Jan 12-16

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work:  Verb--Active and Passive Voice


Lesson:

• Grade Warriner's pg 57 from Friday
• Read a Lament #1  Read Lament #2
• write a Lament -- Due Friday

Tuesday:
Bell Work:  Active and Passive voice


Lesson:

• Listen to "Casey at the Bat"   Literature book p 730
• Read Parody poems
• Casey at the Bat
• Cremation of Sam McGee
• Honors write parody independently -- Due Friday

Wednesday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Poison Tree video

Thursday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Poison Tree Video
• Type free verse into blog??

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• turn in poems
• Poetry Common Assessment

Jan 5-9

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work: Verb Review


Lesson:

• Introduction to Poetry Ppt
• Listen to Johnny Cash read Cremation of Sam McGee
• Discuss meaning
• Figurative language
• Internal Rhyme

Tuesday:  Library
Bell Work:  Verbs --Subject verb agreement


Lesson:

• Lit Book pg 670-673
• Library

Wednesday:
Bell Work:

Lesson:

• Activity 1-3 of Sea Lullaby
• Work on Free Verse Poem

Thursday:  
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Activity 4-5 of Sea Lullaby
• Work on Free Verse Poem

Friday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Do pg 57 Review A Subject Verb Agreement
• Discuss Sea Lullaby
• Pick up free verse poem
• Grade Subject/Verb agreement

Dec. 15-18

Objective:

Monday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Grade Helping Verbs from Friday
• Elements of Good Poetry
• Read and discuss mentor poem "Endymion"
• Linking Verbs pg 54-55

Tuesday:
Bell Work:

• Read Lit book pg 676-677 on how to read a poem

Lesson:

• Linking verbs pg 54-55
• Pass out copy of "Stopping by Woods" 
• Listen to Robert Frost recite the poem on the board
• Do linking verb game on board

Wednesday:
Bell Work:  Action and Linking Verb examples Notebook slide 1
Lesson:

• Action and Linking Verb slide 2 on paper
• Students work through the slide share on Stopping by Woods
• Do worksheet on Stopping by Woods and turn in for a grade.

Thursday:
Bell Work:

• 12 Holly Days of Christmas --Wacky Web Tales

Lesson:  Christmas Party

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Friday:  Teacher PD day

Dec. 8-12

Objective:

• Define and identify various forms of figurative language (e.g. simile, metaphore, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, onomatpoeia)

Monday:
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Literary Elements pre-quiz
• Mr Wasko video on figurative language 
• Verbs ws 15.1 (Prentice hall writing and grammar)

Tuesday:  Library
Bell Work:


Lesson:

• Go over acuity
• Verbs:  Helping verbs Warriner's pg 52-53.  
• Look at Chad B Swim pg
• Kahoot (Main and Helping Verbs)

Wednesday:
Bell Work:  Acuity:


Lesson:

• Go over Personal Narrative
• Explanation of facts cited
• Counter claim
• Pronouns
• Verb ws 

Thursday:
Bell Work: Acuity


Lesson:

• Elements of Good Poetry Ppt
• Go over Figurative language pre-test
• Verbs

Friday:
Bell Work:  Helping and Linking verbs ws


Lesson:

• Figurative Language Poster

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
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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