Thursday, January 26, 2017

The week of Jan. 30

January 30, 2017
Monday-  ROL, 5-A-Day, review vocab. https://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1086192 and wrap up 4-6
Tuesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, review vocab., go over what is the Author’s Purpose (RL.7.6) from one pager and hand in, assign chapters 7-9 with summary boxes- one sentence summary with picture or 5 facts- use computer paper and divide into 4 boxes.
Wednesday- Good Things, 5-A-Day, review vocab., and work time for The Breadwinner 7-9 and boxes due Thursday
Thursday- ROL, review vocab. #2, go over chap. 7-9, any questions/ fish bowl discussion, assign chapters 10-12 with reading strategies and work time
Friday- ROL,  vocab. quiz #2, hand out vocab list #3- Vocabulary 3 - http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-1086200, work on 10-12 with reading strategies


Homework-
Monday- finish 4-6 and one pager- due Tues.
Wednesday- finish 7--9 and four boxes

SSR- 2 hours outside of class (mixture of The Breadwinner and your choice book)

Sunday, January 22, 2017

The week of January 23

January 23, 2017

Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day read chapters 1-3  with discussion questions, review vocabulary for chapters 1-3
Tuesday- Good News, SSR, review vocab., explain the end project--poster, art, presentation--and silent read and work on questions, work time
Wednesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, review vocab., go over discussion questions in groups, any questions??- in group write down any questions you have with 1-3, assign 4-6- one pager for chapters 4-6 (1 for the 3 chapters). Hand in discussion questions.
Thursday- Good News, SSR, vocab quiz #1, work time on 4-6 (one pager)- discuss common themes in books, and hand out vocab list #2
Friday- No School

HOMEWORK:
Review vocab.
1-3 due Tuesday
4-6 due next Tuesday

Monday, January 16, 2017

The week of Jan. 16

January 16, 2017
Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day, Afghanistan PPT and RL.1 Cite Evidence
Tuesday- Good News, SSR, Kids in Afghanistan- RI 3- Venn Diagram and notes http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/afghanistan/
Wednesday- Library, ROL, 5-A-Day, finish Kids in Afghanistan, and vocabulary https://quizlet.com/286880/the-breadwinner-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Thursday- Good News, SSR, Deborah Ellis interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2AThCracxE (with Shannon Skinner- first five minutes) and article--activism and practice with quotes and paraphrasing
Friday- ROL, 5-A-Day, PowerPoint with pictures for chapters 1-3, hand out The Breadwinner -- who or what is the breadwinner?, begin reading chapter 1 together and answer beginning discussion questions together

Homework:
Reading log- due Monday

Monday, January 9, 2017

The week of Jan. 9

January 9, 2017
Monday- ROL, 5-A-Day, watch CNN Hero videos, and evaluate the hero that is most deserving of the title hero of the year
Tuesday- Good News, SSR, 5-A-Day, finish videos
Wednesday- ROL, 5-A-Day, write a persuasive paragraph on who you think is most deserving
Thursday- Good News, SSR, 5-A-Day, Who’s your hero? Research and take notes
Friday- ROL, 5-A-Day, write 30 second speech and create visual


Homework:

Reading log- 2 hours