Upcoming, Important Dates: 02/05/2018 Upcoming, Important Dates: Add these dates to your agenda, as they apply to you: THIS WEEK: Tues. (02/06) – PBIS T-Shirt & Jeans Wednesday (02/07) – Progress Reports Thursday (02/08)– Jeans & Jerseys - $1.00 - Buddy Day/Club Pictures NEXT WEEK: Mon. (02/12) – PTSA Members Jeans Day Wednesday (02/14) – Workplace Wednesday Friday (02/16)– Valentine’s Dance (4:30-6:00) If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice. HOMEROOM = SILENCE

Language Arts – Warm Up 02/05/18 Adjectives First, submit your “Inferences Worksheet 6” and/or Short Essay from Wednesday to the homework bin. Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. Examples: giant cupcake, perfect day, colorful sky Complete your sheet and submit it to the homework bin today. Once you finish: Read and annotate “The Carpenter”. DO NOT DO ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS PACKET TODAY. Complete your own literature circle role and the Artful Artist part; Your double-entry journals; and Your reading portfolio.

Language Arts – Work Session 02/05/18 Essential Questions: How can talking and working with others help one analyze a novel? How do internal and external forces help people grow? Standard: ELASE6RL1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Learning Targets: Identify claims. Elect your position on these claims. Support your claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence.

Language Arts – Work Session 02/05/18 Literacy Lesson #2 (Day 1) Read and annotate “The Carpenter”. Your annotations key is on page 49 in your I.A.N. Do not complete any other part of this packet today. Keep this packet in your WRITING PORTFOLIO. Once you finish: Complete your own literature circle role and the Artful Artist part; Your double-entry journals; Your reading portfolio; and Read independently.

Language Arts – Closing Session 02/05/18 Novel Studies – Literature Circles Complete work on your role and the Artful Artist portion based on what we have read so far. I will collect these completed sheets (front and back) on Mondays and Thursdays beginning TODAY. Double-entry journals will be checked every Wednesdays and Fridays. Homework: Finish your individual literature circle role and the Artful Artist part. - Complete sheet – due today! Complete any incomplete folder work or double-entry journals. Biblionasium & Book Check-outs – 03/02