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Week of March 30th – April 3rd, 2020  –  No School this week while teachers are preparing for on line learning.

 

Week of March 23rd – 27th, 2020 – Spring Break

 

Week of March 16th – 20th, 2020  –   School Canceled due to Coronavirus

 

Week of March 9th – 13th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target  Students will be able to:
3/9	Movie – 42 (Jackie  Robinson’s story)	Enjoy the movie & be ready to answer some essential questions
3/10	Movie – 42	Enjoy the movie & be ready to answer some essential questions
3/11	Movie – 42	Enjoy the movie and be ready to answer some essential questions
3/12	No School	Grading Day
3/13	No School	Professional Development

 

Week of  March 2nd – 6th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
3/2	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch. 11 Q. 14	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
3/3	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Continue Ch. 11	Review and reexplain what Jim Crow was and its’ affect on African American peoples’ lives.
3/4	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 12 Q. 15 – Write a Text book entry about racism	Identify the key ideas that make up the history of racism and the mistreatment of African Americans
3/5	Mindfulness Finish Q. 15 – Write a Text book entry about racism	Identify the key ideas that make up the history of racism and the mistreatment of African Americans
3/6	Mindfulness  Afterward – Claudette answers questions from the author  Kahoot	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion

 

Week of  February 24th – 28th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
2/24	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch.  8 Q. 12	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/25	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Continue Ch. 8	Review and reexplain what Jim Crow was and its’ affect on African American peoples’ lives.
2/26	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 9 Q. 13 – Write a letter to African Americans of Montgomery	Infer feelings and thoughts of African Aericans and write a letter of encouragement
2/27	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch. 10 Video – Racism at Starbucks	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/28	Mindfulness  Claudette Colvin Continue Ch. 10/Discussion	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion

 

Week of  February 17th – 21st, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
2/17	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch.  4 Q. 9	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/18	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Continue Ch. 4	Review and reexplain what Jim Crow was and its’ affect on African American peoples’ lives.
2/19	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 5 Q. 10 – Write a letter to the Whites  of Montgomery	Identify what is wrong with racism and put it in a letter to the white of Montgomery
2/20	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch. 6 Video	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/21	Mindfulness  Claudette Colvin Continue Ch. 7/Discussion	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion

 

 

Week of  February 10th – 14th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
2/10	Mindfulness	M
2/11	Mindfulness Vocab Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice                            Read & Answer Questions T	Explain what Jim Crow is
2/12	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice M T	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/13	Mindfulness A	H
2/14	N	M

 

Week of  February 3rd – 7th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
2/3	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Continue Q. 4 Video – kids and stereotypes	Summarize information
2/4	Mindfulness Vocab Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice                            Read & Answer Questions T	Explain what Jim Crow is
2/5	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice M T	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
2/6	Mindfulness A	H
2/7	N	M

 

Week of  January 27th – January 31st, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
1/27	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Ch. 3 Discussion	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
1/28	Mindfulness Vocab Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice   Ch 3 continued / Discussion	Identify meaning of vocab words
1/29	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 3	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
1/30	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin Q. 4	Summarize information
1/31	No School	Mid term grading & professional development

Week of  January 20th – January 24th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
1/20	No School	MLK Jr. Celebration
1/21	Mindfulness Vocab Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 1                             Questions 1 & 2	Identify what Jim Crow was
1/22	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice  Ch. 2  Video	Use Comprehension Strategies such as make a prediction, ask questions, make connections or give opinions in order to participate in discussion
1/23	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Ch. 2 continued   Vocabulary Words	Identify what vocab words mean and use in a sentence
1/24	Mindfulness Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice Q. 3	Use textual evidence to answer a question

 

Week of  January 13th – January 17th, 2020

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
1/13	Mindfulness All Aboard with Thomas Garrett	Read and discuss story about Underground Railroad
1/14	Mindfulness The Long Walk Questions from All Aboard with Thomas Garrett	Identify the risks of escaping from slavery
1/15	Mindfulness Harriet Tubman Paintings & Q.  Main Ideas from 2 stories The Long Walk	Explain who Harriet Tubman was
1/16	Mindfulness Vocabulary	Define racism
1/17	Mindfulness Vocabulary Jim Crow Video	Identify who Jim Crow was

 

Week of  January 6th – January 10th, 2020

 

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
1/6	Professional Development	No School
1/7	Mindfulness Winter Break Writing What do you know about African American History? Intro. Unit – Video Atlantic Slave Trade Vocabulary Harriet Tubman Trailer	Learn Vocabulary Words for the unit
1/8	Mindfulness Vocabulary Words A Glory Over Everything	Use Vocabulary Words in a sentence
1/9	Mindfulness A Glory Over Everything & Questions	Identify who Harriet Tubman was
1/10	Mindfulness Finish Questions to A Glory Over Everything  Blackish	Identify who Harriet Tubman was

Week of  December 16th – December 20th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/16	Mindfulness The Martian Chronicles	Practice Reading Aloud
12/17	Mindfulness All Summer in a Day Pre – reading Writing Prompt Read	How setting affects a story
12/18	Mindfulness All Summer in a Day  Questions & Discussion	How setting affects a story
12/19	Mindfulness All Summer in a Day        Short Film                Questions  & Discussion	How setting affects a story
12/20	Mindfulness Balderdash	Have fun

 

Week of  December 9th – December 13th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/9	Mindfulness Venn Diagram Note Taking   Differences/ Similarities between the book and the movie	Identify differences & similarities between the movie and the book
12/10	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting Essay Writing	Identify differences & similarities between the movie and the book
12/11	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting  Essay Writing	Identify differences & similarities between the movie and the book
12/12	Mindfulness Vocabulary Sentences Tuck Everlasting Kahoot	Understand meaning of vocabulary words by using them in a sentence
12/13	Mindfulness Finish Essay Writing	Edit work and remember to use capitalization and punctuation

 

Week of  December 2nd – December 6th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/2	Grading Day	No School
12/3	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                   Ch. 25 Question	Pay Attention to Details
12/4	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                Epilogue	Pay Attention to Details
12/5	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting  Movie	Enjoy the movie
12/6	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting Movie	Enjoy the movie

 

Week of  November 25th – November 29th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/25	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                  Ch. 20 read and discussion	Pay Attention to Details
11/26	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                  Ch. 21 & 22Listen & Draw        Water Advertisement	Pay Attention to Details
11/27	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                  Ch. 23 & 24 Question Water Advertisement	Pay Attention to Details
11/28	Happy Thanksgiving	No School
11/29	Thanksgiving Break	No School

 

Week of  November 18th – November 22nd, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/18	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                   Ch. 15 read and discussion	Pay Attention to Details
11/19	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                   Ch. 16 Listen & Draw	Pay Attention to Details
11/20	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting                  Ch. 17 & Question	Pay Attention to Details
11/21	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting               Oldest people in the world stories and photos                Ch. 18	Pay Attention to Details
11/22	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting Oldest people in the world stories and photos.                        Ch.19 read and discuss	Pay Attention to Details

 

Week of  November 11th – November 15th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/11	No School	Veteran’s Day
11/12	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Ch. 10 Listen & Draw	Pay Attention to Details
11/13	Mindfulness Figurative Language Ch. 11 & Question House Drawing	Pay Attention to Details
11/14	Mindfulness Figurative Language Ch. 12 & Question	Pay Attention to Details
11/15	Mindfulness Ch. 13 & 14  Discussion Finish House Drawing	Pay Attention to Details

 

Week of  November 4th – November 8th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/4	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Ch. 8 Partner Read/Question	Pay Attention to Details
11/5	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Ch. 9 Listen & Draw	Pay Attention to Details
11/6	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – House drawing from Ch. 10	Pay Attention to Details
11/7	No School	Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/8	No School	Professional Development

 

Week of  October 28th – November 1st, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/28	Mindfulness Vocabular Sentences Tuck Everlasting – Ch. 5	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/29	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Small Groups – Read Ch. 6 & Write Down at least One Thought.	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/30	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Small Groups – Read Ch. 7 & Write Down at least One Thought	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/31	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting Ch. 7 Question/Discussion Draw the Cover of the Book	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
11/1	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting  Reread Ch. 5 Setting & Sensory Details Chart	Pay Attention to Detail

 

Week of  October 21st – October 25th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/21	Mindfulness Finish Animal Short Stories & Share	Use capitals and punctuation in your writing.
10/22	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Vocabulary Words Prologue, Ch. 1 & 2	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/23	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting Read Ch. 3 – 4 and Answer Question.	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/24	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting	Use comprehension strategies as you read.
10/25	Mindfulness Tuck Everlasting – Reread prologue and Answer Question. Draw Mae Tuck in detail	Use comprehension strategies as you read

 

Week of  October 14th – October 18th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/14	Mindfulness Plot Diagram Animal Short Story Expectations Write	Use capitals and punctuation in your writing.
10/15	Mindfulness Animal Short Story Writing	Use caps and punct. in your writing.
10/16	Mindfulness Animal Short Story Writing	Use capitals and punctuation in your writing.
10/17	Mindfulness Greenhill Humane Society Visit	Pay attention and be friendly and polite to our guests.
10/18	Mindfulness Animal Short Story Revising/Be Kind to Pets Poster	Use capitals and punctuation in your writing.

 

Week of October 7th – October 9th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/7	Mindfulness Vocabulary Sentences Zlateh the Goat	Use vocabulary words in a sentence at least six words long.
10/8	Mindfulness More Pet presentations Finish Zlateh the Goat	Speak loudly and clearly and use eye contact.
10/9	Mindfulness S.T.A.R. – Journal Zlateh the Goat Questions	Use caps and punct. in your writing.
10/10	No School	Midterms & Professional Development
10/11	No School	Statewide Inservice Day

 

Week of September 30th – October 4th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/30	Mindfulness Journal Writing #13 Stray	Write 6 sentences to describe your abandon pet.
10/1	Mindfulness Write up for pet presentations	Use caps and punct. in your writing.
10/2	Mindfulness Pet Presentations Zlateh the Goat	Speak loudly and clearly and use eye contact.
10/3	Mindfulness Technology Presentation	Use the app Read & Write to dictate text and use speech to text.
10/4	Mindfulness Pet Presentations S.T.A.R. – Journal	Speak loudly and clearly and use eye contact.

 

Week of September 23rd – 27th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/23	Mindfulness Journal Writing #10 Finish Pet Ad	Write 6 sentences to describe your abandon pet.
9/24	Mindfulness Journal Writing #11 Vocabulary Pet Heros	Use caps and punct. in your writing.
9/25	Mindfulness Vocabulary Sentences The Flood	Use comprehension strategies as you read
9/26	Mindfulness Journal Writing#12 The Flood	Use comprehension strategies as you read
9/27	Mindfulness S.T.A.R.  – Journal The Flood	Use comprehension strategies as you read

Week of September 16th – 20th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/16	Mindfulness Journal Writing #6 Animal Friends The Dog of Pompeii	Make Inferences as you read.
9/17	Mindfulness Journal Writing #7 Animal Friends The Dog of Pompeii	Make Inferences as you read.
9/18	Mindfulness Journal Writing #8 Questions for The Dog of Pompeii	Capitalize and punctuate sentences when you write.
9/19	Mindfulness Journal Writing#9 Create Your Own Pet Ad	Write six sentences to describe your abandon pet.
9/20	Mindfulness S.T.A.R.  – Journal Create Your Own Pet Ad	Write six sentences to describe your abandon pet.

 

Welcome Students!

Week of September 9th – 13th, 2019

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/9	Mindfulness Journal Writing #2 Animal Friends Storm	Monitor Your Understanding as you read.
9/10	Mindfulness Journal Writing #3 Animal Friends Storm	Monitor Your Understanding as you read.
9/11	Mindfulness Journal Writing #4 Animal Friends The Dog of Pompeii	Make Inferences as you read.
9/12	Mindfulness Journal Writing #5 Animal Friends The Dog of Pompeii	Make Inferences as you read.
9/13	Mindfulness S.T.A.R. Journal Writing The Dog of Pompeii	Make Inferences as you read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last School Year 2018- 2019

Week of December 17th – 21st, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/21	Mindfulness Return to Sender Ch.7 Mad Libs	Make Connections from the past to understand the present
12/20	Mindfulness Return to Sender Ch. 7 Summary Writing	What do you include in a summary?
12/19	Mindfulness Return to Sender Ch.7 Summary Writing	What do you include in a summary?
12/18	Mindfulness Ch. 7 Read and Discuss	Make connections between characters’ actions
12/17	Mindfulness The History of Immigration in the U.S. Current Immigration Statistics	Make Connections from the past to understand the present

Week of December 10th – 14th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/14	Mindfulness Link Question Mini-Research	Make Connections  from the past to understand the present
12/13	Mindfulness Question	Make Connections between character’s actions.
12/12	Mindfulness Ch.24 (Abridged)	How do you know what to include in a summary?
12/11	Mindfulness Ch. 23 (Abridged) Videos	How do you know what to include in a summary?
12/10	Mindfulness Ch. 14 Q.	How is the structure of the text set up and how does it contribute to your understanding of the material?

Week of December 3rd- 7th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
12/7	Mindfulness Roundtable Ch. 15 – 19(brief summaries)	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
12/6	Mindfulness Ch. 14	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
12/5	Mindfulness Ch. 14 Videos	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
12/4	Mindfulness Timeline Ch. 13 Videos	How do you know which info is most important for the Time Line?
12/3	No School Grading Day

Week of November 26th – 30th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/30	Mindfulness Finish Q. 10 or Q. 11 Read Ch. 12	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
11/29	Mindfulness Ch. 11	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
11/28	Mindfulness Ch. 10 Discussion	Use textual evidence to support your reasoning
11/27	Mindfulness Timeline Ch. 8 p. 83 Question Ch. 9 (skipping a lot)	How do you know which info is most important for the Time Line?
11/26	Mindfulness Vocabulary Sentences Finish Ch. 7 Time line	How do you know which info is most important for the Time Line?

Week of November 19th -November 23rd, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/23	No School
11/22	No School Happy Thanksgiving
11/21	Mindfulness Discuss Elizabeth Question Read Ch. 6	Use textual evidence to back up your reasoning
11/20	Mindfulness Rate Your Summary Ch. 5 Elizabeth Question	What can you ignore in a summary?
11/19	Mindfulness Chapter 5 Summary Writing	How do you know what to include in a summary?

Week of November 12th -November 16th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/16	Mindfulness Chapter 5 Summary Writing	How do you know what to include in a summary?
11/15	Mindfulness Time Line Chapter 5	How do you know what to include in a time line?
11/14	Mindfulness More Vocabulary Words & Sentences Discussion /Map of segregated schools Start Chapter 4 Question #2	What was Jim Crow?
11/13	Mindfulness Jim Crow South Video Finish Chapter 3	What was Jim Crow?
11/12	No School Veteran’s Day

Week of November 5th -November 9th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/9	No School Professional Development
11/8	No School Student Conferences
11/7	Mindfulness Vocabulary  Question #1	What is immigration?
11/6	Mindfulness Return to Sender Ch.1 Vocabulary	What is immigration?
11/5	Mindfulness Return to Sender Ch.1 Vocabulary	What is immigration?

Week of October 29th -November 2nd, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
11/02	Mindfulness Youtube Article/Fake News	Analyze your source of information
11/01	Mindfulness Youtube Article/Fake News	Analyze your source of information
10/31	Mindfulness Essay Writing	Use Evidence to Back up Your Thinking
10/30	Mindfulness Essay Writing	Use Evidence to Back up Your Thinking
10/29	Mindfulness Essay Writing	Use Evidence to Back up Your Thinking

Week of October 22nd -26th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/26	Mindfulness Essay Writing	Use Evidence to Back Up Your Thinking
10/25	Mindfulness Plot Arc/Present Video Essay Writing	Use Evidence to Back Up Your Thinking
10/24	Mindfulness Characterization Essay Example Notes – Quote Sandwich Reading/Protagonist	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/23	Mindfulness Reading/Protagonist Questions	Use S.T.E.A.L. to learn about the Protagonist
10/22	Mindfulness   Reading/Protagonist Questions	Use S.T.E.A.L. to learn about the Protagonist

Week of October 15th -19th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/19	Mindfulness Reading/Protagonist Q. Al Capone Does My Shirts	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/18	Mindfulness Read/Protagonist Q. Al Capone Does My Shirts	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/17	Mindfulness Characterization Essay Example Notes – Story Elements/S.T.E.A.L. Reading/Protagonist Q.	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/16	Mindfulness Reading Finish Imitation Writing – Chicken Boy	Pay attention to action/dialogue/background as you write.
10/15	Mindfulness Vocabulary/ Insert 20 Sentences Reading/Purpose Imitation Writing	Pay attention to detail as you write.

 

Week of October 15th -19th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/19	Mindfulness Reading/Protagonist Q. Al Capone Does My Shirts	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/18	Mindfulness Read/Protagonist Q. Al Capone Does My Shirts	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/17	Mindfulness Characterization Essay Example Notes – Story Elements/S.T.E.A.L. Reading/Protagonist Q.	Notice How Are You Learning About the Protagonist.
10/16	Mindfulness Reading Finish Imitation Writing – Chicken Boy	Pay attention to action/dialogue/background as you write.
10/15	Mindfulness Vocabulary/ Insert 20 Sentences Reading/Purpose Imitation Writing	Pay attention to detail as you write.

Week of October 8th – 12th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/8	Mindfulness Book Talk Read Evidence Based QuestionImitation Writing	Pay Attention to Detail as You Write
10/9	Mindfulness Read Evidence Based Question Imitation Writing	Write with Detail
10/10	Mindfulness Read Imitation Writing	Write with Detail
10/11	Grading Day	No School
10/12	State Inservice	No School

 

Week of October 1st – 5th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
10/1	Mindfulness Book Talk  Finishing up: Memoir Writing or LPA	Pay Attention to Detail as You Write
10/2	Mindfulness Book Talk Insert 20 Sentences Library	Check Out a Book that you Want to read.
10/3	Mindfulness Book Talk Read/Track Thoughts	Leave Tracks of Thinking as You Read
10/4	Mindfulness Book Talk Think Aloud Read/Track Thoughts	Leave Tracks of Thinking as You Read
10/5	Mindfulness Book Talk Read/Track Thoughts Evidence based questions	Leave Tracks of Thinking as You Read.  Use evidence from the text to back up your understanding.

 

Week of September 24th – 28th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/24	Mindfulness Book Talk Insert 20 Sentences Choosing Topic	Pay Attention to Detail as You Write
9/25	Mindfulness Book Talk Memoir Writing	Pay Attention to Detail as You Write
9/26	Mindfulness Book Talk Memoir Writing	Pay Attention to Detail as You Write
9/27	Mindfulness Book Talk Memoir Writing	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write
9/28	Mindfulness Book Talk LPA – CY Writing Assessment	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write

 

Week of September 17th – 21st, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/21	Mindfulness Finish Anhydrous Memoir Imitation Writing	Pay Attention to Detail
9/20	Mindfulness Journal Book Talk Anhydrous  Memoir Imitation Writing	Pay Attention to Detail
9/19	Mindfulness Journal Question Anhydrous Memoir	Pay Attention to Detail
9/18	Mindfulness Journal Question Anhydrous Memoir	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write
9/17	Mindfulness Journal Question The Gull – Memoir	Form Opinions as You Read Define Memoir

Week of September 10th – 14th, 2018

Date	Class Work	Learning Target
9/14	Mindfulness Journal Question Bully Stories	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write
9/13	Mindfulness Journal Question Vocabulary Bully Stories	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write Use Vocabulary Words in Sentences
9/12	Mindfulness Journal Question Read Angela’s Ashes and track thoughts	Form Opinions as You Read Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write
9/11	Mindfulness Journal Question Read Black Dog of Fate and track thoughts Bully Stories	Pay Attention to Detail as You Read and Write
9/10	Mindfulness Journal Question Read Malala and track thoughts	Form Opinions as You Read Define Memoir

September 7, 2018

Agenda

• Mindfulness
• Definition of Memoir
• Read Zippy (2nd story)/ track thoughts

Learning Targets:

1. Form opinions as you read
2. Define memoir

September 6, 2018

Agenda

• Mindfulness
• Definition of Memoir
• Read Zippy/ track thoughts

Learning Targets:

1. Form opinions as you read
2. Define memoir

 

September 5, 2018

First Day of School

Welcome Students!

Agenda

• Syllabus/Expectations
• Would You Rather?
• I’m the One Who . . .

 

School Year 2017-2018

Friday  6/15/2018

Happy Summer Everyone!

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Awards and Celebration

Oral Stories or Row Writing

 

Thursday  6/14/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Geography Project Presentations

 

Wednesday  6/13/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Finish Choice Writing

Geography Project

 

Tuesday  6/12/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing

Geography Project

 

Monday  6/11/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing 

Geography Project

 

Friday  6/08/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing

Geograph Project

 

Thursday  6/07/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Writing Choice

Geography Project

 

Wednesday  6/06/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing

Geography Project

 

Tuesday  6/05/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing

Geography Project

 

Monday  6/04/2018

Essential Question – What is culture?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Choice Writing 

Geography Project

 

Friday  6/1/2018

Essential Question – What do you include in a summary?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Writing Prompt

Current Events – Choose either the Facebook Article, Global Warming or Two Indias

Summarize with a partner

 

Thursday  5/31/2018

Essential Question – How do you know what to include in a summary?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Writing Prompt

Current Events – Choose either the Facebook Article, Global Warming or Two Indias

Read & Summarize with a partner

 

Wednesday  5/30/2018

Essential Question – How do you know what to include in a summary?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Choose either the Facebook Article, Global Warming or Two Indias

Read & Summarize with a partner

 

Tuesday  5/29/2018

Essential Question – How do you know what to include in a summary?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Current Events – Choose either the Facebook Article, Global Warming or Two Indias

Read & Summarize with a partner

 

Friday  5/25/2018

Essential Question – How do you revise your writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Revising Writing

 

 

Thursday  5/24/2018

Essential Question – How do you use an Insert 20 in your writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Writing Prompt

 

 

Wednesday  5/23/2018

Essential Question – What are the claims each author uses for or against Offshore Drilling?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Author’s Arguments of Offshore Drilling

 

Tuesday  5/22/2018

Essential Question – What are the pros and cons to Offshore Drilling?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR

Current Events – Offshore Drilling Article

Vocabulary

 

Monday  5/21/2018

Essential Question – What are the pros and cons to Offshore Drilling?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

SSR (Silent Sustained Reading)

Writing Prompt

Current Events – Offshore Drilling Article

 

 

Friday  5/18/2018

Essential Question – What is Fentanoyl?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Article – The Opioid Crisis

Vocabulary

Discussion and Questions

 

Thursday  5/17/2018

Essential Question –  What are opioids?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Article – The Opioid Crisis

Vocabulary

Discussion and Questions

 

Wednesday  5/16/2018

Essential Question –  What is a crisis?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Article – The Opioid Crisis

Vocabulary

Discussion and Questions

 

Tuesday  5/15/2018

Agenda:

State Testing

 

Monday  5/14/2018

Agenda:

State Testing

 

 

Friday  5/11/2018

Essential Question – What happens to your brain when you’re addicted to something?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Article: Are You Addicted to Your Phone

Video – Ted Talks on Addiction to cellphones

Discussion

Question

 

Thursday  5/10/2018

Essential Question – What happens to your brain when you’re addicted to something?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events – Article:  Are You Addicted to Your Phone

Questions

 

Wednesday  5/9/2018

Essential Question – Why is State Testing important?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

State testing practice

 

Tuesday  5/8/2018

Essential Question – Why should you do your best on State Testing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

State testing practice

 

Monday  5/7/2018

Essential Question – 

Agenda:

Mindfulness

 

Friday  5/4/2018

Essential Question – What are the patterns in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Story – Dragon Dragon

Discussion & Questions

 

Thursday  5/3/2018

Essential Question – What are the patterns in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Story – Dragon Dragon

Discussion & Questions

 

Wednesday  5/2/2018

Essential Question –  What is Free Speech?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events Article – Free Speech

Vocabulary

Discussion and Questions

 

Tuesday  5/1/2018

Essential Question – What is Free Speech?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Current Events Article – Free Speech

Vocabulary

Discussion and Questions

 

Monday  4/30/2018

Essential Question – What evidence are you using for the themes that you have chosen for your essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender –  Essay Writing  (Last Day)

 

Friday  4/27/2018

Essential Question – What evidence are you using for the themes that you have chosen for your essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender –  Essay Writing

 

Thursday  4/26/2018

Essential Question – What evidence are you using for the themes that you have chosen for your essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender –  Essay Writing

 

Wednesday  4/25/2018

Essential Question – How do use a quote sandwich?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender  – Essay Writing

 

Tuesday  4/24/2018

Essential Question – How do you use evidence and reasoning in your writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender  – Essay Writing

 

Monday  4/23/2018

Essential Question – What are the themes of the novel?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 9

 

Friday  4/20/2018

Essential Question – What are the themes of the novel?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 8

Introduce Essay Questions

 

Thursday  4/19/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 8 continued

Question #16

Ellis Island Video

 

Wednesday  4/18/2018

Essential Question – What are the significant events thus far in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender Ch. 8

Marking the Text

 

Tuesday  4/17/2018

Essential Question – Where does friendship play an important role in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender  – Finish Ch. 8

Where are you from?

Immigration Infographic (Avid)

Atlas – Mari’s family’s journey

 

Monday  4/16/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 7, start Ch. 8

Finish Q. #15

La Golodrina (swallows) song

Vietnam Memorial

 

Friday  4/13/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Immigration News & Discussion

Return to Sender – Ch. 7

Question #15

 

Thursday  4/12/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 7

Continue drawing

 

Wednesday  4/11/2018

Essential Question – What are the significant events thus far in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender Ch. 7

Draw a favorite or significant scene from the story.

 

Tuesday  4/10/2018

Essential Question – Where does friendship play an important role in the story?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender  – Finish Ch. 6/start Ch. 7

Summary

Discussion of purpose and theme

 

Monday  4/09/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 6

Vermont Town Meetings

 

 

Friday  4/06/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Immigration News & Discussion

Finish Question #11

 

Thursday  4/05/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 6

Continue with Question #11

 

Wednesday  4/04/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary – Humane

Return to Sender Ch. 6

Question #11

 

Tuesday  4/03/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Return to Sender  – Ch. 6

DACA Update

 

 

Monday  4/02/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 6

Vermont Town Meetings

Question #10

 

Happy Spring Break!     March 26th – March 30th

 

Friday  3/23/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Immigration Notes/Video

 

Thursday  3/22/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Continue with Ch. 5

 

Wednesday  3/21/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Sentences

Return to Sender Ch. 5

 

 

Tuesday  3/20/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Return to Sender  – Ch. 5

Question #8

 

Monday  3/19/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 5

Question #7

 

Friday  3/16/2018

 

No School

Professional Development

 

Thursday  3/15/2018

 

No School

Grading Day

 

Wednesday  3/14/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Sentences

Return to Sender Ch. 4

Question #5

 

Tuesday  3/13/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Return to Sender  – Ch. 3

Question #6

 

Monday  3/12/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Continue Ch. 3

 

 

Friday  3/09/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary

Return to Sender – Read Ch. 3

 

Thursday  3/08/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Ch. 3

Continue with Question #5

 

Wednesday  3/07/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Sentences

Return to Sender Ch. 3

Question #5

 

Tuesday  3/06/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

5 minute write/discussion

Vocabulary

Return to Sender  – Ch. 3

Question #4

 

Monday  3/05/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration and How Does It Affect People’s Lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Continue Ch. 2

Question #3

 

Friday  3/02/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Read Ch. 2

Question #2

 

Thursday  3/01/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Return to Sender – Question #1

 

Wednesday  2/28/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Sentences

Return to Sender Ch. 1

 

Tuesday  2/27/2018

Essential Question – What is Immigration?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

5 minute write/discussion

Vocabulary

Start Return to Sender Ch. 1

 

Monday  2/26/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Movie – 42/ Wrap Up Unit Discussion

 

Friday  2/23/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Movie – 42/Discussion

 

Thursday  2/22/2018

 

No class due to 2 hr. delay

 

Wednesday  2/21/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Movie – 42/Discussion

 

Tuesday  2/20/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Oregon’s Racist History

 

Monday  2/19/2018

No School – President’s Day

 

Friday  2/16/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Oregon’s Racist History

 

Thursday  2/15/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Oregon’s Racist History

 

Wednesday  2/14/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Continuing on finishing up questions

Paragraph on racism

 

Tuesday  2/13/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Finishing up questions

Paragraph on racism

 

Monday  2/12/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Questions on Goggle Classroom

Ch. 9  p. 99 

Ch. 10 103 – 104 and 106- 109.

 

Friday  2/09/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

‘Take a Knee’ discussion

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Questions on Goggle Classroom

Ch. 9  p. 93 – 100

 

 

Thursday 2/08/2018

Essential Question – How does racism effect people’s lives?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Questions on Goggle Classroom

Ch. 8 p. 73 – 77, 79 – 83

 

Wednesday  2/07/2018

Essential Question – What is racism?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Ch. 6 p. 60 – 61, Ch. 7 p. 67 – 69

Leave Tracks of Thinking

 

Tuesday  2/06/2018

Essential Question – What is racism?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Ch. 6 p. 51 – 54 & p. 58 – 61

Leave Tracks of Thinking

 

Monday  2/05/2018

Essential Question – What is racism?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Write letter to White Citizens of Montgomery

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Ch. 5   p. 41 – 43 & p. 47 – 49

Leave Tracks of Thinking

   

Friday 2/2/2018

Progress Reports – No School

 

Thursday 2/1/2018

Essential Question – How were African Americans discriminated against in the south during Jim Crow?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Oral Sentences

Videos – Minstrel Show and Montgomery Bus Boycott

Ch. 4 Read/Discuss

Write a letter to White Citizens of Montgomery

 

Wednesday 1/31/2018

Essential Question – How were African Americans discriminated against in the south during Jim Crow?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary 

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Ch. 2  p. 17     Read/Discuss/Question

 

Tuesday 1/30/2018

Essential Question – How were African Americans discriminated against in the south during Jim Crow?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Sentences

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice

Ch. 1 continued  Read/Discuss/Questions

 

Monday 1/29/2018

Essential Question – How were African Americans discriminated against in the south during Jim Crow?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Vocabulary Definitions

Claudette Colvin, Twice Toward Justice 

Ch. 1 Read/Discuss/Questions

 

Friday 1/26/2018

Essential Question – How do you elaborate in writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question – Insert 20 sentences

Essay Writing – Last Day!

 

Thursday 1/25/2018

Essential Question – How do you elaborate in writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question – Insert 20 sentences

Essay Writing

 

Wednesday 1/24/2018

Substitute

Essential Question – How do you use textual evidence in writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Newsela Article – Cellphone Use

Textual Evidence Questions

 

Tuesday 1/23/2018

Essential Question – How do you elaborate in writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question – Insert 20 sentences

Essay Writing

 

Monday 1/22/2018

Essential Question – How do you elaborate in writing?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question – Insert 20 sentences

Essay Writing

 

Friday 1/19/2018

Essential Question – What components make up a Problem/Solution essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question

Problem/Solution Example

Graphic Organizer

 

Thursday 1/18/2018

Essential Question – How do you use textual evidence when responding to a question?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Textual Evidence Question

 

Wednesday 1/17/2018

Essential Question – How do you use textual evidence when responding to a question?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Textual Evidence Question

 

Tuesday 1/16/2018

Essential Question – How do you use textual evidence when responding to a question?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Video – Quick Bio on MLK Jr.’s life

Response Question

Video – In the Name of Love

Response Question

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

Textual Evidence Question

 

Monday 1/15/2018

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday

No School

 

Friday 1/12/2018

Essential Question – Can you identify at least one solution to your problem?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Graphic Organizer (prewriting)

Rubric

 

1/11/2018

Essential Question – What do you need for a Problem Solution Essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question

Components of Problem Solution Essay

Pick a Topic

 

1/10/2018

Essential Question – What do you need for a Problem Solution Essay?

Agenda:

Mindfulness

Journal Question

Introduction to Problem Solution Essay – text book p. 206

 

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