Feb 7/8 - Grizzly Read - Journal - Finish "Are They Heroes" activity
February 5/6 - Grizzly Read - Journal - The Outsiders chapter 6 - "Are They Heroes" activity
February 1/4 - Grizzly Read - Journal: - Review argument writing - Argument Writing quiz - Nothing Gold Can Stay poetry activity - Begin reading chapter 6
Jan. 30/31 - Grizzly Read - finish reading chapter 4 in 'The Outsiders' - Journal: Do you think Ponyboy and Jonny had to run away? What other choices could they have made? What do you think Darry and Sodapop will do when they discover that Ponyboy and Jonny have run away? - FBI Poster - Begin reading chapter 5 and vocabulary. Here are the vocabulary words we looked up and defined: madras, editorial, hastily, incredulous, gallant.
Term 3
Science Fiction Test Requirements - 10 multiple choice questions - 10 true and false questions - 10 fill in the blank questions - 5 short answer questions - 1 questions that asks the test-taker to draw something - 1 essay question that the test-taker can answer in 1-2 paragraphsDaily Agenda
November 19/20 - Grizzly Read - Journal: What invention do you think will be invented within the next ten years? What invention do you want to be invented in the next ten years, but don't think will be. Why? - Read 'All Summer In a Day' and answer comprehension questions from literature book.
November 14/15 - Grizzly Read - SRI test #2 - "Where is Everybody?" Twilight Zone episode and worksheet - Intro to science-fiction unit
November 12/13 - Grizzly Read - Paraphrase, summarize, and quote practice worksheet - Present book club projects
November 8/9 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Notes on paraphrasing, summarizing, quoting - Quiz on quoting - Work on book club projects
November 6/7 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Choose someone you only know from school. Draw a picture of them and divide it in half. On the left, depict how they look and act at school. On the right side, hypothesize how you think they look/act at home. - Work on book club projects
November 2/5 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Draw a picture of yourself. Divide it in half. The left side of the picture should represent who you are at school. The right side should represent who you are in a different situation. - Review and turn in argument essays - Assign book club projects
October 31/November 1 - Grizzly Read - Finish working on banned book argument essay - due next time
October 29/30 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Evaluate your book club book. What would you rate it? Would you recommend someone else read the book? Do you think that you'll read the second book in the series? Why or why not? - Argument writing notes - Begin writing argument essay. Topic: Should your book club book be added to the banned book list? Why or why not?
October 25/26 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Thesis writing practice - Book Club Day #12 - Book Club Discussion: What did you like about your book, what did you not like about your book, and give your book a rating between 1 - 10.
October 23/24 - Grizzly Read - Review Procedures - Journal: Thesis statement notes and practice - Book club book cover voting - Book Club day #11
Term 2
October 16/17 - Grizzly Read - Journal: 5-minute essay about an assigned word - Finish working on alternate book covers. These are due next time. - Book Club Day #10
October 12/15 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Free write. 8 minutes. - Create a new cover for your book club book. - Book Club Day #9
October 10/11 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Open and closed-ended questioning - Book Club Day #8
October 8/9 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Text connections. Know the definition of the following text connections and how to find them in your writing: text-to-text, text-to-world, text-to-self. - Pixar text connection practice - Book Club Day #7 - Find one of each of the 3 types of text connections from your book club book and write it in your journal.
October 4/5 - Grizzly Read/RI Test - Book Club Day #6 - Take a quiz from another group
October 2/3 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Use the 'pictures + math' technique to retell a story using a formula. - Book Club Day #5. - Book Club 'Make a Quiz'. In your group, make a quiz for your book club book that includes the following: 10 multiple choice questions, 3 short answer, and 1 essay question.
September 28/October 1 - Grizzly Read - Journal: If you could be one fictional character, who would you want to be and why? - Book Club Day #4: While reading, write down some notes on your most interesting and least interesting character from your books. - Book Club Discussion. Discuss your character analysis from your journals.
September 26/27 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Draw a map of your neighborhood. Label 10 important locations in your neighborhood. - Book Club Day #3. While reading, draw a map of the setting. - Book club discussions.
September 24/25 - Grizzly Read - Journal: You can go back to 1980 with $10, or go forward ten years to the future with $600,000. You have 1 year to make $1,000,000. Which option would you choose? Why? Explain your strategy to make your money. - Book Club Day #2. Write down 3 predictions about what you think will happen later in your book from today's reading. - Book Club discussion
September 20/21 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Summarize the last movie you saw using only common nouns. Then, share your journal with 3 people. See if they can guess what movie you described. - Go over book club expectations. - Book Club reading Day #1. - Book Club discussion Day #1.
September 18/19 - Grizzly Read - Journal: Endless House creative writing exercise. - Book Club discussion. Go over tracker sheets. Get in your groups. Plan a reading and leader schedule. - Start reading book club books. Homework: Journal Weekly Challenge #2. Due Sep. 26 (a-day)/27 (b-day). Here are your options: 1. Take an online personality quiz. 2. Read and annotate an article. 3. Create a collage. 4. Using artifacts, make a timeline of your week.
August 30/31 - Grizzly Read - Capitalization practice worksheet - Review Grizzly Reading Challenge chart and tape/glue into journals - Weekly journal challenge (due Sep. 6/7): A. Learn 10 new facts. Cite your sources. B. Write down the lyrics to three songs. Give your interpretation. C. Write three haikus about your day. D. Draw a picture of something you see, experience, or did for each day. - Begin writing Harris Burdick short creative story on Google Drive. Stories must: be 1 page (or less) single-spaced, must use first line and title, and must follow the plot pyramid. Put your first and last name, as well as your story title, at the top of the page.
August 28/29 - Grizzly Read - Journal: 1. Make observations about the school while you take a self-guided tour. 2. Take notes on capitalization (first word in a sentence and proper nouns). - Finish reading 'Priscilla and the Wimps' and complete the plot pyramid - Mystery of Harris Burdick - select a prompt
August 24/27 - Grizzly Read - Library orientation
August 22/23 - Grizzly Read - Finish self-reflection sheets and portraits from last time. Tape or glue into journal. - Disclosure document/Procedures - Plot pyramid practice - pixar shorts and Priscilla and the Wimps
August 20/21 - Quick Introduction - Library Visit to get books - Grizzly Read - Spongebob Squarepants "Procrastination" - Student first day survey