Monday - Invesitgate the Teacher

Tuesday - Growth Mindset Activity

Wednesday - “Get to Know You” Activities

Thursday - “Get to Know You” Activities

Friday - Introduction to Unit 1:Generations

Monday - Read “Grounded” and write an objective summary

Tuesday - Complete Launch Activity and QuickWrite

Wednesday - STAR Math Test

Thursday - Library Orientation

Friday - Begin reading “Two Kinds” and discussing narrative elements

Monday - Finish reading “Two Kinds” and complete comprehension check

Tuesday -Complete Text Analysis Questions and Vocabulary practice

Wednesday - Discuss point of view and complete practice on page 27

Thursday - Take Selection Test over “Two Kinds”

Friday - Write a retelling of a scene from mother’s POV

Monday - Read “A Simple Act” and complete comprehension check

Tuesday - Complete Text Analysis Questions and timeline of article

Wednesday - Review Author’s POV/Weighted Words/Subjective and Objective writing and complete practice on page 39

Thursday - Review for Selection Test and Adverbs practice

Friday - Selection Test of “A Simple Act” 

Monday – Read excerpt from An Invisible Thread and answer comprehension questions on page 45

Tuesday – Minilesson over the ACE Method of answering questions and complete analysis and author’s point of view questions

Wednesday – Review author’s POV and finish analysis/author’s POV questions

Thursday – Review/Practice concept vocabulary, word study, and adjectives

Friday – Test over An Invisible Thread excerpt

Monday - Labor Day: NO SCHOOL!

Tuesday - Explanatory Essay over “A Simple Act” and An Invisible Thread excerpt

Wednesday - Explanatory Essay over “A Simple Act” and An Invisible Thread excerpt

Thursday - Read “Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks” and answer comprehension questions

Friday - Identifying Central Idea Practice from “Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech Tricks” on page 67 

Monday - Central Idea practice over “Tutors Teach Teens New High-Tech Tricks”

Tuesday - Finish Central Idea practice and begin PowerPoint assignments

Wednesday - Finish PowerPoint to explain a technology app to a senior or create an idea for a program that would connect teens/seniors.

Thursday - Present PowerPoints and make connections on central idea practice

Friday - Read excerpt from the memoir Mom & Me & Mom and answer comprehension questions on page 76

Monday - Parent-Teacher Conferences

Tuesday - Practice direct and indirect characterization through the analyzing of Mom & Me & Mom

Wednesday - Watch the video “Learning to Love my Mother” and take notes. Begin Compare and Contrast Essay over the video and text

Thursday - Create PowerPoint to express your compare and contrast outline from yesterday

Friday - Read “Mother to Son” and “To James” and discuss main ideas of the poems. Complete comprehension check on page 99.

Monday – Begin poetry discussion and read “Mother to Son” and “To James”

Tuesday - Poetry Analysis Questions over “Mother to Son” and “To James”

Wednesday - Review and practice Rhythm, Repetition, Symbolism in poems

Thursday - Connotation and Denotation/Concept Vocabulary practice

Friday - Selection Test over Poetry Collection 1 

*CASE TESTING

Monday - Break down Unit 1 Essay Prompt and gather evidence from texts

Tuesday - Take notes on and write a thesis statement and introduction paragraph

Wednesday - Takes notes on and write body paragraphs 

Thursday - Take notes on and write conclusion paragraph

Friday - Finish typing essays and revise/edit using TNReady rubric