Week of May 21 to May 25

Monday

Activities:

1. Literature Circles

2. Work on prezis

3. Revise research paper, due by end of week

Tuesday

Activities:

1. Work on prezis

2. Revise research paper, due by end of week

Wednesday

Activities:

1. Work on prezis

2. Revise research paper, due by end of week

Thursday

Activities:

1. Research presentations

2. Revise research paper, due by end of week

Friday

Activities:

1. Research presentations

2. Revise research paper, due today!

Week of May 21 to May 26

Monday

Activities:

1. Research Presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/ Film review assignment

Tuesday

Activities:

1. Research Presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/ Film review assignment

Wednesday

Activities:

1. WOD quiz 161-180

2. Bonus Word of Day cumulative test

Thursday

Activities:

1. Research Presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/ Film review assignment

Friday

Activities:

1. Research Presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/ Film review assignment

Week of May 14 to May 18

Monday

Activities:

1.Spelling pretest lesson 34

2. SSR/Lab time

3. Discuss intros and conclusions

Thesis due today-turn in via edmodo

Tuesday

Activities:

1. Work on intro and conclusion

2. SSR/Lab time

Wednesday

Activities:

1.Draft research paper

2. SSR/Lab time

Thursday

Activities:

1.Draft research paper

2. SSR/Lab time

Friday

Activities:

1. Spelling test lesson 34

2. SSR/Lab time

Week of May 14 to May 18

Monday

Activities:

1. Make revisions to research papers

2. Type final copy

3. Use Prezi to create a presentation based on your research

Tuesday

Activities:

1. Make revisions to research papers

2. Type final copy

3. Use Prezi to create a presentation based on your research

RESEARCH PAPERS DUE TODAY by end of day

Wednesday

Activities:

1. Work on prezi

2. Diary of Anne Frank Test

3. Presentations begin tomorrow/prezis due

Thursday

Activities:

1. Research presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/film review

Friday

Activities:

1. Research presentations

2. Watch Paperclips/film review

3. Fakebook novel project due Tuesday

Week of May 7 to May 11

Monday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Lab time to work on research paper/lit circles

3. WOD quiz 141-160

4. Spelling pretest lesson 33

Tuesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Lab time to work on research paper/lit circles

3. Discuss effective thesis statements

4. Work on outline, due Thursday

Wednesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Lab time to work on research paper/lit circles

3. Discuss effective thesis statements

4. Work on outline, due tomorrow

Thursday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Lab time to work on research paper/lit circles

3. Discuss effective introductions/conclusions

4. Write an introduction/conclusion

Friday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Spelling test lesson 33

2. SSR 20 minutes

3. Lab time to work on research paper/lit circles

Week of May 7 to May 11

Monday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Work on drafting research paper

2. Review for test on Diary of Anne Frank/Watch movie

Tuesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Work on drafting research paper, first draft must be printed today by the end of class

2. Review for test on Diary of Anne Frank/Watch movie

Wednesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Rainbow Revisions

2. Review for Diary of Anne Frank Test tomorrow

Thursday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Rainbow revisions due

2. Diary of Anne Frank Test

Friday

Gettysburg Field Trip!

Have fun!

Week of April 30 to May 4

Monday

Word of the Day:sinewy- firm and strong; tough

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Spelling pretest lesson 32

3. bibliography due today-must be printed

4. lab time to work on fakebook project

Tuesday

Word of the Day:somnambulist-sleepwalker

Activities:

1. Novel/group assignment for Lit Cirlces

2. Work on taking notes for research paper due friday

Wednesday

Word of the Day: soporific-causing sleep

Activities:

1. Prereading activity for lit circles

2. Work on taking notes for research paper due friday

Thursday

Word of the Day: spectrum- a wide range or sequence

Activities:

1. Read and discuss novel in literature circle

2. Work on taking notes for research paper due friday

Friday

Word of the Day: symposium- a meeting to discuss a particular topic

Activities:

1. WOD quiz

2. Notes due-must be printed

3. Spelling test lesson 32

Week of April 30 to May 4

Monday

Word of the Day:sinewy- firm and strong; tough

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Write a thesis statement

3. Work on outline

Tuesday

Word of the Day:somnambulist-sleepwalker

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Act II scene 2

2. Read and respond to poem

3. Watch Anne Frank miniseries

Wednesday

Word of the Day: soporific-causing sleep

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Act II scene 3

2. Work on outline

Thursday

Word of the Day: spectrum- a wide range or sequence

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Act II scene 3

2. Work on outline, due tomorrow

Friday

Word of the Day: symposium- a meeting to discuss a particular topic

Activities:

1. WOD quiz

2. Outlines due

3. SSR 20 minutes

Week of April 23 to April 27

Monday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Review Act I

3. Reverse outlining activity

Tuesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Act II Scene 1

Wednesday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Work on taking notes

Thursday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Act II scene 2

2. Work on taking notes

Friday

Word of the Day:

Activities:

1. WOD quiz 141-155

2. Read and discuss Act II scene 3

3. Work on taking notes

4. SSR 20 minutes

Week of April 16 to April 20

Monday

Word of the Day: ruminate -to ponder, to think over

Activities:

1. SSR 20 minutes

2. Discuss not taking procedures on easy bib

3. Complete research questions

4. Begin taking notes

Tuesday

Word of the Day: salutary-promoting health; beneficial

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Diary of Anne Frank Act I Scene 4

Wednesday

Word of the Day:sangfroid- poise calmness, especially under strain

Activities:

1.Report to computer lab to continue note taking

Thursday

Word of the Day: satiated- fully fed, fully satisfied

Activities:

1. Read and discuss Diary of Anne Frank Act I Scene 5

Friday

Word of the Day:saturnine-gloomy, surly

Activities:

1. Report to computer lab to continue note taking

2. 3 sources and 10 notes must be printed and submitted

Week of April 11 to April 13

Wednesday

Word of the Day: Reverberate- to echo; to resound

Activities:

1.Submit preliminary research

2. Discuss evaluating sources

3. select a topic and subtopics

4. Read and discuss Diary of Anne Frank Act I Scenes 1 & 2

Thursday

Word of the Day: reverie- daydream; being lost in thought

Activities:

1. Submit topic selection for approval

2. Continue evaluating sources and building a bibliography

3. Read and discuss Diary of Anne Frank

Friday

Word of the Day: roster- a list of names

Activities:

1. WOD quiz 141-145

2. SSR 20 minutes

3. Continue evaluating sources and building a bibliography

Week of April 11 to April 13

Wednesday

Word of the Day: Reverberate- to echo; to resound

Activities:

1.Read and discuss Letters from Rifka

2. Sentence Diagramming stage 8

Thursday

Word of the Day: reverie- daydream; being lost in thought

Activities:

1. Read and discuss letters from Rifka

2. Review sentence diagramming, test Monday

Friday

Word of the Day: roster- a list of names

Activities:

1. Read and discuss letters from Rifka

2. Review sentence diagramming

3. Spelling test lesson 28

Week of April 2 to April 4

Monday

Word of the Day: Remuneration- reward, payment

Activities:

1. WOD quiz # 121-140

2. Review research packet

3. View holocaust documentary

4. Brainstorm topics for research paper

Tuesday

Word of the Day:Rendezvous- an appointment; a meeting place

Activities:

1. Review easybib.com functions and features

2. Begin reading the play Diary of Anne Frank

Wednesday

Word of the Day: Replicate- to duplicate; to repeat

Activities:

1. Preliminary research to select topic

2. Read and discuss Diary of Anne Frank

Have a Happy Easter!

Week of March 19 to March 23

Monday

Word of the Day: progeny-offspring; descendants

Activities:

1. WOD quiz # 121-130

2. Spelling pretest lesson 26

3. Make appointments to complete mad lib project

4. Complete anticipation guide for Letters From Rifka

Tuesday

Word of the Day: projectile-a missile; something thrown

Activities:

1. Sentence diagramming lesson 1

2. Read and discuss section 1 Letters From Rifka

Wednesday

Word of the Day: promontory-a high point of land or rock projecting into water

Activities:

1. Sentence Diagramming lesson 2

2. Read and discuss section 2 Letters From Rifka

Thursday

Word of the Day: prostrate- laying flat, face down

Activities:

1.

Friday

Word of the Day:

Activities: recalcitrant-stubbornly resistant to authority or restraint

1.

Week of March 19 to March 23

Monday

Word of the Day: progeny-offspring; descendants

Activities:

1. WOD quiz # 121-130

2. Complete graphic organizer for three informative pssa style writing prompts

3. Choose one prompt to write a 5 paragraph essay

4. Mug Shot paragraph ticket out the door

5. Read and discuss

Tuesday

Word of the Day: projectile-a missile; something thrown

Activities:

1. Review 5 paragraph essay format

2. Review PSSA rubric for writing

3. Mug Shot paragraph ticket out the door

4. Read and discuss

Wednesday

Word of the Day: promontory-a high point of land or rock projecting into water

Activities:

1. Read and score examples of pssa essays using rubric

2. Work on drafting informative essay

3. Mug Shot paragraph ticket out the door

4. Read and discuss

Thursday

Word of the Day: prostrate- laying flat, face down

Activities:

1. Review quick revision strategies

2. Work on revising informative essay

3. Mug Shot paragraph ticket out the door

4. Read and discuss

Friday

Word of the Day:

Activities: recalcitrant-stubbornly resistant to authority or restraint

1. Final copy of informative essay due

2. Preview prompts for persuasive essay

3. Mug Shot paragraph weekly wrap-up

Week of March 12 to March 16

Monday

Word of the Day: posh-elegant

Activities

1. No spelling this week!

2. Analyze sound devices in "poetry"

3. Read and analyze Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout, Old Father William, and Jaberwoky

Tuesday

Word of the Day: potable-fit to drink

PSSAs in a.m. Only 5th period will meet

Activities:

1. Analyze sound devices in poetry

Wednesday

Word of the Day: precarious-dangerous, risky; dependent on chance

PSSAs in a.m. Only 1st period will meet

Activities:

1. Novel Projects are due!

2. Option to share your projects with the class

3. Preview lists of novels for 4th quarter novel project

4. Nonsense/sound device poem assignment

Thursday

PSSAs in a.m.

Tripod Volleyball in afternoon

Friday

Word of the Day: progeny-offspring;descendants

Activities:

1. Work on nonsense/sound device poem, due by end of class

2. Read aloud from Scope

Week of March 12 to March 16

Monday

Word of the Day: posh-elegant

Activities

1. Review paraphrase activity from last week

2. Read and analyze The Road Not Taken and O Captain, My Captain

Tuesday

Word of the Day: potable-fit to drink

PSSAs in a.m. Only 7th period will meet

Activities:

1. Read and analyze The Road Not Taken and O Captain, My Captain

2. Work on poetry packet, due Friday

Wednesday

Word of the Day: precarious-dangerous, risky; dependent on chance

PSSAs in a.m. Only 1st period will meet

Activities:

1. Novel Projects are due!

2. Option to share your projects with the class

3. Preview lists of novels for 4th quarter novel project

Thursday

PSSAs in a.m.

Tripod Volleyball in afternoon

Friday

Word of the Day: progeny-offspring;descendants

Activities:

1. Poetry packets due

2. Line breaking activity