Honors Language Arts January 9-13, 2017 Monday -Lexicology -Review Socratic Discussion and Types of Questions -Create Socratic Discussion Questions (due tomorrow) Tuesday -Lexicology -Socratic Discussion Wednesday -Lexicology -Classroom Spelling Bee Thursday -MAP Testing Friday -MAP Testing January 2-6, 2017 Monday -NO SCHOOL - Winter Break Tuesday -NO SCHOOL - Winter Break Wednesday -Introduction to Unit 2: The Holocaust and WWII **GENRE OF THE MONTH DUE TODAY!** Thursday -Introduction to Unit 2: Holocaust, WWII, Anne Frank (Group work for ERA Packets - packets due Friday by end of class) Friday -Introduction to Unit 2: Holocaust, WWII, Anne Frank (Group work for ERA Packets - packets due today by end of class) November 21-25, 2016 Monday -Writing Prompt (Google Classroom) -Temple Grandin Review for assessment (go over study guide and Jeopardy) -Work time to finish Temple Grandin essay Tuesday -Writing Prompt (Google Classroom) -Temple Grandin Assessment -Read-aloud **Temple Grandin essay due!** Wednesday - Friday -No School - Break November 14-18, 2016 Monday -Sentence Diagramming -Temple Grandin graphic organizer for essay -Read-aloud Tuesday -Sentence Diagramming -Temple Grandin graphic organizer for essay -Read-aloud Wednesday -Sentence Diagramming -Temple Grandin essay writing -Read-aloud Thursday -Temple Grandin Study Guide -Temple Grandin essay writing -Read-aloud Friday -Temple Grandin Study Guide -Temple Grandin essay writing -Read-aloud November 7-11, 2016 Monday -Introduce Teaching Literary Devices Partner Project -Work time for project **Project due Wednesday for station presentation HW: Read chapters 10 and 11 for tomorrow Tuesday -Work time for project **Project due Wednesday for station presentation Wednesday -Station presentation of literary devices project Thursday -Station presentation of literary devices project Friday -1/2 day: Veteran's Day Assembly and time spent in 2nd period October 31- November 4, 2016 Monday -Sentence Diagramming (Compound Subjects and Compound Verbs) -Introduction Activity to Temple Grandin -Read-aloud Tuesday -NoRedInk Practice work time -Begin reading Temple Grandin Chapter 1 with KWL chart together **HW: Chapter 2 and KWL chart (due Wednesday) **HW: NoRedInk (due Thursday by 8 a.m.) - 10 minutes each class period to work on it Wednesday -Pass back and review Sentence Diagramming Assessment -Temple Grandin Chapter 3 and questions and read Chapter 4 (due Thursday) Thursday -Sentence Diagramming Practice -Temple Grandin Chapter 4 and Google Classroom assignment -Read-aloud Friday -Literary Devices Instruction -Temple Grandin Chapters 5 and 6 -Read-aloud HW: Read Chapters 7-9 for Monday October 24-28, 2016 Monday -Writing Prompt -LMITE: Chapter 24 (read, questions, vocab.) Tuesday -Writing Prompt -LMITE: Chapter 25 (read, questions) Wednesday -Writing Prompt -Study Guide for LMITE Assessment FRIDAY -Read-aloud Thursday -Writing Prompt -Study Guide for LMITE Assessment FRIDAY (and key posted in Google Classroom) -Read-aloud Friday -Writing Prompt -LMITE Assessment -Read-aloud October 17-21, 2016 Monday -Sentence Diagramming -Start Look Me in the Eye -Read Author's Note and Prologue together and discuss as a class Tuesday -Sentence Diagramming -Group Reading of Chapter 1 (LMITE) and questions/vocab. Wednesday -Sentence Diagramming -Ch. 1 Quiz (LMITE) -Group Reading: Finish Ch. 1 and start Ch. 2 questions/vocab. (LMITE) -Read-aloud Thursday -Sentence Diagramming -Group Reading: Finish Ch. 2 and read Ch. 3 and questions/vocab. -Read-aloud Friday -Sentence Diagramming Test -Ch. 2 and 3 Quiz -Read LMITE Ch. 4 and start questions/vocab. October 10-14, 2016 Monday -No School: Columbus Day Tuesday -Writing Prompt -Graphic Organizer for "What Are You Good At?" -Read-aloud Wednesday -Writing Prompt -Graphic Organizer for "What Are You Good At?" -Read-aloud Thursday -Writing Prompt -Extended Response for "What Are You Good At?" -Read-aloud Friday -Writing Prompt -Extended Response for "What Are You Good At?" -Book Fair October 3-7, 2016 Monday -Sentence Diagramming -"Be-ers and Do'ers" Tuesday -Sentence Diagramming -"Be-ers and Do-ers" Group Extended Response Wednesday -Sentence Diagramming -"Be-ers and Do-ers" Group Extended Response Thursday -Sentence Diagramming -Read and annotate "What Are You Good At?" -Inferencing skills for "What Are You Good At?" **PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES** Friday -No School September 26-30, 2016 Monday -"Be-ers and Do-ers" Introduction and Background -Lexicology Review Tuesday -Finish Socratic Discussion Wednesday -Lexicology Test Thursday -Read and annotate "Be-ers and Do-ers" September 19-23, 2016 Monday -Writing Prompt -Indirect/Direct Characterization & Static/Dynamic Characters -Socratic Discussion Questions for "Moon" Tuesday -Writing Prompt -Socratic Discussion Questions Wednesday -Lexicology Practice -Socratic Discussion Questions -Review rules for Socratic Discussions Thursday -Socratic Discussion Friday -LMC Red Carpet Books Presentation September 12-16, 2016 Monday -Writing Prompt -Lexicology Practice -Continue reading "Moon" and annotating (two annotations/notes per page) **HW: "Moon" finished by Friday - Reading Quiz Friday!** Tuesday -ELA Benchmark Testing Wednesday -ELA Benchmark Testing Thursday -ELA Benchmark Testing Friday -"Moon" short reading quiz -Finish ELA Benchmark Testing September 5-9, 2016 Monday -No School (Labor Day) Tuesday -ELA MAP Testing Wednesday -ELA MAP Testing Thursday -Diagramming sentences -Introduce Newsela and how to use the website and features -Newsela article on child labor in U.S. (Introduction to short story "Moon") Friday -Direct and Indirect Objects and diagramming sentences -Exposition and start reading short story "Moon" as a class with annotations on exposition August 29-September 2, 2016 Monday -Writing Prompt -Review Essential Learning Targets for Unit 1 -Background information about Dyslexia Tuesday -Writing Prompt -Continue background information about Dyslexia -Read "On Being Seventeen, Bright, and Unable to Read" together as a class and annotate Wednesday -Writing Prompt -Tone and questions for "Being 17" -Socratic Discussion Questions for "Being 17" -Lexicology Review/Practice Thursday -Go over data tracking sheet for student growth this school year -Review Socratic Discussion quizzes and go over re-take procedures -Lexicology: Around the World (practice with stems) Friday -Half Day (Students will spend entire morning in X-Time.) August 22-26 2016 Monday -No School Tuesday -Set up binders -D.O.L. -NoRedInk set-up and 1st assignment (due Fri. @8 a.m.) -How to Annotate -Socratic Discussions H/O HW: Annotate Socratic Discussions H/O and study for Soc. Disc. Quiz Thurs. Wednesday -D.O.L. (FANBOYS) -Lexicology Review Lists #1-3 (review from 7th grade) -Socratic Discussion group work and presenting HW: Study for Soc. Disc. Quiz Thurs. Thursday -Genre of the Month - assign 1st project (Aug/Sept month - Fantasy) -Socratic Discussion Quiz -Explain Summer Reading assignment (due Fri. 9/2) -Begin Unit 1 Introduction - Butterfly Circus and essential learning targets HW: NoRedInk (FANBOYS) - due Friday @8 a.m. Friday -Continue Unit 1 Introduction - Butterfly Circus and essential learning questions for unit -Lexicology Practice Lists #1-3 -Article and annotations: "On Being 17, Bright, and Unable to Read" (due Mon.) August 15-19, 2016 Monday -No School Tuesday -No School Wednesday -About Ms. Fox -Index Cards -Syllabus/Expectations -Icebreaker Activity Thursday -Language Arts Questionnaire -Icebreaker Activity -Absent Buddy Sign-Up Friday -Icebreaker Activity -Google Classroom Sign-In -Writing Prompt HW: Independent Reading Book by MONDAY!