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SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) will be every Wednesday and Friday. Students are required to have a
book to read on these days. No magazines, comic books, picture books,
etc. All books must be age-appropriate and acceptable for school.
Parents should be aware of the book their child is reading. The objective of SSR is to promote an individualized reading initiative. Students will be required to complete various novel study exercises that will be evaluated quarterly.
Vocabulary is essential for the growth of knowledge and critical reasoning. The vocabulary in this class will be cumulative. The student will be responsible for the vocabulary list in its entirety. The list will grow weekly by 10 - 15 words. At the end of every third lesson, there will be a exam where each student will demonstrate recognition of the vocabulary word by matching it with its definition. The tests will grow throughout the year to a limit of 120 words being tested. The most recent 30 words will appear on each test with a random selection of 90 of the previously examined words intermingled. By the end of the year, each student will have been exposed to and hopefully mastered the use of 300 vocabulary words.
Week of January 30
Monday: View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Tuesday: Current Events discussion --
Individualized nonfiction readings will be shared/discussed with class. Used to
enhance public speaking/critical thinking/and vocabulary acumen.
Wednesday: SSR -- Hobbit movie trailer project. View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Thursday: Hobbit movie trailer project. Movie placard.
Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary Lesson
17. Distribute Lesson 18 words. View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Week of January 23
Monday: Current Events discussion --
Individualized nonfiction readings will be shared/discussed with class. Used to
enhance public speaking/critical thinking/and vocabulary acumen.
Tuesday: Hobbit packet work. Hobbit movie trailer project.
Wednesday: SSR -- Hobbit movie trailer project. View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Thursday: Hobbit movie trailer project. View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary Lesson
16. Distribute Lesson 17 words. View: Fellowship of the Ring.
Week of January 16
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Current Events discussion --
Individualized nonfiction readings will be shared/discussed with class. Used to
enhance public speaking/critical thinking/and vocabulary acumen.
Wednesday: SSR -- Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 10-15 Assign 16.
Thursday: Review the main ideas and events of chapter 1-10. Preview the study questions and vocabulary. Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 16-17. Assign 18.
Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Exam
1-15. Distribute Lesson 16 words. Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapter 19.
Week of January 9
Monday: Current Events Quiz. Current Events discussion --
Individualized nonfiction readings will be shared/discussed with class. Used to
enhance public speaking/critical thinking/and vocabulary acumen.
Tuesday: Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 5-6. Assign 7. View documentary on Tolkien.
Wednesday: SSR -- Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 8-9 Assign 10.
Thursday: Review the main ideas and events of chapter 1-10. Preview the study questions and vocabulary. Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 11-12. Assign 13.
Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Lesson
15. Distribute Lessons 13-15 definitions. Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 14-15.
Week of January 2
Monday: Current Events Quiz. Current Events discussion --
Individualized nonfiction readings will be shared/discussed with class. Used to
enhance public speaking/critical thinking/and vocabulary acumen.
Tuesday: Introduce students to The Hobbit as an adventure story. Get students thinking about adventures they have had or would like to have, to help them apply the idea of “adventure” to their own lives. Give students the opportunity to practice their creative writing skills and develop their oral storytelling. Distribute Writing Assignment #1 and discuss the directions in detail.
Wednesday: SSR -- distribute and discuss materials students will use in this unit. Preview and begin Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapter 1
Thursday: Review the main ideas and events of chapter 1. Preview the study questions and vocabulary for chapters 2-3. Reading/Listening/Discussing: The Hobbit. chapters 2-3.
3. To read chapters 2-3
Friday: SSR -- Vocabulary: Lesson
14. Distribute Lesson 15 words. Share the "adventure stories" with class.
