Weekly Planner:  February 8-12

Monday Giggles Grammar #9

John Collier’s “The Chaser”

Dear Character Letters

Homework:  If not finished with final draft of paragraph, it is due tomorrow.

Tuesday Giggles Grammar #10

“The Chaser”

Narrative Frame Summary

Wednesday                  Late Arrival

Finish Summary

Literary Terms Scavenger Hunt

Poem “We the People”

Homework:  Summary Due Friday!

Thursday pARTners guest poet and Poem #4

Friday Giggles #11

Frontloading short story “The Fan Club”

Reading and Discussion

Monday Giggles Grammar #4
Rough Draft cont. of Problem/Solution Essay
Writing Conferences
MAP Data w/ teacher

Homework: Finish Rough Draft of Problem/Solution Essay

Tuesday Giggles Grammar #5
Editing Checklist
Writing Conferences
Final Draft of Problem Solution Essay

Wednesday Billy Collins’ “On Turning Ten”
‘Being 13’ Chorale Poem and Journal
Theme: Family
Avi’s short story “What do Fish Have to Do With Anything”

Thursday pARTners guest poet
Poetry Introduction and Poem #2

Friday Theme: Family
Avi’s short story “What do Fish Have to Do With Anything”

Weekly Planner:  January 18-22

Monday Giggles Grammar #1

Introduce Problem/Solution Essay

Tuesday Giggles Grammar #2

Rough Draft of Problem/Solution Essay

Wednesday MAP Testing

Thursday Giggles Grammar #3

Rough to Revision to Final Draft

Problem/Solution Essay

Friday pARTners guest poet

Poetry Introduction and Poem #1

Monday Personal Spelling List #14
Vocabulary: BIO
Newspaper Journal
Narrative Frame Summary of “Ceres and Proserpine”
Project Work Time

Tuesday “Sisyphus”
Newspaper Journal
Vocabulary Roots: LOGY
“Narcissus” and “The First Anemones” Narrative Frame
Homework Assignment—DUE Friday
Homework: Project #2 due next Tuesday

Wednesday Present Myth Projects
Newspaper Journal
Vocabulary Review
Homework: Study for Tomorrow’s Quiz

Thursday Spelling Quiz #14
Vocabulary Quiz
Newspaper Journal

Friday Vocabulary Roots: MAL
Myth Jigsaw

Monday Vocabulary Roots: BENE
Newspaper Journal
Historical Myths: “Aeneas” and “Trojan Horse”
Project Work Time
Homework: Project #2 due tomorrow!

Tuesday Vocabulary Roots: FIN
Present Myth Project #2
Jim Henson’s Myths

Check out the three memoirs below from Adam Silberberg, Claire French, and Jenny Lira.  As Tony the Tiger, would say, “They-rrrrrre Grrrreat!”

More essays will be posted soon!

JennyLira

Backpacking

The Birthday Bash

Wilco’s “You And I”Wilco’s “You And I”

Monday Personal Spelling List #11

BrainPop Grammar Lesson and PreQuiz

FishBowl Discussion Prep

Homework:  Late Work?

Tuesday Vocabulary Review

Fishbowl Graded Discussion

Homework:  Reading Blog?

Wednesday Cultural Identity Writing Project

Literary Mandala or Geometric Character Analysis

Homework:  Work on Project

Thursday Spelling Quiz #11

Reading Test Review

Cultural Identity Writing Project

Homework:  Study for Tomorrow’s Vocabulary Quiz

Friday Vocabulary Quiz

Reading Test Review

5^th Hour: SSR, Read Aloud, Advisory

Weekly Planner:  November 9-13

Monday Personal Spelling List #10

Paragraph Response

Due Friday Prompt:  In a two-chunk paragraph, describe the internal and external conflict your protagonist experiences in you cultural identity novel.

Homework:  Read and annotate

Tuesday Journal #5:  Minor Character

Vocabulary Exercise

Homework:  Read and annotate

Wednesday Grammar Mini-Lesson:  Sentence Combining

Macbeth preparation

Homework:  Read and annotate

Thursday Spelling Quiz #10

Macbeth Field Trip

Homework:  Paragraphs Due Tomorrow!  Don’t forget to edit.

Friday Journal #6:  Dear Author

Annotations, Vocabulary and Paragraphs

Homework:  Finish Cultural Identity Requirements