March 25th through March 29th
Essential Question
English
- What kinds of challenges transform people?
English
- Missed You Monday: What did you enjoy the most about your break?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Main Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Verb Phrases
- Writing: Forward Test Prep: Challenges Transforming People
- Work Time for Worksheet and new PLP
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All: New Vocabulary
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Vocab Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Friday
- New PLP due April 5th
Essential Question
English
- What kinds of challenges transform people?
English
- Tasty Tuesday: What is your favorite Easter candy?
- Spelling: Spelling City 15 Minutes
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Review Main Verbs, Helping Verbs, and Verb Phrases
- Grammar: Perfect Tenses and Progressive Forms
- Writing: Forward Test Prep: Challenges Transforming People
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and Paper
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Making Predictions/The Rockers Build a Soccer Field ( Blue 2)
- Rachu: Making Predictions/The Rockers Build a Soccer Field (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Making Predictions/The Rockers Build a Soccer Field (Green 1)
- Rachu: Making Predictions/The Rockers Build a Soccer Field (Green 2)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due April 5th
Essential Question
English
- What challenges transform people?
English
- What Happened? Wednesday: Imagine you woke up and were a foot taller. Would this be a good thing or a bad thing and why?
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Avoiding Verb Shifts
- Greek and Latin Root opt and port/sci
- Work Time for Roots, Worksheet, and Paper
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Vocabulary Review (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Making Predictions/The Rockers Build a Soccer Field (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Roots due Friday
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due April 5th
Essential Question
English
- What challenges transform people?
English
- Think About It Thursday: Why is it good to get frustrated sometimes?
- Spelling: Whiteboard Partner Practice (10 Minutes)
- Writing: Editing Paper with Peers and Mrs. Rachu
- Work Time for Worksheet and Greek and Latin
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Orange)
- Rachu: Theme (Green 1)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Realistic Fiction (Green 1)
- Rachu: Theme (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
- PLP due April 5th
Essential Question
English
- What challenges transform people?
English
- Favorite Friday!: March if officially over! What was your favorite thing about March this year?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Writing: Finish Up and Turn in Papers
- Work Time
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Realistic Fiction (Green 2)
- Rachu: Realistic Fiction (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Realistic Fiction (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Realistic Fiction (Green 1)
- Blue 1 and Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Today
- PLP due April 5th
March 11th through March 15th
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Make It Great Monday: What are three things you are thankful for from this weekend?
- Spelling: Pre-Test: Vowel Team Syllables
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Verb Tenses
- Work Time for Worksheet , Paper, New PLP, and Mystery Novel
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Green 2)
- Rachu: Theme (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Rhyme Scheme and Meter (Green 1)
- Rachu: Theme (Orange)
- Green 2 : PLP Work Time
- PLP due March 15th
- Mystery Novel due March 14th
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Tragic Tuesday: Finish the Sentence: Today, the internet ended because...
- Spelling: Spelling City 15 Minutes
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Review Verb Tenses
- Grammar: Subject/Verb Agreement
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet, Paper, PLP, Mystery Novel
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Rhyme Scheme and Meter (Green 2)
- Rachu: Rhyme Scheme and Meter (Blue 2)
- Blue 1 and Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Rhyme Scheme and Meter (Green 1)
- Rachu: Winter Counts (All Blue)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- PLP due March 15th
- Mystery Novel due March 14th
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- What Happened? Wednesday: Imagine you woke up and were a foot taller. Would this be a good thing or a bad thing and why?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Continue Subject/Verb Agreement
- Greek and Latin Root opt and ped/pod
- Work Time for Roots, Worksheet, Mystery Novel, and PLP
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Personification (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Winter Counts (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Personification (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Personification (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- PLP due March 15th
- Greek and Latin due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Mystery Novel due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- It's National Potato Chip Day! What is your favorite chip?
- Spelling: Whiteboard Partner Practice (10 Minutes)
- Grammar: Quotation Marks Rules and Practice
- Work Time for Worksheet and Greek and Latin
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: PLP Support
- Rachu: Winter Counts (All Green)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Personification (Green 2)
- Rachu: Personification (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Tomorrow
- PLP due Tomorrow
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Finally Friday!: Spring break is almost here! What are your plans?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Quotation Mark Practice
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- All: Weekly Assessment
- Seminar 2
- All: Weekly Assessment
- Greek and Latin due Today
- PLP due TODAY
March 4th through March 8th
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Melting Monday: What is the first thing you want to do outside when it gets warm enough?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Introducing Verbs
- Grammar: Brandon Verb Video
- Work Time for Worksheet , New PLP, and Mystery Novel
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All : New Vocabulary
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due March 15th
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Vocab Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Take Me Back Tuesday: What is something you are too old for that you wish you could still do?
- Spelling: Spelling City 15 Minutes
- Grammar: Review Verbs
- Grammar: Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and New PLP
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends (Green 1)
- Rachu: Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Lyric Poetry and Sonnet (Green 2)
- Rachu: Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends (Orange)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due March 15th
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- It's National Dentist's Day! Do you love or hate going to the dentist?
- Spelling: Wheel of Spelling
- Grammar: Reviewing Verbs
- Grammar: Direct and Indirect Objects
- Greek and Latin Root opt and ped/pod
- Work Time for Roots, Worksheet, and PLP
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Ozymandias and Lifelong Friends (Blue 2)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Lyric Poetry and Sonnet (Green 1)
- Rachu: Lyric Poetry and Sonnet (Blue 1)
- Green 2 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test Friday
- PLP due March 15th
- Greek and Latin due Friday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Throwback Thursday: What was your favorite movie when you were little?
- Spelling: Whiteboard Partner Practice (10 Minutes)
- Grammar: Reviewing Direct and Indirect Objects
- Work Time for Worksheet and Greek and Latin
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Lyric Poetry and Sonnet (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Lyric Poetry and Sonnet (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Theme (Blue 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Tomorrow
- Spelling Test Tomorrow
- PLP due March 15th
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- What can the past teach us?
English
- Feel Good Friday: What are your plans for the weekend?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Test
- Grammar: Kahoot! Review
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading/Teacher Conferences
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Theme (Green 2)
- Rachu: Theme (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Rhyme Scheme and Meter (Green 1)
- Theme (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Greek and Latin due Today
- PLP due March 15th