Weekly Agenda
2nd Quarter
Week 2: October 22-26
Monday, October 22:
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Tuesday, October 23:
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Wednesday, October 24:
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Thursday, October 25:
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Friday, October 26:
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Monday, October 22:
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Tuesday, October 23:
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Wednesday, October 24:
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Thursday, October 25:
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Friday, October 26:
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Week 1: October 14-18
Monday, October 14, and Tuesday, October 15: SUBSTITUTE: Work on "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable. Complete 1 Achieve article for the week.
Homework: All make-up work due by Wednesday. November book logs due November 6.
Wednesday, October 16 - EARLY DISMISSAL: Finish day: Collect late work, fix book logs, finish "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable, Finish Achieve if not completed with substitute.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Thursday, October 17: Discuss simile, metaphor, allusion, internal rhyme, and symbolism. Read "Lenore" and discuss figurative language within poem. Mock funeral for Lenore if time permits.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Friday, October 18: NO SCHOOL - TEACHER PLANNING DAY
Monday, October 14, and Tuesday, October 15: SUBSTITUTE: Work on "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable. Complete 1 Achieve article for the week.
Homework: All make-up work due by Wednesday. November book logs due November 6.
Wednesday, October 16 - EARLY DISMISSAL: Finish day: Collect late work, fix book logs, finish "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable, Finish Achieve if not completed with substitute.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Thursday, October 17: Discuss simile, metaphor, allusion, internal rhyme, and symbolism. Read "Lenore" and discuss figurative language within poem. Mock funeral for Lenore if time permits.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Friday, October 18: NO SCHOOL - TEACHER PLANNING DAY
1st Quarter
Week 9: October 8-12
Monday, October 8: Present Poe Obituary Projects
Homework: October book goal due tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 9 - WOW Day: Finish Poe project presentations. Complete "Everyday Edit." Finish peer editing and self-reflection.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT HOMEROOM: Annabel Lee tombstones.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Thursday, October 11: Finish things not completed on Tuesday. Achieve for the week. Talk about Tone/Mood with Annabel Lee songs.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Friday, October 12: Go over "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable (will be completed with substitute). Read and discuss "Tell-Tale Heart." Watch part of video version if time.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Monday, October 8: Present Poe Obituary Projects
Homework: October book goal due tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 9 - WOW Day: Finish Poe project presentations. Complete "Everyday Edit." Finish peer editing and self-reflection.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Wednesday, October 10: PSAT HOMEROOM: Annabel Lee tombstones.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Thursday, October 11: Finish things not completed on Tuesday. Achieve for the week. Talk about Tone/Mood with Annabel Lee songs.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Friday, October 12: Go over "Tell-Tale Heart" foldable (will be completed with substitute). Read and discuss "Tell-Tale Heart." Watch part of video version if time.
Homework: November book logs due November 6.
Week 8: October 1-4
Monday, October 1: Finish graphing FSA Data given to students last Friday. Go over Poe Obituary Project. Begin video and notes over Poe Biography.
Homework: Finish conclusion of essay - whole essay due Wednesday. Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Tuesday, October 2: Finish Poe biography video. Read short written biography about Poe. Work on Obituary project with remaining time.
Homework: Finish conclusion of essay - whole essay due Wednesday. Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Wednesday, October 3: WOW Day - Peer editing and self reflection of essay. Turn in essay.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Thursday, October 4: Complete weekly Achieve - graph updated Lexile level. Complete self-guided Annabel Lee assignment.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Friday, October 5: Modified Schedule for 7th and 8th Grade PSAT Practice (students will be in homeroom at the end of the day). Read and discuss Annabel Lee and Lenore. Talk about TONE with Annabel Lee by listening to two separate song versions of the poem.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Monday, October 1: Finish graphing FSA Data given to students last Friday. Go over Poe Obituary Project. Begin video and notes over Poe Biography.
Homework: Finish conclusion of essay - whole essay due Wednesday. Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Tuesday, October 2: Finish Poe biography video. Read short written biography about Poe. Work on Obituary project with remaining time.
Homework: Finish conclusion of essay - whole essay due Wednesday. Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Wednesday, October 3: WOW Day - Peer editing and self reflection of essay. Turn in essay.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Thursday, October 4: Complete weekly Achieve - graph updated Lexile level. Complete self-guided Annabel Lee assignment.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Friday, October 5: Modified Schedule for 7th and 8th Grade PSAT Practice (students will be in homeroom at the end of the day). Read and discuss Annabel Lee and Lenore. Talk about TONE with Annabel Lee by listening to two separate song versions of the poem.
Homework: Poe Obituary Project due next Monday, October 8. October book goal due next Thursday, October 9.
Week 7: September 24-27
Monday, September 24: Finish text structure notes. Complete 1 Achieve activity of choice. Complete text structure activity.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Tuesday, September 25: Complete Theme entrance ticket (Eleven and On Turning 10). Finish anything not completed yesterday with the substitute.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Wednesday, September 26: Early Dismissal - WOW Day: Review body paragraphs from our practice of the ACE strategy. Work on writing 2 body paragraphs for essay.
Homework: Essay body paragraphs due Friday. October book goal due October 9.
Thursday, September 27: Go over the text structure of Cause and Effect. Complete Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves activity.
Homework: Essay body paragraphs due Friday. October book goal due October 9.
Friday, September 28: Walk through first few paragraphs of "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" and discuss text structure. Complete exit ticket over final paragraphs. Go over essay conclusions. Complete essay conclusions. Get FSA Data and begin graphing.
Homework: Completed essay due next Wednesday. October book goal due October 9.
Monday, September 24: Finish text structure notes. Complete 1 Achieve activity of choice. Complete text structure activity.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Tuesday, September 25: Complete Theme entrance ticket (Eleven and On Turning 10). Finish anything not completed yesterday with the substitute.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Wednesday, September 26: Early Dismissal - WOW Day: Review body paragraphs from our practice of the ACE strategy. Work on writing 2 body paragraphs for essay.
Homework: Essay body paragraphs due Friday. October book goal due October 9.
Thursday, September 27: Go over the text structure of Cause and Effect. Complete Mammoth Shakes and Monster Waves activity.
Homework: Essay body paragraphs due Friday. October book goal due October 9.
Friday, September 28: Walk through first few paragraphs of "Straight from the Horse's Mouth" and discuss text structure. Complete exit ticket over final paragraphs. Go over essay conclusions. Complete essay conclusions. Get FSA Data and begin graphing.
Homework: Completed essay due next Wednesday. October book goal due October 9.
Week 6: September 17-21
Monday, September 17: Read "Eleven" and "On Turning Ten." Discuss individually about narrator/character/speaker development.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Tuesday, September 18: Discuss theme. Analyze themes of two texts read yesterday. Begin theme small group project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Wednesday, September 19: Complete Achieve for the week. Work on theme mini-project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Thursday, September 20: WOW Day (moved due to meetings on Wednesday): Discuss and look at strategies for writing introductory paragraphs. Use essay plan and thesis statement already created to write the introduction for the disabilities essay.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Friday, September 21: Finish mini-project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Monday, September 17: Read "Eleven" and "On Turning Ten." Discuss individually about narrator/character/speaker development.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Tuesday, September 18: Discuss theme. Analyze themes of two texts read yesterday. Begin theme small group project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Wednesday, September 19: Complete Achieve for the week. Work on theme mini-project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Thursday, September 20: WOW Day (moved due to meetings on Wednesday): Discuss and look at strategies for writing introductory paragraphs. Use essay plan and thesis statement already created to write the introduction for the disabilities essay.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Friday, September 21: Finish mini-project.
Homework: October book goal due October 9.
Week 5: September 10 - 14
Monday, September 10:
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Tuesday, September 11 (OPEN HOUSE):
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Wednesday, September 12 (EARLY DISMISSAL): WOW. Thesis Statements - use essay plan to write the essay's thesis statement.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Thursday, September 13: Finish Wonder Activity; Achieve activity for the week.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Friday, September 14: Fish Cheeks - author's purpose, theme, literary text structure.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Monday, September 10:
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Tuesday, September 11 (OPEN HOUSE):
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Wednesday, September 12 (EARLY DISMISSAL): WOW. Thesis Statements - use essay plan to write the essay's thesis statement.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Thursday, September 13: Finish Wonder Activity; Achieve activity for the week.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Friday, September 14: Fish Cheeks - author's purpose, theme, literary text structure.
Homework: October book goal due Tuesday, October 9 (400 pages)
Week 4: September 3 - 7
Monday, September 3: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Tuesday, September 4: Discuss narrator perspective and point of view. Work with groups to complete character point of view chart about how we learned about different events from the story, Wonder.
Homework: Character in a Bag due tomorrow. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Wednesday, September 5: WOW - Introduction to the JWJ Writing Plan. Begin planning for our first essay - Topic, overcoming disabilities.
Homework: Character in a Bag due tomorrow. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Thursday, September 6:
Homework: Finish incomplete work from class: Character Point of View chart due tomorrow; Essay plan due Monday. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Friday, September 7:
Homework: Essay plan due Monday. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Monday, September 3: NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY
Tuesday, September 4: Discuss narrator perspective and point of view. Work with groups to complete character point of view chart about how we learned about different events from the story, Wonder.
Homework: Character in a Bag due tomorrow. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Wednesday, September 5: WOW - Introduction to the JWJ Writing Plan. Begin planning for our first essay - Topic, overcoming disabilities.
Homework: Character in a Bag due tomorrow. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Thursday, September 6:
Homework: Finish incomplete work from class: Character Point of View chart due tomorrow; Essay plan due Monday. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Friday, September 7:
Homework: Essay plan due Monday. 1st Book goal due next Tuesday (230 pages).
Week 3: August 27 - 31
Monday, August 27: Go over new book log forms. Work on "Treacher Collins" article - complete ACE plan for how an idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Tuesday, August 28: Read articles and relate to main idea (Sports, Disabilities). Introduce Paideia and practice with an informal Paideia discussion.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Wednesday, August 29: EARLY DISMISSAL - Exit ticket quiz over standards. WOW - complete Treacher Collins paragraph (plan completed on Monday).
Homework: Finish Treacher Collins paragraph if not completed in class. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Thursday, August 30: Characterization - practice looking at Characters from Wonder
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. Character in a Bag project due next Thursday. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Friday, August 31: Work Day - Achieve / Characterization / Data Small Groups
Homework: Character in a Bag project due next Thursday. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Monday, August 27: Go over new book log forms. Work on "Treacher Collins" article - complete ACE plan for how an idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Tuesday, August 28: Read articles and relate to main idea (Sports, Disabilities). Introduce Paideia and practice with an informal Paideia discussion.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Wednesday, August 29: EARLY DISMISSAL - Exit ticket quiz over standards. WOW - complete Treacher Collins paragraph (plan completed on Monday).
Homework: Finish Treacher Collins paragraph if not completed in class. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Thursday, August 30: Characterization - practice looking at Characters from Wonder
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. Character in a Bag project due next Thursday. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Friday, August 31: Work Day - Achieve / Characterization / Data Small Groups
Homework: Character in a Bag project due next Thursday. 1st Book Goal due September 11 (230 pages).
Week 2: August 20 - 24
Monday, August 20: Binder Set-up. Achieve Level Set Testing.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31.
Tuesday, August 21: Achieve Level Set Testing. Work on group Plot diagram.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Wednesday, August 22: WOW - Finish ACE plan and work on paragraph for Precept prompt. Go over syllabus.
Homework: Finish paragraph if not completed in class. Syllabus due Friday. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Thursday, August 23: Finish group plot diagram. Go over precept poster project (Choose a character other than Auggie and create a precept for that character. The precept cannot be ANYTHING directly from the book. Then, find a quote that shows why or in what way that precept relates to the character and his/her actions. Write the character's name, precept, and quote on the poster piece given during class. Color the poster piece.)
Homework: Precept poster due tomorrow. Syllabus due tomorrow. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Friday, August 24:
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Monday, August 20: Binder Set-up. Achieve Level Set Testing.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31.
Tuesday, August 21: Achieve Level Set Testing. Work on group Plot diagram.
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Wednesday, August 22: WOW - Finish ACE plan and work on paragraph for Precept prompt. Go over syllabus.
Homework: Finish paragraph if not completed in class. Syllabus due Friday. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Thursday, August 23: Finish group plot diagram. Go over precept poster project (Choose a character other than Auggie and create a precept for that character. The precept cannot be ANYTHING directly from the book. Then, find a quote that shows why or in what way that precept relates to the character and his/her actions. Write the character's name, precept, and quote on the poster piece given during class. Color the poster piece.)
Homework: Precept poster due tomorrow. Syllabus due tomorrow. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Friday, August 24:
Homework: Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Week 1: August 13 - 17
Monday, August 13: Rules and rituals. Student information sheet.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20 (1 1/2" binder, 5 subject dividers, 1 pack notebook paper, 1 2-pocket 3-prong folder). Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Tuesday, August 14: Create your own motto. Notes over Plot (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Wednesday, August 15: WOW (Write On Wednesdays) - Learn the ACE plan (Answer the promt/question, Cite text evidence/quote, Elaborate/explain). Begin planning precept paragraph.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Thursday, August 16: Continue working with ACE plan - plan Precept paragraph.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Friday, August 17: Return to Plot - finish notes and begin creating "rough draft" of group project plot diagram.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Monday, August 13: Rules and rituals. Student information sheet.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20 (1 1/2" binder, 5 subject dividers, 1 pack notebook paper, 1 2-pocket 3-prong folder). Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Tuesday, August 14: Create your own motto. Notes over Plot (exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution).
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Wednesday, August 15: WOW (Write On Wednesdays) - Learn the ACE plan (Answer the promt/question, Cite text evidence/quote, Elaborate/explain). Begin planning precept paragraph.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Thursday, August 16: Continue working with ACE plan - plan Precept paragraph.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.
Friday, August 17: Return to Plot - finish notes and begin creating "rough draft" of group project plot diagram.
Homework: Supplies needed Monday, August 20. Wonder work due Friday, August 31. 1st Book goal (230 pages) due Tues., Sept. 11.