October+Absent+Log

Please feel free to click on any of the dates below to download a copy of what was done in class on a particular day. In your warm-up journal-remember to write the date you were absent and the word "ABSENT"so that you get credit!If you missed a test/quiz,please see Miss Reed to make it up!Please See Miss Reed with any questions!

OCTOBER
 * ===August=== || ===September=== ||
 * **MONDAY** || **TUESDAY** tuesdaytuesdaytueses  || **WEDNESDAY** || **THURSDAY** thursdaythursdaythursdaythursdy  || **FRIDAY** ||
 * ||  || 10/1/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Take out a piece of paper and label it: Touchstones Lesson 5 (#18)
 * Get out Latin Root Charts ("H1" in NB)
 * Finish instructing students on the 6 Latin Roots (ject/cred/fac,fact/capt/vers,vert/spect) and their meanings and have students fill in their charts. Place in Notebook

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/2/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Kansas Writing Strategies
 * Copy notes on Complex Sentence
 * Review formulas
 * Demonstrate on the Screen how to fill out the ROOT Web using UNI ( H2 in notebook)
 * Students copy web and fill in using -uni as an example
 * Students create another blank web on back.
 * Assign each student a root from the chart to create a web.
 * Blocks 6, 5-->Instruct: Begin by reviewing text features
 * Take notes

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Finish Root Web for your assigned root -Signed reading log due 10/24 || 10/3/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Hand out Oct. Reading Logs (#19)
 * Kansas Writing Strategies
 * Copy notes on Compound-Complex Sentences
 * Review formulas
 * Collect Root Webs (H2)
 * Bl 2-Demonstrate on the Screen how to fill out the ROOT Web using UNI (notebook file)
 * Students copy web and fill in using -uni as an example
 * Students create another blank web on back.
 * Assign each student a root from the chart to create a web.
 * Continue Text Features (I)

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Text Features Assignment due Friday! 10/10 -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/7/14
 * 10/6/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take and Submit Attendance
 * Kansas Writing-Received:
 * Compound Sentence Learning Sheets
 * Complex Sentence Learning Sheets
 * Complex-Compound Learning Sheets
 * Continue Review on Text Features (Letter I in NB)
 * Hand out Text Features Chart (#20) & Review Assignment -Due Fri!
 * Using notebook file show students the recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies, ask students how the information is presented to them
 * View Powerpoint on Text Structure
 * Hand out notes on Text Structure (J) and review each type with students.


 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Collected Root Webs from BL 2
 * Kansas Writing


 * Complete 1A & 1B
 * Finish Viewing Powerpoint on Text Structure
 * Hand out notes on Text Structure (J) and review each type with students.
 * Hand out Practice Passages
 * Have students record answers to text structure practices on back of notes.
 * Review the first one by using the thinking aloud model.
 * Then, do Practice Passage #2 together as a class
 * Then, have students complete #3 independently, and review.
 * Have students complete #4 independently and use as Exit Ticket

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Text Features Chart due Fri -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 || 10/8/14


 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Attendance
 * Hand out Practice Passages
 * Have students record answers to text structure practices on back of notes.
 * Review the first one by using the thinking aloud model.
 * Then, do Practice Passage #2 together as a class
 * Then, have students complete #3 independently, and review.
 * Have students complete #4 independently and use as Exit Ticket
 * Take out a piece of paper and label it "Touchstones Lesson 6" (#21)
 * Complete Touchstones Lesson 6

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Text Features Chart due Fri -Signed Reading Log due 1/024 || 10/9/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Hand out Practice Passages
 * Have students record answers to text structure practices on back of notes.
 * Complete Group Text Structure Activity
 * Put in pairs
 * Hand out the 5 different passages (from the text structure ppt.)
 * Hand out poster paper/marker
 * Working with their partners, students are to create a poster that includes the following information:
 * Title (create your own!) and passage number
 * 1) Name of Text Structure Used
 * 2) Clue words that helped you to figure out the text structure
 * 3) Filled in graphic organizer (use letter J to help!)

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/10/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Collect Text Features Assignment (#20)
 * Finish Text Structure Poster Assignment
 * Collect Posters
 * Review Suspense with students (show clip)
 * Have students take out a piece of paper and label it “Plot Diagram/Story Elements” (#22)
 * Review other story elements (flashback/foreshadowing/setting/characters etc before beginning story) and have students record them on their notes
 * Hand out Mysterious Circumstances Books and have students turn to page 111.
 * Begin reading Lamb to the Slaughter aloud stopping along the way to discuss elements of the story that have been developed thus far.

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 ||
 * 10/13/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Finish reading Lamb to the Slaughter aloud.
 * Stop along the way to discuss elements of the story that have been developed thus far.
 * Students need to add details to their charts
 * Students need to add details to their charts

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/14/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Take out #22, and partner share what they thought of the story
 * Fill in other element details
 * Have students star the 3 elements that they thought the author did the best with
 * Small group-discuss the elements that made the story effective
 * Review Literary Elements video and discuss with students

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/15/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Complete Touchstones Lesson 7 (#23)

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 || 10/16/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Take notes on CUCC ("K")
 * Go over Options for informative task (#24)
 * Allow students to choose writing Tasks
 * Do CUCC on tasks
 * Do CUCC on tasks

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/24 ||= SCHOOL CLOSED ||
 * 10/20/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Give out readings for informative tasks (#24)
 * Have students read selections

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due Friday || 10/21/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Hand out Element Chart(#25)
 * Have students fill in 10 of the 12 boxes with 3 details each from both stories.
 * Please include either A or B (represents story titles), page number and detail from story
 * Please include either A or B (represents story titles), page number and detail from story

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due Friday || 10/22/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Work on Story Elements Chart
 * Complete Touchstones Lesson 8 (#26)

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Organize Notebook -Signed Reading Log due Friday! || 10/23/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll
 * Take and Submit Attendance
 * Have something to write with!
 * Mrs. Brockell will conduct class on bystanders

HOMEWORK: -Finish Story Elements Chart (sign out a book if needed). -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Logs (#19) due TOMORROW -Organize Notebook -Family Fun Night tonight 5-8 || 10/24/14 * Warm Up HOMEWORK: Read 20 mins -Organize notebook ||
 * Take roll
 * Hand back Text Structure Posters
 * Get out Story Elements Chart
 * Collect-Grade (Read silently while Miss Reed grades)
 * Once handed back-Star top 3 elements that the author did really well
 * Hand out Graphic Organizer (#27)
 * Fill in Main Ideas for body paragraphs
 * Begin to fill in details for body paragraphs
 * 10/27/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 || 10/28/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 || 10/29/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 || 10/30/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 || 10/31/14
 * Warm Up
 * Take roll

HOMEWORK: -Read 20 minutes -Signed Reading Log due 10/31 ||