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Week of May 12

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Monday

We will start on a punctuation packet on semicolons that will be due on Friday.  PBL – We will continue work in our groups, finishing the annotated bibliographies.

Tuesday

We will read chapters 9-10 of “Things Not Seen” . PBL – We will work in large groups with 8th grade for the second half of the period.

Wednesday

We will read chapters 11-12 of “Things Not Seen” . PBL – We will work in large groups with 8th for the second half of the period.

Thursday

We will read chapters 13-14 of “Things Not Seen” . PBL – We will meet in topic groups.

Friday

We will go over the homework packet from Monday.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.15, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23, 6.26, 6.28

Week of May 5

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Monday

We will start on a grammar packet on prepositions that will be due on Friday.  We will continue work in our PBL groups, beginning our surveys and annotated bibliographies.

Tuesday

We will read chapters 3-4 of “Things Not Seen” .  We will work in our PBL groups for the second half of the period.

Wednesday

We will read chapters 5-6 of “Things Not Seen” .  We will work in our PBL groups for the second half of the period.

Thursday

We will read chapters 7-8 of “Things Not Seen” .   We will work in our PBL groups for the second half of the period.

Friday

We will go over the homework packet. PBL – Surveys are due.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.15, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23, 6.26, 6.28

Week of April 28

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Week of April 28

 

Monday – Students will be introduced to irregular verbs. We will assign pages 448-457 to read and discuss. Students will be given workbook pages 135-139 to be turned in on Thursday. Students will also work on Digital Citizenship project.

 

Tuesday – Students will listen to chapters 1-4 of Things Not Seen. Students will work on project.

 

Wednesday – Students will answer comprehension questions for chapters 1-4. Students will work on project.

 

Thursday – Irregular verbs workbook pages are due today and will be reviewed in class. Students will work on project.

 

Friday – Students will listen to chapters 5-8 in Things Not Seen. Students will work on project.

 

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.14, 6.15, 6.17, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.23, 6.26, 6.28

Week of April 21

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Monday –

Students will review skills that will be on the STAAR test.  We will go to the library and check out a library book.

Tuesday –

STAAR

Wednesday –

STAAR

Thursday –

Students will be able to

Friday –

Students will begin working on the vocabulary for Things Not Seen.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10,6.11, 6.13, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28

 

Week of April 7

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Monday –

Study Island – Author’s Viewpoint and Argument

Tuesday –

Library

Work on Parts of Speech foldable

Wednesday –

Study Island – Context clues-Vocabulary

Thursday –

Study Island – Organizational Patterns and main idea

Friday –

Mountain Language

Nonfiction passage

Week of March 31

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Monday –

Students will finish presentations in think Lab. Students will also post the presentation to his/her blog. Students will also finish lesson in Study Sync.

Tuesday –

Students will take a two story benchmark in order to improve scores after two weeks of tutoring.

Wednesday –

Finish benchmark. We will review answers. Students will begin writing a fantasy story.

Thursday –

Students will complete Scope magazine article that was carried over from last week. Students will complete lesson in Study Island.

Friday –

Students will finish story, Scope magazine article, and Study Island lesson.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.13, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28

Week of March 24

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Monday –

Students will work on STAAR passages. They will read passages, prove answers, and answer questions.

Tuesday –

Students will check out or recheck out books.

Students will read a story in Scope Magazine and complete lesson involving comprehension and writing.

Wednesday –

Students will complete the poetry and drama lesson on Study Island.

Thursday –

Students will be given the opportunity to work on book projects.

Friday –

Book project presentations.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.13, 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28

Week of March 17

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Monday –

Students will finish work from Friday, grade it, and then complete a writing assignment in Study Sync.

Tuesday –

Students will go to the library to check out or recheck books.  Students will work on book report projects that will be due on March 28.

Wednesday –

Students will complete passages from book that will practice reading skills.

Thursday –

Students will work on Study Island.  Students will read the lesson on historical content and answer 20 comprehension questions.

Friday –

Students will be able to work on book report projects that will be due on March 28.

Week of March 3

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Monday:

Students will take a reading benchmark.

Tuesday:

Students will begin listening to Timothy of the Cay.  This is a continuation of the book read in social studies.

Wednesday – Friday:

Students will listen to Timothy of the Cay.  When finished, students will choose a skill and write an explanation as how it deals with the book.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.10, 6.21, 6.26, 6.28

Week of February 24

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Monday

Students will finish expository paper.

Tuesday

Students will check out library books. Students will share their expository papers. Students will learn how to annotate a poem.

Wednesday

I will share the poem Watermelon, then we will discuss its features such as strong sensory nouns, adjectives, and adverbs. I’ll introduce free-verse poetry to the class. Students will follow along and do the writing activities apart of the PowerPoint presentation. Students will learn about elements of poetry and figurative language such as: assonance, alliteration, and simile.

Thursday
As a class we will finish the free-verse PowerPoint presentation learning about parallel structure, imagery, onomatopoeia, and cadence.

Friday
I will share the poem Remembrance of a Friend. Then the class will discuss sensory language, especially the use of vivid verbs.

I will teach the students ways of generating ideas for poetry. Next, we will have a mini lesson on writing free-verse leads.

Students will brainstorm their own ideas for a free-verse poem. They will next begin writing their poem making sure to utilize figurative language.

TEKS: 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.26, 6.27, 6.28