Monday, July 27, 2015

August 24-28

Monday: Bell Work Usage Demon
  • Open the class blog. Bookmark the blog. Read post about questions and padlet. Write questions in Padlet.
  • Superman and Me  
  • Show teacher blog
  • Students create a title for their blog

Tuesday:  Bell Work:  Bell Work: Read
  • Students share with their group what they marked on Superman
  • Go over Superman Ppt and show teacher close read

Wednesday:  Bell Work: Usage Demon -- Get out Chrome
  • Add more questions to Padlet (on blog) after reading "Superman"
  • Join Google Classroom and submit "Top 10 Assignment"
  • Chromebooks:
  • Blog:  Write 2 sentences about the "theme" of Superman and Me
    • You are in charge of your own destination.

Thursday:   Bell Work: set up bookmarks
  • How many ways can you write this sentence: "We walked down the street in the rain." -- in
  • Finish Superman Theme post
  • Read other posts 
  • As a class look at padlet with questions
    • Do we have an answer to any of the questions from the 2 articles we have read?  (discuss in group)
  • Using this lesson, students will choose one thing from their top 10 list and make it a claim. 
  • Model process using Mrs. Berg's top 10 list.
    • HUSUPU --choose one statement and say it as a claim.
  •  Write a 1-2 paragraph argument about the claim.  Support with 2 details.  
    • Choose a Claim from Mrs. Berg's list and supporting details
    • Grading:
      • Hook
      • Claim - well written and can be supported.
      • 2 supporting details
      • Conclusion
      • Indented Paragraph
      • Varied sentences
    • Type it in a post in the blog
  • HONORS:  
    • SAT vocab page
    • Write a claim, but does not have to be on their top 10 list

Friday:    Bell Work: Read
  • Usage Demon Quiz
  • Blog Post: Top 5 things we should know about your book 

August 17-21

BellWork: Usage Demon  and Seasons review Ppt
17 Monday
  • Make up a password
  • Show Top 10 Things you should know about Mrs. Berg
    • Students create rough draft list of top 10 things to know about them. 2 of them must be personality traits (compassionate, confident, honest) Due Thursday
  • Library

18 Tuesday: Bell Work: Top 10 list -- who got the Remind about it?
  • Go over some specifics about top 10 list --look again at Mrs. Berg's
    • Written in 3rd person
    • Vary the sentences
    • 2 must be personality
  • Create Password
  • Give the "sub" talk
  • Pre-AssessmentBenchmark Test
    • 1-17 on paper
  • Work on Top 10 list or reasonable story

19 Wednesday: read for 10 minutes
  • Take 2nd half of Benchmark test
  • Retake seasons test
  • Reasonable Story or top 10 list

20 Thursday:  -
  • Meet in Library Lab tomorrow
  • Put answers of Benchmark in CPS
  • Pick up Reasonable Story
  • Fix Your Grammar - Glove and Boots video (its, it's, there, their, they're)
  • Usage Demon Ppt -- 
    • HONORS:  Usage Demon test
  • Model Close Reading with short text on the board
    • Give students a copy to read. Model on board how to close read and think aloud for them.
  • Look over top 10 list, edit and put in descending order. (may need to refer back to Mrs. Berg's list)

21 Friday:  
  • Word Crimes  - Weird Al Parody
  • CPS - put answers to Benchmark in
  • Practice how to get out Chromebooks and log in
  • Google Doc directions
  • Type Top 10 list

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

August: First Week

Objective:

Monday:  No School


Tuesday:  No School


Wednesday:  First Day
  • Schedule:
    7:40-9:30
    • Advisory Rules
    • Lockers
    • Bus Tickets
    • Handbook
  • 9:40-10:00 Team meeting in auditorium

  • 10:00-10:40 - Get to know you activity 
  • 10:40-11:28 5th Hour  
    • Would you rather worksheet
  • 11:32-11:54 Lunch

    All Classes:



Thursday:

  • Seating Chart
  • Pencil/Pen rule --- if they borrow, leave their ID ---NO EXCEPTIONS
  • Rules and Activity
    • Show Ppt questions
    • As a group discuss each question
    • Everyone answer questions on sticky note and add to poster.
    • Place group in front of each poster and they discuss and choose the answer (1-2) they liked the best.  Share with class.
  • Book Talk:  Waterfall

    Friday:
    • Season's Test
    • Reasonable Story -- due Thursday
      • Go over elements of a short story
      • Worth 10 points:  Beginning, Middle, End and written in paragraphs