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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 11/3/25

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

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. “The Tell-Tale Heart:”
    • purpose in reading – central message/theme
    • finish vocabulary activity, if needed
    • read drama again

WEDNESDAY:

  1. “The Tell-Tale Heart:”
    • discuss central message/theme
    • comprehension quiz

THURSDAY:  Out of My Mind theatrical version

FRIDAY:  Out of My Mind theatrical version

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday!

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #47
  2. Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #48
  2. Sentences review

THURSDAY:  

  1. finish Stranger Saga, if needed
  2. Sentences Posttest

FRIDAY: Out of My Mind theatrical version

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 10/6/25

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

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Fall Break

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: pre- warm-up
  2. 1st 9wks. test review/skills practice

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: pre- warm-up
  2. 1st 9wks. test

THURSDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: pre- warm-up
  2. 1st 9wks. test & corrections

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: pre- warm-up
  2. 1st 9wks. test & corrections

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: Fall Break

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #30
  2. Library Day – stay w/Mrs. Owens if skills practice is not complete
  3. 1st 9wks Journal Check (for a grade)

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #31
  2. 1st 9wks. test
  3. Stranger Saga – 1st draft due 10/17

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #32
  2. 1st 9wks. test & corrections
  3. Stranger Saga – 1st draft due 10/17

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #33
  2. 1st 9wks. test & corrections
  3. Stranger Saga – 1st draft due 10/17

Week of 9/29/25

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Students are responsible for reading 40 minutes outside of their reading class this week!

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  1. Out of My Mind Section 4 Quiz
  2. Make Inferences: A Final Escape

TUESDAY: 

  1. finish Make Inferences: A Final Escape

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  2. 1st 9 weeks skills review

WEDNESDAY: 1st 9 weeks skills review

THURSDAY: Fall Break!

FRIDAY: Fall Break!

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #27
  2. finish sentences pretest
  3. begin parts of a sentence tutorial

TUESDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #28
  2. finish parts of a sentence tutorial
  3. begin sentences, sentence fragments, and run-ons tutorial

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #29
  2. finish sentences, sentence fragments, and run-ons tutorial
  3. begin The Sentence Interactive Lessons

THURSDAY:  Fall Break!

FRIDAY:  Fall Break!

Week of 9/15/25

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

ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday

TUESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: dis-
  2. finish Out of My Mind Section 2 Quiz
  3. begin Out of My Mind Section 3 book study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

WEDNESDAY: 

  1. Weekly Word Work: dis-
  2. Out of My Mind Section 3 book study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

THURSDAY:  

  1. Weekly Word Work: dis-
  2. finish Out of My Mind Section 3 book study
    • vocabulary
    • comprehension
    • figurative language

FRIDAY:

  1. Weekly Word Work: dis-
  2. Elements of Fiction Digital Escape Room

Out of My Mind Section 3 Quiz on Monday

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: Student Holiday

TUESDAY: 

  1. Journal Entry #19
    • Unit 1 English Vocabulary Test – retake, if needed
  2. pronouns opening lessons 2-4

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #20
    • Unit 1 English Vocabulary Test – retake, if needed
  2. share session on 9/11 interviews
  3. finish pronouns opening lessons 2-4

THURSDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #21
    • Unit 1 English Vocabulary Test – retake, if needed
  2. begin Nouns lesson

FRIDAY:

  1. Journal Entry #22
    • Unit 1 English Vocabulary Test – retake, if needed
  2. finish Nouns lesson

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

HOMEWORK ANNOUNCEMENT

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Students will be responsible for independently reading from a book/s of their choice for at least 20 minutes each night during the school week. Ideally, I’d like them to read 20 minutes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights. On short school weeks, the reading times will be adjusted. For example, if the students have Monday off, then they should read Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday that week. I understand family schedules can get crazy, so students can read extra minutes on less hectic nights and will also have the weekend to catch up on missed minutes. As long as they have their weekly required minutes, students have the freedom to read when their schedule allows it best. Also, please note that my classroom is available from 7:30AM – 7:50AM for students to come in and read, if they need the extra time to get their reading homework minutes. Although I don’t require students to track reading on a reading log, please feel free to use your own documentation method. Here is a reading log you can print, or if you’d like me to print one for your child, I’d be happy to do so; just let me know. Please understand the importance and benefits of just 20 minutes of independent reading a day and encourage your child to do his/her reading each week. I appreciate your support. 

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