Final Nine Weeks 2015-16 (Weekly Agenda)

Weekly Agenda for the Week of May 23rd, 2016


Monday-
I.    Homework check
II.   Computer's out
III. Quizizz- Pre-EOG
IV.  Point of View assignment
V.    Summary Homework---Follow the instruction here!


   
Social Studies-
EOG Jeopardy

Weekly Agenda for the Week of May 16th, 2016

Monday-

II.   TICTACTOE
III.  Reading Warm-up A/B
IV. Non-Fiction/Information Passages

Social Studies-

American Revolution Web Search 

Tuesday/Wednesday

I.   Journal Prompt
II.  Homework Check (poetry)
III. "The Fox Outwits the Crow"
IV.  EOG Review Homework

Thursday

I.  Jeopardy


Friday-


Weekly Agenda for the Week of May 9th, 2016

Monday-
I.     Journal Prompts for the Week (scroll down)
II.   Reading Warm-up A/B
III. Vocabulary TicTacToe
IV.  EOG Review (poetry)

Social Studies-
Project

Monday-
I.    Journal Prompts for the Week (and next)
II.   Reading Warm-up A and B
III.  Grammar
IV.   Vocabulary TicTacToe
(Journal Check)
HW: EOG review (topic sentences, page 19-24)

Social Studies:
Project Presentations

Tuesday- 
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.  "The People Could Fly"
III. Reading Comprehension
IV.  Discussion: History of Black folktales

Social Studies: 
Project Presentations 

Wednesday-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Review Questions
III. EOG Prep
IV.  HW-

Social Studies-

Thursday-

I.     Journal Prompt
II.   Jeopardy
III. Jeopardy Notes
IV.  HW-EOG Review

Social Studies-
Quiz

Friday-
I.

Weekly Agenda for the Week of April 25th, 2016

Monday-
II.  Reading Warm-up A&B
III. Weekly TicTacToe
IV.  EOG Homework
V.   Check Homework- (Turkey Herding)
Social Studies-
Project time-Timeline finish

Tuesday-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Read Theory-
III. "Demeter & Persephone" by Anne Terry White (if you are absent you can fill out
the questions in the story here)
IV.  Thinking About the Selection
V. Homework- Main Ideas (Section 3, pages 15-18)

Social Studies-
Project time-Timeline

Wednesday-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Scope-"The Beast Hunter"
III. Scope- Quiz

IV.  Homework check

Thursday-
Testing-Math

Weekly Agenda for the Week of April 18th, 2016

Monday
II.   Reading Warm-up A&B
III.  Finish Test
IV.  Review 

Social Studies:

Industrial Revolution Comprehension with Vocabulary 

Tuesday
ELA
I.     Journal Prompt
II.    Fables (Scieszka)
III.  psychometric component #1 (analogies)  
IV.   Concept Review: fables (understanding the components of a fable)

Social Studies:
Industrial Revolution flowcabulary assignment with notes

Wednesday
ELA:
I.     Journal Prompts
II.    Myths-Icarus and Daedalus 
III.  Modern Mythology 
IV.  Comprehension Questions and writing 

Social Studies-
Industrial Reovlution 

Thursday

Weekly Agenda for the Week of April 11th, 2016

Monday
I.    Journal Prompts for the week
II.   Weekly TicTacToes
III.  Reading Warm-up A&B
IV.  Homework- Hot Soup EOG Review

Social Studies
-Digital History-Introduction to the Industrial Revolution

Tuesday
I.    Journal 
II.   Perseus/Percy-Us
III.  EOG review
IV.  Question Analysis

Social Studies
Web Scavenger Hunt- The Industrial Revolution

Wednesday
I .   Journal
II.   Perseus compare contrast writing
III.  Elements of an Epic
IV.  Vocabulary Review

Social Studies-
Industrial Revolution Vocabulary review

Thursday-
I.   Journal
II.  Jeopardy 
III. Grammar
IV. Homework 

Social Studies-

Project Introduction- Timelines/Chronology of the Industrial Revolution





Weekly Agenda for the Week of April 4th, 2016

Monday
I.    Journal Prompts for the Week
II.   Weekly Vocabulary TicTacToe
III.  Reading Warmp-upA&B
IV. Homework- see Social Studies

Social Studies: Final day working on project

Tuesday
ELA
I.    Journal 
II.   Finish questions relating to Monday's Non-Fiction Reading 
III.   "Two Kinds"
IV.    "Two Kinds" page 230-244

Social Studies
I.   Review Industrial Revolution Reading
II.  Check over questions
III. Assign "The Reign of Terror"
IV. Students will Finish questions and writing for Homework

Wednesday
ELA
I.     Page 244 Thinking About the Selection Questions 
II.   Grammar workout
III.  
Social Studies
Projects DUE

Thursday-
ELA
I.  Jeopardy 
II.

Social Studies-
Project Peer Grading


Friday

Weekly Agenda for the Week of March 21, 2016


Monday
II.   Weekly Vocabulary TicTacToe
III.  Reading Warm-up A and B
IV.  Homework: EOG prep Poetry

Social Studies

French Revolution Poster Project

Tuesday
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll
This whimsical poem about a heroic quest was first published in its entirety in author Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. Alice finds the poem in a book after she steps through the mirror into an odd new world. The poem’s fantastical characters, invented language and formal structure have made it a classic in its own right.
III.  StudySync Questions 
IV.  SyncTV

Social Studies
Final Notes-French Revolution

Wednesday
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   "Miracles" by Walt Whitman
III.  "Miracles" with questions
IV.   in Just-E.E. Cummings (comparing poetry)

Social Studies
Poster board is due

Thursday
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Jeopardy
III.  Grammar HW
IV.  Grammar mini-lesson

Social Studies
Project Time

Friday

Weekly Agenda for the Week of March 14th, 2016

Monday
II.    Weekly Vocabulary TicTacToe
III.   Reading Warm-up A and B
IV.   Vocabulary Preparation

Social Studies
Notes

Tuesday
I.     Journal Prompt
II.    An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
III.  Intro to Ambrose Bierce
IV.  

Social Studies
Notes

Wednesday
I.      Journal Prompt
II.    Questions from "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
III.   Kahoot? (Thursday)
IV.   Film version from Netflix

Social Studies
Notes

Thursday
I.     Journal Prompt
II.   Jeopardy
III.  Review Questions
IV.   Homework- Subject Verb Agreement 

Social Studies-
Notes Continued 

Friday-

Weekly Agenda for the Week of March 7th, 2016


Monday-
Journal Prompts of the week

Weekly Agenda for the Week of February 29th, 2016 (Leap Week)


Monday-
Journal Prompts for the week
I.     Reading Warm-up A&B
II.   Postponed Journal Check
III. Weekly TicTacToe
IV. Journal

Social Studies-
Test Review

Tuesday-
I.    PowerPoint Notes- Monologues
II.   Hamlet's monologue
III. Emily's Monologue from "Our Town"
IV. Summary work

Social Studies-
PowerPoint Jeopardy Review

Wednesday
I.    Grandpa and the Statue
II.   My Head is Full of Starshine
III.  Journal
IV.  Comprehension Questions

Social Studies-
Review Kahoot

Thursday-
I.   Journal
II.  Jeopardy

Social Studies 
Exam

Friday
I.    Journal
II.  Journal Check
III. Writing Assignment
IV.  ReadTheory

Weekly Agenda for the Week of February 22nd, 2016

Monday-
I.      Journal prompts for the week
II.    Weekly Vocabulary TicTacToe
III.   Reading Warm-up A&B
IV.   Scope Article 

Social Studies-
Section III review

Tuesday-
I.   Journal Prompt
II.  Indirect vs. direct characterization
III. Literary Skill Focus: Foreshadowing, flashback, irony and dialect
IV. For extra credit watch the video below and summarize the theme of the video.

Wednesday-
ELA
I.    Journal 
II.   Grammar Lesson
III. Questions from "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
IV.  Skill Focus-Indirect vs. Direct Characterization

Social Studies 

I.   A day in the Life of Louis XIV
II. Divine Rights of Monarchs

Thursday-
ELA
I.   Jeopardy 
II.  Poetry/EOG review

Social Studies
I.   Absolute Review  use this PowerPoint to answer the questions
II. A day in the Life of Louis XIV

Friday
I.    Journal 
II.   Test
III. IR
IV.  Read Theory

Social Studies (Due homework: A Day in the Life of Louis XIV)
I. "Louis XIV's Use of Fashion to Control the Nobility and Express Power"
by Sarah Barringer (moved to next week)

Weekly Agenda for the Week of February 16th, 2016

Tuesday-
I.     Journal Prompts for the week
II.   Poetry Collection IV
III. Extended metaphor/personification
IV.  Cluster chart- Natural Disasters 

Social Studies
I.     Finish monarch 

Wednesday 
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Item Analysis 
III.  Figurative Language Analysis 
IV.  Homework- Due Friday

Social Studies- Monarch Project finished 

Thursday
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   Item Analysis
III.  Jeopardy
IV.  Item Analysis- EOQ 1 vs EOQ 2

Social Studies-
I.  A look at Louis XIV and fashion
II. The Road to Revolution

Friday-
I.     Journal Synopsis
II.    IR
III.   Conferencing
IV.   Test

Social Studies
I. Section III


II.  Introduction to the Jabberwocky

Weekly Agenda for the Week of February 9th, 2016


Monday-

I.    Journal Prompts for the week 
II.   Weekly TicTacToe
III.  Reading Warm-up A&B
IV.  Reading Warm-up Comprehension
Academic Vocabulary for the week: tone: attitude the speaker takes toward the subject  rhyme: sound repeated at the ends of words rhythm: music like pattern of stressed and unstressed sounds word selection: selection of words for sound (rhyme and rhythm) and sense (meaning) in a poem

Social Studies:
Monarchy Activity continued 

Tuesday-

I.      Journal Prompt
II.     Poetry Reading
III.    “Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out” by Shel Silverstein
IV.    Writing your own poetry  

Social Studies-
I.  Continuation of Absolute Monarchy Activity
II. Complete and print out boxes and images.

Wednesday- 

I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Paraphrasing poetry
III. Poetry and Punctuation
IV. "One" (students will paraphrase each stanza, if not completed in class this will be homework)

Social Studies
Students will cut out their monarch and glue in their information.

Thursday-
I.   Journal Prompt-free write 
II.  Homework check-Poetry WS
III. Jeopardy
IV. Jeopardy Notes

Social Studies

I.   Stage III/IV of the social studies project
II.  Louis XIV reading

Friday-

I.  Reading Synopsis
II. Conferencing
III.Test
IV. IR


Weekly Agenda for the Week of February 1st, 2016

Monday-

I.    Journal Prompts for the week
II.  Weekly TicTacToe
III. Non-Fiction Scope
IV. Reading Comprehension 
V. Reading Warm-Up A&B (possible homework)

Tuesday-

I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Extended Metaphors
III. Langston Hughes-Scope Drama
IV.  Scope Comprehension 
Homework-Extended Metaphors 

Social Studies-
Section II Notes-Age of the Absolute Monarch 

Wednesday- (testing schedule)

I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Extended metaphors continued 
III. Poetry readings ("Fog & The Blacksmith")
IV.   Discussion Questions 

History-
Absolute Monarch Project

Thursday

ELA-

I.    Jeopardy (this might be moved to Wednesday and flipped because of my schedule)
II.   Extended Metaphor Poetry Share/Turn-in

Social Studies- Turn in Note cards (both of them) regarding your second monarch assignment
(Due Friday)

Friday-
I.    Journal
II.  Quiz  
III. Conference 
IV. ReadTheory

History




Weekly Agenda for the Week of January the 25th, 2016

Monday- 
I.   Journal Prompt 
II.  Read "How I learned English" from textbook
III. Comprehension Questions 
IV.  Poem comparison (find poetic devices)

Social Studies:
I.    Chapter Reading with Questions
II.   Note Card Assignment (will run with the unit)

Tuesday-
Poetry Unit Continued
I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Reading Warm-up A&B
III. StudySync Reading 
IV. Comprehension 




Social Studies:
Due to Rachel's Challenge we will not have Social Studies or Science today.

Wednesday-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   StudySync Continued
III. Grammar- Irregular Verbs
IV.  Scope (continued to Thursday)

Social Studies: Due Kingly Note cards
I.   Notes Fill in the blanks-The Age of Exploration
II. Did you Know....Louis XIV

Thursday-
I.    Journal 
II.   Scope
III. Jeopardy
IV. Grammar Review


Social Studies-
I.  The Absolute Project (please hold for a link update)
II. Note Card check 

Friday-
I.    Synopsis 
II.   Test
III.  IR conference
IV.  Read Theory Grade Check 

Social Studies-
I. Project timetable and class time
  


Thursday- Journal Prompts for the week
I   Journal Prompt 
II. TicTacToe

Monday-Journal Prompts for the week
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.   Reading Warm-up A&B
III. Weekly TicTacToe--Homework due Friday
IV.Perfect Tenses- Grammar 

Social Studies:
Test postponed to Tuesday

Tuesday- 
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.   The Cremation of Sam McGee
III. StudySync Questions
IV. Group Questions continued 

Social Studies:
Social Studies Test 

Monday--Journal Prompts for the week
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.  Weekly TicTacToe
III.  Vocabulary Warm-up
IV. Grammar-Action Verbs

Social Studies
I. Age of Exploration Review Jeopardy

Tuesday--
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.  Forms of be, have, and do
III. Lesson 4
IV. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson

Social Studies--
Read Theory 

Wednesday--
I.    Journal Prompt
II.  The Lottery--Group Discussion 
III. Perfect Tenses 
IV. Junior Scholastic 

Social Studies--
Age of Exploration Review Continued 
Review assignment-The Colombian Exchange

Thursday--
I.  Journal Prompt 
II. Jeopardy Review 

Social Studies
Jeopardy Review X2

Friday--
I.    Synopsis 
II.  Conferencing 
III. IR
IV. Test

SS:
*Final Test-Age of Exploration*

Weekly Agenda for the week of December the 14th, 2015

ELA-Monday- Journal Prompts for the week
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Video 
III. Reading-Junior Scholastic
IV. Activity

Social Studies-
I.  Project Presentations

Tuesday-
ELA:
I.   Journal Prompt
II.  "Christmas in the Morning"
III.  Non-Fiction Questions
IV. IR

Social Studies-

Projects 

Wednesday-
ELA:
I     Journal Prompts
II.  Grammar-Vocabulary Continued 
III. Jeopardy 
IV.  IR

Social Studies
Age of Exploration Jeopardy?

Thursday-
ELA-
Journal Check
Quick Quiz 

Social Studies-
Age of Exploration

Friday-
1/2 Day  



Weekly Agenda for the Week of December 07, 2015

Monday- Journal Prompts for the week of December 07th
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Scope Reading
III. Tone Exercise
IV. Journal Share

Tuesday-
I.   Journal
II.  Read Theory Pre-Test
III. Read Theory readings
IV. Checking Read Theory (note home)

Social Studies
Age of Exploration Project

Wednesday-
I.     Journal
II.   Gift of the Magi vocabulary Review
III.  Reading "Gift of the Magi" O'Henry
IV. Comprehension Questions

Social Studies
Age of Exploration Project Continued



Monday- Journal Prompts for the week

I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Finish Novel
III. Reading Warm-up A&B
IV. IR

Tuesday-

I.   Journal Prompt
II.  Poetry Reading 
III. Comprehension assignment 
IV. Objective Summary Writing 

Wednesday-

I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Grammar (kinds of verbs)
III. Let's Bring Back the Joy (Crisis in Youth Sports)- Non-fiction
IV. Objective Summary

Social Studies-



Thursday-

Monday- Journal Prompt for the week 
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Novel Study
III. Conflict
IV. Questions

Social Studies 

I.   The Age of Exploration
II.

Monday- Journal Prompts for the week
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Novel Study focus-Conflict and cause and Effect
III. The Weirdo-Critical Thinking

IV. Objective Summary 

Social Studies Test Review 

Tuesday
I. Journal Prompt


Social Studies: *Test on Government and Economics Wednesday* - Review Continued

Monday- Journal Prompts for the week
I.   Journal Prompt
II.  Weekly TicTacToe Homework
III. Novel Study focus-Conflict (5 basic types of conflict)
IV. The Weirdo-Critical Thinking 

Social Studies- Continuation with government identification activity 

Tuesday

I.   Journal Prompt 
II.  Novel Study continued 
III. Book II Critical Thinking 
IV. Identifying Conflict- Activity 16 citing conflict

Social Studies-


Wednesday-
Have a great Veterans day and don't forget to thank a veteran if you get a chance!

Thursday- ELA
I.   Journal Prompt
II.  Jeopardy Review
III. Writing about Conflict 
IV. Non-fiction reading for the week (Tuesday or Thursday)

Friday-ELA
Synopsis 
Weekly Quiz 
Journal Check 


I.   Journal Prompt 
II.  Scope Reading "The Man Who Saved a Thousand Babies
III. Summarizing  
IV. Exploring Text Structure
HW: Vocabulary TICTACTOE

Social Studies-
The Basics of Economics-Section 2

Tuesday-
I.   Journal- Free Write     
II.  "The Weirdo" book I
III. Questions 1-9
IV. Word Puzzle (extra credit only)

Social Studies
I.   Economics PowerPoints
      (Command, traditional, market economics)
II.  Terms review: Land, capital, entrepreneurship, labor=production, scarcity)

Wednesday-

I.   Journal
II.  


Monday- Journal Prompts for the Week

English Language Arts-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.   TicTacToe
III. Reading Warm-up
IV. Vocabulary Warm-up and Prediction Guide

Social Studies:
Test Review

Tuesday-
FIELD TRIP to camp Don Lee

Wednesday-
ELA-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.  "The Monkey's Paw"
III. Comprehension Questions 
IV. Reading Guide (emphasis mood)

Social Studies-
Quiz- Government (Types of Governments)

Thursday-
ELA-
I.   Writing Prompt
II.  Jeopardy
III. Jeopardy Notes
Social Studies

Friday-

ELA-
I.   Synopsis 
II.  Vocabulary TicTacToe DUE
III. Quiz 
IV. Journal Conference

Journal Check
I.                  Reading Warm-up A & B
II.               Bus Ride Questions
III.            Grammar Nouns WS
IV.           Free Write Monday
V.              Quote Dr. Covey TRUST
VI.           Quote Dr. Covey LISTEN
VII.        Sandwich Prompt Thursday?
VIII.     Grammar Notes/Poetry questions
IX.            Poetry WS….Learning About Poetry
X.               Jeopardy Notes 15
XI.            Synopsis

XII.         TICTACTOE

Weekly Agenda for the Week of October 12th, 2015

Wednesday- Journal Prompts 

I.     Journal
II.   "The Third Level" Review Questions
III.  Poetry reading I and II
IV. Poetry questions 

Social Studies-
Junior Scholastic Article on Islam page 6-11
Questions 1-10 on page 11.

Thursday-
ELA-
I.   Journal
II.  Finish Haiku reading
III.Poetry Questions
II. Jeopardy

Social Studies-


Friday-
I.    Synopsis
II.  Conferencing 
III. Quiz 
IV.  IR 

Weekly Agenda for the Week of September 28th

Weekly Essential Question 


ELA:
Journal Prompts for the Week
Monday-
ELA-
Weekly TicTacToe
Due to the short day Friday and today the Social Studies test from Friday will be shifted to today.
During the Social Studies test students will conferences per our usual Friday schedule to catch things up.
Tuesday-
ELA: 

Social Studies 


Essential Question- 
How does the (historical) setting interact and help the reader understand the plot of "Suzy and Leah"?

Monday- Journal Prompts for the Week
I.    Weekly TicTacToe
II.   Non-Fiction Reading A and B
III. Vocabulary PPT
IV. IR

Social Studies
Review Jeopardy Ch.2/3

Tuesday- ELA
I.    Journal Prompts
II.   Death by Sugar?
III.  Reading Comprehension discussion
IV.  Pair and share questions

Social Studies


Wednesday-ELA
I.  Journal Prompt
II. Suzy and Leah
III.Grammar-Interjections/
IV. Correcting Fragments and Run-ons

Thursday- ELA
I.   Journal Prompts
II.  Jeopardy
III. Grammar continued
IV. IR

Friday-ELA
I.    Quiz 
II.  Journal Conferencing 
III. Synopsis 
IV. IR

Weekly Essential Question (Week of September 21st) 

Essential Question- How do the particular elements (setting and conflict) of "An American Childhood" interact and develop the plot of the story?

Weekly Anchor Standard Focus: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

Monday-  Journal Prompts for the Week
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Journal
III. Non-Fiction Reading
IV. Vocabulary Warm-up

Social Studies-
Finish Social Studies Unit One Notes

Tuesday-ELA
I.    Journal
II.  Vocabulary activity
III. Reading "An American Childhood" excerpt by Annie Dillard
IV. Discussion Question/Response

Social Studies:
I.

Wednesday- ELA
I.   Journal
II.  Compound Sentences (Click on the link if you are absent ONLY, and complete everything)
III. Conjunctions
IV. Finish and discuss setting and plot in "An American Childhood"

Social Studies-
Push and Pull factor lessons


Thursday-
I.    Journal
II.   Jeopardy Notes

Friday-
I.   Journal
II.  Quiz
III. Journal Conference
IV. Independent Reading

Essential Question- What is the importance of theme in "Zoo" and how does it apply to the plot? Does an objective summary help you understand theme better? 

Monday- Journal Prompts for the Week
I.   Weekly TicTacToe
II.  Journal
III. Non-Fiction Reading
IV. Weekly TicTacToe
(Theme Literacy Analysis)

Social Studies: Finish/Start Test
JA3CE7P
Tuesday-
I.    Theme literary Analysis cont. 
       A. Identifying Theme 
       B. Theme in "Zoo"
II.   Journal
III. "Zoo"
IV.  Comprehension Questions 

Wednesday-
I.      Journal
II.    Compound Subjects and Predicates
III.   Vocabulary Activity
IV.   Theme and Central Idea
Homework: Grammar

Thursday-
I.   Jeopardy
II.  Grammar review

Friday-
ELA
I.    Synopsis (Independent Reading cont.)
II.   Conferencing (journal entries, independent reading)
III.  Quiz
IV.  Independent Reading (remainder of time)

Tuesday- Journal Prompts for the Week
ELA:
I.    Weekly TicTacToe
II.   They are Made out of Meat
III. Meat Response
IV. Non-Fiction Reading

Wednesday- 
ELA:
I.     Journal Prompt
II.   Reading Poetry with Sara Teasdale ("There Will Come Soft Rains")
III. Grammar Review: Parts of a sentence continued. 
IV. From the Martian Chronicles-"There Will Come Soft Rains" 
(alternatively we may continue with the non-fiction reading and questions, we will see how far we Tuesday gets us)

Social Studies-Parts of a Map Assignment peer grading and turn-in

Thursday
ELA:
I.    Journal 
II.  Review Jeopardy 
III. Finish "There Will Come Soft Rains"
IV.  Jeopardy Notes (20)
V.   Poem "There Will Come Soft Rains"
VI. Discussion (Background for "There Will Come Soft Rains" 

Social Studies 

Jeopardy 

Friday
ELA
I.    Journal/synopsis 
II.  Quiz 
III. HW Check 
IV. Conferencing

Social Studies-
Mapping and Latitude and Longitude quick quiz

Weekly Agenda for the Week of August 31st

Monday- Writing/Journal Prompts for the week

ELA:
I.      Weekly TicTacToe
II.    Weekly Non-Fiction Reading 
III.  Elements of Science Fiction Notes
IV.  Essential Question (weekly)

SS: Absolute/Relative location
HW: Social Studies (absolute location) 

Tuesday-
I.    Science Fiction Notes Continued (genre) 
II.   Plotting our story
III.  How to use the plot to determine theme!
IV.  Essential Question continued

SS: Absolute/Relative location
HW: Social Studies (absolute location)

Wednesday-
I.    "All Summer in a Day"
II.   Parts of a Sentence/Predicate and Subject (page 82 and 83 only) 
III.  Working Through Vocabulary
IV.Scope Reading- Non-Fiction
(Why Are Your Clothes So Cheap? Ask These Kids)

Project: Making a Map Activity

Thursday-
I.   Jeopardy 
II.  Scope Reading Continued
III. Kinds of Sentences
IV. Parts of a Sentence

SS: Review Jeopardy/Notes
I.    Mr. HELP
II.   Parts of a Map
III. Absolute/Relative Location
IV. Latitude/Longitude

Friday-
I.    Conferencing 
II.   Quiz
III.  Vocabulary TICTACTOE DUE
IV. Reading Synopsis (I will give them time to complete this)



Weekly Agenda for the Week of August 24th

Monday-

ELA: First day Writing Prompt
Daily Agenda

I. Ice Breaker with Journal Response 
Homework-
read
Social Studies 
Agenda for the WEEK (click here for a detailed look at the week in Social Studies)

Tuesday- 
Journal Prompt I.    Locker Assignments (based off of returned paperwork)
II.   Homework check
III.  Seventh Grade by Gary Soto
IV.  Literary Analysis: Comparing Characters

Wednesday-
I.    Journal Prompt
II.  Grammar Focus: Kinds of Sentences
III. Model the lesson: "Don't move the ladder"
IV. Continue with Seventh Grade if needed

Thursday-
I.    Journal Prompt 
II.  Jeopardy Review
III. Grammar Check
IV. Notes

Friday- Weekly Synopsis 
I.   Conferencing
II.  Journal Check
III. TicTacToe DUE
IV. Quiz




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