Friday, March 24

• Read "Betrayed by America" from Scope
• Answer questions to "Betrayed by America" (on Google Classroom

HW: NONE

Thursday, March 23

• Warm-up: Complete Thursday and Friday of "Santorio Santorio..." - Plan/Outline and Reading Response
• Create your editorial slide - make sure to change sharing options on your editorial document before pasting the link onto your slide
• Finish questions from "From Terror to Hope/Growing Up Muslim in Post 9/11 America"

HW: Finish any late assignments:

• Final Editorial
• Editorial Slide
• "From Terror to Hope..." questions

Wednesday, March 22

• Warm-up: Answer questions 4-7 for "Santorio Santorio and the Thermometer"
• Finish reading and answering questions "From Terror to Hope/Growing Up Muslim in Post 9/11 America"
• Begin designing editorial slide 

HW: Finish answering Scope article questions -"From Terror to Hope/Growing Up Muslim in Post 9/11 America"
Click the link to the article. Sign in on the Student Sign In link and use the password rtms8. Go to Pass Issues and find the September 2016 issue. 

Tuesday, March 21

• Warm-up: Answer questions 1-3 for "Santorio Santorio and the Thermometer" (Identifying the central idea/theme in a text)
• Watch a video about 9/11
• Read two articles - "From Terror to Hope" and "Growing Up in Post 9/11 America" (Identify how two authors writing about the same topic shape their presentations of key information)
• Answer questions for the articles (in Google Classroom)

HW: None

Monday, March 20

• Discuss Author Visit - Order Form for Judith Rose's book Look Both Ways in the Barrio Blanco
• Historical Novel Choice - form in in  Google Classroom
• Warm-up: Read and annotate "Santorio Santorio and the Thermometer"
• Type final copy of Editorial - DUE TODAY

HW: Finish typing final copy of editorial

Friday, March 17

• Finish Speed Revising activity
• Review Final Editorial expectations - review rubric
• Start typing final editorial (Google Classroom)

HW: Enjoy the nice weather! 

Thursday, March 16

• Speed Revising Activity - revising your editorial with peers

HW: Rough draft of your editorial must be complete

Wednesday, March 15

• Review editorial Rough Draft Checklist (on Google Classroom)
• Write rough draft

HW: Finish writing your editorial rough draft. IT MUST BE COMPLETE IN ORDER TO PEER REVISE TOMORROW!!!

Tuesday, Pi Day

• Continue planning your editorial
• Conference with Ms. Baca if you need help, guidance, and feedback

HW: Finish planning your editorial

Monday, March 13

• Warm-up: Read, analyze, and discuss Editorial Format and Example (Google Classroom)
• Read and analyze "Substitute..." editorial
• Begin planning your editorial in your Writer's Notebook

HW: Plan your editorial for 20-30 minutes

Friday, March 10

• Warm-up: Read the blog - How to Write an Editorial. Take notes on graphic organizer (link and graphic organizer are in Google classroom)
• Discuss
• Read and analyze an editorial - "Gym Class Villians" (paper copy)
• Identify editorial elements (highlight, annotate, and discuss)
• Review and discuss Editorial Format (on Google Classroom)

HW: Move your clocks forward this weekend!! Daylight Savings begins!

Thursday, March 9

1st - 6th Periods

• Warm-up: Answer questions 1-3 for the Adoption article
• Continue your research for your editorial topic

HW: Finish your research document. Wear your Broncos gear or Blue and Orange tomorrow!!!!

7th Period:

• Continue researching your editorial/opinion topic

HW: Work on your research - read at least one article and fill out your research document

Wednesday, March 8

1st-6th Periods:

• Warm-up: Read and analyze "Adoptive Conversation..." article - Identify the author's opinion about adoptive parents
• Continue to research opinion/editorial topic
• fill out graphic organizer
• find, read, and analyze 2 articles that support your opinion/topic
• find, read, and analyze 2 articles that are against your opinion/topic

HW: Research your topic for 30 minutes and work on your graphic organizer

7th Period:

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Editorial
• Discuss Editorial/Opinion assignment
• Choose a topic for your editorial/opinion paper and begin research

HW: Research your topic for 30 minutes and work on your graphic organizer

Tuesday, March 7

1st -6th Periods:

• Warm-up: Answer questions to the "Driverless cars..." article (#1-4)
• Discuss Editorial assignment and brainstorm ideas for controversial topics
• Start Editorial assignment document

HW: Spend 30 minutes finding and reading articles about your topic

7th Period:

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Editorial
• Read and discuss "Driverless cars..." article
• Begin answering questions #1-4

HW: Complete questions #1-4 for "Driverless cars..." article

Monday, March 6

1st - 6th Periods:

• Warm-up: Vocabulary - Editorial
• Read, analyze, and discuss the Pro/Con article "Driverless cars..."

HW: NONE

7th Period:

• Work on completing the "Terrible Things" and "Child of the Holocaust" reading response - due today

HW: Complete reading response if you did not finish it in class

Friday, March 3

• Warm-up: Answer questions 1-3 on the "Boy Scouts..." article
• Finish writing the reading response to "Terrible Things" and "Child of the Holocaust" 

HW: NONE

Thursday, March 2

• Warm-up: Read, annotate, and identify arguments in an article - "Boy Scouts Are Feeling the Heat..."
• Continue writing your "Terrible Things" and "Child of the Holocaust" (reading analysis)

HW: NONE

Wednesday, March 1

• Warm-up: Answer questions (2) for the Pro/Con article
• Discuss the Reading Response for "Terrible Things" and "Child of the Holocaust" (analyzing two authors' presentation of key information about the same topic)
• Reading Response Outline
• Plan and draft Reading Response

HW: NONE