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Mar 16th Online Learning 2020!

Let’s Go Hornets!!!!

Week of June 8th

Dear Parent(s),

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For a better future of our city, schools, and students , please click on the link now and fill out the census. It only takes a few minutes from your time to make a difference.

Complete the Census application here: 

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Sincerely,

Mr. Prater

Friday June 5

We are asking for your input. Please take a few moments to take this important survey.

School ReOpen Committee Parent Survey #1 https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5

Arabic Version School Reopen Committee Dearborn Public Schools  Parent Survey:
استطلاع رأي أولياء أمور مدارس ديربورن الرسمية الخاص بلجنة إعادة فتح المدارس 1 حزيران \يونيو 2020بدأت الولاية و قطاعنا التعليمي المناقشة المعقدة والمفصلة حول إمكانية إعادة فتح المدارس للسنة الدراسية 2020-2021. يجري هذه المناقشات خبراء في التعليم والعمليات والصحة العامة والنقل والخدمات الغذائية والرياضة والعديد من المجالات الأخرى التي تعد جزءًا من عمل أيرقطاع مدرسي. يرجى العلم أن أي خطط وضعتها / تضعها مدارس ديربورن الرسمية ستحتاج إلى الالتزام بالتوجيهات والأوامر التنفيذية الصادرة عن الحاكمة.

لتبني هذه الخطط على مستوى القطاع نحن بحاجة إلى أرائكم القيمة. يرجى الرد على الاستطلاع بحلول 7 حزيران/ يونيو 2020.استطلاع أولياء الأمور الخاص بلجنة إعادة فتح المدارس 2020 

Week of June 1st-8th

There will be no new work this week. This week is designed to allow students to get caught up on any missing work they might have in any of their classes. Also, students can redo any of my assignments where I’ve told them to redo correctly. All missing assignments are to be completed by 4 P.M. on June 8th to receive credit.

Thursday 5/28

Grades are now updated. Please log onto Student Connect and make sure that your grades in Google Classroom match up with your grades in Student Connect. Students with a 70% or lower will be receiving a phone call home over the next few days.

Just a reminder

On the week of June 1, 2020 you will be given the opportunity to come in and pick up your personal belongings (this includes gym locker). No one will be allowed inside the building–items will be placed in bags and handed to you by staff for your convenience and safety. Distribution of student personal items will be off of Hubbard St. at door number # 7. This will be one way traffic only on Hubbard facing Greenfield.  

Please read the directions below and see the following schedule.

1. Time slots will be provided by your child’s Advisory (A2) teacher.
2. You MUST adhere to the schedule. 
3. Parents must accompany students; you must have a parent with you.
4. PARENT/STUDENT MUST PRESENT ID or DRIVER’s LICENSE
5. Parents/Students will stay in their vehicles at all times.
6. Make sure your name is visible from the outside of the car by placing a sign with your name on the passenger window.
7. If you have a library book, you can bring it on this day.
8. In order to retrieve your gym locker items you must have completed this form by May 27th. 

June 1, 2020–6th Grade Only
Advisory Teachers–Group 1	DistributionTime	Advisory Teachers–Group 2	DistributionTime
Batcheller Crispin Cusumano Fahs Fawaz Garcia Hillborn Hojieje Roberts Whitehead Gronau	12:00-1:30	Bazzi Irbash Mawari McKeon Perteet Prater Skrbina Strome  Tate Thomas Shahit	1:30-3:00

Wednesday 5/27

I am in process of correcting assignments. Be patient if you have turned in late work. With the two weekend holidays, everything has been pushed back a day.

Tuesday 5/26

This week’s work is now posted and ready to go. Like each week, you have three assignments. First is a prediction about what Doon finds when he goes looking in the tunnels. The second is questions over Ch. 14-15. Lastly, the final assignment is about conflicts I have given you from City of Ember. Please make sure all work is your own and not copied from websites or another classmate.

Monday 5/25

Happy Memorial Day! Don’t forget your assignments are due tomorrow night.

Friday 5/22

Woodworth Staff hopes this post finds all of you in good health! We wanted to share with you our plans on distributing your child’s personal items from their lockers. Our staff will collect, label, and bag your child’s personal belongings left in their school locker. We have set schedules in place for distribution. Distribution of student personal items will be off of Hubbard St. at door number # 7. This will be one way traffic only on Hubbard facing Greenfield just like we did for chromebooks. Please see the link to the document for our schedule. Schedule : https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Ad9EEzMBzUf9dVzfep_YhW0KjKy0nXRiRVUxcfi7Hc/edit?usp=sharing

Thursday 5/21

All grades, including late and missing work, have been updated. Please check student connect to make sure your grade is accurate and compare it to what has been returned to you in Google Classroom. Please email me if you see anything that looks different between the two.

The Counseling Office is currently putting together a letter that will be mailed home. This will go out to students who have a 59% or lower in 2 or more classes. If you have missing assignments in any of your classes, please complete your work as soon as you can. Make sure it is your own work and not copied from another student or a website.

Lastly, I hope you and your family are able to enjoy the Memorial Day weekend that starts tomorrow and lasts til Monday.

Wednesday 5/20

All grades are updated in student connect and most missing work has been updated as well (sorry 2nd core – I will get to finish yours tomorrow as I’m having some computer issues.) Please again, check to make sure you have received credit for all you assignments and that it matches Google Classroom

Tuesday 5/19

I have been calling those students who have not yet submitted any work that was due Sunday night. Please make sure you are completing your work each week so that you do not fall behind. Also, make sure it is your own thoughts and not copied from a website or another student.

Monday 5/18

This week’s assignments are posted. They are “Predictions,” “COE Chapters 11-13 Reading Questions” and lastly “Letter to the Mayor.” Due to the Memorial Day Weekend Holiday, these assignments will not be due until Tuesday. Please do not wait until then to complete the assignments or look at them. Over the weekend, I will not be available to assist students or answer questions that you may have.

Also, many students have been turning in missing assignments. Please understand, I have Wednesdays set aside to correct these assignments and put them into the gradebook.

Friday 5/15

Thursday 5/14

Excellent example of an Idiom- Thank you Raja!!!

Wednesday 5/13

I have updated grades for this week. Please check and compare your grades on Google Classroom with your grades in Student Connect to make sure I’ve entered all of your grades correctly. I try to be thorough and put the grades in on Wednesday for late assignments. I don’t believe I’ve missed any, but if you notice a missing score, please let me know by email and I will make the correction. I will be calling home Thursday and Friday for those students who have a 75% and lower for 4th quarter. I will still accept missing assignments from the beginning of 4th quarter but please complete them as soon as possible. 

Tuesday 5/12

  Reminder, Text Evidence is a direct quote from the story that PROVES your answer. The following shows the incorrect way to show text evidence.

3. When Lina got home, what was Granny doing?

Your answer:  she found the thing that was lost

Text Evidence: that’s what the text said (Does not prove anything)

Chapter 6- Higher Order Thinking Questions

*You need to use the text and your brain to answer Higher Order Thinking Questions

4. Why did the Mayor’s speech make Doon so angry?

Your answer: because the mayor is talking about solutions but the mayor does not do anything to help the city    

Text Evidence: that’s what the text said (Does not prove anything)

Monday 5/11

Want to give a shout out to 1st core, over 90% of their assignments were turned in this last weekend.

This week students will start to see the City of Ember start to fall apart even further. The reading focuses on Chapters 8-10 and and follows as Lina and Doon struggle to decode the note they found in the open box. (Hmmm, this was important in the Instructions). Also, this week, students will be expected to understand Idioms, important to one of this week’s reading chapters.

All three assignments are due on Sunday night by 11:59 pm.

Friday 5/8

Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful awesome moms out there in the district.

Thursday 5/7

Wednesday 5/6

Today, grades were updated in MiStar for everything I had turned in today. Please check and make sure I have entered in your grades correctly. Sometimes, with the amount of late assignments being submitted, I might miss putting your Google Classroom grade in. If you feel I have missed giving you credit for an assignment, just let me know via email or call me during office hours.

Tuesday 5/5

I’m going to drop this here and walk away.

Please make sure you are completing all of your work with your own thoughts.

Monday 5/4

Happy Star Wars Day and may the 4th be with you. It’s another happy Monday here in online learning. I am in the process of grading last week’s work and should have the grades caught up into the gradebook by Wednesday.

This week we are continuing on with City of Ember ch. 6 and 7. This week’s assignments are up and ready for you to complete. With Sunday being Mother’s Day, you should probably complete the work before then so you can enjoy the day.

Friday 5/1

I emailed many of you a reminder today about completing work this by this weekend. The reminder included my office hours, looking at assignments before Friday as I might not see your questions or comments over the weekend and making sure you understand what needs to be done. About half of the students have already completed their assignments and I say a big “THANK YOU” to them. Have a great weekend!!!!

Thursday 4/30

Wow, just think, soon we will be at the halfway point of 4th Quarter. Please make sure you are keeping up with your work and not falling behind in any of your classes.

Wednesday 4/29

All the grades for the 1st two weeks of 4th quarter are in the gradebook. If you have missing assignments, please go to Google Classroom and complete the work you have yet to complete.

Below you will find the assistance video to help you on this weeks work. If you have any questions, refer to this video to help explain what you need to do to complete your assignments.

Tuesday 4/28

Whew, it’s Tuesday already and April is almost finally over. Just dropping a quick reminder that while your work is not due til Sunday night, I suggest that you look over the assignments and expectations before Friday. During the week, I am available both through the private comments and during my office hours to assist you. During the weekend, I may not be as available to help, which means questions might not be answered til Monday.

Monday 4/27

Happy Week Three of City of Ember!!!! I hope you are enjoying the book as it is one of my favorites (and Mrs. McKeon and Ms. Skrbina). The book will start to soon develop the mystery as it goes from Exposition to Rising Action.

Your assignments for this week are up and they focus this week on setting. Remember that setting is not just the City of Ember, but any different location the story takes part in. Thus while the main setting is the City of Ember, the setting also takes place in the different little shops and places that Lina, Doon and the Mayor go to as the story continues.

Thursday 4/23

We hope this message finds you all in good health. Woodworth Middle School will be handing out chromebooks to students who still need technology on Monday, April 27th from 12-2.  Parent and student ID must be present in order to get a chromebook. We will be handing chromebooks out off of Hubbard Drive facing Greenfield – Door #7.  We are asking everyone to stay in their car and drive up waiting for directions from our volunteers.  We ask everyone to adhere to the strict guidelines of social distancing in order to protect our families and our volunteers.

Wednesday 4/22

Use this video to assist you in completing the work for this week. This will also help clear up any problems and issues I’ve seen with student work so far.

Tuesday 4/21

Has anybody seen spring yet? I really wish it would arrive and stay permanently (personification by the way). In other news, grades for City of Ember have been inputted into MiStar and available for you to view. Most students are rocking out great grades (wiping away a tear at how proud I am of you all). Keep up the good work!!!!

If you are like me and love reading (currently reading a Stephen King novel) and want to be able to find new books to read here is a site for you to start: K-8 Books. A book called When the Dreamer Dreamed caught my eye and I think I will start it as soon as I’m done with my current book.

Finally, I hope everyone important to you is healthy and staying safe. I miss all of you and look forward to talking to you somehow throughout the rest of the year.

Monday 4/20

Happy Monday. I am pleased to see most of the students are completing the work in Google Classroom. I hope you enjoy City of Ember, as it is one of my favorite books. After some confusion, most students were able to complete the assignments and most got full credit. Remember, if you are struggling to complete the work, contact me during my office hours, or make a comment on your google assignment. Please make sure you are looking at this week assignments during the weekdays so if you have any questions, I can answer and help you solve your issues. I am not usually available on the weekends. Also, if you complete the work incorrectly, I can review it and give you a chance to redo it during the week.

This week, you have three new assignments, which are a pre-reading, reading and a post reading over chapters 2 and 3. They are all due on Sunday .

Thursday 4/16

I have received many questions from students so I have made a screencast to assist you in your work this week.

If you have any further questions, feel free to let me know and I will do what I can to assist you. The video is also in Google Classroom.

Wednesday 4/15

Yo, Hornets, school is in session, assignments are online and need to be done by Sunday night. You will be getting a grade for 4th quarter and this is just the start.

Many students are not reading the directions closely before they submit and then having to redo the assignments. I have been responding as quickly as possible as I can to questions and concerns.

Today while I was waiting for student questions and concerns, I did have fun on this site: https://www.schools-out.org/virtual-adventures

I did check out the Statue of Liberty, Buckingham Palace, The Globe Theater and Stonehenge. Stonehenge was cool as you can see the monument during all hours of the day.

Tuesday 4/14

Before you attempt City of Ember Questions or Assignment Day Ranking assignments you MUST read the Instructions and Chapter 1. Any rankings that I feel show you have not read the chapters will get you a zero and a redo. You can find the online text here – http://daal.deltaschools.com/content/for-students/the-city-of-ember-pdf.pdf

Audio – Feel free to use this to listen to as you are reading.
Instructions   https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=x_xXx9N_R58&feature=emb_logo
Chapter 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVIQyW9YGBU&list=PLoAB-7mUl9ir1qQv9OH_8yjsQS8ln829z&index=2

I have seen many students submitting incomplete work and/or not reading the chapters and still turning it in.

There are three Assignments this week all due by Sunday night –

City of Ember Week 1 Pre-reading – Complete the journal prompt and the Prediction sections before submitting.

City of Ember Introduction and Ch. 1 Questions – After reading the 2 chapters, students will need to answer all questions on the attached document. There has been some confusion over question #3 about the instructions. You need to make a prediction about what you think the people in this chapter are writing on the paper.

City of Ember Assignment Day Ranking – After reading the 2 chapters, you will see the possible jobs there are for the citizens of Ember. Chapter 1 goes into great detail about each job. You need to look at the five given to you on the assignment and rank how you feel about each job. Then, explain why you ranked them like that based on the ideas from the story.

Monday 4/13

Welcome back ALL! Today, we start our new assignments, reading the novel City of Ember. When you go to google classroom you can find the same slides for all three assignments. They are there to assist you as you complete your work for this week.

The City of Ember can be found here: http://daal.deltaschools.com/content/for-students/the-city-of-ember-pdf.pdf

Instructions:

Chapter 1

Some housekeeping (things to be aware of for your benefit) to take care of: 3rd quarter grades are now available on Student and Parent Connect. These grades will not be mailed home due to the pandemic crisis currently in place. You will be getting grades for work that is assigned in 4th quarter so make sure you are completing all of your work for all of your classes.

Friday 4/3

Get your last assignments done and enjoy your break. Yay. As always, be smart, stay safe and stay healthy.

Thursday 4/2

As you can see, I’m not the only one who misses you. Woodworth Strong . The staff sending all the students and the community some positive love.

Wednesday 4/1

Reign just wanted all of you to see how cute she is and while she loves having me home, she knows how much I miss all of you and want to return to school.

Tuesday 3/31

Here’s a fun thing for you to do while you are missing your teachers and school. Student Council has put together a “Name that Teacher as a Baby” contest. Go to Baby Contest and submit your best guess.  Top 3 students with the most correct will receive a gift card. Contest closes on April 6th, 2020. Good luck my scholarly Hornets.

Monday 3/30

Evening to all of you my wonderful students and their families. Grades have been updated for 3rd card marking and the newest assignments for 4th quarter were posted today. I hope all of your are safe and healthy. I will continue to give ideas to students throughout the week as you complete the work.

WOODWORTH VIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK! TAG #WoodworthStrong on your posts on Instagram OR

Direct Message your photos to our Instagram page: @WoodworthStudentCouncil

If you do not have an Instagram: EMAIL the photo to Ms.Charara (chararn2@dearbornschools.org) 

Monday: PJs at School! Post a picture in your online learning outfit! Tuesday: Snap a photo of you eating your fav. Quarantine snack! Wednesday:  Post a photo with your “classmates” (family member or pets!)
Thursday – Time to get ACTIVE! Post a picture doing something active (indoor or outdoor) or send a video of your favorite TIKTOK dance!
Friday – Keep your Woodworth Pride Strong and snap a photo of you in your Woodworth Gear!

Thursday 3/26

I am currently fighting with Google Classroom (personification by the way) to grade your assignments and make comments. However, I am receiving many error messages on Google’s sites. I will continue to give feedback as soon as possible.

Meanwhile here is today’s book of the day to check out

Wednesday 3/25

Not much new today. Just reading Wicked, taking Reign on long walk and deep spring cleaning. I am responding to your comments at reasonable hours. Which means, if you are one of the students working at 2:30 in the morning, I WILL not be answering til the next morning. Do become an Edward Cullen, (metaphor by the way) meaning try to stay on your normal routine and stay safe and healthy.

Tuesday 3/24

I hope all of you are doing well and finding ways to entertain yourselves safely this week. I have binge watched a few shows, and today will be starting to read Wicked, the story of how the Wicked Witch of the West grew up. I’m looking for movies/shows to watch and books to read. Send me your suggestions. On the plus side, Reign is truly happy to have me home as a cuddle buddy, although she does make it difficult to get some things completed. She does love our daily hikes on new trails on the Hines Park paths.

For this week’s assignments, Ms. Skrbina made some helpful videos.

Text Structure Slides Video

#1-  https://drive.google.com/file/d/11FNS6eUDfgUFibN0GP1aiWxRmcpWf5QG/view
Slides Video

#2-  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oZ0CQmNbrHXUPy8BAHt9dzenWv1l3_bQ/view
Directions for Structure

Sort-  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kwqldhZRgGaNgIkUulH3DqMSDaTkWO_K/view
Directions for Structure

CERs-  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oMSEZlPRo7FdU0_gQX07mvFvnNnkvQUt/view

There are two assignments: Text Structure Sort and Text Structure CER. You will need to complete both by Sunday night.

Monday 3/23

I have started grading last week’s assignments and giving detailed feedback. I am seeing some extremely amazing CER’s and also some that need a little work to improve. I am also happily impressed with our knowledge of figurative language as most students are getting full credit.

Finally, you are all missed, even those that are difficult to love, and I look forward to one day being able to continue being your teacher, whenever than may be.

Friday 3/20

Just a friendly reminder, your first week assignments are due in two days, just two days. Don’t forget to get you full credit.

On the other hand, I have several students who have not started. Please reach out to me if you need assistance.

Thursday 3/19

Hello all. I am proud of the hard work and completed assignments I am seeing in Google Classroom. Throughout the day tomorrow I will be going through your work and making suggestions and giving feedback. Thank you for all your flexibility in this temporary weird new normal. I hope you all are finding ways to stay safe and healthy. Feel free to continue sending me private comments and I will answer your questions as quickly as I can.

Wednesday 3/18

I’m sure many of you are getting antsy and tired of being stuck and confined to the house. I am too, so in my time this morning, I put together a CER review video for you to watch and help you with your assignments this week.

CER Video – click on the link and use it to your benefit. Also, feel free to email me or comment on your assignments if you are still struggling

Also, make sure to call or contact your friends. Make sure they are doing well and not feeling lonely or depressed.

Tuesday 3/17 – Happy St. Paddy’s Day

Just a couple of quick notes to help you with your assignments this week:

I will be checking in on what you have completed so far and assisting you in any way that I can. I might ask you to unsubmit, make corrections and then resubmit.

Figurative Language in Music will give you the four definitions and song examples. Start here if you are struggling

Figurative Language Music Review – this video will review the four main types of figurative language as well as give you examples from some recent pop songs.

Mrs. McKeon has been kind enough to make a video showing how 6th graders explaining the directions to the two google classroom assignments assigned yesterday. Check it out here – Mrs. McKeon Video.

Monday 3/16

The following assignments are now online in Google Classroom for you to work on:

Figurative Language in Nadia the Willful, Nadia The Willful Theme CER, and the Lit Circle Project.

Please do not hesitate to email me if you have any questions. If you wish, you can also use the private comment option in Google Classroom.

Pace yourself in your work and make sure you are completing quality well written assignments. Also, please look out for your friends and make sure they are aware of all assignments for all classes. This is an unusual and new step for all of us and only by working together can we get through this time.

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Mar 13th Hi Hornets!

Here’s a quick update, more to come: All our instruction is going to be on google classroom. You can check here on the blog to see what the latest assignments are. As of today we are pressing pause on the compare and contrast essay. We’ll finish it in April.

You can expect a minimum of 2 assignments per week starting on Monday the 16th. You’ll have the week to turn everything in (posted Monday, due Sunday).

Here is some information on free wifi if your family is in need. Please share this information with any classmate that might need it. 

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Mar 2nd March 2020

Friday 3/13

School Cancelled – Go to Google Classroom for directions on how to submit your Lit Circle Project

Thursday 3/12

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

  I runned home. Trembling at the thought of facing Darry. Maybe they was asleep and I could snuck in, I thought. I peeked in the window. Sodapop was stretch out on the sofa, sound asleep. But Darry was sat in the chair under the lamp, reading the newspaper. (7 errors)(8 prepositions)

• Lit Circle Reading and Project
• Review 3 Questions for Identifying Climax
• Plot Map Graphic Organizer- Nadia the Willful

Wednesday 3/11

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

  I runned home. Trembling at the thought of facing Darry. Maybe they was asleep and I could snuck in, I thought. I peeked in the window. Sodapop was stretch out on the sofa, sound asleep. But Darry was sat in the chair under the lamp, reading the newspaper. (7 errors)(8 prepositions)

• Lit Circle Reading and Project
• Character Traits T-Chart (Nadia and Tarik) as a table and share
• Character Traits Venn Diagram (Nadia and Tarik) with elbow partners
• Graphic Organizer Body Paragraph #1 and #2 Compare and Contrast Characters

Tuesday 3/10

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adj/adv.

“Mother” Kira whispered quietly. There was know reply as her mother had died four days ago. Kira wiped brief at her watery eyes, which had fill suddenly with tears she had loved her Mother and would miss her terribly  (7 errors)(7 adj/adv)

• Lit Circle Project Research
• Tables – 3 most important events (things to know) page 350-353 “Nadia the Willful”
  • Only Hamed can calm Nadia down but he goes to the desert and dies.
  • Nadia and Tarik react differently as Nadia wants to remember her brother but Tarik wants to forget about his son.
  • In order to forget Hamed, Tarik orders everyone to not talk about Hamed or risk punishment, but Nadia goes and talks to everybody
• Finish reading “Nadia the Willful”
• HW – T-Chart – Character Traits Nadia and Tarik

Monday 3/9

Field Trip – High Velocity

Friday 3/6

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Harry strode across the room toward the stares he partly expected Ron to stop him. He would even have like Ron to threw a punch at him, but Ron just stand their in him too small pajamas. Harry stormed by him and stomped up the staircase. (7 errors)(10 verbs)

• Lit Circle roles
• Continue reading “Nadia the Willful” and annotating as we read.

Thursday 3/5

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

When Harry waked up on sunday morning, it took him a moment to remember why he felt sew miserable and worried. Remembering the previous night he sat up and riped back his curtains. He wanted to talk to Ron, only to find that his bed was empty and he had gone down too eat all ready.  (7 errors)(8 pronouns)

• Lit circles and project
• Review Vocab sentences and context clues
• Continue Reading Nadia the Willful and answering Text Dependent questions.

Wednesday 3/4

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives/adverbs.

Slowly magnificently, the Ship raise out of the water, gleamming in the moonlight. It had an strangely skeletal look about it. As though it were a resurrected wreck and the dim, misty, lights shimmering at it’s portholes looked like ghostly eyes.  (7 errors)(8 adjectives/adverbs)

• Lit Circles Project
• Begin Reading “Nadia the Willful”
• Text Dependent Questions over NTW

Tuesday 3/3

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

Way to go I whispered when she ate it. Then turned back two Mom and Dad. I put Grandmas spoon down, picked up my fork and ate a littel off my own dinner. Mom had made my favorite, chicken strips with lemon pepper.(7 errors)(8 prepositions)

• Lit Circles and project
• Vocabulary for “Nadia the Willful”
• Quickwrite – Describe an important event (happy or sad) from your life. Give as much detail as you can.

Monday 3/2

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Jonas rode at a leisure pace, glancing at the bike racks be side the building to see if he could spot Ashers’ bike. He didn’t often due his volunteer hours with his friend. Because Asher frequently fooled around and made serious work an littlest difficult. (7 errors) (9 verbs)

• Lit Circle and Project
• Information Videos – Pre-reading Nadia the Willful
  • Bedouin People National Geo
  • Behind the Tents

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Feb 3rd February 2020

Friday 2/28

• Do now – Write this on Wednesday please – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

armpit worked for Raincreek Irrigation and Landscaping he was in the process of dig an ditch along the side Yard of a house that belonged to the mayor of Austin, an women with the unusual  name of Cherry Lane. (7 errors)(10 nouns)

• Lit Circle and Roles
• Finish P. 14-15 I-Ready Book
• Write a summary of “Food Web” (Central Idea, 3 main supporting details. Make sure to use transitions.

Wednesday/Thursday 2/26 and 2/27 – No School – Snow Days

Tuesday 2/25

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

Connor isnt sure, but looking into Ariannas’ eyes make his doubts go away. Her eyes are sweet violet with streaks of grey. The only color on him is the fadding angry red Sunburn on his skin by looking out his front door at his car, he thinks about how he will never see summer again (7 errors) (9 prepositions)

• Lit Circle and roles
• Finish reviewing Argumentative essay/CER
• Summarizing – P. 11, 14-15 I-ready book

Monday 2/24

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

It was a dark, blustery Afternoon in Spring, and the City of London was chase a smallest mining town across the dried-out bed of the north Sea. In happier times, London would never have bothered with such an weak prey. (7 errors)(7 adjectives)

• Lit Circle and Roles
• Argumentative Essay Review – Using student samples and rubrics, students will score 3 student examples chosen by me.

Friday 2/14

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

The next too days passed without great incident unless you counted Neville melting his sixth cauldron in potions class. professor snape gave he lunch detention and Neville return an a state of nervous colapse.   (6 errors)(7 adjectives)

• Lit Circles and Roles
• Review Test Question 1 and 2
• As a class answer Questions 1-3 over “Fishy Weather Conditions”

Thursday 2/13

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Harry lie flat on his back, breathing hard as though he had been running. He has awoken  from an vivid dream with. His hands pressed over his face. The old scar on his fore head, which was shaped like a Lightning Bolt, was burning. (6 errors)(8 nouns)

• Lit Circles reading and roles
• Review Central Idea Test #5
• Annotate “Fishy Weather Conditions”

Wednesday 2/12

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

The lab itself was very complex and frighten Harriet although she never would has admitted this too Jane it consisted of rows and rows of shelfs filled with bottles. Harriet thought she would turn into Mr. Hyde if she drank one off the bottles.  (7 errors)(11 verbs)

• Lit Circles and Group Roles
• Central Idea Test
• How Timmy Got Better CERER Extra Credit (for those who finished their test and last night’s homework)

Tuesday 2/11

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

They didn’t say any thing at all Harry moved toward the fire, but just as he reached the edge of the fireplace. Mr Weasley put out him hand and held him back. He were looking at them in amazment.  (7 errors)(7 pronouns)

• Lit Circles Independent Reading and roles
• Finish Review answers for Gallery Walk ( Monday)
• Think About What You Drink” article and central idea questions
• HW – Test Wednesday

Monday 2/10

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

for the second morning in a row Winnie woke up early. Outside, in the ring of trees around the Pond, the birds were celebrate, give the new day a brass bands worth of greeting Winnie freed Herself from the quilt and walked to the window.  (7 errors)(10 prepositions)

• Lit Circle Independent Reading and Roles
• Central Idea Gallery Walk
• Review answers for Gallery Walk
• HW – Central Idea Summative Wednesday

Friday 2/7

• Do Now Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

I went outside with my iPod too sit on the porch and listening two music. A huge bee landed on my arm, and I jumped up. My iPod broke of my headphones and went flying into the pond. I starred in shock as it sink to the bottom (7 errors)(12 prepositions)

• Lit Circle Discussion roles
• Peer Editing and making corrections to final essay.

Thursday 2/6

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

At Noon of that same day in the first week of August Winnie Foster sat on the bristly grass just in side the fence and say to the large toad that was sit across the road, I will, though. Youll see. (7 errors) (8 prepositions)

Lit Circle and roles

Discuss correct way Conclusion (summary paragraph) -notes

Continue working on essay.

Wednesday 2/5

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Dr. Paige sit at her desk while Thomas and Teresa both sat on the bed side by side. They wait for her too speak. He found himself thinking of his friend and how dr Neville had only too ways to save the young boy.  (7 errors) (10 nouns)

• Lit circles and roles
• Introduction/Hook Writer’s Workshop
• Continue working on Argumentative Essay

Tuesday 2/4

• Do Now Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

When we reached the bottom Peter open the door as quietly as he could. The tiny click was lost in the awful screech of the alien music moving slow, he peered around the edge. And whispered “No one is in sight”. (7 errors) (9 verbs)

• Lit Circles and Roles
• Tackle Football Mixed up Body Paragraphs 1 and 2
• Continue working on Argumentative Essay in Google Classroom (BP 1-3 need to be completed by tomorrow)

Monday 2/3

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

it was a dreary night in november. Thick fog filed the narrow cobblestone streets of the Swiss town. Like smoke from a cheerless fire the snow-covered alps were hiden in darkness like white-haired ghosts. (7 errors) (8 adjectives)

• Lit. Circles and Roles
• Review Body Paragraph 3 of Argumentative Essay
• Continue working on essay through Google Classroom.

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Jan 6th January 2020

Friday 1/31

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

Mike took Matt back to the cafeteria for dinner. This time though Matt couldnt sit quiet at the back of the cafeteria and instead sat with Mike and a large rowdy group of Mikes friends everybody in the room had there eyes on him. (7 errors) (8 prepositions)

• Lit Circle Group discussion
• Review BP 1 and BP 2 of outline
• Begin working on BP 1 and 2 for your argumentative essay through Google Classroom.

Thursday 1/30

• Do Now Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

Brian has moved close to the edge of the Lake. He could see into the green water of the rolling waves and notice their were fish moving under the water he realized how hungrier he had became in the day since they had crashed yesterday.  (7 errors) (6 prepositions)

• Lit Circle independent reading – work on role for this week as you read.
• Table Talk – Make a t-chart listing the pros and cons for the prompt Should schools start later?
• Video – https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2019/12/05/novi-schools-could-change-high-school-start-times/
• Should Schools Start Later? Article #2 – Read and highlight in different colors the pros and cons.

Wednesday 1/29

—1. Do now – Explain what happens next in a complete paragraph. When I opened my eyes, I had no idea where I was…

—2. Read “Students Who Lose Recess Are The Ones Who Need It Most” article. Highlight all pros and cons —

3. Answer questions over article

—4. Read “The Lawyer’s Will” and complete the CER explaining who did it.

Tuesday 1/28

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions.

A depressed mood hang between thomas and Teresa. As they made there way across the rest of the classroom.  The security guard had told they about the tunnel behind the false wall in side the darken closet. (7 errors) (6 prepositions)

• Lit Circle independent reading – work on role for this week as you read.
• Choosing sides, this and that pros and cons
• Review Pros and Cons of “Should Schools Start Later?” article
• Pro/Con T-Chart – List the four best of each side based on the article.

Monday 1/27

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the prepositions. 

The next day Anthony came over to kick the ball with Juan but it started too rain. The boy’s headed up into Juans room to watches soccer videos before dinner. (6 errors) (6 prepositions)

• Lit Circle independent reading – work on role for this week as you read.
• Choosing Sides This and That
• Read article “Should Schools Start Later” – underline the pros in one color and the cons in another color.

Friday 1/24

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

katniss everdeen clasp the water bottle between her hands even though the warm from the tea has long disappeared because off the frozen air her muscles clenched tightly from the bitter cold.  As she worryed about approaching wolfs from nearby. (8 errors) (8 nouns)

• Review Lit Circle Books ( Notes from the Dog, Tuck Everlasting, Maniac Magee, Freak the Mighty)
• Read “When Stars Explode” looking for the central idea
• Questions over article, review as a class
• Explain the Central Idea of paragraphs 6-8 of “When Stars Explode” (Homework if not finished in class)

Thursday 1/23

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the Verbs.

The two men apeared out of knowhere, a few yards apart in the moonlit lane for a second they stood quite still looking amaze, wands directed at each other’s chest. Then, recognizing each other, they stowed there wand beneath their jackets  (8 errors) (6 Verbs )

• Review Lit Circle Roles (Discussion Director, Creative Connector, Imaginative Illustrator, and Word Wizard)
• Questions over “How Pluto Stopped being a Planet” Review

Wednesday 1/22

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

May sat on the edge of the bed. And pulled on an pair of short leather boots so thin and soft with age it was a wonder they held together. Then she standed next to the unmade bed and look at the little painted Music Box on the stand (7 errors) (9 adjectives)

• Complete I-ready 3-4
• Assignment- Central Idea – How Pluto Stopped Being a Planet article

Tuesday 1/21

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Stephen set in a strange chair, it’s various built-in instruments pressing in to his legs and back. Wireless sensor, each barely the size of an fingernail, were attach to his temples his neck, his wrist’s and finally his chest.  (8 errors) (11 nouns)

• Central Idea – I-Ready Workbook pages 3-4

Monday 1/20 – Do Now – In a complete sentence, write the name of you hero.

No School – Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday

Friday 1/17

• Do Now
• Kahoot Literary Terms Review

Thursday 1/16

• Do Now
• Central Idea Interactive Video
• Central Idea Note Card passages – Due Tuesday 1/21

Monday 1/13- Wednesday 1/15 – NWEA TESTING

Friday 1/10

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Callie huddle against Lissas side, her eyes wide with Fear as she griped her friends sweatshirt sleeve Penelope clung to Lissa’s other side who was calm considering the circumstances. (7 errors) (8 nouns)

• Independent Reading and log
• Point of View Practice – Work with elbow partner
• Review Point of View Practice and Conflict Squares
• Conflict and Pint of View passages. HW if not finished in class.

Thursday 1/9

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives/adverbs.

Susan and the too boys were bitter tired with rowing before they rounded the last of the riverbend and beginning the final section along glasswater lake Lucys head ached from the long hours of sun and blind glare off the lake. (7 errors) (7 adjectives/adverbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Point Of View Guided Notes
• Point of View Gallery Walk – Practice and review
• HW – Test Corrections due tomorrow.

Wednesday 1/8

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

Both Allie and Nick look up and saw the others car moving closer very quick. Their lifes didn’t quite flash before them as their was no time. It happened so fastly that neither of them thought or felt much of anything (7 errors) (7 pronouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Conflict Squares (Small Group 2-3)
• Conflict Passages and CER
  • Claim Passage number ____ is (type of conflict) because (give protagonist and antagonist with their problem)
  • Evidence (Sentence Stem), “evidence.”)
  • Reasoning – Explain what evidence means in your own words. Explain how evidence shows the claim (can be two or more sentences) Restate claim.

Tuesday 1/7

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

The tree hit with an earth-shattering thud the entire truck seemed too shudder too peices. An avalanche of leaves and twigs rained down on Matt, but miraculous, he felt know large branches striked his body.  (7 errors) (6 verbs)

• Independent reading and Log
• Review Conflict Type passage examples
• Conflict in Movie Clips

Toy Story

Sully

Zootopia

Lord of the Rings – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLvIFRNbqOs&index=4&list=PLTRk1i-7h87TeWGB8LOzxIogCxQaHflBL

The Day after Tomorrow

Monday 1/6

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

The wind whiped Matts hair into his face as the truck picked up speed it would be easiest too close his eyes and lean back and not worry about what happened next to them. But, he could feel Alia shivered beside him.  (6 errors) (6 pronouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Types of Conflict presentation and guided notes
• Conflict Type passage examples

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Dec 4th December 2019

Friday 12/20

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

it had been an weak since the trainees at the Jedi Academy had found Luke Skywalkers motionless body at the top of the temple. They bring him inside did they’re best too care for him, but they didn’t know what else too do. (8 errors) (10 verbs)

• Independent Reading Log – Write down one figurative language term from yesterday and give an example.
• Figurative language Gallery Walk
• Review

Thursday 12/19

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

above her head towered the threatening mask of Darth Vader with his red eyes glaring behind the hideous black mask a mucsle twitched in one of Leias smoth cheek, but other than that, she didnt react  (7 errors) (6 adjectives)

• Independent Reading and Log/Complete Mid-Term if necessary
• Figurative Language Review – Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Personification, Idiom, Onomatopoeia, and Oxymoron –

Wednesday 12/18

• Mid-term Test – pages 85-92 in I-Ready Reading Book
• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

Despite his bad mood Luke couldn’t help but smile Leiss attempts to be helpfull and caring and polite set his mind at ease he glanced at her and a worryed look came over his face 

(7 errors) (5 adjectives)

• Independent reading and Log (Homework if not finished in class)

Tuesday 12/17

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Now this is what I call cold!  screamed Luke Skywalker’s voice  as it break the silence. He had observes sence leaving the new established Rebel base hours earliest. He felt tire and alone. (8 errors) (8 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log – Characterization
• Group Fairy Tale Review – See Google Classroom – Due Wednesday by 9 am.
  • Plot Map
  • Characterization – Two Characters
  • Theme (SLIME Boxes)
  • Summarize – four boxes

Monday 12/16

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

When the city of ember was just build and not yet inhabited, the chief builder and the assistant builder, both off them weary, set down to speak of the distant future. They must not left the city for at least two hundred years, said the chief builder.

• Independent Reading and Log
• Group Fairy Tale Review – See Google Classroom
  • Plot Map
  • Characterization – Two Characters
  • Theme (SLIME Boxes)
  • Summarize – four boxes

Friday 12/13

No Class – Field Trip

Thursday 12/12

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

prince Caspian lived in a Great castle in the center of Narnia with his uncle Miraz the King of Narnia and his Aunt, who had red hair and was called Queen of Shire his father and mother were dead and the person who he loved most was his Nurse, who would tell him storys.  (8 errors) (13 nouns)

• Review Sandstorm Multiple Choice Questions and Short Response
• Summarizing Test – Page 82-83 (
• Independent Reading Log – Extra Credit Thursday and Friday – Due Monday

Wednesday 12/11

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

“Then lets get this tent up and start a campfire,” I replied. I didnt remark that my canvas structure was little protection against the kind’ve dangers that lurked in a forest we both knew that, and beside, the lodge was over too miles away.  (5 errors) (9 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• “Sandstorm”
  • Review unfamiliar words
  • Underline characters and description, circle anything related to setting, draw a box around main events
  • Answer questions that follow
    • Break down the question (what is it asking you to do)
    • Explain why answers are incorrect for each question

Tuesday 12/10

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Jacen Solo have stay at Luke Skywalkers Jedi Academy for about an month before he manage to set up his room the way he wanted he had trouble setting up his room which was across from his twin sister, due to the days he had spent scrubbing the hallway floors with her (7 errors) (8 Nouns)

• Independent reading and Log
• Review “Ellis Island” Summary and “The Wise Man” four boxes
• Complete “The Wise Man” Summary in Google Classroom – HW if not finished – Due 4 pm Wednesday.

Monday 12/9

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

Next, mother who held a prominent position at the Department of justice, talked about her feelings today a repeat offender had been brought before her, someone Who she hoped had been adequate and fair punished. Previously, he had been restored to his place to his job, to his home and his family. (8 errors) (10 pronouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Review “Ellis Island” graphic organizer with your elbow partner
• Compose “Ellis Island” summary
• Read “The Wise Man”, fill out the graphic organizer on the back of the paper and then write a summary of “The Wise Man” Homework if not finished.

Friday 12/6

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs

The dizzyness has subsides and while my left ear is still deafened, i can hear a ringing in my right, which seems like an good sign. Theres no place in leaving my hiding place as I’m about as safe as I can be I settle in for a long night. (6 errors) (12 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Review Checklist for Writing a Summary
• Using Thursday’s graphic organizer, write a summary of “The Adventures of Montgomery May” on the lines provided.
• Review student summaries and write summary together
  • Summary Example – “The Adventures of Montgomery May” written by Anna Blum is about how Montgomery May tricks his hometown into giving him free food and shelter. After arriving in his hometown, he brags about his tremendous feats. Then, Cecil Saunders challenges Montgomery to prove his boasts. Montgomery accepts the challenge to jump the next morning at 7 a.m., as long as he is given dinner and a place to rest by the townspeople. However, Montgomery leaves at 6 a.m. and avoids the challenge. This summarizes how the townspeople were tricked by Montgomery May.
• Read “Ellis Island” and complete a graphic organizer.

Thursday 12/5

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives

Herb barked out last minute instructions directions and orders even though he was an older and shorter man, nobody argued with anything he had to say, as thing’s were becoming most dangerous and risky. People were happy too let him led.(6 errors) (6 adjectives)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Skim “The Adventures of Montgomery May” for unfamiliar words.
• Read “The Adventures of Montgomery May” and underline key details, characters, setting and the main problem
• Fill in the Summary graphic organizer using “The Adventures of Montgomery May”

Wednesday 12/4

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns and identify the antecedents.

You don’t think they’ve been hurt, do you. whispered Hermione. 

“I don’t care if Malfoy has, but if somethings got Neville, it’s our fault. We’re the reason he’s here in the first place,” repleid Harry.

The minutes dragged by (6 errors) (8 pronouns)

• Independent Reading Log
• Read (elbow partner) “The Legend of Hua Mulan” and complete the summarize graphic organizer
• Read silently p. 80-81 I-Ready Workbook – Mystery on the Blue Ghost” and complete the close reading questions p. 80, and the multiple choice on p. 81

Tuesday 12/3

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.
• Once the holadays had started Ron and Harry were having to good a time too think much about Nicholas Flamel. They had the dormitory to themselfes and the common room was far emptiest so they were able to get the good armchairs by the fire.  (7 errors) (9 nouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Read pages 77-79 I- Ready Reading book – (p. 77 whole class with notes, P 78 together, p. 79 Elbow Partner)
• Uniforms Passage Pros and Cons

Monday 12/2

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Brian scotted up  wincing a bit when he benting his stiff leg, and crawl too where the hatchet lay. He picked it up and examined it and seen a chip in the top of the hatchets head. (7 errors) (8 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Review Theme Test Questions #3 and 4 as a class.
• Summarize Interactive Video (With Notes)

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Nov 1st November 2019

Tuesday 11/26

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

One, two, go, Nudge said, leanning into a perfect forty-five degree angle her tawny brown wings glowed warm in the afternoon sunlight. Behind her Maximum made squealing break sounds as she dropped down and slowed drastically (7 errors) (6 verbs)

• Theme Test
• Independent Reading Log (Extra Credit Wednesday-Friday)

Monday 11/25

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

Five minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will her lawyer brought out the alternate version, witch has been her mostest guarded secret for seven years. The lawyer wasnt sure if she were crazy, but he followed her directions. (7 errors) (9 nouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Review Bell of Atri questions
• Read “A Tricky Monkey
  • Summarize each paragraph
  • Answer questions at the end
  • CERER – Prove theme of story

Friday 11/22

• Do Now Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives and adverbs.

Brian swing hard, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire. Sparks flew heavily, cause several too skitter and jumping onto the the soft sand below the rock he smiled and struck again. (6 errors) (7 adjectives/adverbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Theme Quiz
• Complete Questions over The Bell of Atri
• CER Bell of Atri

Thursday 11/21

• Do Now Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Their were a hundred questions Josh wanted to ask but he was concentrating furious on controling the heavy car. Although he new how to drive, the only vehicles he had actually drove were the battered jeeps his parents owned. (6 errors) (12 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Read Bell of Atri – complete SLIME boxes

Wednesday 11/20

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

Now, said Lucy.  “do please tell us what’s happened to mr. Tumnus?”

“Ah, that’s bad,” said Mr. Beaver shakking his brown head. “That’s a very, very bad bussiness. Theres no doubt he was taken off by the police. I got that information from a bird who saw it done.” (7 errors) (8 adjectives)

• Book Fair – (In place of independent reading and log)
• S.L.I.M.E. (Theme Notes)
• Double Passage SLIME Box. (HW if not finished in class.)

Tuesday 11/19

Do Now – Complete in a paragraph – Would you rather not be able to talk or have to shout everything you think? You must choose one or the other. CER Passages – Read each CER Example .Score it on a scale of 0-10 points using the rubric on your paper. Explain your reasoning for each score Cafeteria Frenzy CER – Compose your own correctly written CER

Monday 11/18

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

They bought Harrys school books from a shop called flourish and blots were the shelfs were stacked too the ceiling with books as large as paving stones some books were the size of envelope while others  dwarfed the small globe beside them. (9 errors) (6 verbs)

• Independent Reading Log

Friday 11/15

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.
• On a hairpin turn a white Toyota crashed into a black mercedes, for a moment blending into a blur of gray in the Toyota front pasenger seat sit Alexandra. She was argguing with her Father about the songs on the radio. The last thing  she did was remove her bulky seatbelt. (7 errors) (8 adjectives)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Theme Guided Notes and activities
• Theme – I-Ready Workbook – p. 69-71
• HW – Vocabulary Activity

Thursday 11/14

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.
• For a moment the cameras hold on Peetas downcast eyes, as what he say sinks in then, I can see my face, mouth half open in a mix of suprise and protest, magnified on every screen as I realize, Me! He means me! (6 errors) (8 nouns

• Independent Reading and Log
• Review Wednesday’s Test – Extended response questions
• Theme – Interactive Video
• HW – Theme Vocabulary Words

Wednesday 11/13

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

leaning away from the rain under the shallow front porch, Jacob black stood behind his fathers wheelchair. Billys face was impassive as stone as. Edward parked my truck against the curb, Jacob starred down his expression horrified. (8 errors) (10 nouns)

• Complete and Present Group Characterization Activity
• Characterization Test

Tuesday 11/12 – No school – Snow Day

Monday 11/11

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs

“Ill race you to the corner, Ellen” shouted Annemarie as she adjusted the thick leather pack on her back so that her schoolbooks balanced even. “Ready” she asked looking at her best friend.  (6 errors) (7 verbs)

• Independent reading and log
• Group Characterization Activity
• Characterization Test Wednesday

Friday 11/8

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjs/advs.

It was a dark and stormy night in her attic bedroom Margaret Murry wrapped in an old patchwork quilt, set on the foot of her bed and watch the trees tossing in the wild whipping wind. Behind the trees clouds raced frantic across the sky.  (6 errors) (8 adj/adv)

• Independent Reading and Log -Summary
• Characterization Passages Practice – Mini CER’s
• Finish and Submit Personal Narratives

Thursday 11/7

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns.

The rock cakes was shapeless lumps with raisins that almost broke they’re teeth. But Harry and Ron pretended to be enjoy them as they told Hagrid about there first lessons. Fang rested his head on Harry’s knee and drool on his robe.  (6 errors) (6 pronouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• I-ready WB – page 64-65- Work with your elbow partner, discuss answers as a class.
• Cornelia and her Jewels – Characterization Practice – HW if not finished in class
• HW – Personal Narrative due TOMORROW!!!

Wednesday 11/6

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives.

Robin stood tall than Dee, though most people stood taller than the Doctor, and was dressed head to foot in black leather. Her jacket was cover with shining silver bolt which gave it the appearence of medieval armor.  (6 errors) (6 adjectives)

• Independent Reading Log – Summary
• Analyzing Character Development – Pages 61-63
• “King Alfred” dramatic passage – Think aloud on passage side, complete venn diagram and the 2 questions back side.
• Personal Narrative – Due Friday 11/8

Tuesday 11/5 – No School – Election Day

Monday 11/4

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

This year was no diferent August really wanted to be an Star Wars Character called Boba Fett, so Mom looked for a Boba Fett costume in Augusts size which strangely enough was out of stock everywhere. She even checked eBay and found nothing. 

(6 errors) (10 nouns)

• Independent Reading Log – Summary
• Video- All Summer in a Day
• Complete a Venn Diagram – 3 things similar in movie to book and 3 things different.
• Continue working on Personal Narrative

Beginning of Second Quarter/End of First Card Marking

Friday 11/1

Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns and circle the verbs.

The next day Anthony came over to kick the ball with Juan but it started too rain. The boy’s headed to Juans room to watches soccer videos instead. 

(6 errors) (7 nouns) (5 verbs)

• No Independent Reading – Write “I’m proud to be a Hornet!” Turn in
• Finish Margot Doll – Due today

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Oct 4th October 2019

Thursday 10/31

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs and circle the nouns.

Once there were four children who names were Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy they were sent too the house of a old professor who lived in the heart of the country, ten miles from the near railway station and too miles from the nearest post office. 

(7 errors) (5 verbs)(13 nouns)

• Independent Reading and log – Connections
• Complete Margot Characterization Passages – Small Group
• Begin – Margot Doll

Wednesday 10/30 – Modified Schedule due to PBIS Movie Activity

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline verbs and circle the adjectives.

All at once, there was a scrapping noise and the egg split open. The baby dragon flopped onto the table Harry thought it looked like a crumpled, black umbrella. It’s spiny wings was huge compared to it’s skinny jet body.

(6 errors) (7 verbs) (8 adjectives)

• Review Plot Map – All Summer in a Day
• Indirect Characterization Passages – Give the character trait, and the evidence that proves it from each of the five passages.

Tuesday 10/29

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the adjectives circle the nouns.

The freak whether continue, which didn’t help Percy’s mood. One night a thunderstorm blue out the windows in his dorm room a few days later the biggest tornado ever spotted in Hudson Valley touch down fifty miles from Yancy Academy.  

(7 errors) (6 adjectives)(10 nouns)

• Independent Reading Log
• Direct and Indirect Characterization Guided Notes
• All Summer in a Day Character Trait – 1st hour only.

Monday 10/28

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns, and circle the verbs.

The quidditch season had begun on saturday Harry would be playing his first match after weeks of training Gryffindor versus Slytherin. If Gryffindor won, they would be in Second place in the House Cup Championship. (7 errors) (10 nouns)(9 verbs)

• Independent Reading Log – Text Connections
• Personification – All Summer in a Day – Paragraph Frame
• Figurative Language Paragraph Frame – All Summer in a Day
• Continue working on Personal Narrative.

Friday 10/25

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the pronouns and circle the adverbs and adjectives.

The broken green door opened again and the cold wind suddenly gusted through the room rustling the papers on my desk and swirled my hair around my face. Edwards back stiffen and he turned slow to angrily glare at me.   (7 errors) (5 pronouns) (7 adjectives/adverbs)

• Independent Reading Log
• Figurative Language in Music – Identify the different types of figurative language used as the video plays.
• Metaphor and Simile Paragraph Frames

Thursday 10/24

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns and circle the verbs.

nicholas flamel paused on the Rue Bridge and turned slowly  pale eyes scaning the street He didnt think he was being followed, but he needded to be certain.  (7 errors) (5 nouns) (10 verbs)

• Elements of Plot and Figurative Language Quiz
• Independent Reading and Log
• Figurative Language Gallery Walk – Answers

Wednesday 10/23

• Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns and circle the pronouns.

Peter stand in the small patch of light making it’s sullen way through the open flap of the tent he let the Fortuneteller took his hand. She examined it slowly moving her eyes back and forth. 

(6 errors) (7 nouns)(6 pronouns)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Figurative Language – The New Class Practice
• Review in Figurative Language – The New Class
• Hook Guided Notes –

Tuesday 10/22

1 – Do Now – Would you be friends with Margot? Explain why or why not in a complete paragraph, using details from the story.

2. Close and Critical All Summer in a Day – Fill out the chart with as many details as possible.

3. Figurative Language Sheet – Identify each sentence as the correct type of Figurative language and underline how you know.

4. Text Dependent Questions – All Summer in a Day

5. Characterization 1 – Identify a character trait shown by the character in the passage. Use evidence from the text to show

Monday 10/21

• Do now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs and circle the pronouns.

Peters heart siezed upon the words. He closed his eyes and concentrate. He mumbled “if she lives, then I must find her, so my question is, how do I find my way, to where she is.” 

(5 errors) (11  verbs) (10 pronouns)

• Independent Reading Log – Connections Week 2
• Introduction Character Traits – Interactive Video
• Continue Working on Personal Narrative – Use checklist as a guide

Friday 10/18

• Do now –

Directions: Rewrite the sentences and make corrections. Circle the nouns and underline the pronouns.

Olivia feeled like exercising yesterday, so she putted on her nikes and drived to planet fitness. Then she runned so far that only an extra large pepperoni pizza would satisfy her hunger. Then, she meet up with her friends and they drove too the mall.

(9 errors) (7 nouns) (7 pronouns)

• Independent Reading Log – Connections
• Continue Working On Personal Narrative
• Finish Reading All Summer in a Day
• Complete Plot Map

Thursday 10/17

• Do Now –

Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs, circle the pronouns. 

Vivian and her dad took two and a half week to drive to san francisco  by the time they crossed the California state line they had drive their car through twelve states  four mountain ranges three national parks and countless cities and towns.  

(8 errors) (5 verbs)(4 prounous)

• Independent Reading Log – Connections
• Review Personal Narrative Essay Checklist
• Read/Listen to All Summer in a Day – Focus on character and setting
• HW – 3 Questions to Identify Climax for All Summer in a Day

Wednesday 10/16

• Do Now –

Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.

Oh! Peanut! Rosalyn cheered as releif flood over as she rushed towards the distressed dog.  “Ive never been so happy to see anyone!” she continue as she untangle the leash and embrace the disgruntled animal.  

(6 errors) (9 verbs)(5 pronouns)

• Independent Reading log – Connections
• Finish unfamiliar words – All Summer in a Day
• Read All Summer in a Day – Make Connections

Tuesday 10/15

• Do Now –

Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns and circle the pronouns.

The family gathered around Pa who hug each one of them tight he had been in Arizona for three weeks. They had mised him tremendous and were glad Pa had return, including little sam, who loudly wailed for his dad to sing him to sleep at night. 

(7 errors) (10 nouns)(6 pronouns)

• Independent Reading Log – Connections
• Vocabulary – Skim All Summer in a Day – look for unfamiliar words
• Review as a class the unfamiliar words
• HW – 1st Core read All Summer in a Day – Make Text to Self Connections 2nd/3rd core – Finish skimming for unfamiliar words pages 3-4 and read pages 1-2 and make text to self connections

Monday 10/14

• Do Now –

Directions: Rewrite the sentence, correct it,  and underline the pronouns and circle the verbs..

My brother bryan did not like going to School. He once told my mom “I will give you five dollars if you keep me home”.  (4 errors)(7 pronouns)(7 verbs)

• Independent Reading Log
• Hyperbole Guided Notes
• Figurative Language in Music – Cut out the songs, identify the text that shows what type it is, glue onto the correct section of the group construction paper.

Friday 10/11 (1/2 Day)

• Do Now
• NO Independent Reading – write 1/2 day no reading
• Personification Guided Notes and Examples

Thursday 10/10

• Do now – Rewrite the sentence and correct the errors. Underline the Nouns and circle the Verbs.

Over the years there had been some strange sight at the Boddy Mansion, but none was stranger than the sight of mr Boddy careening into the Ball Room. On a unicycle one morning, to the suprise of his guests  

(6 errors) (10 nouns)(4 verbs)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Metaphors -notes and practice sheet
• Continue working on Personal Narrative

Wednesday 10/9

• Do Now – Rewrite the sentence and correct the errors. Underline the Nouns and circle the Adjectives.

An moroccan runner set the World Record for the fast mile.

He trained by practice run the mile five times a day.

5 errors 6 Nouns 4 Adjectives

• Independent Reading and Log
• Similes – Notes and Practice Sheet
• Continue working on Personal Narrative

Tuesday 10/8

• Do Now – rewrite the sentences and correct the errors. Circle the nouns and underline the verbs.

Did you see the score of the Michigan State game? I asked, laughing.

“It’s not funny. Ohio state won” said Mary

“You’re right. I’m worried now.” I said.

(8 errors)(4 Nouns) (11 Verbs)

• Independent Reading
• Finish Pixar Plot Maps
• Test- Elements of Plot
• Continue working on Personal Narrative

Monday 10/7

• Do Now – rewrite the sentences and correct the errors. Circle the nouns and underline the verbs.

i am getting mom a Mustang for her birthday my sister said.

“I already got one for her. That’s not fair! I yelled. “You have to return it”, She said.

(9 errors)(5 nouns)(8 verbs)

• Independent Reading
• Present Pixar Plot Maps
• HW – Elements of Plot Test Tuesday

Friday 10/4

• Do now – rewrite the sentences and correct the errors. Circle the nouns and underline the verbs.

“Wake up zach” I said. “Its christmas morning!” We rushed down the stairs and opened our presents. “Yay! I got…socks? I said. “what kind of present is this.” asked Zach. 

(8 errors)(7 Nouns)(8 Verbs)

• Independent Reading
• Pixar Plot Map Example
• Pixar Plot Maps with groups – See Google Classroom
• HW – Elements of Plot Test Tuesday and Vocab Activity

Thursday 10/3

• Do now – rewrite the sentences and correct the errors. Circle the nouns and underline the verbs.

“Luke, I am you’re father”, said Darth Vader No, that’s not true! That’s impossible! yelled luke.

(6 errors)(4 nouns)(5 verbs)

• Independent Reading
• Checking 3 questions to identify climax on your personal narrative
• Begin working on Pixar Plot Map in your groups – see google classroom
• HW – Vocab Activity due Monday

Wednesday 10/2

• Do Now –

My Brother excitedly ripped the gold paper off of his huge birthday present he loudly cheered when he saw it was an adorable spotted puppy
(3 errors)
(2 adverbs)
(4 adjectives)

• Independent Reading and Log
• Vocabulary All Summer in a Day – Words Concussion, Civilization, Slackening, Apparatus, Immense, Tumultuously, Resilient, Savored
• HW – Vocab Activity Due Monday October 7

Tuesday 10/1

• Do Now –

The hard-working engineer slowly turned the silver key in the shiny black lamborghini that he had carefully builded he dramatically revved the engine and happily grinned(4 errors)
(4 adjectives)
(4 adverbs)

• Independent Reading and log
• Plot map of “The Pocket Watch”
• Notes – Rules of Dialogue
• Add Dialogue to your personal narrative
• HW- Complete 3 questions to Identify Climax about your personal narrative.

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Sep 4th August/September 2019

Monday 9/30

1. Do Now –

lost planners and carefully labeled notebooks messily spilled out of Mr. Praters Lost and Found after the first week of School
(4 errors)
(3 adjectives)
(2 adverbs)

1. Independent Reading Log
2. Read “The Pocket Watch”
3. Using the 3 Steps to Identify Climax for “The Pocket Watch”
4. Work on Personal Narrative

Friday 9/27

1. Do Now – Rewrite the sentence, circle the adjective, underline the adverbs. Faisel quickly ran down the huge Soccer field he powerfully kicked the old ball the distracted goalie completely missed (3 adverbs)(4 errors) (4 adjectives)
2. Independent Reading and Inference Log
3. Review Mike’s New Car
4. Lou – Plot Map
5. Steps to Identify Climax –

Thursday 9/26

1. Do Now –

Jason cautiously entered the creepy barn and looked around carefully He quickly jumped when he saw an old Wizard with a long beard a tall hat and a sparkly cloak?(5 adjectives)
(3 adverbs)
(5 errors)

1. Independent Reading and Inference Log
2. Complete pages 55-57 in I-Ready reading workbook
3. Mike’s New Car – Plot Map – use the video to fill in the blank plot map for each section. Mike’s New Car – YouTube

Wednesday 9/25

1. Do Now –

i went to fairlane mall with my sister and bought new shoes i wore the shoes to School my friend said that he had the same pair! I am wearing them tomorrow

(9 errors)
(6 verbs)
(8 nouns)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Review as a class – Elements of Plot pages 53-55 I-Ready reading book (2nd and 3rd core didn’t finish 55 due to late start and PBIS Recess)

Tuesday 9/24

1. Do Now –

The Mona Lisa is a painting by leonardo da vinci it is kept in a room with bullet proof glass the room cost more than 7 million dollars to build (6 errors)
(7 nouns)
(5 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Elements of Plot Guided Notes
3. Work on Personal Narrative Draft

Monday 9/23

1. Do Now –

the movie scream 4 was filmed at woodworth middle school one scene was in ms fahs’s room. I’m a huge fan of scary movies 

(10 errors) (8 nouns) (4 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Elements of Plot Interactive Video
3. Personal Narrative Draft Continue working on using Google Classroom

Friday 9/20

1. Do Now – write 1/2 day and turn in
2. Independent reading – Write 1/2 day and turn in
3. Inference Test

Thursday 9/19

1. Do Now –

my favorite place is cedar point because i love tall rides i am scared that a ride will break down when im on the top (8 errors)
(5 nouns)
(6 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Read and Discuss King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone
3. HW – Inference Test Friday

Wednesday 9/18

1. Do now –

i hit a baseball through the expenssive glass door my mom was mad and cried
(4 errors)
(3 nouns)
(3 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Split Classes with Mrs. Mckeon – One group reteaching Inference, one group advanced Inference

Tuesday 9/17

1. Do Now –

A Runner from morocco set the World record for the fastest Mile time. The record is 3 minutes and 43 seconds
(5 errors)
(7 nouns)
(2 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Read with Elbow Partner – Sir Gareth and Lynette – Complete Chart
3. Work on Personal Narrative.

Monday 9/16

1. Do now –

The eiffel tower is located in paris, france. It shrinks 6 Inches every Winter.(6 errors)
(4 nouns)
(3 verbs)

1. Daily Reading Inference Log
2. Read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight- Complete questions
3. Continue Personal Narrative Organizer.

Friday 9/13

1. Do Now –

i love watching the michigan wolverines play Football at the big house. I always hope i will Run into coach harbaugh in ann arbor.

(12 errors) (5 nouns) (6 verbs)

1. Complete I-Ready Workbook 47-48 with elbow partner and review as a class
2. Finish ABC Brainstorming and ME Graphic organizer
3. Begin Personal Narrative Organizer.

Thursday 9/12

1. Do Now – Woodworths frist volleyball and football games are this Week. I hope to see a lot of students their.(4 errors)(4 nouns)(3 verbs)

1. Continue Inferencing Modeling pages 47 and “think aloud”
2. Complete 48-49 I-Ready book with your partner
3. Me Graphic Organizer

Wednesday 9/11

1. Do now the creator of Super Mario Brothers couldnt ride his bike to work because his safety was to important to nintendo.(4 errors)(6 nouns) (3 verbs)

1. Making Inferences – Teacher Model pages 45-46
2. Introduce Think Aloud
3. ME Graphic Organizer

Tuesday 9/10

1. Do now Rewrite the sentence and edit the mistakes. CIRCLE all nouns and UNDERLINE all verbs.

in july, michigan stadium hosted a huge soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United? Liverpool dominated the game!

2. Inferences in Comics walk around

3. Continue working on ABC Me Brainstorming

4. HW – Vocabulary Choice Inference Chart

Monday 9/9

1.Do Now Katie wanted to go to cedar point over the summer, but her mom thought that her car wood break down if she tried to drive 3 hours

(4 errors)
(6 nouns)
(7 verbs)

2. Finish Summer Reading Presentations

3. Inference Vocabulary Chart – Choice Board Options Due Thursday

4. All About Me ABC Brainstorming Chart

Friday 9/6

1. Do Now
2. Summer Reading Presentations
3. Inferences Notes
   1. I-Ready Video
   2. Pictures Say 1000 Words

Tuesday 9/3-Thursday 9/5

1. NWEA Testing – Reading and Language Usage
2. HW – Summer Reading Presentations Due on Friday.

Friday 8/30 and Monday 9/2

No School Labor Day Weekend

Thursday 8/29

1. Finish up Bio Poems presentations
2. 10 minutes to review with interview partner
3. Present Partner to class.

Wednesday 8/28

1. Present Bio-Poems
2. Student Interview Questions

Tuesday 8/27

1. Present Two Truths and a Lie to class
2. Bio-Poem assigned
3. Example Bio Poem

Dion
Energetic, inquisitive, intelligent, carefree
Who loves to read books, watch Star Wars, and all Detroit sports teams
Who feels sad when a book ends, and excited as the seasons change, 
Who hates all Ohio sports teams and social media
Who fears heights and some siders
Who would like to see the Lions win the Super Bowl and a hockey game in every single NHL arena

Who has lived in Detroit, Westland, Adrian, Novi, Tucson, Arizona, and Livonia Michigan
Prater

4. Complete Bio-Poem at home if not finished in class.

Monday 8/26

1. Indivudual – Write down the rules you would like to see in this classroom. Table – Share and agree to a list of rules/norms you would like to see in this classroom.
2. Two Truths and a Lie example – Mr. Prater has a hidden past. The first truth is he was once the radio play by play announcer for the Adrian College football team.  Secondly, sadly, he failed his driver’s test the first two times he attempted it as he ran a stop sign and then hit a parked car. Finally, Mr. Prater is related to John Hancock, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Which truth is a lie?
3. Student Two Truths and a Lie

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Feb 5th February 2019

Thursday 2/28

1. Do Now-Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.

   Peter stand in the small patch of light making it’s sullen way through the open flap of the tent he let the Fortuneteller took his hand. She examined it slowly moving her eyes back and forth.

   (6 errors) (7 nouns)

2. Book club roles
3. Share character analysis chart – students chosen randomly to present their chart to their classmates.
4. HW – Character Trait Analysis CER – see ppt from yesterday

Wednesday 2/27

1. Do Now –Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.Peters heart siezed upon the words. He closed his eyes and concentrate. He mumbled “if she lives, then I must find her, so my question is, how do I find my way, to where she is.” (5 errors) (5 nouns)
2. Book Club roles
3. Character Analysis PPT Nadia the Willful Character Analysis
4. Nadia the Willful Character Analysis graphic organizer (homework if not finished in class) Nadia the Willful Character Analysis Graphic Organizer

Tuesday 2/26

1. Do now –Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.Vivian and her dad took two and a half week to drive to san francisco  by the time they crossed the California state line they had drive through twelve states  four mountain ranges three national parks and countless cities and towns. (8 errors) (5 verbs)
2. Book Club
3. Lesson 9 Summarizing Literary Text p. 77-81 – complete as a class (IDo, WEDO, YOUDO) and discuss
4. HW – Read pages 82-83 and answer questions pages 83-84

Monday 2/25

1. Do now –Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the verbs.Oh! Peanut! Rosalyn cheered as releif flood over as she rushed towards the distressed dog.  “Ive never been so happy to see anyone!” she continue as she untangle the leash and embrace the disgruntled animal.  (7 errors) (9 verbs)
2. Book Club
3. Lesson 8 Theme pages 69-73 Reading Ready Workbook
4. HW – Read pages 74-75 and answer questions 75-76 in Reading Ready Workbook

Friday 2/22

1. Do Now –Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.When Anthony saw the new oversized soccer ball on Juan’s bed he asked Juan, “where he got it.” Juan grined at his freind and laughed (5 errors) (6 nouns)
2. Book Club – Meet and discuss ideas
3. Continue working and complete Nadia the Willful Plot Pyramid PowerPoint Presentation – Due by 11:59 pm tonight.

Thursday 2/21

1. Do Now –Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.The family gathered around Pa who hug each one of them tight He had been in Arizona for three weeks. This Spring, the ground was hard and barren with the constant dust storms making life dificult. (6 errors) (9 nouns)
2. Book Club reading and roles sheet
3. Elements of Plot Review
4. Continue Plot Map of Nadia the Willful – See google classroom
5. HW – Musher Points, Missing Work, and Plot map of Nadia the Willful

Wednesday 2/20

1. Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors.Underline the nouns.
   1. The next day Anthony came over to kick the ball with Juan but it started too rain. The boy’s headed to Juans room to watches soccer videos instead. (6 errors) (7 nouns)
2. Book Club reading and Roles
3. Short Answer Response Examples
4. Begin Plot Map Graphic Organizer – “Nadia the Willful”
5. HW Short answer response question:
   1. Choose any one of the following questions! Make sure your answer includes a topic sentence, textual evidence, and a concluding sentence.
      1. Summarize Goodyear’s discovery of vulcanized rubber. Use at least three supporting details in your summary.
      2. The discovery of penicillin and the discovery of X-rays were both examples of accidental discoveries. Describe how these two discoveries were similar. Use at least two details and two quotes from the text in your response.
      3. Read paragraph 9 again. What is the author’s opinion about accidental discoveries? Use at least two details and one quote from the text in your response.

Tuesday 2/19

1. Do Now – Directions – Rewrite the sentences and fix all errors. Underline the nouns.
   1. Each day Athena and Arachne sold there creations at a country market, and everyone said, “Arachne’s cloth was incredible.” Athena overheard Arachne told customer’s she taught herself to weaved. (6 errors) (9 nouns)
2. Book Club reading and roles
3. Reading Ready Workbook Lesson 7 pages 61- 65
4. HW – Reading Ready Workbook pages 66-68

Friday 2/15 and Monday 2/18 

No School – Midwinter Break  (Monday Do Now – No School – President’s Day)

 Thursday 2/14

1. Do now – Directions – Write the sentences and fix all errors.
   1. At the Jellyfish exhibit, Ted screamed  Sam! Their is no lady here with fish pants! Every body looked at me and I quickly rushed him out the door. (6 errors)
2. Book Club Discussion Time
3. Read Pages 48-49 in Ready Reading workbook with elbow partner – Discuss Answers
4. HW – Read pages 50-51 and answer questions 1-5 on pages 51-52 Ready Reading workbook

Wednesday 2/13

1. Do now: –Directions – Write the sentences and fix all errors.
   1. Five centuries ago a monk named Marcos de Niza explore the land that would became New Mexico, Niza told fantastic stories about Cibola, a place called the seven cities of gold. (7 errors)
2. Book Club
3. 20 Mins to finish Unit One Assessment
4. Lesson 5. Using Evidence to Infer Literary Text.
5. HW – Musher Points Sheets

Tuesday 2/12

No School – Hazardous Conditions

Monday 2/11

1. Do Now-Directions – Write the sentences and fix all errors.orb weavers often built a new web everyday and. The task can take less than 30 minutes. If the web is not too damaged. The spider repaired it.(6 errors)
2. Book Club – 15 mins
3. Unit One Assessment – Reading Ready Book
4. HW – Musher Points Sheets.

Friday 2/8

1. Do now –I love watching the woodworth hornets win basketball game’s especially when they worked as a team by passing the ball to one another(6 errors)
2. Review Nadia the WIllful Text Dependent Questions
3. Introductions Graphic Organizer Grading Chart – Complete #1 Together – Students complete 2-4 on their own for class work/homework.

Thursday 2/7

1. Do Now – Correct the following sentence and underline all pronouns. During world war I, a canadian soldier makes a black bear his pet and named her Winnipeg. “Winnie” was later a resident of the London zoological Gardens where she is an adored attraction, especially to a boy named Christopher Robin. He even named his teddy bear after her.
   (7 errors) (6 pronouns)
2. Analyzing Key Ideas in Information Text Pages 27-32 Ready Reading Workbook
3. HW – Pages 32-34 – Analyzing Key Ideas in Information Text Pages and Nadia The Willful Character Chart

Wednesday 2/6

No School – Treacherous Roads

Tuesday 2/5

1. Do Now – Rewrite the sentence and correct it. Underline all prepositions.Olivia feeled like exercising yesterday, so she putted on her nikes and drived to planet fitness. Then, she runned so far that only an extra large pepperoni pizza from Pizza Hut would satisfy her hunger.(7 errors) (3 prepositions)
2. Iditarod Challenge
   1. 1st Core Willow – Evidence to Infer pages 19-26 Ready Reading Workbook
   2. 2nd and 3rd core – Anchorage- Summarizing Informational Texts pages 11-18 Ready Reading Workbook

Monday 2/4

1. Do-Now – Rewrite the sentence and correct it. Underline all prepositions.We cut threw the fence and runned into the secret united states government base. we we’re looking for documents that were hidden in a safe.(4 prepositions)(6 errors)
2. Iditarod Challenge
   1. 1st Core –  Anchorage – Summarizing Informational Texts pages 11-18 Ready Reading Workbook
   2. 2nd and 3rd Core – Check in – Central Idea pages 3-10 Ready Reading Workbook

Friday 2/1

1. Do now –
2. Iditarod Challenge
   1. 1st core – Check-in –  Central Idea pages 3-10 Ready Reading Workbook
   2. 2nd and 3rd Core Willow – Evidence to Infer pages 19-26 Ready Reading Workbook

 

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