Weekly Blog January 25 – 29

Reading

Monday – word of the day, finish “A Christmas Carol”, P.E.E.C. question comparing/contrasting effectiveness of text vs. film, charades

Tuesday – vocab quiz, word of the day, SB close reading expository from the biography of Frederick Douglass

Wednesday – word of the day, SB close reading expository from the biography of Frederick Douglass

Thursday – word of the day, SB close reading expository from the biography of Frederick Douglass

Friday – word of the day, SB close reading expository from the biography of Frederick Douglass

Reading Homework This Week: study words of the day (quiz Tuesday), reading log (fiction)

ELA

Monday – www.chompchomp.com comma practice, finish “I Believe” essay practice (share literary, write real world, personal anecdote, and concluding paragraphs)

Tuesday – comma quiz, 4 Square Expository Outline Notes (give them the 4 square handout, create 4 square outline of creativity essay as a teacher model for them to copy, give them a copy of curiosity essay to read and talk about)

Wednesday – INB apostrophe notes and assign NRI apostrophe practice, adversity soccer video and adversity prompt, students create 4 Square outline for prompt

Thursday – NRI apostrophe practice, adversity rough draft

Friday – NRI apostrophe practice, mini-lesson on essay leads and conclusions, self-revision checklist

ELA Homework This Week: study for comma quiz Tuesday, NRI apostrophe practice due Friday, stay up-to-date on expository classwork