Dec. 1-5

Monday:
Lesson:  Acuity  - CR on Chrome

Tuesday:
Lesson:  Acuity  - CR on Chrome


Wednesday:
Lesson:  Acuity -


Thursday:
Lesson:  Acuity -


Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Boggle Board

Nov. 17-21

Objective:

• Choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice.
• Support an argument with textual evidence ("word for word" support) found in credible sources.
• Acknowledge counter claims
• Present argument in a formal style that include an introduction, supporting details with transitions, and provide a concluding statement that supports argument.

Monday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Close read Source A and Source B
• Give paper or electronic copy of Notes Page

Tuesday:
Bell Work:  Read article


Lesson:

• Go over claim and support from Bell Work
• Finish notes
• Look back at Mentor text:  claim and support statements
• Some will begin argument paper.

Wednesday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Show poor research notes
• Model:  New Doc in Assignment folder
• How to write a letter
• Look over mentor text
• Show In Text Citation video in Smart Video Player 
• Begin Argument paper in Assignment folder in Docs (paper due Friday)

Thursday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Work on paper and share doc with partner

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

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Nov 10-14

Objectives:

• Choose a side of the argument and identify reasons that support my choice.
• Support an argument with textual evidence ("word for word" support) found in credible sources.
• Acknowledge counter claims
• Present argument in a formal style that include an introduction, supporting details with transitions, and provide a concluding statement that supports argument.

Monday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Flowers for Algernon Test
• Chromebook:  Look at answers and add up stars

Tuesday:  Library
Bell Work:  Copy helping verb chart pg 52 in grammar notebook


Lesson:

• Last 30 minutes for Library
• Verbs -- 
• Do verb Ppt
• Schoolhouse Rock- Verbs
• 
  

Wednesday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Verb1 online practice using Doc Hub
• Tell students about dad having an argument about Doberman's with the only support being movies and your claim about Doberman's.
• Read the mentor text and find the claim, support, intro, and conclusion, underline and write in the margins.

Thursday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Look over Argument Writing Prompt
• Close read Source C as a class
• Finish verb ws if time

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Go over Flowers Test
• Students look up Personal Narratives on Chromes

November 3-7

Objective:

Monday:  SUB
Bell Work: Finish punctuation worksheet


Lesson:

• Students read silently pg 73-77 (Don't read Progress report 12)
• Begin chart

Tuesday:  NO SCHOOL
Bell Work:


Lesson:


Wednesday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Go over punctuation worksheet using Hovercam
• Discuss story from Monday
• Add parallel and sub plot charts
• Do discussion board question #3

HONORS:

• Book project:  go over discussion rubric and how to post and answer questions.
• Do discussion board #3
• Bring classic book on Friday to read.

Thursday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Listen to pg 77- end
• Discuss:
• conflict
• point of view
• theme
• resolution

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Add to parallel and sub plot---turn in
• Finish chart and turn in.

Oct 27-31

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work:  Prepositional Phrase Worksheet


Lesson:

• Go students check own paper as they finish and turn in.  Homework if not finished.  Due tomorrow.
• Add "racing algernon" to the parallel episode page
• Listen to Flowers for Algernon pg 63-65

HONORS:

• Introduce Classic Book Assignment

Tuesday:  Library
Bell Work:  Commas


Lesson:

• Holt lesson on commas
• 
  

Wednesday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Do group  reading questions pg 65-69
• Add to parallel episode chart and begin sub plot

Thursday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Discuss yesterday's reading
• Listen to  Flowers for Algernon  pg 69-71
• Discuss the story
• Fill out parallel espisode and sub plot chart

HONORS:  SAT set 2---use cartoons

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• HONORS:  Online discussion
• Discussion board question #2
• Teacher read aloud

Oct 20-24

Objective:

1. Analyze the thoughts, words, and actions of a character to provoke a decision or impacts the development of the plot.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of how differences in points of view of the characters and the audience create effects as suspense, drama, or horror.
3. Identify parallel plot and subplot; explain how these are used to move the story along.

Monday: Get out Chrome and finish typing Personal Narrative (10 Min)  Be sure to look at scoring guide in Bb

Lesson:

• Add vocab to blog:  detect 
• Anticipation:  Question Form
• Flowers for Algernon Ppt

Tuesday:
Bell Work:  Type personal narrative


Lesson:

• 5 min of typing personal narrative
• preposition song --bonus
• Look at the survey results from yesterday
• Listen to first part of "Flowers for Algernon" from CD (pg 55-59 --25 min)

Wednesday:  
Bell Work:  Close read paragraph on pg 53 "Literary Analysis"


Lesson:

• Begin sub-plot and parallel plot organinzer and fill in about taking a test twice
• Listen to the story on the CD (pg 59-64 25 min)

Thursday:  
Bell Work:  Peer Edit Narrative


Lesson:

• Share Narrative with me 
• Peer edit and revise
• Do Discussion board (15 Min)

Friday: 
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Add racing Algernon to parallel episode page (10 Min)
• Preposition on the board
• Preposition worksheet.

Oct 13-Oct 17

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work:  Finish bell work from Friday.  Warriner's pg 44 Exercise 11.

• Pass out preposition notes to put in notebook
• Preposition song
• Discuss Personal Narrative pg 126-128 in Lit book
• Analyze Mentor text for Personal Narrative ws.
• Go over the Unit 1 test

Lesson:

Tuesday:   Library:  Book Fair Last 15 min
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Preposition song
• Preposition ws homework
• Introduce  "Creepy" personal narrative using Notebook lesson

Wednesday:  Dr. Wilson observing 6th hour
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Prepositional Phrases:  Students partner with person who has a board or a marker.  Have them finish the prepositional phrase.  I put my book.....  then I went.   (Notebook lesson)
• Give students the personal narrative writing prompt
• Students put ideas on Answer Garden of scary topics
• Fill out a paper to organize their writing -- due tomorrow

Thursday:
Bell Work:

• Open a Google Doc and title their personal narrative
• Share it with a partner
• Link their doc to their blog
• Begin typing their personal narrative
• Show the rubric (also on Bb)

Lesson:



Friday:  NO School
Bell Work:


Lesson: