Wednesday, April 30th

Periods 1-3
1) Storyboard Draft Check
2) Storyboard Workshop
HW: Keep working on your final storyboard!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What have you learned from writing and sharing your children's book?
2) Last few stories...
3) Book review samples
HW: choose which book you will write a review for

Periods 6&8
1) Draft Checks
2) Writing Workshop
HW: Keep working!

Tuesday, April 29th

Periods 1-3
1) Storyboard Workshop
(Show me your completed storyboard draft when you are finished!)
HW: Finish your draft!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What was your favorite part about the shared stories yesterday? What do you hope to see/hear today?
2) Sharing
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Draft Check
2) Writing/Storyboard Workshop
HW: Complete storyboard draft!

Monday, April 28th

Periods 1-3
1) Storyboard Intro (Turn in brainstorm to Ms. Aguirre in class today)
2) Storyboard Workshop
(Tell me to pass papers back!!!)
HW: Complete Storyboard draft and citations for Thursday (We will have another work day tomorrow)

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What did you enjoy about the writing process for your children's book? What was difficult for you?
2) Sharing
HW: None (Complete any late books!)

Periods 6&8
1) Storyboard Intro
2) Workshop Day (Storyboard or short story)
Everyone should be quietly, independently working!
HW: Complete short story draft for tomorrow.

Thursday, April 24th

Periods 1-3
1) Integrated Unit 4 Introduction
2) Brainstorm
3) STAAR Reading Scores
HW: Complete Brainstorm for History Checkpoint 1 Due Monday in Ms. Aguirre's Class!!!

Periods 4&5
1) Books- Check
2) Sharing
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) Integrated Unit 4 Introduction
2) Brainstorm
3) Writing Workshop
4) STAAR Reading Scores
HW: Complete draft of short story for Monday. Complete Brainstorm for History Checkpoint 1 Due Monday in Ms. Aguirre's Class!!!

Monday, April 21st

Periods 1-3
1) Complete History Review
2) Library
3) SSR
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) Children's Books
2) Sharing
HW: Complete if it's not already finished!

Periods 6&8
1) Complete History Review
2) Library
3) SSR
HW: None

Thursday, April 17th

Periods 1-3
1) History Review
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) Illustration Workshop
HW: Complete illustrations, and bind your book for Monday!

Periods 6&8
1) History Review
2) Writing Workshop
HW: Work on draft

Wednesday, April 16th

Periods 1-3
1) Book Talks
2) Books of Interest
HW: None

Periods 4&5
1) 505
2) Drafting/printing
HW: Have all pages ready to illustrate!

Periods 6&8
1) Book Talks
2) The Yellow Wallpaper Socratic Seminar
HW: Short Story Brainstorm

Tuesday, April 15th

Periods 1-3
1) Book Talks
2) Discussion
HW: Tomorrow is last book talk day

Periods 4&5
1) If You Give A Pig A Party
2) Illustration Workshop
HW: 505 Tomorrow

Periods 6&8
1) Book Talks
2) Discussion
HW: Yellow Wallpaper Annotations DUE TOMORROW!

Monday, April 14th

Periods 1-3
1) Reminders (Turn in book review)
2) Book Talks
HW: Be prepared for your book talk slot!

Periods 4&5
1) Do you consider yourself a good artist?
How are you going to make sure that your reader gets the visuals that they need for your story?
2) Illustration Workshop
HW: Keep working!

Periods 6&8
1) Reminders (Turn in book review)
2) Book Talks
HW: Be prepared for your book talk slot!

Friday, April 11th

Periods 1-3
1) Log On
2) Draft Check
3) RADaR
HW: Complete revisions; final book review, and book talk, both due on Monday!

Periods 4&5
1) Brainstorm Check
2) Log On
3) Rough Draft Writing
HW: Complete! Bring your art supplies to illustrate on Monday!

Periods 6&8
1) Log On
2) Draft Check
3) Peer RADaR
HW: Complete revisions; final book review, and book talk, both due Monday!

Thursday, April 10th

Periods 1-3
1) PW: For your book talk, what are you nervous about? What are you excited about?
2) Discussion
3) Book Talk: Note Cards
4) Book Talk: Sign Up
HW: Finish your book! Complete your book review draft for tomorrow!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: As the author of a children's book, what is your goal? What is your responsibility?
2) Discussion- collect brainstorms
3) Stations: Complete Rotations
HW: Work on draft- Meet in 505 tomorrow!

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: The Yellow Wallpaper
2) Discussion
3) Book Talk: Note Cards
4) Book Talk: Sign Up
HW: Complete your book and your book review draft before class tomorrow!

Wednesday, April 9th

Periods 1-3
Computer Lab 505
1) Outline Check
2) Book Review Write-Up
HW: Be ready with your draft Friday!

Periods 4&5
Computer Lab 505
1) Assignment Handout- Go Over
2) Brainstorm
HW: Brainstorm is due at the beginning of class on Friday.
Print a copy if you need to work on it at home!

Periods 6&8
Computer Lab 505
1) Outline Check
2) Book Review Write-Up
HW: Be ready with your draft Friday!

Tuesday, April 8th

Periods 1-3
1) SSR: Choice Book
2) Outline Workshop
HW: Complete outline for tomorrow!

Periods 4&5
1) PW: What makes a book good? Why? How does the author do it?
2) Discussion
3) Stations
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: Choice Book
2) Outline Workshop
3) Discussion- Authoring
HW: Complete outline for tomorrow!

Monday, April 7th

Periods 1-3
1) SSR: Choice Book
2) What is a book talk?
3) Outline for Book Review
HW: Keep reading!

Periods 4&5
1) Listening: Children's Book
2) Plot: Diagram
3) Setting: Discuss
4) Characters: Map
HW: Read and bring in a children's book.

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: Choice Book
2) What is a book talk?
3) Outline for Book Review
HW: Keep Reading!

Friday, April 4th

Periods 1-3
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop- Choice Reading
HW: Continue reading your choice book!

Periods 4&5
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop- Choice Reading
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop- Choice Reading
HW: Continue reading your choice book!

Friday, April 4th

Periods 1-3
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop
HW: Keep reading your choice book!

Periods 4&5
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: Masquerade Ball
2) Discussion
3) Mask Workshop
HW: Keep reading your choice book!

Thursday, April 3rd

Periods 1-3
1) Sustained Silent Reading: Choice Book- 15 minutes
2) What is a Masquerade?
3) Mask-making
HW: None (Continue reading choice book)

Periods 4&5
1) SSR: Choice Book
2) What is a Masquerade?
3) Mask-making
HW: None

Periods 6&8
1) SSR: A Rose for Emily
2) Why wear a mask? Discussion of the purpose behind Masquerades...
3) Mask-making
HW: None (Continue reading choice book)