Class Novel: REFUGEE by Alan Gratz
Reading Calendar MARCH
Reading Calendar APRIL
Reading Calendar MAY
Refugee Chapter Response Packet: Complete the packet as you read the pages. I will check in the packet when we return to school.
Reading Calendar MARCH
Reading Calendar APRIL
Reading Calendar MAY
Refugee Chapter Response Packet: Complete the packet as you read the pages. I will check in the packet when we return to school.
Day |
Language Arts |
Refugee |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, March 30 |
Born Worker (Study Sync) Vocabulary |
Josef pg 110-115 |
IXL |
Tuesday, March 31 |
Born Work Comprehension Quiz |
Isabel pg 116-120 |
IXL |
Wednesday, April 1 |
Born Worker Think Questions |
Mahmoud pg 121-128 |
IXL |
Thursday, April 2 |
Born Worker Think Questions |
Josef pg 129-135 |
IXL |
Friday, April 3 |
Born Worker Finish and Submit |
Isabel pg 126-140 |
IXL |
Day |
Language Arts |
Refugee |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, March 23 |
Study Sync Lesson: Little Women Vocabulary |
Isabel pg 81-86 |
IXL at home |
Tuesday, March 24 |
Little Women Comprehension Quiz |
Mahmoud pg 87-92 |
IXL at home |
Wednesday, March 25 |
Little Women Think Questions |
Josef pg. 93-98 |
IXL at home |
Thursday, March 26 |
Study Sync Lesson: Born Worker First Read |
Isabel pg. 99-103 |
IXL at home |
Friday, March 27 |
Born Worker Read it again |
Mahmoud pg. 104-109 |
IXL at home |
Day |
Language Arts |
Refugee |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, March 16 |
Finish Tom Sawyer |
Mahmoud pg 49-55 |
IXL From Home Science and social studies links are free for at home learning |
Tuesday, March 17 |
Finish Tom Sawyer |
Josef pg 56-59 Quiz 1: On Schoology |
IXL At home |
Wednesday, March 18 |
Mrs. Thompson Visits Today |
Isabel pg 60-65 |
IXL at home |
Thursday, March 19 Hawk Fest: 2:30 to 4 p.m. |
Little Women First Read |
Mahmoud pg 66-73 |
IXL at home |
Friday, March 20 |
Little Women Read it again |
Josef pg 74-80 |
IXL at home |
Day |
Language Arts |
Refugee |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, March 9 |
NWEA Testing |
Josef pg. 18-24 |
Reading Comprehension |
Tuesday, March 10 1/2 Day Dismissal at 10:50 a.m. ELECTION DAY! |
PBIS Lesson |
Isabel pgs. 25-29 |
PBIS |
Wednesday, March 11 Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:30 to 8 p.m. |
Children of Syria Video |
Mahmoud pgs. 30-33 |
IXL |
Thursday, March 12 Parent/Teacher Conferences 5:30-8 p.m. |
Children Of Syria Video |
Josef pgs. 34-39 |
IXL |
Friday, March 13 1/2 Day Dismissal at 10:50 a.m. BLUE SCHEDULING FORM DUE TODAY |
Children of Syria Video Finish NWEA Testing |
Isabel pgs. 40-48 |
Reading Game Day |
Day |
Language Arts |
Refugee |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, March 2 8th grade parent meeting at CVHS at 6 p.m. |
Study Sync Lesson: Tom Sawyer Due March 5 |
Pass out books, calendar and packet |
Current Events |
Tuesday, March 3 |
Lesson: What is a Refugee? |
Josef: pg 1-6 |
Current Events |
Wednesday, March 4 |
Mini Research: The Holocaust, The Cuban Riots of 1994, The Syrian War |
Isabel: pg. 7-11 |
IXL |
Thursday, March 5 |
Tom Sawyer Lesson due by Midnight NWEA Testing |
Mahmoud, pg 12-17 |
IXL |
Friday, March 6 Relay for Life Fun NIght! |
NWEA Testing Blue HS Schedule form is due March 13 |
Catch up on reading... Complete page one of your packet |
Scrabble and Scatergories |
Day |
Language Arts |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, February 10 Spirit Week Begins! More Comfortable Monday |
Begin Study Sync Unit 3: A Moral Compass Make sure you have turned in the FINAL copy of your Literary Analysis |
Reading Comprehension Skills |
Tuesday, February 11 Two Peas in a Pod Tuesday |
A Moral Compass: Abuela Invents the Zero First Read |
IXL Practice |
Wednesday, February 12 Walt's Wonderful Wednesday |
Abuela Invents the Zero Vocabulary and Comprehension Quiz DUE TODAY |
Skills |
Thursday, February 13 Touchdown Thursday! |
Abuela Invents the Zero Think (Comprehension) Questions DUE TODAY |
IXL Practice |
Friday, February 14 1/2 Day Dismissal is at 10:50 Spirit Week Assembly Valentine's Day |
Spirit Week Assembly 1/2 Day |
Spirit Week Assembly 1/2 Day |
Day |
Language Arts |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, February 3 |
Essay/Drafting/Editing |
Silent Reading SuperBowl Article |
Tuesday, Feb 4 |
Drafting/Editing |
Reading Comprehension: Superbowl Article |
Wednesday, Feb 5 |
Drafting/Editing/FINAL COPY |
Smartphones: Are you addicted? |
Thursday, Feb 6 |
Editing/FINAL COPY PSAT Practice |
JFK: Informational Article |
Friday, February 7 |
FINAL COPY DUE PSAT Practice |
JFK: Informational Article |
Day |
Language Arts |
Reading Practice (6th hour) |
Monday, January 27 |
PSAT Practice Test |
Reading Comprehension Silent Reading all week |
Tuesday, January 28 |
Thesis Statements/Introduction |
Skills |
Wednesday, January 29 |
Introduction/Conclusion |
IXL |
Thursday, January 30 |
Begin Lit analysis Rough draft |
IXL |
Friday, January 31 |
PSAT Practice Test |
Reading Games |
Day |
language Arts |
PSAT Practice |
Reading (6th Hour) |
January 20 |
No School |
No School |
No School |
January 21 |
Lit Analysis Packet Questions |
Value |
Reading Skills |
January 22 |
Lit Analysis Packet Questions Homework if not finished |
IXL |
|
January 23 |
Lit Analysis Graphic Organizer Homework if not finished |
IXL |
|
January 24 1/2 Day End of Quarter 2 End of 1st Semester |
Thesis Statements |
Reading Games |
Day |
Language Arts |
PSAT Practice |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, January 13 |
Pre Writing Chart: How can people best respond to conflict? |
Skills Practice |
Silent Reading IXL Skill Assessment Reading Comprehension |
Tuesday, January 14 |
Pre-Writing Chart |
Skills Practice |
Silent Reading IXL Skill Assessment Reading Comprehension |
Wednesday, January 15 |
Literary Analysis/Argument: Drafting Introduction |
Grammar: Verbs |
Silent Reading IXL Skill Assessment Reading Comprehension |
Thursday, January 16 |
Literary Analysis/Argument Drafting Body of Paper |
Grammar: Verbs |
Silent Reading IXL Skill Assessment Reading Comprehension |
Friday, January 17 |
Literary Analysis/Argument Drafting: Conclusion |
Grammar: Verbs |
Game Day |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, January 6, 2020 WELCOME BACK! |
LOTF Final Project Midterm will be on January 22 The quarter ends on January 24 Please turn in all late/missing work by January 17. |
Final Project |
Media Center Visit Review the Catalog look up Lexile Levels |
Tuesday, January 7, 2020 |
LOTF Final Project Due Friday, January 10 |
Final Project |
Silent Reading IXL Skill assessment Mrs. Chapoton: Reading Comprehension |
Wednesday, January 8 |
LOTF Final Project |
Final Project |
Silent Reading IXL Skill Assessment |
Thursday, January 9 |
LOTF Final Project |
Final Project |
Silent Reading IXL Skill assessment |
Friday, January 10 |
LOTF Final Project DUE TODAY |
Turn in Project, book and reading packet today |
Game Day |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, Dec 16 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas First Read |
Review Chps 11 and 12 |
A Christmas Memory First Read |
Tuesday, Dec 17 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Quiz |
Review and Complete Packet |
A Christmas Memory |
Wednesday, Dec 18 |
Value |
Quiz on Chapters 11 and 12 |
IXL |
Thursday, Dec 19 |
Boy in the Striped Pajamas Movie |
Packet Check |
A Christmas Memory Movie |
Friday, Dec 20 1/2 Day Holiday Break Begins ENJOY THE BREAK!! |
Boy in the Striped Pajamas Movie |
Packet Check |
A Christmas Memory Movie |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, Dec 9 |
A Visit to the Anne Frank House |
Chapter 10 Quiz Chapter 11 pgs. |
A Christmas Memory First Read |
Tuesday, Dec 10 |
The Diary of Anne Frank First Read |
Chapter 11 pgs. |
A Christmas Memory First Read |
Wednesday, Dec 11 |
The Diary of Anne Frank Vocabulary |
Chapter 11 pgs. |
A Christmas Memory Comprehension Questions |
Thursday, Dec 12 |
The Diary of Anne Frank Quiz |
Chapter 11 |
IXL |
Friday, Dec 13 |
The Diary of Anne Frank Think Questions |
IXL |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading (6th hour) |
Monday, Dec 2 |
Winston Churchill |
Chapter 9 pgs. 145-154 Quiz on Wednesday |
Comprehension Skills |
Tuesday, Dec 3 |
Mrs. Thompson Visits |
Mrs. Thompson Visits |
Vocabulary Sills |
Wednesday, Dec 4 |
Winston Churchill Study Sync Lesson Due Friday |
Quiz on Chapter 9 Chapter 10 pgs. 155-161 |
IXL |
Thursday, Dec 5 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
Chapter 10 Read pgs. 162-168 |
IXL |
Friday, Dec 6 |
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas |
Chapter 10 Quiz on Monday |
IXL |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading (6th Hour) |
Monday, November 18 |
Study Sync Unit 2 Teaching History Through Fiction |
Chapter 6 Quiz Read Chpt 7 pgs. 114-119 |
Comprehension Skills |
Tuesday, November 19 |
Packet Due Wednesday |
Chp 7 pgs. 120-123 |
Writing Skills |
Wednesday, November 20 |
Teaching History through Fiction Online Lesson |
Chp 8 pgs. 124-131 |
Vocabulary and IXL |
Thursday, November 21 |
Online Lesson |
Chp 8 pgs 124-131 |
Grammar and IXL |
Friday, November 22 |
Finish Online Lesson: Due by midnight tonight |
Chp 8 pgs. 132-139 QUIZ on chp 7 and 8 on Nov 26 |
IXL Study Skills |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading |
Monday, November 11 |
Tell Tale Heart Vocabulary Think Questions |
Chapter 5 Quiz Chapter 6: Read pgs. 95-103 |
IXL Language Arts |
Tuesday, November 12 |
Tell Tale Heart Quiz Lesson Due today |
Chapter 6: Read pgs. 104-108 |
Informational Reading |
Wednesday, November 13 |
Study Sync Unit 2 Begins A Time of War |
Class Discussion: Catch up on reading and complete Chapter 6 study guide |
IXL Language Arts |
Thursday, November 14 |
Winston Churchill |
Chapter 6 QUIZ: RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY |
informational Reading |
Friday, November 15 |
Winston Churchill |
Chapter 7: Read pgs. 109-113 |
IXL Language Arts |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Reading Enhancement |
Monday, November 4 |
Tell Tale Heart |
Begin Chapter 5, pgs 76-81 |
Welcome, Class Guidelines IXL Language Arts |
Tuesday, November 5 Election Day, No School |
No School |
Read pgs. 82-87 |
No School |
Wednesday, November 6 1/2 Day Parent/Teacher Conferences |
Tell Tale Heart and Goal Setting |
Read pgs. 88-94 |
IXL Language Arts |
Thursday, November 7 1/2 Day Parent/Teacher Conferences |
Tell Tale Heart and Goal Setting |
Class Discussion . Catch up on reading . Complete reading guide and comprehension questions |
IXL Language Arts |
Friday, November 8 1/2 Day |
Tell Tale Heart Lesson Due Tuesday Verb Moods Lesson |
Chapter 5 QUIZ will be on Monday |
PBIS Lesson |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Information Literacy |
Monday, October 28 |
Narrative Writing Final Copy DUE |
Read Chapter 4: pages 64-69 |
Website Design |
Tuesday, October 29 |
Lord of the Flies Study Sync Assignment |
Read pgs. 70-75 |
Website Design |
Wednesday, October 30 |
Lord of the Flies Study Sync Assignment DUE |
Class Discussion and Review of Chapter 4 Complete Packet Comprehension Questions and Reading/Study Guide |
Website Design WEBSITE DUE |
Thursday, October 31 |
LOTF Leadership Activity/Debate |
Chapter 4 QUIZ |
Exploring and Evaluating Class Websites |
Friday, November 1 |
Lord of the Flies Leadership Activity/Debate END of QUARTER 1 ALL LATE ASSIGNMENTS DUE |
No new pages tonight. Begin Chapter 5 on Monday |
Exploring and Evaluating Class Websites End of Quarter 1 |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Flies Calendar |
Information Literacy |
Monday, Oct 21 |
Narrative: Drafting |
Chapter 3: Read pages 48-53 |
Website editing |
Tuesday, Oct 22 |
Narrative: Drafting |
Chapter 3: Read pages 54-57 |
Website editing |
Wednesday, Oct 23 |
Narrative: Drafting and Editing |
Catch up and review reading guide and notes |
Website editing |
Thursday, Oct 24 |
Narrative: Drafting and Editing |
Chapter 3 QUIZ (short answer in complete sentences) |
Website editing |
Friday, Oct 25 |
Narrative: Drafting and Editing |
Chapter 4: Read pages 58-63 |
Website editing |
Day |
Language Arts |
Lord of the Files Calendar |
Information Literacy |
Monday, Oct 14 |
Narrative Pre Writing Chart Due Read Study Sync book pg 86 |
Chapter 1 QUIZ |
Website Design and Research |
Tuesday, Oct 15 |
Narrative Writing Lesson: How to write Dialogue |
Chapter 2: Read pgs. 32-37 Complete study guide as you read |
Website Design and Research |
Wednesday, Oct 16 |
Narrative Writing: Drafting |
Chapter 2 Read pgs. 38-43 |
Website Design and Research |
Thursday, Oct 17 |
Narrative Writing: Drafting |
Chapter 2 Read pgs. 44-47 |
Website Design and Research |
Friday, Oct 18 |
Narrative Writing: First Draft Due Monday |
Class Discussion Packet Questions for Chapter 1 and 2 Due Chapter 2 QUIZ |
Website Design and Research |
Week of October 7 to October 11, 2019
Monday
Lord of the Flies Pre Reading Discussion Questions: Answers should be in your Writer's Notebook. If you do not have a notebook, please try to get one by the end of the week.
Tuesday: Trapped on an Island worksheet (group work). Lord of the Flies Anticipatory Guide (in class).
Lord of the Flies books and packets passed out. Begin reading Chapter 1.
Wednesday
Narrative Writing Assignment begins
LOTF chapter 1
Thursday
Narrative writing
LOTF chapter 1
Friday
LOTF finish chapter 1. Chapter 1 Quiz on Monday.
Week of Sept 30 to Oct 4, 2019
Monday: Study Sync Packet for "Cujo"
Complete Vocab and First read with annotations
Tuesday: Sentence Frames and Grammar (Common and Proper Nouns)
Wednesday: Online lesson--
Vocab, Comprehension quiz and Think Questions "Cujo"
Skills Lesson: Common and Proper Nouns
Thursday: Continue Online Lessons
Friday: Continue lessons. Cujo and Skill lesson due TODAY
Week of September 16-20
Monday
Review how to log into the following programs:
Schoology, Office 365 and Study Sync.
Homework Collected: Grammar review, Greek and Latin Roots Units 1 and 2
Tuesday
Study Sync: BLAST
Wednesday
Study Sync Unit 1: Suspense
Thursday
Sorry, Wrong Number Introduction
Friday
Sorry, Wrong Number First Read with Think Questions
Monday
Lord of the Flies Pre Reading Discussion Questions: Answers should be in your Writer's Notebook. If you do not have a notebook, please try to get one by the end of the week.
Tuesday: Trapped on an Island worksheet (group work). Lord of the Flies Anticipatory Guide (in class).
Lord of the Flies books and packets passed out. Begin reading Chapter 1.
Wednesday
Narrative Writing Assignment begins
LOTF chapter 1
Thursday
Narrative writing
LOTF chapter 1
Friday
LOTF finish chapter 1. Chapter 1 Quiz on Monday.
Week of Sept 30 to Oct 4, 2019
Monday: Study Sync Packet for "Cujo"
Complete Vocab and First read with annotations
Tuesday: Sentence Frames and Grammar (Common and Proper Nouns)
Wednesday: Online lesson--
Vocab, Comprehension quiz and Think Questions "Cujo"
Skills Lesson: Common and Proper Nouns
Thursday: Continue Online Lessons
Friday: Continue lessons. Cujo and Skill lesson due TODAY
Week of September 16-20
Monday
Review how to log into the following programs:
Schoology, Office 365 and Study Sync.
Homework Collected: Grammar review, Greek and Latin Roots Units 1 and 2
Tuesday
Study Sync: BLAST
Wednesday
Study Sync Unit 1: Suspense
Thursday
Sorry, Wrong Number Introduction
Friday
Sorry, Wrong Number First Read with Think Questions