Friday, April 28

• Warm-up: Read, analyze, and answer questions to the poem "Ode to Family Photographs"
• Continue typing your historical narrative
• Read historical fiction novel

HW: Finish typing your historical narrative - DUE TODAY

Thursday, April 27

• Type final copy of your historical narrative 

HW: Type your final historical narrative

Wednesday, April 26

• Peer revise and edit historical narratives
• Write narratives - the ending

HW: Finish historical narrative rough draft - DUE TOMORROW!

Tuesday, April 25

• Warm-up (1st-6th periods only): Read and analyze "How Do I Love Thee?" poem
• Watch a TEDEd video - slowing down your narrative writing
• Focus on your falling action in your narrative
• Write your historical narrative

HW: Write narrative for at least 20 minutes

Monday, April 24

• Warm-up: Read and analyze the poem "A Barred Owl" - complete chart and answer the question
• Read historical novels - 20 minutes
• Plan your climax and start thinking about the resolution/end of your historical narrative

HW: Write your narrative for 20 minutes tonight

Friday, April 21

• Read historical novels and identify significant events the author has created
• Plan/write rising action events for your historical fiction narrative

HW: NONE

Thursday, April 20

• Read historical novels and identify how the author creates and uses dialogue to craft their story
• Finish planning the exposition (beginning) of your historical narrative
• Begin planning the rising action of your narrative

HW: Plan or write your rising action for 20 minutes

Wednesday, April 19

• Read and analyze student samples of a historical fiction narrative - identify elements of a narrative: dialogue, descriptive language, theme...
• Begin planning the exposition/beginning of your historical narrative

HW: Finish any historical research on your document 

Tuesday, April 18

• Read historical novels (25 minutes) and identify descriptive language the author uses to create the characters, settings, and events (record these in your writer's notebook)
• Historical event research

HW: Finish historical event research

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Monday, April 17

• Warm-up: "From the Wave" complete the chart from Friday
• Read *historical fiction novels for 20 minutes
• Research your historical event

HW: Research your event for 20 minutes

*Bring your historical novel if you purchased your own copy

Friday, April 15

• Author Visit - Judith Rose
• Listen for tips on how to write a narrative (take notes in your notebook)

HW: None

Thursday, April 14

• Warm-up: Finish reading/analyzing the poem "From the Wave"; answer questions 1-4
• Discuss historical book choices: assign book to read
• Begin historical narrative research

HW: Research for 15-20 minutes on your historical event

Friday, April 7

• PARCC Test - Math Unit 1 and Unit2

HW: NONE

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Thursday, April 6

• PARCC Test - ELA Unit 2 and Unit 3

HW: NONE

Wednesday, April 5

• Finish "Betrayed by America" questions
• Read peer's editorial and write a response

HW: Finish "Betrayed by America" questions

• Go to www.scope.scholastic.com
• Click on Student Sign-In
• Password: rtms8

Tuesday, April 4

• Discuss PARCC schedule, procedures, and class assignment (testing class)
• Continue answering questions for "Betrayed by America" - Scope article

HW: NONE