Agenda, December 15

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can write a thorough, well-developed summary.
• I can use my time well and wisely.
• I can use art to generate ideas. 

Today's Agenda:

1. IVF Summary Wrap Up
2. Missing Work / Writing From Art
3. Game time!

Agenda, December 14

Due Now: Storyboards from "An American Childhood"
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can practice the skills good readers use.
• I can analyze a story using the plot pyramid.
• I can write a thorough, well-developed summary. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Summary Review
2. Finish "Just Desert," by MT Anderson
3. Plot Pyramid on your own
4. IVF Summary

Agenda, December 13

Due Now: Storyboards from "An American Childhood"
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can practice the skills good readers use.
• I can analyze a story using the plot pyramid. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Writing From Art
2. Review what good readers do
3. "Just Desert," by MT Anderson
4. Plot Pyramid

Agenda, December 12

Due Now: Storyboards from "An American Childhood"
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can practice the skills good readers use.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. What good readers do
2. "Just Desert," by MT Anderson
3. Exit Ticket #2: Summarize the story so far.

Agenda, December 11

Due Now: Storyboards from "An American Childhood"
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read grade level material.
• I can get to know my classmates.
• I can define "mood."
• I can create a mood paragraph.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Reading Inventory
2. Getting to know you
3. Mood
4. Mood Video #1
5. Mood Video #2
6. Write a mood paragraph
7. Exit Ticket #2: Tell us something about the first week of winter trimester. Remember that "I" is capitalized and "I'm" has an apostrophe.

Agenda, December 8

Due Now: Parent or guardian signature on class rules.    Due Now: Finished name tag. If you added symbols or colors, let us know.
Do Today: 25 Days of Kindness - Help clean up your classroom. Do Tonight and Tomorrow: Go see The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can analyze a short story.
• I can use art to show my comprehension.
• I can use direct quotes to support my interpretation.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. "An American Childhood" Plot Review
2. Art or Drama? (Storyboard or Slide Show?) 
3. Exit Ticket #2: Tell us something about the first week of winter trimester. Remember that "I" is capitalized and "I'm" has an apostrophe.

Storyboard Requirements:

• Reread the chase scene - from "Often, of course ..." (226) to "He caught us and we all stopped" (227).
• Pick four important events to illustrate.
• For each event, include a quotation that helps us understand your illustration. Copy the author's words directly. Put the author's words in quotation marks and put the page number in parentheses after the quotation.
• Use color for extra credit.

Agenda, December 7

Due Now: Parent or guardian signature on class rules.   
Due Now: Finished name tag
Do Today: 25 Days of Kindness - Give a compliment to someone.
Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can write a well-developed paragraph.
• I can listen actively.
• I can work with a group to analyze a short story.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Name Tag Paragraph.
2. "An American Childhood," by Annie Dillard
3. Exit Ticket #2: Tell us about a movie or TV show you like. Start with a capital letter and end with a period. Remember that "I" is capitalized and "I'm" has an apostrophe.

Name Tag Directions:

• Fold your name tag like a book cover.
• Write your name large enough for me to see it from across the room.
• Include at least three symbols that represent your personality.
• Use color

Agenda, December 6

Due Now: Parent or guardian signature on class rules.  Due Tomorrow: Finished name tag

Do Today: 25 Days of Kindness - Make a bookmark for the library. Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.
 
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use symbols to communicate ideas.
• I can use literary terms to analyze a short video. 
• I can write a well-developed paragraph.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. "Gopher Broke" review
2. Name Tag Work Time
3. Name Tag Paragraph.
4. Exit Ticket #2: Tell us about a movie or TV show you like. Start with a capital letter and end with a period. Remember that "I" is capitalized and "I'm" has an apostrophe.

Name Tag Directions:

• Fold your name tag like a book cover.
• Write your name large enough for me to see it from across the room.
• Include at least three symbols that represent your personality.
• Use color

Agenda, December 5

Due Tomorrow:
Parent or guardian signature on class rules. 
Do Today: 25 Days of Kindness - Say please and thank you.
Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge.
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use a brainstorm to generate ideas.
• I can use symbols to communicate ideas.
• I can use a video to review familiar terms.
• I can use literary terms to analyze a short video.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Name Tag Brainstorm
2. Name Tag Work Time
3. Freytag's Plot Pyramid Notes
4. Apply your knowledge to this video
5. Exit Ticket #2: Tell us about a movie or TV show you like. Start with a capital letter and end with a period. Remember that I is capitalized and I'm has an apostrophe.

Name Tag Directions:

• Fold your name tag like a book cover.
• Write your name large enough for me to see it from across the room.
• Include at least three symbols that represent your personality.
• Use color

Agenda, December 4

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can use a freewrite to generate ideas.
• I can practice close reading skills.
• I can use symbols to communicate ideas.
• I can write a properly punctuated sentence. 

Today's Agenda:

1. Freewrite #1: "After the storm ..." OR Tell us about something that happened during Fall Trimester
2. Class Rules! Read with a partner / Read with a pencil
3. Getting to Know You
4. Name Tag Brainstorm
5. Name Tag Work Time
6. Exit Ticket #1: What's the most important thing we need to know about you? Start with a capital letter and end with a period.

Name Tag Directions:

• Fold your name tag like a book cover.
• Write your name large enough for me to see it from across the room.
• Include at least three symbols that represent your personality.
• Use color