Agenda, May 31

• Due Now: Bookmark 8
• Due by Thursday, June 7: Return all books from the classroom library to Kline. Put them in my hand, not on the shelf. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can reflect on my reading.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. The Pink Sheet
3. Romeo and Juliet, Act III, in the book

Agenda, May 30

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 8
• Due by Thursday, June 7: Return all books from the classroom library to Kline. Put them in my hand, not on the shelf. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet, Act II, on Video
3. The Pink Sheet
4. Romeo and Juliet, Act III, in the book

Agenda, May 29

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.
• I can compare two films.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Video, pt. 1
3. What do directors do?
4. Romeo and Juliet Video, pt. 2
5. Video Pi Chart

Agenda, May 25

• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish.
• Late: Bookmark 7, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.
• I can compare a film and a book.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Video

Agenda, May 24

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Now: Bookmark 7, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet, scene iv blue sheet, whole class
3. Romeo and Juliet, scene v blue sheet, with a partner
4. Act I summary, solo
5. Pink sheet
6. Poetry Game, if time allows 

Agenda, May 23

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 7, front and back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Act I, scene v

Agenda, May 22

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can define words with images.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Vocab / Catch Up
3. Romeo and Juliet Act I, scene iv

Agenda, May 21

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Act I, scene iii and iv

Agenda, May 18

• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Do tonight, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Sarah, Plain and Tall. Box office opens at 6:45. The show starts at 7:30. All tickets are $8. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Act I, scene ii

Agenda, May 17

• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Do Now: Bring your black Collections book.
• Do tonight, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Sarah, Plain and Tall. Box office opens at 6:45. The show starts at 7:30. All tickets are $8. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can follow the storyline of a Shakespearean play.
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Independent Reading
3. Romeo and Juliet Act I

Agenda, May 16

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Do Now: Bring your black Collections book.
• Do tonight, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Sarah, Plain and Tall. Box office opens at 6:45. The show starts at 7:30. All tickets are $8.
• Extra credit opportunity: Type up Poetry Game #2. Give it a title and share it with me. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can connect literature to my life. 
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Romeo and Juliet Act I
3. One sentence - make it pretty!

Agenda, May 15

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Do Now: Bring your black Collections book.
• Do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Go see Sarah, Plain and Tall. Box office opens at 6:45. The show starts at 7:30. All tickets are $8.
• Extra credit opportunity: Type up Poetry Game #2. Give it a title and share it with me. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can understand the background of Romeo and Juliet.
• I can connect literature to my life. 
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Unpacking the chorus
3. Romeo and Juliet background
4. Introduction to the text ...
5. One sentence - make it pretty!

Agenda, May 14

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Do tomorrow: Bring your black Collections book.
• If you were absent on Friday, finish the Tone in Wing$ handout and ask me about Poetry Game #4
• Extra credit opportunity: Type up Poetry Game #2. Give it a title and share it with me. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can understand the background of Romeo and Juliet.
• I can connect literature to my life. 
• I can find common themes in a piece of writing.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Intro to Romeo and Juliet
3. Begin unpacking the chorus
4. Romeo and Juliet background
5. One sentence - make it pretty!

Agenda, May 11

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Late: Bookmark 5. Don't forget the back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can win a poetry game.
• I can analyze a poem for tone.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. "Wing$," by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
3. Poetry Game #4 

Agenda, May 10

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Now: Bookmark 5. Don't forget the back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can win a poetry game.
• I can analyze a poem for tone.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Independent Reading
3. Poetry Game #3 Sharing
4. "Wing$," by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis 

Agenda, May 9

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 5. Don't forget the back.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can win a poetry game.
• I can define new and unfamiliar literary terms.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Poetry Game #2 continued
3. Poetry Game #3 

Agenda, May 8

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Late: Bookmark 4

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can win a poetry game.
• I can define new and unfamiliar literary terms.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. "Pitcher"
3. Poetry Game #2

Agenda, May 7

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Late: Bookmark 4

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can win a poetry game.
• I can define new and unfamiliar literary terms.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Poetry is a game
3. Poetry Terms Scavenger Hunt 

Agenda, May 3

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes each day. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Now: Bookmark 4

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can write a well developed paragraph. 
• I can turn words into art.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Independent Reading
3. Typing Time / Poster Time

Agenda, May 2

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 4

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track themes and motifs in the course of a short novella.
• I can analyze a novel for theme.
• I can correctly punctuate a sentence that includes a quotation.
• I can write a well developed paragraph.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading (if you don't have 4 quotes on the back of your thematic paragraph handout, work on that instead)
2. Typing Time 

Agenda, May 1

• Due Now: Bring a personal choice reading book to class.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes. Record your reading on your bookmark as you finish. Don't forget the back!

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can track themes and motifs in the course of a short novella.
• I can analyze a novel for theme.
• I can correctly punctuate a sentence that includes a quotation.
• I can write a well developed paragraph.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading
2. Quotation Stems
3. Topic sentences
4. Typing Time