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Literature 3, 4, & 5 |
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Date Assigned |
Assignment |
Date Due |
| 5/21/13 |
Full rough draft of spoken word poem due
Unit 11 Category 1 HW
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1=Thurs 5/23
2= Fri 5/24
Tues 5/28
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| 5/16/13 |
Spelling Test Unit 10 |
Monday 5/20 |
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| 5/14/13 |
Spelling Unit 10 Category 2 HW if <20 correct on pretest |
Thurs 5/16 or Fri 5/17 |
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5/16/13 |
Weekly journal responses now divided by last name |
Lit 3: Adamson - Guarino TUES
Heredia - Schrack THURS
Lit 4: Abbatemarco - Hornung WED
O'Keefe - Velazquez FRI
Lit 5: Barna - Montgomery WED
Ndao - Wenzel FRI
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| 5/13/13 |
Spelling Unit 10 Category 1 HW |
Tues 5/14 |
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5/13/13 |
Weekly journal response
Extra credit
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Thurs 5/16 or Friday 5/17 |
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5/7/13 |
Extra credit technology fast challenge - include one page response with before, during, and after reflection |
Friday 5/17 |
| 5/6/13 |
Spelling Test Unit 9 |
Thursday 5/9 or Friday 5/10
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5/6/13 |
Journal due weekly |
Thursday or Friday each week |
| 5/2/2013 |
Spelling Unit 9 Category 2
Goodbye, Mr. Puig! We will miss you!
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Monday 5/6 |
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5/2/2013 |
Ind. Reading
Goodbye, Mr. Puig! We will miss you!
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| 4/30/13 |
All speeches and works cited pages due
Spelling Unit 9 Category 1 HW
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Debate speeches and Category 1 due Th 5/2 or F 5/3 |
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| 4/29/2013 |
Practice Debate Speech! |
4/30 |
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4/29/2013 |
Ind. Reading and Journal entry |
20 minutes per night, entry due Thursday/Friday |
| 4/18/2013 |
Final draft of speech due |
ASAP |
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4/18/2013 |
Ind. Reading over vacation! |
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| 4/11/2013 |
Rough Draft of Debate Speech due |
End of class Friday |
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4/11/2013 |
Ind. Reading Journal |
Friday |
| 4/10/2013 |
Rough draft of Debate Speech |
End of class on Thursday/Friday |
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4/10/2013 |
Ind. Reading Journal |
Due TOMORROW AND FRIDAY |
| 4/3/2012 |
Study for Unit 8 Spelling Test |
TOMORROW |
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4/3/2013 |
Ind. Reading Journal |
Due TOMORROW AND FRIDAY |
| 4/1/2013 |
Study For Spelling Unit 8 Test
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Class 1: 4/4
Class 2: 4/3
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4/1/2013 |
Ind. Reading Journal |
Friday 4/5 |
| 3/27/2013 |
Finish Quoting, Paraphrasing, Summarizing Packet
Study Vocab. Words
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Monday |
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3/27/2013 |
Ind. Reading for 20+ minutes per night
Ind. Reading Journal due
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Class 4 and 5: Friday 4/5
Class 3: Thursday 4/4
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| 3/21/13 |
Spelling Unit 8 Category 1 HW |
Monday 3/25 |
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3/21/2013 |
Final Draft of Civil Rights Assessment
Ind. Reading Journal due Weds.
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Friday 3/22
Weds. 3/27
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3/20/2013 |
Final Draft of Civil Rights Assessment with brainstorm, outline, and rough draft.
Begin ind. reading books
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Thursday/Friday |
| 3/18/13 |
Practice, revise, and edit debate speeches
Continue to work on cross-examination questions and rebuttals
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Daily in class this week! Final speeches and other papers due at end of all speeches!
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3/18/2013 |
Final Draft of Civil Rights Unit Assessment
Find a new Ind. reading book
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Thurs/Friday 3/21 3/22
Tues/Weds
3/19 3/20
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| 3/14/13 |
Happy Pi Day!
Debate speeches, plan attacks, cross-examination questions need to be finished - classroom debates start Monday! Use therubric for speech.
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Monday 3/25 |
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| 3/11/13 |
Jackie Robinson Scholastic essay contest
Sarah Mook Poetry Prize Contest
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Due Th 3/14
Due 3/31
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| 3/6/13 |
Review index cards and packet for run-ons and fragments, appositives, and pronoun/antecedent agreement for the Editing and Revising CMT test tomorrow! |
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3/5/2013 |
Read Lit Circle Book for 20 minutes |
3/6 3/7 |
| 3/4/2013 |
Review persuasive for Tues. prompt! |
3/5/2013 |
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3/4/2013 |
Read Lit Circle Book for 20 minutes
MT= 160, TKAM= 256, TH=352, WDC= 160, TRATR= 256
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3/5/2013 |
| 3/1/2013 |
Study index cards for run-ons and pronoun- antecedent agreement NIGHTLY |
3/4/2013 |
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3/1/2013 |
Read Lit Circle Book.
MT= 140, TKAM= 224, TH=308, WDC= 140, TRATR=224
Finish ST worksheet (orange paper) if you did not complete in class! Include page numbers with your examples!
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3/4/2013 |
| 2/28/13 |
Study index cards for run-ons and pronoun-antecedent agreement NIGHTLY |
Th 3/7 |
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| 2/27/13 |
Debate Scavenger Hunt |
LA 2 - Due Friday 3/1 at beginning of class
LA 1 - Due Thursday 2/28 in class
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| 2/26/13 |
Pronoun-Antecedent Practice Worksheet 2 #1-18 |
LA 2 - W 2/27
LA 1 - Th 2/28
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| 2/25/13 |
Run-on Sentences practice worksheet
Combining Sentences Using Appositives Worksheet
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Tues 2/26 |
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| 2/21/13 |
Correcting Run-on Sentences worksheet |
M 2/25 |
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Lit. Journal Response
Read Lit Circle book: MT= Page 80, TKAM: Page 128, TH: Page 176, WDC: Page 80, TRATR: Page 128
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M 2/25 |
| 2/20/13 |
Spelling Test Unit 7 |
Th 2/21 or F 2/22 |
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"Coming Attractions: Documentaries"
Civil Rights Documentary Review
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BOTH DUE FRIDAY! 2/22 |
| 2/15/13 |
Spelling Unit 7 Category 2
Category 3
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W 2/20
2/21-2/22
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2/15/2013 |
"Coming Attractions: Documentaries"
MT= Page 60 TKAM= Page 96 TH=132 WDC= Page 60 TRATR= Page 96
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2/20-2/22 |
| 2/14/13 |
Spelling Unit 7 Category 2 HW |
W 2/20 |
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| 2/13/2012 |
Spelling Unit 7 Category 1
Spelling Unit 7 Category 2
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Cat 1= (LA 1 TH 2/14)
Cat 2= (LA 1 Weds 2/20) (LA 2 Friday 2/15)
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2/13/2012 |
"Coming Attractions: Documentaries" Activity
Read Lit Circle Book: MT= Page 96, TKAM= Page 96, TH= Page 132, WDC= Page 60, TRATR= Page 96
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2/20 2/22 |
| 2/12/13 |
Spelling Unit 7 Category 1 HW
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Wed 2/13 (LA 2) or Thurs 2/14 (LA 1) |
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2/7/2013 |
"Coming Attractions: Documentaries" Activity
Read Lit Circle Books. MT=40, TKAM=64, TH= Page 88, WDC= Page 40, TRATR= Page 64
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Tues/Wed |
| 2/5/13 |
See assignments below
Get spelling test signed and correct misspelled words 5X each
Debate Quiz
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Signatures due Th/F
Quiz will be W/Th
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Read Literature Circle Books. MT= page 20, TKAM= page 32, TH= page 44, WDC= Page 20, TRATR= Page 32 |
Th/Friday this week |
| 2/4/13 |
Get prompt score signed
Study debate terms - quiz to be announced this week
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Due Th/F this week |
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2/413 |
Read Independent book for twenty minutes. Write One "close- out" journal response. |
Tues/Wed |
| 2/1/13 |
Have a good weekend! |
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2/1/13 |
Read! Have a good weekend! |
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| 1/29/13 |
Spelling Test Unit 6
Final essay due in class
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Th 1/31 or F 2/1 |
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1/29/13 |
Final essay due in class |
The 1/31 or F 2/1 |
| 1/23/13 |
Spelling Unit 6 Category 2 HW
Spelling Unit 6 Category 3 HW
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Due F 1/25 (LA 2) or M 1/28 (LA 1)
Due M1/28 (LA 2) or Tues 1/29 (LA 1)
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1/25/13 |
Full draft of theme essay |
Due beginning of class M 1/28 - print before class! |
| 1/22/13 |
Spelling Unit 6 Category 1 HW
Write/revise "This I Believe" essay 20+ minutes nightly
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Due W 1/23 LA 2; Th 1/24 LA 1
Due daily this week
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1/22/13 |
Write two paragraphs for theme essay |
Due Th/F this week; will finish essay in class |
| 1/17/13 |
LA 2 - draft due
LA 1 - draft due
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Fri end of class
Tues beg. of class, saved and printed
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1/17/13 |
Theme essay planning sheet due
Lit 4 - one theme response due
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Tues/Wed of next week
Friday 1/18
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| 1/14/13 |
Plan/write "This I Believe" 20+ minutes nightly
Full rough draft due
Correct spelling test 5x each; get signature
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Due daily in class
Draft due Th/F
Test due Th/F
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1/14/13 |
Read 20+ minutes nightly; write two responses on theme this week |
Due Tu/W and Th/F |
| 1/4/13 |
Spelling Unit 5 Category 2 HW
Spelling Unit 5 Category 3 HW
Spelling Unit 5 test
SEE ME TO PUBLISH YOUR POETIC PAUSE!
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Mon 1/7
Tues 1/8
Th 1/10 and Fri 1/11
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1/8/13 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly and bring novel to class daily
Start draft of Task 3 for single story instead of written response
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Finish Task 3 in class on Thursday 1/10 or Friday 1/11 |
| 1/2/13 |
Spelling Unit 5 Category 1 HW |
Th 1/3 or F 1/4 |
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1/2/13 |
Keep reading for single story project
Read 20+ minutes nightly; bring novel to class daily
Write response to six traits/single story
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Responses due daily in class |
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Happy New Year! |
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Happy New Year! |
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| 12/17/12 |
Final poem due
Sign up for celebration
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Tuesday beginning of class |
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12/17/12 |
Remember to read a novel that focuses on single stories and empathy - project to be assigned for January |
To be announced |
| 12/13/12 |
Revise poem
Complete peer conference(s)
Create graphic design
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Final due Monday 12/17 end of class |
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12/13/12 |
Read 20+ minutes nightly
Write written response on six traits or single story
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Responses due M/Th or M/F next week |
| 12/6/12 |
LA 1 - poem draft due
LA 1 - spelling test signature and corrections 5x each
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Monday 12/10 |
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12/6/12 |
Finish Ch. 21 in Tom Sawyer and questions in packet instead of written response
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Monday 12/10 |
| 12/4/12 |
LA 1 Spelling Unit 4 Category 3 HW
LA 1 Spelling Unit 4 Test
Prompt signature
Topic for poem due
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Thursday 12/6 |
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12/3/12 |
Read 20+ minuntes in independent reading book; one response due based on the six traits or a single story |
Daily in class |
| 12/3/12 |
LA 2 - Spelling Unit 4 Test
Prompt signature
LA 2 - rough draft of poem due
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Friday 12/7 |
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| 11/30/12 |
LA 2 - Category 3 HW Unit 4 Spelling
LA 2 - Unit 4 Spelling Test
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Monday 11/26
Friday 12/7
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| 11/27/12 |
LA 1 - Category 1 HW Unit 4 Spelling
LA 1- Category 2 HW Unit 4 Spelling
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Thurs 11/29
Tuesday 12/4
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| 11/26/12 |
LA 2 - Category 1 HW Unit 4 Spelling
LA 2- Category 2 HW Unit 4 Spelling
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Tues 11/27
Friday 11/30
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11/26/12 |
Read 20+ minuntes in independent reading book; one response due based on the six traits or a single story |
Daily in class |
| 11/19/12 |
No homework! Have a good vacation and holiday! |
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11/19/12 |
Read as much as you can
One response due based on the six traits or a single story (www.ted.com - search 'single story')
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Monday 11/26 (Lit 4 and 5) or Tuesday 11/27 (Lit 3) |
| 11/16/12 |
Finish revising and editing! Use checklists and rubric. Final due! |
Monday 11/19 |
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11/16/12 |
Read 20+ minutes nightly
Responses due - see criteria below in 11/6
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Due Mon 11/19 (Lit 3) or Tues 11/20 (Lit 4 and 5) |
| 11/6/12 |
Revise/edit 20+ minutes nightly
Bring almost final draft to edit in class
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Last class to revise - Thurs 11/15 or Fri 11/16
Final due Mon 11/19 or 11/20
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11/6/12 |
Read as much as you can - hours!
Bring 2 written responses to class - each must be excellent and focus on a trait you haven't tried before or often
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2 responses due: Thursday 11/15 or Friday 11/16 AND Mon 11/19 or Tues 11/20 |
| 11/5/12 |
Spelling Test Unit 3
Keep revising nightly
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Wed 11/6 or Thurs 11/7 |
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| 11/2/12 |
Spelling Unit 3 category 2 HW
Spelling Unit 3 category 3 HW
Revise/write 20+ minutes on draft - focus on dialogue, leads, and fluency/sentence structure
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Monday 11/5
Tuesday 11/6
Bring draft Monday 11/5
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11/2/12 |
Continue reading 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and written one page response to class daily
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Daily in class |
| 10/25/12 |
Correct spelling test unit 2 (5x each) and get signature
Spelling Unit 3 category 1 HW
Revise/write 20+ minutes nightly
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Tues 10/30
Cat 1 due Mon 10/29
Writing due daily in class
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| 10/22/12 |
Write 20+ minutes nightly on workshop piece
Full rough draft due
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Thurs 10/25 - LA 1
Friday 10/26 - LA 2
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10/22/12 |
Continue reading 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and written one page response to class daily
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Daily in class |
| 10/17/12 |
Spelling Test Unit 2
Write draft 20+ minutes nightly
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Monday 10/22 |
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| 10/16/12 |
Spelling Unit 2 Category 3 HW
Write draft 20+ minutes nightly
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Thursday 10/18 or Friday 10/19 |
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| 10/15/12 |
Spelling Unit 2 Category 2 HW
Start draft of workshop piece
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Tuesday 10/16 |
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10/15/12 |
Responses due regular days this week even with changed schedule
Bring money for book fair!
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| 10/10/12 |
Spelling Unit 2 Category 1 HW
Choose piece for workshop
Complete proposal questions and graphic organizer/plan
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All due Monday 10/15 |
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10/10/12 |
Continue reading 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and written one page response to class daily
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Daily in class |
| 10/1/12 |
Revise/edit 20+ minutes nightly
Complete character development chart, and use revision checklist
Final due Wed 10/10 or Thurs 10/11 with planning sheet, all drafts, 2 revision checklists, editing checklist, and rubric
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Final due Wed 10/10 or Thurs 10/11 |
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10/1/12 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and notebook with written response daily (one page, six traits!)
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Daily in class |
| 9/25/12 |
Write flash fiction 20+ minutes nightly
First draft of flash fiction due
Study for spelling test unit 1
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Monday 10/1
Spelling Test is Thurs 9/27 or Fri 9/28
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| 9/24/12 |
Spelling Cat 3
Finish plan sheet for flash fiction story
Begin rough draft of flash fiction story
Study for spelling test unit 1
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Due Tuesday 9/25
Spelling Test is Thurs 9/27 or Fri 9/28
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9/24/12 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and notebook with written response daily (one page, six traits!)
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Daily in class |
| 9/20/12 |
Spelling Cat 2
Spelling Cat 3
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2 due Monday
3 due Tuesday
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9/20/12 |
No written response for Monday; complete Twain pseudonym worksheet instead |
Due Mon 9/24 |
| 9/18/12 |
Spelling Unit 1 Category 1 HW due today
Bring novel from lit class to LA daily
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9/18/12 |
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9/18/12 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and notebook with written response daily (one page, six traits!)
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Daily in class |
| 9/13/12 |
Finish mythological allusions chart |
Monday 9/17 |
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9/13/12 |
Another character development/8 ways to develop character for your written response |
Due Monday 9/17 |
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9/11/12 and 9/12/12 |
Try character development/8 ways to develop character for your written response |
Due Thurs/Friday |
| 9/10/12 |
Final poem/poster due |
Due beginning of class Thurs (1) or Fri (2) |
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9/10/12 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and notebook with written response daily (one page, six traits!)
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Due daily in class |
| 9/6/12 |
Revise/edit poem 20+ minutes nightly
Type poem
Work on poster and decorations
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Typed poem due Monday 9/10 |
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9/6/12 |
Continue to read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and notebook with written response daily (one page, six traits!)
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Due daily in class |
| 9/4/12 |
Finish rough draft
Bring decorations/magazines for poster
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Full rough draft due Thurs 9/6 (1) and Fri 9/7 (2)
Decorations due ASAP!
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9/4/12 |
Read 20+ minutes nightly
Bring book and written response to class - try to respond using the SIX TRAITS OF WRITING
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Due daily in class |
| 8/30/12 and 8/31/12 |
Write rough draft 20+ minutes nightly
Full first draft due
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To be announced |
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8/30/12 and 8/31/12 |
Read 1 hour+ for next class
Write response in notebook to something interesting in your independent homework book
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3 - Tues; 4&5 - Wed
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| 8/29/12 |
Complete at least 3 questions on prewriting sheet - ELABORATE! |
1 - Th 8/30; 2- F 8/31
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8/29/12 |
Complete survey - both sides! |
3 - Th 8/30; 4&5 - F 8/31 |