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November Agenda

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MONDAY

02

Fact of the Day:

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

Content Objective: I can understand the different types of figurative language by defining each type using guided reading notes

Language Objective: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using content specific words such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole etc.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open YELLOW SYNCHRONOUS folder

Synchronous Class Work:

  1. Bell Work: None

  • Class Work:
    1. Characterization/Thank You Ma’am Quiz
    2. Done Early: Copy notes into notebook

Class Announcement:

Late Work Policy

Notebooks

Asynchronous Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open PURPLE ASYNCHRONOUS folder

  • Characterization/Thank You Ma’am Quiz
      • You need to join learning lab to do your quiz.

Agenda: B Day

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TUESDAY

03

NO SCHOOL

4 of 21

WEDNESDAY

04

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open YELLOW SYNCHRONOUS folder

Synchronous Class Work:

  1. Bell Work:
    1. 1st Hour: Start quiz, 40 minutes to complete.
    2. 3rd Hour: None, open notebooks

  • Class Work:
    • 1st Hour: Quiz & Matching activity
    • Figurative Language Notes

Class Announcement:

Late Work Policy

Notebooks

Asynchronous Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open PURPLE ASYNCHRONOUS folder

  • Figurative Language Matching

Agenda: A DAY

Content Objective: I can understand the different types of figurative language by defining each type using guided reading notes

Language Objective: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using content specific words such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole etc.

Fact of the Day:

Ketchup was once sold as medicine.

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THURSDAY

05

Content Objective: I can understand the different types of figurative language by defining each type using guided reading notes

Language Objective: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using content specific words such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole etc.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 10/05-10/09 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder

Synchronous Class Work:

  1. Bell Work: None, open digital notebooks

  • Class Work:
    1. Review Figurative Language

Asynchronous Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open PURPLE ASYNCHRONOUS folder

  • Figurative Language Practice

Joke of the Day:

Knock, Knock

Who's there?

Yodel-lay-he.

Yodel-lay-he-who?

I didn't know you

could yodel.

Agenda: B DAY

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FRIDAY

06

Content Objective: I can understand the different types of figurative language by defining each type using guided reading notes

Language Objective: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using content specific words such as simile, metaphor, hyperbole etc.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder

Synchronous Class Work:

  1. Bell Work: None, open digital notebooks

  • Class Work: Fig. Language Review
    1. 1st Hour: Review notes, practice #2
    2. 3rd Hour: In Class Practice, practice #2

Class Announcement:

Late work policy, conferences next week

Asynchronous Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open YELLOW 11/2 folder, open PURPLE ASYNCHRONOUS folder

  • Figurative Language Practice 1&2

Today in History:

1872, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote in the presidential election

Agenda: A DAY

7 of 21

MONDAY

09

Content: I can understand and analyze figurative language by identifying each type in sentences, song lyrics and advertisements.

Language: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using a sentence starters.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder.

Synchronous Class Work

  1. Bell Work: Open Digital notebook, review

  • Class Work:
    1. In Class Partner Fig. Lang. Activity

Class Announcement:

6th Hour: Quiz Friday!

Asynchronous Class Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open PURPLE Asynchronous folder.

  • Figurative Language Practice #2

Fact of the Day:

The most overdue library book was 288 years late.

Agenda: B DAY

8 of 21

TUESDAY

10

Content: I can understand and analyze figurative language by identifying each type in sentences, song lyrics and advertisements.

Language: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using a sentence starters.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder.

Synchronous Class Work

  1. Bell Work: Fig. Lang. Review

  • Class Work:
    1. In Class Partner Fig. Lang. Activity

Class Announcement:

1st/3rd Hour: Quiz Monday!

Asynchronous Class Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open PURPLE Asynchronous folder.

  • Figurative Language Practice #3

Joke of the Day:

What do firemen put in their soup?

Fire crackers!

Agenda: A DAY

9 of 21

WEDNESDAY

11

Content: I can understand and analyze figurative language by identifying each type in sentences, song lyrics and advertisements.

Language: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using a sentence starters.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder.

Synchronous Class Work

  1. Bell Work: Idiom Practice

  • Class Work:
    1. Finish In Class Partner Activity
    2. Read Talent & Practice

Class Announcement:

6th Hour: Quiz Monday!

Asynchronous Class Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open PURPLE Asynchronous folder.

  • Figurative Language Practice

Fact of the Day:

Star Wars creators designed Yoda to look like Albert Einstein.

Agenda: B DAY

10 of 21

THURSDAY

12

Content: I can understand and analyze figurative language by identifying each type in sentences, song lyrics and advertisements.

Language: I can write and orally explain the different types of figurative language using a sentence starters.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder.

Synchronous Class Work

  1. Bell Work: Idiom Practice

  • Class Work:
    1. Finish In Class Partner Activity
    2. Kahoot Review

Class Announcement:

  • 1st/3rd Hour: Quiz Monday!

Asynchronous Class Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open PURPLE Asynchronous folder.

  • Work on Talent Figurative Language Practice

Today in History:

Ellis Island stopped serving as the chief immigration station for the United States. Twenty million immigrants went

through Ellis Island

in its 62 years

of operation.

Agenda A DAY

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FRIDAY

13

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open YELLOW Synchronous folder.

Synchronous Class Work

  1. Bell Work: Practice Identification: Do not write in notebook

  • Class Work:
    1. Kahoot Review

Class Announcement:

  • Quiz Monday!
  • Talent Short Story due at midnight!

Asynchronous Class Work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open PURPLE 11/9 folder, open PURPLE Asynchronous folder.

  • Talent Figurative Language Practice

Agenda: B DAY

Content: I can understand and analyze figurative language by matching the definitions and identifying the type of figurative language being used.

Language: I can orally explain the different types of figurative language used in example sentences.

Happy World Kindness Day!

12 of 21

MONDAY

16

Fact of the Day:

The world's largest falafel weighed 223 pounds. It was served on May 31, 2019

at a resort

on the

Dead Sea

in Jordan.

Content: I can apply my knowledge of figurative language by identifying examples of figurative language and explaining my reasoning to completed my quiz.

Language: I can write to identify and explain an example of figurative language in my quiz.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open BLUE 11/16 folder. Click on today’s date

  1. Bell Work: Review notes for quiz

  • Class Work:
    1. Figurative Language Quiz
      1. Done Early:
        1. Talent Plot Diagram Exit Ticket
        2. Start Homework

Homework: Mentor Text assignment

Class Announcement:

  • New Learning Lab Times
    • Tuesday/Friday
    • 2:00-3:10

Agenda:

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TUESDAY

17

Content Objective: I can understand the elements of plot to plan out a narrative story using the plot diagram chart.

Language Objective: I can write to fill out my plot draft for my narrative story by completing the plot diagram chart.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open BLUE 11/16 folder. Click on today’s date

  1. Bell Work: Journal Prompt

  • Class Work:
    1. Narrative Assignment
      1. Freewrite: Choose one
      2. Parts of a Narrative/Begin to fill out plot draft

Homework: Work on missing assignments

Class Announcement:

  • Learning Lab today 2:00-3:10
  • Come to take quiz if you missed it or get help on assignments.

Joke of the Day:

What's in the middle of a jellyfish? A jelly button

Agenda

14 of 21

WEDNESDAY

18

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open BLUE 11/16 folder. Click on today’s date

  1. Bell Work: Open free write assignment from yesterday
    1. In the narrative writing folder for 11/17
  2. Class Work:
    • Narrative Assignment
      1. Dialogue Mini Lesson
      2. Work on plot draft

Homework: Finish Plot Draft slide 1

Class Announcement:

  • Learning Lab Friday 2:00-3:10

  • Come to take quiz if you missed it or get help on assignments.

Agenda

Content Objective: I can understand how to create and format dialogue properly and add it to my narrative assignment.

Language Objective: I can write the first draft of my narrative by adding dialogue and correctly using quotation marks.

Today in History:

1820: Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.

15 of 21

THURSDAY

19

Content Objective: I can understand how to develop a real experience by adding imagery to my narrative assignment.

Language Objective: I can write the first draft of my narrative by adding imagery details into my writing.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open BLUE 11/16 folder. Click on today’s date

  1. Bell Work: Share out story ideas.

  • Class Work:
    1. Narrative Assignment
      1. Plot Rap
      2. Finish Plot Draft
      3. Exposition Paragraph with outline

Homework: Finish exposition paragraph if needed

Class Announcement:

  • Learning lab tomorrow 2-3!

Come to do your figurative language quiz, work on missing assignments, or get help on your story!

Joke of the Day:

A sloth is out for a walk when he's mugged by four snails. After recovering his wits, he goes to make a police report. "Can you describe the snails?" asks the officer.

"Not well, it all happened so fast," replies the sloth.

Agenda

16 of 21

FRIDAY

20

Content Objective: I can understand how to develop a real experience by adding imagery to my narrative assignment.

Language Objective: I can write the first draft of my narrative by adding imagery details into my writing.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open BLUE 11/16 folder. Click on today’s date

  1. Bell Work: Open dialogue notes!

  • Class Work:
    1. Narrative Assignment
      1. Sensory Details Mini Lesson
      2. Work on outline
        1. Exposition
        2. Hook examples in folder!

Homework: Finish plot draft and exposition paragraph

Class Announcement:

  • Learning Lab Today

Fact of the Day:

Great white sharks are so scared of killer whales that they'll avoid an area for up to a year after spotting one.

Agenda

17 of 21

MONDAY

23

Content Objective: I can understand how to develop a real experience by adding imagery to my narrative assignment.

Language Objective: I can write the first draft of my narrative by adding imagery details into my writing.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open Red 11/23 folder.

  1. Bell Work: None, open plot draft

  • Class Work:
    1. Narrative Assignment
      1. Sensory Imagery
      2. Continue Writing
        1. Work on Rising Action/Climax

Homework: Work on narrative, finish slides 1-3

Class Announcement:

Learning Lab Tomorrow 2-3

  • Writer’s Workshop
  • Figurative Language Quiz Retake

Fact of the Day:

Cows have best friends.

Agenda

18 of 21

TUESDAY

24

Content Objective: I can understand how to develop a real experience by transitions to my narrative assignment.

Language Objective: I can write the first draft of my narrative by adding imagery details into my writing.

To open our class work:

Click on CURRENT UNIT: Open Red 11/23 folder.

  1. Bell Work: Figurative Language Practice, DO NOT WRITE ANSWERS IN NOTEBOOK

  • Class Work:
    1. Narrative Assignment
      1. Transitions Mini Lesson
      2. Continue Writing
        1. Work on Falling Action/Resolution

Homework: Work on narrative tonight, finish outline

Class Announcement:

  • Learning Lab Today 2-3!
    • Writer’s Workshop
    • Quiz Retakes
    • Have a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Joke of the Day:

What kind of weather does a turkey like? Fowl weather.

Agenda

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WEDNESDAY

25

NO SCHOOL

20 of 21

THURSDAY

26

NO SCHOOL

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

21 of 21

FRIDAY

27

NO SCHOOL