Week of November 18, 2024

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

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

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 28, 2024

It’s RED RIBBON WEEK!!!

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

STORY ELEMENTS CHOICE BOARD ASSIGNMENT IS DUE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH FOR A TEST GRADE!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAYWEAR RED

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
    • getting ready to read
    • purpose in reading
    • begin reading

TUESDAYFAVORITE SPORTS/ACTIVITIES/HOBBIES ATTIRE

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
    • finish reading
    • class discussion

WEDNESDAYDISNEY DRESS UP DAY

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
    • Review selection
    • Inference Activity

THURSDAY:  HALLOWEEN COSTUMES

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due tomorrow)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
    • Review selection
    • What’s the Mood?
    • Vocabulary Activity

FRIDAYWHITE OUT 

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due TODAY)
  2. “The Fall of the House of Usher”:
    • finish vocabulary activity
    • finish inference activity
  3. Drama Task Cards
  4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. finish Out of My Mind Test Review
  3. Drama Task Cards
  4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

TUESDAY

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. Out of My Mind Test

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due Friday)
  2. Drama Task Cards
  3. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

THURSDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due tomorrow)
  2. spooky scripts

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work: mis- (due TODAY)
  2. finish Out of My Mind book test
  3. Drama Task Cards
  4. Story Elements Choice Board (due 11/8 – for a test grade)

Week of October 21, 2024

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 October 14, 2024

HOMEWORK THIS WEEK – read from a book(s) of your choice for at least 40 minutes!!!

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Elements of Drama Intro

TUESDAY

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Elements of Drama One Pager

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Drama Task Cards

THURSDAY:  NO SCHOOL

FRIDAYNO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024! SEE YOU ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22!!!

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Out of My Mind Section 5 (ch. 23 – 27) Quiz
  3. begin Out of My Mind Section 6 (ch. 28 – 33) Book Study

TUESDAY

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Elements of Drama One Pager
  3. Out of My Mind Section 6 (ch. 28 – 33) Book Study

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work: dis- (due Friday, Oct. 25)
  2. Out of My Mind Section 6 (ch. 28 – 33) Book Study

THURSDAY:  NO SCHOOL

FRIDAYNO SCHOOL

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2024! SEE YOU ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22!!!

Week of September 23, 2024

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

This week we will begin weekly word works. Each week we will focus on different words to help improve our knowledge of vocabulary. I will give a complied daily grade based on completion for all the weekly word works for the entire marking period. Students will get the first part of the reading class period to work each day. If, at the end of the week, they have not finished or have been absent, they should complete it as homework over the weekend to ensure it is finished and turned in by the following Monday.

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAY

  1. weekly word work explanation
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • read story
    • identify and discuss the characteristics of the genre
    • write a summary of the story
  3. begin weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

TUESDAY

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • review genre & summary
    • class discussion
    • begin comprehension questions
  3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

WEDNESDAY:  School Picture Day!

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • review genre & summary
    • complete plot diagram (for a grade)
    • finish comprehension questions
    • prepare for book interviews
  3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

THURSDAY

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • review genre & summary
    • book interviews
    • finish comprehension questions
    • complete & correct, if needed, plot diagram
  3. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

FRIDAY

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday, Sept. 30th)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot elements class discussion
  3. finish weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY

  1. weekly word work explanation (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • read story
    • identify and discuss the characteristics of the genre
    • write a summary of the story
  3. Out of My Mind section 3 (chapters 12-16)
    • go over section work
    • complete quiz

TUESDAY

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • review genre & summary
    • class discussion
  3. finish Out of My Mind section 3 (ch. 12-16) Quiz
  4. begin Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz Friday)
    • vocabulary activity
    • comprehension check
    • figurative language

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box
    • review genre & summary
    • complete plot diagram (for a grade)
  3. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz Friday)
    • vocabulary activity
    • comprehension check
    • figurative language
  4. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

THURSDAY

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot diagram- finish & correct, if needed
  3. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22) Book Study (Quiz tomorrow)
    • vocabulary activity
    • comprehension check
    • figurative language
  4. continue weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)

FRIDAY:

  1. weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday, Sept. 30th)
  2. Henry’s Freedom Box plot elements class discussion
  3. finish weekly word work (in Google Classroom – due Monday)
  4. Out of My Mind section 4 (ch. 17-22)
    • go over section work
    • complete quiz

Week of September 2, 2024

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

REGULAR READING CLASSES:

MONDAYLabor Day – No School!

TUESDAYLibrary Day

WEDNESDAYFive Elements of a Story Flocabulary Vocab Game & guided small group summary lesson

THURSDAY: Five Elements of a Story Flocabulary Read & Respond & guided small group summary lesson

FRIDAYfinish Flocabulary lessons & guided small group summary lesson

 

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Labor Day – No School!

TUESDAYLibrary Day

WEDNESDAY: Five Elements of a Story Flocabulary Vocab Game & Out of My Mind Section 1 (chapters 1-6) vocabulary

THURSDAYFive Elements of a Story Flocabulary Vocab Game & Out of My Mind Section 1 (chapters 1-6) comprehension check

FRIDAYFive Elements of a Story Flocabulary Vocab Game & finish Out of My Mind Section 1 (chapters 1-6)

Quiz of Chapters 1-6 on Monday