Tuesday, April 26, 2016

May 2-6

Monday:
  • Go over 2 questions on Ransom of Red Chief
  • End of year review Benchmark on CPS
  • Go over Benchmark
  • Power of Punctuation
  • Put dialogue in story map

Tuesday:
  • Same as Monday
Wednesday:
  • MAP test in Annex
Thursday:
  • Map test in Annex
Friday:
  • 3 writing assignments

Friday, April 22, 2016

April 25-29

Monday:  1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th --(No Chromebooks)  Bellwork: Grammar Review Ppt
  • Dialogue to propel action http://study.com/academy/lesson/how-dialogue-propels-action.html 
  • Dialogue to propel action, provoke a decision
  • Discuss "The Landlady" to see if they can find:
    • One place dialogue propelled the action
    • One place dialogue reveals character
    • One place dialogue provokes a decision
  • Students read "Ransom of Red Chief".


Tuesday:  2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th

  • Same as Monday


Wednesday 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Bellwork:  Grammar Review Ppt
  • Teach mini lesson on grammar (sit, lay, rise) Warriniers pg 201-205
  • Questions over Ransom of Red Chief
  • Model a story map over The Landlady
  • Go to the English blog and follow the assignment.
Thursday 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th

  • Same as Wednesday
Friday:
  • Go to partner's story map and comment.  Add dialogue.

  • No Red Ink


Friday, April 8, 2016

April 18-22

Monday:  1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th --(No Chromebooks)  Bellwork: Grammar Review Ppt
  • Read Ansel Adams
  • MAP review with "Showdown"

Tuesday:  2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th

  • Same as Monday


Wednesday 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th Bellwork:  Grammar Review Ppt
  • Scope corrections  (3rd has done this)
  • Groups do Louis Sullivan research
  • Go over OTT answers
  • No Red Ink


Thursday 2nd, 4th, 5th and 6th

  • Same as Wednesday
Friday:
  • Group work MAP practice



April 11-15

Monday:
  • Go over Powtoon Words
  • Honors:  Paraphrase Plus with Sea Lullaby
  • Look at piclits from Friday
  • Slang, jargon, dialect
  • Library check in/check out



Tuesday:
  • Powtoon Words
  • Honors:  Way up to Heaven
  • Sea Lullaby

Wednesday:  
  • Listening Activity
\Thursday:
  • OTT Tes

Friday:  Short classes
  • No Red Ink Practice





Thursday, March 31, 2016

April 4-8

Monday: Review an argument claim

  • Go over "Analyzing Mentor Text" worksheet
  • Put in groups of 4 to group write and argument.
    • One student creates Google Doc and shares with team mates
    • create a table with 1 column and 4 rows
    • introduction, 2 supports, counterclaim and conclusion
    • Each student type their own part of the argument
  • Honors:  Start argument paper over "The Lady or the Tiger?" in Google Docs
4-11
Tuesday: Bellwork:  practice No Red Ink -- last time
  • Go over "Athletics for All" article
  • Finish Group argument.
    • Read the argument like 1 argument paper.  
    • Team leader email the link to Mrs. Berg --- don't "share"

Wednesday:
Thursday:


Friday:
  • Show students how to embed into their blog
  • Read Piclits and make comments


Thursday, March 24, 2016

March 28-April 1

Monday:  Library

  • Watch Honor's Powtoons about differences in words.  (watch on board-- SS has chrome)
    • past
    • scene
    • altogether
    • advice
  • Go over Theme to "Button, Button"
  • Go over Dave Berry Article
  • Honors:  Do the other 3 words from Tuesday to have the entire class to read a discuss the article.
  • Library
Tuesday
  • Watch Honor's Powtoons about differences in words.
    • good - well
    • who - whom
    • affect - effect
  • Honors:  Read "Lady or the Tiger?"  and discuss with questions.
  • Read Scope "Would you want to eat that"? 
    • Groups discuss worksheet on tone, then go over in class 
Wednesday
  • Watch Honor's Powtoons about differences in words.
    • farther
    • whose
    • principal
  • English:  Write pros and cons.  Write an introduction paragraph for an argument paper.  
  • Honors:  Worksheet to choose a side and state a thesis 
Thursday
  • Argument has a counter claim.  What is the "other side's" main argument?  How can you refute that?
  • Read article and find:
    • hook
    • claim
    • support
    • counter claim
    • conclusion
  • Partner discuss counter claim for "putting bugs on a menu"
  • Write introduction
  • Practice No Red Ink
Friday:
  • Write group argument -- Prize on Monday
  • Turn in Worksheet

Friday, March 18, 2016

Mark 21-25

Monday:

  • Remind of Power Hours if they want to work on their theme movie project
  • Tone Lesson  print out sheets, have partners "act" out with correct voice to get the tone across. 
  • Read Button, Button
  • Each student write the theme for Button Button.

Tuesday Bell Work; Tone:  Give students a tone words and they write a paragraph, read it to class and class guess the tone.
  • Read tone paragraphs
  • Stations to  discuss "Button, Button"
Wednesday:  Bell work:  Write a paragraph with a chosen tone.

  • Read Tone papers.  Turn in the paper with 2 tone paragraphs.  
  • No Red Ink Quiz over pronouns 
  • Write theme of "Button, Button" 

Thursday
  • Watch clip of Dave Barry, 8:20-10:30
  • Discuss how things are funny to different people
  • Honors: Tone of Scope article
  • Read to students "Memories of Dating"
  • Do worksheet
Friday
NO SCHOOL