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Thurs, Sept. 5th

Thurs, Sept. 5th. Writing Journal: Prompt : Time Traveling Balloon- This hot air balloon lets you visit any time and any place in history. Where do you go first and why? Hand in homework Share with class Plot diagrams: Review as class on board (example) Plot Your Summer! 

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Thurs, Sept. 5th

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  1. Thurs, Sept. 5th • Writing Journal: • Prompt: Time Traveling Balloon- This hot air balloon lets you visit any time and any place in history. Where do you go first and why? • Hand in homework • Share with class • Plot diagrams: • Review as class on board (example) • Plot Your Summer!  • Homework: Finish plot diagram for tomorrow

  2. Fri, Oct. 11th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 16/17 questions • Writer's Notebook: • None for today • Book Club: • Silent reading (20 min) • Next meeting on Tuesday.  • Hunger Games: • At your tables, discuss the following: 1. How is Rue a good ally? 2. Are alliances a good idea? • Continue ch. 16

  3. Friday, Sept. 6th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, homework to hand in • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Would you rather be a zookeeper or a spy? Give specific reasons to support your answer.  • Activity: • Using your plot diagram, choose an activity you did this summer to write a Breaking News article on! • Write a rough draft on a piece of looseleaf and your good copy on the handout given to you.  • Follow instructions closely so you don't miss anything. Homework: Breaking News rought draft due Mon

  4. Monday, Sept. 9th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, Breaking News article • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Tell the story of a crime-fighting snail.  • Activities: • Reading comprehension practice • Peer edit rough drafts of Breaking News article • Finish good copies of article • Hand in by end of class.  • Work on letter to future self.  Homework: letter due Tuesday

  5. Tuesday, Sept. 10th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, letter (homework) • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt:  Mysterious Train- You enter the train to discover that it’s filled with different versions of you. There’s one person for each year of your life: past, present and future. Tell the story. • Activities: • Back-to-School Biography • Interview a fellow classmate  • Using the information you find out, write a biography on that classmate.  • Biography: an account of someone's life written by someone else. Homework: sign LA Year Plan 

  6. Wed, Sept. 11th  Gage: Hand in your reading comprehension sheet from Monday!!!! • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: What inspires you to be creative? • Activities: • Back-to-School Biography • Finish writing biography on your classmate. • Share biographies.  • Personification writing assignment • Homework: Year Plan signed and returned

  7. Thurs, Sept. 12th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Wi-fi- Should cities offer free wi-fi? What would be the benefits and drawbacks? What kinds of unintended consequences might occur? • Activities: • Work on Personification Perspective creative writing assignment • Begin peer editing • Start good copies Homework: TBD

  8. Friday, Sept. 13th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Space Voyage- What are five items you would pack on a trip to outer space? Give a reason for each of them. • Lesson: • Begin book club unit on "Future Worlds" • Discussion in groups • Listen to chapter 1 Homework: good copy of Personification Perspective due Monday. 

  9. Future WorldsInquiry Question: How are the issues of today explored in science fiction? 1. In partners: • What do you think the issues in a "Future Worlds" unit could be about? • How could those issues affect us in the future, on this or another planet?  2. Swap ideas with another group. 3. Share with the class. 

  10. The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins  D.

  11. Monday, Sept. 16th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 1 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Role Models- Kids these days idolize gamers and YouTubers instead of athletes and recording artists. Agree or disagree? Why? • Reading Comprehension: • "Day 2" on handout. Read passage and answer questions.  • Lesson: • Finish reading chapter 1 of Hunger Games • Discussion/answer questions on worksheet • Hand out/discuss "Discussion Sparks" sheets.  • Begin chapter 2. 

  12. Tuesday, Sept. 17th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 2/3 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Superpowers- If you could have any superpower what would it be and why? • Lesson: • Finish chapter 2 of Hunger Games • Discussion/answer questions on worksheet • Begin chapter 3

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  14. Wed, Sept. 18th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 3 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Has social media made our world better or worse?  • Lesson: • Finish chapter 3 of Hunger Games • Discussion/answer questions on worksheet • Begin chapter 4

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  16. Thurs, Sept. 19th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 4 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Create a soundtrack of your life. Explain what each song means to you. (5 minimum) • Lesson: • Finish chapter 4 of Hunger Games • Discussion/answer questions on worksheet • Hand out and discuss Spark sheets. Fill out together as a class as we listen.  • Begin chapter 5

  17. The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins  D.

  18. Friday, Sept. 20th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 4 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Create a new sport that uses jet packs.   • Lesson: • Listen to chapter 5 • Answer questions & write down at least 2 "sparks" for group discussion • Group/class discussion

  19. The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins  D.

  20. Monday, Sept. 23rd  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 6 question sheet • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt:  Design a school on Mars. (Think about the building, classes, extra-curriculars, etc).  • Lesson: • Review chapter 5 questions.  • Read chapter 6 (answer questions as you listen) • Sort into book club groups

  21. Tues, Sept. 24th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 6 question sheet • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Tell the story of Superman’s brother. • Lesson: • Class discussion on "Good Book Club Etiquette" • Group discussions on your first look at the book • HG: Review chapter 6 questions.  • HG: Read chapter 7 (answer questions as you listen)

  22. Wed, Sept. 25th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapters 6/7 question sheet • Writer's Notebook: • None for today! • Lesson: • Begin assigned reading for Book Clubs • Fill out Discussion Sparks as you read.  • Finish ch. 7 of Hunger Games • Go over ch. 6/7 questions

  23. Thurs, Sept. 26th  • Materials: binder, writer's notebook, pencil, chapter 8 question sheet • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today! • Lesson: • Continue reading Book Club novels • HG: Begin chapter 8 • Go over ch.8 questions • Vocabulary  (if time permits) • QUIZ Tuesday on ch. 1-9

  24. Friday, Sept. 27th  • Materials: binder pencil, chapter 8/9 question sheet, spark discussion sheet   • Book Club: • First meeting today • Bring two spark questions to discuss • Assign one recorder to write down what you discussed • Assign one reporter to share with the class after discussion • Hunger Games: • Begin chapter 9  • Ch. 9 questions & summary due Monday • Quiz ch. 1-9 Tuesday

  25. Mon, Sept. 30th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel  • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today! • Book Club: • Read novels (20 min) • Hunger Games: • Go over ch. 9 questions • Vocabulary (spelling test Friday) • Quiz ch. 1-9 tomorrow! 

  26. Tues, Oct. 1st  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today! • Book Club: • Read novels (20 min) • Write down 2 sparks for discussion tomorrow • Hunger Games: • Quiz • Finish ch. 10 (answer questions while you listen).  • Begin ch. 11 (if time permits)

  27. Wed, October 2nd  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today!    • Book Club: • Book Club Meeting #2 • Bring two spark questions to discuss • Assign one recorder to write down what you discussed • Assign one reporter to share with the class after discussion • Hunger Games: • Finish ch. 10 • Begin ch. 11

  28. Thurs, Oct. 3rd  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today!    • Book Club: • Read novel quietly (20 min) • Hunger Games: • Hand back and correct quiz • Go over ch. 10 questions • Continue ch. 11 *Reminder*​  vocab quiz tomorrow!

  29. Friday, Oct. 4th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today!    • Book Club: • Read novel quietly (20 min) • Hunger Games: • Vocab quiz moved to MONDAY.  • Partner Trade discussion • Go over ch. 11 questions • Continue ch. 12

  30. Mon, Oct. 7th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: None for today!    • Book Club: • Read novel quietly (20 min) • Hunger Games: • Vocab quiz  • Continue ch. 13 

  31. Tues, Oct. 8th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, novel, spark discussion sheet • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Create a to-do list for a villain (Ex.- Darth Vader’s checklist) • Book Club: • Meeting #3 • Choose one person to be the recorder and another to be the reporter. (different from last week) • Hunger Games: • Continue ch. 13 • Go over ch. 12/13 questions • Begin ch. 14

  32. Happy Birthday, Cailyn!! :)  Wed, Oct. 9th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, novel, ch. 14 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Invent a creature that lives in a volcano. (10 min) • Book Club: • Silent reading (15 min) • Group discussion: Thinking about what you've read so far, what current problem(s) likely leads to the future world your author is writing about?  • Hunger Games: • Continue ch. 14 

  33. Thurs, Oct. 10th  • Materials: writer's notebook, binder, pencil, novel, ch. 14/15 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Invent your own superhero (10 min) • Book Club: • Silent reading (15 min) • Hunger Games: • Continue ch. 15 • Go over ch. 14/15 questions

  34. Fri, Oct. 11th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 16/17 questions • Writer's Notebook: • None for today • Book Club: • Silent reading (20 min) • Next meeting on Tuesday.  • Hunger Games: • At your tables, discuss the following: 1. How is Rue a good ally? 2. Are alliances a good idea? • Begin ch. 16

  35. Tues, Oct. 15th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 16/17 questions • Reading Comprehension: • Read through the passage and answer the questions underneath.  • Peer mark • Book Club: • Meeting #4 • Assign one recorder and one reporter • Hunger Games: • Go over ch. 16 questions • Begin ch. 17

  36. Wed, Oct. 16th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 16/17 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt:  Should schools ban junk food? Support your opinion. • Book Club: • Silent reading • Start thinking about an independent novel to bring in next week.  • Hunger Games: • Finish ch. 17 • Go over ch. 16/17 questions • Begin ch. 18

  37. Thurs, Oct. 17th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 18/19 questions • Writer's Notebook: • Prompt: Invent a new class. You get to invent a new elective class for your school. What will you learn? What will the activities look like? Where will the class be located? • Book Club: • Silent reading • Start thinking about an independent novel to bring in next week.  • Hunger Games: • Finish ch. 18 • Go over questions • Begin ch. 19

  38. Friday, Oct. 18th  • Materials: binder, pencil, novel, ch. 18/19 questions • Book Club: • Silent reading • Start thinking about an independent novel to bring in next week.  • Hunger Games: • Partner Trade discussion: 1. Do you think Katniss is helping Peeta out of genuine concern? 2. Do you think they are both playing up the romance for the same reasons? 3. Why do you think Haymitch sends broth instead of medicine? • Finish ch. 19 • Go over ch. 18/19 questions

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