Category Archives: 6.9C

(C) analyze the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

Week of January 5, 2026

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

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Teacher Workday

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: anti-/ant-
  2. “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine
    • class discussion
    • video
    • introduce selection vocabulary
    • identify text features
    • purpose in reading
    • listen to selection

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: anti-/ant-
  2. “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine
    • review selection vocabulary
    • recall text features
    • purpose in reading
    • read selection
    • group discussion
    • whole group discussion

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: anti-/ant-
  2. “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine
    • whole group discussion
    • review selection vocabulary
    • vocabulary activity
    • Theme questions

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: anti-/ant-
  2. “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine
    • selection review
    • comprehension quiz

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: Teacher Workday

TUESDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #68
  2. Capitalization Lessons 3 & 4
  3. The Beautiful Truth Poem
  4. Capitalization Task Cards – Set 1

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #69
  2. Esteem Post-Survey
  3. Capitalization Lessons 3 & 4
  4. The Beautiful Truth Poem
  5. Capitalization Task Cards – Set 1

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #70
  2. Review the structure of writing a letter
  3. “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine Theme-writing a letter activity
  4. Capitalization Lessons 3 & 4
  5. The Beautiful Truth Poem
  6. Capitalization Task Cards – Set 1

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #71
  2. Capitalization Posttest
  3. finish “Searching for the Lost Ship” from Scope Magazine Theme-writing a letter activity

 

 

photo credit – https://www.slideserve.com/mandell/writing-a-friendly-letter#google_vignette

Week of 12/1/25

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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: Figurative Language Slides
  2. Introduce Poetry and Poetry Sound Devices Terminology
  3. Begin “The Only Me” Poetry Analysis

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: Figurative Language Slides
  2. Symbolism Lesson
  3. Finish “The Only Me” Poetry Analysis
  4. Poetry Cat

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: Figurative Language Slides
  2. Go over “The Only Me” Poetry Analysis
  3. Poetry Task Cards

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: Figurative Language Slides
  2. Begin “Magic Sweatshirt” Poetry Analysis
  3. Poetry Task Cards

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: Figurative Language Slides
  2. Finish “Magic Sweatshirt” Poetry Analysis
  3. Poetry Task Cards

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #58
  2. Subject/Verb Agreement Review
  3. The Beautiful Truth Poem

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #59
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #60
  2. Subject/Verb Agreement Posttest
  3. Ice and Snow Cream Revise & Edit Practice
  4. The Beautiful Truth Poem

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #61
  2. Go over Ice and Snow Cream Revise & Edit Practice
  3. Capital Letters Pretest
  4. Begin Capitalization Lesson 1

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #62
  2. Give ’em a Break Revise & Edit Practice
  3. Capitalization Lesson 1
  4. The Beautiful Truth Poem

Week of 9/8/25

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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: re-
  2. Begin Out of My Mind Section 2 Book Study (Chapters 7-11; pages 51-101 – Quiz on Friday):
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

TUESDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: re-
  2. continue Out of My Mind Section 2 Book Study (Chapters 7-11;pages 51-101 – Quiz on Friday):
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

WEDNESDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: re-
  2. finish up Out of My Mind Section 2 Book Study (Chapters 7-11; pages 51-101 – Quiz on Friday):
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: re-
  2. “Rescue at the Water’s Edge”
    • purpose in reading – essential questions
    • read selection
    • discussion

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: re-
  2. Out of My Mind Section 2 Quiz (0pen notes/book Chapters 7-11; pages 51-101)

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #14
  2. Nouns Practice Sheet
  3. Study English Unit 1 Terminology (Test Friday)

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #15
  2. LIBRARY DAY

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #16
  2. Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives Pretest Analysis
  3. Pronouns Opening Lesson
  4. Study English Unit 1 Terminology (Test Friday)

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #17
  2. Quizlet Live – English Unit 1 Terminology (Test tomorrow)
  3. Create at least 4 interview questions to interview someone you know who remembers the events on 9/11/2001 on a Google Doc, on a Slide, Google Form, Canva, or on notebook paper. Include the name of the person you interview, as well as how old they were on 9/11/2001. (due Tuesday)
  4. Pronouns Practice

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #18
  2. English Unit 1 Terminology Test
  3. finish Pronouns Practice

 

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