March 29, 2019

Day 56

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5 Test
When finished:
1) Work on Grammar Packet
or
2) Free Read

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson::

Pronoun Cases

NOTES: p. 21

PRACTICE: wks. 24-25

Groups - Must show proof that you are on target before rejoining your collaboration group

1 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
3 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
2 & 4 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *

Invisible Novel

READ: Ch. 1-12

PACKET: Pg. 1-3 & 5

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best fits the context of the sentence?

Most people don't eat the corps of an apple because it has less flavor and a lot of seeds.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) chore

                     C) court

                     D) core

March 28, 2019

Day 55

* Warm Up *

Tapestry Thursday
p. 4 / Week 12 - March 25, 2019 - March 29, 2019
What are you reading this week?
Tapestry Thursday: Use your space to draw a picture depicting what you read today

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5
Complete Packets & Turn-In (p.1-6 & 1 journal)
Study List or Quizlet Review
Test on Tomorrow

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson::

Pronoun Cases

NOTES: p. 21

PRACTICE: wks. 22-23

Groups - Spot check on Wednesday & Thursday

2 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
4 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
1 & 3 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *

Invisible Novel

READ: Ch. 1-8

PACKET: Pg. 1-3 & 4

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best fits the context of the sentence?

Julie was quite convinced that her younger brother Jacob had pored too much syrup on his pancakes.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) had poured

                     C) have pored

                     D) have poured

March 27, 2019

Day 54

* Warm Up *

Wishful Wednesday
p. 4 / Week 12 - March 25, 2019 - March 29, 2019
What are you reading this week?
Wishful Wednesday: Write 1 sentence wishing something for a character or situation in your book which will affect the outcome

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5: Illustrations, p. 5
Packets Due Tomorrow (p.1-6 & 1 journal)
Test on Friday

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson ::

Verb Tenses

NOTES: p. 16-17

PRACTICE: wks. 18, 19, 20

Groups - Spot check on Wednesday & Thursday

1 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
3 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
2 & 4 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *

Invisible Novel
READ: Ch. 1-4
PACKET: Pg. 1-3 & 4

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best fits the context of the sentence?

Marion did not intentionally loose her passport so that she could stay in Spain longer.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) loss

                     C) lose

                     D) loosen

March 26, 2019

Day 53

* Warm Up *

Hashtag Tuesday
p. 3 / Week 12 - March 25, 2019 - March 29, 2019
What are you reading this week?
Hashtag Tuesday: #one-two word summary

* Vocabulary *
Packets Due Thursday (p.1-6 & 1 journal)
Test on Friday

Unit 5 Journal #1 (p. 6)

All vocabulary entries need to have the following:

3 Complete Sentences

2 Circled Vocabulary Words

1 Underlined Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex Sentence

...and don't forget to write out the date at the top:

March 26, 2019

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson ::

Modifiers

NOTES: p. 13

PRACTICE: wks. 14 & 15

Groups - Spot check on Wednesday & Thursday

2 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
4 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
1 & 3 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *
Lit Devices: pg. 1-2
Allusion
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Paradox

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best results in a logical comparison?

If I had to compare the plays of Arthur Miller and Shakespeare, I'd say Shakespeare's are best.

A) NO CHANGE

B) to Shakespeare, I'd say Shakespeare's are best.

C) to that of Shakespeare, I'd say Shakespeare's are better.

D) to those of Shakespeare, I'd say Shakespeare's are better.

March 25, 2019

Day 52

* Warm Up *

Memoir Monday
p. 3 / Week 12 - March 25, 2019 - March 29, 2019
What are you reading this week?
Six-Word Memoir Monday: 6-word summary sentence of reading: Example

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5: Sentences, p. 4
Packets Due Thursday (p.1-6 & 1 journal)
Test on Friday

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson::

Run-Ons

NOTES: p. 10

PRACTICE: wks. 11 & 12

Groups - Spot check on Wednesday & Thursday

1 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
3 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
2 & 4 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *
Lit Devices: pg. 1-2
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best results in a logical comparison?

Henrietta's flock of backyard chickens produced more eggs than her neighborhood.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) the rest of the neighborhood's chickens.

                     C) her suburb.

                     D) her friend, Sean.

March 22, 2019

Day 51

* Warm Up *

First Chapter Friday

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5: Semantic Drawings, p. 3

* Grammar *

:: Target Lesson::

Fragments

NOTES: p. 7

PRACTICE: wks. 8 & 9

Groups

2 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
4 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
1 & 3 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

* Literature *
Lit Devices: pg. 1-2
Pun
Cliche
Imagery

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Which choice best reduces the ambiguity of the sentence?

The yellow duck and the black duck dove deep into the dark
water, but the yellow duck did not come up with a fish.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) it

                     C) he

                     D) the duck

March 21, 2019

Day 50

* Warm Up *

Tapestry Thursday

p. 2 / Week 11 - March 19, 2019 - March, 22, 2019

What are you reading this week?

Tapestry Thursday: Use your space to draw a picture depicting what you read today

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5: Synonyms & Antonyms, p. 2

* Grammar *

Groups

1 - SW Entrance (group collaboration / teacher assistance)
3 - Hall (group collaboration / teacher assitance)
2 & 4 - Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

:: Target Lesson::

Varying Sentences

NOTES: p. 4

PRACTICE: wks. 5 & 6

* Literature *

Lit Devices: pg. 1-2

Connotation vs. Denotation

Idiom

Euphemism

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Choose the answer that correctly indicates a possessive relationship.

Stephen King was so poor when his first novel sold that he couldn't afford medicine for his sick children; King's first purchase with his book earnings was medicine.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) Kings

                     C) Kings'

                     D) King

March 20, 2019

Day 49

* Warm Up *

Wishful Wednesday

p. 2 / Week 11 - March 19, 2019 - March, 22, 2019

What are you reading this week?

Wishful Wednesday: Write 1 sentence wishing something for a character or situation in your book which will affect the outcome

* Vocabulary *

Unit 5: Define, p. 1

* Grammar *

- 21st Century Learning Skills -

We will be taking a new approach to the Grammar Lessons. This approach will be student-centered instruction with a strong focus on 21st Century Learning Skills.

Critical Thinker - Students will complete the work with the life-long, employable task of "figuring it out." This can be done through a variety of mediums: internet, peer-coaching, questioning of the teacher, etc...

Communicator - Students will have to learn what to ask in order to receive help. "I don't know what to do" is not a question.

Collaborator - Students will be divided into smaller study groups in which they will be able to work with the teacher and other members.

Creator - Through this method, the students will become responsible for their own learning. It will foster a higher level of retention of the material.

Groups - Write your Group # on the front of your packet
  SW Entrance (group collaboration)
 Hall (group collaboration)
 Classroom (individual critical thinking / computer resource / answer keys)

:: Target Lesson::

Classify & Combine Sentences

NOTES: p. 1

PRACTICE: wks. 2 & 3

No group collabroation today

* Literature *

Lit Devices: pg. 1-2

Irony

Oxymoron

Symbols

Personification

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Choose the answer that correctly indicates a possessive relationship.

A full-grown boa constrictors skin sheds every three to six months.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) constrictor's

                     C) constrictors'

                     D) constrictor

March 19, 2019

Day 48

* Packet Distribution *

First & Last Name

Block

Skyward Teacher

* Warm Up *

Hashtag Tuesday

p. 1 / Week 11 - March 19, 2019 - March, 22, 2019
Monday - NO SCHOOL

What are you reading this week?

Hashtag Tuesday: #one-two word summary

* Term 2 Pre-Test *

1) Skyward Exam

2) Writing Exam
3) Read independently when finished - no library

* Literature *

Lit Devices, pg. 1-2
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia

* Cool Down *

Don't forget to list three things we covered today!

For your final activity, read the following information. Write the complete answer.

Examine the underlined portion of the sentence below. Choose the answer that correctly indicates a possessive relationship.

The dogs pursuit of the speeding car ended quickly because, as a small dachshund, he couldn't keep up.

                     A) NO CHANGE

                     B) dog

                     C) dog's

                     D) dogs'