Agenda, April 30

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book      
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.              
Late: Chapter 4 Quiz. Makeups will be during both lunches today and Thursday.       
Learning Targets:                    
I can write a clear, concise summary.
I write a well developed paragraph.
I can evaluate my own growth as a reader.
I can show what I know on a reading work sample.

1. Independent Reading Journals / Finish Reading Work Sample
2. Character / Setting / Motif Drawing: Pick a subject to draw. Find three quotations that will help you draw that subject accurately. After you've completed your drawing, put the quotations onto your drawing (front or back is fine). Be sure to include the page number of the quotations in parentheses after the quotation.

Agenda, April 29

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book            Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.            
Late: Chapter 4 Quiz. Makeups will be during both lunches today and Thursday.     
Learning Targets:                  
I can show what I know on a reading work sample.

1. Reading Work Sample
2. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals

Agenda, April 24

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book           
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.           
Late: Finish Chapter 3. Make up quizzes will be available during both lunches on Thursday and Friday only. 
Due Monday: Finish Chapter 4. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Friday.    
Learning Targets:                
I can read for pleasure.                    
I can write a clear, concise summary. 
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book. 
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph. 
I can track themes and motifs. 
I can win a game of poetry.

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. Ch. 3 Themes and Motifs
3. Ch 4-6 Vocab
4. Write the Song of ...
5. Chapter 4 Read Aloud

Agenda, April 23

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book           Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.         
Late: Finish Chapter 3. Make up quizzes will be available during both lunches on Thursday and Friday only. Due Monday: Finish Chapter 4. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Friday.    
Learning Targets:              
I can read for pleasure.                    
I can write a clear, concise summary.                
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.                
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph. 

I can track themes and motifs.           
I can actively participate in a small group discussion.      
I can use unfamiliar words in a conversation.

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. Ch. 3 Plot Review
3. Ch. 3 Motifs
4. Vocab Dialogues in Groups
5. Chapter 4 Read Aloud

Agenda, April 22

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book          
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.       
Due Now: Finish Chapter 3. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Wednesday. 
Due Friday: Finish Chapter 4. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Friday.    
Learning Targets:            
I can read for pleasure.                  
I can write a clear, concise summary.              
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.              
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.          
I can show what I know on a quiz.

I can actively participate in a small group discussion.    
I can use unfamiliar words in a conversation.

1. Ch 3 Quiz
2. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
3. Ch. 1-3 Vocab
4. Vocab Dialogues in Groups
5. Chapter 4 Read Aloud

Agenda, April 21

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book          
Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.      
Due Tomorrow: Finish Chapter 3. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Wednesday.   
Learning Targets:            
I can read for pleasure.                  
I can write a clear, concise summary.              
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.              
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.          
I can actively participate in a small group discussion.    
I can define unfamiliar words  

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. Chapter 2 Discussion Questions
3. Ch. 1-3 Vocab
4. Chapter 2 Themes and Motifs
5. Chapter 3 Read Aloud

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Agenda, April 20

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book         Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes.     
Due Now: Chapter 2
Due Wednesday: Finish Chapter 3. There will be a quiz before independent reading on Wednesday.   
Learning Targets:          
I can read for pleasure.                
I can write a clear, concise summary.            
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.            
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.        
I can actively participate in a small group discussion.  
I can define unfamiliar words  

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. Quickwrite & Class discussion
3. Ch. 1-3 Vocab
4. Chapter 2 Themes and Motifs
5. Chapter 2 Discussion Questions
6. Chapter 3 Read Aloud

Agenda, April 17

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book        
Do This Weekend: Keep up with personal reading.   
Due Monday: Finish Chapter 2   
Learning Targets:        
I can read for pleasure.              
I can write a clear, concise summary.          
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.          
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.      
I can actively participate in a small group discussion.
I can define unfamiliar words  

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. Themes and Motifs
3. Ch. 1-3 Vocab
4. Quickwrite
5. Chapter 2 Read Aloud

Agenda, April 16

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book      
Do Tonight: Read 15 minutes.  
Due Now: Finish Chapter 1 in The Pearl 
Due Monday: Finish Chapter 2   

Learning Targets:        
I can read for pleasure.            
I can write a clear, concise summary.          
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.        
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.    
I can actively participate in a small group discussion.
I can define unfamiliar words  

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. The Pearl Opinionaire Paragraph
3. Chapter 1 Discussion Questions
4. Themes and Motifs
5. Ch. 1-3 Vocab

Agenda, April 15

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book     Do Tonight: Read 15 minutes.
Due Tomorrow: Finish Chapter 1 in The Pearl  Like to read poetry? Visit OCPoWriMo!            Like to write poetry? Send me a poem and I'll post it to OCPoWriMo!
 
Learning Targets:      
I can read for pleasure.          
I can write a clear, concise summary.        
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.      
I can express my opinion in a well-written paragraph.  
I can actively participate in a whole class discussion.  

1. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
2. The Pearl Opinionaire Paragraph
3. To the library!
4. Begin Chapter 1

Agenda, April 14

Do Now: Bring your personal reading book        
Do Tonight: Read 15 minutes.              
Like to read poetry? Visit OCPoWriMo!           
Like to write poetry? Send me a poem and I'll post it to OCPoWriMo!  
Late: Poetry Games 5 - 9
 
Learning Targets:    
I can read for pleasure.        
I can write a clear, concise summary.      
I can evaluate the quality of the writing in my book.    
I can show what I know on a quiz.
I can actively participate in a whole class discussion.  

1. Analytical quickwrite
2. Independent Reading / Independent Reading Journals
3. Vocab Pre-test
4. The Pearl Opinionaire
5. Whole class discussion