Category Archives: 6.4

(4) Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–self-sustained reading. The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and read independently for a sustained period of time.

Week of January 27, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due today)
  2. Text Structure Intro
  3. Quizlet Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Quizlet Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Text Structure Practice

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due today)
  2. Text Structure Intro
  3. Quizlet Practice

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Quizlet Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up
  2. Flocabulary: Text Structure
  3. Text Structure Practice

Week of January 20, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • introduce vocabulary
    • guided reading lesson

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Freedom for Flora”
    • review vocabulary
    • review/finish guided reading lesson
    • vocabulary activity

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: School Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work post- (due today)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. Text Features Chart
  3. Text Features Task Cards
  4. Text Features Scavenger Hunt

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • introduce vocabulary
    • read
    • discussion

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Weekly Word Work trans- (due Monday)
  2. “Is This You?”/”Stress Busters of the Stars” paired text:
    • review vocabulary & selection
    • comprehension quiz

Week of January 13, 2025

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Text Features Mini Lesson
  3. IXL LA Snapshot
  4. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  5. Complete Text Features Chart

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due today)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Text Features Mini Lesson
  3. IXL LA Snapshot
  4. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  5. Complete Text Features Chart

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = multi- (due today)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: weekly word work = post- (due Tuesday)
  2. IXL LA Snapshot
  3. Flocabulary Text Features Lesson
  4. Complete Text Features Chart
  5. Complete Text Features Task Cards

Week of December 9, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

FRIDAY:

  1. Warm-up: Figurative Language Notes (due Dec. 17th)
  2. Flocabulary What is Poetry? Assignment
  3. Poetry Task Cards
  4. 1st Semester Benchmark Review

Week of November 18, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – sets 1 & 2
  3. Drama Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – set 3
  3. drama review

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due today)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

 

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING BREAK!  SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – sets 1 & 2
  3. Drama Task Cards

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due Friday)
  2. Plot Elements Task Cards – set 3
  3. drama review

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due tomorrow)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: semi- (due today)
  2. Drama Checkpoint

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING BREAK! 

SEE YOU BACK AT SCHOOL ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2ND.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Week of November 11, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:  STUDENT HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • introduce selection vocabulary
    • complete anticipation guide
    • complete inference activity
    • class discussion

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • identify elements of drama in the selection
    • read selection
    • finish inference activity

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due tomorrow)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • selection analysis
    • vocabulary activity

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due today)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – quiz Monday
    • review selection
    • comprehension quiz

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:  STUDENT HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • introduce selection vocabulary
    • complete anticipation guide
    • complete inference activity
    • class discussion

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due Friday)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • identify elements of drama in the selection
    • read selection
    • finish inference activity

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due tomorrow)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”
    • review vocabulary
    • selection analysis
    • vocabulary activity

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: sub- (due today)
  2. “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – quiz Monday
    • review selection
    • comprehension quiz

Week of November 4, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher” – comprehension quiz

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. LIBRARY DAY

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due Friday)

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due tomorrow)
  2. finish “The Fall of the House of Usher” comprehension quiz
  3. Story Elements Choice Board (due tomorrow)

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due today)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due today)
  3. Thanksgiving fun sheets

STUDENT HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th!!!!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. Out of My Mind  Color by Number & What Would Change?

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. LIBRARY DAY

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due Friday)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due Friday)
  3. Out of My Mind Color by Number & What Would Change?

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due tomorrow)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due tomorrow)
  3. Out of My Mind word search

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: pre- (due today)
  2. Story Elements Choice Board (due today)
  3. Thanksgiving fun sheets

STUDENT HOLIDAY ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11th!!!!

Week of October 21, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

Fictional Elements Choice Board – assignment is due November 8th!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: SCHOOL HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday)
  2. Spooky Script – assignments, read through, practice
  3. work on Drama Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due tomorrow)
  2. Spooky Script – practice
  3. work on Drama Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due today)
  2. Spooky Script Readers’ Theater
  3. work on Drama Task Cards

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: SCHOOL HOLIDAY

TUESDAY: 

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday)
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday)
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 (ch. 28-33) Book Study
  3. work on Drama Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due tomorrow)
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 (ch. 28-33) Quiz
  3. work on Drama Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due today)
  2. Out of My Mind Test Review (due Tuesday before test)

Week of September 30, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 80 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. Flocabulary – Plot Elements video 
  3. Henry’s Freedom Box Plot element questions
  4. Curipod Plot Elements Lesson

TUESDAY: Library Day

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

FRIDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un- (due Monday)
  2. finish & correct 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. Curipod Plot Elements Lesson
  3. Finish Out of My Mind – Section 4 (ch. 17-22) Quiz

TUESDAY: Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

THURSDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un-
  2. 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work Warm-Up: prefix un- (due Monday)
  2. finish & correct 1st 9 Wks. Story Elements Test

Week of September 16, 2024

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HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 60 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. read “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” & review
  2. begin comprehension quiz

THURSDAY: finish comprehension quiz

FRIDAY: 4 Square Vocabulary

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: Library Day

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. go over Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) Book Study work
  2. begin Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) comprehension quiz

THURSDAY: 

  1. finish Out of My Mind – Section 2 (ch. 7-11) comprehension quiz
  2. begin Out of My Mind – Section 3 (ch. 12-16) Book Study work (Quiz Monday)

FRIDAY: Out of My Mind – Section 3 (ch. 12-16) Book Study work (Quiz Monday)