Tuesday, December 13

• Warm-up: Finish Scene 4 questions and/or green contrast worksheet for scene 3 & 4

1st-6th Periods:

• Read Scene 5
• Watch Scene 5
• Green contrast sheet
• Read Scene 6
• Watch Scene 6
• Green contrast sheet
• Answer Scene 6 questions
• Complete the Play worksheet - 10 events you believe will happen in the Christmas Carol play

HW: 

• Finish Scene 6 Questions
• Complete the Play worksheet - 10 events you believe will happen in the Christmas Carol play

7th Period:

• Complete Venn Diagram for the play
• Read Scope article - answer questions

HW: None

Monday, December 12

• Warm-up: Contrast Scene 3 - green worksheet

1st-6th Periods:

• Read Scene 4
• Watch Scene 4 clip
• Contrast Scene 4
• Answer Scene 4 questions

HW: Finish Questions

7th Period:

• Read Scene 5
• Watch Scene 5
• Read Scene 6
• Watch Scene 6
• Contrast Scene 5 & 6

HW: Complete the 10 Events You Believe Will Happen in the Live Version of A Christmas Carol.

Thursday, December 8

1st-6th Periods:

• Warm-up: Finish Mood and Tone Graphic Organizer - question at the end of the document
• Watch Scene 1 video clip
• Read Scene 2 and watch video clip
• Scene 2 Quiz
• Watch Scene 1
• Watch Scene 2

HW: Finish Quiz

7th Period:

• Warm-up: Mood and Tone Graphic Organizer
• Read Scene 1
• Watch Scene 1 video clip
• Read Scene 2

HW: None

Wednesday, December 7

1st - 6th Periods:

• Warm-up: Mood and Tone Graphic Organizer
• Start reading A Christmas Carol - Prologue and Scene 1 (on Google Classroom)
• Watch Scene 1

HW: None

7th Period:

• Victorian London Research  (Google Classroom)

HW: Finish Victorian London Research

Tuesday, December 6

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Tone

1st-6th Periods:

• Finish Amelia Earhart reading response
• Start Victorian London Research

HW: Finish Victorian London Research

7th Period:

• Start Amelia Earhart reading response

HW: Finish Amelia Earhart reading response

Monday, December 5

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Mood

1st-6th periods:

• Finish reading Amelia Earhart texts and complete the text evidence chart
• Begin reading response

HW: Finish Amelia Earhart chart

7th Period:

• Begin reading Amelia Earhart texts
• Start Amelia Earhart text evidence chart

HW: Finish Amelia Earhart chart

Friday, December 2

• Read and analyze Amelia Earhart texts; watch video
• Identify evidence that supports the author's claim that Amelia was daring and courageous
• Complete Amelia Earhart chart on Google Classroom

HW: Complete Argument Essay - DUE TONIGHT

7th Period: 

• Warm-up: Revise and edit argument essay
• Type final copy of argument essay

HW: Finish Argument essay and turn it in by Sunday

Thursday, December 1

• Warm-up: Peer revise and edit argument rough drafts
• Review argument essay requirements (rubric)
• Start typing final argument essay - DUE TOMORROW

HW: Finish typing final argument essay

• Make sure to revise and edit final copy before turning it in - use your rubric and checklist to help you

Wednesday, November 30

• Warm-up: Revise and edit body paragraph 3
• Plan and draft conclusion paragraph
• Write conclusion paragraph

HW: Finish conclusion paragraph

Tuesday, November 29

• Warm-up: Analyze a body paragraph
• Analyze your body paragraphs (1 & 2)
• Write body paragraph #3

HW: Finish body paragraph #3

Monday, November 28

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Drama
• Review intro paragraph for argument essay
• Begin planning/drafting first body paragraph

HW: Finish first AND second body paragraph (pink and green worksheets)

Friday, November 18

• Warm-up: Finish "The Case for Wind Power" - questions
• Finish work from yesterday:
• "Password Protected"
• "Are Athletes Overpaid?"
• Finish Rescue Article questions

HW: Finish any work that was not completed today.

Wednesday, November 16

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "The Case for Wind Power"
• Identify claim, hook, the summary of the issue, counterclaim, and rebuttals
• Start working introduction paragraph for argument essay - Should people be rescued?

HW: Complete introduction paragraph (plan and rough draft of paragraph - blue packet)

Tuesday, November 15

• Warm-up: Read, annotate, and answer questions for "Clean Cars for California"
• Text-Based Discussion - Should people be rescued if they put themselves in a dangerous situation?

HW: NONE

Monday, November 14

• Warm-up: Read, annotate, and answer questions for the commentary "A Generational Challenge..."
• Answer question #1 to the rescue article - "Ranger  killed during rescue..."
• Prepare for Text-based discussion (TBD) on the topic - Should people who put themselves in a dangerous situation be rescued?
• use Rescue packet articles to prepare

• HW: Finish preparation for TBD

Thursday, November 10

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Ranger killed during rescue of climbers..."
• Text-based discussion (TBD)
• Prepare for next TBD - Rescue articles

HW: NONE

Wednesday, November 9

• Warm-up: Answer questions 1 and 2 for "Why Everest?" article
• Watch news video on Abby Sunderland and complete chart and question (Google Classroom)
• Prepare for Text-Based Discussion on Abby Sunderland - Was she too young to sail? (handout)

HW: Finish green Abby Sunderland worksheet - Text Based Discussion preparation 

Tuesday, November 8

• Answer questions 1 and 2 for the "Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest" article (Google Classroom)
• Read and annotate "Ship of Fools" - Abby Sunderland packet

HW: Read and annotate "Why Everest?" - Rescue packet

Monday, November 7

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Position Statement
• Go over Argument Terminology (Google Classroom)
• Read Abby Sunderland article to identify writer's craft (argument)

HW: Read and annotate"Helicopter Rescues Increasing on Everest" - Radio Interview

Friday, November 4

• Finish Novel Assessment - DUE AT THE END OF CLASS

HW: NONE

Thursday, November 3

• Work on final novel assessment 

HW: NONE

Wednesday, November 2

• Warm-up: Read/annotate and complete questions for the Abby Sunderland articles
• Plan and begin final novel assessment

HW: Periods 1, 2, and 6 ONLY - Finish Abby Sunderland articles

Tuesday, November 1

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Parents of rescued teenage sailor Abby Sunderland accused of risking her life"
• Finish watching The Giver/The Outsiders - complete compare/contrast worksheet

HW: 

1. Answer questions for the article "Parents of rescued teenage sailor Abby Sunderland accused of risking her life"

2. Read and annotate "Ship of Fools"

Monday, October 31

• Warm-up: Movie anticipation worksheet
• Watch The Giver or the Outsiders

HW: NONE

Friday, October 28

• Enter Data in a Google Form
• Warm-up: Compare/Contrast a written poem to its audio and visual performance - a written response in your writer's notebook
• Finish novels, chapter questions, and graphic organizer

HW: Complete novels and assignments

Thursday, October 27

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "And Still I Rise"; write an objective summary
• Read novels, answer questions, complete graphic organizer

HW: Catch up on reading your novel and assignments

Wednesday, October 26

• Warm-up: Maya Angelou questions
• Read novels, answer chapter questions, complete graphic organizer

HW: Catch up on reading

Tuesday, October 25

• Warm-up: Read and annotate background article on Maya Angelou
• Identity chart - on book Google Classroom
• Read novel, answer questions, fill out graphic organizer

HW: Catch up on reading (The Giver/The Outsiders), chapter questions, graphic organizer

Monday. October 24

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Compare
• Finish Nelson Mandela response from Friday
• Read, answer chapter questions, graphic organizer

HW: Finish any work you didn't get done in class because of the WiFi outage

Friday, October 21

• Warm-up: "Heartbeat" question
• Type final constructed response for Nelson Mandela text
• Read novel - finish this week's chapter questions; work on graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Thursday, October 20

• Warm-up: "Heartbeat" question
• Plan constructed response to the "from Long Walk to Freedom"
• Read novels - book group, questions, and graphic organizer

HW: Finish reading and annotating Nelson Mandela text

Wednesday, October 19

• Warm-up: "Heartbeat" question
• Small group discussions
• Read novel

HW: Finish reading and annotating Nelson Mandela text

Tuesday, October 18

• Library for book checkout
• Warm-up: Identify adjectives and words to describe the character's feeling in "Heartbeat"
• Read novels
• Book group discussion

HW: 

-Periods 1, 2, and 6 - Read and annotate "from Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela - DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION AT THE END!

-Period 7 - Read and annotate "Nelson Mandela's Address on his Release from Prison" - DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTIONS AT THE END!

Monday, October 17

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Heartbeat"
• Finish and turn in chapter questions from last week - DUE TODAY
• Read novels, answer chapter questions, fill out graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Thursday, October 13

• Warm-up: Revise your constructed response from yesterday
• Book Groups - discussions
• Read novels - chapter questions are due today! Work on graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Wednesday, October 12

• Warm-up: Write a constructed response to the short story "Fish Cheeks" and "My Mother Tells the Story of Her Alabama Childhood"
• Book Fair preview
• Read novels

HW: NONE

Tuesday, October 11

• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Fish Cheeks" and "My Mother Tells the Story of Her Alabama Childhood"
• Read novels - chapter questions, graphic organizer
• Book group/conference w/ Ms. Baca

HW: NONE

Monday, October 10

• Warm-up: Make definition booklets
• Read novels, work on chapter questions and graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Friday, October 7

• Warm-up: Finish questions for "Python Invasion!" 
• Read novels, work on chapter questions, and graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Thursday, October 6

• Warm-up
• Answer Identity Questions in novel Google Classroom
• Read, answer chapter questions, and work on graphic organizer

HW: NONE

Wednesday, October 5

• Warm-up: 1st-6th, Read "Kudzu..." in Google Classroom
• Warm-up: 7th, Re-read "Python Invasion!" and annotate
• Read novels and work on assignments

HW: NONE

Tuesday, October 4

• Warm-up: Read "The Invaders" and answer questions 1-2.
• Short group discussion about novels
• Read novels and work on assignments.

HW: NONE

Monday, October 3

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Objective Summary
• Begin reading novels (The Outsiders or The Giver)
• Work on novel Graphic Organizer and Chapter Questions (in novel Google Classroom

HW: NONE

Friday, September 30

• Warm-up: "Finding Your Everest" - Video and question
• Finish the Scope article and Central Idea/Details worksheet
• Book Groups

HW: NONE

Thursday, September 29

• Warm-up: "Finding Your Everest" - answer question #2
• "Names/Nombre" - answer question
• Read Scope article and answer questions - Central Ideas and Text Evidence

HW: NONE

Wednesday, September 28

• Warm-up: Finding Your Everest - Identifying the Central Ideas ONLY
• Read/Annotate "Names/Nombres"

HW: 1st-6th period only - Finish reading and annotating "Names/Nombres" - DO NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION!
7th Period- NO HOMEWORK

Tuesday, September 27

• Library - Book check-out
• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Finding Your Everest" essay (Google Classroom)

HW: None (periods 1-6)
Period 7 - Finish alternate ending narrative - DUE TONIGHT

Monday, September 26

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Central (or Main) Idea
• Peer Revise and Edit alternate ending narrative
• Start typing final copy of alternate ending narrative

HW: Finish typing final narrative ending - DUE TOMORROW BEFORE CLASS (Periods 1-6 only).

Friday, September 23

• Mini-lesson: Using descriptive language
• Start writing your rough draft in your Writer's Notebook

HW: None

Thursday, September 22

• Warm-up: Answer questions to "The Prince and the Pauper" (in GC under Black Sunday)
• What is a narrative? 
• Start planning your alternate ending narrative

HW: Finish your plan on the Google Document on GC (Narrative Assessment Overview)

Wednesday, September 21

• Warm-up: Read and annotate the "Prince and the Pauper" (this is on the Black Sunday document in GC)
• Discuss the plot diagrams
• Start your plot diagram for your alternate ending ONLY to one of the stories - "Amigo Brothers" or "Thank You M'am". Just focus on the Resolution (end of the plot diagram).

HW: Finish your alternate ending plot diagram (Resolution only)

Tuesday, September 20

• Complete "Amigo Brothers" questions (Google Classroom)
• Fill out Plot Map for "Amigo Brothers"
• Start Plot Map for "Thank You M'am"

HW: Complete "Amigo Brothers" questions
           Complete a Plot Map for "Amigo Brothers"
           Complete a Plot Map for "Thank You M'am"

Monday, September 19

• Warm-up: Read "Black Sunday" and answer the three questions (Google Classroom)
• Continue reading and annotating "Amigo Brothers"

HW: Finish reading and annotating "Amigo Brothers" EXCEPT 7th PERIOD

Friday, September 16

• Warm-up: Quick Write in writer's notebook
• Story Elements - defining each (in writer's notebook)
• Start reading and analyzing "Amigo Brothers"

HW: NONE

Thursday, September 15

• Warm-up: Read and annotate City Autumn (poem in Google Classroom); answer questions 1-4
• Continue typing Doing the Right Thing Final essay

HW: Finish essay and turn it in - DUE TONIGHT

Wednesday, September 14

• Typing and writing expectations for final essay
• Hand back rubrics
• Start typing final copy of Doing the Right Thing Essay

HW: NONE

Tuesday, September 13

• Warm-up: Read, annotate, and answer guiding question for Amish Health Care article (Google Classroom)
• What is revising? What is editing?
• Peer revision and editing

HW: Finish revising and editing your rough draft

Monday, September 12

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Inference (Google Classroom)
• Finish body paragraph #3
• Start writing the conclusion paragraph

HW: Finish Conclusion paragraph - ALL paragraphs (Introduction, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion) must be completed by tomorrow.

Friday, September 9

• Warm-up: Quick Write
• Work on body paragraph #3
• Writing conferences

HW: Have a great weekend!

Thursday, September 8

• Warm-up: Answer questions 1-3 from "After Much Mental Gymnastics..." article
• Discuss body paragraph #1
• Write body paragraph #2

HW: Finish body paragraph #2

Wednesday, September 7

• Warm-up: Simone Biles article - Read and annotate (Google Classroom)
• Review Intro Paragraph
• Discuss and start Body Paragraph #1

HW: Finish Body Paragraph #1 (EXCEPT 2ND PERIOD)

Tuesday, September 6

• Library
• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Evidence
• What is an essay?
• Work on an Introduction paragraph

HW: Finish your introduction paragraph (green packet)

Friday, September 2

• Warm-up: "The Substitute" - answer questions 1-3
• Read "Zebra" - make inferences and identify the theme

HW: NONE

Thursday, September 1

• Warm-up: "The Substitute" - Read and annotate (Google Classroom)
• Answer "Seventh Grade" questions 0n Google Classroom)
• Discuss the structure of an essay

HW: NONE

7th Period:

• Warm-up: "The Substitute" Read and annotate
• Socratic Seminar

HW: NONE

Wednesday, August 31

1st and 2nd Periods:

• Warm-up: "A Different Day"
• Set up Writer's Notebook
• Quick Write
• Read "Seventh Grade"

HW: NONE

6th and 7th Periods:

• Warm-up: "A Different Day"
• Prepare for Socratic Seminar/Create Questions

HW: Finish "Thank You Ma'am" Questions

Tuesday, August 30

1st and 2nd Periods:

• Warm-up: "A Different Day"
• What is a Socratic Seminar?
• Socratic Seminar - small group/whole class

HW: NONE

6th and 7th Periods:

• Warm-up: "A Different Day"
• Read and analyze "Thank You Ma'am" 
• Answer questions
• Prepare for Socratic Seminar - create questions

6th Period HW: Complete  your Socratic Seminar questions for tomorrow!

7th Period HW: Complete your "Thank You Ma'am" questions.

Monday, August 29

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Theme (Google Classroom)

Periods 1 and 2:

• Analyze "Thank You Ma'am"
• Answer Text-Dependent Questions for "Thank You Ma'am"
• Write three questions for tomorrow's Socratic Seminar - Use Bloom's Level of Questions to help you create your three questions. THEY MUST BE COMPLETED BEFORE CLASS TOMORROW!

HW: Create three questions for the Socratic Seminar based on the three texts - Doing the Right Thing.

Periods 6 and 7:

• Analyze "Doing the Right Thing"
• Answer "Doing the Right Thing" Text Dependent Questions 

HW: Finish "Doing the Right Thing" Questions

Friday, August 26

• Warm-up: Answer question 4 for Prime Time for Cicadas - discuss how to answer short response questions
• Read and analyze "Doing the Right Thing" article
• Answer questions 1-5 for "Doing the Right Thing"

HW:  Complete "The Road Not Taken" questions if you re-did them.
Complete the "Doing the Right Thing" questions.

Thursday, August 25

• Warm-up: Read and analyze Prime Time for Cicadas - answer questions 1-3
• Finish Book Previews and complete the form
• Read and analyze "The Road Not Taken"
• answer text-dependent questions (on Google Classroom)

HW: Finish the warm up if you did not finish in class, questions 1-3.

Period 1 and 2: Finish the questions for "The Road Not Taken".

Wednesday, August 24

• Warm-up: Read "Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite" and analyze word meanings
• Finish MAP testing
• Book Preview

HW: None
REMINDER: Tomorrow is picture day :)

Tuesday, August 23

• Warm-up: Analyzing Word Meaning (Google Classroom)
• MAP Reading Assessment
• Book Preview (if there is time after MAPs)

HW: None

1st Period: Please read and complete the form for the Parent/Student Handbook.

Monday, August 22

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Analyze (Google Classroom)
• Finish Doing the Right Thing pre-assessment
• Start the MAP reading assessment

HW: Finish the Doing the Right Thing pre-assessment if you did not finish in class. IT MUST BE COMPLETED TONIGHT.

Friday, August 19

• 1-6 Periods: Doing the Right Thing Pre-assessment: Writing an essay - DUE TODAY
• 7th Period: Doing the Right Thing Pre-assessment: Writing an essay - Due Monday (at the end of class)

HW: None

Thursday, August 18

• Setting up and logging in to your school Gmail and Google Classroom
• Start pre-assessment readings (handouts): 
• "Thank You Ma'am"
• "Doing the Right Thing"
• "The Road Not Taken" (except 7th hour)

HW: Finish reading your pre-assessment packet 

Wednesday, August 17

• Classroom Policies and Procedures
•  Ghostbusters Getting to Know You activity

HW: Bring all materials and supplies to class tomorrow

Back to School Night Presentation, Periods 1-6

Back to School Nigh Presentation, Period 7

PARENTS and STUDENTS: Please read the Parent/Student Handbook  and Policies  (the links are provided on the top of the form) and sign and submit the form when you are done.

Tuesday, August 16

• Introductions
• Getting to Know You activity

Homework (HW): Bring a pencil tomorrow