Friday, September 26th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Free Reading Friday
(Your Hobbit Test will be Tuesday.)
HW: Finish The Hobbit- Study Literary Devices!

Period 6
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Final Draft
3) Editing Checklist
4) Share with ehughe1@neisd.net
HW: Finish Final if not completed at home. Read through Chapter 22 for Monday!

Period 7
1) Circle-Up
2) Socratic Seminar
HW: Read Book 2

Period 8
1) Recycling
2) Help Coach B prep Lower Gym
HW: None

Thursday, September 25th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud
2) Literary Devices Sharing (Turn-In)
3) Paper hand-back/Reading
HW: Chapter 18

Period 6
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Typing Final Draft
HW: Continue reading/working on final!

Period 7
1) Read-Aloud
2) Practice Socratic Seminar (Assign roles for tomorrow's seminar)
3) Reading Time
HW: Book 2

Period 8
1) Take out HW
2) Roadblocks/ Curriculum
3) Recycling Plan!
HW: None

Wednesday, September 24th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) WoD
2) Library- Biblio Registration
3) Reading
HW: Chapter 17 (Will share literary devices tomorrow!)

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) Revision Conferences/ Writing Workshop
HW: Be prepared to type your stories and make necessary changes tomorrow!

Period 7
1) WoD
2) Library- Biblio Registration
3) The Odyssey
HW: Book 1

Period 8
1) Picture
2) Complete Handout
3) Activity
4) Norms Poster (if time)
HW: What is one goal that you have for this year? Tell me about it!

Tuesday, September 23rd

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud- Student Choice
2) Group Work- Literary Devices in The Hobbit
HW: Read Chapter 16

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud- Student Choice
2) Rough Drafts-RADaR
3) Good Revision is...
HW: Read Chapter 17

Period 7
1) Encyclopedia of Mythology
Collaborative Notes/ Intro to Odyssey
2) Odyssey Books
HW: Read Book 1 for Thursday

Period 8
1) Norms Poster
2) Name Scrabble
3) Curriculum
HW: None

Monday, September 22nd

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud
2) Student Group Assignments
3) Literary Devices in The Hobbit
HW: Chapter 15

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) SAR Explanation
3) SAR
HW: Chapter 16

Period 7
1) Final Sharing Day
2) Reflections-Hand-In
3) Mythology- What do you know?
HW: Compose a list of everything you know about Mythology!

Period 8
1) Recycling Reflection PP
2) Curriculum
HW: None

Friday, September 19th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Scholastic Reading Inventory
3) Word of the Day Test!!!
HW: Chapters 13 and 14

Period 6
1) Computer Lab 505
2) Turn In Draft
3) Word of the Day Test
4) Begin typing!
HW: Chapters 14 and 15

Period 7
1) Computer Lab 505 (Turn in Reflection)
2) Scholastic Reading Inventory
3) Word of the Day Test
HW: None

Period 8
1) Recycling

Thursday, September 18th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Hand Back SAR
2) Discuss Demonstration of Support
3) Chapter 11 SAR
HW: Read Chapter 12 (WoD Test Tomorrow!!!)

Period 6
1) Finish Sentence Variety Notes
2) Writing Workshop
HW: Draft Due TOMORROW! (WoD Test Tomorrow!!!)
Read Chapter 14

Period 7
1) Sharing Autobiography's
2) Reflection
HW: Compose a reflection about your favorite piece!
(WoD Test Tomorrow!!!)

Period 8
1) Curriculum
2) Preparation for Recycling Tomorrow!
HW: Wash your tie dye, by hand, then throw it in the dryer!

Wednesday, September 17th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Turn-In SAR (WoD Test will be Friday!)
2) Read-Aloud
3) Discussion
4) SSR
HW: Chapter 11. There WILL be an SAR tomorrow!

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud (WoD Test will be Friday!)
2) 11 Sentence Structures
3) Reading/Writing Workshop: Draft DUE Friday!
HW: Read Chapter 13

Period 7
1) Autobiography Sharing Cont'd
HW: Be prepared to share/reflect on others' work

Period 8
1) Complete Questions
2) Discussion
3) Weather Check: Tie Dye OR Curriculum
HW: None

Tuesday, September 16th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) SAR Rubric Close-Read
2) Discussion
3) SAR Revisions (Ch. 5)- Return for grade
4) Reading
HW: Chapter 10 (Make sure you are caught up- there may be an SAR tomorrow!)

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) Discussion
3) Reading/Writing Workshop
HW: Chapter 12

Period 7
1) Presentations Cont'd
HW: Be prepared to present if you haven't yet! Make sure you're remembering details from others' stories!

Period 8
1) Name Game
2) Curriculum
HW: Bring Tie-Dye stuff!!!

Monday, September 15th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Prep. Time
2) Character Sketch Sharing
3) Discussion
4) Reading
HW: Chapter 9

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) Outline Check
3) Writing Workshop
HW: Chapter 11

Period 7
1) Audience: Listening/Speaking Reminders
2) Autobiographical Story Sharing
HW: Be prepared to share tomorrow if you didn't share today!

Period 8
1) Riddle Sharing
2) Curriculum
3) Week Planning
HW: None

Friday, September 12th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud (Ch. 1 and Ch. 6)
2) Discussion
3) Pair Character Sketch
4) Reading
(We will share character sketches on Monday!)
HW: Read Chapters 7&8

Period 6
1) Discussion- Lunch Detention Monday (Whole Class)
2) Writing Workshop- Brainstorm
3) Writing Workshop- Outline
HW: Complete outline, and Chapters 9&10, for class Monday!

Period 7
1) Draft Check
2) RADaR
3) Revisions in writing!
HW: Revise your essay! Final due Monday!

Period 8
1) Code of Conduct
2) Curriculum
3) Shirts
HW: Bring tie-dye supplies Monday!

Wednesday, September 10th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud (Hobbit)
2) Discussion
3) Checkpoint 1 Turn-In
4) SSR- Chapter 5
HW: Chapter 5

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) Discussion (Katniss)
3) Character Sketch
4) Reading- Chapter 7 (Catch up :)
HW: Chapter 8 due Friday

Period 7
1) Checkpoint 1 Turn-In
2) Outline Check
3) Writing Workshop (explanation and writing!)
HW: Complete draft 1 for Friday

Period 8
1) Power-Write- 5 mins
2) Sharing
3) Code of Conduct
4) Curriculum
HW: Get Code of Conduct signed!

Tuesday, September 9th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud: Hobbit
2) Discussion
3) Checkpoint 1 Workshop
HW: Complete CP 1 for HW (No reading HW tonight)

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud
2) Discussion
3) Utopia Explanation and Article
4) Reading Time
HW: Complete Chapter 7

Period 7
1) Integrated Project Explanation
2) IP Checkpoint 1 Workshop
3) Writing Workshop
HW: Complete CP 1 for HW (due tomorrow), Remember, draft 1 of autobiographical story due Friday!

Period 8
1) Share Homework
2) Activity 1
3) Norms
4) Binders
HW: None

Monday, September 8th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud: Ch. 3 Passage
2) Discussion
3) Integrated Project Explanation
Notes Pages for History/ English Checkpoints- Checkpoint 1 in class TOMORROW!
HW: Read Chapter 4

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud: Ch. 4
2) Discussion
3) Summary- 22 Words
4) Sharing
5) Reading
HW: Read Chapter 5

Period 7
1) Read-Aloud: Autobiography
2) Discussion: What makes someone noteworthy?
3) Outline Check
4) IP Introduction
5) Writing Workshop
HW: Rough Draft!

Period 8
1) PALS Introductions
2) Brain Dump Sharing
3) Curriculum
HW: Riddle (If you haven't done yours yet!)

Friday, September 5th

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Study- 5 min
2) WoD Test
3) Free Reading
HW: Through Ch. 3

Period 6
1) Study-5 min
2) WoD Test
3) Free Reading
HW: Through Ch. 4

Period 7
1) Study- 5 min
2) WoD Test
3) Writing Workshop
Compose an outline for your autobiographical story.
HW: Complete outline for Monday-  BE DETAILED!

Thursday, September 4th

Periods 2,3&5
1) Read Aloud- Hobbit
2) Complete Terms Notes
3) Hobbit Chapter 1
HW: Finish reading Chapter 1

Period 6
1) Bell Work: 17 word summary of Ch. 2
2) Sharing
3) Precise and Concrete Language
4) Read chapter 3
HW: Finish Chapter 3

Period 7
1) Finish Terms Notes
2) Character Sketch
3) Begin Autobiographical Story
HW: Complete outline for Monday!

Period 8
1) Riddle Sharing
2) Plans and reminders for tomorrow
3) Binders!
HW: Bring sack lunch and a sweater for tomorrow!

Wednesday, September 3rd

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud- 3 students share their HW paragraph
2) Discussion (turn in HW)
3) Finish Literary Device Notes
4) Begin Literary Terms Notes
HW: None

Period 6
1) Bell Work: Compose a 5 sentence summary of Ch. 1. You will turn it in.
2) Read-Aloud (close reading passage from Ch. 1)
3) Group Close Reading
4) Sharing
HW: Chapter 2

Period 7
1) Read-Aloud- 3 students share their HW paragraph
2) Discussion (turn in HW)
3) Finish Literary Device Notes
4) Begin Literary Terms Notes
HW: None

Period 8
1) Permission Slips/ Share riddles :)
2) Tie Dye
3) Norms Poster
HW: none

Tuesday, September 2nd

Periods 2, 3&5
1) Read-Aloud: poem (Don't forget WoD)
2) Notes Explanation (Hand back summaries)
3) Literary Devices Notes
HW: Compose 1 paragraph about how literary devices connect to Figure 19. You will turn in tomorrow.

Period 6
1) Read-Aloud- Article (Don't forget WoD)
2) Hand back summaries
3) Class Summary
4) Hunger Games Chapter 1
HW: Finish reading Chapter 1!

Period 7
1) Read-Aloud- poem
2) Summaries- Notes Explanation
3) Literary Device Notes
HW: In the story of your life, are you a static or dynamic character? Explain in 1 complete paragraph that you will turn in tomorrow.

Period 8
1) Name Game- New Classmates!!!
2) Tie Dye... attempt!
HW: Compose 1 paragraph about what you expect to do and get out of being a PAL at Krueger this year! You will share and turn it in for a grade!