1. Collected extra credit and posted final grades for trimester 2

2. Worked on new writing assignment and received packet for unit

3. Worked on pages 98-101 in SS book, annotated student model and completed Think Q's on page 101 in groups.

 

HW: Finish Think Q's on page 101

1. Grade Travels with Charley notebook

2. Complete SS Blast: Spacing out (WITH 3 highlights this time in the text!)

3. Complete First Read: Apollo 13. Just read the text (do not complete any annotations!), complete Vocabulary and complete Reading Comp.

 

HW: Study for adjective quiz tomorrow and finish First Read assignment. Bring your SS book tomorrow to class.

1. Review Connotation/Denotation SS skill lesson

2. Review model Travels with Charley student writing

3. Peer-review writing in SS (in the Close Read assignment)

4. Peer-edit using post-it-notes

 

HW: Make (3) changes in draft, label/highlight changes and list at bottom. Print out 1st and 2nd draft for tomorrow

 

1. Reviewed SS Skill Lesson: Figurative Language

2. Reviewed annotations and Focus Q's from Travels with Charley

3. Started SS Close Read Writing assignment in groups (graphic organizer)

 

HW: Finish Close Read Vocab, Graphic Organizer and Writing Assignment. Writing should be in both 365 account & submitted in SS for credit tomorrow

1. Score the New Directions notebook

2. Review Informational Text Features in SS

3. Intro Travels with Charley text in SS and read in class.

 

HW-

1. Finish research presentations.

2. Review New Directions annotations (level 1, 2, and Think Q's)

3. Assign groups (1) Focus Question to share out to class.

4. Complete SS Adjective lessons (assigned in class today)

 

HW: Notebook for Tuesday 2/19 (See Assignments for checklist!)

 

Extra Credit Option: Attend school musical, bring ticket stub and (1) paragraph  hand-written review of play. Due March 4 no exceptions

1. Listen to research presentations and fill out Peer Feedback form for each group.

 

HW: Same assignment as  Weds night. See posting. Bring SS Book to class!

1. Review No One Eats Alone Day 2/15 and read The Poison Tree poem/discuss

2. Work on research group presentations

 

HW: Complete Level 1, 2 and 3 (Think Q's) annotations in SS BOOK (not online) for New Directions text (page 46)

        **Presentations due Thursday along with research notes

1. Take COTW test and vocab test

2. Read New Directions in SS and complete Skill Lessons: Connotation/Denotation & Informational Text Features in SS

3. Work on group research presentations (due Thursday)

 

HW: Finish reading of New Directions and complete Skill lessons in SS

1. Reviewed group research project requirements (hardcopy and also on Edlio)

2. Worked on project for remainder of class (short-terms goals were to finalize 2 people to research, create intro slide with thesis).

3. Project due date: Thursday, Feb. 14

 

HW-None

1. Review COTW chapters questions

2. COTW lecture notes on chapters 6-7

3. Review COTW study guide (posted on Edlio)

4. Make new Quizlet or take pre-made Quizlet

 

**COTW test and vocab test postponed until next Tuesday 2/12.

No Homework Night-spend time with your families!

 

Present COTW skits all period

1. Work in groups on "Summary in Seconds" skit--due Tuesday

 

HW: Finish writing script for skit and also be sure to finish COTW reading/chapter study questions

1. Score writing portfolios

2. Finish grammar adj/adv through Lesson 35

3. Work on COTW chapter 6-7 questions

 

*Finish COTW reading over the weekend  along with chapter questions through 7

Station rotation (see the list of stations posted on 1/24)

 

HW each night: Complete any unfinished work from the stations you were assigned each day (except the research project which we will continue to work end of this week and next)

 

**All station work will be due this Thursday 1/31