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Weekly Assignments
Week of 04/25/16-05/13/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will begin reading the novel, Nightjohn. Students will complete various standards-based comprehension assignments based on the novel.
Week of 03/14/16-04/15/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will focus on test taking vocabulary. Students will discuss citing evidence. Students will complete read various scenarios and answer questions based on the evidence to solve the case. Students will complete Milestones prep activities.
Week of 03/07/16-03/11/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will complete benchmark exams. Students will complete any missing assignments.
Week of 02/29/16-03/04/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will review for the 3rd Benchmark exam. Students will complete various activities for the review.
Week of 02/22/16-02/26/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss types of poetry and poetry elements. Students will complete various assignments that on the topic. Students will work in groups to analyze a variety of poems. Students will complete a 4.5 assessment.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Concrete
Cinquain
Free Verse
Haiku
Lyric
Diamante
Limerick
Tanka
Narrative
Acrostic
Week of 02/01/16-02/05/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue discussing informative writing. Students will peer edit their essays and prepare their final draft. Students will also complete their figurative language collage. Students will read the poem "Casey at the Bat". Students will also hear a narration of the poem. Students will compare and contrast the reading of the poem to the media literacy.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme/Pattern
Lyric Poem
Narrative Poem
Concrete Poem
Stanza
Verse
Analogy
Homophone
Week of 01/25/16-01/29/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss informative writing. Students will read two articles about the giant squid. They will complete an informative essay and cite textual evidence from the article. Students will complete the Write Score writing test on Thursday-Friday during their ELA class.
Week of 01/11/16-01/15/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue to discuss figurative language. Students will read various poems to determine the figurative language used. Students will create a collage to represent different figurative languages noted in poetry.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Ode
Mood
Week of 01/04/16-01/07/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss figurative language. Students will view Prezi presentations that relate to figurative language and complete various activities.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Symbol
Literal
Metaphor
Imagery
Figurative Language
Week of 12/07/15-12/11/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will prepare for the benchmark exam by completing a study guide and reviewing.
Week of 11/30/15-12/04/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete a comparison and contrasting essay over the different versions of the Cinderella story.
Week of 11/09/15-11/13/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss theme, prepositions, and intensive pronouns. Students will complete activities related to these terms. Students will also complete a 4.5 assessment on Tuesday/Wednesday of this week.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Intensive Pronouns
Theme
Prepositions
Week of 11/02/15-11/06/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue discussing citing textual evidence and close reading strategies. Students will complete activities that relate to the strategies. Students will take the Mock Writing test on Wednesday.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Characterization
Plot
Tone
Mood
Theme
Setting
Inferred
Evidence
Imagery
Sensory Details
Genre
Climax
Explicit
Week of 10/26/15-10/30/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss citing textual evidence and close reading strategies. Students will complete activities that relate to the strategies.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Characterization
Plot
Tone
Mood
Theme
Setting
Inferred
Evidence
Week of 10/12/15-10/16/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will review the benchmark exam. They will use test taking skills to determine why they missed questions. Using their electronics, students will answer a question via a Todays Meet activity. Students will in groups to mark the text after reading a an article and summarize each paragraph of the article.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Imagery
Genre
Sensory Detail
Characterization
Explicit
Setting
Plot
Inferred
Evidence
Week of 10/05/15-10/09/15
Fall Break
Week of 09/28/15-10/02/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete the proofreading pronouns sheet. Students complete teacher guided argumentative essay over "Family Conflict Can Lead to Positive Change".
Week of 09/21/15-09/25/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete various assignments to review for benchmark exams. Review the following vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Tone
Theme
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language
Inference
Point of View
-1st person pov
-2nd person pov
-3rd person pov
Personal Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Week of 09/14/15-09/18/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete the 4.5 assessment. Students will continue with argumentative writing. As a class, students will complete an argumentative essay over family conflict. The vocabulary words for the week are transition words.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
whole-heartedly
unashamedly
earnestly
aboveboard
genuinely
for instance
sincerely
therefore
hence
on the other hand
contrarily
albeit
for example
Week of 09/07/15-09/11/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue to discuss argumentative writing. Students will complete various assignments related to argumentative writing. These activities range from completing a bridge to a gallery walk. Students will begin writing an argumentative essay. This essay will be completed at home.
Week of 08/31/15-09/04/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss argumentative writing. Students will complete various assignments related to argumentative writing. These activities range from completing a bridge to a gallery walk.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Argumentative Writing
Controlling Idea
Supporting Details
Hook
Introduction
Closing
Week of 08/24/15-08/28/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will read the story "The Tail" on Pg. 30. Students will complete various activities as they relate to plot structure diagram.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Protagonist
Antagonist
Week of 08/10/15-08/14/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will read the story "The Old Grandpa and His Grandson". Pg. 5 Students will complete various activities as they relate to citing textual evidence.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Introduce Claim
Support Claim
Concluding Argument Statement
Argumentative Jot-List
Introductory Paragraph
Thesis Statement
Thesis Example
Argumentative Paragraph
Counter Argument
Conclusion/Rebuttal Paragraph
Week of 04/25/16-05/13/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will begin reading the novel, Nightjohn. Students will complete various standards-based comprehension assignments based on the novel.
Week of 03/14/16-04/15/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will focus on test taking vocabulary. Students will discuss citing evidence. Students will complete read various scenarios and answer questions based on the evidence to solve the case. Students will complete Milestones prep activities.
Week of 03/07/16-03/11/16
Literature and Grammar- Students will complete benchmark exams. Students will complete any missing assignments.
Week of 02/29/16-03/04/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will review for the 3rd Benchmark exam. Students will complete various activities for the review.
Week of 02/22/16-02/26/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss types of poetry and poetry elements. Students will complete various assignments that on the topic. Students will work in groups to analyze a variety of poems. Students will complete a 4.5 assessment.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Concrete
Cinquain
Free Verse
Haiku
Lyric
Diamante
Limerick
Tanka
Narrative
Acrostic
Week of 02/01/16-02/05/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue discussing informative writing. Students will peer edit their essays and prepare their final draft. Students will also complete their figurative language collage. Students will read the poem "Casey at the Bat". Students will also hear a narration of the poem. Students will compare and contrast the reading of the poem to the media literacy.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Rhythm
Rhyme
Rhyme Scheme/Pattern
Lyric Poem
Narrative Poem
Concrete Poem
Stanza
Verse
Analogy
Homophone
Week of 01/25/16-01/29/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss informative writing. Students will read two articles about the giant squid. They will complete an informative essay and cite textual evidence from the article. Students will complete the Write Score writing test on Thursday-Friday during their ELA class.
Week of 01/11/16-01/15/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue to discuss figurative language. Students will read various poems to determine the figurative language used. Students will create a collage to represent different figurative languages noted in poetry.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Ode
Mood
Week of 01/04/16-01/07/16
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss figurative language. Students will view Prezi presentations that relate to figurative language and complete various activities.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Simile
Personification
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Symbol
Literal
Metaphor
Imagery
Figurative Language
Week of 12/07/15-12/11/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will prepare for the benchmark exam by completing a study guide and reviewing.
Week of 11/30/15-12/04/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete a comparison and contrasting essay over the different versions of the Cinderella story.
Week of 11/09/15-11/13/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss theme, prepositions, and intensive pronouns. Students will complete activities related to these terms. Students will also complete a 4.5 assessment on Tuesday/Wednesday of this week.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Intensive Pronouns
Theme
Prepositions
Week of 11/02/15-11/06/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue discussing citing textual evidence and close reading strategies. Students will complete activities that relate to the strategies. Students will take the Mock Writing test on Wednesday.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Characterization
Plot
Tone
Mood
Theme
Setting
Inferred
Evidence
Imagery
Sensory Details
Genre
Climax
Explicit
Week of 10/26/15-10/30/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss citing textual evidence and close reading strategies. Students will complete activities that relate to the strategies.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Characterization
Plot
Tone
Mood
Theme
Setting
Inferred
Evidence
Week of 10/12/15-10/16/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will review the benchmark exam. They will use test taking skills to determine why they missed questions. Using their electronics, students will answer a question via a Todays Meet activity. Students will in groups to mark the text after reading a an article and summarize each paragraph of the article.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Imagery
Genre
Sensory Detail
Characterization
Explicit
Setting
Plot
Inferred
Evidence
Week of 10/05/15-10/09/15
Fall Break
Week of 09/28/15-10/02/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete the proofreading pronouns sheet. Students complete teacher guided argumentative essay over "Family Conflict Can Lead to Positive Change".
Week of 09/21/15-09/25/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete various assignments to review for benchmark exams. Review the following vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
Tone
Theme
Author's Purpose
Figurative Language
Inference
Point of View
-1st person pov
-2nd person pov
-3rd person pov
Personal Pronouns
Possessive Pronouns
Week of 09/14/15-09/18/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will complete the 4.5 assessment. Students will continue with argumentative writing. As a class, students will complete an argumentative essay over family conflict. The vocabulary words for the week are transition words.
Vocabulary Words for the Week
whole-heartedly
unashamedly
earnestly
aboveboard
genuinely
for instance
sincerely
therefore
hence
on the other hand
contrarily
albeit
for example
Week of 09/07/15-09/11/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will continue to discuss argumentative writing. Students will complete various assignments related to argumentative writing. These activities range from completing a bridge to a gallery walk. Students will begin writing an argumentative essay. This essay will be completed at home.
Week of 08/31/15-09/04/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will discuss argumentative writing. Students will complete various assignments related to argumentative writing. These activities range from completing a bridge to a gallery walk.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Argumentative Writing
Controlling Idea
Supporting Details
Hook
Introduction
Closing
Week of 08/24/15-08/28/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will read the story "The Tail" on Pg. 30. Students will complete various activities as they relate to plot structure diagram.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Protagonist
Antagonist
Week of 08/10/15-08/14/15
Literature and Grammar-
Students will read the story "The Old Grandpa and His Grandson". Pg. 5 Students will complete various activities as they relate to citing textual evidence.
Vocabulary Words for the week
Introduce Claim
Support Claim
Concluding Argument Statement
Argumentative Jot-List
Introductory Paragraph
Thesis Statement
Thesis Example
Argumentative Paragraph
Counter Argument
Conclusion/Rebuttal Paragraph