Happy Halloween! Thursday, October 31st

Periods 1-3
1) Complete Presentations
2) Discussion
3) Written Reflection
HW: Complete Reflection

Period 4
1) What is a debate?
2) Discussion
3) Note Card Debates
HW: None

Period 5
1) 13th Floor Bullying Presentation

Period 6
1) Course Protection Day
Work on History Fair, read, work on anything for school that needs to get completed!
HW: Happy Halloween!

Period 8
1) Ms. McDaniel's Room- 8K Awards!

Wednesday, October 30th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What are some good things to remember when speaking for an audience? What are some good things to remember as a member of an audience?
2) Discussion/ guidelines
3) Story Sharing
HW: None

Period 4
1) Finish Sharing (Courtyard)
2) Discussion
3) Reflection
HW: Complete Reflection

Period 5
1) PW: What is a debate?
2) Discussion
3) Note Card Debate
4) Discussion
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What are some good things to remember when speaking for an audience? What are some good things to remember as a member of an audience?
2) Discussion/ guidelines
3) Story Sharing
HW: None

Tuesday, October 29th

Periods 1-4- RediStep Testing

Period 5
1) Courtyard
2) Complete Sharing
3) Reflection Piece- Complete and hand in
HW: Complete reflection piece

Periods 6&8
1) Fear Discussion
2) Story Workshop
HW: Complete story for class tomorrow!

Monday, October 28th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: How do you convince someone to do or believe something you want them to?
2) Discussion/sharing
3) Sticky-note story
Compose an original story utilizing the sticky notes from the image your group chose on Friday. These stories will be shares out loud in front of the class Wednesday. Each person must have their own story.
HW: Complete story

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What are the characteristics of a good audience member? When you are speaking, what do you hope to see from the audience?
2) Discussion
3) Coffee House Sharing (Outside, weather permitting)
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) PW: What are you afraid of?
2) Discussion
3) Fear Gallery Walk
4) Discussion/reflection
HW: Complete reflection

Friday, October 25th

Happy Birthday, Coach "B!"

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What are you afraid of?
2) Gallery Walk
3) Discussion
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) Free Reading Friday
Quietly read a choice book or work on your writing piece to share Monday
HW: Be prepared to share on Monday

Periods 6&8
1) Free Reading Friday
Quietly read a choice book or work on something for another class
HW: None

Thursday, October 24th

Periods 1-3
1) Map Group 5 minute prep
2) Presentations
3) Tell Tale Heart Discussion
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) Daily Language Practice: See board
2) Tell Tale Heart Discussion
3) Sharing prep- complete final, illustrated story or poem
HW: Be prepared for sharing tomorrow

Periods 6&8
1) Odyssey Test
HW: Bring a book tomorrow

Tuesday, October 22nd

Periods 1-3
1) ETA Field Trip

Periods 4&5
1) Daily Language Practice: See the board
2) Tell Tale Heart- group reading
3) Literary Analysis- suspense
HW: Complete unfinished classwork

Periods 6&8
1) Power Write (to hand in): Did the end surprise you. How? Why or why not?
2) Socratic Seminar
HW: Checkpoint 3- Odyssey test will be Thursday!

Monday, October 21st

Periods 1-3
1) PW: Write a brief book review for The Hobbit. (5 minutes)
2) Sharing
3) Mapping Groups- complete the mapping assignment. These will be shared in class on Thursday!
HW: Finish the map for Thursday

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What is your favorite day of the week? Explain to me, in detail, why this is.
2) Sharing
3) Writing Workshop
4) RADaR
HW: Complete revisions

Periods 6&8
1) Checkpoint 3 Workday
2) Checkpoint 3 will be due by the end of the day Wednesday!
HW: Finish The Odyssey and Checkpoint 3

Thursday, October 17th

Periods 1-3
1) Hobbit Test
Come in, take a test paper, grab your spiral, and get started. You may use your book and any SAR you have with you. You ONLY have this class period to complete the test.
NO HOMEWORK!

Periods 4&5
1) Power Write: My favorite kind of writing is... I like this kind of writing because... I wish we never had to write... One thing I need to work on in my writing is... One thing I am doing better this year is...
2) Discussion
3) Writing Workshop/Conferences
HW: Finish your draft!

Periods 6&8
1) Take out your questions and circle up
2) Socratic Seminar
HW: Finish the book for Monday! (Digital Citizenship tomorrow)

Wednesday, October 16th

Periods 1-3
1) Reading Benchmark
Reminder: Hobbit Test Tomorrow!!!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Are you someone who enjoys scary movies? Why or why not?
2) Read-through: What did everyone say?
3) Independent creative writing
HW: none

Periods 6&8
1) Reading Benchmark
HW: Through book 22: Prepare one question for each book 18-22.

Tuesday, October 15th

Periods 1-3
1) Reading Benchmark Test
Reminder: Hobbit Test will be THIS Thursday!

Periods 4&5
1) Daily Language Practice: Write an original paragraph about a time you were scared. One sentence must contain an Opening Adjective, and one has to contain a Participial Phrase.
2) Sharing
3) Fear Gallery Walk

Periods 6&8
1) Reading Benchmark Test
Reminder: Through Book 22 for Thursday!

Thursday, October 10th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: What was the best part of The Hobbit for you? What was the "truth" that Bilbo found? (NOT AN SAR)
2) Hand in Checkpoint 3
3) Group Mapping Activity
HW: Study your annotations! Test will be Thursday! (Reading Benchmark will be given Tuesday and Wednesday next week.)

Periods 4&5
1) PW: There are many different ways to say the same thing. Write the sentences that are on the board differently, while still getting the same point across.
2) Loose ends- hand in papers
3) Sentence Composing- Opening Adjective- Groupwork
HW: Complete

Periods 6&8
1) Question Check
2) Socratic Seminar
HW: Read through book 20 for Tuesday!

Wednesday, October 9th

Periods 1-3
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Log On
3) Work on Checkpoint 3
4) Citation Workshop
HW: Complete AND print Checkpoint 3 for class tomorrow. If I don't have it in hand by the beginning of class tomorrow, it is LATE! This essay will have 5 points deducted for each day it is late!

Periods 4&5
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Log On
3) Enough Essay Revision Workshop
4) Revise and print
No HW

Periods 6&8
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Hand in Checkpoint 2
3) Work on Checkpoint 3
HW: Through book 16 for class tomorrow. Checkpoint 3 is due next Wednesday!

Tuesday, October 8th

Periods 1-3
1) Digital Citizenship pre-test
2) Digital Citizenship Day 1
3) 3-2-1 Ticket out the Door (Hand in)
HOMEWORK: Chapter 19

Periods 4&5
1) Digital Citizenship pre-test
2) Digital Citizenship Day 1
3) 3-2-1 Ticket out the Door (Hand in)

Periods 6&8
1) Digital Citizenship pre-test
2) Digital Citizenship Day 1
3) 3-2-1 Ticket out the Door (Hand in)
HOMEWORK: Book 16

Friday, October 4th

Periods 1-3
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Using your outline (Checkpoint 2) compose your essay (Checkpoint 3)
3) We will be back in here Wednesday next week
Reminder: Checkpoint 3 is DUE Thursday, October 10th
HW: Chapters 16 and 17

Periods 4&5
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Complete Short Story
3) Complete 'Enough' Essay
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Checkpoint 1
3) Checkpoint 2
HW: Through book 14

Thursday, October 3rd

Periods 1-3
1) PW: SAR: What happens to Smaug?
2) SAR review
3) SSR Chapter 15
HW: Chapter 15

Periods 4&5
1) PW: Daily Language Practice- See Board
2) 'Enough' Essay
3) RADaR
HW: Complete essay and RADaR

Periods 6&8
1) PW: SAR: See Board
2) Turn In
3) Socratic Seminar
HW: Book 11

Tuesday, October 1st

Periods 1-3
1) What does Bilbo take from Smaug? What do you predict will happen next?
2) Discussion
3) Independent Vocabulary Work
4) Return CP2- CP3 due NEXT Thursday 10/10
HW: Chapter 13 and 14 for Thursday (Toyota trip tomorrow) Also, finish vocabulary!

Periods 4&5
1) What "stuff" is important to you?
2) Discussion
3) Article Reading
HW: Finish reading the article

Periods 6&8
1) Socratic Seminar
2) SSR
HW: Book 9 and 10 (For Thursday)