Agenda, January 31

• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do This Weekend: Read for 30 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget the back.
• Due at the end of class today: Typed final draft of story, with rough draft and evidence of peer review.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can monitor my own progress.
• I can properly format a document in MLA format.
• I can type like the wind.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Organization Friday
3. Type like the wind

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Agenda, January 30

• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget the back.
• Due tomorrow: Typed final draft of story, with rough draft and evidence of peer review.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can track how authors develop character.
• I can work with a partner to make good writing better.
• I can type like the wind.

Today's Agenda:

1. "The Land of the Dead"
2. Type like the wind

Agenda, January 29

• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget the back.
• Late: Completed Rough Draft of Hero Story

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can track how authors develop character.
• I can work with a group to decode complex text.
• I can work with a partner to make good writing better.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. Hits and Questions
3. "The Land of the Dead"

Agenda, January 28

• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget the back.
• Due Now: Completed Rough Draft of Hero Story

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can track how authors develop character.
• I can work with a group to decode complex text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. "Circe, the Enchantress"

Agenda, January 25

• Due Now: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Saturday and Sunday: Read for 30 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget the back.
• Due Now: 3 paragraphs of your rough draft
• Due Yesterday: Bookmark 2, front and back  
• Due Monday: Completed rough draft of hero story. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can track how authors develop character.
• I can develop an idea from an outline.

Today's Agenda:

1. Organization Friday
2. Independent Reading Time
3. Your hero story: drafting time 
4. Character traits

Agenda, January 24

• Due Now: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark
• Due Now: 1-2 paragraphs of your rough draft
• Due Now: Bookmark 2, front and back  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can develop an idea from an outline.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark math
2. Independent Reading Time
3. "The Cyclops"
4. Your hero story: drafting time

Agenda, January 23

• Due Now: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark
• Due Now: Yellow Planning Sheet with 7 boxes complete.
• Due Tomorrow: Bookmark 2, front and back  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can ask good questions.
• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can develop an idea from an outline.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. "The Cyclops"
3. Your hero story: drafting time

Agenda, January 22

• Due Tomorrow: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark
• Due Tomorrow: Yellow Planning Sheet with 7 boxes complete.
• Due Thursday: Bookmark 2, front and back  

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can ask good questions.
• I can read closely and carefully.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. What Good Readers Do
3. "The Cyclops"

Agenda, January 18

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Saturday, Sunday AND Monday: Read for 30 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget about your Wondrous Words.
• Late: Booomark #1 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can organize my belongings.
• I can read for pleasure. 
• I can use a graphic organizer to generate ideas for a story.
• I can read closely and carefully.

Today's Agenda:

1. Organization Friday
2. Independent Reading Time
3. Your own hero cycle
4. What Good Readers Do
5. "The Cyclops"

Agenda, January 17

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget about your Wondrous Words.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can read closely and carefully.

Today's Agenda:

1. Bookmark Math
2. Independent Reading Time
3. What Good Readers Do
4. "The Lotus Eaters"
5. "The Cyclops"

Agenda, January 16

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget about your Wondrous Words.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can brag.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. Applying the Hero's Cycle
3. "The Lotus Eaters"
4. "The Cyclops"

Agenda, January 15

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget about your Wondrous Words.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can read closely and carefully.
• I can brag.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. The Odyssey, Books 1-8
3. "I am Laertes' Son" and "The Lotus Eaters"

Agenda, January 13

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Tonight: Read for 15 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. Don't forget about your Wondrous Words.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can take useful notes.
• I can share important details with a small group.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. The Hero's Journey
3. The Odyssey, Books 1-8

Agenda, January 11

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Saturday AND Sunday: Read for 30 minutes AND record your reading on your bookmark. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can organize my backpack.
• I can work with a group to identify key ideas.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. Bookmarks
3. Organization Friday
4. The Odyssey, Books 1-8

Agenda, January 10

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Do Every Day: Bring an independent reading book.
• Do Every Night: Read for 15 minutes and record your reading on your bookmark. 

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can take useful notes.
• I can work with a partner to decode complex text.

Today's Agenda:

1. Independent Reading Time
2. Bookmarks
3. The Odyssey Tea Party (Tea not included. Sorry.)
4. "The Invocation of the Muse"

Agenda, January 8

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Due when you walk in the door Tomorrow: Bring an independent reading book. We're going to the library tomorrow, or you may check out a book from the classroom library.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can read for pleasure.
• I can take useful notes.

Today's Agenda:

1. To the Library!
2. The Odyssey Tea Party (Tea not included. Sorry.)

Agenda, January 8

• Due January 23: Honors Agreement Assignment #1
• Due when you walk in the door Thursday: Bring an independent reading book. We're going to the library tomorrow, or you may check out a book from the classroom library.

Today's Learning Targets:

• I can win a snowball fight.
• I can share my ideas with my classmates.
• I can take useful notes.

Today's Agenda:

1. Book talk
2. Snowball Quiz
3. The Odyssey Introductory Notes