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Due dates:
  • May 15 - Book Report finished
  • May 15 - 1st round of corrections 
  • May 16 - 2nd round of corrections
  • May 20/21 - video ready to show
​Important Stuff:
Here's the Schedule for the last two days of school.
​Click here for info about the Comprehensive Exam.

​Click here to download "Future Me."
​Click here to download "Grrr!"

⬇︎Here's what we're doing each day. ⬇︎

MONDAY

May 20
  • No class
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TUESDAY

May 21
  • If you want to see your final paper, email me.
  • Checking-in Animal Farm books
  • Make-up exams
  • Book reports and videos
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WEDNESDAY - FRIDAY

No school!!!
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MONDAY

May 13
  • Research paper grades
  • Review games over Vocab, spelling, grammar, and reading passages
  • Time to work on your book report and/or video
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TUESDAY

May 14
  • Finals calculator
  • Comprehensive exams 
  • Time to work on your book report and/or video​  [The Google Slides part is due today.]
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THURSDAY

May 16
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MONDAY

May 6
  • NWEA make-ups
  • Silent Reading
  • Did we read "Grrr!"?
  • Discussing last-minute formatting corrections
  • 30-second video survey
  • Share your Book Report file with me.
  • TinyCards 10 due today
  • Work Time (corrections, book report, etc.)
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TUESDAY

May 8
  • ​NWEA make-ups
  • Silent Reading
  • Journal: What was your favorite thing we read this semester?  Why?  What was your least favorite?  Why?
  • Starting "The Neglected Senses"
  • Simple Stuff 15 due today
  • Work Time (corrections, book report, etc.)​
Go ahead and print your corrected paper whenever it's ready.  Turn in the corrected one and the new one.  ​
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THURSDAY

May 10
  • Discussing the comprehensive exams​
  • Watching "Animal Farm"
  • The Book Report should be halfway finished by the end of class.
  • Comprehension Practice 12 due today
  • Work Time (corrections, book report, etc.)
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MONDAY

April 29
  • Silent Reading
  • Discussing the NWEA
  • Research paper corrections
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TUESDAY

April 30
  • ​NWEA
  • Research paper corrections
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THURSDAY

May 2
  • A little poetry
  • NWEA
  • Research paper corrections
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MONDAY

[No school this Monday]
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TUESDAY

April 23
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • Read "Civil Peace," starting on p.389.
  • Answer questions 1-4 on p.395.
  • TinyCards 9 is due today.
  • Start making corrections on your research paper.  Look at the "Proofreading," "MLA Samples," and "Editing" pages to help.
DO NOT re-print your paper yet.
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THURSDAY

April 25
  • Silent Reading
  • Intro to the Book Report
  • Correcting your MLA format: 
    • Header/heading
    • Margins
    • 1st person pronouns
    • ​In-text citations
    • Works Cited
  • Comprehension Practice 11  is due today.
  • Continue making corrections on your research paper.  Look at the "Proofreading," "MLA Samples," and "Editing" pages to help.
DO NOT re-print your paper yet.
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No Wildcat Day this week
April 16
  • Silent Reading
  • ​Reward movie
April 18
  • Silent Reading
  • ​Reward movie
  • How to do in-text citations
April 8
  • Silent Reading
  • Going over Vocab 8
  • Discussing our new schedule for TC, SS & CP
  • Setting NWEA goals
  • TinyCards 8 due TODAY
  • Answer these questions in an email called "Necklace Questions":
    • p.382, #1 & #3 at the bottom
    • p.383, #2 & #4
  • Fill-in the chart on p.383.
  • If you have time, get started on SS 13 & 14.
April 9
  • Silent Reading
  • Discussing the sub work for Thursday
  • Journal:
  • Starting "The Golden Touch"
  • HS: ​S+V Combinations
  • Simple Stuff 13 & 14 due TODAY
  • Reviewing Vocab 8
April 11
* Any of these that you don't get finished today will be a ZERO. *
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • ​Finishing "The Golden Touch"
  • Answer questions #1-4 on p.456.  Write in the book.
  • Read through the top of p.458 and complete the chart on that page with details from this story.
  • Comprehension Practice 10 due TODAY
April 1
  • Silent Reading
  • Quiz over Vocab 6
  • Discussing grades
  • Time to work on your research paper 
    Today is the deadline if you want two chances to make corrections. 
  • Time to turn in ANY missing work 
    * Friday is the deadline for turning in ANYTHING due up to this point. *​
April 2
  • Silent Reading
  • Time to work on the Works Cited page (due Thursday)
  • Journal: Would you rather have $5,000 to spend at the mall, pass all your classes without doing any work the rest of the semester, or go back in time one year and do this year over again?  Explain your reasoning.
  • Starting "The Necklace"
April 4
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • More time for the Works Cited
  • Online poll​
  • Finishing "The Necklace"
  • Close reads, questions, etc.
March 26
  • State Assessment
  • Vocab/Spelling Quiz?
  • Working on your research paper?
  • Weekly work: [I won't record these until next Wednesday.]
    • Vocab 7
    • Comprehension Practice 9
    • Simple Stuff 11 & 12

March 25
  • New website pages about the research paper
    • "Grading"
    • "Editing" 
    • "Formatting" (for another day)
  • Peer editing activity

March 21
March 19
  • Silent Reading -OR- online enrollment
  • Journal: Note to Self
  • Finishing "Future Me" (writing your ending and then reading the real ending)
  • Writing How-To: Punctuation within quotations
  • How to write the introduction & conclusion
  • Peer editing

March 18
  • Silent Reading
  • Starting "Future Me"
  • Mrs. McKenzie might be coming to do your online enrollment.
  • If we have time, you could get started on TinyCards 6, Comprehension Practice 8, and Simple Stuff 9 & 10, but .
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March 7
March 5
  • Silent Reading
  • Reminders
  • Vocab/Spelling quiz
  • Time to finish your Counter Arguments rough draft

Feb. 28
  • Silent Reading
  • Typing the counter arguments verbatim
  • Researching for the counter argument
  • Five more notecards due

Feb. 26
  • Silent Reading
  • Writing How-To: Punctuation within quotations
  • Paragraph analysis [Can other people recognize your reasons?]
    • Giving each other suggestions
    • Revising your paragraphs
  • Vocab/Spelling quiz
  • "Challenge Me" activity
  • Hand-writing the counter arguments

Feb. 25
Feb. 21
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • HS: FANBOYS (review & quiz)
  • Writing/research:
    • Type your "one reason" paragraphs verbatim.
    • By the end of class today, you should have those paragraphs finished (with quotes, statistics, etc.).
  • Time to finish your TinyCards & Comprehension Practice

Feb. 19
  • Silent Reading
  • Journal: How's your research going so far?
  • Comprehension Practice 6
  • TinyCards 4
  • Writing How-To: Integrating a source into your sentence with signal words
  • Writing/research:
    • Type your "one reason" paragraphs verbatim.
    • By the end of class on Thursday, you should have those paragraphs finished (with quotes, statistics, etc.).

Feb. 12
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading chapter 10
  • Research questions
  • First five notecards and "One reason..." cards

Feb. 11
  • Grade Check (in PowerSchool)
  • Notecards
  • Comprehension Practice 5
  • Work Time:
    • turning in missing work
    • doing research

Feb. 7 [Snow Day]

Feb. 5
  • Reading chapter 9
  • Research paper requirements
  • Writing the 3rd reason paragraph
  • Quizlet Live (to prep for Thursday's Vocab quiz)
  • Comprehension Practice
  • Time to catch-up on missing work

Jan. 31
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • HS: Clauses (review & quiz)
  • Reading & discussing chapter 8
  • Turn in "Topic & Reasons" with at least two paragraphs written

Jan. 29
  • Silent Reading
  • HS: Clauses (Practice 1 & 2)
  • Journal: Unethical Boss
  • Reading & discussing chapter 7
  • Topic & Reasons

Jan. 28
  • Silent Reading
  • Spelling Quiz
  • Comprehension Practice
  • Simple Stuff 5 & 6
  • Time to catch-up on missing work

Jan. 24
Jan. 22
  • Silent Reading
  • Spelling Quiz
  • Vocab/Spelling
  • Comprehension Practice
  • Discussing Thursday
  • Reading chapter 5
  • Going over Test Prep A1
  • Starting Practice Paragraph #2

Jan. 17
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • Test Prep A1
  • Chapter 4
  • Focused Paragraph analysis/re-writing

Jan. 15
  • Silent Reading
  • Journal: How do you feel about taking orders from someone?
  • Reading & discussing chapter 3
  • Writing/research time: Should scientists use animals for testing medicines before using them on humans?  
    • Pick a side.
    • Think of one reason.
    • On paper, write a five-sentence paragraph telling your opinion and explaining that one reason. Use evidence, examples, stories, etc., as support.
  • HS: More practice finding the Subject & Verb
  • Keep working on SS, etc.

Jan. 14
Jan. 10
  • Silent Reading
  • Reading Log
  • HS: Subject+Verb(review & quiz)
  • Writing How-To: Topic Sentences
  • Reading & discussing chapter 2 of Animal Farm
  • Writing/research time: Should scientists use animals for testing medicines before using them on humans?  
    • Pick a side.
    • Think of one reason.
    • On paper, write a five-sentence paragraph telling your opinion and explaining that one reason. Use evidence, examples, stories, etc., as support.
  • Time to work on Simple Stuff, etc.

Jan. 8
  • Silent Reading
  • Journal: If you were an animal...
  • HS: Subject+Verb (Practice 1 & 2)
  • Reading & discussing chapter 1 of Animal Farm

Jan. 7
Jan. 3
Research Paper Due Dates

Jan. 29
  • Topic chosen
Jan. 31
  • Two hand-written "one reason" paragraphs due
Feb. 12
  • First five notecards due
Feb. 21
  • Rough draft due for two "one reason" paragraphs
Feb. 26
  • Hand-written counter arguments due
Feb. 28
  • ​Five more notecards due
March 5
  • Rough draft of counter arguments due
March 7
  • Rough draft of rebuttal due
March 18
  • Rough draft of Introduction due
March 19
  • Rough draft of Conclusion due
April 1
  • If you print it and turn it in by 3p.m. today, I'll proofread it this time and once more, meaning you'll have two chances to make corrections.
April 5
  • Works Cited due
April 8
  • If you print it and turn it in by 3p.m. today, I'll proofread it one time, meaning you'll have one chance to make corrections.
April 11
  • Last chance to turn it in!  If you print it and turn it in by 3p.m. today, you won't have any chance to make corrections.