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