Monday, September 30th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: SAR: 1) How does Bilbo help the dwarves escape from the elves in Chapter 9? 2) In chapter 11, who finally figures out how to unlock the gate?
2) Hand SARs in.
3) Discussion
4) SSR Chapter 12
HW: Chapter 12

Periods 4&5
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Complete Cover Letter
3) Begin Short Story (Final typed draft)
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) PW: How will Odysseus' journey end? How do you know?
2) Socratic Seminar
HW: Book 8

Friday, September 27th

Periods 1-3
1) Computer Lab 505 SRI Testing
2) Hobbit Chapters 10-11
HW: Chapters 10-11

Periods 4&5
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Look up example cover letters
3) Type up and format your cover letter
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Computer Lab 505 SRI Testing
2) Odyssey Book 7
HW: Odyssey Book 7

Wednesday, September 25th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Who/What is Beorn? What is his purpose in the story?
2) Discussion
3) Reading/IP Workshop
HW: Chapter 8 (Checkpoint 2 Due TOMORRW!)

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What did you learn about writing a cover letter?
2) Discussion
3) The Medicine Bag introduction
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What are some productive ways to disagree with people? How can you constructively disagree?
2) Discussion
3) Socratic Dialogue
HW: Book 6

Tuesday, September 24th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: (10 min SAR) Who saves Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves in chapter 6?
2) Discussion
3) CP2 Check-in
4) SSR- Chapter 7
HW: Chapter 7

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What is something you are good at? What is something that you are bad at? How can you share your talents with others? How can others help you with your struggles?
2) Discussion/Sharing
3) Cover Letter Check
4) Peer Review/RADaR
HW: Complete revisions

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What are three things Telamachus has learned so far?
2) Discussion
3) Socratic Dialogue
HW: Book 5

Monday, September 23rd

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What happened to their ponies?
2) Discussion
3) Writing Folders
4) Vocabulary Workshop
HW: Chapter 6

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Who is the most influential person in your life? Why?
2) Discussion
3) Writing Folders/Writing Workshop
HW: Finish Cover Letter Draft!

Periods 6&8
1) PW: Tell me a story about a time you discovered something about yourself, or someone else.
2) Discussion
3) Circle-up/ Socratic Dialogue
HW: Book 4

Friday, September 20th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: (SAR TO BE TURNED IN) How does Bilbo feel about elves?
2) Checkpoint 2 Work-Day
3) SSR
HW: Chapters 4&5

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Do you use the same tone of voice and language when speaking to your best friend, your mom, your principal, your teachers? Why or why not?
2) Discussion/ Audience
3) Cover Letter- Model, Outline
HW: Complete your outline

Periods 6&8
1) Socratic Dialogue
2) SSR Book 3
HW: Book 3

Thursday, September 19th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Does Bilbo help or hinder the group in this chapter? Explain.
2) Discussion
3) SAR Explanation
4) Vocabulary Workshop
HW: Chapter 3

Periods 4&5
1) PW: There are many important ways in which you will use written communication in your lifetime. WHat are some of them?
2) Discussion
3) Finish RADaR
4) Writing Folders
5) Brainstorm
HW: None (Unless you haven't finished your draft.)

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What has happened to Odysseus? Where does he wish to go?
2) Socratic Dialogue
HW: Book 2

Wednesday, September 18th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Describe Bilbo's personality in chapter 1.
2) Discussion
3) SAR- choose one of 2 on the board
4) SSR- Chapter 2
HW: Complete and annotate Chapter 2

Periods 4&5
1) PW: How do you add voice to your writing? What is the importance of dialogue in your story?
2) Discussion
3) Sentence Presentations
4) RADaR
HW: Complete revisions

Periods 6&8
1) Group Up
2) Presentations of Gods from Greek Mythology
3) What is an epic?
4) The Odyssey- Begin Book 1
HW: Complete Book 1

Tuesday, September 17th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What do you know about The Hobbit?
2) Discussion/ Discuss Habit 2
3) Pass out books and sticky notes
4) Class reading
HW: Complete Chapter 1

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Fix the sentences on the board
2) Discussion
3) Dialogue Mini-Lesson
4) RADaR
HW: Revisions

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What do you know about Greek Mythology?
2) Share/Discussion
3) Group Research
4) Sharing
HW: Odyssey Book 1

Monday, September 16th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Tell me about an adventure you have been on.
2) Sharing/Discussion
3) Habit 2 LiM
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Write about an excited squirrel.
2) Share/Discussion (Draft Check)
3) Tone/Voice Lesson and Practice
HW: Revisions

Periods 6&8
1) PW: Why is it important to be heard?
2) Sharing/Discussion
3) Habit 2 LiM
HW: None (Bring smartphones/ipod touch/ipads to class tomorrow)

Friday, September 13th

Periods 1-3
1) Log On
2) Complete Checkpoint 1
3) Print and hand in
4) Begin Checkpoint 2
HW: Enjoy your weekend!

Periods 4&5
1) Log On
2) Complete rough draft
3) Have Mrs. Hughes look at your paper before you print!
HW: Complete for homework if not finished in class!

Periods 6&8
1) Log On
2) Complete Final Copy
3) Sharing
HW: Finish and PRINT final copy!

Thursday, September 12th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Would you have made a good colonist? Why or why not?
2) Discussion
3) Group Reading
4) Independent SAR: What are two things that Lane described in his letter that seemed to surprise him?
HW: Complete SAR. Meet in 505 tomorrow!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Tell me about one of the characters in your story. Describe them in detail.
2) Discussion
3) Daily Language Practice
4) Plot Diagram- Diagram the plot for your short story
HW: Complete the plot diagram. Meet in 505 tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) PW: Why do we need to revise our work? What is the difference between revising and editing?
2) Discussion
3) RADaR- Peer revision
4) Written revisions
HW: Bring your "RADaRed" draft to lab 505 tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 11th

Periods 1-3
1) Sit quietly and wait for instructions
2) Log on
3) Work on Checkpoint 1- save or print!
HW: Don't forget to bring your "The Colony at Roanoake" Article tomorrow!

Periods 4&5
1) Sit quietly and wait for instructions
2) HW Check- Brainstorm
3) Log on
4) Work on rough draft of imaginative story
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Log on
2) Complete Rough Draft of Memoir or Autobiography
3) RADaR
4) Work on revisions (We will have class time Friday to finish)
HW: Make sure SAR's from yesterday are complete and handed in by the beginning of class tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 10th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: When early colonists came to North America what did they find?
2) Discussion (Hand in SAR's from yesterday!)
3) Group Reading and Annotating
4) SAR
5) Explanation of tomorrow- Lab 505 Procedures
HW: Finish SAR

Periods 4&5
1) PW: The setting of your story is the hallway of Krueger Middle School at 9:00 in the morning. Tell me the rest of the story.
2) Sharing
3) Complete Character Charts
4) Group Brainstorming
5) 505 Procedures
HW: Complete brainstorm

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What makes an SAR question good?
2) Question Check
3) Trade Group Questions
4) Hand in answered questions
5) Announcements (505 tomorrow)
HW: None

Monday, September 9th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What are the three parts of an SAR? Explain why each part is important.
2) Discuss
3) Partner SAR
4) SAR On your own!
HW: Complete SAR

Periods 4&5
1) PW: See sentences on the board. Write them, then add details to make them better.
2) Discussion
3) Review- T Chart
4) Character Chart- Go over, get into groups
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Power Write: What is a Short Answer Response?
2) Discussion
3) SAR Review
4) Science World SAR
5) Assignment: Write your own SAR question
HW: Complete your SAR question for homework!

Friday, September 6th

Periods 1-3
1) Power Write: Is the news always right? Should the news always be right?
2) Discussion & yesterday's article
3) SAR introduction
4) Partner SAR
HW: None

Periods 4&5 ("Drum Cafe" at 11:30)
1) Power Write: What was the moral of the story "Waters of Gold?" Who are you more like, Auntie Lily or the rich neighbor? Explain.
2) Discuss
3) Raymond's Run Recap
4) Finish reading with a partner- fill out T-Chart
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Rough Draft Check-Computer Lab 505
2) Assign Seats
3) Writing Workshop
HW: We will be in the computer lab next Wednesday to finish up. If you need more than one more class period to complete your autobiography or memoir, please work on it at home!

Wednesday, September 4th

Period 1
1) Power Write: What does it mean to advocate for yourself? Why is it important to do this?
2) Discussion
3) Hand in Letters
4) LiM Foundation
HW: None

Periods 2&3
1) PW: Think about all of your bad habits. Which ones should you work on changing?
2) Discussion
3) LiM Foundation and Habit 1
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Be imaginative. Your main character's name is Glenn Richmond. Introduce him.
2) Sharing
3) Raymond's Run Cont'd
4) Explanation of tomorrow
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What makes someone noteworthy?
2) Group work- biography
3) Sharing
HW: None

Tuesday, September 3rd

Period 1
1) Grab your spiral and work on your letter
2) RADaR
3) Revisions
HW: Complete letter at home if not completed by the end of class

Periods 2&3
1) Power Write: What does it mean to advocate for yourself? Why is it important to do this?
2) Discussion
3) Finish and hand in letters
4) LiM Introduction
HW: None (Unless letter is not complete)

Periods 4&5
1) Power Write: What does it mean to advocate for yourself? Why is it important to do this?
2) Discussion
3) Turn letters in!
4) Raymond's Run Class Reading
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Power Write: What does it mean to advocate for yourself? Why is it important to do this?
2) Discussion
3) Writing Workshop: Complete draft of autobiography or memoir
HW: None