4-11 to 4-15

5th

Monday–finish Shurley 2:6, test Wed; study together for LWW 13-17 voc quiz (Thur), chapters quiz (Fri)

Tuesday–discuss LWW 15-16, assign 17 voc due Wed

Wednesday–Shurley 2:6 test, study for LWW quizzes

Thursday–LWW 13-17 voc quiz, study for chapters 13-17 quiz; singular and possessive nouns, assign w.s

Friday–LWW 13-17 quiz

6th

Monday–Awakening 9-10 voc/?s due Wed; Shurley 2:4 test

Tuesday–Awakening 5-8 voc quiz; begin Shurley 2:5–simple and compound sentences, test Thur

Wednesday–discuss Awakening 9-10, assign 11-12 voc/?s due Fri

Thursday–Shurley 2:5 test, continue Awakening work

Friday–discuss Awakening 11-12, 9-12 voc quiz Mon

7th

Monday–Animal Farm 3 voc/?s due Wed, 1-3 quiz Fri

Tuesday–Shurley 5:5–punctuating dialogue, correcting a business letter, test Thur; work on Russia research note cards, report rough copy due next Tue

Wednesday–discuss AF 3, work on note cards/Russia report

Thursday–Shurley 5:5 test; study for AF 1-3 quiz/work on Russia report

Friday–AF 1-3 quiz, work on Russia report

8th

Monday–Shurley 5:7–mixed pattern sentences, punctuating dialogue, test Wed

Tuesday–read about point of view; hand out The Black Pearl/The Pearl novels, assign voc due Fri, read TBP 1-3 by Thur, TP 1 by Friday, work on Venn diagram

Wednesday–Shurley 5:7 test; work on TBP/TP

Thursday–discuss TBP 1-3

Friday–discuss TP 1

4-4 to 4-8

5th

Monday–Shurley 2:6–compound sentences and coordinate conjunctions/connective adverbs, kinds of sentences, subject and object pronouns, ways to connect compound sentences

Tuesday–Lion, Witch, Wardrobe 9-12 vocab quiz; assign 13-14 voc/?s due Thur

Wednesday–LWW 9-12 quiz, work on 13-14

Thursday–finish Shurley 2:6, test Friday; discuss LWW 13-14, assign 15-16 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue

Friday–Shurley 2:6 test, continue LWW 15-16

6th

Monday–Awakening chs. 5-6 voc/?s due Wed; Shurley 2:4–compound sentences, coordinate conjunctions and connective adverbs, types of sentences

Tuesday–continue Shurley 2:4, test Thur

Wednesday–discuss Awakening 5-6, assign 7-8 voc/?s due Fri

Thursday–Shurley 2:4 test; work on Awakening

Friday–discuss Awakening 7-8, 5-8 voc quiz Tue

7th

Monday–assign Animal Farm ch. 1 voc/?s due Wed

Tuesday–begin Russia research report rough copy; continue AF

Wednesday–discuss AF 1, assign 2 voc/?s due Fri

Thursday–continue Russia report

Friday–discuss AF 2, 1-2 voc quiz Tue

8th

Monday–Shurley 5:5–predicate adjectives, quotation marks, correcting a business letter, test Fri

Tuesday-Thursday–prepare for The Black Pearl/The Pearl–read/discuss quotes, parable on happiness; read about lottery winners’ tragic stories; learn about pearls

Friday–read about point of view; assign Mexico map–both books are set in Mexico; take Shurley 5:5 test

3-21 to 3-24

5th

Monday–continue Shurley 2:4–compound sentences, test Thursday

Tuesday–discuss LWW 9-10, assign 11-12 voc/?s due Thur, 9-12 voc quiz on the Tuesday we return, quiz on Wednesday

Wednesday–finish Shurley 2:4

Thursday–Shurley 2:4 Test, discuss LWW 9-12

6th

Monday–Awakening ?s due Wed; begin Shurley 2:3–sentence fragments, simple sentences, compound subjects and verbs

Tuesday–continue Shurley 2:3, test Thur

Wednesday–discuss Awakening 3-4

Thursday–Shurley 2:3 Test

7th

Monday–Russia reseasrch note cards due; begin Shurley 5:2–use of quotations, assign w.s.

Tuesday–continue Shurley 5:2–predicate adjectives, comparative and superlative adjectives, test Thur

Wednesday–propaganda test–know definition of propaganda, know types of propaganda, be able to identify types of propaganda in various commercials

Thursday–Shurley 5:2 Test

8th

Monday–Shurley 5:3 Test; discuss happiness essay requirements, rough copy due Wed

Tuesday–martyr reports due, share with classmates

Wednesday–proofread/edit happiness essays, neat due Thur

Thursday–share happiness essays with class

3-15 to 3-18

5th

Tuesday–Shurley 2:3 Test, LWW 5-8 voc quiz

Wednesday–discuss LWW 7-8 ?s

Thursday–LWW 5-8 quiz, assign 9-10 voc, ?s due Tue

Friday–begin Shurley 2:4–pattern 2 sentences with direct objects, identifying nouns in sentences, correcting fragments by adding subject and/or predicate parts

6th

Tuesday–writing assignment in preparation for next novel, Awakening, work on rough copy due Thur

Wednesday–assign Awakening 1-4 voc, 1-2 ?s due Fri

Thursday–proofread/edit rough copies, neat due Tue

Friday–discuss Awakening

7th

Tuesday–discuss writing process for Russia research report, note taking on note cards, citing references, begin research, 18+ note cards due Tue

Wednesday–continue research

Thursday–Shurley 5:2 quotation marks, assign w.s. due Fri

Friday–continue research, taking notes

8th

Tuesday–Junia character analysis assignment due; read handout on martyrs from Blood of the Martyrs, Seed of the Church, assign martyr writing assignment, rough copy due Fri

Wednesday–Shurley 5:3–predicate adjectives, quotation marks, comparative/superlative adjectives, test Fri

Thursday–continue Shurley 5:3, work on martyr report

Friday–Shurley 5:3 Test, proofread/edit martyr reports, neat copy due Wed

3-7 to 3-11

5th

Monday–continue Shurley 2:3–simple sentence, compound parts, fragments, run-on sentences, test Thurs or Fri or Mon; hand back essay rough copy, neat copy due Fri

Tuesday–LWW 1-4 voc quiz, discuss chs. 3-4, 1-4 quiz Wed, assign 5-6 voc/?s due Thurs

Wednesday–take LWW 1-4 quiz, work on 5-6

Thursday–continue with Shurley 2:3 if needed, or take test; discuss LWW 5-6, assign 7-8 voc due Fri, ?s due Tue

Friday–take Shurley test and/or work on LWW; essay neat copy due

6th

Monday–Aeneid XX-Afterwards voc due Tue, ?s due Wed, XIV-Afterwards voc quiz Thur; assign punctuating dialogue w.s.

Tuesday–give back creation story pre-writing form, students begin on rough version

Wednesday–discuss Aeneid, book test on Friday; work on story

Thursday–Aeneid voc quiz XIV-Afterwards; work on story, rough copy due Mon

Friday–Aeneid book test

7th

Monday–finish USSR article, go over propaganda types, discuss propaganda collage assignment

Tuesday–review Russia research paper requirements, share my sample paper, begin preliminary research to determine three main topics for paper; begin propaganda collage–identifying types of propaganda used in various magazine ads

Wednesday–show Russia photo albums to students; work on collage

Thursday–finish collage, work on research paper

Friday–work on Russia research paper

8th

Monday–finish Shurley 5:2, test Wednesday; study for 68-96 voc quiz or finish Junia 97-107 ?s

Tuesday–Junia voc quiz, discuss 97-107, assign 107-120 voc, ?s due Thur, book test Fri

Wednesday–Shurley 5:2 test; work on Junia

Thursday–discuss Junia 107-120, go over character analysis assignment due next week

Friday–Junia test; work on character analysis assignment; discuss martyr writing assignment

2-29 to 3-4

5th LA

Monday–proofread/edit novel essays; I will collect and check rough copies, neat copy due date TBD

Tuesday–begin The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Assign chs. 1-2 vocab and discussion ?s due Thur.

Wednesday–begin Shurley 5:3–fragments, compound parts, assign w.s. due Thur.

Thursday–discuss LWW chs. 1-2, assign 3-4 vocab/?s due Tue; chs 1-4 comprehension quiz next Wed

Friday–Shurley 5:3 practice

6th LA

Monday–assign The Aeneid XVII-XIX voc/?s due Wed; get in groups of four, share creation story details with group members, record feedback

Tuesday–give students my comments on pre-writing form for creation story, add details to new pre-writing form, due Thur

Wednesday–discuss The Aeneid XVII-XIX, assign XX-Afterwards due Fri, chs XIV-Afterwards vocab quiz Mon

Thursday–discuss use of quotation marks as students will have to use dialogue in their creation stories, assign w.s. due Fri

Friday–discuss The Aeneid XX-Afterwards

7th LA

Monday–The Hobbit final vocab quiz, choose Russia research topics, read article on Viking origins of Russia

Tuesday–The Hobbit XV-XIX quiz; begin giving background information for the reading of Animal Farm by showing segments of "Russia: Land of the Tsars" from The History Channel, assign w.s.

Wednesday–finish video, w.s. due Thur

Thursday–discuss propaganda, look at magazine articles that make use of different kinds, go over propaganda collage students will have to work on beginning next week

Friday–go over requirements for Russia research report that students will begin working on next week

8th LA

Monday–discuss use of quotation marks, assign w.s. due Tue

Tuesday–discuss Junia 68-80, assign 81-96 voc due Wed, 68-96 voc quiz Fri, ?s due Thur

Wednesday–Shurley 5:2, test Friday

Thursday–discuss Junia 81-96, assign 97-107 voc/?s due Tue

Friday–Junia voc quiz; Shurley 5:2 Test; work on Junia 97-107

2-22 to 2-26

5th

Monday–discuss writing assignment for Call It Courage/Hatchet/Island of the Blue Dolphins

Tuesday–work on writing assignment; do pre-writing, work on rough copy, due Thursday

Wednesday–Shurley 2:2 Test

Thursday–begin The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe chs. 1-2, vocab/discussion ?s due Tuesday; proofread and edit writing assignments, neat copy due March 2, Wednesday

Friday–begin Shurley 2:3–sentence types: fragments, simple, simple with compound parts

6th

Monday–work on The Aeneid chs. X-XIII, vocab due Tuesday, chs. VII-XIII vocab quiz Thursday, ?s due Wednesday; continue discussion of creation story, pre-writing should be done by Thursday

Tuesday–read a final creation story, discuss, work on pre-writing if time

Wednesday–discuss The Aeneid X-XIII, assign XIV-XVI vocab/?s due Friday

Thursday–vocab quiz; students share pre-writing with each other, make comments/ask questions, I will collect and make comments

Friday–discuss The Aeneid XIV-XVI

7th

Monday–take The Hobbit XI-XIV quiz, work on chs. XV-XVI, vocab and ?s due Wednesday

Tuesday–finish Shurley 5:1, test Thursday; work on The Hobbit

Wednesday–discuss chs. XV-XVI, assign XVII-XIX vocab due Thursday, ?s due Friday, XV-XIX vocab quiz Monday, chapters quiz Tuesday

Thursday–take Shurley 5:1 test, continue work on The Hobbit

Friday–discuss chs. XVII-XIX

8th

Monday–finish Shurley 5:1, test Wednesday; continue work on Junia

Tuesday–discuss Junia pages 41-55, assign 56-68 vocab due Wednesday, 41-68 vocab quiz Friday, ?s due Thursday

Wednesday–Shurley 5:1 test, work on Junia

Thursday–discuss Junia 56-68, assign 68-80 vocab/?s due Tuesday

Friday–discuss use of quotation marks, complete practice using English book, assign w.s.; take vocab quiz, work on Junia

2-16 to 2-19

5th

Tuesday–begin A Cry in the Wild (Hatchet), compare and contrast using Venn diagram

Wednesday–continue A Cry in the Wild

Thursday—finish A Cry in the Wild, Venn diagram due Friday; begin Shurley 2:3–simple sentences, compound parts, and fragments–assign w.s.

Friday–continue Shurley 2:3

6th

Tuesday–begin discussion of creation stories–students will eventually write their own creation/origins story in which they explain how something in nature came into being; begin by sharing and discussing stories: Prometheus/Pandora, How the Rhinoceros Got Its Skin; How the Camel Got Its Hump

Wednesday–The Aeneid VII-IX voc and ?s due Friday

Thursday–continue sharing and discussing stories, students should be thinking of ideas for what they want to write about/explain

Friday–discuss The Aeneid

7th

Tuesday–The Hobbit XIII-XIV vocab due Wednesday, XI-XIV vocab quiz Friday, ?s due Thursday; Shurley 4:10 Test

Wednesday–Shurley 5:1–predicate adjectives and degrees of adjectives–comparative/ superlative; read in English book, assign comparative/superlative w.s. due Thursday

Thursday–discuss The Hobbit XIII-XIV, XI-XIV quiz Monday

Friday–vocab quiz, continue Shurley 5:1

8th

Tuesday—Junia 31-41 vocab due Wednesday, 20-41 vocab quiz Friday, ?s due Thursday

Wednesday–Shurley 5:1–predicate adjectives and degrees of adjectives–comparative/ superlative; read in English book, assign comparative/superlative w.s. due Thursday

Thursday–discuss Junia 31-41, assign 41-55 vocab, ?s due Tuesday

Friday–vocab quiz, work on Junia, continue Shurley 5:1

2-8 to 2-11

5th LA

Monday–finish Shurley 2:1–direct objects and transitive verbs–test Wednesday; continue work on Hatchet 17-18

Tuesday–discuss Hatchet 17-18, assign 19-20 (the last two chapters) vocab, ?s due Thursday

Wednesday–Shurley 2:1 test; work on Hatchet

Thursday–discuss Hatchet, chs. 17-20 vocab quiz next Wednesday

6th LA

Monday–take Shurley 2:2 test; assign The Aeneid chs. IV-VI vocab due Tuesday, ?s due Wednesday, I-VI vocab quiz Thursday

Tuesday–Valentine’s Day writing assignment

Wednesday–discuss Aeneid IV-VI, study for vocab quiz

Thursday–Aeneid vocab quiz, share Valentine’s writings

7th LA

Monday–The Hobbit chs. XI-XII vocab due Wednesday, students write own discussion ?s due Thursday

Tuesday–The Hobbit chs. VIII-X vocab quiz, chs. VII-X quiz; continue Shurley 4:10 unit review

Wednesday–finish Shurley 4:10, test Thursday

Thursday–Shurley 4:10 test

8th LA

Monday–take Junia 9-19 vocab quiz, continue work on Junia 15-19 or study for Shurley 4:10 unit test on Wednesday

Tuesday–Junia 20-30 characters, vocab, ?s due Thursday

Wednesday–take Shurley 4:10 test, continue Junia work

Thursday–discuss Junia 20-30

2-1 to 2-5

 

5th LA

Monday–finish Shurley 2:1 Test; work on Hatchet

Tuesday–discuss Hatchet 13-14, assign 15-16 vocab due Wed, ?s due Thur, 1-16 vocab quiz Fri

Wednesday–begin Shurley 2:2–direct objects and transitive verbs, unscrambled sentence, homophones, subject/verb agreement, a/an usage, capitalization and punctuation corrections

Thursday–discuss Hatchet 15-16, assign 17-18 voc, ?s due Tue

Friday–Hatchet 13-16 vocab quiz, continue with Shurley 2:2

6th LA

Monday–finish watching Ulysses, Venn diagram due Tue; take Shurley 2:1 Test

Tuesday–discuss Roman equivalent to Greek gods/goddesses in preparation for reading of The Aeneid; begin Shurley 2:2–direct objects and transitive verbs, unscrambled sentence, homophones, subject/verb agreement, a/an usage, capitalization and punctuation corrections

Wednesday–begin The Aeneid pp. 1-23 voc, ?s due Fri

Thursday–continue Shurley 2:2

Friday–discuss The Aeneid 1-23

7th LA

Monday–The Hobbit ch. VIII voc and ?s due Wed

Tuesday–take Shurley 4:9 Test, continue The Hobbit

Wednesday–discuss The Hobbit ch. VIII, assign chs. IX-X vocab due Thu, ?s to discuss Fri, VIII-X voc quiz Mon

Thursday–begin Shurley 4:10–Unit Review

Friday–discuss The Hobbit chs. IX-X, chs. VII-X quiz Tue

8th LA

Monday–discuss character types, give character types assignment due at end of Junia book; assign historical figures sheet to read in preparation for Junia novel

Tuesday–assign Junia 9-14 characters, voc, ?s due Thur

Wednesday–begin Shurley 4:10-Unit Review

Thursday–discuss Junia 9-14, assign 15-19 voc due Fri, characters and ?s due Tue, 9-19 voc quiz Mon

Friday–continue Shurley 4:10, work on Junia 15-19