Tuesday, October 30

6th and 7th grade:
•Go to the library
•Review study guide
•AR

Monday, October 29

6th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (using words and definitions from last week)
•Make a study guide for the test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins", Author's Purpose, and Point-of-View (test will be Thursday)

7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test (using words and definitions from last week)
•Make a study guide for the test over "A Retrieved Reformation", Author's Purpose, and Point-of-View (test will be Thursday)

Wednesday, October 24

6th grade:
•5 W's chart
•Halloween activity
6th hour:  Watch Taylor Swift live webcast -- Read Every Day
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity
•Halloween writing activity
•NO HW

*There will be NO Spelling and Vocabulary Test this week.  We will use the same spelling words and vocabulary terms for next week's test.

Tuesday, October 23

6th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity:
  -cut out examples of books that entertain, persuade, and inform
  -paste them to the Author's Purpose pie chart
•Listen to Tumblebooks
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose Activity:
  -cut out examples of entertaining, informing, and persuasive text
  -paste them on the chart provided
•NO HW

Monday, October 22

6th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Point-of-View notes
•Author's Purpose activity (due tomorrow)

7th grade:
•Unit 11 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Point-of-View notes
•Author's Purpose and Point-of-View pre-test
•NO HW

Friday, October 19

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, October 18

6th grade:
•Listen to audio story
•Take notes and write a summary over the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins" -- due tomorrow

7th grade:
•Reread "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Answer Critical Thinking questions with a partner -- due tomorrow

*AR is due November 7th!
*Study for Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Test (it's tomorrow!!!)

Wednesday, October 17

6th grade:
•Another Pathway (p. 73) -- Completed in class
•Alternative Activity (p. 74) -- Completed in class

7th grade:
•Alternative Activity #1 (p. 36)
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)
•Spelling Skillbuilder (HW if not finished in class)

Tuesday, October 16

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Strategic Reading
•Vocabulary Skillbuilder (HW if not completed in class)

7th grade:
•Finish reading "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Strategic Reading
•Reading Skillbuilder

Monday, October 15

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 10 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Go to the library

*AR deadline has been extended to November 7th!

Friday, October 12

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journal
•AR

Thursday, October 11

6th grade:
•Discuss Author's Purpose and take notes
•Continue reading "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Reflection questions

7th grade:
•Discuss Author's Purpose and take notes
•Preview the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Begin reading the story
•Reflection questions

Wednesday, October 10

6th grade:
•Write down vocabulary from the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Preview the story

7th grade:
•Write down vocabulary from the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Preview the story

Tuesday, October 9

6th grade:
•Test over "The White Umbrella" and its vocabulary
•AR

7th grade:
•Test over "The Chief's Daughter" and its vocabulary
•AR

Monday, October 8

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 9 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Test Review game on internet (whole class)
•NO HW

Friday, October 5

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling and Vocabulary Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

Thursday, October 4

6th and 7th grade:
•Make a study guide over the story and vocabulary from the story
•Study!!!

*Test will be on Tuesday after a day of review

Wednesday, October 3

6th grade:
•Responding Options over "The White Umbrella"
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#s 1-5)
  -Literary Concepts
  -Critic's Corner
  -Words to Know
•HW if not completed in class

7th grade:
•Listen to "The Chief's Daughter"
•Summary over the story

Tuesday, October 2

6th grade:
•Listen to audio story
•1/2 page summary over "The White Umbrella" (write while listening)
•NO HW

7th grade:
•Peer review of story
•Responding Options over "The Chief's Daughter" (p. 271):
  -from Personal Response to Critical Analysis #s 2-5
  -Critic's Corner
  -Literary Concepts
  -Words to Know
•HW if not finished in class

Monday, October 1

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 8 Spelling and Vocabulary Pre-test
•Go to the library!