Week of October 23
Monday Oct 23
DHAM Stations + Mandy Harvey article
Station notes
Video Links:
Mandy Harvey AGT
Sue Austin TED talk
Rosie King TED talk
Michael Phelps ADHD
Marla Runyan video
BONUS VIDEO Temple Grandin
BONUS VIDEO: Loretta Claiborne
Tuesday Oct 24
Finish stations and notes
Wednesday Oct 25
Review for Q1 Assessment
Stations and answers
Thursday Oct 26
Quarter 1 assessment part 1
Friday Oct 27
Quarter 1 assessment part 2
Submit Q1 answers here
**BRING OUTSIDERS BOOK MONDAY**
Week of October 16
Monday
Begin planning and writing "the R-word blog"
Plan sheet
Rubric
Sample blogs
Tuesday
Writing/typing time for the blog
Peer edit if ready!
Wednesday
Assembly schedule (Reggie Dabbs)
Guest speaker in ELA- Ms. Wood from Camp PALS
Extra time? Keep blogging!
Thursday
Final day of typing in class
DHAM stations
Drop blogs in Google Classroom (if typing):
Core 1's code is epluodc
Core 2's code is zc7dse
Friday
Early release schedule
Turn in blog/plan sheet
DHAM stations
Week of October 9
Monday
Peer analysis of your narrative poem
Begin working on final draft (typed or written neatly in pen)
How to turn prose into poetry PPT
AOW 6: Club Unify due Friday
Tuesday
Last day in class to work on final draft of poem
Final copy is due tomorrow
Wednesday
Disability History Awareness Month activities
Special Olympics/Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Thursday
30 for 30 Brave in the Attempt
Finish EKS packet and questions
R- Word discussion
Friday
Begin research for "end the R-word" blog writing
R-Word history and background
R-Word Fact Sheet
R-Word Speaking Points
R-Word Website
Mya and Noah video
Week of October 2
Monday
AOW 5: Tiny Scientists due Friday (see AOW page for copy and details)
Narrative Poetry Project (whole class period to work)
Tuesday
Work on Narrative Poetry Project (due Thursday, beginning of class)
Wednesday
Last day in class work time for narrative poetry packet
HWK: Narrative Poetry Project due tomorrow
Thursday
Introduce Narrative Poetry Writing (docx version)
Pick journal entry to develop into a poem; begin plan sheets
Friday
Finish plan sheets, draft and self edit poem
How to Write A (Good) Poem TED Talk -- so helpful!
HWK: draft due Monday for peer edits
Week of September 25
Monday
Intro to poetry Prezi
Fill in notes on pg. 13 of your TOC
AOW 4: Tony Steinberg due Friday (see AOW page for copy of the article/help)
Tuesday
Sam McGee-- read, analyze, stations!
Blank station notes copy
Wednesday
Finish Sam stations; review answers
Thursday
Introduce narrative poetry mini-project
Begin project-- stations
Friday
Early release!!
Poetry terms quiz, continue with station work
Week of September 18
Monday
AOW 3: Trivia Bowl due Friday (see AOW page for copy of article/AOW help)
Indian Mongoose quick read
Intro to Rikki Tikki Tavi (setting/author background)
Review parts of a plot diagram and characterization
Begin reading the story if there is time
Audio version of the story
Tuesday
Read Rikki Tikki Tavi
Answer text-dependent questions as we go
Wednesday
Plot diagram and after reading activities (Newspaper Ad directions/example)
Thursday
Teacher Work Day; no school
Friday
Quiz on Rikki Tikki (story elements etc)
Watch the film version of RTT and compare the two versions.
Week of September 11
Monday
Introduce Encyclopedia of an Extraordinary Life (quarter-long project)
Read The Chase short story, questions due tomorrow
AOW 2: Hero or Bystander due Friday (see the AOW page for more info)
Tuesday
Extraordinary speakers (TED talk; Kid President)
Hannah Brencher's More Love Letters project
Review what a "good" paragraph looks like (TOC pg. 4)
CWK/HWK: write a "good" paragraph on the sheet provided (follow the format in your TOC)
Wednesday
News and Observer Article on Scott Reintgen and Nyxia
Read "Swimming for her Life" (Jr. Scholastic) and "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
Discussion and activities to follow
Thursday
Analyze the poem Dreams
Begin Finding and Using Text Evidence packet for Swimming for Her Life
HWK: AOW 2 due tomorrow/Text evidence packet due tomorrow
Friday
Sticky note love letters around the school!
Quiz on Swimming for Her Life
Week of September 5
Tuesday
Briefly introduce Article of the Week and how to interact with them each week (choice board).
First skill: objective summary. We will read a Jr. Scholastic article together and work through an objective summary.
If there's extra time, we'll look at how to "thinking map" the article as well
Wednesday
Introduce Unit 1: Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Discuss questions as a class (write questions/answers in journal):
1. In the face of adversity, what causes some people to prevail and others to fail?
2. What makes an experience extraordinary?
3. What makes a person extraordinary?
4. What happens when the extraordinary touches our life? How do our lives change?
Thursday
Half of class: first library circulation of the year!
Half two: AOW choice board stations
Begin first AOW 1: Junk Orchestra; due end of class Friday
Friday
AOW 1 due today at end of class with first choice board activity!
Week of August 28
Monday
First day of school stuff :)
HWK: Get syllabus signed
Tuesday
"The Sun Goes Down on Summer"
poem analysis practice (and mood/tone practice)
Wednesday
"Where I'm From" poem analysis
Begin draft of own "Where I'm From" poem (template)
HWK: draft stanzas one and two
Thursday
Set up LA binder and table of contents
Draft, edit, revise Where I'm From poems (self edit sheet)
HWK: bring first draft of poem written or typed to class tomorrow
Friday
Peer edit one last time for flow and word choice
Write final draft
HWK: final copy of poem due Tuesday (typed if possible, neatly written if not)
Monday Oct 23
DHAM Stations + Mandy Harvey article
Station notes
Video Links:
Mandy Harvey AGT
Sue Austin TED talk
Rosie King TED talk
Michael Phelps ADHD
Marla Runyan video
BONUS VIDEO Temple Grandin
BONUS VIDEO: Loretta Claiborne
Tuesday Oct 24
Finish stations and notes
Wednesday Oct 25
Review for Q1 Assessment
Stations and answers
Thursday Oct 26
Quarter 1 assessment part 1
Friday Oct 27
Quarter 1 assessment part 2
Submit Q1 answers here
**BRING OUTSIDERS BOOK MONDAY**
Week of October 16
Monday
Begin planning and writing "the R-word blog"
Plan sheet
Rubric
Sample blogs
Tuesday
Writing/typing time for the blog
Peer edit if ready!
Wednesday
Assembly schedule (Reggie Dabbs)
Guest speaker in ELA- Ms. Wood from Camp PALS
Extra time? Keep blogging!
Thursday
Final day of typing in class
DHAM stations
Drop blogs in Google Classroom (if typing):
Core 1's code is epluodc
Core 2's code is zc7dse
Friday
Early release schedule
Turn in blog/plan sheet
DHAM stations
Week of October 9
Monday
Peer analysis of your narrative poem
Begin working on final draft (typed or written neatly in pen)
How to turn prose into poetry PPT
AOW 6: Club Unify due Friday
Tuesday
Last day in class to work on final draft of poem
Final copy is due tomorrow
Wednesday
Disability History Awareness Month activities
Special Olympics/Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Thursday
30 for 30 Brave in the Attempt
Finish EKS packet and questions
R- Word discussion
Friday
Begin research for "end the R-word" blog writing
R-Word history and background
R-Word Fact Sheet
R-Word Speaking Points
R-Word Website
Mya and Noah video
Week of October 2
Monday
AOW 5: Tiny Scientists due Friday (see AOW page for copy and details)
Narrative Poetry Project (whole class period to work)
Tuesday
Work on Narrative Poetry Project (due Thursday, beginning of class)
- How I Learned English (annotate/analyze)
- Bat in the Bedroom (annotate/analyze)
- Oranges (concept map)
- Close to Home (illustrate/summarize)
- Flood (illustrate/summarize)
Wednesday
Last day in class work time for narrative poetry packet
HWK: Narrative Poetry Project due tomorrow
Thursday
Introduce Narrative Poetry Writing (docx version)
Pick journal entry to develop into a poem; begin plan sheets
- Mrs. Rehm's sample journal entry
- Mrs. Rehm's sample plan sheets (plot 1, plot 2, poetic)
Friday
Finish plan sheets, draft and self edit poem
How to Write A (Good) Poem TED Talk -- so helpful!
HWK: draft due Monday for peer edits
Week of September 25
Monday
Intro to poetry Prezi
Fill in notes on pg. 13 of your TOC
AOW 4: Tony Steinberg due Friday (see AOW page for copy of the article/help)
Tuesday
Sam McGee-- read, analyze, stations!
Blank station notes copy
Wednesday
Finish Sam stations; review answers
Thursday
Introduce narrative poetry mini-project
Begin project-- stations
Friday
Early release!!
Poetry terms quiz, continue with station work
Week of September 18
Monday
AOW 3: Trivia Bowl due Friday (see AOW page for copy of article/AOW help)
Indian Mongoose quick read
Intro to Rikki Tikki Tavi (setting/author background)
Review parts of a plot diagram and characterization
Begin reading the story if there is time
Audio version of the story
Tuesday
Read Rikki Tikki Tavi
Answer text-dependent questions as we go
Wednesday
Plot diagram and after reading activities (Newspaper Ad directions/example)
Thursday
Teacher Work Day; no school
Friday
Quiz on Rikki Tikki (story elements etc)
Watch the film version of RTT and compare the two versions.
Week of September 11
Monday
Introduce Encyclopedia of an Extraordinary Life (quarter-long project)
Read The Chase short story, questions due tomorrow
AOW 2: Hero or Bystander due Friday (see the AOW page for more info)
Tuesday
Extraordinary speakers (TED talk; Kid President)
Hannah Brencher's More Love Letters project
Review what a "good" paragraph looks like (TOC pg. 4)
CWK/HWK: write a "good" paragraph on the sheet provided (follow the format in your TOC)
Wednesday
News and Observer Article on Scott Reintgen and Nyxia
Read "Swimming for her Life" (Jr. Scholastic) and "Dreams" by Langston Hughes
Discussion and activities to follow
Thursday
Analyze the poem Dreams
Begin Finding and Using Text Evidence packet for Swimming for Her Life
HWK: AOW 2 due tomorrow/Text evidence packet due tomorrow
Friday
Sticky note love letters around the school!
Quiz on Swimming for Her Life
Week of September 5
Tuesday
Briefly introduce Article of the Week and how to interact with them each week (choice board).
First skill: objective summary. We will read a Jr. Scholastic article together and work through an objective summary.
If there's extra time, we'll look at how to "thinking map" the article as well
Wednesday
Introduce Unit 1: Finding Extraordinary in the Ordinary
Discuss questions as a class (write questions/answers in journal):
1. In the face of adversity, what causes some people to prevail and others to fail?
2. What makes an experience extraordinary?
3. What makes a person extraordinary?
4. What happens when the extraordinary touches our life? How do our lives change?
Thursday
Half of class: first library circulation of the year!
Half two: AOW choice board stations
Begin first AOW 1: Junk Orchestra; due end of class Friday
Friday
AOW 1 due today at end of class with first choice board activity!
Week of August 28
Monday
First day of school stuff :)
HWK: Get syllabus signed
Tuesday
"The Sun Goes Down on Summer"
poem analysis practice (and mood/tone practice)
Wednesday
"Where I'm From" poem analysis
Begin draft of own "Where I'm From" poem (template)
HWK: draft stanzas one and two
Thursday
Set up LA binder and table of contents
Draft, edit, revise Where I'm From poems (self edit sheet)
HWK: bring first draft of poem written or typed to class tomorrow
Friday
Peer edit one last time for flow and word choice
Write final draft
HWK: final copy of poem due Tuesday (typed if possible, neatly written if not)