Monday, June 15:
1. Attendance Question
2. Virtual Yearbook Padlet
3. Book Recommendations
Friday, June 12:
1. Attendance Question
2. Optional Activities:
- Gimkit Game at 10:30
- Podcast Episodes 17 and 18
Thursday, June 11:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: Chapters 23, 24, and 25
3. Optional: "What Happens When We All Stopped" and Canva Creation
Wednesday, June 10:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 21 and 22
3. Achieve Levelset
Tuesday, June 9:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 19 and 20
3. Letter to Sixth Grader
4. Fifth Grade Meeting at 10:30
Monday, June 8:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 17 and 18
3. Theme Slides
Friday, June 5:
1. Attendance Question
2. Rant Project: Due Today
3. If you need to, catch up on Freak the Mighty chapters 15 and 16
4. Check Genesis and Email me!!
5. Optional: Podcast and Virtual Museum Tour
Thursday, June 4:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 15 - 16
3. Discussion at 10:30
4. Rant Project: Due Friday Evening
Wednesday, June 3:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 13-14
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
Tuesday, June 2:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 11 - 12
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
Monday, June 1:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 9 - 10
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
4. Optional: Ask questions at 10:30 about the project!
Friday, May 29:
1. Attendance Question
2. Catch-up on reading: Chapters 1-8
3. Check your grades and message me for help!
4. Optional Activities: Scattegories at 10:30, Marshmallow Challenge, Podcast Episodes 13/ 14
Thursday, May 28:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Journal #2
3. Discussion at 10:30
Wednesday, May 27:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 7 and 8
3. Vocabulary Finder
Tuesday, May 26:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 5 and 6
3. Essential Workers Poem
Friday, May 22:
1. Attendance Question
2. Check your grade on Genesis - catch up on work!
3. Make sure you are caught up on Freak the Mighty, Chapters 1-4
4. Optional: Podcast Episodes 11 and 12
5. Optional: GimKit Game today
6. Optional: Make and send me art for the website!
Thursday, May 21:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Freak the Mighty Journal Entry
3. Meeting today at 10:30
4. Optional: Essential Worker Art
Wednesday, May 20:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Freak the Mighty
3. Essential Worker Letter
4. Meeting either today at 10:30 or tomorrow at 10:30
Tuesday, May 19:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Freak the Mighty
3. Essential Worker Letter: Due Wednesday Evening
4. Review the Meeting Schedule: Wednesday or Thursday
Friday, May 15:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Number the Stars Website
3. Optional: Podcast and Reader's Theater
Thursday, May 14:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Character Instagram
3. Discussion at 10:30
4. Website: Friday Evening... email me if you need an extension!
Wednesday, May 13:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 17 and Afterword
3. Choice: Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Tuesday, May 12:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 16
3. Choice: Daily Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Monday, May 11:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 15
3. Choice: Daily Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Friday, May 8:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Number the Stars Website: Next Friday
3. Optional Activities:
- Scattegories at 10:00
- "Six Minutes" the Podcast episodes 7 and 8
- Padlet Predictions
Thursday, May 7:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Achieve: Remembering the Holocaust
3. 10:30 Video Chat
4. Number the Stars Website: Next Friday
Wednesday, May 6:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 14
3. Complete the Chapter 14 Google Slides
4. Poem: "The Butterfly"
Tuesday, May 5:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 12-13
3. Complete the slides
4. Website Creation: Due May 15
Monday, May 4:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 10 - 11
3. Complete the slides
4. Website Creation: Due May 15
Friday, May 1:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Creative writing due by Sunday evening!
3. Optional Fun Flex Friday Activities:
- Reader's Theater at 10:30
- Podcasts: "Six Minutes"
- Holton Mystery
Thursday, April 30:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Discussion at 10:30
3. Work on the creative writing assignment due by Sunday evening
Wednesday, April 29:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Chapter 9
3. Chapter 9 Google Slide Reflection
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Tuesday, April 28:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Chapters 7 and 8
3. Google Slide Reflection
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Monday, April 27:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Six
3. Chapter Six Google Slides
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Friday, April 24: Fun Flex Friday
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7: Due Today
3. Optional: Reader's Theater of Chapter Five at 10:30
4. Optional: Six Minutes Podcast Episodes 3 and 4
Thursday, April 23:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Poem Analysis
3. Book Discussion: 10:30
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
Wednesday, April 22:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Five
3. Chapter Five Reflection
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
* We are meeting Thursday at 10:30 to discuss chapters 3-5
Tuesday, April 21:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Four
3. Chapter Four Reflection
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
* We are meeting Thursday at 10:30 to discuss!
Monday, April 20:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Three
3. Chapter Three Reflection
4. Due Friday: Achieve - Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
Friday, April 17: Fun Flex Friday (Optional Activities)
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. "Six Minutes" Podcast Episodes 1 and 2
3. Flipgrid or Padlet Predictions
Thursday, April 16: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Have finished yesterday's work (chapters 1 and 2/ Google Slides)
3. Meet at 10:30 to discuss
4. Holocaust Remembrance Investigation
Wednesday, April 15: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Number the Stars by Thursday at 10:30
3. Complete the Chapter 1 and 2 Google Slides by Thursday evening
4. Meet via video on Thursday at 10:30
Tuesday, April 14: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Reflection Writing: One Paragraph - Choices
3. Read and analyze "The Yellow Star"
4. Thursday at 10:30 - Google Video Hangout
Thursday, April 2:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Read the second half of "The Butterfly," answering questions as you read
4. Meet at 11:00 to discuss!
Wednesday, April 1
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Read the first half of "The Butterfly," answering questions as you read
Tuesday, March 31:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. "The Terrible Things" - Read, Four Questions, Discuss at 11:00, Poem Analysis Together at 11:00
4. WWII Picture Analysis
Monday, March 30:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Number the Stars Pre-Reading Interactive Google Slide
4. Reading Log - Read for fifteen (or more) minutes and write about what you have read
Friday, March 27:
1. Catch-Up Day!
2. Read - a book or NewsELA article
3. Reader's Theater
Thursday, March 26:
1. Commonlit Harry Potter: "The Worst Birthday Ever"
2. Padlet: Characterization
3. Read!
Wednesday, March 25:
1. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 6
2. Writing Options: Creative Paragraph or Literary Analysis Paragraph
3. Always remember to read: A book at home, a book club book, or a NewsELA article!
Tuesday, March 24:
1. Creative Writing Piece - Due Tuesday evening
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 5
3. Read
4. Kahoot Game
Monday, March 23:
1. Creative Writing Piece - Due Tuesday evening
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 4
3. Read!
Thursday, March 19:
1. Attendance Form
2. Flocabulary: Plot Exercises
3. Achieve: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 2
4. Read!
Monday, March 16:
1. Poetry Compare and Contrast Essay due Wednesday at 3
2. Read the Achieve entitled "Making a Mark"
3. Read your book - book club, another book, or a NewsELA article - and write a comment on the classroom Google Doc
Friday, March 13:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Preparation
2. Book Clubs
3. Essay
4. Task Cards: Theme
5. Gimkit
Thursday, March 12:
1. Welcome Work: Notebook Assessment
2. Article of the Week
3. "The Challenge" and Questions around the room
4. Essay Writing: Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, March 11:
1. Welcome Work: Organize Portfolios, Vote, and Read
2. Article of the Week Presentations
3. Poetry Literary Analysis Essay
4. Share creative writing
5. "The Challenge" - Read and Analyze
Tuesday, March 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Review the Common Assessment
2. March Madness: Poetry Competition
3. Literary Analysis Essay: "Mother to Son" vs. "If I Had a Daughter" Theme Development
4. Achieve: Women Adventurers
5. Continue Brainstorming
Monday, March 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Fable Analysis
4. Creative Writing
5. Game Review
Friday, March 6:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Reflection
2. Article of the Week
3. Book Clubs
4. "The Four Dragons"
5. Creative Writing
6. Game Review
Wednesday, March 4:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words
3. Creative Story
4. Theme Review
5. Kahoot
Tuesday, March 3:
1. Welcome Work: Book Fair
2. Stations: Characterization, Creative Writing, "Dragon, Dragon"
3. Achieve 3000
4. Creative Writing
Monday, March 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Black History Month Projects
4. Creative Writing Overview
5. Dr. Seuss Day
Friday, February 28:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Analysis and Read
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. Book Clubs
4. "Dragon, Dragon" and Characterization
5. Achieve 3000
6. Creative Writing or Black History Month Projects
Thursday, February 27:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Finish the Common Assessment
*Article of the Week
2. Fiction Review
3. Fiction Analysis
4. Characterization Study
5. "Dragon, Dragon"
6. Creative Writing
Wednesday, February 26:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Vocab Trail
4. Common Assessment
5. Early Finisher Options
Tuesday, February 25:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Common Assessment
3. Early Finisher Options
Monday, February 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Reading Comprehension Passage
4. Review Posters
5. Common Assessment Review
Friday, February 21:
1. Welcome Work: Edit your essay
2. Read a sample essay
3. Article of the Week
4. Achieve 3000: "The Truth about Dogs"
5. Black History Month Project
6. Kahoot Review
7. Be the Expert Posters
Thursday, February 20:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Essay
4. Some Kind of Courage Introduction
5. Black History Month Project
Wednesday, February 19:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Research Simulation Task and "This Shows"
4. Black History Month Project and Article Analysis
Tuesday, February 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read the sample introduction, brainstorm, read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Essay Review and Writing
4. Black History Month Project and Nonfiction Study
Wednesday, February 12:
1. Welcome Work: Valentine's Writing or Read
2. Achieve 3000
3. Essay
4. Heroes and Cool Kids
Tuesday, February 11:
1. Welcome Work: Study for Vocab
2. Article of the Week
3. Vocabulary Quiz
4. Valentine's Day Writing
5. Essay: Stress and Happiness
6. Kahoot
Monday, February 10:
1. Welcome Work: Finish Project, Review Questions, Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Socratic Seminar
4. RST: Students, Happiness, and Stress
5. Kahoot Review
Friday, February 7
1. Welcome Work: Article of the Week
2. Achieve: Australia
3. Early Finisher Options
4. Project
5. Pebble Jar Rewards
Thursday, February 6:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Compound-Complex Sentences
4. Human Experience Project: What does it mean to fail?
5. Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, February 5:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Quiz - Nonfiction and Abe Lincoln
4. Vocab Writing
5. Nonfiction Project
Tuesday, February 4:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis
2. Sample Essay
3. Stations: Claims, Lincoln Discussion, Author's Purpose
4. What does it mean to be human project
Monday, February 3:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Go over Book Talk Directions
3. Monday Meeting
4. Gettysburg Address
5. Propaganda Analysis
6. Nonfiction Analysis
Friday, January 31:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write or Read
2. Complex Sentences
3. Presidential Rhetoric RST
4. Kahoot
5. Abe Lincoln Biography
Wednesday, January 29:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. RST: Introducing Text Evidence Terms - Presidential Rhetoric
4. "A Backwoods Boy" - Characterization Analysis
5. Memoir Sharing
Tuesday, January 28:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Around the Room Writing Review
4. RST: Presidential Rhetoric
5. Abe Lincoln Biography and Poem Analysis
6. Presidential Facts
Monday, January 27:
1. Welcome Work: Grammar
2. Achieve: "I am Malala"
3. Memoir Writing
Friday, January 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Nonfiction Analysis
3. Nonfiction Question Trail
4. Research Simulation Task: Presidential Rhetoric
5. Kindness Shout-Outs
6. Kahoot
Thursday, January 23:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write or Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Compound Sentences
4. Achieve
5. RST: Presidential Rhetoric
6. Kahoot
Wednesday, January 22:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Text Structure Carousel
4. RST: Presidential Inauguration Speeches
Tuesday, January 21:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Conference
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Bountiful Case: Evidence, Claims, and Analysis
4. Text Structure Writing: Choice Writing
5. Early Finishers: Article Analysis
Friday, January 17:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis
2. Sample Essay
3. Achieve Level Set
4. Dr. King Quote Analysis
Thursday, January 16:
1. Welcome Work: Simple Sentences and Read
2. Simple Sentences
*Article of the Week
3. Quiz
4. After Choices: RST, Achieve, Read, Creative Writing, Article Analysis
5. The Bountiful Case - Analysis
6. Kahoot
Wednesday, January 15:
1. Welcome Work: Prefix/ Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Vocabulary Words
4. Nonfiction Stations
5. Research Simulation Task/ Choices
6. Discussion Questions
Tuesday, January 14:
1. Welcome Work: Reading Comprehension Question
2. "Pigman and Me" and Questions Around the Room
3. Vocabulary Quiz
4. RST or Creative Writing
5. Tone Review
Monday, January 13:
1. Welcome Work: Sample Essay and Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Vocabulary Bingo
4. "The Pigman and Me"
5. RST: Five Paragraphs and Counterargument
Friday, January 10:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday/ Kindness Shout-Outs
2. Article of the Week
3. Achieve
4. RST
5. Kahoot: Nonfiction
6. Article Deep Dive
Thursday, January 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Conjunctions
* Article Analysis Presentation
2. Research Simulation Task
3. Rhetorical Strategies Question Trail
4. Refugee Article Analysis and Compare and Contrast
Wednesday, January 8:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. "Zlata's Diary"
4. Research Simulation Task
Tuesday, January 7:
1. Welcome Work: Reading Comprehension Check
2. Research Simulation Task: Technology (counterargument and five paragraphs)
3. "Zlata's Diary" - Silent Discussion, Read, and Analyze
Monday, January 6:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Nonfiction Stations: Text Structure, Main Idea, Author's Purpose
4. RST: Technology - Five Paragraphs + Counterargument
Friday, January 3:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Free Write
2. Share Goals Paragraph
3. Explain Article of the Week
4. Nonfiction Overview
5. Question Trail
6. Achieve
7. Kahoot
Thursday, January 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Write
2. Rules Refresh
3. Writing Review
4. Goals Paragraph
5. "Oh the Places You'll Go"
6. Kahoot
Thursday and Friday, December 19 and 20:
1. Welcome Work: Binder Clean-Out
2. Socratic Seminar
3. Compare and Contrast: Watsons Book vs. Watsons Movie
4. Kahoot Review
5. Poem Analysis: "You are a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Wednesday, December 18:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis and Socratic Seminar Packet
2. Sample Essay Analysis
3. Chapter 15
4. Heroes and Cool Kids
Tuesday, December 17:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words
3. Chapter Fourteen - Read, Analyze, Discuss
4. Socratic Seminar Preparation
5. Skills Review
6. Poem Analysis
Monday, December 16:
1. Welcome Work: Chapter 12 Questions and Read
2. Monday Meeting and Book Talk
3. Chapter 13 and Silent Discussion
4. Essay Writing
5. Kahoot Review Game
Friday, December 13:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Test Chapters 6 -11
3. Read Chapter 12
4. Student Choices
5. Literary Bingo
Thursday, December 12:
1. Welcome Work: Poem Analysis
2. Achieve 3000
3. Essay Writing
4. Stations: Perspective Writing, Figurative Language, Discussion
Wednesday, December 11:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary
3. Figurative Language
4. Chapter 11
5. Essay
Tuesday, December 10:
1. Welcome Work: Grammar and Read
2. Chapter Ten: Read and Analyze
3. Writing: Smiley Face Tricks and Essay
4. Research
Monday, December 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Check Grades
2. Monday Meeting
3. Essay - Counterargument
4. Chapter Nine
5. Research: Civil Rights Movement
Friday, December 6:
1. Welcome Work: Library
2. Introduction Paragraphs
3. Watsons Chapter 8
4. Kahoot
Thursday, December 5:
1. Welcome Work: Notebook Check
2. Presentation
3. Essay Number Two: The Watsons - A variety of essay topics
4. Chapter Eight: Notice and Note Sign Posts and Music of the Time Period
Wednesday, December 4:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Presentations
3. Vocabulary Words of the Day
4. Chapter 7
5. Writing Review
Tuesday, December 3:
1. Welcome Work: Review for the test
2. Test Chapters 1-5
3. Read Chapter Six and Complete the Questions
4. Creative Writing
5. Presentations
6. Kahoot Review Game
Monday, December 2:
1. Monday Meeting
2. Presentations
3. Stations: Characterization, Figurative Language, Watsons Chat
4. Achieve: "Defying Gravity"
5. Poem Analysis
Wednesday, November 27:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Essay Analysis
3. Chapter Five
4. Thanksgiving Float
Tuesday, November 26:
1. Welcome Work: Finish Chapter Four
2. Presentations
3. Achieve: Thanksgiving
4. Essay Writing
5. Gratitude Cards
Monday, November 25:
1. Welcome Work: Finish chapter three
2. Monday Meeting
3. Presentations
4. Essay Writing: Red vs. Green Writing
5. Chapter Four
Friday, November 22:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Writing: Conclusions and Essays
3. Chapter Three and Conflicts
Thursday, November 21:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Poetry
3. Chapter Two
4. Essay Writing: Conclusions
Wednesday, November 20:
1. CAPs Presentation
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Achieve: Video, Notes, Article, Questions: "From the Civil War to Reconstruction"
Tuesday, November 19:
1. CAPS Presentation: Period 2
2. Figurative Language
3. Essay Writing
Monday, November 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Review the Common Assessment
2. Monday Meeting
3. Presentations
4. Essay Writing: Go over Body Paragraph Structure
5. Watsons and Figurative Language (Finish Chapter One)
Friday, November 15:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Two Presentations
3. The Watsons go to Birmingham Pages 1-12
4. Figurative Language
Wednesday, November 13:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Kahoot Theme Review Game
4. Introduction Paragraphs
Tuesday, November 12:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Theme
3. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech and "March on Washington"
4. Brainstorm: Four Paragraph Essay - Two pieces of text evidence
5. Webquest: Civil Rights Leaders
Monday, November 11:
1. Welcome Work: CAPs survey and read
2. Monday Meeting: Choose Presentation Dates and View a Sample Presentation
3. Civil Rights Movement: Pre-reading, museum walk, article, cause and effect
4. Vocabulary Game
Wednesday, November 6: Half Day
1. Welcome Work: Finish Gratitude Leaf and Read
2. Poem Analysis
3. Blackout Poetry Creation
4. Vocabulary Kahoot
Tuesday, November 5: Half Day
1. Finish the Common Assessment
2. Finished? Gratitude Leaf, Student Choice (reading, writing, etc...)
Monday, November 4: Half Day
1. Monday Meeting
2. Common Assessment
3. Finished? Gratitude Leaf, Student Choices (reading, writing, etc...)
Friday, November 1: Half Day
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kahoot Review Game
3. "The Run" - Finish
4. Common Assessment Preparation: "Funeral" Read, Analyze, Write
Thursday, October 31: Half Day
1. Welcome Work; Spooky Mad Lib
2. "Death by Scrabble" - read and analyze
3. Read your suspenseful stories
Wednesday, October 30:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Achieve 3000: Dance Craze/ Main Idea/ Facts
4. Six Word Horror Stories
5. "The Run"
Tuesday, October 29:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. "The Landlady" - Read and Analyze
3. Suspenseful Stories: Write, Edit
4. Nonfiction Texts
Monday, October 28:
1. Welcome Work: Reflect and Read
2. Ba! Da! Bing! Writing
3. Suspenseful Stories
4. "The Landlady" and Foreshadowing
Friday, October 25:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. "The Walrus and the Carpenter" Tone Review
4. Quiz: Tone, Perspective, "The Lady and the Spider"
5. Suspenseful Stories
6. "The Run"
Thursday, October 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Stations: Point of View, Tone, Textual Evidence
4. Achieve 3000 and Main Idea
5. Suspenseful Stories
Wednesday, October 23:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Roots
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Spooky Flash Writing
4. Suspenseful Writing
5. "The Run" - Read and Analyze
Tuesday, October 22:
1. Welcome Work: Book Fair!
2. Tone Definition and Analysis
3. "The Lady and the Spider"
4. Text Evidence Paragraph and Lesson
Monday, October 21:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Point of View/ Perspective
4. "The Run"
5. Eerie Adjectives and Suspenseful Stories
6. Kahoot Review
Friday, October 18:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Suspenseful Hooks
3. Suspenseful Stories
4. "The Monkey's Paw"
5. Kahoot Review
6. "The Run"
Thursday, October 17:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Suspenseful Story Introduction
4. Musical Chair Sharing
5. Quiz: "The Sound of Summer Running"
6. Suspenseful Story Brainstorming
7. "The Run"
Wednesday, October 16:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Jigsaw: "The Sound of Summer Running"
4. Body Paragraph
5. "The Run:" Read and Analyze
Tuesday, October 15:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Text Evidence Mini-Lesson
4. Achieve3000 and Main Idea
5. Text Evidence Body Paragraph
6. Skill Review: Plot
Friday, October 11:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. "The Sound of Summer Running" - Read and Analyze
3. Text Evidence and Body Paragraphs
Thursday, October 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Vocabulary Writing
4. "The Sound of Summer Running"
5. Sharing: "Popularity Part Two"
Tuesday, October 8:
1. Welcome Work: Analyze your writing and Read
2. "Popularity" Part Two - Read, Annotate, Discuss
3. Share our stories in groups
4. Vocabulary Review Game
5. Poem Analysis
6. Plot Review
Monday, October 7:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting
3. Writing Review
4. "Lost and Found" Story Analysis
5. Creative Writing
6. Sentence Analysis
Friday, October 4:
1. Welcome Work: Library and Read
2. Achieve3000: Instasham and Main Idea
3. "Popularity" Part Two or Student Choice
4. Grammar Game
5. Poem Analysis
Thursday, October 3:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Thursday
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. "The Stolen Party:" Read, Analyze, Annotate, Discuss, Write
4. Choices: "Popularity" Creative Writing, Reading, or Writing
5. Grammar Game
Wednesday, October 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Vocabulary and Creative Writing
3. Mini-Lesson: Show - Don't Tell/ Seed Moments
4. "Popularity" Part Two
5. Read like a Writer: "Lost and Found"
Tuesday, October 1:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Talk/ Passion Project Overview
3. Dialogue and Said is Dead
4. Creative Writing Stations: Transitions, Dialogue, and Sensory Details
5. "Popularity" Part Two
Monday, September 30:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting and September Reflection
3. Symbolism
4. "Eleven"
5. Body Paragraph Writing: Objective Summary, Character Analysis, or Symbolism
Friday, September 27:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. Hooks: Notes
4. Hook Practice and Analysis
5. Creative Writing: "Popularity" Part Two
6. Flashback Friday: Weekly Review Game
Thursday, September 26:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Creative Writing versus Body Paragraph Writing
4. Achieve 3000
5. Story Brainstorming: Plot
Wednesday, September 25:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Words of the Week: Context Clue Focus
3. "Popularity:" Quickwrite, Skills (Repetition, Aha Moments, Tough Questions), Read and Annotate
4. Objective Summary
5. Creative Narrative Part Two: Brainstorming
Tuesday, September 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Pet Paragraph Peer Review
3. Objective versus Subjective
4. "Stray" Quiz
5. Article Choice (NewsELA) and Objective Summary
Monday, September 23:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting
3. Stations: Plot, "Stray," Sensory Details
4. Topic and Wrap-Up Sentence Review
5. Sound Sensory Details
Friday, September 20:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kahoot Review Game: Plot, Imagery, Sensory Details, Parts of Speech
3. Achieve: Fire Jumpers and Main Idea
4. Complete Pet Paragraph
5. Student Choice: Plot, Read, Free Write, Flocabulary
Thursday, September 19:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Vocabulary Words of the Week
4. Sensory Details
5. Pet Paragraph
Wednesday, September 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. "Stray" and Plot Review/ Analysis
3. Pet Paragraph: Paragraph Structure
Tuesday, September 17:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Literary Letter Overview
3. Kahoot
4. Plot Diagram... read and analyze for plot "The Breakaway"
5. Paragraph Structure
6. Start Rough Draft of pet paragraph
Monday, September 16:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Finish Ten Things
2. Monday Meeting
3. Grammar: Parts of Speech and Four Corners
4. "Greyling" Analyze Families, Imagery, Tough Questions
5. Kahoot Review Game
Friday, September 13:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday (Character Switch)
2. Kindness Shout-Outs: "20 Things We Can Say More Often"
3. Growth Mindset Analysis
4. Jason Reynold's "Ten Things I Have Been Meaning to Tell You" - Read and Create
5. Catch-Up: Word of the Year or Email Etiquette
6. Kahoot Review Game
Thursday, September 12:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Notes
2. Book Recommendation - Book Shout-Outs
3. Literary Analysis Pretest - Reading and Writing
4. Finished Early? Word of the Year and Email Etiquette
Wednesday, September 11
1. Welcome Work: Read and Notes
2. September 11 Poetry Analysis
3. Vocabulary Words of the Day
4. September 11 Picture Analysis and Paragraph
Tuesday, September 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and one post-it
2. Review Procedures and Rules
3. Organize Binders, Folders, and Notebooks.... Log onto Google Classroom and organize passwords
3. Achieve 3000 Pretest
4. Word of the Year
Monday, September 9:
1. Welcome Work: Time Capsule Letter
2. Review Summer Assignment
3. Monday Meeting
4. Procedures Part One
5. "A Fish in a Tree" Chapter One, Annotating, and Reflecting
6. Procedures Part Two
Friday, September 6:
1. Welcome Work: About Me
2. Icebreakers
3. Class Overview and Expectations
4. Icebreaker
5. Kid President and Word of the Year
6. Classroom Investigation
1. Attendance Question
2. Virtual Yearbook Padlet
3. Book Recommendations
Friday, June 12:
1. Attendance Question
2. Optional Activities:
- Gimkit Game at 10:30
- Podcast Episodes 17 and 18
Thursday, June 11:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: Chapters 23, 24, and 25
3. Optional: "What Happens When We All Stopped" and Canva Creation
Wednesday, June 10:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 21 and 22
3. Achieve Levelset
Tuesday, June 9:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 19 and 20
3. Letter to Sixth Grader
4. Fifth Grade Meeting at 10:30
Monday, June 8:
1. Attendance Question
2. Suggested Reading: 17 and 18
3. Theme Slides
Friday, June 5:
1. Attendance Question
2. Rant Project: Due Today
3. If you need to, catch up on Freak the Mighty chapters 15 and 16
4. Check Genesis and Email me!!
5. Optional: Podcast and Virtual Museum Tour
Thursday, June 4:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 15 - 16
3. Discussion at 10:30
4. Rant Project: Due Friday Evening
Wednesday, June 3:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 13-14
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
Tuesday, June 2:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 11 - 12
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
Monday, June 1:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 9 - 10
3. Rant Project: Due Friday
4. Optional: Ask questions at 10:30 about the project!
Friday, May 29:
1. Attendance Question
2. Catch-up on reading: Chapters 1-8
3. Check your grades and message me for help!
4. Optional Activities: Scattegories at 10:30, Marshmallow Challenge, Podcast Episodes 13/ 14
Thursday, May 28:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Journal #2
3. Discussion at 10:30
Wednesday, May 27:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 7 and 8
3. Vocabulary Finder
Tuesday, May 26:
1. Attendance Question
2. Freak the Mighty Chapters 5 and 6
3. Essential Workers Poem
Friday, May 22:
1. Attendance Question
2. Check your grade on Genesis - catch up on work!
3. Make sure you are caught up on Freak the Mighty, Chapters 1-4
4. Optional: Podcast Episodes 11 and 12
5. Optional: GimKit Game today
6. Optional: Make and send me art for the website!
Thursday, May 21:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Freak the Mighty Journal Entry
3. Meeting today at 10:30
4. Optional: Essential Worker Art
Wednesday, May 20:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 3 and 4 of Freak the Mighty
3. Essential Worker Letter
4. Meeting either today at 10:30 or tomorrow at 10:30
Tuesday, May 19:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Freak the Mighty
3. Essential Worker Letter: Due Wednesday Evening
4. Review the Meeting Schedule: Wednesday or Thursday
Friday, May 15:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Number the Stars Website
3. Optional: Podcast and Reader's Theater
Thursday, May 14:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Character Instagram
3. Discussion at 10:30
4. Website: Friday Evening... email me if you need an extension!
Wednesday, May 13:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 17 and Afterword
3. Choice: Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Tuesday, May 12:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 16
3. Choice: Daily Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Monday, May 11:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 15
3. Choice: Daily Google Slides or Creative Writing
4. Number the Stars Website: Friday
Friday, May 8:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Number the Stars Website: Next Friday
3. Optional Activities:
- Scattegories at 10:00
- "Six Minutes" the Podcast episodes 7 and 8
- Padlet Predictions
Thursday, May 7:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Achieve: Remembering the Holocaust
3. 10:30 Video Chat
4. Number the Stars Website: Next Friday
Wednesday, May 6:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter 14
3. Complete the Chapter 14 Google Slides
4. Poem: "The Butterfly"
Tuesday, May 5:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 12-13
3. Complete the slides
4. Website Creation: Due May 15
Monday, May 4:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 10 - 11
3. Complete the slides
4. Website Creation: Due May 15
Friday, May 1:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Creative writing due by Sunday evening!
3. Optional Fun Flex Friday Activities:
- Reader's Theater at 10:30
- Podcasts: "Six Minutes"
- Holton Mystery
Thursday, April 30:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Discussion at 10:30
3. Work on the creative writing assignment due by Sunday evening
Wednesday, April 29:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Chapter 9
3. Chapter 9 Google Slide Reflection
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Tuesday, April 28:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Chapters 7 and 8
3. Google Slide Reflection
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Monday, April 27:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Six
3. Chapter Six Google Slides
4. Creative Writing: Due Sunday Evening
Friday, April 24: Fun Flex Friday
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7: Due Today
3. Optional: Reader's Theater of Chapter Five at 10:30
4. Optional: Six Minutes Podcast Episodes 3 and 4
Thursday, April 23:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Poem Analysis
3. Book Discussion: 10:30
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
Wednesday, April 22:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Five
3. Chapter Five Reflection
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
* We are meeting Thursday at 10:30 to discuss chapters 3-5
Tuesday, April 21:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Four
3. Chapter Four Reflection
4. Due Friday: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
* We are meeting Thursday at 10:30 to discuss!
Monday, April 20:
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapter Three
3. Chapter Three Reflection
4. Due Friday: Achieve - Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 7
Friday, April 17: Fun Flex Friday (Optional Activities)
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. "Six Minutes" Podcast Episodes 1 and 2
3. Flipgrid or Padlet Predictions
Thursday, April 16: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Have finished yesterday's work (chapters 1 and 2/ Google Slides)
3. Meet at 10:30 to discuss
4. Holocaust Remembrance Investigation
Wednesday, April 15: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Number the Stars by Thursday at 10:30
3. Complete the Chapter 1 and 2 Google Slides by Thursday evening
4. Meet via video on Thursday at 10:30
Tuesday, April 14: Posted on Google Classroom
1. Attendance Question of the Day
2. Reflection Writing: One Paragraph - Choices
3. Read and analyze "The Yellow Star"
4. Thursday at 10:30 - Google Video Hangout
Thursday, April 2:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Read the second half of "The Butterfly," answering questions as you read
4. Meet at 11:00 to discuss!
Wednesday, April 1
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Read the first half of "The Butterfly," answering questions as you read
Tuesday, March 31:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. "The Terrible Things" - Read, Four Questions, Discuss at 11:00, Poem Analysis Together at 11:00
4. WWII Picture Analysis
Monday, March 30:
1. Some Kind of Courage should be finished by Friday
2. Complete the One-Pager by Friday
3. Number the Stars Pre-Reading Interactive Google Slide
4. Reading Log - Read for fifteen (or more) minutes and write about what you have read
Friday, March 27:
1. Catch-Up Day!
2. Read - a book or NewsELA article
3. Reader's Theater
Thursday, March 26:
1. Commonlit Harry Potter: "The Worst Birthday Ever"
2. Padlet: Characterization
3. Read!
Wednesday, March 25:
1. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 6
2. Writing Options: Creative Paragraph or Literary Analysis Paragraph
3. Always remember to read: A book at home, a book club book, or a NewsELA article!
Tuesday, March 24:
1. Creative Writing Piece - Due Tuesday evening
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 5
3. Read
4. Kahoot Game
Monday, March 23:
1. Creative Writing Piece - Due Tuesday evening
2. Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 4
3. Read!
Thursday, March 19:
1. Attendance Form
2. Flocabulary: Plot Exercises
3. Achieve: Jamie Wilson's Masterpiece Episode 2
4. Read!
Monday, March 16:
1. Poetry Compare and Contrast Essay due Wednesday at 3
2. Read the Achieve entitled "Making a Mark"
3. Read your book - book club, another book, or a NewsELA article - and write a comment on the classroom Google Doc
Friday, March 13:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Preparation
2. Book Clubs
3. Essay
4. Task Cards: Theme
5. Gimkit
Thursday, March 12:
1. Welcome Work: Notebook Assessment
2. Article of the Week
3. "The Challenge" and Questions around the room
4. Essay Writing: Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, March 11:
1. Welcome Work: Organize Portfolios, Vote, and Read
2. Article of the Week Presentations
3. Poetry Literary Analysis Essay
4. Share creative writing
5. "The Challenge" - Read and Analyze
Tuesday, March 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Review the Common Assessment
2. March Madness: Poetry Competition
3. Literary Analysis Essay: "Mother to Son" vs. "If I Had a Daughter" Theme Development
4. Achieve: Women Adventurers
5. Continue Brainstorming
Monday, March 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Fable Analysis
4. Creative Writing
5. Game Review
Friday, March 6:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Reflection
2. Article of the Week
3. Book Clubs
4. "The Four Dragons"
5. Creative Writing
6. Game Review
Wednesday, March 4:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words
3. Creative Story
4. Theme Review
5. Kahoot
Tuesday, March 3:
1. Welcome Work: Book Fair
2. Stations: Characterization, Creative Writing, "Dragon, Dragon"
3. Achieve 3000
4. Creative Writing
Monday, March 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Black History Month Projects
4. Creative Writing Overview
5. Dr. Seuss Day
Friday, February 28:
1. Welcome Work: Book Club Analysis and Read
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. Book Clubs
4. "Dragon, Dragon" and Characterization
5. Achieve 3000
6. Creative Writing or Black History Month Projects
Thursday, February 27:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Finish the Common Assessment
*Article of the Week
2. Fiction Review
3. Fiction Analysis
4. Characterization Study
5. "Dragon, Dragon"
6. Creative Writing
Wednesday, February 26:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Vocab Trail
4. Common Assessment
5. Early Finisher Options
Tuesday, February 25:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Common Assessment
3. Early Finisher Options
Monday, February 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Reading Comprehension Passage
4. Review Posters
5. Common Assessment Review
Friday, February 21:
1. Welcome Work: Edit your essay
2. Read a sample essay
3. Article of the Week
4. Achieve 3000: "The Truth about Dogs"
5. Black History Month Project
6. Kahoot Review
7. Be the Expert Posters
Thursday, February 20:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Essay
4. Some Kind of Courage Introduction
5. Black History Month Project
Wednesday, February 19:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Research Simulation Task and "This Shows"
4. Black History Month Project and Article Analysis
Tuesday, February 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read the sample introduction, brainstorm, read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Essay Review and Writing
4. Black History Month Project and Nonfiction Study
Wednesday, February 12:
1. Welcome Work: Valentine's Writing or Read
2. Achieve 3000
3. Essay
4. Heroes and Cool Kids
Tuesday, February 11:
1. Welcome Work: Study for Vocab
2. Article of the Week
3. Vocabulary Quiz
4. Valentine's Day Writing
5. Essay: Stress and Happiness
6. Kahoot
Monday, February 10:
1. Welcome Work: Finish Project, Review Questions, Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Socratic Seminar
4. RST: Students, Happiness, and Stress
5. Kahoot Review
Friday, February 7
1. Welcome Work: Article of the Week
2. Achieve: Australia
3. Early Finisher Options
4. Project
5. Pebble Jar Rewards
Thursday, February 6:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Compound-Complex Sentences
4. Human Experience Project: What does it mean to fail?
5. Poetry Analysis
Wednesday, February 5:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Quiz - Nonfiction and Abe Lincoln
4. Vocab Writing
5. Nonfiction Project
Tuesday, February 4:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis
2. Sample Essay
3. Stations: Claims, Lincoln Discussion, Author's Purpose
4. What does it mean to be human project
Monday, February 3:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Go over Book Talk Directions
3. Monday Meeting
4. Gettysburg Address
5. Propaganda Analysis
6. Nonfiction Analysis
Friday, January 31:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write or Read
2. Complex Sentences
3. Presidential Rhetoric RST
4. Kahoot
5. Abe Lincoln Biography
Wednesday, January 29:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. RST: Introducing Text Evidence Terms - Presidential Rhetoric
4. "A Backwoods Boy" - Characterization Analysis
5. Memoir Sharing
Tuesday, January 28:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Around the Room Writing Review
4. RST: Presidential Rhetoric
5. Abe Lincoln Biography and Poem Analysis
6. Presidential Facts
Monday, January 27:
1. Welcome Work: Grammar
2. Achieve: "I am Malala"
3. Memoir Writing
Friday, January 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Nonfiction Analysis
3. Nonfiction Question Trail
4. Research Simulation Task: Presidential Rhetoric
5. Kindness Shout-Outs
6. Kahoot
Thursday, January 23:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write or Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Compound Sentences
4. Achieve
5. RST: Presidential Rhetoric
6. Kahoot
Wednesday, January 22:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Text Structure Carousel
4. RST: Presidential Inauguration Speeches
Tuesday, January 21:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Conference
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Bountiful Case: Evidence, Claims, and Analysis
4. Text Structure Writing: Choice Writing
5. Early Finishers: Article Analysis
Friday, January 17:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis
2. Sample Essay
3. Achieve Level Set
4. Dr. King Quote Analysis
Thursday, January 16:
1. Welcome Work: Simple Sentences and Read
2. Simple Sentences
*Article of the Week
3. Quiz
4. After Choices: RST, Achieve, Read, Creative Writing, Article Analysis
5. The Bountiful Case - Analysis
6. Kahoot
Wednesday, January 15:
1. Welcome Work: Prefix/ Read
2. Article of the Week
3. Vocabulary Words
4. Nonfiction Stations
5. Research Simulation Task/ Choices
6. Discussion Questions
Tuesday, January 14:
1. Welcome Work: Reading Comprehension Question
2. "Pigman and Me" and Questions Around the Room
3. Vocabulary Quiz
4. RST or Creative Writing
5. Tone Review
Monday, January 13:
1. Welcome Work: Sample Essay and Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Vocabulary Bingo
4. "The Pigman and Me"
5. RST: Five Paragraphs and Counterargument
Friday, January 10:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday/ Kindness Shout-Outs
2. Article of the Week
3. Achieve
4. RST
5. Kahoot: Nonfiction
6. Article Deep Dive
Thursday, January 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Conjunctions
* Article Analysis Presentation
2. Research Simulation Task
3. Rhetorical Strategies Question Trail
4. Refugee Article Analysis and Compare and Contrast
Wednesday, January 8:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. "Zlata's Diary"
4. Research Simulation Task
Tuesday, January 7:
1. Welcome Work: Reading Comprehension Check
2. Research Simulation Task: Technology (counterargument and five paragraphs)
3. "Zlata's Diary" - Silent Discussion, Read, and Analyze
Monday, January 6:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Nonfiction Stations: Text Structure, Main Idea, Author's Purpose
4. RST: Technology - Five Paragraphs + Counterargument
Friday, January 3:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Free Write
2. Share Goals Paragraph
3. Explain Article of the Week
4. Nonfiction Overview
5. Question Trail
6. Achieve
7. Kahoot
Thursday, January 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Write
2. Rules Refresh
3. Writing Review
4. Goals Paragraph
5. "Oh the Places You'll Go"
6. Kahoot
Thursday and Friday, December 19 and 20:
1. Welcome Work: Binder Clean-Out
2. Socratic Seminar
3. Compare and Contrast: Watsons Book vs. Watsons Movie
4. Kahoot Review
5. Poem Analysis: "You are a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
Wednesday, December 18:
1. Welcome Work: Essay Analysis and Socratic Seminar Packet
2. Sample Essay Analysis
3. Chapter 15
4. Heroes and Cool Kids
Tuesday, December 17:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words
3. Chapter Fourteen - Read, Analyze, Discuss
4. Socratic Seminar Preparation
5. Skills Review
6. Poem Analysis
Monday, December 16:
1. Welcome Work: Chapter 12 Questions and Read
2. Monday Meeting and Book Talk
3. Chapter 13 and Silent Discussion
4. Essay Writing
5. Kahoot Review Game
Friday, December 13:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Test Chapters 6 -11
3. Read Chapter 12
4. Student Choices
5. Literary Bingo
Thursday, December 12:
1. Welcome Work: Poem Analysis
2. Achieve 3000
3. Essay Writing
4. Stations: Perspective Writing, Figurative Language, Discussion
Wednesday, December 11:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary
3. Figurative Language
4. Chapter 11
5. Essay
Tuesday, December 10:
1. Welcome Work: Grammar and Read
2. Chapter Ten: Read and Analyze
3. Writing: Smiley Face Tricks and Essay
4. Research
Monday, December 9:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Check Grades
2. Monday Meeting
3. Essay - Counterargument
4. Chapter Nine
5. Research: Civil Rights Movement
Friday, December 6:
1. Welcome Work: Library
2. Introduction Paragraphs
3. Watsons Chapter 8
4. Kahoot
Thursday, December 5:
1. Welcome Work: Notebook Check
2. Presentation
3. Essay Number Two: The Watsons - A variety of essay topics
4. Chapter Eight: Notice and Note Sign Posts and Music of the Time Period
Wednesday, December 4:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Presentations
3. Vocabulary Words of the Day
4. Chapter 7
5. Writing Review
Tuesday, December 3:
1. Welcome Work: Review for the test
2. Test Chapters 1-5
3. Read Chapter Six and Complete the Questions
4. Creative Writing
5. Presentations
6. Kahoot Review Game
Monday, December 2:
1. Monday Meeting
2. Presentations
3. Stations: Characterization, Figurative Language, Watsons Chat
4. Achieve: "Defying Gravity"
5. Poem Analysis
Wednesday, November 27:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Essay Analysis
3. Chapter Five
4. Thanksgiving Float
Tuesday, November 26:
1. Welcome Work: Finish Chapter Four
2. Presentations
3. Achieve: Thanksgiving
4. Essay Writing
5. Gratitude Cards
Monday, November 25:
1. Welcome Work: Finish chapter three
2. Monday Meeting
3. Presentations
4. Essay Writing: Red vs. Green Writing
5. Chapter Four
Friday, November 22:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Writing: Conclusions and Essays
3. Chapter Three and Conflicts
Thursday, November 21:
1. Welcome Work: Presentations
2. Poetry
3. Chapter Two
4. Essay Writing: Conclusions
Wednesday, November 20:
1. CAPs Presentation
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Achieve: Video, Notes, Article, Questions: "From the Civil War to Reconstruction"
Tuesday, November 19:
1. CAPS Presentation: Period 2
2. Figurative Language
3. Essay Writing
Monday, November 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Review the Common Assessment
2. Monday Meeting
3. Presentations
4. Essay Writing: Go over Body Paragraph Structure
5. Watsons and Figurative Language (Finish Chapter One)
Friday, November 15:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Two Presentations
3. The Watsons go to Birmingham Pages 1-12
4. Figurative Language
Wednesday, November 13:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Day
3. Kahoot Theme Review Game
4. Introduction Paragraphs
Tuesday, November 12:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Theme
3. Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" Speech and "March on Washington"
4. Brainstorm: Four Paragraph Essay - Two pieces of text evidence
5. Webquest: Civil Rights Leaders
Monday, November 11:
1. Welcome Work: CAPs survey and read
2. Monday Meeting: Choose Presentation Dates and View a Sample Presentation
3. Civil Rights Movement: Pre-reading, museum walk, article, cause and effect
4. Vocabulary Game
Wednesday, November 6: Half Day
1. Welcome Work: Finish Gratitude Leaf and Read
2. Poem Analysis
3. Blackout Poetry Creation
4. Vocabulary Kahoot
Tuesday, November 5: Half Day
1. Finish the Common Assessment
2. Finished? Gratitude Leaf, Student Choice (reading, writing, etc...)
Monday, November 4: Half Day
1. Monday Meeting
2. Common Assessment
3. Finished? Gratitude Leaf, Student Choices (reading, writing, etc...)
Friday, November 1: Half Day
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kahoot Review Game
3. "The Run" - Finish
4. Common Assessment Preparation: "Funeral" Read, Analyze, Write
Thursday, October 31: Half Day
1. Welcome Work; Spooky Mad Lib
2. "Death by Scrabble" - read and analyze
3. Read your suspenseful stories
Wednesday, October 30:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Achieve 3000: Dance Craze/ Main Idea/ Facts
4. Six Word Horror Stories
5. "The Run"
Tuesday, October 29:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. "The Landlady" - Read and Analyze
3. Suspenseful Stories: Write, Edit
4. Nonfiction Texts
Monday, October 28:
1. Welcome Work: Reflect and Read
2. Ba! Da! Bing! Writing
3. Suspenseful Stories
4. "The Landlady" and Foreshadowing
Friday, October 25:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. "The Walrus and the Carpenter" Tone Review
4. Quiz: Tone, Perspective, "The Lady and the Spider"
5. Suspenseful Stories
6. "The Run"
Thursday, October 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Stations: Point of View, Tone, Textual Evidence
4. Achieve 3000 and Main Idea
5. Suspenseful Stories
Wednesday, October 23:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Roots
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Spooky Flash Writing
4. Suspenseful Writing
5. "The Run" - Read and Analyze
Tuesday, October 22:
1. Welcome Work: Book Fair!
2. Tone Definition and Analysis
3. "The Lady and the Spider"
4. Text Evidence Paragraph and Lesson
Monday, October 21:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Monday Meeting
3. Point of View/ Perspective
4. "The Run"
5. Eerie Adjectives and Suspenseful Stories
6. Kahoot Review
Friday, October 18:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Suspenseful Hooks
3. Suspenseful Stories
4. "The Monkey's Paw"
5. Kahoot Review
6. "The Run"
Thursday, October 17:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Suspenseful Story Introduction
4. Musical Chair Sharing
5. Quiz: "The Sound of Summer Running"
6. Suspenseful Story Brainstorming
7. "The Run"
Wednesday, October 16:
1. Welcome Work: Roots and Read
2. Vocabulary Words of the Week
3. Jigsaw: "The Sound of Summer Running"
4. Body Paragraph
5. "The Run:" Read and Analyze
Tuesday, October 15:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Tuesday Meeting
3. Text Evidence Mini-Lesson
4. Achieve3000 and Main Idea
5. Text Evidence Body Paragraph
6. Skill Review: Plot
Friday, October 11:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. "The Sound of Summer Running" - Read and Analyze
3. Text Evidence and Body Paragraphs
Thursday, October 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Vocabulary Quiz
3. Vocabulary Writing
4. "The Sound of Summer Running"
5. Sharing: "Popularity Part Two"
Tuesday, October 8:
1. Welcome Work: Analyze your writing and Read
2. "Popularity" Part Two - Read, Annotate, Discuss
3. Share our stories in groups
4. Vocabulary Review Game
5. Poem Analysis
6. Plot Review
Monday, October 7:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting
3. Writing Review
4. "Lost and Found" Story Analysis
5. Creative Writing
6. Sentence Analysis
Friday, October 4:
1. Welcome Work: Library and Read
2. Achieve3000: Instasham and Main Idea
3. "Popularity" Part Two or Student Choice
4. Grammar Game
5. Poem Analysis
Thursday, October 3:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Thursday
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. "The Stolen Party:" Read, Analyze, Annotate, Discuss, Write
4. Choices: "Popularity" Creative Writing, Reading, or Writing
5. Grammar Game
Wednesday, October 2:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Vocabulary and Creative Writing
3. Mini-Lesson: Show - Don't Tell/ Seed Moments
4. "Popularity" Part Two
5. Read like a Writer: "Lost and Found"
Tuesday, October 1:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Talk/ Passion Project Overview
3. Dialogue and Said is Dead
4. Creative Writing Stations: Transitions, Dialogue, and Sensory Details
5. "Popularity" Part Two
Monday, September 30:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting and September Reflection
3. Symbolism
4. "Eleven"
5. Body Paragraph Writing: Objective Summary, Character Analysis, or Symbolism
Friday, September 27:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kindness Shout-Outs
3. Hooks: Notes
4. Hook Practice and Analysis
5. Creative Writing: "Popularity" Part Two
6. Flashback Friday: Weekly Review Game
Thursday, September 26:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Creative Writing versus Body Paragraph Writing
4. Achieve 3000
5. Story Brainstorming: Plot
Wednesday, September 25:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Words of the Week: Context Clue Focus
3. "Popularity:" Quickwrite, Skills (Repetition, Aha Moments, Tough Questions), Read and Annotate
4. Objective Summary
5. Creative Narrative Part Two: Brainstorming
Tuesday, September 24:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Pet Paragraph Peer Review
3. Objective versus Subjective
4. "Stray" Quiz
5. Article Choice (NewsELA) and Objective Summary
Monday, September 23:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Monday Meeting
3. Stations: Plot, "Stray," Sensory Details
4. Topic and Wrap-Up Sentence Review
5. Sound Sensory Details
Friday, September 20:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday
2. Kahoot Review Game: Plot, Imagery, Sensory Details, Parts of Speech
3. Achieve: Fire Jumpers and Main Idea
4. Complete Pet Paragraph
5. Student Choice: Plot, Read, Free Write, Flocabulary
Thursday, September 19:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Note
2. Book Shout-Outs
3. Vocabulary Words of the Week
4. Sensory Details
5. Pet Paragraph
Wednesday, September 18:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. "Stray" and Plot Review/ Analysis
3. Pet Paragraph: Paragraph Structure
Tuesday, September 17:
1. Welcome Work: Read
2. Literary Letter Overview
3. Kahoot
4. Plot Diagram... read and analyze for plot "The Breakaway"
5. Paragraph Structure
6. Start Rough Draft of pet paragraph
Monday, September 16:
1. Welcome Work: Read or Finish Ten Things
2. Monday Meeting
3. Grammar: Parts of Speech and Four Corners
4. "Greyling" Analyze Families, Imagery, Tough Questions
5. Kahoot Review Game
Friday, September 13:
1. Welcome Work: Free Write Friday (Character Switch)
2. Kindness Shout-Outs: "20 Things We Can Say More Often"
3. Growth Mindset Analysis
4. Jason Reynold's "Ten Things I Have Been Meaning to Tell You" - Read and Create
5. Catch-Up: Word of the Year or Email Etiquette
6. Kahoot Review Game
Thursday, September 12:
1. Welcome Work: Read and Notes
2. Book Recommendation - Book Shout-Outs
3. Literary Analysis Pretest - Reading and Writing
4. Finished Early? Word of the Year and Email Etiquette
Wednesday, September 11
1. Welcome Work: Read and Notes
2. September 11 Poetry Analysis
3. Vocabulary Words of the Day
4. September 11 Picture Analysis and Paragraph
Tuesday, September 10:
1. Welcome Work: Read and one post-it
2. Review Procedures and Rules
3. Organize Binders, Folders, and Notebooks.... Log onto Google Classroom and organize passwords
3. Achieve 3000 Pretest
4. Word of the Year
Monday, September 9:
1. Welcome Work: Time Capsule Letter
2. Review Summer Assignment
3. Monday Meeting
4. Procedures Part One
5. "A Fish in a Tree" Chapter One, Annotating, and Reflecting
6. Procedures Part Two
Friday, September 6:
1. Welcome Work: About Me
2. Icebreakers
3. Class Overview and Expectations
4. Icebreaker
5. Kid President and Word of the Year
6. Classroom Investigation