Week of September 4th:
Wednesday: Get to know you activities, quick form
Thursday: Preassessment
Friday: Library day - check out a book
Week of September 9th:
Monday: set up spiral, expectations, write on calendar, "planning your day" assignment (in spiral)
Tuesday: Finish procedures if needed, silent reading – discuss expectations, finish quiz if needed (while other kids read), glue in vocabulary – begin flashcards
Wednesday: Glue in Top Ten Cards, begin, give out passes
Thursday: Top Ten Cards and fluency
Friday: Flashcards due (for the first time), go over grading rubric, silent reading 10 minutes, how grade work
Week of September 16th:
Monday: Quality Rubric/Product - lesson and questions - very possibly
HOMEWORK tonight
Tuesday: scrambled sentences and sentence review
Wednesday: run ons and fragments, extended due date - spirals due today
Thursday: review for vocabulary test, silent reading
Friday: Vocabulary test #1, TURN IN FLASHCARDS for a grade, get new vocabulary list (#2) and flashcards
Week of September 23rd
Monday: Get vocabulary tests and spirals graded/returned, go over spiral checklist/reflect on effort, grade, etc., library checkout, vocabulary work
Tuesday: sentence structure assignments
Wednesday: sentence structure assignments
Thursday: MAP testing (math periods 1,2,3), 4th = TBA 6th = assembly
Friday: A to Z story begins, leave rough draft with Mrs. Smith to look at over the weekend, flashcards due
Week of September 30th:
Monday: A to Z work day
Tuesday: A to Z rough draft due - start of the class period
Wednesday: Make up work day and review vocabulary
Thursday: Finish A to Z story and submit - if not done it is due Tuesday
Friday: Vocabulary test #2, flashcards due
Week of October 6th:
Monday: Why Read PowerPoint Questions
Tuesday: Work day for Why Read
Wednesday: Finish Why Read, other as time, get new vocab list and flashcards
Thursday: spirals due, inference screening activity, glue in a few pages if time
Week of October 13th:
Monday: regular day - Step Up to Writing activity/game
Tuesday: Periods 1, 2, 3, work on Friday's assignment
(New Due Date = Thursday 8 am)
Wednesday: Periods 6, 5, 4, same as Tuesday's lesson
Thursday: SUTW activity, silent reading 15 minutes
Friday: Periods 6, 5, 4 SUTW activity – same as above
Week of October 28th:
Monday: Layered vs. Listy notes/practice; sentence strips with partner;
glue in rubric
Tuesday: Light pinks (SUTW), glue strips on posters
Wednesday: practice light pinks, review games online/spiral ready
…be sure to know outline to do on the quiz, silent reading 15 minutes
Thursday: Vocabulary #3 test, flashcards (list 3) due, spiral due
Friday: spiral due --- bring a NEW spiral on Monday;
begin essay outline today
Week of November 4th:
Monday: Outline work day, get new flashcards and start new spiral
Tuesday: Outlines due start of class – begin rough draft - instruct
Wednesday: Finish handwritten rough drafts (yellow paper) and begin typing
Thursday: typing day --- homework if not typed – when done --- print – RD due tonight be 9:00 pm
Friday: fill out SOS chart based on my highlights – if not done with rough draft --- go with Amy?
Week of November 12th:
Tuesday: yellow revision page – 8th graders in to help
Wednesday: finish revisions and Moby Max
Thursday: Silent reading 12 minutes, analogies notes, Kahoot
Friday: Library Day – choose a Mystery Book/short assignment
Week of November 18th:
Monday: 20 minutes reading (mystery book), plot triangle definition and notes
Tuesday: plot triangle notes and practice
Wednesday: 20 minutes silent reading (mystery book), mini-mysteries (OR MobyMax if not done)
Thursday: conflict, antagonist, protagonist, maybe characterization, analogies as time
Friday: vocabulary 4 test?
Week of November 25th:
Monday: video
Tuesday: plot triangle, mini mysteries as time