October 30-Nov. 2

Monday--finish reading Fine? start checklist 1

due at the beginning of class Wednesday

6.RL.1, 6.RL.4, 6.RL.5, 6.RL.6, 6.L.4, 6.L.6

Tuesday--Fine? checklist 1

due tomorrow

6.RL.1, 6.RL.4, 6.RL.5, 6.RL.6, 6.L.4, 6.L.6

Wednesday--go over checklist 1 start working on checklist 2

due at the beginning of class Friday

6.RL.3, 6.RL.4, 6.RL.5, 6.RL.6, 6.L.4, 6.L.6

Thursday--Fine? checklist 2

due tomorrow

6.RL.3, 6.RL.4, 6.RL.5, 6.RL.6, 6.L.4, 6.L.6

Friday--go over checklist 2        plot level up

due at the end of class today

6.RL.3

October 9-13

Discuss team meetings Finish compare/contrast essay

due at the end of the period Tuesday

6.W.6.2, 6.W.6.4, 6.W.6.5, 6.W.6.10

test over "The Ravine" and vocabulary

study for 10 minutes in class

6.RL.6.1, 6.RL.6.4, 6.RL.6.5

No Red Ink diagnostic assessment

continue reading for team meeting

6.L.6.1, 6.L.6.2

finish all preparations for team meeting

all team meeting information due Friday

6.RL.6.1, 6.RL.6.3, 6.RL.6.4, 6.RL.6.5, 6.W.6.2, 6.W.6.4, 6.SL.6.1, 6.SL.6.6

Team Meeting

Oct. 2-6

Periods 2, 3, 5, 7

Monday "The Ravine" Socratic Seminar

question/answer  reflection/self-evaluation

6.SL.1, 6.SL.6.4, 6.SL.6.6

Tuesday prewriting activity: Vinny and Joe-Boy

graphic organizer due tomorrow

6.RL.6.3, 6.RL.6.7

Wednesday write compare/contrast essay on Vinny and Joe-Boy

work on essay-due Thursday at the end of the period

6.W.6.2, 6.W.6.4, 6.W.6.5, 6.W.6.10

Thursday finish compare/contrast essay

due at the end of the period today

6.W.6.2, 6.W.6.4, 6.W.6.5, 6.W.6.10

Friday NO SCHOOL

Sept. 25-29

Monday
Finish reading The Ravine

Tuesday
reread pages 6-9 in The Ravine

silent discussion activity

Wednesday
reread pages 10-12 in The Ravine
small group discussion

Thursday
Socratic Seminar practice
Finish group discussion questions

Friday
Socratic Seminar practice and preparation

Sept. 18-22

Monday

finish getting notebooks ready for The Ravine (personification, simile, dialect)

Tuesday

discuss academic and story vocabulary words

start stations:

The Jumping Tree
level up: inferences
personification/similes
vocabulary

Wednesday

finish stations

The Jumping Tree
level up: inferences
personification/similes
vocabulary

Thursday

go over stations
discuss dialect
listen to The Ravine

Friday

reread pages 3-5 in The Ravine

answer story questions

next week:
Monday-go over questions with table groups

reread pages 6-9 in The Ravine

silent discussion activity

Tuesday-reread pages 10-12 in The Ravine

small group discussion

Wednesday-Vinny web activity and study for test

Thursday-test over The Ravine and vocab

Friday-start writing assignment

May 15-19

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
think it through
lit circles--read

Tuesday
think it through
lit circles--read

Wednesday
think it through
book talk 4
start lit circle projects

Thursday
think it through
lit circle projects

Friday
think it through
lit circle projects--due TODAY at the end of class

Period 6
Monday
no class--6th grade going away party (PTA)

Tuesday
think it through
book club

Wednesday
think it through
book club

Thursday
think it through
book club

Friday
think it through
book club

May 8-12

Periods 2, 3, 4

Monday

Abandoned Farmhouse assignment

Lit circle reading

Tuesday

STAR test

Wednesday

Book fair

Lit circle reading

Thursday

Lit circle reading

Friday

Book talk #3

Period 6

Monday

Abandoned Farmhouse 

Book club

Tuesday

STAR test

Wednesday

Book fair

Book club

Thursday

Book club

Friday

Book club

May 1-May 5

Periods 2, 3, 4

Monday

book talk

Tuesday

The Abandoned Farmhouse

lit circle reading day

Wednesday

The Abandoned Farmhouse

lit circle reading day

Thursday

The Abandoned Farmhouse

lit circle reading day

Friday

book talk

Period 6

Monday

finish iLit test

book pass

Tuesday

get in book club groups

start reading

Wednesday

book group reading day

Thursday

book group reading day

Friday

book group reading day

April 3-April 7

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
rhyme and rhyme scheme
The Brook-annotate sounds and rhythms (DUE TOMORROW)

Tuesday
types of poetry-notes

Wednesday
limericks

Thursday
ode/haiku

Friday
smarter balanced practice test

Period 6
Monday
start iLit Unit 7, lesson 1

Tuesday
iLit Unit 7, lesson 2

Wednesday
iLit Unit 7, lesson 3

Thursday
iLit Unit 7, lesson 4

Friday
iLit Unit 7, lesson 5

March 26-March 31

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
Write a reading response in your reading notebooks
Work on poetry reading strategies with "Casey at the Bat" (due tomorrow)

Tuesday
notes on imagery--interactive notebook
imagery practice

Wednesday
Poetry practice-topic and theme
"Mending Wall" practice

Thursday
Choose a poem from your Collections book
Use poetry reading strategies for presentation (Monday)

Friday
Continue working on presentation--due Monday

Period 6
Monday
finish lesson 27
start lesson 28

Tuesday
lesson 29

Wednesday
lesson 32

Thursday
lesson 33

Friday
work day

March 20-24

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
start compare/contrast
no homework

Tuesday
continue compare/contrast
Y chart (phones) due tomorrow

Wednesday
continue compare/contrast
iPhone/Droid essay due tomorrow
Write your own compare/contrast essay (working on this in homeroom Thursday/Friday)--due Monday

Thursday
start poetry--read poems and discuss characteristics

Friday
continue poetry--discuss new terms and strategies
"Casey at the Bat" and poetry strategies due Monday

Period 6
Monday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 22

Tuesday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 23

Wednesday
Finish iLit Unit 4, lesson 23
Start lesson 24

Thursday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 25

Friday
work day

March 6-March 10

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
finish up station assignments
work on vocabulary.com-Unit 4 words (due Friday)

Tuesday
choose wild/exotic animal
begin research

Wednesday
continue research on exotic animal
start writing argumentative paper-rough draft due tomorrow

Thursday
proofread papers
finish exotic animal argumentative paper (due tomorrow)

Friday
hand in argumentative papers
debate-exotic animals

Period 6
Monday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 14

Tuesday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 15

Wednesday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 16

Thursday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 17

Friday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 18

February 2-March 3

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
work on paraphrasing in class

Tuesday
continue working on paraphrasing in class

Wednesday
discuss argumentative reading/writing
vocab assignment due tomorrow

Thursday
Stations--all work due Monday (questions from article, level up, paraphrasing)

Friday
Stations--all work due Monday  (questions from article, level up, paraphrasing)


Period 6
Monday
iLit unit 4, lesson 12

Tuesday
iLit unit 4, lesson 13

Wednesday
iLit unit 4, lesson 14

Thursday
iLit unit 4, lesson 15

Friday
iLit unit 4, lesson 16

February 20-24

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
no school

Tuesday
descriptive writing

Wednesday
finish descriptive writing

Thursday
read descriptive essays

Friday
Challenge Day

Period 6
Monday
no school

Tuesday
descriptive writing

Wednesday
finish descriptive writing

Thursday
iLit

Friday
Challenge Day

Feb. 13-17

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
Eleven
Station work (reading, writing, level up, questions)

Tuesday
Eleven
Station work (reading, writing, level up, questions)

Wednesday
go over station work
complete questions for Socratic Seminar

Thursday
Socratic Seminar

Friday
no school-teacher inservice

Period 6
Monday
iLit Unit 4, lesson 7

Tuesday
iLit unit 4, lesson 8

Wednesday
iLit unit 4, lesson 9

Thursday
iLit unit 4, lesson 10

Friday
no school-teacher inservice

Jan. 30-Feb. 3

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
library
introduce team meeting
read

Tuesday
read
work on team meeting

Wednesday
Junior Achievement day

Thursday
finish team meeting

Friday
team meeting in groups

Period 6
Monday
finish iLit unit 3

Tuesday
test over unit 3

Wednesday
Junior Achievement day

Thursday
iLit unit 4, lesson 1

Friday
iLit unit 4, lesson 2

Jan. 23-27

Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
"Popular Zoo Animals" tasks 1 and 2

Tuesday
"Popular Zoo Animals" tasks 1 and 2 (due today)

Wednesday
finish up literary elements from Friday

Period 6
Monday
Plot diagram

Tuesday
Plot diagram

Wednesday
Thank You, Mr. Falker plot diagram

Thursday
iLit unit 3 lesson 4

Friday
iLit unit 3 lesson 5

January 9-13
Periods 2, 3, 4
Monday
Figurative language stations-due Thursday

Tuesday
Figurative language stations-due Thursday

Wednesday
STAR test

Thursday
Figurative language quiz

Friday
NO SCHOOL

Period 6
Monday
Figurative language stations

Tuesday
Figurative language stations

Wednesday
STAR test

Thursday
Figurative language quiz

Friday
NO SCHOOL