2017-2018
August:
23 - First day. We reviewed classroom rules, talked about grading policy and homework, discussed supplies needed, and talked about the classroom library
24 - Day off : )
25 - Frindle chapters 1-2; Class information sheet sent home to parents; get to know you
28 - Frindle chapters 3-4; Mentor sentence; Nouns and Verbs; Reading homework bookmark
29 - Frindle chapter 5; Reviewed nouns, verbs and pronouns; Mentor Sentence parts of speech and punctuation
30 - Frindle chapters 6-7; Mentor Sentence Invitation to Revise and Invitation to Imitate
31 - Frindle chapters 8-9; Mentor Sentence Invitation to Edit; History of the English Language Powerpoint
September:
1 - Frindle chapters 10-11; Complete and turn in Mentor Sentence Introduction; History of the English Language Powerpoint
5 - Frindle chapter 12; Turn in homework bookmarks and receive new bookmark; Invitation to Notice (starter); Where Did We Get That Word?
6 - Frindle chapters 13-14; Mentor Sentence Invitation to Revise; Where Did We Get That Word?
7 - Frindle chapter 15; Mentor Sentence Invitation to Imitate; Finish Where Did We Get That Word; World War II powerpoint
8 - Mentor Sentence Invitation to Edit; Silent Reading; Sentence Fragments; Finish World War II powerpoint
11 - Sentence Fragment powerpoint; Review the meaning of theme and discuss the topics of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Ignorance and Innocence-Boundaries-Family and Friendship-Nationalism; read chapter one
12 - Sentence Fragment Powerpoint; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
13 - Sentence Fragment activities; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
14 - Sentence Fragment review; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
15 - Sentence Fragment CFA; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
18 - Run-On Sentence Powerpoint; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
19 - Run-On sentence activity; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
20 - Run-On Sentence CFA; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
21 - Pretest on making inferences and citing textual evidence
25 - Simile and Metaphor Mentor Sentence; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
26 - Simile and Metaphor Mentor Sentence; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
27 - Simile and metaphor video; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
28 - Simile and metaphor review; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing the topics
October
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9 - Hyperbole activities; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
10 - Hyperbole activities; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
11 - Idiom activities; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
12 - Figurative Language review; read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
13 - CFA on Figurative Language
16 - Read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
17 - Read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
18 - Read from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas while discussing topics
23 - Prefix and Suffix introduction; Teacher models finding a theme for Boundaries in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas thinking aloud through the process; show students how to formulate a theme using textual evidence
24 - Prefix and Suffix packet; Class work and Teacher modeling finding a theme for Boundaries in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and write a paragraph using citation phrases to cite textual evidence supporting the theme
25 - Prefix and Suffix packet; Group work on finding a theme in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for Nationalism
26 - Prefix and Suffix packet; complete group work on finding a theme in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas for Nationalism
27 - CFA on Prefixes and Suffixes; State your theme on Ignorance and Innocence from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and support your theme with examples or situations from the book - Students work on this independently
30 - Complete theme activity from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - what did we learn about Ignorance and Innocence from the book? Write a paragraph stating the theme and give two examples or situations from the text that support the theme - USE CITATION STATEMENTS
31 - Read "The Landlady" by Roald Dahl - Making inferences about what happens to the main character based on evidence from the text
November
1 - Video on inferencing and making inferences from commercials
2 - Review inferences; watch Pixar's "One Man Band" and make inferences based on what is happening in the film; back up inferences using textual evidence from the movie; Start making inferences with text messages
3 - 7th Grade career days
6 - Finish making inferences with text messages
7 - Making inferences with the short story "Nina"
8 - Inferencing practice: Lesosn 17 and Where Am I
9 - Inferencing CFA
10 - Media Center
13 - Character Analysis with the short film "Mike's New Car"
14 - Continue "Mike's New Car" and start Character Analysis with "Presto"
15 - Complete Character Analysis with "Presto"
16 - Nina short story Character Analysis
17 - Complete Nina Character Analysis and start the Character Analysis for book of choice
20 -Finish and turn in Character Analysis booklets
21 - PowerPoint on the life of Charles Dickens
27 - Context Clue practice; A Christmas Carol Stave I; Track interactions and character development
28 - Context Clue practice; Create a circle map with events and quotes from Stave I that indicate what kind of person Scrooge is
29 - Context Clue practice; Complete circle map and, as groups, create a bubble map with adjectives describing Scrooge based on the events and quotes from bubble map
30 - Context Clue practice; Complete circle map and, as groups, create a bubble map with adjectives describing Scrooge based on the events and quotes from bubble map
December
1 - Silent Reading; Using Context Clues CFA
4 - Author's Purpose practice; Stave I Setting and Mood
5 - Author's Purpose practice; Stave I Setting and Mood
6 - Author's Purpose practice; Stave II; Track character development
7 - Author's Purpose practice; Stave II; Track character development
8 - Silent reading; Author's purpose CFA
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15 - Silent reading; A Christmas Carol Stave IV; Track character development
18 - Silent reading; A Christmas Carol Stave V; Track character development
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