MAY
Wednesday May 1
RISE TESTING: ENGLISH, Session 2 begun
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p8-10
Thursday May 2
RISE TESTING: ENGLISH, Session 2 completed
Friday May 3
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p11 "What is Animal Testing?"
Monday May 6
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p12-15
Tuesday May 7
MEDIA CENTER: LAST DAY TO CHECK OUT BOOKS
Bridge Map for analyzing writing prompts begun
Wednesday May 8
Bridge Map for analyzing writing prompts completed
Analyzing paragraphs to determine informational text structures begun
Thursday May 9
STAR Test (last one for the year)
Analyzing paragraphs to determine informational text structures continued
Friday May 10
Students created a Tree Map and video clip to write details about four Australian animals
Checked paragraph analyses to determine text structures; students made Thinking Maps to correlate
Monday May 13
Argumentative Writing Booklet p14-15
Tuesday May 14
Gathering books to return them to the library
Argumentative Writing Booklet p16-17
Wednesday May 15
Argumentative Writing Booklet p18
Thursday May 16
Argumentative Writing: Learning how to use the STOP method to create Partial Multi-Flow Maps and an Outline for an essay on "Should Schools Require Uniforms?"
Friday May 17
ALL BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY or will be assumed lost and have to be paid for
Argumentative Writing Booklet: Using the STOP method to create Partial Multi-Flow Maps and an Outline for an essay on "Should Dogs be Allowed in Restaurants?" (20 points)
Monday May 20
Argumentative Writing: Should Everyone Get a Participation Trophy?
Tuesday May 21
Argumentative Writing: compiling reasons into two Partial Multi-Flow Maps and a Flee Map for an essay outline
Claims and Supporting Evidence (begun)
Wednesday May 22
Argumentative Writing: compiling reasons into two Partial Multi-Flow Maps and a Flee Map for an essay outline
Claims and Supporting Evidence (completed)
Writing a claim for argumentative writing prompts
Thursday May 23
Using an argumentative writing prompt to write two partial Multi-Flow Maps and an introduction which includes a claim
Friday May 24
(Mrs. Kircalli at "Grading from the Inside Out" workshop)
Close Reader "The Prince and the Pauper" p115 on
Monday May 27
NO SCHOOL: MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday May 28
Time for catching up with introductions and claims
Close Reader "The Prince and the Pauper" p124 on
Last day for PEAK tickets
Perfect Attendance Rewards (during lunch)
Wednesday May 29
Locker clean out Team Harmony
Punctuation Flip Book: Overuse of the Exclamation Mark
Thursday May 30
Yearbook distribution during 1st hour class
Farewell Assembly during 2nd hour
Final locker clean out
Friday May 31
No backpacks allowed in the building; don't bring yearbooks
Carnival 11:15 am
HALF DAY: SCHOOL ENDS AT 12:45 pm
RISE TESTING: ENGLISH, Session 2 begun
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p8-10
Thursday May 2
RISE TESTING: ENGLISH, Session 2 completed
Friday May 3
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p11 "What is Animal Testing?"
Monday May 6
Argumentative Writing Booklet, p12-15
Tuesday May 7
MEDIA CENTER: LAST DAY TO CHECK OUT BOOKS
Bridge Map for analyzing writing prompts begun
Wednesday May 8
Bridge Map for analyzing writing prompts completed
Analyzing paragraphs to determine informational text structures begun
Thursday May 9
STAR Test (last one for the year)
Analyzing paragraphs to determine informational text structures continued
Friday May 10
Students created a Tree Map and video clip to write details about four Australian animals
Checked paragraph analyses to determine text structures; students made Thinking Maps to correlate
Monday May 13
Argumentative Writing Booklet p14-15
Tuesday May 14
Gathering books to return them to the library
Argumentative Writing Booklet p16-17
Wednesday May 15
Argumentative Writing Booklet p18
Thursday May 16
Argumentative Writing: Learning how to use the STOP method to create Partial Multi-Flow Maps and an Outline for an essay on "Should Schools Require Uniforms?"
Friday May 17
ALL BOOKS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE LIBRARY or will be assumed lost and have to be paid for
Argumentative Writing Booklet: Using the STOP method to create Partial Multi-Flow Maps and an Outline for an essay on "Should Dogs be Allowed in Restaurants?" (20 points)
Monday May 20
Argumentative Writing: Should Everyone Get a Participation Trophy?
Tuesday May 21
Argumentative Writing: compiling reasons into two Partial Multi-Flow Maps and a Flee Map for an essay outline
Claims and Supporting Evidence (begun)
Wednesday May 22
Argumentative Writing: compiling reasons into two Partial Multi-Flow Maps and a Flee Map for an essay outline
Claims and Supporting Evidence (completed)
Writing a claim for argumentative writing prompts
Thursday May 23
Using an argumentative writing prompt to write two partial Multi-Flow Maps and an introduction which includes a claim
Friday May 24
(Mrs. Kircalli at "Grading from the Inside Out" workshop)
Close Reader "The Prince and the Pauper" p115 on
Monday May 27
NO SCHOOL: MEMORIAL DAY
Tuesday May 28
Time for catching up with introductions and claims
Close Reader "The Prince and the Pauper" p124 on
Last day for PEAK tickets
Perfect Attendance Rewards (during lunch)
Wednesday May 29
Locker clean out Team Harmony
Punctuation Flip Book: Overuse of the Exclamation Mark
Thursday May 30
Yearbook distribution during 1st hour class
Farewell Assembly during 2nd hour
Final locker clean out
Friday May 31
No backpacks allowed in the building; don't bring yearbooks
Carnival 11:15 am
HALF DAY: SCHOOL ENDS AT 12:45 pm