November 26th through November 30th
Essential Question
English
- What factors influence how people use money?
English
- Missed You Monday: What did you do over your break?
- Melcon Monday: What's the hardest thing about being a kid?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Run-On Sentences
- Work Time: Worksheet and Melcon
- 20 Minutes of Silent Reading for Choice Book
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All: New Vocabulary in Homerooms
- Seminar 1
- Melcon due Wednesday
- Vocab Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- PLP due December 11th
Essential Question
English
- What factors influence how people use money?
English
- Tinsel Tuesday: What is a good day to decorate for Christmas?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Reviewing and Fixing Run On Sentences
- Grammar: Comma Splices
- Work Time for Grammar Worksheet and Melcon
- 20 Minutes of Silent Reading for Choice Books
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Making Money (Green 1)
- Rachu: Making Money (Green 2)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Making Money (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Making Money (Blue 2)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Melcon due Wednesday
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- PLP due December 11th
Essential Question
English
- What factors influence how people spend money?
English
- Wacky Wednesday: What's the wackiest food combination you've ever eaten?
- Greek and Latin Roots: duc(t) and fer
- Spelling: Fill In the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Correcting Run On Sentences
- Grammar: Run On Sentence Poster
- Work Time for Poster and Greek and Latin Roots
- 20 Minutes of Silent Reading for Choice Books
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Author's Point of View (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Making Money (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Author's Point of View (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Author's Point of View (Orange)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Melcon due Today
- Poster due Friday at 3:20
- Greek and Latin Roots due Friday
- PLP due December 11th
Essential Question
English
- What factors influence how people spend money?
English
- Thumbs Up Thursday: What is one really good thing that happened so far this week?
- Spelling: Spelling Relay Race
- Work Time for Poster and Greek and Latin Roots
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading for Choice Books
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Orange)
- Rachu: Economy Project Green 2)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Expository (Green 1)
- Rachu: Economy Project (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Poster due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Root due Tomorrow
- PLP due December 11th
Essential Question
English
- What factors influence how people spend money?
English
- Funny Friday: Tell us a school appropriate joke.
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Quizlet: Vocab Review
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Work Time for Posters and Greek and Latin
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading for Choice Books
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Expository (Green 2)
- Rachu: Economy Project (Green 1)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Expository (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Economy Project (Green 1)
- Blue 2 and Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Poster due Today
- Greek and Latin Roots due Today
- PLP due December 11th
November 19th through November 23rd
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Magical Monday: You get to ride on a unicorn today. Where are you off to?
- Melcon Monday: Thanksgiving Would You Rather
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Weekly Assessment
- Seminar 2
- Weekly Assessment
- Seminar 1
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Turkey Tuesday: Is it mean to eat turkey? Why or why not?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Thanksgiving Mad Libs
- Thanksgiving Trivia
- Thanksgiving Acrostic Poem
- Melcon due Wednesday
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- We're Excited Wednesday: What are your plans for the long weekend?
- Watch Holes
- Melcon due Today
- Eat a ton of food, take a ton of naps, and enjoy your break!
No School; Happy Thanksgiving!
No School; Enjoy your day off!
November 12th through November 16th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Motivational Monday: Where would you like to volunteer?
- Spelling: Pre-Test: Compound Words
- Veteran's Day: Finish Up Veteran's Day Activities
- 20 Minute Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 1)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Narrative Nonfiction (Orange)
- Rachu: Narrative Nonfiction (Green 1)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- PLP due November 16th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Tennis Show Tuesday: What is your all time favorite shoe brand?
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Essential and Nonessential Clauses
- Work Time: Grammar Worksheet and PLP
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 2)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Blue 1)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: Narrative Nonfiction (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Narrative Nonfiction (Green 2)
- Green 1 and Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- PLP due November 16th
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Wordy Wednesday: How many words can you make from the Boggle Board?
- Spelling: Fill in the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar; Essential and Nonessential Clauses
- Grammar: Using Dashes and Parentheses
- Greek and Latin Root: duc(t) and fer
- Work time for Worksheet and Greek and Latin Root
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Narrative Nonfiction (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Simile and Metaphors (Blue 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Simile and Metaphor (Orange)
- Rachu: Simile and Metaphor (Blue 1)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- PLP due FRIDAY
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Root due Friday
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Thankful Thursday: What is one thing you are thankful for? (Everyone HAS to answer)
- Spelling: Spelling Relay Race
- Spelling: Work Sort
- Work Time for Spelling Worksheet and Greek and Latin Roots
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Introduction to Thanksgiving Reader's Theater and Practie Time
- Seminar 2:
- Guidance
- Spelling Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Root due Tomorrow
- PLP due November 16th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Foodie Friday: What's your favorite Thanksgiving food?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Run On Sentences and Comma Splices
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Simile and Metaphor (Green 2)
- Rachu: Simile and Metaphor (Green 1)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: PLP Support (Orange)
- Rachu: PLP Support/Vocab Quizlet Review Games (Green)
- PLP due TODAY
- Grammar Worksheet due Monday
November 5th through November 9th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Mindset Monday: When do you feel happiest?
- Spelling: Hint Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar; Introducing Complex Sentences
- Writing: Melcon Monday! Melcon Review
- Writing: What is the greatest challenge today's students face?
- 20 Minute Silent Reading
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- All: Introducing the Concept in Homerooms
- Seminar 2
- All: New Vocabulary in Homerooms
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test November 9th
- Melcon due Wednesday
- PLP due November 16th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Twisted Tuesday: Try writing the following sentence with your right hand. Now try with your left hand: The snow glistened prettily on the parking lot.
- Spelling: 15 minutes Spelling City
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: More Practice with Complex Sentences
- Grammar: Introduction to Reflexive Adjectives and Reflexive Pronouns
- Work Time: Melcon and Grammar Worksheet
- Silent Reading (20 minutes)
- Seminars
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain First Read (Green 1)
- Rachu: Review Vocabulary (Orange)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain First Read (Green 2)
- Rachu: The Monster in the Mountain First Read (Orange)
- Green 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 1
- Spelling Test November 9th
- PLP due November 16th
- Melcon due Tomorrow
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Write a Letter Wednesday: If you could have a pen pal anywhere in the world, where would you choose and why?
- Spelling: Fill in the Blank Game
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar; Essential and Nonessential Clauses
- Greek and Latin Root: duc(t)
- Work time for Worksheet and Greek and Latin Root
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain First Read (Blue 1)
- Rachu: The Monster in the Mountain First Read (Blue 2)
- Green 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Orange)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain Reread (Green 2)
- Rachu: The Monster in the Mountain Reread (Green 1)
- Blue 1 and 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test November 9th
- Melcon due TODAY
- Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Root due Friday
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Thinking about It Thursday: Describe yourself in only one word.
- Spelling: Spelling Relay Race
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Reviewing Essential and Nonessential Clauses
- Work Time for Grammar Worksheet and Greek and Latin Roots
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain Reread (Orange)
- Rachu: The Monster in the Mountain Reread (Blue 2)
- Blue 1: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2:
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Green 1 and 2)
- Shipman: The Monster in the Mountain Reread (Blue 1)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Orange)
- Blue 2: PLP Work Time
- Spelling Test November 9th
- Grammar Worksheet due Tomorrow
- Greek and Latin Root due Tomorrow
- PLP due November 16th
Essential Question
English
- How do natural forces affect earth?
English
- Freaky Friday: If you could trade lives with one person for a day, who would it be and why?
- Spelling: Sparkle
- Spelling: Test
- Grammar: Daily Editing
- Grammar: Complex Sentences Interactive Notebook
- 20 Minutes Silent Reading
- Seminar 1
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 1)
- Rachu: Main Idea and Key Details (Green 2)
- Orange: PLP Work Time
- Seminar 2
- Keefe: Literature Circles (Blue 1 and 2)
- Shipman: Narrative Nonfiction (Orange)
- Rachu: Narrative Nonfiction (Green 1)
- Green 2: PLP Work Time
- PLP due November 16th