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Standard ELA Assignments

Instructor
Kimberly Barron
Term
2017 - 2018 School Year
Department
Language Arts & Writing
Description

Week of May 14-18, 2018

Monday – Write a constructed response to “Diary of a Teenage Refugee”

Tuesday – Finish constructed response if not finished Monday; begin reading “Seventh Grade”

Wednesday – Field Day

Thursday – Finish reading “Seventh Grade”; work on “Seventh Grade” activities

Friday – Finish up “Seventh Grade”

 

 

Week of April 30-May 4, 2018

We will be reading Romeo and Juliet this week.  A Readworks quiz will be given Wednesday.

The test on Romeo and Juliet will be given on May 10, 2018.  Study guides have been put on Schoology.  This is a major test.  Do not wait until the last minute to study.

 

 

Week of April 21-26, 2018

We will be reading Romeo and Juliet this week.  A test on the characters will be given Wednesday. 

 

Week of April 16-20, 2018

 

M – Characters in Romeo and Juliet

T – Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet

W – Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet

TH – Romeo and Juliet character quiz; Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet

F – IXL Review Chart Due; Read and discuss Romeo and Juliet

 
 
 
Week of April 9-13, 2018
 
M -- F
 
 
This week, students will review the following skills for TN Ready testing:
 
 Analyze short stories
 

 Choose evidence to support a claim

Identify supporting details in informational text

Classify logical fallacies

Trace an argument

Compare information from two texts

Compare two texts with different genres

Identify and correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

Use dashes

Suggest appropriate revisions

Formatting quotations in dialogue

Correct errors in everyday use

 
 
 
Week of April 2-6, 2018
 
M --  CAB practice assessment
T --  CAB practice assessment
W --  Shakespeare Bio quiz; IXL
TH --  CAB practice assessment
F --  CAB practice assessment
 
 
Week of March 26-30
 
M -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare bio
T -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare bio
W -- Work on IXL Q1, Q2; Shakespeare bio
Th -- Work on IXL Q3, Q4; Go over Shakespeare bio
F -- No School
 
 
 
Week of March 19, 2018
 
M -- finish essay text evidence
T -- Tennessee Shakespeare Company presentation
W --  Begin working on essay
TH -- work on essay
F --  work on essay; rough draft due Sunday
 
 
Week of February 26-March 2, 2018
 
M -- Essay from Scope
T -- Discuss Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom; begin quick write
W -- Finish quick write
Th -- Collect evidence for essay
F -- Begin writing essay
 
 
 
 
 
Week of February 12-16
 
M -- Tech demo (teacher was out due to illness and will be rescheduled)
T -- Gandhi Think Questions 
W -- Gandhi  -- Finish Think Questions
TH -- Nelson Mandela -- First read and introduce writing assignment
F--  No school for students
 
 
 
 
 
Week of February 5-9, 2018
 
M -- Power Assessment; Work on Scope worksheets
T --  Webquest on Gandhi
W -- Test on Harriet Tubman book; continue Webquest:  Scope worksheets due
TH --  Gandhi webquest due; Gandhi First Read
F -- Gandhi Think Questions
 
Note:  The test on Harriet Tubman will be a written one.  Be sure you can write a short summary of the book, a personal reflection, why Harriet was called Moses, and how the Underground railroad worked.
 
 
 
Week of January 29-February 2
 
M -- sentence editing
T -- Easy CBM
W -- Easy CBM
TH -- Harriet Tubman (Scope)
F -- Symbolism (Harriet Tubman novel)
 
 
Week of January 22-26, 2018
 
M -- Quiz on Ch. 1-5 of novel; reading time 
T -- Harriet Tubman journal entry
W -- Begin reading Harriet Tubman from Scope
TH -- Continue Scope reading
F -- Quiz on Ch. 6-11 of novel; continue Scope reading 
 
Week of January 1, 2018
 
M -- No School
T -- No School
W -- No School
TH -- Introduction to Q3 novel and how to access it online; Harriet Tubman/Underground Railroad Webquest
F -- Harriet Tubman/Underground Railroad Webquest
 
Week of December 11, 2017
 
M -- Finish/re-do PS Assessment quiz; make-up work -- Bring library book to class today.
T, W, TH -- "Gift of the Magi; a test over the story will be given on Thursday
F -- This will be the last day that work is accepted for Q2.  Please check PS to see if you have any missing work. 
 
 
 
Week of December 4, 2017
 
M -- Turn in final copy of "I, Too..." theme analysis (Schoology)
T --  Q2 Essay Rough Draft
W -- Q2 Essay Rough Draft
TH --  Q2 Essay Rough Draft -- Submit to Schoology
F --  Q2 Final CFA in Power Assessments
 
 
Week of November 20, 2017
 
M -- PS Assessment
T -- PS Assessment
W -- Thanksgiving break
TH -- Thanksgiving break
F -- Thanksgiving break
 
Have a safe Thanksgiving break!
 
 
 
Week of November 13, 2017
 
M -- revisit themes in The Giver
T -- Quiz on Ch 21-23, The Giver; Close read over chapter 23, paragraphs 33-36
W --The Giver discussion groups
TH --  The Giver discussion groups
F -- Final revision of themes -- submit to Schoology for grading
 
 
 
 
Week of October 30, 2017
 
M -- Theme and Character in The Giver; HW:  Complete Bellwork sheet for the week
T -- Determine theme in The Giver (group work); find evidence that supports themes 
W -- Quiz on chapters 1-5 (The Giver); HW:  review chapters 6-9
Th-- Work on theme assignment; review chapters 6-9
F -- Quiz on chapter 6-9 (The Giver); time to read/make-up work; HW: review chapters 10-15 for quiz on Monday, November 6
 
YOU SHOULD BE READING THE GIVER PER THE SCHEDULE YOU WERE GIVEN.
 
 
 
 
 
Week of October 23, 2017
 
M -- Gladiator First read; HW -- Read The Giver and complete bellwork for the week
T -- Informational Text Structure; HW -- Read The Giver
W -- Gladiator Close Read and focus questions; HW -- Read The Giver
TH -- Present focus questions; HW -- Read The Giver
F -- The Giver; instructions on journal project; HW -- Read The Giver
 
Week of October 16, 2017

M-- "Reality TV and Society"; HW view Power Point on Schoology and write a 1/2 page response to a topic that is on the last slide; complete bellwork for the week
T-- Compare and Contrast Activity for "Reality TV and Society"
W-- Author's Purpose and Point of View
TH-- Quickwrite
F-- PS Assessment; mobile peer review
 
 
 
Week of Sept. 25-29
 
M — finish “Barrio Boy”
T — Objective summary “Barrio Boy”
W — Edit and submit objective summary
TH — Begin extended essay
F — Clash of the Dragons
 
Week of Sept. 11-15, 2017
 
M -- The Hobbit story elements; HW is to complete the story elements worksheet
T --  The Hobbit, Chapters 1 and 2
W -- The Hobbit, Chapters 3 and 4
TH -- The Hobbit, Chapter 5; students will go to the library half of the period
F --  No school for students
 
 
 
Week of Sept. 4, 2017
 
M -- Labor Day -- no school
T -- Webquest on The Hobbit
W -- Go over vocabulary words; Easy CBM
TH-- Finish Easy CBM; work on vocabulary packet
F -- Voc. Quiz 
 
Week of August 28, 2017
 
M -- work in groups to identify textual evidence for the "Rikki-tikki-tavi" constructed response 
T -- topic sentence/citing evidence in constructed response; write rough draft of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" constructed response
W -- finalize "RTT" constructed response; 
TH -- Begin The Hobbit, StudySync Blast
F -- continue The Hobbit
 
Week of August 21, 2107
 
M -- Eclipse Day -- Bellwork; read library book; watch eclipse video
T -- "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi'
W -- "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
TH -- begin constructed response for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
F -- finish constructed response for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
 
Week of August 14, 2017
 
M -- Editing sheets
T -- Students receive StudySync accounts
W --  StudySync Blast
TH --  Skill:  Annotation
F --  Skill: Theme; begin reading "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"
 
 Week of August 7, 2017
 
M -- Turn in summer work; go over class syllabus
T --  Tee shirt project
W --  Finish tee shirt project; begin writing/survey packet
TH --  Work on writing/survey packet
F -- Go to library to check out books

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