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)