Tuesday, May 20

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Watch "Wizard"

Periods 6-7
1.

Monday, May 19

Periods 1, 2, 4, 6, 7
1. Watch "Wizard"

Friday, May 16

Periods 1, 2, 4,
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey

Thursday, May 15

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish "Wizard"

Periods 6-7
1. Readers Theatre
2. Vocab quiz
3. Fluency
4. Finish Selective Underlining/Summary from Lesson 7

Wednesday, May 14

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Words in context from newspaper
2. Vocab quiz
3. Finish "Wizard"

Periods 6-7
1. Finish "Wizard"
2. Read Lesson 7 as a class while answering FCAT questions
3. Begin summary on Lesson 7

Tuesday, May 13

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Period 6
1. Compass Learning Odyssey

Period 7
1. Fluency
2. Read aloud
3. Finish graphic organizer
4. Present graphic organizer
5. fluency for endurance…note time
6. partner read story while completing graphic organizer
7. whole group read while answering questions
8.

Monday, May 12

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. New vocab
1. abort: give up (V): The fighter pilot had to abort the mission. The fighter pilot had to give up the mission.
2. inundated: flooded (V): After Janet Jackson showed her breast, NBC was inundated with phone calls. After Janet Jackson showed her breast, NBC was flooded with phone calls.
3. sedentary: sitting (adj): Some people like sedentary jobs. Some people like sitting jobs.
4. rife: abundant (adj): Some restaurants are rife with roaches. Some restaurants are abundant with roaches.
5. fortitude: strength and bravery (noun): It takes fortitude to succeed in life. It takes strength and bravery to succeed in life. (tell story of being let go)
6. irascible: easily angered (adj): I can get irascible if I don't get eight hours of sleep. I can get easily angered if I don't get eight hours of sleep.
7. gape: open mouth and stare stupidly (V): I gaped at the girl in the bikini. I opened my mouth and stared stupidly at the girl in the bikini.
8. reiterate: repeat (V): I had to reiterate the directions because no one was listening. I had to repeat the directions because no one was listening.
9. trite: overused (adj): Can you think of an expression that is trite? Can you think of an expression that is overused?

Periods 6-7
1. 20 minutes to finish VIS from Friday
2. Fluency
3. Review lists1-3
4. Complete graphic organizer on Page 31
5. Share graphic organizer with class

Friday, May 9

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish concept map
2. finish script
3. makeup work

Periods 6-7
1. Finish script
2. finish concept map
3. finish selective underlining/target notes from lesson 6
4. new vocab from lesson 7

Thursday, May 8

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On improvement program

Periods 6-7
1. Compass Learning Odyssey
2. Finish selective underlinging
3. Fluency

Wednesday, May 7

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Complete concept map from yesterday

Periods 6-7
1. Complete concept map from yesterday
2. ask fcat questions while reading story
3. target notes

Tuesday, May 6

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Complete concept map

Periods 6-7
1. Complete concept map
2. Complete Pages 30-31 in rewards supplement and 60-61 in rewards plus
3. SSR (if time permits)

Monday, May 5

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read from "oz"
2. Words in context

Periods 6-7
1. Read from "Oz"
2. Complete Pages 30-31 in rewards supplement anda 60-61 in rewards plus
3. Fluency

Friday, May 2

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Fluency
3. SSR

Thursday, May 1

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read from "Wizard of Oz"

Periods 6-7
1. Read from "Wizard of Oz"
2. Time to study for vocab quiz
3. Vocab quiz
4. Finish graphic orgainzer with partner

Wednesday, April 30

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Compass Learning Odyssey
2. SSR

Tuesday, April 29

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Vocab quiz
2. Read Pages 47-66 of the Wizard of Oz (using Readers Theatre rubric as a guide)

Periods 6-7
1. Read Pages 47-66 of the Wizard of Oz (using Readers Theatre rubric as a guide)
2. Fluency
3. Review lists 1-3 from Lesson 6
4. Read story for endurance
5. Teacher read
6. Read story while completing graphic organizer

Monday, April 28

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Journal: What would you do if you were the woman who found the wallet/credit cards?
2. New Vocab
3. Complete VIS

1. grotto: small cave (n): Hugh Hefner has a grotto within his pool. Hugh Hefner has a small cave within his pool.

2. frenetic: frenzied or hectic (adj): Prom Week can get frenetic for students. Prom Week can get frenzied or hectic for students.

3. immaculate: very clean (adj): My condo is immaculate. My condo is very clean.

4. erroneous: false (adj): The story in the New York Times was erroneous. The story in the New York Times was false.

5. feign: fake (v): My sister feigned an illness so she could stay home from school. My sister faked an illness so she could stay home from school.

6. lithe: graceful and flexible (adj): Gymnasts are usually lithe. Gymnasts are usually graceful and flexible.

7. penchant: preference (n): Mr. Cooper has a penchant for tall women. Mr. Cooper has a preference for tall women.

8. histrionics: excessive drama (n): I refuse to fall prey to her histrionics. I refuse to fall prey to her excessive drama.

9. dearth: scarcity (n): During the Holocaust, there was a dearth of food for Jews. During the Holocaust, there was a scarcity of food for Jews.

10. premonition: dream (n): I had a premonition that I was going to win the lottery. I had a dream that I was going to win the lottery.

Periods 6-7
1. Journal
2. News of the day
3. Fluency
4. Pre-reading activity on Revolutionary War (with worksheet)
5. New vocab on Rewards Lesson 6
6. Complete VIS

Friday, April 25

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey

Thursday, April 24

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish Wizard of Oz
2. Vocab pyramid

Periods 6-7
1. Finish Wizard of Oz
2. Vocab pyramid

Wednesday, April 23

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read Wizard of Oz

Periods 6-7
1. Read Wizard of Oz
2. Vocabulary Pyramid

Tuesday, April 22

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey

Monday, April 21

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Complete Willy Wonka quotes by figuring out which word and part of speech fit the blank

Periods 6-7
1. Complete Willy Wonka quotes by figuring out which word and part of speech fit the blank
2. SSR
3. Fluency
4. Word wall

Friday, April 18

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read "Wizard of Oz" as a class

Periods 6-7
1. Read "wizard of oz" as a class
2. fluency
3. ssr
4. vocab quiz

Thursday, April 17

Perriods 1, 2, 4,
1. Vocab quiz
2. Readers theatre on "Wizard of Oz"

Periods 6-7
1. Readers Theatre
2. Fluency
3. Word wall
4. Read aloud
5. Complete Page 26 in Rewards Supplement

Wednesday, April 16

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. New vocab
2. Finish VIS

1. excursion: trip (n): We took an excursion to the mall.
2. Infuse: inject (verb): I had to infuse the class with some energy.
3. Lull: relative calm (n): I ran to my car during the lull in the storm.
4. Rectify: correct (v): I had to rectify the problem.
5. Suffice: meet the needs (v): Two meals a day will have to suffice.
6. Fluctuate: varies irregularly (v): The stock market fluctuates
7. Forsake: abandon: (V): Do not forsake your spouse.
8. Amend: improve or make better (V): Teachers are always trying to amend things
9. Undulate: move in a smooth, wavelike motion (V): The greens at the Masters undulate.
10. Wane: decrease (V): The rain seemed to wane.

Periods 6-7

Tuesday, April 15

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Finish Selective Underlining
3. Write Summary

Monday, April 14

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Period 6
1. Compass Learning Odyssey

Period 7
1. Fluency
2. Finish Haiku
3. Start Selective Underlining

Monday,

Friday, April 11

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Create six haikus using words from the word wall. Be sure that haiku follows the 5-7-5 rhyme scheme and has a color picture attached to it

Periods 6-7
1. Vocab quiz
2. Create haiku
3. Selective underlining of Gandhi story
4. Word wall
5. Fluency
6. Read aloud

Thursday, April 10

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Time to study for quiz
2. Vocab quiz
3. Finish selective underlining
4. Review S.U/Multiple Choice Questions

Periods 6, 7
1. Read aloud
2. Fluency
3. Readers theatre
4. Complete Pages 50-51 in Rewards book

Wednesday, April 9

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Compass Learning Odyssey
2. SSR
3. Fluency
4. Read aloud
5. Word wall

Tuesday, April 8

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish work from yesterday
2. New vocab:

diverse: varied: (adj): Most of the school in Broward Couunty are diverse
accentuate: emphasize (verb): The guest speaker accentuated the importance of graduating high school
divergent: different (adj): The brothers took divergent paths to success
impervious: unable to be affected (adj): The musician was impervious to criticism
diparage: criticize (verb): Please don't disparage those people who are different from you
saccharine: sweet (adj): I didn't like the movie because it was too saccharine
almagamation: merger (noun): The companies agreed to the almagamation
divisive: caused conflict (adj): The meetings didn't solve anything; if anything, they were divisive
apocalypse: end of the world (noun): Some people think the apocalypse is near
retract: withdraw (verb): The New York Times retraced its story on John McCain

Periods 6-7
1. Complete Ghandi graphic organizer while reading story with partner
2. New vocab
3. Complete VIS

1. Compassion: sympathy (noun): Show compassion to those who are less fortunate.
2. Inferior: lower in importance (adj): An ant is inferior to an anteater.
3. Compartment: enclosed space (noun): Most cars have a compartment to hold papers.
4. Passengers: travelers (noun): All the passengers boarded the train.
5. incident: event (noun): The incident at lunch caused a lot of noise.
6. reputation: what people think of someone (noun): He has a reputation for being a bully.
7. obligation: something you must do (noun): I have an obligation to babysit on Thursdays.
8. comply: to go along with (verb): To stay out of trouble, you need to comply with the teacher. To stay out of trouble, you need to go along with the teacher.
9. relinquish: give up (verb): Too many traffic tickets caused him to relinquish his drivers license.
10. associate: to connect (verb): We connect Martin Luther King with peace.

4. Word wall
5. Read Aloud
6. Fluency
7. SSR

Monday, April 7

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Teacher read Impact story
2. Student read story for fluency
3. Target notes/questions

Periods 6-7
1. Word wall
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. Review lists 1, 2, 3
5. Teacher read story
6. Fluency for endurance
7. Partner read while answering the question "Who is Ghandi"
8. Class read while answering FCAT-style questions
9. Graphic organizer

Thursday, March 27

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. SSR

Periods 6-7
1. SSR

Wednesday, March 26

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Vocab quiz

Periods 6-7
1. Finish "Ghandi"

Tuesday, March 25

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-on

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Fluency
3. Read-Aloud

Monday, March 24

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Complete newspaper articles (author's purpose, etc)

Periods 6-7
1. Show "Ghandi"

Thursday, March 20

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On reading improvement program

Periods 6, 7
1. Odyssey
2. Fluency
3. SSR

Wednesday, March 19

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. New vocab
2. Complete VIS

1. marriage: matrimony (n): I hope to one day take part in marriage
2. abbreviate: shorten (v): I have to abbreviate some of these definitions
3. rancid: rotten and foul (adj): The smell coming from the bathroom was rancid.
4. putrid: rotten and foul (adj): The smell coming from the bathroom was putrid.
5. portly: chubby (adj): santa claus is a portly fellow
6. mimic: imitate: (verb): I wrote him a referral for mimicking me. I wrote him a referral for imitating me.
7. surmise: guess (verb): I surmised that she had been skipping class.
8. abduct: kidnap (verb): The little girl was abducted.
9. lavish: extravagant (adj): The buffet at the wedding reception was lavish.
10. buffet: spread of food (noun): I paid $10.99 for the all-you-can-eat buffet.

Periods 6-7
1. new vocab
2. complete vis sheet
3. complete page yes/no/why in lesson 4
4. fluency
5. word wall
6. read aloud
7. SSR
8. I-journal

Tuesday, March 18

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Review stated-implied
2. Identify main idea, author's purpose and title for newspaper stories

Periods 6, 7
1. Time to study for vocab quiz
2. Vocab quiz
3. Review stated-implied
4. Identify main idea, author's purpose and title for newspaper stories

Monday, March 17

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Identify the stated main ideas and the implied main ideas in worksheet
2. Turn in AR tests

Periods 6, 7
1. Identify the stated main ideas and the implied main ideas in worksheet
2. Turn in AR tests
3. Fluency
4. SSR

Friday, March 7

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Review Implied Main Idea
2. Review Stated Main Idea

Periods 6, 7

Thursday, March 6

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Time to study for vocab quiz
2. Vocab quiz
3. Finish marketing project

Periods 6, 7
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. New vocab
4. Finish VIS sheet
5. Finish Page 42 in Rewards

Wednesday, March 5

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Learn new vocab
2. Complete VIS

Periods 6-7
1. Fluency
2. Time to study for vocab quiz
3. Vocab quiz
4. Read aloud
5. SSR

Tuesday, March 4

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. SSR
3. Journal

Monday, March 3

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish marketing project
2. Guest speaker

Periods 6-7
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. Review quiz
4. Read aloud
5. Read story on Lesson 4 (while asking FCAT-styled questions)
6. Do the four multiple-choice questions in Rewards Plus
7. Guest speaker

Friday, Feb. 29

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Post-reading activity (create product to market, then answer questions)

Periods 6-7
1. Parts of speech quiz
2. Finish song lyrics
3. Fluency
4. Word wall
5. Read aloud
6. SSR

Thursday, Feb. 28

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish Selective Underlining

Periods 6-7
1. Review parts of speech
2. Identify parts of speech in a song
Group read while answering questions
7. FCAT questions in Rewards and Fluency
8. Summary writing/target notes

Wednesday, Feb. 27

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. SSR
3. I-journal

Tuesday, February 26

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish questions and target notes from Friday
2. Begin S.U.

Periods 6-7
1. Fluency
2. Word wall
3. Read aloud
4. Finish G.O.
6. Finish Mad Libs

Monday, Feb. 25

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Copy editing test
2. Finish target notes and questions from friday
3. Begin S.U.

Periods 6-7
1. Fun with Mad Libs
2. Create your own Mad Lib
3. Word wall review (fig language words plus Rewards)
3. Fluency
4. Read aloud

Friday, Feb. 22

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Teacher read of Impact story
2. Complete target notes of story while reading with a partner
3. Complete questions with partner

Periods 6-7
1. Copy editing test
2. Reading for endurance
3. Complete graphic organizer while reading story with partner

Thursday, Feb. 21

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. SSR
3. I-Journal

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Figurative language practice
2. Review word wall
3. Finish pre-reading activity from yesterday
4. Read Impact story for fluency
5. Teacher read

Periods 6-7
1. Grammar lesson (bad, badly)
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. Hypothetical scenario (background knowledge of British empire)
5. Review lists 1-3
6. Fluency for endurance (Rewards Plus)
7. SSR
8. I-Journal

Tuesday, Feb. 19

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Pre-reading activity (watch PBS documentary while completing worksheet)

Periods 6-7
1. Pre-reading activity (watch Gulliver's Travels and then write one-page summary)

Thursday, Feb. 14

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey

Wednesday, Feb. 13

Period 1
1. Catch-up day

Periods 2, 4
1. Guest speaker

Periods 6-7
1. Grammar quiz
2. News of the day
3. Fluency
4. Catch up day
5. SSR

Tuesday, Feb. 12

Periods 1, 2, 4
Testing

Periods 6, 7
1. Create podcast on Garage Band

Monday, Feb. 11

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish scripts
2. Finish summaries

Periods 6-7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Fluency
3. Read-aloud
4. Time to study for vocab quiz
5. Vocab quiz
6. New vocab
7. Complete VIS

Friday, Feb. 8

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Fluency
2. Grammar quiz
3. Read aloud
4. SSR
5. I-journal

Thursday, Feb. 7

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Grammar quiz
2. Finish slides

Periods 6, 7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Fluency
3. Finish similes/metaphors
4. Finish podcast slides/take pictures

Thursday, Feb. 7

Wednesday, Feb. 6

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish similes from yesterday
2. Create eight metaphors using the form provided

Periods 6-7
1. Today in the news
2. Grammar quiz
3. Finish similes
4. Begin metaphors

Tuesday, Feb. 5

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Grammar quiz
2. Create eight similes using the form provided

Periods 6-7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Create eight similes using the form provided
3. Fluency
4. SSR
5. Journal

Monday, Feb. 4

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Read on reading improvement program

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Grammar quiz
3. SSR
4. Journal on SSR

Friday, Feb. 1

Periods 1, 2,4
1. Finish writing podcast script

Periods 6-7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Finish podcast script
3. SSR
4. Journal

Thursday, Jan. 31

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Explain the podcast project
2. Begin writing podcast script using a story from the pink AMSCO book

Periods 6, 7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Fluency
3. Explain podcast project
4. Begin writing podcast script
5. SSR

Wednesday, Jan. 30

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Vocab quiz
2. STAR test (in media center)

Periods 6, 7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Fluency
3. STAR test (in media center)
4. SSR
5. Prompt

Tuesday, Jan. 29

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. 2, 4
1. Read On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Grammar quiz
3. Write an example of four of the vocab words you learned
4. SSR
5. I Prompt

Monday, Jan. 28

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Grammar quiz (advice, advise)

WRITE THE SENTENCES
Advice is a noun that means guidance.
Advise is a verb that means to recommend or to offer guidance.

1. My (advice, advise) to you is to wake up early and to exercise before you go to school or work.

2. Her boyfriend is always willing to give (advice, advise) even though he knows nothing about the issue.

3. Can you (advice, advise) me which courses I should take for the next term?

4. One thing I must (advice, advise) you is that finals come sooner than we ever realize, so begin to study now!
5. Julie willingly accepts her grandmother's (advice, advise) because Grandma knows Julie so well.

2. New vocab

1. Simile: Comparing two or more things using the words “like” or “as” (noun). I move fast like a cheetah on the Serengeti
2. Metaphor (noun): comparing two or more things without using the word “like” or “as”
3. Alliteration: a string of words repeating the same beginning sounds (noun): For example, Five freaky females finding sales at retail.
4. Hyperbole: an exaggeration (noun): For example, I found a million rappers in an afternoon in June.
5. Personification (noun): Giving an animal or object human-like characteristics. For example, “The wind spoke to me at night.”
6. Paradox (noun): A statement that seems untrue because it seems to contradict itself: noun: For example, The poorest man is the richest man, and the rich are poor.
7. Symbol: Something that stands for something else (noun): For example, in Tupac Shakur’s song “Me and My Girlfriend,” the “girlfriend referenced is actually his gun.
8. Apostrophe: a figure of speech that addresses (talks to) a dead or non-present person or object. For example, O, King Vitamin Cereal, you blow my mind.”
9. Reluctant: unwilling (adjective): I was reluctant to let him leave the room: I was unwilling to let him leave the room.

3. Complete VIS
4. QUIZ set for Wednesday

Periods 6, 7
1. Grammar quiz
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. New vocab
5. VIS
6. SSR
7. Prompt

Friday, Jan. 25

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish yesterday's context clues worksheet
2. Write five of your own context clues questions using the template on the overhead as a guide:

NAME: _________________________________________________________________


L.A.A.1.4.2: Selects and uses strategies to understand words and text (analyze words and text)

Book: “Manute”
Writer: Leigh Montville

1. Read this sentence from Page XX of “Manute.”

While each city favored a certain god or goddess, all the cities shared a belief in the most important Greek deities.

What does deities mean?

A. Rules
B. Philosophies
C. Religious beliefs
D. Gods and goddesses

2. Read this sentence from Page XX of “Manute.”

While each city favored a certain god or goddess, all the cities shared a belief in the most important Greek deities.

What does deities mean?

A. Rules
B. Philosophies
C. Religious beliefs
D. Gods and goddesses

3. Read this sentence from Page XX of “Manute.”

While each city favored a certain god or goddess, all the cities shared a belief in the most important Greek deities.

What does deities mean?

E. Rules
F. Philosophies
G. Religious beliefs
H. Gods and goddesses

Periods 6-7
1. Assign seats
2. Complete grammar quiz on advice/advise (quizzes go in folder to be collected next Friday)
3. Write five context clues questions using the template on the overhead as a guide
4. SSR
5. Write I-prompt based on what you read

Thursday, Jan. 24

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. News of the day
2. Complete context clues worksheet while teacher gives students fluency probes (Worksheet will be finished tomorrow and then turned in)

Periods 6, 7
1. Word wall
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. Complete context clues worksheet while teacher gives fluency probes (Worksheet will be finished tomorrow and then turned in)
5. SSR (30 minutes)
6. Write SSR I-prompt the last 5 minutes of SSR (Use mine as a model)

Wednesday, Jan. 23

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Finish endangered species chart
2. Complete grammar lesson (accept/except) located at http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.htm
3. Send results to me or let me see results
4. Read - On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Complete grammar lesson (accept/except) located at http://homepage.smc.edu/reading_lab/words_commonly_confused.htm
3. Send results to me or let me see results
4. SSR
5. Complete I-prompt (Prompts will be collected every Friday)
1/23
Name of Book
Author
Pages _____________

"I _______"

Wednesday, Jan. 16

Period 4
1. Exam

Tuesday, Jan. 15

Period 6
1. Finish exam

Monday, Jan. 14

Periods 1, 2
1. Finish "Hoot"

Period 7
1. Exam

Friday, Jan. 11

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Post-reading activity (show "Hoot")

Periods 6-7
1. News of the day
2. Review multiple choice questions from Lesson 3 (Rewards Plus and Rewards supplement)
3. Complete Lesson 3 short-response questions from Rewards Plus (collected)

Thursday, Jan. 10

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Exam review

Periods 6-7
1. Exam review
2. SSR

Wednesday, Jan. 9

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. News of the day
2. Finish endangered species chart
3. Read-On

Periods 6-7
1. Odyssey
2. Fluency
3. SSR

Friday, Jan. 11

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. Post-reading activity ("Hoot")

Periods 6-7

Thursday, Jan. 10

Periods 1, 2, 4
1. News of the day
2. Exam Review

Periods 6-7
1. News of the day
2. Exam review
3. Fluency
4. SSR

Tuesday, Jan. 8

Periods 1-2
1. News of the day
2. Learn new vocab (100 vocab words high school students need to know)
3. Complete VIS sheet
1. accentuate: give prominence to or emphasize (verb): My sister wears tops that accentuate her cleavage. My sister wears tops that give prominence to or emphasize her cleavage.
2. Alliteration: repetition of the same sounds (noun): I have “stood still and stopped” is an example of alliteration. I have “stood still and stopped” is an example of repetition of the same sounds. CAN ANYONE THINK OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ALLITERATION?
3. Analogy: similarity between things not usually similar (noun). The author uses the analogy of a beehive when describing the bustling city. The author uses the similarity between things not usually similar when describing the bustling city.
4. Aspire: to have a great ambition or desire (verb): The girl in my first period class aspired to be a chef. The girl in my first period class had a great ambition or desire to be a chef. WHAT DO YOU ASPIRE TO BE?
5. Bamboozle: to deceive or trick: (verb): The con man bamboozles the citizens into believing he can cure the common cold. The con man deceives the citizens into believing he can cure the common cold.
6. Boycott: to act together in refusing to do something (verb): They decided to boycott buying anything from Wal-Mart. They decided to act together in refusing to buy anything from Wal-Mart.
7. Chronology: order or sequence of events (noun): The lawyer disputed the chronology of events preceding the murder. The lawyer disputed the order or sequence of events preceding the murder.
8. Commemorate: to honor the memory of (verb): The crowd gathered in the park to commemorate those who died on 9/11. The crowd gathered in the park to honor the memory of those who died on 9/11.
9. Cower: to crouch or draw back because of fear or pain (verb): The student cowered after being yelled at by the teacher. The student crouched or drew back because of fear after being yelled at by the teacher.

Period 4
1. News of the day
2. Word wall review
3. Vocab quiz on yesterday's words
4. Exam review

Periods 6-7
1. News of the day
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. Word wall
5. Complete G.O. while reading story with partner
6. Complete M.C. questions on Page 34 in Rewards Plus and page 40 in supplement
7. SSR

Monday, January 7

Periods 1-2
1. Practice ACT test (on scantron)

Period 4
1. News of the day
2. Learn new vocab (100 vocab words high school students need to know)
3. Complete VIS sheet
1. accentuate: give prominence to or emphasize (verb): My sister wears tops that accentuate her cleavage. My sister wears tops that give prominence to or emphasize her cleavage.
2. Alliteration: repetition of the same sounds (noun): I have “stood still and stopped” is an example of alliteration. I have “stood still and stopped” is an example of repetition of the same sounds. CAN ANYONE THINK OF ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF ALLITERATION?
3. Analogy: similarity between things not usually similar (noun). The author uses the analogy of a beehive when describing the bustling city. The author uses the similarity between things not usually similar when describing the bustling city.
4. Aspire: to have a great ambition or desire (verb): The girl in my first period class aspired to be a chef. The girl in my first period class had a great ambition or desire to be a chef. WHAT DO YOU ASPIRE TO BE?
5. Bamboozle: to deceive or trick: (verb): The con man bamboozles the citizens into believing he can cure the common cold. The con man deceives the citizens into believing he can cure the common cold.
6. Boycott: to act together in refusing to do something (verb): They decided to boycott buying anything from Wal-Mart. They decided to act together in refusing to buy anything from Wal-Mart.
7. Chronology: order or sequence of events (noun): The lawyer disputed the chronology of events preceding the murder. The lawyer disputed the order or sequence of events preceding the murder.
8. Commemorate: to honor the memory of (verb): The crowd gathered in the park to commemorate those who died on 9/11. The crowd gathered in the park to honor the memory of those who died on 9/11.
9. Cower: to crouch or draw back because of fear or pain (verb): The student cowered after being yelled at by the teacher. The student crouched or drew back because of fear after being yelled at by the teacher.

Periods 6-7
1. News of the day
2. Fluency
3. Read aloud
4. Word wall
5. Review Lists 1-3
6. Cold reading
7. Teacher read with questions
8. Hot read
9. Complete G.O. while reading story with partner
10. Complete M.C. questions on Page 34 in Rewards Plus and page 40 in supplement

Friday, December 21

Party