May 14-18th:
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April 23-27:
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April 9-13th:
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March 19-23:
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March 5-9th:
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January 29-Feb. 2:
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January 22-26th:
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November 27-Dec.1:
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November 20-21:
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November 13-17:
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November 6-9th:
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October 23-27:
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October 16-20:
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October 9-13th:
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October 2-6th:
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Monday- Day 1 of "If" Paideia cycle (Launching, Inspectional Read, Vocabulary) Springboard 1.4 pgs. 15-18, "My Superpowers"
Tuesday- Day 2 of Paideia cycle (Analytical Read, Goal setting, and Seminar)
Wednesday- Day 3 of Paideia cycle (Essay writing)
Thursday & Friday- MAP testing
September 18-20th (21-22nd are Teacher Workdays, no school for students)
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September 11-15th:
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- continue EOG practice
- begin Macbeth Reader's Theatre practice for performances next Tuesday/Wednesday (final FORMAL grade of the year!)
April 23-27:
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- take MAP test (Monday/Tuesday)
- begin reading Macbeth
- practice reading strategies for EOG
April 9-13th:
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- prepare for SB Unit test, which will be given on Wednesday
- go to the Riverbanks Zoo
- begin reading Simply Shakespeare, Macbeth
March 19-23:
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- research controversial debate topics
- create a slideshow presentation
- meet with Mrs. Babao about scheduling (Thursday)
March 5-9th:
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- complete word work with stems from list 12 (quiz on Friday)
- finish reading Book Club books, complete last weekly assignment sheet, and have final Book Talk (Friday).
- edit and revise college letters (due on Tuesday)
- practice paraphrasing, generate list of controversial topics, identify claims and reasons (SB Activities 3.2-3.3, pgs. 169-177)
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- gather evidence to support our reasons to go to our college
- write persuasive letter
- read Book Club books, work on weekly assignments
- complete NoRedInk assignment (quiz on Thursday)
- Book Talks on Friday
January 29-Feb. 2:
This week, we will...
- work on stems list 9 (quiz on Friday)
- work on NRI assignments, parallel structure and commas for clarity
- complete SB activity 2.19 pgs. 157-162, looking for textual evidence to support our essential statement, "Our lives are improved through interacting and observing animals." Answer questions that follow each story.
- Read articles about service animals, looking for additional textual evidence
- Begin to write our explanatory essay on the benefits of animals in our lives.
January 22-26th:
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- work on stems list 8 (quiz Friday, will include stems from lists 5-8)
- complete SB activities 2.17-2.18
- take the MAP test
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- work on stems list 7 (quiz Friday, 1/12)
- complete SB Activities 2.14-2.17, pages 137-152 (we will not complete ALL activities, please check Google Classroom daily for work completed)
November 27-Dec.1:
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- work on stems list 6 (quiz Monday 12/4)
- work on commonly confused words (NRI, quiz 12/4)
- read Walk Two Moons, complete double-entry journal entries (SB 2.3 pg. 101-102)
- complete SB 2.4, pg. 103-104, characterization
November 20-21:
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- read sample short stories to determine level of performance (exemplary, proficient, emerging) and to use as model texts
- work on short stories
- play games
November 13-17:
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- finish reading The Moves
- work on The Moves board game, alternate novel assessment, Monday and Tuesday in class (see directions, rubric and resources in our Google Classroom)
- begin writing our short stories (see directions and additional resources in our Google Classroom
- complete NoRedInk assignment on coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS), take quiz on conjunctions on Friday
- we do not have a new stems list this week. We will pick up with list 6 after Thanksgiving.
November 6-9th:
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- complete lesson 1.14 in the SB book, "Eleven"
- brainstorm ideas for the short story we will write, begin to work on the plot diagram for our short story (writing will begin next week)
- word work with stems list 5
- complete NoRedInk assignments on common nouns, concrete nouns, adjectives and adverbs
- read chapters 24-28 of The Moves, take daily quizzes on the chapters read the previous day
October 23-27:
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- read through chapter 19 of the Moves and go over stems and sample words on list 4 (Monday)
- review on Tuesday for The Moves test
- take The Moves test on Wednesday
- "unpack" Embedded Assessment 2 in the Springboard book, as we get ready for our next writing assessment, a short story
October 16-20:
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- peer edit and color mark rough drafts of personal narratives
- begin stems list 3
- continue to read The Moves (formal assessment on chapters 1-19 on Tuesday, 10/24)
October 9-13th:
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- spend time each day working on personal narratives (due 10/17)
- continue to read and discuss The Moves (chapter responses are posted in our Google Classroom).
October 2-6th:
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- Begin reading The Moves. Each day, the students will complete a written response to the chapter/s read in class. Responses are listed in our Google Classroom.
- Complete Springboard Activities 1.5 and 1.6 (Reading "Flipped" and "The Jacket")
- Complete the following stems work for List 2: define sample words, draw picture representations and write sentences for each sample word, brainstorm lists of additional sample words and prepare for Friday's stems quiz
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Monday- Day 1 of "If" Paideia cycle (Launching, Inspectional Read, Vocabulary) Springboard 1.4 pgs. 15-18, "My Superpowers"
Tuesday- Day 2 of Paideia cycle (Analytical Read, Goal setting, and Seminar)
Wednesday- Day 3 of Paideia cycle (Essay writing)
Thursday & Friday- MAP testing
September 18-20th (21-22nd are Teacher Workdays, no school for students)
This week, we will...
- review stems on list 1 and take a stems quiz on Tuesday, 9/19
- complete Springboard activities in lessons 1.2-1.4 (pgs. 6-18) in our Springboard books
September 11-15th:
This week, we will...
- begin stems, list 1 (quiz on Tuesday, 9/19)
- review for summer reading assessment, Out of My Mind, on Friday, 9/15 (first formal grade of the quarter)
- begin Unit 1 in Springboard