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1 August August 16: First Day of School 17: Course Introduction; Journal & Discussion 19: Course Intro; proofreading exercise; Will Sparrow s Road, Ch. 1 (read aloud) 24: Journal; Will Sparrow s Road, Ch. 1-2; Class Discussion 26: Journal; WSR Ch. 3-4, Reading Comprehension 31: WSR Ch. 5-6; Vocabulary in WSR: Early Modern English; Unit 1: The Sentence, p. 32

2 September September 2: Journal & Discussion; Unit 1 p ; Vocabulary (Dialogue with Early Modern English) 7: WSR Ch. 7-8, Reading Comprehension; Unit 1 p : Journal; Expository Writing: Volcanoes (writing a dull paragraph) 14: WSR Ch. 9-10; Unit 1 p : Journal; Unit 1 p ; WSR Ch ; Elements of Novel: Setting 21: WSR Ch ; El. of Novel: Character; Unit 1 p : Journal; WSR Ch ; El. of Novel: Plot; Unit 1 p : El. of Novel: Point of View (Exercise); Unit 1 Review 30: Unit 1 Quiz; WSR Ch ; Unit 2: Nouns, p. 84 (locating nouns in WSR Ch )

3 October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat October 5: WSR Ch Unit 2 p. 87-9; Writing: Opinion Essay p : Opinion: What Do You Mean, She Can t Play Soccer? p. 359; Unit 2 p : Writing: Focus Skills p. 370 (Supporting, Elaborating, Organizing); Unit 2 p : Writing: Focus Skills p. 374 (Voice, Intro, Conclusion); Unit 2 p : Writing: Revising Strategies p. 378; Unit 2 Review 21: Unit 2 Quiz; Opinion Paragraph 26: Book Report, 1 st Draft & Revision 28: Book Report, 2 nd Draft & Peer Editing

4 November November 2: Book Report, Final Draft 4: Journal; The Midwife s Apprentice, Ch. 1 popcorn reading) 9: TMA Ch. 1-3; Reading Comprehension; Middle Ages: Origin of Last Names 11: Journal; TMA Ch. 4-6; Writing a Letter To a Middle Ages Ancestor 16: TMA Ch. 7-9; Craft: Soapmaking 18: TMA Ch ; Quill & Ink: Authentic Middle Ages Recipes 22-25: Thanksgiving Break 30: TMA Ch ; Video: Middle Age s Class Structure (Quiz Included)

5 December December 2: Writing: Persuasive Essay, Forecast: Hot and Hotter p. 397; Practice: Whacky Weather Report 7: Writing: Focus Skills p. 406 (Supporting, Answering Objections, Organizing, Intr/Con, Voice) 9: Persuasive Essay, 1 st Draft & Revision 14: Persuasive Essay, 2 nd Draft & Peer Editing 16: Persuasive Essay, Final Draft 20-30: Christmas Break

6 January January 4: Journal & Discussion; A Wonder, p. 3-23; Reading Comprehension; Unit 3: Verbs, p : Journal & Discussion; A Wonder, p ; Novel s Themes; Unit 3 p : A Wonder p ; Meaning of Art in the Novel; Unit 3 p : Journal; A Wonder p ; Character Sketch; Unit 3 p : A Wonder p ; Figure of Speech: Metaphor; Unit 3 p : Journal; A Wonder p ; Unit 3 p : A Wonder p ; Unit 3 p : Journal; A Wonder p ; Unit 3 p

7 February February 1: A Wonder p ; Unit 3 p : Journal; A Wonder p ; Unit 3 Review 8: Unit 3 Quiz; A Wonder p : Writing: Compare & Contrast: Cold-Blooded Reptiles p : Writing: Focus Skills p. 452 (Organizing, Intro/ Conclusion, Topic Sentences); Prewriting Skills 17: Compare & Contrast, 1 st Draft & Revision 22: Compare & Contrast, 2 nd Draft & Peer Editing 24: Compare & Contrast, Final Draft

8 March March 1: A Wrinkle in Time, Ch. 1; Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary 3: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 2; Character Map; Unit 4: Modifiers, p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 3-4; Literature Group; Unit 4 p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 5; Understanding the Plot; Vocabulary; Unit 4 p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 6-7; Radio Play; Unit 4 p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 8; Life on Camazotz; Unit 4 p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 9-10; Vocabulary; Unit 4 p : A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 11; Unit 4 p ; Unit 4 Review 29: Unit 4 Quiz; A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 12; ESP 31: Isaac Asimov s A Loint of Paw; Book Review

9 April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat April 5 7: Terra Nova Testing 11 14: Easter Break 19: Writing: Personal Narrative: Storm! p. 525; Unit 5: Capitalization & Punctuation, p : Writing: Focus Skills (Organizing, Beginnings/Endings, Voice); Unit 5 p : Personal Narrative Mind Map; Unit 6: Pronouns, p : Personal Narrative Drawing; Unit 6 p

10 May May 3: Personal Narrative; 1 st Draft & Revision; Unit 7: Prepositional Phrases, p : Personal Narrative; 2 nd Draft & Peer Edit; Unit 7 p : Personal Narrative, Final Draft; Unit 5-7 Review 12: Unit 5-7 Quiz; In-Class Reading of Personal Narratives 17: In-Class Reading of Personal Narratives 19: Last Day of School

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