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Week of 8/18/25

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ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  • context clues mini-lesson
  • Weekly Word Work: context clues
  • review genres of literature
  • review fictional story elements

TUESDAY: 

  • Weekly Word Work: context clues
  • You Are Special by Max Lucado
  • discuss the genre & characteristics of the genre
  • summarizing mini-lesson
    • HOMEWORK – spend 20 minutes reading

WEDNESDAY: 

  • Weekly Word Work: context clues
  • summarize You Are Special
  • character study
  • compare & contrast characters
    • HOMEWORK – spend 20 minutes reading

THURSDAY:  

  • Weekly Word Work: Context Clues
  • discuss the theme of You Are Special
  • review plot elements
  • complete a You Are Special plot diagram
    • HOMEWORK – spend 20 minutes reading

FRIDAY:

  • Weekly Word Work: Context Clues
  • You Are Special book review (summary, character study, setting, theme, & central message)
  • complete a You Are Special plot diagram

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  • journal entry #3
  • explain The Five Finger Rule
  • email assignment

TUESDAY: Library Day

WEDNESDAY:  

  • journal entry #4
  • Skyward lesson
  • review the 8 parts of speech

THURSDAY:  

  • journal entry #5
  • begin Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs activity sheet

FRIDAY:

  • journal entry #6 – FREE Write Friday
  • finish Nouns, Adjectives, Verbs, Adverbs activity sheet
  • Grammar Party: Review activity sheet

 

 

 

 

Week of August 11, 2025

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ADVANCED READING CLASSES:

MONDAY:

  • Middle School Meet the Teacher 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

TUESDAY: 

  • Teacher Workday

WEDNESDAY:  First Day of School for Students

  1. Organize supplies
  2. Pass out class syllabus & blog subscription letter (have parent complete for a FREE 100)
  • HOMEWORK – have parent complete blog subscription letter & bring back by Friday for a FREE 100

THURSDAY:  

  1. Join Advanced Reading Google Classroom
  2. Complete Student Survey (link in Google Classroom)
  • HOMEWORK – finish student survey, if needed & have parent complete blog subscription letter & bring back by Friday for a FREE 100, if didn’t do last night

FRIDAY: blog letter due today for a FREE 100

  1. The Important Book
  2. Response to literature
  3. Class discussion

ADVANCED ENGLISH CLASSES:

MONDAY: 

  • Middle School Meet the Teacher 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

TUESDAY: 

  • Teacher Workday

WEDNESDAY:  

  1. Journal Entry #1 (posted in Google Classroom)
  2. Meet Mrs. Owens slideshow
  3. discussion, if time permits
  • HOMEWORK – You may finish your journal entry, if you choose.

THURSDAY:  

  1. Go over 6th Grade Policies packet (get signed and bring back tomorrow)
  2. Join Advanced English Google Classroom
  3. Journal Entry #2 (posted in Google Classroom)
  4. share session

FRIDAY:

  • Cooperative Group Work Activity