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Week 5 September 9-13, Monday-Friday

***An important note: We use a class magazine called SCOPE. Students can access this magazine digitally at home. I will post the link and password here.***
 
password: lakes80
 
 
MONDAY
Positive Thought
 

Grammar: Prepositions pg 21

SCOPE: Gone Again

-Read Story

-Discussion Questions

 
TUESDAY
Positive Thought
 

Short Story Starter

SCOPE: Gone Again

-Critical Thinking Questions-Homework

-Start Featured Skill: Character

 
WEDNESDAY
Positive Quote
 

Use it don't lose it

SCOPE:  Gone gain

-Finish Critical Thinking Questions

-Finish Featured Skill Character

-Mad Lib


THURSDAY
Positive Thought
 

Grammar: Compound Subjects pg 25

SCOPE: Adorable

-Central Ideas and Details

-Take home Quiz


FRIDAY
Read or Catch-up Day
 
 

Week 4 Sep. 3-6, Tuesday-Friday

***An important note: We use a class magazine called SCOPE. Students can access this magazine digitally at home. I will post the link and password here.***
 
password: lakes80
 
 
TUESDAY
-Positive Thought
-Grammar: Prepositional Phrases
-SCOPE: The Midnight Ride of Sybil Ludington
   -Vocabulary and Practice
   -Read Play
?If time: Summary in journal? If not Homework assignment.

WEDNESDAY
-Positive Thought: Quote

-Short Story Starter

SCOPE: Midnight Ride

-Finish Reading if needed more time

- Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions

THURSDAY

-Positive Thought

Grammar:  Prepositions pg 19

SCOPE: Midnight Ride

-Making Inferences

-Take Home Quiz as Homework

FRIDAY
Reading Day/ Catch-up day
 
 
 

Week 3 Aug. 26- 30, Monday - Friday

***An important note: We use a class magazine called SCOPE. Students can access this magazine digitally at home. I will post the link and password here.***
 
password: lakes80
 
 
MONDAY
Day 9

Passiton Thought

Grammar: Preposition Bingo

Scope Lesson: Escape from Darkness 

   - Quiz 16 points (grade level classes pick one essay question to answer-worth 10 points; Honors level classes do both questions each worth 5 points)

 

TUESDAY
Day 10

Short Story Starter

Grammar: Long unscramble pg 9 

Scope Lesson: The Power of Failure

   -Vocabulary and Practice

+Read Articles (about 11 minutes- audio)

 

WEDNESDAY
Day 11

Passiton Thought

Use it dont lose it

SCOPE lesson:

-Close reading and Critical Thinking Questions 

 

THURSDAY
Day 12

Short Story Starter

Grammar: Short Unscramble pg 11

SCOPE lesson:

-Finding and Using Text Evidence

 
FRIDAY
Day 13
Read or Catch-up Day
 
 

Week 2, August 19 - 23, 2024, Monday - Friday

***An important note: We use a class magazine called SCOPE. Students can access this magazine digitally at home. I will post the link and password here.***
 
password: lakes80
 
 
MONDAY
Day 4

Passiton thought

Use it don't lose it skills

Scope Lesson: Escape from Darkness

   -Vocabulary and Practice

   -Behind-the-scenes video (if time)

      +video discussion questions

 

TUESDAY
Day 5

Short Story Starter

Grammar- Scope-When Lightning meets Lava

Scope Lesson: Escape from Darkness

   -Video (if didn't get to it yesterday) and Discussion questions

   -Start Read article - LL audio version 18 1/2 mins -HL partner up or read individually

      +Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions 


WEDNESDAY
Day 6

Passiton thought

Use it don't lose it skills

SCOPE Lesson: 

   -Finish Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions

   -Key ideas and details writing assignment (2 paragraphs)


THURSDAY
Day 7

Short Story Starter

Grammar: Mad Lib

SCOPE Lesson: Escape from Darkness 

   -Key Ideas and details 2 paragraph writing assignment work time (assignment preferred handwritten, but may be typed for IEP or struggling students, must be printed on their own.)


FRIDAY
Day 8

Reading/ Catch-up day

Due: Writing assignment

 
 

WEEK 1 August 14-16, Wednesday- Friday

Hello Everyone!,
     Welcome back! I hope everyone has had a great summer! It's time to get back into it and I am excited to have a new school year. We will be doing a lot, learning a lot, and having fun doing it! Each week, I will post the plan for the week here, usually on Mondays. I'll break down the week, day by day, and show what we are doing in class. 
     Assignments will be posted in the assignments section; so, if you miss class, you can print off the assignment from there. With that here's the plan for Week 1:
WEDNESDAY

-Passiton Thought

-Notebook Day 1: Goals for the school year

-Disclosure and Classroom Policies

-Introduction

-How to get to the Class Website 

 

THURSDAY

-How to do a Short Story Starter

Grammar- Preposition List - Preposition song

   -Preposition Bingo

-Write your favorite "get happy" song on an index card

-Mad Lib

 

FRIDAY

-Explanation of Fridays-Fridays will be used as reading or catch-up days

-Term Book Report Explained

-preposition unscramble, if time