Tuesday, May 1st

Learning Goals: 
1. Write an organized persuasive essay with strong supporting details.
2. Write in response to reading.
3. Actively engage in reading discussions with a small group.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up: Grammar Review
Persuasive Essay:

• Continue writing rough draft - skip lines / use pencil / write only on the front side of your paper for easier editing later
• Conference with your teachers
• Type charity information on voting sheet

The City of Ember Literature Circles:

• Assign new role
• Finish reading "Chapter 1: Assignment Day"

Homework:

1. Continue writing your rough draft.
2. Finish reading Ember Chapter 1 / Lit Circle Role
3. Collect spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Monday, April 30th

Learning Goals: 
1. Write an organized persuasive essay with strong supporting details.
2. Write in response to reading.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up: View strong persuasive writing sample.
Persuasive Essay:

• Start writing rough draft - skip lines / use pencil / write only on the front side of your paper for easier editing later
• Conference with your teachers

The City of Ember:

• Receive your novel
• Choose your literature circle group 
• Novel preview
• "Assignment Day" Activity - select jobs / journal 2X per week
• Read "The Instructions" and start "Chapter 1: Assignment Day"

Homework:

1. Continue writing your rough draft.
2. Complete 2 Ember journal assignments by Friday, May 4th.
3. Collect spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Friday, April 27th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - Math State Test, Book 3

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class

Learning Goals: 
1. Organize persuasive supports and details to prepare for your essay.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up
Persuasive Essay:

• Finish filling out your graphic organizer with clear supports and details.
• Get graphic organizer approved.
• Start writing your rough draft in pencil - skip lines, on the front page only.

Homework: 
1. Gather spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Thursday, April 26th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - Math State Test, Book 2

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class

Learning Goals: 
1. Organize persuasive supports and details to prepare for your essay.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up
Persuasive Essay:

• Continue researching, gathering information on your charity
• Finish filling out your graphic organizer with clear supports and details.
• Get graphic organizer approved

Homework:

1. Get a good night's rest and have a good breakfast.
2. Bring two sharpened #2 pencils to your testing location tomorrow.
3. Finish graphic organizer by tomorrow.
4. Gather spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Wednesday, April 25th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - Math State Test, Book 1

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class

Learning Goals: 
1. Research a charity that you would like to nominate to receive the money from our Penny War.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up
Persuasive Essay:

• Continue researching & gathering information on your charity
• Finish filling out your graphic organizer by Friday

Homework:

1. Get a good night's rest and have a good breakfast.
2. Bring two sharpened #2 pencils to your testing location tomorrow.
3. Gather spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Tuesday, April 24th

Learning Goals: 
1. Research a charity that you would like to nominate to receive the money from our Penny War.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up
Persuasive Essay:

• View two strong samples / discuss
• Review focusing questions
• Continue researching & gathering information on your charity
• Continue filling out your graphic organizer

Homework:

1. Get a good night's rest and have a good breakfast.
2. Bring two sharpened #2 pencils to your testing location tomorrow.
3. Gather spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Monday, April 23rd

Learning Goals: 
1. Research a charity that you would like to nominate to receive the money from our Penny War.

Agenda: 
Daily Warm-up
Persuasive Essay:

• Hear two strong samples
• Set a purpose for your research / focusing questions
• View some charity rating websites
• Start researching & gathering information (get topic approved once you've made a decision, then continue researching)
• Start filling out your graphic organizer

Homework:

1. Continue gathering information about your charity.
2. Start gathering spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Friday, April 20th

Learning Goals: 
1. Clearly read a poem to a small group.


Agenda: 

• Daily Warm-up - Fix It / Parts of Speech
• Share Five Sense Poems in a small group
• Spelling Practice Post Test 1-50
• Explain Penny War & Persuasive Essay Topic (information packet available to view/download to the right)

Homework:

1. Start thinking about a charity for your Persuasive Essay topic.
2. Start gathering spare change for the Penny War! **Ask your parents first before raiding any piggy banks!

Thursday, April 19th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - English Language Arts State Test

                 Book 3 (Reading Comprehension, Short Answer/Essay)

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class 

Learning Goals: 
1. Demonstrate knowledge of similes and metaphors.

Agenda: 

• Daily Warm-up - Fix It Sentence / Identify Parts of Speech
• Write two Five Sense Metaphor/Simile poems
• Example:

Success is Red.
It sounds like a crowd clapping and cheering.
It feels like a pat on the back.
It smells like daffodils blooming in the spring.
It tastes as sweet as freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.

Homework:

1. Complete metaphor poem final copy.

Wednesday, April18th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - English Language Arts State Test

               Book 2 (Listening Comprehension, Short Answer/Essay)

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class 

Learning Goals: 
1. Demonstrate knowledge of metaphors.

Agenda: 

• Daily Warm-up - Fix It Sentence / Identify Parts of Speech
• Metaphor Poem

Homework:

1. Get a great night's sleep tonight.

2. Have a nutritious breakfast tomorrow morning.
3. Report to your testing location after homeroom with 2 sharpened #2 pencils with erasers.

Tuesday, April 17th

Alternate Testing Schedule

Morning - English Language Arts State Test

                   Book 1 (Reading Comprehension, Multiple Choice)

Afternoon - 12:08-1:10  Morning Class

                     1:12 - 2:14  Afternoon Class 

Learning Goals: 
1. Collaborate with peers to complete an assignment.

Agenda: 

• Daily Warm-up - Figurative Language
• Brainstorm list of spelling practice assignments

Homework:

1. Get a great night's sleep tonight.

2. Have a nutritious breakfast tomorrow morning.
3. Report to your testing location after homeroom with 2 sharpened #2 pencils with erasers.

Monday, April 16th

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.
2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.
3. Organize and plan an essay response.

Agenda: 

• Daily Warm-up - Figurative Language
• Introduce ClassDojo
• Think/Pair/Share/Vote Activity - What positive and negative classroom behaviors do you think we should include?
• Explain Avatar Competition
• ELA State Test Prep: Book 3 - Strategies / Practice
• Check out ELA Testing Location

Homework:

1. Get a great night's sleep tonight.

2. Have a nutritious breakfast tomorrow morning.
3. Report to your testing location after homeroom with 2 sharpened #2 pencils with erasers.

Thursday, April 5th

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.

2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.
3. Increase understanding of literary devices.


Agenda: 

• Review/Vocab Games: Literary Devices
  
• ELA State Test Prep: Review Strategies
• ELA State Test Prep: Book 2 - Timed Listening/Questions

Homework:

1.  If you would like extra practice - check out the links to the right for past ELA State Tests, including scoring guides and answer keys.

Wednesday, April 4th

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.

2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.
3. Increase understanding of literary devices.


Agenda: 

• Group Research/Presentation: Literary Devices
  
• ELA State Test Prep: Review Strategies
• ELA State Test Prep: Book 1 - Timed Reading/Questions

Homework:

1. Complete any owed work by tomorrow

2. Complete Author's Perspective Packets

Tuesday, April 3rd

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.

2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.
3. Increase understanding of literary devices.

Agenda: 
March Madness Review: Theme
Group Research/Presentation: Literary Devices

You will work in groups of 3-4 to learn about and research one type of figurative language: Personification, Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, or Hyperbole.

Your group will create a presentation designed to teach the rest of the class about your topic. You should include one or more of the following products or performance methods:

Poster

Demonstration

Skit

Song/Rap

Cartoon

Dance

Model

Poem

Power Point

Anything else!

ELA State Test Prep: Review Strategies

• ELA State Test Prep: Book 1 - Timed Reading/Questions

Homework:

1. Complete any owed work by Thursday, April 5th

2. Complete Point of View Packet

Monday, April 2nd

Learning Goals: 
1. Increase accuracy and speed on reading comprehension questions.
2. Write a complete and thorough Short-Answer-Response.

Agenda: 

• ELA State Test Prep: Review Strategies
• ELA State Test Prep: Book 1 - Timed Reading/Questions

Homework:

1. Complete any owed work by Thursday, April 5th

2. Complete Sequence Packet

Wednesday, March 28th

Learning Goals: 
1. Collaborate with others to perform a play.


Agenda: 

• Targeted ELA Skills Review
• Practice performing the play for Greek Day - "Sea Monster's Rage" or "Pluto Takes a Bride"

Homework:

1. Work on play
2. Work on toga / costume