11/26--WInter break

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Tuesday 11/20

10 minutes to fall into your books. Enjoy them.

Now we will listen to songs and point out the many ways songs are developed.
If you were out today--check out the lyrics and prompts here.

HW: Read 20 minutes and have a wonderful break

Monday 11/19

10 minutes to savor our books
Simile discussion--Link to a fun prompt

Annie's song by John Denver discussion
If you are out today, click this link to see what types of things we are noticing about the song

HW: Read 20 minutes

Thursday/Friday 11/15-16

Thursday 1/2 day due to parent teacher conferences--20 minutes still for HW
Friday:
SNOW DAY

Wednesday 11/14

SOC

10 minutes

Finish discussion 100 Years--listen one last time

Slideshow

Quiz

HW: 20 minutes of reading--keep an eye out for simile/metaphor or personification.

Tuesday 11/13

SOC

Discuss: Music as literature

Read/Wonder/Think

100 years by Five for  Fighting

HW: Read 20 minutes
 Be on the look out for a song you like that is appropriate for school (This song NOT due until sometime next week)

Friday 11/9

15 minutes of blissful reading
Poetry--what is it? why are we afraid of it?

read "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes

HW: Read 20 minutes (some of you have some catch up reading to do--fall into your books for a bitr longer than 20 minutes!) Enjoy the long weekend

Thursday 11/7

Hand in paragraphs
10 minutes of reading
Use examples to discuss what makes a good paragraph.
Make any revisions necessary to your paragraph and submit it as a google doc.

HW: 20 minutes of reading

Wednesday 11/7

SOC (x2)
10 minute read
5 minutes discuss TYM--Forgiveness, kindness, and empathy can have a positive impact on a person’s life.  How does Mrs. Jones’s kindness to Roger change him?

R A C E
Answer question (on looseleaf) using R A C E model

HW: Complete paragraph and be prepared to turn it in right off in tomorrow's class. You do not have to read tonight.

Tuesday 11/6

10 minutes to read
Discuss character in general
Work with partner to "Flag" places where Hughes develops his characters.
HW: Fill in one line on the google doc from your class period. AND READ 20 MINUTES
Google doc for period 2

Google doc for period 7

Google doc period 8

Monday 11/5

10 minutes of reading
Discussion "Thank You Ma'am"
Small group reread
flag areas where you see characters being developed.
Add ideas to google doc Take care to avoid repeats.

HW: Read 20 minutes

Friday 11/2

SOC (x2)
10 minutes of blissful reading
distribute story Thank You Ma'am by Langston Hughes
Read story and discuss

HW: 20 minutes of reading.

Thursday 11/1

Happy Día de Muertos

10 minutes of reading
Discuss "The Landlady"
Fix plot chart of LRRHood

HW: Read 20 minutes