JANUARY
Tuesday January 1
NO SCHOOL: WINTER BREAK
Wednesday January 2
Compare and Contrast: made 2 Circle Maps for Hurricanes and Tornadoes (pages 15-19)
Thursday January 3
Compare and Contrast: used Circle Maps to complete matrix and essay outline; pages 20-21
Friday January 4
Compare and Contrast: completed pages 22-24
Monday January 7
Compare and Contrast: Introductions - using Utah Compose to look at how effective our introductions are; writing our own introductions on page 25
Tuesday January 8
MEDIA CENTER for book talk, borrowing, and returning books
Compare and Contrast: typing our essay (including introduction) into Utah Compose
Wednesday January 9
Compare and Contrast: using a Bubble Map and Thesaurus.com to find synonyms for hurricane and tornado adjectives.
Thursday January 10
Compare and Contrast: finishing typing up our essays; writing bridge statements for a hook and thesis
Friday January 11
Compare and Contrast: time for all students to complete, revise, and edit their Hurricanes and Tornadoes essays
Martin Luther King, Jr reading passage and questions
HALF DAY OF SCHOOL: Students leave at 12:45 pm
Monday January 14
Compare and Contrast: Rogue Waves and Tsunamis - completed two Circle Maps
PM Assembly: Collin Kartchner, Social Media
Tuesday January 15
Compare and Contrast: Rogue Waves and Tsunamis - completed Matrix to look at ways they are similar and different; color-coded introduction using a generalization or a common misconception
Wednesday January 16
Emptied and tidied classroom cubbies in preparation for taking things home for PT Conference
Compare and Contrast: Typed introduction; color-coded a second introduction about the Japan tsunami of 2011, and wrote a more creative "Set the Scene" introduction using the Japan tsunami of 2011
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 pm
Thursday January 17
Compare and Contrast: Chose one introduction of the three to use; planned and typed two body paragraphs to go with it
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" p43 (read aloud by Leonard Nimoy)
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 pm
Friday January 18
NO SCHOOL
Monday January 21
NO SCHOOL: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Tuesday January 22
MEDIA CENTER for book talk, borrowing, and returning
Compare and Contrast: marked up "Rogue Waves and Tsunamis" essays for partner review; wrote "blue" statement about lions and tigers
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" p43 - students wrote what they recalled from listening to the reading
Wednesday January 23
Compare and Contrast: "Lions versus Tigers" Circle Map on lions begun
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" - comparing listening/reading the short story to watching a visual interpretation of it
Thursday January 24
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" Circle Map on tigers and matrix begun
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 43, 44
Friday January 25
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" matrix and essay outline completed; partner discussion on effective introductions
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 45, 46
Monday January 28
Language Work 10: Spelling Practice p33
Compare and Contrast: reviewed, color-coded, and scored student examples of introductions for "Rogue Waves and Tsunamis"
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" introduction created on colored paper strips
Tuesday January 29
Language Work 10: Spelling in Context p33
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" introduction typed, printed, color-coded, and scored
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 46, 47
Wednesday January 30
Language Work 10: Proofreading Practice p34
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 46, 47
Text Structures: Cause and Effect - wrote two paragraphs about "Sleep Deprivation"
Thursday January 31
Language Work 10: Review
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 47, 48
Text Structures: Cause and Effect
NO SCHOOL: WINTER BREAK
Wednesday January 2
Compare and Contrast: made 2 Circle Maps for Hurricanes and Tornadoes (pages 15-19)
Thursday January 3
Compare and Contrast: used Circle Maps to complete matrix and essay outline; pages 20-21
Friday January 4
Compare and Contrast: completed pages 22-24
Monday January 7
Compare and Contrast: Introductions - using Utah Compose to look at how effective our introductions are; writing our own introductions on page 25
Tuesday January 8
MEDIA CENTER for book talk, borrowing, and returning books
Compare and Contrast: typing our essay (including introduction) into Utah Compose
Wednesday January 9
Compare and Contrast: using a Bubble Map and Thesaurus.com to find synonyms for hurricane and tornado adjectives.
Thursday January 10
Compare and Contrast: finishing typing up our essays; writing bridge statements for a hook and thesis
Friday January 11
Compare and Contrast: time for all students to complete, revise, and edit their Hurricanes and Tornadoes essays
Martin Luther King, Jr reading passage and questions
HALF DAY OF SCHOOL: Students leave at 12:45 pm
Monday January 14
Compare and Contrast: Rogue Waves and Tsunamis - completed two Circle Maps
PM Assembly: Collin Kartchner, Social Media
Tuesday January 15
Compare and Contrast: Rogue Waves and Tsunamis - completed Matrix to look at ways they are similar and different; color-coded introduction using a generalization or a common misconception
Wednesday January 16
Emptied and tidied classroom cubbies in preparation for taking things home for PT Conference
Compare and Contrast: Typed introduction; color-coded a second introduction about the Japan tsunami of 2011, and wrote a more creative "Set the Scene" introduction using the Japan tsunami of 2011
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 pm
Thursday January 17
Compare and Contrast: Chose one introduction of the three to use; planned and typed two body paragraphs to go with it
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" p43 (read aloud by Leonard Nimoy)
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:00-7:00 pm
Friday January 18
NO SCHOOL
Monday January 21
NO SCHOOL: MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY
Tuesday January 22
MEDIA CENTER for book talk, borrowing, and returning
Compare and Contrast: marked up "Rogue Waves and Tsunamis" essays for partner review; wrote "blue" statement about lions and tigers
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" p43 - students wrote what they recalled from listening to the reading
Wednesday January 23
Compare and Contrast: "Lions versus Tigers" Circle Map on lions begun
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" - comparing listening/reading the short story to watching a visual interpretation of it
Thursday January 24
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" Circle Map on tigers and matrix begun
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 43, 44
Friday January 25
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" matrix and essay outline completed; partner discussion on effective introductions
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 45, 46
Monday January 28
Language Work 10: Spelling Practice p33
Compare and Contrast: reviewed, color-coded, and scored student examples of introductions for "Rogue Waves and Tsunamis"
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" introduction created on colored paper strips
Tuesday January 29
Language Work 10: Spelling in Context p33
Compare and Contrast: "Lions and Tigers" introduction typed, printed, color-coded, and scored
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 46, 47
Wednesday January 30
Language Work 10: Proofreading Practice p34
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 46, 47
Text Structures: Cause and Effect - wrote two paragraphs about "Sleep Deprivation"
Thursday January 31
Language Work 10: Review
Close Reader: "There Will Come Soft Rains" pages 47, 48
Text Structures: Cause and Effect