MARCH

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Week 1

10-14

What is poetry?

Poetic terms notes

Introduce Figurative Language challenge

Watch figurative language in pop culture

Poetic terms sort and check

HW: Music sheet

Hyperbole clips

Go over music sheet

Pass out MCA folders

INFER strategy notes

Review INFER

Begin “Crow is Walking”

Figurative Language Challenge!

Figurative language summative

Finish “Crow is Walking”

HW: “Oppression” Langston Hughes - INFER (Formative)

Monday

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Week 2

17-21

“Oppression” partner and group share

Notes on THIEVES for MCA

“Rivulet” independent

iRead

Go over figurative language summative

GPS?

What are mood and tone? BrainPOP video and quiz (formative)

Go over BrainPOP answers

Connotation word sort activity

Study island - Poetry, Mood and Tone

203 lab

This will go in the gradebook!

Clay marble poems

Questions on mood, tone and poetry comprehension SUMMATIVE

Ms. Erickson gone

Monday

Tuesday

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Week 3

24-28

Review: Connotation vs denotation

word sort activity (green half sheet)

If time: Begin “A seat on the bus”

Connotation vs denotation exit slip

“A Seat on the Bus” - Student lead, together

Connotation example question

Finish “A Seat on the Bus” - Together

Begin Formative: “Morning Ride” - take home and complete for tomorrow

Fact vs Opinion Review

Begin “Ice hockey” together

Literary terms question

Finish “Ice hockey” together

Begin “The Sightless Artist” - take home and complete for monday

Hand in all formatives so far

MAR/APR

Monday

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Week 4

31-4

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Week 5

7-11

Hand back formatives and go over - figure out why you got the score you did.  Check with me to make sure you are correct.

Book Check out

iRead if finished early

Begin summative “Grandpa’s Mountain”

iRead if done early

HW: “Grandpa’s Mountain” if not finished

Begin summative “Lake Baikal”

iRead if done early

HW: “Lake Baikal” if not finished - Needs to be turned in ASAP in the morning of the next day

Look over summatives

Review: Fact and opinion

Begin Peanut article

together - INF

independent finish for homework

Go over the rest of the Peanut article together

Test taking vocab words in yellow folder

INFER/THIEVES pop quiz

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Week 6

14-17

INFER pop quiz - go over as review

POA MCA

Test Taking skills Brain POP - quiz

MCA READING

Relax day

MCA READING

Relax day

MCA READING MAKEUP

MCA post-quiz

Introduce research- Unit map and Phase One Packet

Shakespeare WebQuest

http://zunal.com/process.php?w=68364

MOBILE A C

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Week 7

21-25

Everyday edit?

go over WebQuest

Narrow and choose a topic based off of background information - if you’re not sure or want a review, watch more background videos

Begin brainstorming research questions - phase one “I Wonder” question video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWyA2T_EPwg

HW: At least 8 questions

MCA MATH

check off questions

Students begin  second chart.  Fill in topic.  Pass and add (x3)

What questions come to mind when you hear their topic?  What do YOU want to know about it?  What do YOU already know?

review inquiry question video

HW: two best questions for class and double check criteria finish brainPOP chart

Mobile A/B 1st&3rd

MC lab 4th

MCA MATH

Everyday edit?

BrainPOP Research video and chart - last page of phase 1

Go over together and hand in P1 packet

Hand out P2 packet, make changes/annotations to BrainPOP activity???

HW: First page of P2 packet done for class tomorrow - Independent watch “Internet Search” BrainPOP and complete “List the Steps” and “Narrow it Down”

MCA MATH

Independent watch “Internet Search” BrainPOP and complete “List the Steps” and “Narrow it Down”

Internet search BrainPOP and worksheet - pair share, whole class

Page 2

Mobile A/C

MCA MATH

Everyday edit?

Search terms importance example - Martin Luther King

Page 3 of P2 packet due for Monday - Making effective searches

Mobile A/C

APR/MAY

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

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Friday

Week 8

28-2

MCA MATH

Everyday edit?

Go over answers to Online Sources BP Wkst - What makes a good source? Page 4

why do we need multiple sources?

iRead time

MC Computer Lab

MCA MATH

Finish last page of phase two packet - I can access the cred. and accuracy of a source

Turn in Phase 2 packet

HW: Phase 3 packet - Plagiarism video and quiz

If done early - typing games or quiet work

MC Computer Lab

MCA MATH

Everyday edit?

Go over plagiarism quiz

go over rubrics and briefly explain inquiry notes for class tomorrow

HW: Paraphrase and Plagiarism BrianPOP activities due tomorrow

iRead if finished early

MCA MATH

What are inquiry notes?  How do I fill them in/access them? - watch inquiry notes video

Make your own copy.  Must find one accurate and credible source by the end of the hour.

All boxes in that row need to be completed.

MC Computer Lab

MCA MATH

Everyday edit?

Continue looking for credible sources - must have at least four by end of the hour, needs to be a variety of sources

Watch text features video and take the quiz

Text features.  You will not be able to answer the questions on the test if you do not watch it HW if not done in class.

MC Computer Lab

4th - A B Cart

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Week 9

5-9

Everyday edit?

Go over answers to practice text features test

Lab to begin  bibliography video/work

Bibliography video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9cP0VCQBq80&safe=active

MC Computer Lab

Summative on text features - Study Island

Work time for bibliographies - three to score a three done for Thursday

HW:Turn in phase 3 packet with printed inquiry notes and bibliographies

Begin phase 4 - listen to discussion

MC Computer Lab

Everyday edit?

Phase 4 - listen to discussion and complete packet

Finalize materials for discussion - checklist

Begin gathering background on play.

http://vimeo.com/34570219  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVBFj_v9lz8&safe=active

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywlHc06Ynyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9qZsnMNie0

http://video.about.com/shakespeare/Shakespeare--Taming-of-the-Shrew-Overview.htm

MC Computer Lab

8 ipods

discussion share out for research information

Come back to unit map??

MC Computer Lab

8 ipods

Everyday edit summative

MAP PPT and talk about next week

Talk about specifically “Taming” - read summary

Begin movie?!

MC Computer Lab

Monday

Tuesday

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Week 10

12-16

Taming of the Shrew

Taming of the Shrew

MAP Test

MAP Test

Taming of the Shrew Finish move

Begin translating lines Shakespeare - You’re order out of

Sentence structure

Monday

Tuesday

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Friday

Week 11

19-23

Finish movie

importance of Shakespeare worksheet

Begin translating lines Shakespeare - You’re order out of

Go over “You’re Order Out Of”

Formative to be done in groups and then shared as a class

Completed designated lines for HW - turn in tomorrow

Groups assigned

determine who will play what parts

Read through no fear shakespeare lines

begin translating/copying lines into Reader’s Notebook

iPads 26

Hand back second formative practice - Translation Summative

When done continue work with translating and slimming.

Draft of lines are written in Reader’s Notebook.

Begin typing final script??  Google doc to be printed and turned in with final materials????? Class time to work on this Tuesday?  Work on over the weekend??

iPads 26

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Tuesday

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Week 12

26-30

No School Memorial Day

JUNE

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Tuesday

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Week  13

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