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1 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing/ Exit Ticket | Notes | After School | |
2 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 1 | Aug 10-14 | ||||||
3 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing/ Exit Ticket | Notes | After School | |
4 | Mon 8/10 | Teacher work days | |||||
5 | Tue 8/11 | ||||||
6 | Week 1 Aug 10-14 Wed 8/12 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Getting to Know You | >First Day Slide Show >Day One >Websites >Class Expectations | First Day Check | Day One old CCR https://www.mr-skipper.com/dayoneccr | |
7 | Week 1 Aug 10-14 Thu 8/13 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | What Do You Remember? | Tech Integration - Spreadsheet Digital Citizenship #1 | APP Check | Day One old ELA https://www.mr-skipper.com/day-one | |
8 | Week 1 Aug 10-14 Fri 8/14 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 1 Parts of Speech Brain Dump | Grammar Lesson 1 >Parts of Speech Review >Nouns and Pronouns >Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement Pass out forms to collect on Monday. | Put it in Practice | Goal Setting video | |
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11 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 2 | Aug 17-21 | ||||||
12 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
13 | Week 2 Aug 17-21 Mon 8/17 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Who Are You? | (G7) Numbers New Math Number Burst (G8) We Wear the Mask Jabari Unmasked Identity Project | What is one part of a person’s identity that might not be obvious to others? Why can that part of someone’s identity still be important? | ||
14 | Week 2 Aug 17-21 Tue 8/18 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 1 Parts of Speech Brain Dump | Tech Integration - Spreadsheet Digital Citizenship (G7) Boundaries and Consent (G8) App Trapps and Addictive Design | Put It in Practice Write one sentence that includes at least four different parts of speech. Then choose two words from your sentence, identify each word’s part of speech, and explain how you know. | Elements of Fiction | |
15 | Week 2 Aug 17-21 Wed 8/19 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 2 Find the Nouns and Pronouns | Grammar Lesson 2 >Verbs >Adjectives and Adverbs >Bios and Websites | Writing Darius and the Bookshelf | ||
16 | Week 2 Aug 17-21 Thu 8/20 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Identifying verbs, adverbs, and adjectives | Introduce the Research Project What is Research? | Autobiographies Work on biographies and websites | V FB @ 6:30 (Dement) | |
17 | Week 2 Aug 17-21 Fri 8/21 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | (G7) Think Like a Sleuth (G8) Agree or Disagree? | (8) Self-Reliance (7) Echoes of Symmetry | Reflection | ||
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19 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 3 | Aug 24-28 | ||||||
20 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
21 | Week 3 Mon 8/24 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | 20 mins to take care of all technology projects | Annotating (G7) New Math (G8) Poison Tree PT Text | Grammar Lesson 3 >Subjects and Predicates >Independent and Dependent Clauses >Subject-Verb Agreement | no tutorials | |
22 | Week 3 Tue 8/25 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 3 Who or What Does It Mean? Identifying pronouns and antecedents. | (G8) Letter to 8th Grader (G7) 7th Grade - Soto | G9 VB @ 4:30 JV VB @ 5:30 V VB @ 6:30 no tutorials | ||
23 | Week 3 Wed 8/26 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Writing | Grammar Lesson 4 Clauses and Phrases House to Outline | tutorials | ||
24 | Week 3 Thu 8/27 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Research 2 Topics | - MQA - Evidence and Elaboration Grammar Lesson 5 >Types of Sentences | V FB @ 7:00 tutorials | ||
25 | Week 3 Fri 8/28 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Fine Arts | Self-Reliance | dance | tutorials | |
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28 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 4 | Aug 31 - Sep 4 | ||||||
29 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
30 | Week 4 Mon 8/31 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Thinking | (G7) - Seventh Grade - Soto (G8) - The Landlady | (G7) Seventh Grade - Beginning (G8) Landlady - Beginning | tutorials | |
31 | Week 4 Tue 9/1 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | school cancelled | school cancelled | school cancelled | school cancelled | school cancelled |
32 | Week 4 Wed 9/2 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Common and Proper Nouns | (G7) - Seventh Grade - Soto (G8) - The Landlady | (G7) Seventh Grade - Middle (G8) Landlady - Middle | tutorials G8 FB | |
33 | Week 4 Thu 9/3 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Concrete and Abstract Nouns | (G7) - finish Seventh Grade qz - practice recording bibliographic information (G8) - The Landlady | (G7) Seventh Grade - End (G8) Landlady - End | tutorials G8 VB V FB @ 7:00 | |
34 | Week 4 Fri 9/4 | District Holiday | |||||
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37 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 5 | Sep 7-11 | ||||||
38 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
39 | Week 5 Mon 9/7 | District Holiday | |||||
40 | Week 5 Tue 9/8 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Countable and Non-Countable Nouns | (G7) Arguementative Essays and CERCA Review Little Things are Big (CERCA) (G8) finish The Landlady | Which part of CERCA do you think is most important: claim, evidence, reasoning, counterargument, or audience? Why? Two or three sentences, max. | G9 VB @ 4:30 JV VB @ 5:30 V VB @ 6:30 no tutorials | |
41 | Week 5 Wed 9/9 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Collective Nouns | Both in ThinkCERCA (G7) Stargirl (G8) Unit 1 ECR | G8 FB tutorials | ||
42 | Week 5 Thu 9/10 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | G7 - Continue CERCA G8 - Gear Up Presentation | Writing Lesson 1 Answering the Question/ MQA All of the Acronyms | G8 VB V FB @ 7:00 tutorials | ||
43 | Week 5 Fri 9/11 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Who decides who you will be? | Self-Reliance text slide deck | Critical Writing Packet | tutorials | |
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46 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 6 | Sep 14-18 | ||||||
47 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
48 | Week 6 Mon 9/14 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Pronouns and Antecedents 1 | (G7) Oranges (G8) The Road Not Taken | SCR | tutorials G7 FB | |
49 | Week 6 Tue 9/15 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Unit 1 Test | no tutorials G9 VB @ 6:00 JV VB @ 6:00 V VB @ 7:00 | |||
50 | Week 6 Wed 9/16 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Pronouns and Antecedents 2 | (G7) Unit 1 ECR (G8) The Lottery (CERCA) | ECR/ CERCA Essay | tutorials | |
51 | Week 6 Thu 9/17 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Pronouns and Antecedents 3 | (G7) Unit 1 ECR (G8) The Lottery (CERCA) | ECR/ CERCA Essay | no tutorials hive meeting (alternate schedule) G7 VB | |
52 | Week 6 Fri 9/18 | Student Holiday | |||||
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55 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 7 | Sep 21-25 | ||||||
56 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
57 | Week 7 Sep 21-25 Mon 9/21 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Pronouns and Antecedents 7 | (G7) Do Teens Need Recess (G8) The Landlady | Fracking | tutorials | |
58 | Week 7 Tue 9/22 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Pronouns and Antecedents 8 | tutorials G8 FB | |||
59 | Week 7 Wed 9/23 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Writing | Violence in Movies | Fracking | tutorials | |
60 | Week 7 Thu 9/24 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Research 6 Organizing Notes | G8 VB V FB @ 7:00 tutorials | |||
61 | Week 7 Sep 21-25 Fri 9/25 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | How can music capture the energy and personality of a place? If a Houston could create its own music, what sounds, moods, and rhythms would it include? | Rapsody in Blue | Choice Board | G9 VB @ 6:00 JV VB @ 6:00 V VB @ 7:00 no tutorials | |
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64 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 8 |Sep 28 - Oct 2 | ||||||
65 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
66 | Week 8 Mon 9/28 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Thinking | (G7) Oranges (G8) Kenyan Teen | tutorials | ||
67 | Week 8 Tue 9/29 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 8 Simple or Compound? Directions: Label each sentence as simple or compound. A compound sentence has two complete thoughts joined correctly. Example sentences: The rain stopped. The rain stopped, and the sun came out. Javier finished his essay. Javier finished his essay, but he forgot to print it. Follow-up: Combine these two sentences into one compound sentence: The hallway was crowded. The bell had not rung yet. | Violence in Movies | The Role of Machines (AI) | G8 FB tutorials | |
68 | Week 8 Wed 9/30 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Writing | tutorials | |||
69 | Week 8 Thu 10/1 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Research 7 Thesis Statements | G8 VB tutorials | |||
70 | Week 8 Fri 10/2 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Fine Arts | Nighthawks by Edward Hopper | G9 VB @ 6:00 JV VB @ 6:00 V VB @ 7:00 no tutorials | ||
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73 | 1st Nine Weeks | Aug 12 - Oct 8 Week 9 | Oct 5-9 | ||||||
74 | Schedule | Warm-Up | Text | Critical Writing | Notes | After School | |
75 | Week 9 Mon 10/5 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Thinking | Additional CERCA | G7 FB tutorials | ||
76 | Week 9 Tue 10/6 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Grammar Warmup 9 Combine the Sentences Directions: Combine each pair of sentences using either a comma with a conjunction or a semicolon. Example pairs: The test was difficult. The students were prepared. I wanted to keep reading. The bell rang. The room was quiet. Everyone was working. Follow-up: Write one original sentence that correctly uses a semicolon. | tutorials | |||
77 | Week 9 Wed 10/7 | B Day 6th 8:20 - 9:42 7th 9:46 - 11:08 8th 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 9th 1:12 - 2:34 10th 2:38 - 4:00 | Writing | The Landlady 2 | Citing Sources | tutorials | |
78 | Week 9 Thu 10/8 | A Day 1st 8:20 - 9:42 2nd 9:46 - 11:08 3rd 11:12 - 12:22 lunch 12:22 - 1:08 4th 1:12 - 2:34 5th 2:38 - 4:00 | Research 8 Outlines | G7 VB tutorials | |||
79 | Week 9 Fri 10/9 | Student Holiday | V FB @ 7:00 | ||||
80 | End of First Nine Weeks | ||||||
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