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24 Locker Issue, Supply
distribution, and Binder set up. |
25 Classroom and school
procedures. |
26 Classroom and
school procedures continued. |
27 Getting to Know You Activity. Text books
issued. |
28 Library Orientation and
book check out. |
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31 Computer Lab Orientation |
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1 Fact vs. Opinion |
2 Fact vs. Opinion
cont. |
3 Text structure and
context clues. |
4 Text structure and
context clues cont. Book Report assigned. |
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7 Labor Day - School
Holiday 
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8 Spelling List sent home.
"Got Questions? Get Answers!" |
9 "Restoring the Circle."
Persuasive Papers |
10 Persuasive Techniques
Create commercials. |
11 Spelling Quiz
Presentation
of commercials. |
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14 Library for AR
orientation |
15 PAP: Commercial Presentations
Core: Persuasive Techniques |
16 Foreign Words in the
English language |
17 Connotative and denotative
words and phrases |
18 Progress Reports
Spelling Quiz
Connotative and denotative words and phrases - cont. |
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New Spelling list. Intro to
biographies and autobiographies. "My Papa, Mark Twain" |
22 Library to begin
biography project
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Connotative and Denotative words and phrases. |
24 Connotative and Denotative words and phrases - continued. |
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Spelling Quiz. Intro to memoirs. Students
will write a brief autobiographical piece. |
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Book Report Due
Book Report Presentations |
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Book Report Presentations |
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Simple and Compound Sentences joining
sentences using conjunctions. (FANBOYS) |
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Simple and Compound Sentences joining
sentences using conjunctive adverbs. |
2 Spelling Quiz |
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5 Mobile Lab in Classroom
to work on Biography Project |
6 Mobile Lab in Classroom
to work on Biography Project |
7 Mobile Lab in Classroom
to work on Biography Project |
8 Mobile Lab in Classroom
to work on Biography Project Spelling Quiz |
9 Student Holiday |
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12 Student Holiday |
13 Mobile Lab in Classroom to
work on Biography Project |
14 Mobile Lab in Classroom
to work on Biography Project |
15 Nine Weeks Test
Mobile Lab in Classroom to work on Biography Project
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16 "The Pigman and Me." Game Day |
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Personal Memoirs, Spelling list distributed. Test review. |
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Personal Memoirs |
21 "The Pigman
and Me." continued from Friday |
22 Reading Strategies, and
Internal Conflict |
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Spelling Quiz, and Conjunctive Adverbs |
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26 Figurative Language:
Metaphors and Similes |
27 Figurative Language:
Personification |
28 Figurative Language:
Personification - cont. |
29 Figurative Language: Onomatopoeia |
30 Figurative Language:
Alliteration Spelling Quiz |
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2 Figurative Language:
Idioms |
3 Figurative Language:
Hyperbole |
4 Begin novel:
Tuck Everlasting |
5 Vocabulary using the
Frayer Model |
6 Descriptive essay. |
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Pre AP: Tuck Everlasting - Read ch. 3-4
Core: Tuck Everlasting -
Vocabulary
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PAP: Descriptive Writing
Core: Finish vocabulary, Begin reading ch 3-5.
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11 Veteran's Day
PAP: Vocabulary in context, Self generated level one questions
Core: Finish reading ch. 3-5 and answer questions
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12 PAP: Self
generated level two questions. Read ch. 6-7 and answer questions
Core: Vocabulary, Self generated level one questions
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13 Spelling Quiz
PAP: Self generated level three questions. Read ch. 8-9
and answer questions.
Core: Self generated level two questions. Read ch. 6-7 and
answer questions. |
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16 Partner reading. Self
generated questions PAP) answer questions from reading (core). |
17 Descriptive writing
(core) and vocabulary practice. |
18 Intro to vocabulary,
read ch. 8-9. |
19 Read ch. 10-11,
Figurative Language. |
20 Spelling Quiz, story
elements. |
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23 Book Reports Due! |
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Pre AP: Tuck Everlasting ch. 13-14 Group
Work - Vocabulary and comprehension.
Core: Tuck Everlasting ch. 12
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Reading Benchmark |
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Reading Benchmark |
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Research activity in
computer lab |
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Research activity in
computer lab |
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7 Pre AP:
Persuasive Letters
Core: Tuck Everlasting ch.
13-14
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All classes Persuasive
Letters |
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PAP: Tuck Everlasting ch.
15-17
Core:
Persuasive Letters - continued |
10 PAP:
Tuck Everlasting ch.
18-19
Core: Tuck Everlasting ch.
15-17 |
11 PAP:
Tuck Everlasting ch.
20-22
Core: Tuck Everlasting ch.
18-19
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Literary Terms Test |
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Tuck Everlasting |
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Tuck Everlasting
Nine Weeks Reward
Game Day |
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22 Winter
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23 Winter
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24 Winter
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Student Holiday |
5 Review December Benchmark |
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PAP: Theme and Plot Analysis of
Tuck Everlasting.
Core: Tuck Everlasting
ch. 23-24 Vocabulary
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PAP:
Create a commercial - group work
Core: Tuck Everlasting ch.
25-Epilogue |
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group work continued
Core: Theme and Plot Analysis of Tuck Everlasting. |
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PAP:
Group Presentations
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Theme, Narrator's point of view, and plot analysis map.
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Group
Presentations continued.
The Circle
of LIfe and Circle Game
Core: Plot map continued and Hard Decisions paper.
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Circle Game cont.
Core:
Hard Decisions paper continued.
Book Reports Assigned for this Nine
Weeks
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Tuck
Everlasting
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Everlasting video continued.
Compare and contrast movie to the novel. |
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MLK Holiday - No School |
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Introduction to Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Racial
Prejudice and Civil Rights
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Meet
the Author, Mildred Taylor
Begin Novel. Read pgs. 1-15 |
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questions from Wednesday's reading.
Read pgs. 15-31 and answer questions. |
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Awards Day
Spelling
Quiz
Read pgs. 32-47 and answer questions.
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pgs. 47-68 in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry vocabulary |
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Making
connections with vocabulary. |
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Novel
quiz and vocabulary over chapters 1-3.
Read
pgs. 69-79 in
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry |
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Spelling Quiz
Continue reading from day before.
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1 PAP: Ch. 4-5 Vocab. Sentence completion.
LA: Novel and vocab. quiz
Vocab. Ch. 4-5 |
2 PAP: Read section 96-106 and answer questions.
Vocabulary activities. LA: Vocabulary Activities and
read pgs. 69-79. |
3 PAP: Guided Imagery lesson. Read section
106-117 and answer questions. LA; Begin reading 80-95
and answer questions. Vocabulary activity. |
4 PAP: Novel Quiz Review and Vocabulary Games.
LA: Continue reading pgs. 80-95. |
5 PAP: Novel Quiz LA: Read pgs. 96-106
and answer questions. |
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LA: Double Entry Journals, read pgs. 96-106.
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9 Pre AP: Vocabulary ch. 6-7
LA: Continue reading. "Get the Gist" activity.
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10 Pre AP: Read pages 117-130. QAR strategy.
LA: Dialogue, Novel Scene and Elements of a Narrative |
11 Storytelling Presentations - all classes |
12 Spelling Quiz Storytelling continued.
Pre AP: Read pgs. 130-139. Sentence Completion - vocabulary
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Book Reports Due PAP: Ch. 6 quiz.
LA: Ch. 4-5 quiz. Ch. 6 vocabulary. |
17 Types of sentences. Sentence Fragments and run
ons. |
18 Intro to persuasive writing. |
19 Intro to Persuasive writing continued. |
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Pre write (outline), rough draft, peer editing, and final copy. |
23 Persuasive Writing.
Pre write (outline), rough draft, peer editing, and final copy. |
24 Pre AP: Adverbs Lesson.
Read pages 140-150 in novel and answer questions.
LA: Read pages 117-130 in novel and answer questions. Vocabulary
Sentence Completion. |
25 Read pages 150-170
and answer questions.
LA: Read pages 130-139 and answer questions. Sequencing
for ch. 6. |
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Computer Lab all classes to work on research
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1 PAP:
Characterization writing activity.
LA: Finish reading ch. 6
and answer questions, and do sequencing sheet.
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2 PAP: Finish reading
ch. 7. Flashback and point of view.
LA: Adverbs lesson.
Read pgs. 140-150 in novel. |
3 PAP: Revise
and edit paper from Monday.
LA:
Read pages 150-170 with tape.
Group work. |
4 Cloze Activity.
Ch. 8-9 vocabulary. Begin reading ch. 8
LA: Read pages 150-170
with tape. Group work - continued. |
5 Spelling Quiz all
classes
PAP: Finish reading ch. 8.
Vocabulary assignment.
LA: Ch. 8-9
vocabulary and begin reading ch. 8.
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8 PAP: Read ch. 9-10.
Review Vocabulary, chapter questions and synonyms.
LA: Read pgs. 182-194.
Review vocabulary. Ch. 8 questions.
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9 PAP: Read ch. 11-12 to
finish novel. Questions and vocabulary in context.
Colloquialisms. LA:
Read pgs. 195-217. Ch. 9 questions. |
10 PAP: "Roll of
Thunder, Hear My Cry" - video
LA: Read pgs. 218-241.
Oral review, Colloquialisms. |
11 All classes: Spelling
and vocabulary quiz.
PAP: "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" - video. Compare and
contrast book and video. Plot analysis map.
LA: Read pages 242-276.
Vocabulary in context, and questions.
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SPRING BREAK |
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SPRING BREAK |
17 ST. PATRICK'S DAY SPRING BREAK |
18 SPRING BREAK |
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