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Week of Feb. 25th- March 1st

2/22/2019

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ELA 23

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.6
Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony) create such effects as suspense or humor.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.1
Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.


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Monday-Moby Max, Read ch. 12, Read aloud, vocab review of ch. 9 & 10, Young Author, Vocab quiz?
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-journal, instagram, review questions, vocab rap or poem
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Memory Transmission, read ch. 13 & 14, Young Author, Create a vocab story or complete table
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- 2 articles, summarizing, theme, reflect, essay, grammar
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-Young Author is Due!!!!, read ch. 15 & 16, read aloud, character pic review
Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
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Monday- Moby Max, read ch. 15 and reading log, ch. 16
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday- Journal, instagram, review questions
Hw: Red Lit. book

Wednesday-SSR, read ch. 17, complete vocab table or write a vocab story, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- read ch. 18, log, work on vocab, review game
HW: red Lit. book

Friday- free choice, finish book and finish vocab, read aloud
​Hw: red Lit. book
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Week of Feb. 18-22nd

2/15/2019

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ELA 23
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.


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Monday-no school
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Seeing Beyond, Vocab, finish ch. 7 & 8 vocab table, read aloud, read ch. 9, review chapters
Hw: red Lit. book & study vocab

Wednesday-vocab quiz ch. 7 & 8, vocab table ch. 9 & 10, read 10, study charades
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- library, vocab bingo, read 11, vocab table finish it, Young Author
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday- read ch. 12, vocab table ch. 11 & 12 with a partner, draw a character review
​Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.


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Monday- no school
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday- read ch. 12, reading log 12, vocab table 11-14, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Moby Max Vocab, read ch. 13, vocab table 11-14
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- library, read 14, log 14, finish vocab table, review vocab
Hw: red Lit. book & study for vocab quiz

Friday-free choice, vocab quiz 11-14, review book with draw a character
​Hw: red Lit. book

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Week of Feb. 11-15th

2/8/2019

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ELA 23

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.


CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text,

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Monday-library, read ch. 7, review vocab ch. 5 & 6, charades, Young Author, finish vocab table
Hw: study vocab and red Lit. book

Tuesday- Journal, read aloud, vocab quiz ch. 5 & 6, start vocab table ch. 7 & 8, Young Author
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Ceremony of 12, Application, read ch. 8, vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- Book Dating-Blind Date with a book
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-Young Author revisions due, review vocab ch. 7 & 8, finish vocab table, read ch. 9
Hw: red Lit. book

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ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

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Monday-library, intro/conclusion mini lesson, reading log 10, finish vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday- journal, review vocab ch. 7-10, charades, read aloud, ch. 11 and reading log, check it out chart
Hw: red Lit. book & study vocab words

Wednesday- vocab quiz, final copy of paper-type, read ch. 12 & log, 
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- blind date with a book
Hw: final typed copy and red Lit. book

Friday- essay is due, vocab table 11-14, read ch. 13, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

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Week of Feb. 4-8th

2/4/2019

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ELA 23

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.8.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.

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Monday-review vocab, ch. 5, journal, Young Author, vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday- Chinese New Year webquest, tea text, origami
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-quiz ch. 1-5, read 6, vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book & study for vocab quiz

Thursday-library, vocab quiz. Young Author, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-read ch. 7 & 8, vocab table, revision to Young Author
​Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text.

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Monday-vocab review, journal, read ch. 8, graphic organizer
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Celebrate Chinese New Year
tHw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-read ch. 9, read aloud, write first draft, vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- library, read 10, rdg. log 10, finish vocab table
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-lesson on intro, conclusion, read aloud, vocab review, chapters review
Hw: red Lit. book
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Week of January 21-25th

1/18/2019

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ELA 23
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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Monday- no school

Tuesday-Picture guess, Read chapter 4, review vocab, read aloud, Young Author
Hw: study vocab and red Lit. book

Wednesday-House of Old, vocab quiz ch. 3 & 4, read ch. 5, Young Author
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- library, Journal, young author, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday- quiz over ch. 1-5, read ch. 6, vocab table, young author
Hw: red Lit. book

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ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences
.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

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Monday- no school

Tuesday-journal, read aloud, graphic organizer, review vocab
Hw: study vocab and red Lit. book

Wednesday- Vocab.com, vocab quiz ch. 4-6, Kahoot ch. 1-6, write first draft
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-library, ch. 7, read aloud, first draft, reading log 7
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday- Free choice, vocab table 7-10, read 8, reading log 8
Hw:red Lit. book

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Week of January 14-18th

1/11/2019

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ELA 23

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

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Monday- Read ch. 2, vocab table, read aloud, Young Author work time
Hw: red Lit. book & baby photo

Tuesday- Feelings Ritual, Scantron graph and celebration, review vocab, read aloud, Young Author
Hw: red Lit. book & study vocab ch. 1-2& baby photo

Wednesday- vocab quiz,  read ch. 3, vocab table,  Young Author, restaurant writing contest info.
Hw: red Lit. book & baby photo

Thursday-Moby Max, Young Author
Hw: red Lit. book & baby photo

Friday- Ch. 4, vocab table, read aloud, baby photo due!, 
​Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

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Monday-journal, ch. 4, reading log # 4, review vocab, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book & study vocab

Tuesday-vocab quiz, read ch. 5, vocab table, Scantron celebration
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday- read ch. 6, reading log, finish vocab table, intro writing contest
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-Moby Max, read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday- Free Choice, review vocab, writing graphic organizer
Hw: red Lit. book and study vocab
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Week of January 7-11th

1/8/2019

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ELA 23
.ELA-LITERACY.W.8.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
CSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.8.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction at the high end of the grades 6-8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.


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Monday-Journal, expectations and practice bee
​Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Exp. quiz, classroom bee, Intro. Young Author assignment, Utopia, Rites of Passage
​Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Scantron test-good luck!
​Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-library, Euthanasia, Young Author work, Utopia
​Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-Chapter 1 & 2, Vocab 1 & 2 table, Young Author work
​Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.10
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.7.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone.

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Monday- journal, expectations, practice bee
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday- Exp. quiz, classroom bee, ch. 1, vocab 1-3
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday- Scantron-good luck!
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-library, ch. 2, readling log #2, vocab review
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-read ch. 3, review vocab, read aloud, vocab practice
​Hw: red Lit. book

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Week of Dec. 17-21st

12/17/2018

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ELA

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.4
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience

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Monday-work on autobiography, character cell phone
Hw: none

Tuesday-Finish autobiography, finish phone
Hw: none

Wednesday-read the necklace, watch animotos, Kahoot
Hw: none

Thursday-watch the rest of the animotos, review the necklace, read the gift of the magi
Hw: none

Friday- alternate schedule and mini booster
Hw; none
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Week of Dec. 10-14th

12/7/2018

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ELA
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2
Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.


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Monday-Journal, Think CERCA steps 3 & 4, Sparkle, Read the Grinch, Kahoots
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Vocab.com, Think CERCA steps 5 & 6, compare and contrast Scrooge vs. Grinch, Grinch Jenga, 
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday- SSR, Grinch Scoot, Samples of Animoto, Begin brainstorm of autobiography, Sparkle
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday- Read The Gift of the Magi, Kahoot, Write Animoto first draft, begin working in animoto
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-Gift of Magi video, plot diagram it, finish animoto
​Hw: red Lit. book

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Week of Dec. 3-7th

11/30/2018

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ELA 23
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1
Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.2.D
Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain the topic.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.7.1.A
Come to discussions prepared, having read or researched material under study; explicitly draw on that preparation by referring to evidence on the topic, text, or issue to probe and reflect on ideas under discussion.

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Monday-library, finish Blackfish, begin rebuttal webquest, assign positions
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Journal, practice debate, clever #, prepare for debate-continue research/webquest
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Vocab.com, finish up notes to prepare for debate, collaborate with other members of your team, review plot diagram terms
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-   Debate, Play spoons,read A Christmas Carol,  read aloud
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday-Begin Think CERCA
​Hw: red Lit. book

ELA 45 & 68
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.7
Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing the effects of techniques unique to each medium
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.6
Analyze how an author develops and contrasts the points of view of different characters or narrators in a text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.

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Monday-library, read aloud, T/F A Christmas Carol, Play Spoons
Hw: red Lit. book

Tuesday-Journal, sequence the story, perform the play, prepare for quiz
Hw: red Lit. book

Wednesday-Quiz, Watch A Christmas Carol
Hw: red Lit. book

Thursday-Vocab.com, Finish movie, A Christmas Carol Kahoot
Hw: red Lit. book

Friday- Begin Think CERCA
​Hw: red Lit. book


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