Agenda, June (?!?!) 1

Due Tomorrow: Poetry Term Posters

1. Independent Reading - Focus on Setting
2. Time, Place, Mood
3. Poetry Term Poster: Include the term (large and easy to read), the definition, three examples, and an image. Use color. Potential EC for creativity quality.

Agenda, May 31

Due Last Friday: I Can Write and 5 Great Sentences
Due Thursday: Poetry Term Posters

1. Independent Reading: Look for quotes about setting
2. Time, place, and mood
3. "Tony Steinberg: Brave Seventh-Grade Viking Warrior" by Taylor Mali
4. What is the theme of the poem? How do you know?
5. Poetry Term Poster: Include the term (large and easy to read), the definition, three examples, and an image. Use color. Potential EC for creativity quality.

Agenda, May 27

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Now: Yellow Poetry Pack
Due Now: I Can Write rough, stealing ideas, final. Potential EC: Type it up

1. Slow Review of the Poetry Terms
2. Independent Reading
3. One Great Sentence
4. Poetry Term Poster: Include the term (large and easy to read), the definition, three examples, and an image. Use color. Potential EC for creativity quality.

Agenda, May 26

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Now: Yellow Poetry Pack
Due Tomorrow: I Can Write rough, stealing ideas, final. Potential EC: Type it up

1. Slow Review of the Poetry Terms
2. Independent Reading
3. One Great Sentence
4. 8 Wishes / 8 Rules
5. An Attitude of Gratitude

Agenda, May 25

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Now: Yellow Poetry Pack

1. Quick Review of the Poetry Terms
2. Independent Reading
3. One Great Sentence
4. It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
5. I Can Write

Agenda, May 24

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Now: Yellow Poetry Pack

1. Quick Review of the Poetry Terms
2. Independent Reading
3. One Great Sentence
4. Cliche Busting
5. It Doesn't Have to Make Sense
6. I Can Write

Agenda, May 22

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Now: Mockingbird
Due Tomorrow: Yellow Poetry Packet

1. Return of the Birds
2. Independent Reading Time
3. One Great Sentence
4. Three Rules of Poetry: Try to be surprising, try to use as few words as possible, try to paint pictures
5. Word Games

Agenda, May 20

Due Now: Personal Reading Book
Due Monday: Personal Reading Book AND Mockingbird

1. Quiz: Vocab 7-9
2. Mockingbird Test

Agenda, May 19

Due Now: Chapter 27 & 28
Tonight: Finish the book
Coming Friday: Quiz on Vocab 7-9
Coming Friday: Test on Mockingbird

Coming Friday: Bring a personal reading book to class. Check one out from me today if you don't have one at home.

1. Questions on 1-28?
2. Finish yesterday's review
3. Review Pinwheel!
4. Vocab Sentences

Agenda, May 18

Due Now: Vocab Cartoons
Due Now: Chapter 25 & 26
Tonight: Chapter 27 & 28
Coming Friday: Quiz on Vocab 7-9

Coming Monday: Bring a personal reading book to class

If you need to make up a quiz, come HERE after school to watch the video and make up the quiz.

1. Independent Reading
2. Hate
3. Let the reviewing commence!

Agenda, May 17

Due Now: Chapter 24
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 25 & 26

If you were absent Friday, come to my room after school on Wednesday. We'll watch the video and take the quiz.

1. Quiz, Chapters 22-24
2. Independent Reading
3. What a Lady
4. Vocab Cartoons

Agenda, May 16

Due Now: Chapters 22 & 23
Due Now: Completed Character Chart
Due Now: Scripts that were due last Thursday
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 24

1. About that verdict ...
2. Independent Reading
3. How many kinds of folks are there?
4. Vocab Drawings

Agenda, May 12

Due Now: Chapter 20
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 21
Due at the end of class: A clear, typed, easy to read script

1. Vocab in the real world
2. Evidence for the Prosecution
3. Evidence for the Defense
4. Our Verdict
5. Finish the Script / Typing Time

Agenda, May 11

Due Now: Chapter 19
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 20 - Try not to read ahead

1. Independent Reading
2. Character Chart - Add Bob and Mayella
3. Script time: Finish Mayella and start Tom

Agenda, May 10

Due Now: Chapters 17 & 18
Tonight: Read Chapter 19 - Don't read past 20!

If you need to make up the Chapter 10-12 quiz or Vocab 8, go to B107 after school on Wednesday. You'll need to arrange your own transportation.

1. Vocab 9
2. Scriptwork
3. Chart Time

Agenda, May 9

Due Now: Chapter 16
Due Now: Storyboard for any 2 chapters between 13 and 16
Due Tomorrow: Finish Chapter 17 and Chapter 18

1. Independent Reading
2. Storyboard Pinwheel
3. Script format
4. Chapter 17 in groups of 1-4

Agenda, May 5

Due Now: Chapter 15
Due Now: Vocab Quiz 8
Due Monday: Chapter 16
Due Monday: Storyboard for any 2 chapters between 13 and 16

1. Vocab Quiz 8
2. Reading Time
3. What Makes a Good Parent?
4. Chart Time

Agenda, May 4

Due Now: Compare and Contrast Assignment
Due Now: Chapters 13 and 14
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 15
Due Tomorrow: Vocab Quiz 8

1. Independent Reading
2. Chapter 10-12 Quiz
3. Vocab Sentences
4. Character Chart

Agenda, May 3

Due Now: Chapter 12
Due Wednesday: Chapter 13 & 14 (13 can be a bit dry, but the ending is a doozy)
Quiz on Chapters 10-12 on Wednesday

If you missed the Chapter 5-9 Quiz, go to B107 after school on Wednesday. You'll need to arrange your own transportation.

1. Vocab Sentences
2. Independent Reading
3. What is this book about?
4. Courage!
5. Compare and Contrast: You and Jem OR You and Scout
6. What makes a good parent?
   

Agenda, May 2

Due Now: Chapters 10-11
Due Tomorrow: Chapter 12
Quiz on Chapters 10-12 on Wednesday

If you missed the Chapter 5-9 Quiz, go to B107 after school on Wednesday. You'll need to arrange your own transportation.

Last chance! Extra Credit due tomorrow by the end of the day: Celebrate the end of National Poetry Month! Go to OCPoWriMo and comment on three poems. Make sure you comment on the literary devices. Naturally, you'll use your best spelling and grammar.

1. Anybody heard the big news? Does it matter?
2. Independent reading
3. 15 minutes on the Character Chart
4. Part 1: What is this book about?
5. Compare / Contrast: You and Jem OR You and Scout