Category Archives: 6.11

(11) Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts–genres. The student uses genre characteristics and craft to compose multiple texts that are meaningful.

Week of 10/27/25 – RED RIBBON WEEK

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RED RIBBON WEEK

Students are responsible for reading 80 minutes outside of their reading class this week!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: WEAR RED DAY

  1. Weekly Word Work: multi-
  2. Out of My Mind Book Test

TUESDAY: CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKE DAY

  1. Weekly Word Work: multi-
  2. Introduce drama terminology
  3. Drama: “The Tell-Tale Heart”:
    • “The Knock at Midnight”
    • discuss mood
    • Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
    • introduce selection vocabulary

WEDNESDAY: ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY

  1. Weekly Word Work: multi-
  2. Drama: “The Tell-Tale Heart”:
    • review selection vocabulary
    • protagonist vs antagonist
    • identify elements of drama in selection
    • purpose in reading: selection vocabulary, drama elements, identify the mood
    • read drama
    • whole group discussion
    • begin discussion questions (group work)

THURSDAY:  HALLOWEEN COSTUME DAY

  1. Weekly Word Work: multi-
  2. Drama: “The Tell-Tale Heart”:
    • review selection vocabulary
    • recognize elements of drama in selection
    • identify text features in selection
    • complete vocabulary activity (group work)
    • finish discussion questions (group work)

FRIDAY: GLOW STICK ACCESSORIES DAY

  1. Weekly Word Work: multi-
  2. Drama: “The Tell-Tale Heart”:
    • review selection vocabulary
    • whole group discussion
    • finish vocabulary activity, if needed (group work)
    • choose parts & read through drama

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: WEAR RED DAY

  1. Journal Entry #42
  2. finish Out of My Mind Book Test, if needed
  3. begin The 4 Types of Sentences Task Cards

TUESDAY: CELEBRITY LOOK-ALIKE DAY

  1. Journal Entry #43
  2. The 4 Types of Sentences Task Cards

Begin student/teacher Stranger Saga conferences.

WEDNESDAY: ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY

  1. Journal Entry #44
  2. The 4 Types of Sentences Task Cards
  3. No Red Ink – Correcting Sentence Fragments

Continue student/teacher Stranger Saga conferences.

THURSDAY: ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK DAY

  1. Journal Entry #45
  2. The 4 Types of Sentences Task Cards
  3. No Red Ink – Correcting Run-on Sentences

Continue student/teacher Stranger Saga conferences.

FRIDAY: GLOW STICK ACCESSORIES DAY

  1. Journal Entry #46
  2. Sentences Review – Posttest Wednesday

Finish student/teacher Stranger Saga conferences.

Monday is a student holiday! Enjoy your 3 day weekend!

Final copy of your Stranger Saga is due Tuesday!

Tuesday is library day!

Wednesday is our Sentences Posttest! 

Week of 10/20/25

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Students are responsible for reading 80 minutes outside of their reading class this week!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: semi
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 Book Study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

TUESDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: semi
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 Book Study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language
  3. Out of My Mind Gimkit Book Review (test Monday)

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: semi
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 Book Study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language
  3. Out of My Mind Gimkit Book Review (test Monday)

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: semi
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 Quiz
  3. Out of My Mind Gimkit Book Review (test Monday)

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: semi
  2. Out of My Mind Gimkit Book Review (test Monday)

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #38
  2. Stranger Saga:
    • edit your saga to 100 words or less, if needed
    • self revision & editing
  3. Task Cards 1-6 (slide 4) – Sentences, Sentence Fragments & Run-ons

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #39
  2. Stranger Saga: self revision & editing
  3. Task Cards 7-12 (slide 5) – Sentences, Sentence Fragments & Run-ons

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #40
  2. Stranger Saga: finish self revision & editing
  3. Task Cards 13-18 (slide 6) – Sentences, Sentence Fragments & Run-ons

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #41
  2. Book Fair Flyers going home
  3. Stranger Saga: peer revision & editing
  4. finish Task Cards – Sentences, Sentence Fragments & Run-ons

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #42
  2. Stranger Saga: peer revision & editing
  3. finish The Sentences lessons 1-10 (in Ed)

 

 

 

 

Week of 9/1/25

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ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

Students are responsible for reading 60 minutes outside of their reading class this week!

MONDAY: Labor Day – no school

TUESDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: un- (due Friday)
  2. Author Study – Sharon Draper
  3. begin Out of My Mind section 1 (chapters 1-6) book study (section quiz Friday – test grade)

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: un- (due Friday)
  2. Out of My Mind section 1 (chapters 1-6) book study (section quiz Friday – test grade)
  3. author’s point of view task cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: un- (due tomorrow)
  2. finish Out of My Mind section 1 (chapters 1-6) book study (section quiz tomorrow – test grade)
  3. summary practice – True Colors

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: un- (due today)
  2. go over Out of My Mind section 1 (chapters 1-6) book study
  3. Out of My Mind section 1 (chapters 1-6) Quiz (test grade)

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: Labor Day – no school

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #10
  2. Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives Assignment in Ed

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #11
  2. RACE Strategy Practice

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #12
  2. RACE Strategy Drag & Drop Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #13
  2. Quizlet Live – English Unit 1
  3. finish RACE Strategy Drag & Drop Practice

Week of 8/25/25

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ADVANCED READING CLASSES: 

Students are responsible for reading 80 minutes outside of their reading class this week!

MONDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: in-, im-
  2. You Are Special extension activity

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: in-, im-
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box:
    • read book
    • identify genre
    • summarize

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: in-, im-
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box:
    • review
    • plot diagram
  3. begin point of view task cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: in-, im-
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box:
    • author’s point of view
    • author’s purpose
    • plot elements questions
  3. point of view task cards
  • HOMEWORK – spend 20 minutes reading

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: in-, im-
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box:
    • review
    • comprehension questions
  3. point of view task cards

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: beginning of year RLA diagnostic

TUESDAY: beginning of year RLA diagnostic

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. journal entry #7
  2. introduce English Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary
  3. finish Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs, if needed
  4. complete Grammar Party: Review
  5. make Unit 1 flash cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. journal entry #8
  2. finish Grammar Party: Review
  3. make/study Unit 1 flash cards

FRIDAY:

  1. journal entry #9
  2. finish Unit 1 flash cards
  3. Unit 1 Academic Vocabulary 4 Square Vocabulary