Regular 5th and 6th Periods

August 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 / 2
3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9
10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15
Teacher Work Day / 16
17
Week 1 / 18
Teacher In-Service Day / 19
Kid President
Syllabus Day
Seating Chart / 20
Set Up Text Message
Introduce Close Reading
Read Monday Prompt 1 Together
Discussion / 21
Close Reading Strategies
Notes
Individual Close Reading / 22
MLA PowerPoint
MLA Handout
Guided Monday Prompt Response / 23
24
Week 2 / 25 - 1, 2a
MP 1
Go Over Supplies
Summer Reading Quiz
Monday Prompt Workday
Give Out Numbers
Kid President / 26 – 3, 4a
Hole-Punch Cards
Pass Out Rings
VOC Pre-test Unit 1
Vocabulary Book Explanation
Work on Monday Prompt / 27 - 5, 6a
Website
Work on Monday Prompt
Monday Prompt
Conferences
Picture Day / 28 7, 8a
Continue to Work on Monday Prompt
Monday Prompt
Conferences / 29 9, 10a
SLO Pretest
Pass Out Calendars
HW: MP 1 / 30
31 / Notes:
September 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
Week 3 / 1
Labor Day
NO SCHOOL! / 2 – 11, 12, 13a
MP 2
Ashton Kutcher Video
Read Monday Prompt 1 Together
Journal Month 1 / 3 - 14, 15, 16a
Practice Close Reading On Monday Prompt 2 / 4 - 17, 18a
Vocabulary Book
HW: VOC Unit 1 / 5 - 19, 20a
Monday Prompt 2
VOC Post-test Unit 1
HW: MP 2 / 6
7
Week 4 / 8 - 21, 22a
MP 3
“Word Crimes”
Progress Book
Read MP 3 Together
VOC Pre-test Unit 2 / 9 – 23, 24a
Complete Monday Prompt 3 Together / 10 – 25. 27a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (1/2) / 11 - 28 –30a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (3/4)
HW: MP 3 / 12
Waiver Day / 13
14
Week 5 / 15 - 31, 32a
MP 4
Vsauce
Monday Prompt Conferences
Work on MP / 16 - 33, 34a
Progress Book
Work on Vocabulary / 17 – 35, 36a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (5/6) / 18 – 37, 38a
Grammar – 8 Parts of Speech (7/8)
HW: VOC Unit 2 / 19 - 39, 40a
Journal Work Day
VOC Post-test Unit 2
HW: MP 4 / 20
21
Week 6 / 22 - 41, 42a
VOC Pre-test Unit 3
MP 5
Read MP 5 Together
Progress Book
C.G.P. Grey / 23 – 43, 44a
Grammar – Review 8 Parts of Speech
Quizzer / 24 – 45, 46a
Grammar - Commas / 25 – 47, 48a
Grammar - Commas / 26 – 49, 50a
Grammar – Commas
HW: MP 5 / 27
28
Week 7 / 29 – 51, 52a
Crash Course
MP 6
Read MP 6 Together
HW: Journal / 30 – 53, 54a
Grammar – Commas Review
Quizzer
Journal Due / Notes:
October 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 – 55, 56a
Grammar – Plurals / Possession / Ramdom / 2 – 57, 58a
Grammar – Plurals / Possession / Ramdom
HW: VOC Unit 3 / 3 – 59. 60a
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 3
Grammar – Plurals / Possession / Ramdom
HW: MP 6 / 4
5
Week 8 / 6
Progress Book
Read MP 7 Together
TED Talk / 7
Grammar – Plurals / Possession / Random
Review
Quizzer / 8
Grammar – Punctuation / 9
Grammar – Punctuation
HW: Study; Notecards / 10
Vocabulary A Test
Checking Notecards
HW: MP 7 / 11
12
Week 9 / 13 – 1, 2b
MP 8
Monday Prompt Conferences
Grammar – Punctuation
Kid President / 14 – 3, 4b
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 4
Read MP 8 Together / 15 – 5, 6b
Grammar – Punctuation Review
Quizzer / 16 – 7, 8b
Review
Fix What is Wrong Activity / 17 – 9, 10b
.End of 1st Nine Weeks
1st Nine Weeks Quarterly Assessment
HW: MP 8 / 18
19
Week 1 / 20 – 11, 12b
MP 9
Read MP 9 Together
Veritasium / 21 – 13, 14b
Life in Elizabethan England
Shakespeare YouTube
Speech Assignments / 22 – 15, 16b
Vocabulary Book / 23 – 17, 18b
Journal Work Day
HW: VOC Unit 4 / 24 – 19, 20b
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 4
Speech Groups
HW: MP 9 / 25
26
Week 2 / 27 – 21, 22b
Progress Book
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 5
Read MP 10 Together
MP 10
Book / 28 – 23, 24b
Globe Theatre Prezi
Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare Infograph
Talk to Groups
HW: Speeches / 29 – 25, 26b
Globe Theater Activity
Talk to Groups
HW: Speeches; Globe Theatre Project / 30 – 27, 28b
Globe Theatre Due
Puns / Oxymorons /
Tone Powerpoint
HW: Speeches; Journal / 31 – 29, 30b
Sonnets Prezi
Prologue Introduction
Speech 1 by Mrs. Myser
Journal Due
HW: MP 10 / Notes:
November 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
2
Week 3 / 3 – 31, 32b
Vsauce
MP 11
Read MP 11 Together
Journal Month 3 / 4 – 33, 34b
Speech 2
Read 1.1 together
Watch 1.1/ Discuss
1.1 Study Guide / 5 – 35, 36b
Vocabulary Book / 6 – 37, 38b
Speech 3; Quizzer 1
1.1 Answers
Insults / Flattery
Watch 1.2 – 1.3/ Dis
1.2 – 1.3 Study Guide
HW: VOC Unit 5 / 7 – 39, 40b
Voc Post-test Unit 5
Speech 4; Quizzer 2
1.1  – 1.3 Answers
Watch 1.4 / Discuss
Queen Mab Assignment
HW: Queen Ma; MP 11 / 8
9
Week 4 / 10 – 41, 42b
MP 12
Monday Prompt Conferences
Narrative Writing
C.G.P. Grey
Progress Book / 11 – 43. 44b
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 6
Read MP 12 Together / 12 – 45- 47b
Speech 5
Watch 1.5 / Discuss
1.4 – 1.5 Study Guide
Queen Mab Due / 13 – 48- 50b
Speech 6/7
Journal Work Day / 14
Waiver Day / 15
16
Week 5 / 17 – 51, 52b
MP 13
Read MP 13 Together
Crash Course / 18 – 53, 54b
Speech 8
MP 14
1.4 – 1.5 Answers
Act 2 Prologue Activity / 19 – 55, 56b
Vocabulary Book / 20 – 57, 58b
Speech 9
Watch 2.1 – 2.2 / Discuss
2.1 – 2.2 Study Guide
HW: VOC Unit 6 / 21 – 59, 60b
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 6
Speech 10
Quizzer 3
2.1 – 2.2 Answers
Watch 2.3 – 2.4
2.3 – 2.4 Study Guide
HW: MP 13 / 22
23
Week 6 / 24
Speech 11
Quizzer 4
2.3 – 2.4 Answers
Watch 2.5 – 2.6 Discuss
2.5– 2.6 Study Guide
TED Talk
HW: Journal; Study
Progress Book / 25
Vocabulary Test B
Checking Notecards
Journal Due / 26
Thanksgiving Break / 27
Thanksgiving Day / 28
Thanksgiving Break / 29
30 / Notes:
December 2014
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
Week 7 / 1 – 1, 2c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 7
Journal Month 4
MP 14
Read MP 14 Together
Kid President / 2 – 3, 4c
Speech 12
Quizzer 5
2.5 – 2.6 Answers
Watch 3.1
3.1 Study Guide / 3 – 5, 6c
Speech 13
Quizzer 6
3.1 Answers
Watch 3.2- 3.4 / Discuss
3.2 – 3.4 Study Guide / 4 -7, 8c
Speech 14
Quizzer 7
3.2 – 3.4 Answers
Watch 3.5 – 4.3 / Discuss
3.5 – 4.3 Study Guide / 5 – 9, 10c
Speech 15
Watch 3.5 – 4.3 / Discuss
3.5 – 4.3 Study Guide
HW: MP 14 / 6
7
Week 8 / 8 – 11, 12c
MP 15
Read MP 15 Together
Progress Book
Veritasium / 9 – 13, 14c
Speech 16 / 17
Quizzer 8
3.5-4.3  Answers
Watch 4.4 – 5.1 / Discuss
4.4 – 5.1 Study Guide / 10 – 15, 16c
Speech 18
Vocabulary Book / 11 – 17, 18c
Journal Work Day
HW: VOC Unit 7 / 12 - 19, 20c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 7
Speeh 18
Quizzer 9
4.4 – 5.1 Answers
Catch Up Day
HW: MP 15 / 13
14
Week 9 / 15 -21, 22c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 8
Watch 5.2 – 5./ Discuss
5.2 – 5.3 Study Guide
Book / 16 – 23, 24c
Grid Review
Timeline Review
Quote Game
HW: Study / 17 – 25, 26c
Quarterly Assessment
Start Gnomeo and Juliet
HW: Journal Due / 18 – 27, 28c
Gnomeo and Juliet
Journal Due / 19 -29, 30c
End of 2nd Nine Weeks
Gnomeo and Juliet / 20
21 / 22
Christmas Break / 23
______/ 24
______/ 25
Christmas / 26
______/ 27
28 / 29
______/ 30
______/ 31
______/ Notes:
January 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
______/ 2
______/ 3
4
Week 1 / 5 - 31, 32c
Journal Month 5
MP 16
Read MP 16 Together
Vsauce / 6 – 33, 34c
2 Literary Terms
“The Most Dangerous Game” / 7 – 35, 36c
2 Literary Terms
“The Most Dangerous Game” / 8 – 37, 38c
2  Literary Terms
Vocabulary Book
HW: VOC Unit 8 / 9 - 39, 40c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 8
2 Literary Terms
“The Sniper”
HW: MP 16 / 10
11
Week 2 / 12 – 41, 42c
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 9
C.G.P. Grey
MP 17
Read MP 17 Together
Progress Book / 13 – 43, 44c
2 Literary Terms
“The Necklace” / 14 – 45 – 47c
2 Literary Terms
“The Necklace” / 15 – 48 – 50c
2 Literary Terms
Journal Work Day
HW: MP 17 / 16
Waiver Day / 17
18
Week 3 / 19
Martin Luther King Day
NO SCHOOL / 20 – 51, 52, 53c
MP 18
Read MP 18 Together
Crash Course / 21 – 54, 55, 56c
2 Literary Terms
Vocabulary Book / 22 – 57, 58c
2 Literary Terms
“The Gift of the Magi”
HW: VOC Ch 9 / 23 – 59, 60c
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 9
2 Literary Terms
“Thank you Ma’am” / 24
25
Week 4 / 26
MP 19
Read MP 19 Together
TED Talk
Progress Book / 27
2 Literary Terms
“Harrison Bergeron” / 28
2 Literary Terms
“Harrison Bergeron” / 29
2 Literary Terms
Review
HW: Study; Journal; Notecards / 30
Vocabulary C Test
Notecards
Journal Due
HW: MP 19 / 31
February 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
Week 5 / 2 – 1, 2d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 10
Journal Month 6
Read MP 20 Together
Kid President
MP 20 / 3 – 3, 4d
2 Literary Terms
“A Sound of Thunder” / 4 – 5, 6d
2 Literary Terms
“A Sound of Thunder” / 5 – 7, 8d
2 Literary Terms
“A Sound of Thunder” / 6 – 9, 10d
Narrative Brainstorming / 7
8
Week 6 / 9 – 11, 12d
MP 21
Read MP 21 Together
Progress Book
Veritasium / 10 – 13, 14d
Vocabulary Book
Review / 11 – 15-17d
Short Story Test
HW: VOC Unit 10 / 12 – 18 – 20d
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 10
Journal Work Day
HW: MP 21 / 13
Waiver Day / 14
15
Week 7 / 16
President’s Day
NO SCHOOL / 17 – 21, 22, 23d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 11
Read MP 22 Together
MP 22
Book / 18 – 24, 25, 26d
Narrative / 19 – 27, 28d
Narrative / 20 -29, 30d
Narrative
HW: MP 22 / 21
22
Week 8 / 23 – 31, 32d
MP 23
Read MP 23 Together
Progress Book
Vsauce / 24 – 33, 34d
Narrative / 25 – 35, 36d
Vocabulary Book / 26 – 37, 38d
Narrative Revision/ Editing
HW: VOC Unit 11; Journal; Narrative / 27 – 39, 40d
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 11
Boy in the Striped PJs Introduction
Double Journal Entry
Journal Due
Narrative Due
HW: MP 23 / 28
March 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
Week 9 / 2 – 41, 42d
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 12
Read MP 24 Together
MP 24
Journal Month 7
C.G.P. Grey / 3 – 43, 44d
PBA / 4 – 45, 46d
PBA / 5 – 47, 48d
PBA / 6 – 49, 50d
PBA
HW: MP 24 / 7
8
Week 10 / 9 – 51, 52d
MP 25
Progress Book
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 1-2
Crash Course / 10 – 53, 54d
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 3-4 / 11 – 55, 56d
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 5-6 / 12 – 57, 58d
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 7-8
HW: VOC Unit 12 / 13 – 59, 60d
End of 3rd Nine Weeks
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 12
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 9-10
HW: MP 25 / 14
15
Week 1 / 16 OGT
MP 26
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 11-12
TED Talk / 17 OGT
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 13-14 / 18 OGT
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 15-16 / 19 OGT
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 17-18 / 20 OGT
Vocabulary D test
HW: MP 26 / 21
22
Week 2 / 23 – 1, 2e
MP 27
VOC Pre-test Unit 13
Read MP 27 Together
Kid President
Progress Book / 24 – 3, 4e
Boy in the Striped PJs Ch 19-20
HW: Double Entry Journal / 25 – 5, 6e
Boy in the Striped PJs Movie
Double Entry Journal Due / 26 – 7, 8e
Boy in the Striped PJs Movie
HW: Journal / 27 – 9, 10e
Boy in the Striped PJs Movie
Journal Due
HW: MP 27 / 28
29 / 30
Spring Break / 31
______/ Notes:
April 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1
______/ 2
______/ 3
______/ 4
5
Week 3 / 6 – 11, 12e
MP 28
Read MP 28 Together
Veritasium
Journal Month 8 / 7 – 13, 14e
Musical Inferring and Predicting / 8 – 15, 16e
Vocabulary Book / 9 – 17, 18e
Musical Inferring and Predicting
Choosing Your Song / 10 – 19, 20e
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 13
Get Lyrics To Song
Group Musical Inferring and Predicting
HW: MP 28 / 11
12
Week 4 / 13 – 21, 22e
Vocabulary Pre-test Unit 14
Read MP 29 Together
Book
MP 29
Progress Book / 14 – 23, 24e
Poetry Analysis Check List / 15 – 25, 26e
Journal Work Day / 16 – 27, 28e
Poetry Analysis Check List / 17 – 29, 30e
Poetry Analysis
Paragraph 1
HW: MP 29 / 18
19
Week 5 / 20 – 31, 32e
MP 30
SLO Post Test
VSauce / 21 – 33, 34e
Read MP 30 Together / 22 – 35, 36e
Vocabulary Book / 23 – 37, 38e
Poetry Analysis
Paragraph 2
HW: VOC Unit 14 / 24 – 39, 40e
Vocabulary Post-test Unit 14
Poetry Analysis
Paragraph 3
HW: MP 30 / 25
26
Week 6 / 27 – 41, 42e
VOC Pre-test Unit 15
Progress Book
Outsiders Introduction MP 31
C.G.P. Grey / 28 – 43, 44e
EOY / 29 – 45, 46e
EOY
HW: Journal; Poetry Analysis / 30 – 47, 48e
Ch 1, Ch 2
Discussion
Journal Due
Poetry Analysis Due / Notes:
May 2015
Sunday / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Saturday
1 - 49, 50e
Ch 3, 4
HW: MP 31