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Daily Agenda and Handouts
Spring Semester

December 20- January 7

Read The Landlady and answer questions
Write/share a short story (time allowing)



the_landladyquestions.doc
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the_landladytext.doc
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January 8 - January 9


Write thank-you notes
Read Ray Bradbury's A Sound of Thunder and answer questions in your RNB
3_sentence_rule_for_thank_you_notes.doc
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thank-you-cheat-sheet.pdf
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a_sound_of_thunder.doc
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soundofthundersemques.doc
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January 10 - 13
Vanguard Classes: Discuss and respond to A Sound of Thunder. Respond to your choice of one out of the three questions with a full page of writing in your RNB
All classes: Have the Sound of Thunder questions and answers in your RNB

R3, P1, P3, P4- Istation testing (students may use their own headphones)

R2 and R4 will Istation test next week
R2 and R4 will view a video of a part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech and analyze it in their WNB

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January 14 - 15
R3, P1, P3, and P4 will view the I Have a Dream speech and fill out the Speech Analysis in their WNB (link and file above)

All classes will examine an example of a studen'ts I Have a Dream Speech and create thier own persuasive "I Have a Dream" essay on a STAAR composition box

Readers Notebooks are due January 23- 24
MYP will have 4 Reading Responses
VG will have 6 Reading Reponses
Everyone should have 9-10 boxes of their reading logs filled out
my_version_of_i_have_a_dream_7.pdf
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official_staar_composition_box.pdf
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i_have_a_dreamday2.doc
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outlining_persuasive_texts.doc
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persuasive_words.doc
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student-friendly_expository_essay_rubric.pdf
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January 16- 17

R2 and R4- Istation testing

I have a Dream Essay due, students will use the above rubric to evaluate their work/each other's work
8 Parts of Speech introduced
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parts_of_speech_mad_libs.doc
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eight_parts_of_speech_crossword_puzzle.pdf
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January 21- 22
Students write and discuss a one-page persuasive essay
Answer Whataburger questions
Students play Parts of Speech Jeopardy to review for quiz next time
Students do Parts of Speech worksheet (due next time)
parts_of_speech_chartandpractice.pdf
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January 23- 24
Parts of speech quiz
Reader's Notebooks due
Parts of speech practice/review due
Students will view Logos, Pathos, Ethos Powerpoint

Homework: Students need to bring one appropriate ad for analysis (please bring a physical ad and not cell phones).
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ethospathoslogos_ads.ppt
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February 3- 4


District Level Assesments

February 5 - 6


Computer lab day 
February 11 - 14
Persuasive presentations
February 20-21
Semicolons vs commas
February 24 -25

RNBs due
Students examine STAAR scoring examples
Reflective Writing on persuasive pieces (in WNB)
Nightjohn
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February 26-27
Analyzing character traits
Dialectical journal chart
Nightjohn

February 28 - March 3
In WNB: 1 page reflection on an academic mistake or misstep
Persuasive Requiz (if needed)

Vanguard finishes Nightjohn and all discussion questions, if they haven't already. Discussion questions due next time
R3 Reads Chapter 4-5

Vanguard is introduced to Nightjohn mini-project, Due March 6-7
Everyone is introduced to Extra Credit Opportunity

Reminder: Reading Notebooks due March 10-11
nightjohnnovelproject.docx
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extra_credit_for_ms.doc
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nightjohnch1.doc
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nightjohnch2-3.doc
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nightjohn4-5.doc
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nightjohn6-7.doc
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March 4 - 5

Vanguard classes- mini project work day
MYP classes- continue reading Nightjohn novel and doing discussion questions

Reminder: Reading Notebooks due March 10-11


March 6 - 7

Vanguard- Mini projects due
MYP- Nightjohn discussion questions due

Guided STAAR Writing Practice- students should take the time to complete ALL of the steps
Steps quiz coming next week

Reminder: Reading Notebooks due March 10-11
Extra credit due on March 10-11 also
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decisionsprompt.doc
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official_staar_composition_box.pdf
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March 10- 11
DLA

March 12- 13
STAAR Writing prep
Expository vs. Narrative
Narrative Do's
Introductions and hooks

Vanguard classes: Study essay steps and Expository vs. Narrative handouts for a quiz next time
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March 14- 24
Vanguard classes- Quiz
Go over STAAR writing practice test
Conclusions
Expository

MYP classes- Go over STAAR writing practice test
Conclusions

March 25- 26
Go over DLA
Word/Dictionary Activities
March 27- 28
Testing confessions
Expository essay practice

March 31 - April 1
STAAR Prep
Word bank poetry

April 2- 3
Newspaper/Blackout Poetry

April 4- 7
Literary devices journal
STAAR Reading prep
Creating a writing portfolio
STAAR Reflection

Vanguard- Book clubs (Ist meeting is on 4/10- 4/11)
MYP- Begin Holes

Everyone- Readers notebooks due 4/10-4/11
April 8- 9
"My Name is" Poem and writing our own "My Name" poems
Conflicts handout
Conversational prompts for social issues
April 10 - 11
All Classes: Reading Notebook Check

All Vanguard Classes: 1st book club meeting
All MYP: Classes: Holes

R2- Finish "The Last Dog" and questions
R3- WITS
R4, P1, P3, P4- Istation
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April 14 -15
R3- Istation
Intro poetry project
Haiku
STAAR Practice

April 16 -17
R2- Istation
STAAR Practice
Limericks

April 18
Field trip

April 21
VG: Book Club Meeting #2
MYP: Holes

Abuelito Who Poems
STAAR Practice

April 22
VG: Book Club Meeting #2
MYP: Holes

April 23
Concrete Poems

April 24
Abuelito Who Poems
Concrete Poems

April 25 -28
Quatrain
Acrostic

VG: Thank You Ma'am and questions
MYP: Holes
April 29 - 30
Sensory Poems
Free verse poems
How to read a poem
Abandoned Firehouse and discussion

HW: Bring your favorite famous poem for next time
how_to_read_a_poem_2.pdf
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May 1 -2
Bring in a famous poem and analyze
Poetry response demonstration
How to cite a poem in a bibliography
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VG: Book club meeting #3
Book club proposals/ plans

MYP: Holes
citing_a_poem.docx
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