Agenda, March 22

Due at the end of class today: Final Draft, Rough Draft with Hit and Questions notes, Plot Pyramid OR Story board   Today's Learning Targets:

• I can develop a rough draft into a polished piece.
• I can type like the wind.

Today's Agenda:

1. Type like the wind

Agenda, March 21

Coming tomorrow: Laptops for typing final drafts.
Due tomorrow: Final Draft, Rough Draft with Hit and Questions notes, Plot Pyramid OR Story board 
Due at the end of class today: Your notes from LISTENING to your classmates' stories.
 
Today's Learning Targets:

• I can brainstorm the bones of a narrative.
• I can use a graphic organizer to develop my ideas.
• I can use help from my peers to improve my writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Mop up time (quiet)
2. Hit and Questions (noisy and moving)
3. Revision Time (quiet)

Agenda, March 20

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can get to know new classmates.
• I can brainstorm the bones of a narrative.
• I can use a graphic organizer to develop my ideas.

Today's Agenda:

1. Getting to know you ...
2. Writing from the center
3. Plot Pyramid or Story Board?

Agenda, March 19

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can get to know new classmates.
• I can brainstorm the bones of a narrative

Today's Agenda:

1. Getting to know you ...
2. Writing from the center

Agenda, National Pi Day

• Due NOW: Character Analysis Paragraph
• Due Now: Bookmark 9
• If you were absent Friday: Make arrangements to stay after school on Wednesday to take The Odyssey test. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can actively participate in a whole class discussion.

Today's Agenda:

1. Thinking time
   
2. Talking time

Agenda, March 13

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Now: Bookmark 9
• If you were absent Friday: Make arrangements to stay after school on Wednesday or Thursday to take The Odyssey test. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can reflect on my reading.
• I can evaluate a character from literature.
• I can properly punctuate a direct quotation.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark 9 Back:
   This week, we would like you to reflect on your progress as a reader during this trimester. Consider the following questions: What is going well for you as a reader? What interesting books have you read? Are you improving your reading skills? How so? What problems are you encountering with your reading? What can we do to help? Feel free to attach an extra page.
2. Character analysis paragraph

Agenda, March 12

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Pink sheets
• If you were absent Friday: Make arrangements to stay after school on Wednesday or Thursday to take The Odyssey test. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can evaluate a character from literature.
• I can properly punctuate a direct quotation.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Character analysis paragraph

Agenda, March 9

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do this weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due at the end of class: Pink sheets
• Do Friday: Go see Whack. It's free! 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text independently.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Quick review
2. "The Trunk of Olive"
3. Pink sheet maintenance
4. Independent reading

Agenda, March 8

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Do Friday: Go see Whack. It's free! 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. "The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis"
2. Pick a partner; get as close to Ithaca as you can!
3. Write a summary; mix in some evaluation

Agenda, March 7

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Bookmark 8, front and back.
• Do Friday: Go see Whack. It's free! 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. A cool video from Admin
2. Independent reading
3. "The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis"

Agenda, March 6

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due N
• ow: Bookmark 8, front and back. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Independent reading
3. "The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis"

Agenda, March 5

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 8, front and back. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. Review "The Land of the Dead"
3. Pink sheet catch-up time
4. "The Sirens; Scylla and Charybdis"

Agenda, March 2

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do this weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Superhero Brainstorm and Paragraph(s)
• Do Friday and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early!  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. "The Land of the Dead"

Agenda, March 1

• Due NOW: Bring a personal reading book from home, the school library, or our classroom library.
• Do tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark when you finish. Don't forget your bookmark back.
• Late: Superhero Brainstorm and Paragraph(s)
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Lost in Yonkers. All tickets are $8. Doors open at 6:45. Get there early!  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track how characters change and grow over the course of a long piece of fiction.
• I can decode complex text.
• I can make connections between the ancient and modern worlds.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent reading
2. "Circe" and "The Land of the Dead"