the next class.
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #7: "Emily's Story: On the Prairie" (due next class) and FCAT Explorer Passage #8: "Dim the Wombat and Barmy the Bandicoot: Neighbors" (due November 14th)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades)and an Accelerated Reader quiz are due November 21st.
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November 13th-14th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 269-270: Context Clues (complete both pages, rip the page out carefully, and bring it back for your next class).
2. Context Clues Practice (worksheet)
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader Quiz are due November 21st.
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November 17th - 18th
1. FCAT Preparation and Practice Workbook page 50 (41-44)
2. Main Idea (handout)
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader Quiz are due November 21st.
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November 19th - 20th
1. Understanding Organization: Passages 4 & 10 (handout)
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader quiz are due: November 21st for periods 1,3, and 5; November 24th for periods 4 and 6
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November 21st and November 24th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook: Unit 1 Review-pages 61-62 (this is considered a take-home quiz).
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November 26th, 2008
Period 4 ONLY: Understanding Organization: Passages 4 & 10 (handout)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF THE RHMS FAMILIES!!!!
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December 1st - 2nd
1. Using creativity, design a family tree that incorporates your relatives dating back as far as you can go in history. Ask your family members (great grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc.) for assistance.
2. FCAT Passage #10: "Lefties" due on December 5th
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December 3rd - December 4th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 63-64.
2. FCAT Passage #10: "Lefties" due on December 5th
3. Notebook Check->next class meeting
4. BookIt! Report Storyboard and December Accelerated Reader Quiz
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December 5th
1. FCAT Passage #11: "Saving Frogs Helps Humans, Too" due on December 12th
3. Notebook Check->next class meeting
4. BookIt! Report Storyboard and December Accelerated Reader Quiz due dates: Periods 3,5, & 1 ->December 15 Periods 4 & 6 ->December 16
Essay Examinations:
Monday, December 8, 2008 Periods 4 & 2
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Periods 5 & 3
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Period 6
Thursday, December 11, 2008 Period 1
Objective Examinations:
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Periods 4 & 2
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Periods 5 & 3
Friday, January 9, 2009 Period 6
Monday, January 12, 2009 Period 1
STUDY GUIDES ARE TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED ON THE DAY OF YOUR OBJECTIVE EXAM.
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December 8th - December 11th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 271, 272, 273, & 274
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #11 "Saving Frogs Helps Humans, Too" due December 12th
3. Storyboard Book Report and Accelerated Reader due dates: December 15th for periods 3,5, & 1 and December 16th for periods 4 & 6
4. Notebook Check and Reading Log Check
5. Youth Fair Entry is due on December 18th-19th
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your objective test
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December 12th
1. Select the same benchmark in the remediation section of the FCAT Preparation and Practice Workbook as you worked on in your groups. Complete the activity and bring the book with you to the next class meeting.
2. Storyboard Book Report and Accelerated Reader due dates: December 15th for periods 3,5, & 1 and December 16th for periods 4 & 6
3. Youth Fair Entry is due on December 18th-19th
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your objective test
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December 15th - 16th
1. Storyboard Book Report and Accelerated Reader due dates: December 15th for periods 3,5, & 1 and December 16th for periods 4 & 6
2. Youth Fair Entry is due on December 18th-19th
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your
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December 17th - 19th
1. Youth Fair Entry
2. Complete Objective Study Guides
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your exam: January 7, 2009-Periods 4 & 2, January 8, 2009-Periods 5 & 3, January 9, 2009-Period 6, and January 12, 2009-Period 1
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January 5th - 6th, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME BACK!!!!
1. Complete Objective Study Guides
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your exam: January 7, 2009-Periods 4 & 2, January 8, 2009-Periods 5 & 3, January 9, 2009-Period 6, and January 12, 2009-Period 1
2. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #12: "Space Exploration is Worthwhile" Due date: Friday, January 9th, 2009
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January 7th - January 12th, 2009
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 65-66
2. Complete Objective Study Guides
**Objective Study Guides are due on the day of your exam: January 7, 2009-Periods 4 & 2, January 8, 2009-Periods 5 & 3, January 9, 2009-Period 6, and January 12, 2009-Period 1
3. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
4. FCAT Explorer Passage #12: "Space Exploration is Worthwhile" Due date: Friday, January 9th, 2009
5. Word(s) of the Day Quiz-->Next class meeting
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January 12th, 2009
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 65-66
2. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
3. Word(s) of the Day Quiz-->Next class meeting
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January 13th-14th, 2009
1. Based on the Data Chat, select a remediation activity from the FCAT Preparation and Practice workbook to complete.
2. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
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January 16th-January 21st
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #13: "The List" due January 23rd.
2. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
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January 22nd - 23rd
1. Language of Literature textbook page 112: Vocabulary-->Synonyms 1-10. Write the complete sentence and the synonym for the bolded word.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #13: "The List" due January 23rd.
3. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
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January 26th-28th
1. Begin your research for your Black History Project. The project is due on February 17th and February 18th. PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #14: Due January 30th.
3. Bingo BookIt! Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz are due on January 29th for Periods 5, 1, and 3 ----January 30th for Periods 6 and 4
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January 29th - February 2nd
1. Construct your 'Hero Cards' incorporating the information that you have researched in the library.
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
Advanced Class-Create an innovative timeline incorporating the research gathered in the library.
The project is due on February 17th (periods 4 & 6) and February 18th (periods 1, 3, & 5).
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #14: Due January 30th
FCAT Explorer Passage #15: Due February 5th
3. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
4. Project outlines will be graded during your next class period.
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February 3rd - February 4th
1. Construct your 'Hero Cards' incorporating the information that you have researched in the library. PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
Advanced Class-Create an innovative timeline incorporating the research gathered in the library.
The project is due on February 17th (periods 4 & 6) and February 18th (periods 1, 3, & 5).
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #15: Due February 5th
3. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
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February 5th - February 9th
1. Cause-and-Effect Match/T-Chart
2. Construct your 'Hero Cards' incorporating the information that you have researched in the library. The project is due on February 17th (periods 4 & 6) and February 18th (periods 1, 3, & 5).
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
Advanced Class-Create an innovative timeline incorporating the research gathered in the library.
The project is due on February 17th.
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #16: "An Unknown Land" due February 13th
4. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
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February 10th - February 11th
1. Construct your 'Hero Cards' incorporating the information that you have researched in the library.
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
Advanced Class-Create an innovative timeline incorporating the research gathered in the library.
The project is due on February 17th (periods 4 & 6) and February 18th (periods 1, 3, & 5).
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #16: "An Unknown Land" due February 13th
3. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
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February 12th - Feburary 13th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #17: "The Sky King's Turtle" due February 20th
2. Construct your 'Hero Cards' incorporating the information that you have researched in the library. The project is due on February 17th (periods 4 & 6) and February 18th (periods 1, 3, & 5).
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
Advanced Class-Create an innovative timeline incorporating the research gathered in the library.
The project is due on February 17th and February 18th.
PROJECTS MUST BE TURNED IN ON THE DUE DATE.
3. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
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February 17th-18th
1. Malcolm X: Read the questions, read the passage, respond to the questions, and number the answers in the text.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #17: "The Sky King's Turtle" due February 20th
3. African-American Nonfiction BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz due March 3rd and March 4th.
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February 19th-20th
1. InterActive Reader Plus: biography reading, "Abd al-Rahman Ibrahima" read the biography and complete the vocabulary exercise on page 135 "A" by using a two-column note format to write the definition and the correct vocabulary word
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #17: "The Sky King's Turtle" due February 20th
3. African-American Nonfiction Book Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz due: March 3rd and March 4th
4. Update your Novel Jacket and Reading Log; each will receive a separate grade. The novel jacket must include: Your heading, the novel title (written appropriately), the author, a written prediction, and a visual which reflects your prediction (front page) The back of the jacket must include information about the author. Inside your novel jacket: each chapter must be titled and your self-selected vocabulary from each chapter must be noted and clarified.
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February 23rd-24th
1. FCAT Passage #18: "The Merlin Family History" due February 27th.
2. African-American Nonfiction Book Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz due: March 3rd and March 4th
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February 25th-26th
1. Construct a creative herringbone for "Bacon Bedlam in Berlin"
2. FCAT Passage #18: "The Merlin Family History" due February 27th.
3. African-American Nonfiction Book Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz due: March 3rd and March 4th
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February 27th-March 2nd
1. FCAT Passage #19: "Visit Florida Caverns" due March 6th
2. African-American Nonfiction Book Report and Accelerated Reader Quiz due: March 3rd and March 4th
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March 3rd-March 4th
1. FCAT Passage #19: "Visit Florida Caverns" due March 6th
2. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
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March 5th - March 6th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #19: "Visit Florida Caverns" due March 6th
2. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
3. Prepare for FCAT Testing: Rest well, eat a hearty breakfast (available free of charge at school), bring a #2 pencil, and bring a positive attitude to achieve!
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March 9th - March 11th
1. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
2. Prepare for FCAT Testing: Rest well, eat a hearty breakfast (available free of charge at school), bring a #2 pencil, and bring a positive attitude to achieve!
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March 12th - March 13th
1. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
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March 16th-18th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #20: "Spotlight on Hiking" due Friday, March 20th
2. Word(s) of the Day Quiz: March 19th-20th (focus: novel terminology)
3. Novel Assessment: students will be assessed upon completion of the reading, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
4. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
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March 17th-18th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #20: "Spotlight on Hiking" due Friday, March 20th and FCAT Explorer Passage #21: "Game On" due Thursday, March 26th
2. Novel Assessment: students will be assessed upon completion of the reading, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
3. March BookIt! Construct a creative herringbone graphic organizer (main idea & details) for the novel of your choice. BookIt! and Accelerated Reader Quiz for March are due: March 23rd (Periods: 3,5,& 1) March 24th (Periods: 4 & 6)
1. Novel Assessment: students will be assessed upon completion of the reading, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.
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March 23rd-26th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #21: "Game On" due March 30th.
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March 30th - April 2
1. Create a new product to promote and design an advertisment for it that incorporates at least one propaganda technique. Bring the product for an extra credit "A".
2. Solitary Journal with Parental Signature
3. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
4. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
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April 2nd & April 13th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #22 "Pocahontas" due Friday, April 17th
2. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
3. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
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April 14th - April 15th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 205-206
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #22 "Pocahontas" due Friday, April 17th
3. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
4. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
5. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
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April 16th - April 17th
1. ADVANCED P6 ONLY: Continue reading Anne Frank Remembered
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #23: "Squid: Aliens on Earth?" due Friday, April 24th
3. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
4. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
5. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
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April 20th - April 21st
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages: 251-252
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #23: "Squid: Aliens on Earth?" due Friday, April 24th
3. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
4. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
5. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
6. Advanced: Read through chapter 3 in Anne Frank Remembered. A pop quiz is in your future!
****ADVANCED CLASS P6 ONLY: Continue reading Anne Frank Remembered
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April 22nd - April 24th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #24: "Spotlight on Animation: An Interview with Mary Lescher" due May 1st
2. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
3. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
5. Advanced: Read through chapter 3 in Anne Frank Remembered. A pop quiz is in your future!
EXTRA CREDIT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO VISIT SCHOOLNOTES: Head a sheet of notebook paper, write the question that follows, and respond to the question for an extra credit "A+" in the gradebook!!!!!!!!!!!
Question: What was Oskar Schindler credited with doing, and how did he go about doing it?
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April 27 - April 28
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #24: "Spotlight on Animation: An Interview with Mary Lescher" due May 1st
2. Holocaust Case Study (advanced class only)
3. Autobiographical Book (standard classes only)
ALL HOLOCAUST PROJECTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 29TH FOR PERIODS 6 & 4 and APRIL 30TH FOR
PERIODS 1, 3, & 5. HOLOCAUST PROJECTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE!
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz is due on April 30th.
5. Advanced: Read through chapter 3 in Anne Frank Remembered. A pop quiz is in your future!
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April 29th - May 1
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #24: "Spotlight on Animation: An Interview with Mary Lescher" due May 1st
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #25: "Sinkholes" due May 8th
3. Advanced Class Only: Continue reading Anne Frank Remembered (chapters one through five MUST be read by Friday, May 1st)
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May 4 - May 5
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #25: "Sinkholes" due May 8th
2. Comparison and Contrast Journal for Harriet Jacobs and Anne Frank (this must be one full page, and it must incorporate your Venn Diagram/three-column notes)
3. ADVANCED CLASS ONLY: Continue reading in Anne Frank Remembered.
4. Textbook Check and Vocabulary Book Check: May 11th-May 12th (you must bring each one of the books).
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May 6th - May 8th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #25: "Sinkholes" due May 8th
2. ADVANCED CLASS ONLY: Continue reading in Anne Frank Remembered through chapter nine. There will be another quiz in your future!
3. Textbook Check (Language of Literature and Anne Frank Remembered for advanced) and Vocabulary Book Check: May 11th - May 12th (you must bring each one of the books).
4. FCAT Explorer Passage #26: "Erin and the Land of Timeslip" due May 15th.
5. Holocaust reading assessments will be implemented upon completion of the books.
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May 11 - 13
1. ADVANCED CLASS ONLY: Continue reading in Anne Frank Remembered through chapter eleven. There will be another quiz in your future!
1A. EXTRA CREDIT: Construct a question to ask of the Holocaust guest speaker. Give this inquiry a lot of thought and phrase it in sensitive terms.
2. Textbook Check (Language of Literature and Anne Frank Remembered for advanced) and Vocabulary Book Check: May 11th - May 12th (you must bring each one of the books).
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #26: "Erin and the Land of Timeslip" due May 15th.
4. Holocaust reading assessments will be implemented upon completion of the books.
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May 14 - May 15
1. Compose a five-paragraphy essay incorporating your opinion-proof notes taken during the movie. Respond to the following prompt:
The Jews and other groups of people were persecuted due to a demonic ruler's plan. Think about the abuse that these people endured. Write to explain why the Holocaust was an atrocity.
2. ADVANCED CLASS ONLY: Complete the reading of Anne Frank Remembered. There will be an assessment worth two grades for this reading!
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #26: "Erin and the Land of Timeslip" due May 15th.
4. Holocaust reading assessments will be implemented upon completion of the books.
5. FCAT Explorer Passage #27: "Coyote Folktales"
THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2009=PERIOD 4
FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009=PERIODS 5 AND 3
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2009=PERIOD 6
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009=PERIOD 1
FUNAL OBJECTIVE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2009=PERIOD 5
THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2009=PERIOD 6
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2009=PEIROD 3
MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009=PERIOD 4
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2009=PERIOD 1
1. Use your essay as a study to guide for your final. Note the correct form and mechanics as practiced in class.
2. Word(s) of the Day Quiz next class meeting
3. FCAT Explorer #27: "Coyote Folktales" due May 22nd
4. Advanced class: Complete the reading of Anne Frank Remembered; an assessment worth two grades will follow. EXTRA CREDIT: CONSTRUCT A QUESTION FOR THE HOLOCAUST GUEST SPEAKER. GIVE IT A LOT OF THOUGHT AND WORD IT IN A SENSITIVE MANNER.
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May 26th - May 29th
1. Study for exams; you now have an essay study guide and an objective study guide.
2. Textbooks MUST be returned on the day of your objective final.
3. FCAT Explorer must be completed.
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