Minimum of one book talk is due this week!!!
Dec 2-6 Reading Focus: The Giver, by Lois Lowry is a Newberry award winning sci-fi novel. Your child will be assigned a book and required to bring it to class daily. Both in and out of class reading will be assigned. Students should NOT read ahead of the assigned chapters each day. Quarter 2 Writing Focus: Literary Analysis Essays DAILY LESSONS Monday: Update grade chart; open banker for deposits; Chapter 22 & 23; RDW 1: second reading highlighting evidence that proves the different endings Tuesday: SoW notes, citing direct text evidence; RDW 2: quote analysis handout with 3 quotes that support your interpretation of the ending and analysis of each quote Wednesday& Thursday: RDW 3: literary essay organizer handout Friday: Giver Test; PR; book chats Due Friday
No School Thursday and Friday—Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 25-27 Reading Focus: The Giver, by Lois Lowry is a Newberry award winning sci-fi novel. Your child will be assigned a book and required to bring it to class daily. Both in and out of class reading will be assigned. Students should NOT read ahead of the assigned chapters each day. Quarter 2 Writing Focus: Literary Analysis Essays DAILY LESSONS Monday: No new root—just review; Chapter 17&18; RDW 1 (see bottom of post) Tuesday: Chapters 19&20; RDW 1 (see bottom of post) Wednesday: Chapter 21; RDWs due; Giver Quizizz Ch 17-21 Thursday: No School Friday: No School RDWs Due WEDNESDAY: Bell Ringers RDW #1: READING COMPREHENSION & SENTENCE STRUCTURE -The goal is to have you demonstrate your understanding of a sequence of events in the novel by summarizing chapters we read this week or have already read in a drawing, symbol or comic-strip form.
2nd Qtr. book talk due dates: Students must read a minimum of 2 books per quarter and are responsible for maintaining their PR reading log (a list of all the books they read during the course of the school year) which is collected quarterly. Book talks will be done each week during class PR time (usually Friday). The last Friday of the quarter is the latest a student may do their final book talk.
Nov 18-22 Reading Focus: The Giver, by Lois Lowry is a Newberry award winning sci-fi novel. Your child will be assigned a book and required to bring it to class daily. Both in and out of class reading will be assigned. Students should NOT read ahead of the assigned chapters each day. There are weekly quizzes. Quarter 2 Writing Focus: Literary Analysis Essays DAILY LESSONS Monday: Root of the week: ono, nym, onym; Read Ch 11 The Giver Tuesday: Chapter 12; RDW: Chapter Quotes summary/analysis handout Wednesday: Root/Vocab Quiz; Chapter 13 & 14; Continue work on RDW Thursday: Chapters 15 & 16; Continue work on RDW Friday: RDW due; Giver quiz; PR/book talk time RDWS Due Friday RDW: quote summary analysis handout Bell Ringers |
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