February 22 through February 26

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
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Essential Question: What novels interest us the most.
  • Achieve
  • Finish Holes movie
  • Daily Writing: Holes Melcon: How does everything circle back around in the plot?
  • Daily Writing: Finishing Rough Draft of Business Letter
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Intro to Book Clubs
  • Choose Book Club groups
  • Choose Book Club Books
  • Plan Reading Due Dates
  • Begin Reading
Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Book Club Reading Plan
Essential Question: What novels interest us the most?​
  • Human Growth and Development: Girls at 12:40; Boys at 1:45
  • Achieve
  • Silent Reading
Assignments
  • Reading Log
Essential Question: What can we learn from a novel?
  • Read Aloud: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
  • Achieve
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Reading Survey
  • Plan out Book Clubs
  • Read for Book Clubs
Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Greek and Latin Roots Sketches
  • Reading Club Plan
Essential Question: What can we learn from a novel?
  • Read Aloud: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
  • Achieve
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Finish Business Letter
  • Holes Melcon
  • Read for Book Clubs
Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Greek and Latin Roots Sketches
  • Read for Reading Club
  • Holes Melcon due at the end of class Friday
Essential Question: What can we learn from a novel?
  • Read Aloud: Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone
  • Achieve
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Edit Business Letter
  • Holes Melcon Work Time
  • Read for Book Clubs
Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Greek and Latin Roots Sketches
  • Read for Reading Club
  • Holes Melcon due at the end of class

February 15 through February 19

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
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Essential Question: What can we learn from the past?
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Spelling Test
  • Weekly Assessment
  • Achieve
  • Silent Reading
Assignments
  • Reading Log
Essential Question: What can we learn from other cultures and the past? (Unit wrap-up)
  • Daily Grammar: Appositives Review
  • Introduction to Using Commas, Dashes, and Parentheses
  • Daily Writing: Write a lyric poem about an important event in your past
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Typing a Business Letter with Modeling from Mrs. Rachu
  • Greek and Latin Roots Notecards
  • Blackout Poetry
  • Pre Read Guided Reading/ Literature Circles/ Daily 3
  • Just Like Pizarro
  • Just Like Pizarro
  • Nat's Treasure
  • Digging In
  • Achieve
Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Catch up on Missing Work
  • Grammar Worksheet
Essential Question: What can we learn from other cultures and the past? (Unit Wrap-up)
  • Finish Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Daily Writing: Holes Melcon
  • Daily Writing: Finishing Rough Draft of Business Letter
  • Daily Grammar: Wrap Up Appositives
  • Daily Spelling: Sparkle
  • Daily Vocab: Kahoot! Review
  • Greek and Latin Roots Quiz
  • Poetry Activies
  • Re-Read Guided Reading/ Literature Circles/ Daily 3
    • Just Like Pizarro
    • Just Like Pizarro
    • Nat's Treasure
    • Digging In
  • Sealant Presentation at 1:15

Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Theme Worksheet​
Essential Question: What can we learn from other cultures and the past? (Unit Wrap-Up)
  • ​Daily Writing: Essential Question Melcon
  • 20 Minutes Silent Reading
  • Begin Watching Holes
No School! Enjoy your day off! 

February 8 through February 12

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
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Essential Question: What can the past teach us?
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Daily Grammar: Appositives Introductions
  • Daily Spelling: Pre-Test: + -le Syllables
  • Read Listening to the Past
  • Watch Video
  • View Photos
  • Fill out Graphic Organizer
  • Introduce the new Vocabulary

Assignments 
  • Reading Log
  • Study Spelling Words
  • Grammar Worksheet
  • Spelling Worksheet
Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • 20 Minutes Silent Reading
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Daily Spelling: Sparkle
  • Achieve
  • Work Time for Business Letter and Super Melcon

Assignments
  • Study Spelling Words
Essential Question: What can we learn from the past?
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Daily Writing: Beginning a Business Letter
  • Daily Grammar: Essential and Nonessential Appositives 
  • Daily Spelling: Word Meaning and Origin
  • Daily Vocab: Connecting to the Words
  • Intro to Poetry Terms
  • Read Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends
  • Discuss Lyric Poetry and Sonnets
  • Discuss Themes
  • Greek and Latin Roots/ Suffixes Notecards
  • Pre Read Guided Reading/ Literature Circles/ Daily 3
    • Just Like Pizarro
    • Just Like Pizarro
    • Nat's Treasure
    • Digging In

Assignments
  • Vocab Worksheet
  • Grammar Worksheet
  • Pre Read
  • Missing Work will be Handed out to Complete Today

February 1 through February 5

  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
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Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • Daily Grammar: Possessive Nouns
  • Daily Spelling: Sparkle
  • Daily Vocab: Kahoot! Review
  • Begin Reading Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Editing Super Melcon with modeling from Mrs. Rachu
  • Read A Scholar in the Family
  • Review Aspects of a Business Letter
  • Write Rough Draft of Business letter with modeling from Mrs. Rachu

Assignments 
  • Reading Log
  • Study Spelling Words (Test on Friday)
  • Grammar Worksheet
  • Spelling Worksheet
Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • Daily Grammar: Possessive Nouns
  • Daily Spelling: Sparkle
  • Daily Vocab: Competition
  • Second Group: A Scholar in the Family
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Greek and Latin Suffixes
  • Begin typing a business letter with modeling from Mrs. Rachu
  • Pre Read Guided Reading

Assignments
  • Greek and Latin Suffixes Worksheet
  • Pre Read
Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • Daily Grammar: Possessive Nouns
  • Daily Spelling: Disappearing Man Game
  • Daily Vocab: Four Squares
  • Second Group: A Scholar in the Family
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Greek and Latin Roots
  • Greek and Latin Suffixes
  • Begin typing a business letter with modeling from Mrs. Rachu
  • Pre Read Guided Reading

Assignments
  • Greek and Latin Suffixes Worksheet
  • Pre Read
  • Missing Work will be Handed out to Complete Today
Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • 20 Minute of Silent Reading
  • Daily Grammar: Possessive Nouns Practice
  • Daily Spelling: Open Syllables
  • Daily Grammar: Four Squares
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar
  • Review Point of View
  • Point of View with Guided Reading
  • Open Syllables Discussion
  • Work Time for Super Melcon and Business Letter
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Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • Spelling Test Friday
  • Assessment Friday
  • Open Syllables Spelling Worksheet
Essential Question: What influences the development of a culture?
  • Read Holes by Louis Sachar​
  • Spelling Test
  • Weekly Assessment
  • Achieve
  • Silent Reading/Work Time

Assignments
  • Reading Log
  • One Achieve Article