Unit One - informational text (NonfictIon)
Monday, August 19: Ice breaker. Letter to myself. Rules and procedures. Reminder: Bring a book for SSR.
Tuesday, August 20: SSR . Watch Malala Video. Read Malala article. Pre-assessment questions. Model paragraph writing. Write paragraph about how young people can change the world.
Tuesday, August 20: SSR . Watch Malala Video. Read Malala article. Pre-assessment questions. Model paragraph writing. Write paragraph about how young people can change the world.
Wednesday, August 21: SSR.
Monday, August 26: SSR. Review simple and compound sentences. Practice. Talk about the structure of a essay. Review rubric as a group. Share. What do we need to focus on for a 3? For a 4?
Tuesday, August 27: SSR. Write a simple and a compound sentence on your IR book.
Tuesday, August 27: SSR. Write a simple and a compound sentence on your IR book.
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THIS WEEK'S READING FOCUS: SETTING
Tuesday, September 3: Notes about text structure. Read "Feel the Heat." Questions. Video: Alaskan village. Wednesday, September 4: Text structure gallery walk. Discuss. Text structure practice. Thursday, September 5: Go over annotation. Read and annotate "A Police Stop..." Questions on page 77-78. Reflective writing: What is one thing you could do today to make someone's life a little better? Friday, September 6: Listen to The Moth - "A Theory of Change. Complete questions over content and text structure. Text structure quiz. |
First Six Weeks Project
Articles over Malala:
Malala #1
Malala #2
Malala #3
Articles over LeBron James
LeBron James #1
LeBron James
Malala #1
Malala #2
Malala #3
Articles over LeBron James
LeBron James #1
LeBron James