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SEPTEMBER
9/3 Monday
NO SCHOOL
9/4 Tuesday
First Day of School
Attendance and Introduction
9/5 Wednesday
9/6 Thursday (substitute)
Find someone who...worksheet
About me survey
Brain teasers
Intro to apple writing project
9/7 Friday
Continue apple writing project
Rules & Expectations
Purple Paper Due Monday 9/17/18
9/10 Monday
Library
Silent Read
REACH poster
9/11 Tuesday
Silent Read
Time To Complete Apples
9/11 Vale Middle School article and assignment
9/12 Wednesday
Silent Read
9/13 Thursday
Silent Read 15 Minutes
Time To Complete Apples
Time to complete 9/11 assignment
Create Growth Mind Set Bookmark
Growth Mind Set "Things I would do if I knew I wouldn't fail"
9/14 Friday
Silent Read 15 Minutes
Time To Complete Apples
Time to complete 9/11 assignment
YET paper (due Monday if not finished)
9/17 Monday
Purple Paper Due Today
Silent Read 20 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Does this book make you laugh? Cry? Cringe? Smile? Cheer? Explain.)
9/11 Vale Middle School Article Due-Check in Class
Begin District Writing Assessment.
9/18 Tuesday
Silent Read 20 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Why do you think the author chose the opening line he or she did? Did you like it? Why/why not? Did it make you want to read further?)
Begin Brainstorm Daily Writing Piece about School Memories
Continue District Writing Assessment
9/19 Wednesday
Silent Read 20 Minutes
IDR Response Log (What do you think will happen next?)
Continue Daily Writing Piece about School Memories (draft about the memory)
Continue District Writing Assessment
9/20 Thursday
Silent Read 20 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Draw a picture that relates to what you read today) TURN IN IDR LOGS
Continue Daily Writing Piece about School Memories (edit your draft from yesterday)
Continue District Writing Assessment
9/21 Friday (half-day hours 4,5,6 only)
Silent Read 20 Minutes
Finish District Writing Assessment
9/24 Monday
New Seats
Library
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Why did you choose to read this book? Give 3 reasons)
Vocabulary Lesson 1 "What's Cooking?" Review words
Begin "Completing the Sentence" on pg 2
9/25 Tuesday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (My favorite character is _______________ because........(tell why))
Benchmark Unit 2/Week 1 Introduce the Comprehension Strategy: Identify the Sequence
Use the Comprehension Strategy: Identify the Sequence BLM 2 (Starting Your Own Business)
Tony Hawk Close Reading and answer question 1 (code red)
Vocabulary Lesson 1 "What's Cooking?"
Finish & Check "Completing the Sentence" on pg 2
9/26 Wednesday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Write a summary of what you read in your book today)
Benchmark Unit 2/Week 1 Extend the Comprehension Strategy: Identify the Sequence
Use the Comprehension Strategy: Identify the Sequence BLM 3 (The Nineteenth Amendment)
Tony Hawk Close Reading and answer question 2 (code orange)
Vocabulary Lesson 1 "What's Cooking?"
"Synonyms" on pg 3 and Writing Prompt: "An Email from the Royal Chef" pg 4
9/27 Thursday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Describe and explain why you would/would not like to have lived in the time or place of the story. )
Turn in Reading Response Log
Tony Hawk Close Reading and answer question 3-4 (code green & blue)
Benchmark Unit 2/Week 1 Read & Summarize BLM4 Tornado in a Bottle
Answer Text-Dependent Comprehension Questions: Identify Sequence of Events BLM 5 (Tornado in a Bottle Comprehension Questions)
Vocabulary Lesson 1 "What's Cooking?"
"Synonyms" on pg 3 Check and Grade
Vocabulary Review pg 4-5
Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW!
9/28 Friday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
Check Tony Hawk Close Reading Article
Benchmark Unit 2/Week 1 BLM 6 Constructed Written Response: Sequence of Events
Turin in BLM Packet for Benchmark Unit 2/Week 1
Vocabulary QUIZ Lesson 1 "What's Cooking?"
10/1 Monday (substitute)
10/2 Tuesday (substitute)
10/3 Wednesday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (As I read, I felt... )
Pumpkin Guts Article (from Monday) Complete table on Second page
Check Sequencing Task Cards paper from Monday
DRA Reading Interest Survey
Ladder Word Maze (car & sweater)
10/4 Thursday
Silent Read 25 Minutes
IDR Response Log (
10/5 Friday
Library Book Check-out
Silent Read 25 Minutes
10/8 Monday
NWEA Testing
10/9 Tuesday (substitute)
Silent Read 30 Minutes
IDR Response Log (Draw a picture that relates to what you read today)
Turn in BLM Packet for Realistic Fiction
Continue Pumpkin Guts Close Reading complete table and summary on last page (homework if not finished)
Vocabulary Notebooks Lesson 2 The Shape of Our World Words
Vocabulary Notebooks complete pg 8
10/10 Wednesday
Silent Read
IDR Response Log (
Analogy Lesson
Quiz over Sequencing & Realistic Fiction
Vocabulary Lesson 2 The Shape of Our World Words pg 9 Analogies
Vocabulary Lesson 2 The Shape of Our World Words pg 10 Email to Travel Agency using 8 vocab words
10/11 Thursday
Silent Read
IDR Response Log (Pick one character and explain why you would/would not like to have him/her as a friend.)
ILC RL 6.1 Text Evidence Standard Pre-Assessment
Vocabulary Lesson 2 The Shape of Our World Words pg 11 Vocabulary Review
10/12 Friday (Half-Day Hours 1-3)
Silent Read
Ladder words activity
10/15 Monday
NWEA
10/16 Tuesday (substitute)
Silent Read
IDR Response Log (What advice would you give a character in this book? Why?)
Close Reading Article Haunted Houses Fact or Fiction (read and write margin notes)
Jalissa and the Grand Finale realistic fiction packet (read and begin to answer questions--not homework)
10/17 Wednesday (substitute)
Silent Read
IDR Response Log (Draw a picture that represents something you read today)
Complete Hotel Trasylvania: Anticipatory Activity
Begin watching Hotel Transylvania Movie while completing Movie Notes Paper
10/18 Thursday
IDR
IDR Response Log
Turn in IDR Response Log
Finish watching Hotel Transylvania Movie while completing Movie Notes Paper
Complete viewpoint questionnaire from Anticipatory Activity
10/19 Friday (substitute)
IDR
Closed Reading Article Haunted Houses.
Powerpoint Hotel Translyvania Movie Notes on Characterization
10/22 Monday
Library
IDR
IDR Response Log
Finish Hotel Translyvania Movie Notes on Characterization
10/23 Tuesday
IDR
IDR Response Log
Mrs. Lane & Mrs. Lenz (school counselors) presentation about survival tips for 6th grade
10/24 Wednesday (substitute)
IDR
IDR Response Log
Finish Closed Reading Haunted House Packet (turn in or hw if not finished)
Begin Characterization Powerpoint
10/25 Thursday
IDR
IDR Response Log
Turn in IDR Response Log
Finish Characterization Powerpoint
Begin BLM Mystery Packet BLM
10/26 Friday (Half-Day Hours 4, 5, 6)
IDR
Characterization Multiple Choice Questions
Boggle
10/29 Monday
IDR
IDR Response
Begin Brainstorming about summer memories
Begin Rough Draft of Summer Memories Paper
Read Aloud: Hatchett
10/30 Tuesday
IDR
IDR Response
Finish Rough Draft and begin personally editing and peer editing Summer Memory Paper
MobyMax reading comprehension in Computer Lab
10/31 Wednesday
IDR
IDR Response
Close Reading Vampire Bats
BLM Mystery Packet "Mystery of the Neighbor Next Door"
Writing: Finish Editing and begin writing final draft of Summer Memory Paper
NOVEMBER
11/1 Thursday
IDR
IDR Response and turn in log
Writing: Last Day of Editing and finish final draft of Summer Memory and begin typing in Computer Lab
11/2 Friday
IDR
Read Aloud: Hatchet
Computer Lab to finish typing memory and begin illustration
11/5 Monday
Library Book Check out
IDR
Finish illustration for summer memory and turn in paper and drawing
Read Aloud: Hatchet
11/6 Tuesday
NO SCHOOL
11/7 Wednesday
IDR
IDR Response
BLM 3 Mystery Packet from Benchmark
Vampire Bats Close Reading page 2
Vocab Lesson 3 page 15 Synonyms & Antonyms
Read Aloud: Hatchet
11/8 Thursday (substitute)
IDR
IDR Response
Turn in Reading Log
Vampire Bats Close Reading Page 3 (turn in once complete)
Mystery BLM Packet third page (turn in once complete)
11/9 Friday (Half-day hours 1,2,3)
IDR
Book Store Info
Boggle Game
11/12 Monday
Book Fair Tour
Book Fair Preview Video
IDR
IDR Response
Begin "Drinkable Book" Close Reading Article
Read Aloud: Hatchet
11/13 Tuesday (substitute)
IDR
IDR Response
Continue working on "Drinkable Book" Close Reading Article Second Page
Read Aloud: Hatchet
11/14 Wednesday (substitute)
IDR
IDR Response Log
Continue working on "Drinkable Book" Close Reading Article Last Page
Begin"Summarizing" Task Cards Activity
11/15 Thursday
IDR
IDR Response
Turn in Reading Log
Finish "Drinkable Book" Close Reading Article and turn in
Finish "Summarizing" Task Cards Activity from yesterday and turn in
Moby Max Language Arts Activities if finished with everything
11/16 Friday
IDR
Vocabulary Notebook Lesson 3 pages 14-18
Turn in "Drinkable Book" and "Summarizing Task Cards"
Kahoot Review Game of Vocabulary Words
11/19 Monday
IDR
IDR Response Log
Check Vocabulary Notebook Lesson 3 pages 14-18
Log on to Powerschool to check missing assignments
Kahoot Review Game of Vocabulary Words
11/20 Tuesday (Half Day Hours 1,2,3)
IDR
Hatchet read aloud
Kahoot Review Game of Vocabulary Words
11/21 Wednesday
NO SCHOOL
11/22 Thursday
NO SCHOOL
Happy Thanksgiving
11/23 Friday
NO SCHOOL