August 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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
September 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 September 2: Journal & Discussion; Unit 1 p. 35-40; Vocabulary (Dialogue with Early Modern English) 7: WSR Ch. 7-8, Reading Comprehension; Unit 1 p. 41-43 9: Journal; Expository Writing: Volcanoes (writing a dull paragraph) 14: WSR Ch. 9-10; Unit 1 p. 44-49 16: Journal; Unit 1 p. 50-56; WSR Ch. 11-12; Elements of Novel: Setting 21: WSR Ch. 13-14; El. of Novel: Character; Unit 1 p. 57-59 23: Journal; WSR Ch. 15-16; El. of Novel: Plot; Unit 1 p. 60-65 28: El. of Novel: Point of View (Exercise); Unit 1 Review 30: Unit 1 Quiz; WSR Ch. 17-18; Unit 2: Nouns, p. 84 (locating nouns in WSR Ch. 17-18)
October 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 October 5: WSR Ch. 19-20 Unit 2 p. 87-9; Writing: Opinion Essay p. 352 7: Opinion: What Do You Mean, She Can t Play Soccer? p. 359; Unit 2 p. 90-95 12: Writing: Focus Skills p. 370 (Supporting, Elaborating, Organizing); Unit 2 p. 96-98 14: Writing: Focus Skills p. 374 (Voice, Intro, Conclusion); Unit 2 p. 99-104 19: 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
November 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 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. 10-12; Quill & Ink: Authentic Middle Ages Recipes 22-25: Thanksgiving Break 30: TMA Ch. 13-17; Video: Middle Age s Class Structure (Quiz Included)
December 2016 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 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
January 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 4: Journal & Discussion; A Wonder, p. 3-23; Reading Comprehension; Unit 3: Verbs, p.118-119 6: Journal & Discussion; A Wonder, p. 24-42; Novel s Themes; Unit 3 p. 120-122 11: A Wonder p. 43-62; Meaning of Art in the Novel; Unit 3 p. 123-125 13: Journal; A Wonder p. 63-80; Character Sketch; Unit 3 p. 126-128 18: A Wonder p.82-117; Figure of Speech: Metaphor; Unit 3 p. 129-131 20: Journal; A Wonder p. 119-132; Unit 3 p. 132-138 25: A Wonder p. 134-185; Unit 3 p. 139-141 27: Journal; A Wonder p. 187-204; Unit 3 p. 144-149
February 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 February 1: A Wonder p. 206-234; Unit 3 p. 150-158 3: Journal; A Wonder p. 236-248; Unit 3 Review 8: Unit 3 Quiz; A Wonder p. 250-310 10: Writing: Compare & Contrast: Cold-Blooded Reptiles p. 441 15: 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
March 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 March 1: A Wrinkle in Time, Ch. 1; Reading Comprehension; Vocabulary 3: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 2; Character Map; Unit 4: Modifiers, p. 180-182 8: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 3-4; Literature Group; Unit 4 p. 183-187 10: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 5; Understanding the Plot; Vocabulary; Unit 4 p. 188-193 15: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 6-7; Radio Play; Unit 4 p. 194-196 17: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 8; Life on Camazotz; Unit 4 p. 197-200 22: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 9-10; Vocabulary; Unit 4 p. 203-208 24: A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 11; Unit 4 p. 209-211; Unit 4 Review 29: Unit 4 Quiz; A Wrinkle in Time Ch. 12; ESP 31: Isaac Asimov s A Loint of Paw; Book Review
April 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 April 5 7: Terra Nova Testing 11 14: Easter Break 19: Writing: Personal Narrative: Storm! p. 525; Unit 5: Capitalization & Punctuation, p. 234-245 21: Writing: Focus Skills (Organizing, Beginnings/Endings, Voice); Unit 5 p. 246-257 26: Personal Narrative Mind Map; Unit 6: Pronouns, p. 274-284 28: Personal Narrative Drawing; Unit 6 p. 285-297
May 2017 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 May 3: Personal Narrative; 1 st Draft & Revision; Unit 7: Prepositional Phrases, p. 316-321 5: Personal Narrative; 2 nd Draft & Peer Edit; Unit 7 p. 322-332 10: 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