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DEAR
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Perspectives Clash
w/ History
- Historical Images
- Business Addresses
HW - Read Historical
Fiction
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Perspectives Clash
w/ History
- Business Letter ¶2
HW - Read Historical
Fictions
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Analyze Power w/in
Conflict
- Business Letter ¶3
HW - Read Historical
Fiction Books
April 22nd - 26th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Perspectives Clash
w/ History
- Historical Images
- Business Addresses
HW - Read Historical
Fiction
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- The Things They
Carried - "Ambush"
- Historical Research
HW - Read Historical
Fictions
April 15th - 19th
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Alphabetize
Citations
- Character Response
to Trouble
HW - Read Historical
Fictions
April 8th - 12th
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Continue Character
Inferences
- Works Cited
HW - Read Historical
Fiction
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Book Bibliographic
Citation
- Historical Fictions
HW - Read Historical
Fictions
Wednesday
HW - Study WWW
April 1st - 5th
Friday
SPRING BREAK
Tuesday
FORWARD TESTING
March 18th - 21st
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Finish Presentation
Recordings
- Add Avatars
HW - Read Book
& Articles
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Finish Combining
Infographics
- Slideshow
HW- Research Book &
Articles
March 11th - 15th
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Finish ePortfolios
- Start Infographics
HW- Research Book &
Articles
March 4th - 8th
Thursday
- ThesaurusThursday
- Being an Effective
Research Partner
- Editing Checklist
HW - Read Book &
Articles
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Research Lit Circle
- Finish Editing
Checklist
- ePortfolios
HW - Read Book &
Articles
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Multi-Strategy Note-
Taking
- Show Vs Tell
HW- Research Book &
Articles
February 26th - March 1st
Thursday
- ThesaurusThursday
- Being an Effective
Research Partner
- Research Articles
HW - Research
Articles & Role
Friday
No School - Sleep In!
HW -
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Explicit Vs Implicit
Research Info
- Research Articles
HW- Start Digging into
Articles
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Implicit Vs Explicit
Review
- LEAN Notes from
Research Articles
HW - Read Research
Articles + Notes
February 19th - 22nd
Thursday
- ThesaurusThursday
- Westing Game
Ch. 29-30
- Review Mood
Strategies
- Conclusions
HW - Mystery & Mood
CER/MEL-Con
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Mood Lit Circle
- Self-Assess
- Research Topic
Choices
HW - Finish Mystery
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Westing Game Ch.26
- Review Adverbs
- Mystery Climax to
Falling Action
- Mystery Vocabulary
HW- Mystery & Word
Watcher
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Finish Westing
Game Ch. 26
- Vocabulary Lit Circle
- Mystery Falling
Action to Resolution
HW - Read Mystery
February 12th - 16th
Thursday
- ThesaurusThursday
- Westing Game Ch. 24
- Empathy
- Review Prepositions
- Rising Action
HW - Mystery &
Empathizer
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Westing Game Ch. 25
- Empathy Lit Circle
- Review Adverbs
- Climax
HW - Read Mystery
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Westing Game Ch. 21
- Mystery Cube
- Predictions
HW- Mystery & Future
Fortune Teller
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Westing Game Ch. 22
- Predictions Lit Circle
- Mystery Cube
Exposition
HW - Read Mystery
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Westing Game Ch. 23
- Review Adjectives
- Exposition to Rising
Action
HW - Study WWW
February 5th - 9th
Thursday
- ThesaurusThursday
- Westing Game Ch. 19
- Climax to Falling
Action
- Questioning
HW - Mystery
Discussion Director
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Westing Game Ch. 20
- Questioning Lit Circle
- Falling Action to
Resolution
HW - Read Mystery
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Mood Strategies
- Westing Game Ch. 15
- Exposition to Rising
Action
HW- Mystery Mood
CER
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Westing Game
Ch. 16-17
- Preposition Hunt
- Mood Lit Circle
HW - Read Mystery
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Westing Game Ch. 18
- Edible Adverbs
- Rising Action to
Climax
HW - Study WWW
January 29th - February 2nd
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Westing Game Ch. 13
- Expositions
- Connections
HW - Mystery Super
Summarizer
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Westing Game Ch. 14
- Connections
Lit Circle
- Artistic Adjectives
HW - Read Mystery
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Visualization
- Westing Game Ch. 9
- WWW 1-4 Final
HW- Mystery Image
Illustrator
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Westing Game Ch. 10
- 5-Digit Mystery
- Visualization Lit
Circle
HW - Read Mystery
January 22nd - 26th
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Westing Game Ch. 8
- Comic to Prose
Checklist
- Summarization
HW - Mystery Super
Summarizer
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Finish Westing Game Ch. 8
- Summarizer Lit Circle
- Finish Comic to Prose
Checklist
HW - Read Mystery
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Westing Game Ch. 4
- Comic to Prose
- Dialogue Formatting
HW- Comic to Prose
Writing Panel 1
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Westing Game
Ch. 5-6
- Review Dialogue
- Comic to Prose
Writing
HW - Finish Comic to
Prose Writing
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Westing Game Ch. 7
- Finish Comic to
Prose Writing
- Lit Circle Groups
HW - Study WWW
January 15th - 19th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Tom Sawyer Movie
- Westing Game Ch. 1-2
- Comic Dialogue
Bubbles
HW - Comic Dialogue
Friday
Monday
- MultiMinute Monday
- Finish Fixing
Highlighted Errors
- Pick Mysteries
HW- Fix all Highlighted
Errors
Tuesday
Wednesday
January 8th - 12th
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- i-Ready (40%)
- Tom Sawyer Movie
HW - Sleep Well! More
i-Ready Tomorrow!
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- i-Ready (60%)
- Fix Argumentative
Highlighted Errors
- Tom Sawyer Movie
HW - Sleep Well! More
i-Ready Next Week!
Monday
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Act Out Tom Sawyer
Court Scene
- Dependent &
Independent Clauses
HW - Proofread
Argumentative Paper
January 1st - 5th
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Subjects/Predicates
- Editing Checklist
- Tom Sawyer -
Treasure
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Finish Editing
Checklist
- Tom Sawyer - Picnic
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Transitions
- Self-Assess
- Tom Sawyer -
Runaway
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Pronouns in Lyrics
- Revisions Checklist
- Tom Sawyer - Pirates
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Finish Revision
Checklist
- Tom Sawyer - Funeral
& Court
- HW - Study WWW
December 18th - 22nd
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Argumentative Body
Paragraphs (slide 18)
- Tom Sawyer -
Graveyard
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Argumentative
Conclusion (slide 19)
- Tom Sawyer - Arrest
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Finish Brainstorming
(slides 13-15)
- Color Code T-Chart
- Tom Sawyer - Huck
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Argumentative
Introduction (slide 17)
- Tom Sawyer -
Engagement
- HW - Study WWW
December 11th - 15th
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Argumentative Topic
Brainstorm (slide 12)
- Tom Sawyer - Crush
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Restorative Vs
Punitive ¶2-3 (slide7)
- Add to Paper
- Dialogue Bubbles
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Counterclaims &
Rebuttals (slide 8)
- Add to Paper
- Panels & Gutters
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
December 4th - 8th
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Restorative Vs
Punitive Intro (slide 6)
- Add to Paper
- Speech Bubbles
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Restorative Vs
Punitive ¶1 (slide 7)
- Add to Paper
- Dialogue Bubbles
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Lawmakers Push for
Harsher Discipline
- Add to T-Chart
(Slide 3)
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- More Restorative Vs
Punitive Research
- Add to & Color Code
T-Chart (Slide 3)
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
November 27th - December 1st
Thursday
Friday
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Finish Burning
Bridges
- Restorative Pros/
Cons
- Punitive Article
HW - Read Graphic
Novel
Wednesday
November 20th - 21st
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Closing Statements
- Finish Editing
Checklist
HW - Finish Editing
Checklist
November 13th - 17th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- CrossExamination #2
- Capitalization Rules
- Editing Checklist
HW - Study WWW
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Closing Statements
- WWW 1-2 FINAL
- Finish Editing
Checklist
HW - Finish Editing
Checklist
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Witness #2
- Point of View
Assessment
- Revision Checklist
HW - Study WWW
November 6th - 10th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Finish Ch. 18
- Self-Asses
"Me Papers"
HW - Self-Asses
"Me Papers"
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Whatever Ch. 16
- Character Timeline
- Narrative Intro
HW - Narrative Intro
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Whatever Ch. 17
- Character
Transformations
- Narrative Conclusion
HW - Narrative
Conclusion
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Whatever Ch. 18
- Characters Reveal
Theme
- "Me Paper"
Transitions
HW - Study WWW
October 30th - November 3rd
Thursday
- Figurative Friday
(on Thursday)
- Publish Author Video
- Conference Prep
- Finish Ch. 16
HW - Screen Break
Finish Novel
Friday
No School
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Author Video
- Whatever Ch. 15
- Narrative Falling
Action
HW - Narrative Climax
to Falling Action
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Finish Ch. 15
- Author Video
- Narrative Falling
Action to Resolution
HW - Finish Falling
Action
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Whatever Ch. 16
- Finish Author Videos
- Narrative Intro &
Conclusion
HW - Study WWW
October 23rd - 27th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Whatever Ch. 14
- Lit Circle/Book
Club #3
- Slow Motion Writing
HW - Read Novels w/
Strategy Stickies
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Whatever Ch. 14
- Author Video
- Narrative Slow
Motion Climax
HW - Slow Motion
Climax
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Review 7th Grade
Expectations
- Finish Ch. 12
- Novel & Short Story
Compare & Contrast
HW - Read Novels w/
Strategy Stickies
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Whatever Ch. 13
- Lit Circle/Book
Club #2
- Narrative Exposition
to Rising Action
HW - Finish Rising
Action
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Whatever Ch. 13
- Author Techniques
Academic Vocab
HW - Study WWW
October 16th - 20th
Thursday
- Theme Thursday
- Whatever Ch. 11
- Author Techniques
- Finish Narrative
Organizer
HW - Finish Narrative
Organizer
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Author's Techniques
- Lit Circle #2
- Narrative Exposition
HW - Narrative
Exposition
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Whatever Ch. 10
- Review Perspective
Strategies
- Plot Coaster
Climaxes
HW - Word Face Pic
Tuesday
- Tree Tuesday
- Finish Ch. 10
- Lit Circle #1
- Finish 1 Plot Coaster
HW - Finish Word Face
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Small Moments to
Reveal Character
- Narrative Organizer
Events
HW - Study WWW
October 9th - 13th
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- Finish Whatever Ch. 8
- Character Needs &
Challenges
HW - Character Needs
& Challenges
Friday
- Figurative Friday
- Whatever Ch. 9
- Review Perspective
Strategies
- Turning Point Stories
HW - Personal Turning
Point Stories
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Whatever Ch. 8
- Character POV
- Finish Word Face
HW - Study WWW
October 2nd - 6th
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Whatever Ch. 5
- Perspective
- Autobiography ¶3
HW - Up to 5 Short
Stories
Wednesday
- ReWrite Wednesday
- Whatever Ch. 5
- Reader's Sympathy
- Autobiography Intro
& Conclusion
HW - Study WWW
September 25th - 29th
Monday
- Multi-Minute Monday
- Finish Whatever Ch. 1
- Underline Needs,
Challenges, &
Experiences in a
story by Reynolds or
Older
September 18th - 22nd
Thursday
- Thesaurus Thursday
- i-ready
- Color-Code BEST
Imagery
(Sight, Sound, Smell,
Taste, Touch/Feel)
- Intro & Conclusion
September 11th - 15th
Monday
No School Labor Day
Tuesday
- Binders & Grammar
Books
- Join Google
Classrooms
- Tree Tuesday & &
ReWrite Wednesday
- Decorate
Wednesday
- Binders & Grammar
Books
- Join Google
Classrooms
- Tree Tuesday & &
ReWrite Wednesday
- Decorate
September 5th - 8th
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