January 25

Friday, January 25th

Agenda:

  • Bellwork: study prefixes (5 minutes)
  • Prefix Quiz 21-25 (10 minutes)
  • Point of View notes
  • Memoir questions write-up

Homework: 

  • Finish memoir questions if not done in class

Due Dates:

  • Memoir Questions due Monday, 1/28

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Start of 3rd Card Marking- 1/22
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January 24

Thursday, January 24th

Agenda:

  • Study prefixes 21-25: Quiz TOMORROW
  • Library- book checkout
  • SSR- new calendars

Homework: 

  • Study prefixes 21-25, quiz on 21-25 tomorrow!

Due Dates:

  • None

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Start of 3rd Card Marking- 1/22
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January 18

Friday, January 18th

Agenda:

  • Half Day
  • Work time on missing assignments
  • Last day to submit IXL, SSR Assignments as late for a 10% deduction

Homework: 

  • None, other than missing assignments.

Past Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
  • Half day- dismissal at 11:05, Friday 1/18
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January 17

Thursday, January 17th

Agenda:

  • NWEA Reading Day 3
  • When finished, you may work on your SSR Assignments/IXL– DUE YESTERDAY!

Homework: 

  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
  • Half day- dismissal at 11:05, Friday 1/18
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January 16

Wednesday, January 16th

Agenda:

  • NWEA Reading Day 2– Orchestral Concert during 3rd hour
  • When finished, you may work on your SSR Assignments/IXL– DUE TODAY!

Homework: 

  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
  • Half day- dismissal at 11:05, Friday 1/18
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January 15

Tuesday, January 15th

Agenda:

  • NWEA Reading Day 1
  • When finished, you may work on your SSR Assignments/IXL– DUE TOMORROW!

Homework: 

  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
  • Half day- dismissal at 11:05, Friday 1/18
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January 14

Monday, January 14th

Agenda:

  • Bellwork: Get out Word Chunks Packet. Record notes- Prefixes 21-25
  • Book Talks?
  • Evidence gathering: “A Christmas Carol” Theme- needs to be done by end of hour
  • If finished, finish SSR projects, IXL — both due WEDNESDAY!

Homework: 

  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
  • Half day- dismissal at 11:05, Friday 1/18
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January 11

Friday, January 11th

Agenda:

  • Bellwork: Take out “analyzing theme” worksheet,

Look over the lessons you wrote at the end of each scene.

Answer this question on the lined sheet of paper from yesterday:

What is one possible theme of “A Christmas Carol”?

  • Agenda: Choose theme
  • Gather evidence from “A Christmas Carol” for chosen theme- record on double entry worksheet. Turn in when finished.

If finished, study prefixes 1-20 or work on SSR assignments.

Homework: 

  • Finish “The Greatest” essay if not already completed- now graded in Student Connect
  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
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January 10

Thursday, January 10th

Agenda:

  • Bellwork: SSR
  • Agenda: On your own for 8 minutes, skim through “A Christmas Carol”
  • (pg 401), refreshing your memory of the story.
    • After, with a partner, each person will write on a lined sheet of paper 2 important things/main ideas that happened in each of the 6 scenes.
    • Discuss story as a class
    • *Answer this question: What lesson do you think that Scrooge learned from his experience with the ghosts?

Homework: 

  • Finish “The Greatest” essay if not already completed- now graded in Student Connect
  • IXL: Analogies, theme, tone, kinds of sentences, parallelism, dialogue
  • SSR Assignments: 1 10-point summative and 1 20-point summative, rubrics on ilearn

Upcoming Due Dates:

  • SSR 10 point and 20 point assignment (rubrics on iLearn): Due January 16th
  • IXL 2nd Card Marking (record sheet on iLearn): Due January 16th

Upcoming Dates:

  • Mid Winter Break 2/15-2/18
  • Last day of 2nd Card Marking: 1/18
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