October 2  NO SSW  Movie: Freedom Writers  Take notes journal (reflections)  How do you relate?  Would you act differently in the same situation?  Why do the characters do what they do?  Do you know people like this?  How does this film affect you?  Make some connections to the film.

October 3  NO SSW  Conferences— What is missing and how can you turn it in  Movie: Freedom Writers  Take notes journal (reflections)  What are you thankful for in light of what you saw today? Use a variety of sentences to express your thoughts.

October 4  SSR  Bring up your reading logs (when requested)  Finish fluency tests  Conferences— What is missing and how can you turn it in

October 7  Agenda  10/7—Freedom Writers  10/8—Review Sentence Structure and use of commas  10/9—Workday—Finish missing assignments  10/10—  10/11—SSR  Have your reading logs open. I will come around to check and them. (Let me know if I am checking for two weeks)

 Movie: Freedom Writers  We all have prejudices. (Use a variety of sentences to answer the following questions.)  1. How has this film changed the way you “see” other people?  2. Will you make changes concerning how you “see” other people?  3. What are some of the injustices you see in the world?  4. What is one thing you can do to change it?

October 8 SSW: What is your opinion of the movie? Do you like it? Why or why not? Would you recommend it to someone else? Movie Review Sentence Structure and commas. Worksheets

October 9 SSW: What would happen if you could become invisible whenever you wanted to? What are some of the things you could do that you cannot do now? o Work day—Get caught up with all missing assignments o Friday: Journal (composition book) check. Make sure all the SSWs are there.

October 10 SSW: If you were principal of this school, what would you do? o Work day—Get caught up with all missing assignments o Friday: Coach Parker, SSR all period o Monday: Journal (composition book) check. Make sure all the SSWs are there. Reading log #5

10/11  SSR

October 14  CS: Agenda  10/14—Fragments Worksheets  10/15—Correct Fragments Worksheets  10/16—Grammar Assessment  10/17—I Am Poem—Rough Draught  10/18—SSR  Due—Journal Checks ( from Freedom Writers); Reading Log #5  Grammar packets

October 15  SSW: If you could only take 3 people with you on a trip around the world, who would you take and why? –10 minutes  Correct Fragments Worksheets  Study for Grammar Assessment tomorrow

October 16  SSW : What would happen if there were no cars, buses, trains, boats, or planes? How would this change your life?— 10 minutes  Finish correcting worksheet packet and hand in  Grammar Assessment: Complete Sentences

Today’s Goal  Goal: Assess Grammar knowledge and use for complete sentences.

October 16  SSW : If you could do whatever you wanted to right now, what would you do?  – 10 minutes  Correct Assessments  I Am poems  Rough Draft  You need:  Pen/pencil  Notebook paper

Goal: Use figurative language  Goal: use figurative language in poetry to describe who you are  Hand out I Am poem guide  Rough Draft on Notebook paper  Finish by the end of the period  Final due Monday at the end of the day

10/18  SSR  If you have finished a book. The black crate in the front of the room has several activities for you to do. Please be sure to complete one before the end of the 1 st quarter. You can complete more than one for extra credit.  Due today…Final Drafts of I Am Poems (talk to me at the end of class if you need more time)  Monday…Reading log #6 is due.

October 21  Agenda  10/21—I Am Poems  10/22-10/23—Quiet time. Conferences (RE: Grammar Assessment)  10/24-10/25—Grammar Assessment  I Am poems  Final Drafts  You need:  Your rough drafts  Any markers, fancy paper, crayons, etc. for decorating

Goal: Use figurative language  Goal: use figurative language in poetry to describe who you are  Final due today at the end of the day

October 21  CS: Agenda for the week  Extra credit. Olympian Newspaper

October  SSW: Everyone needs help sometimes. Write a story about what happened one time when someone helped you. —10 minutes  Quiet Work Day  Conferences with students RE: Grammar assessments   User Name:  Password: period 1-6  (Tell me 5 things that are interesting about this site, not just that it has the newspaper.)

October 28  Agenda  10/28—Reteach and Review for Retake  10/29—Retake Assessment, Bring something to read  10/30—College Field Trip  10/31—SSR  11/1—no school  11/4—Vocabulary, Plot, Predictions, About the author (page 8 in Edge)  11/6—Last day of quarter. All assignments must be turned in and assessments taken. Please make sure to complete a project for you independent reading. You can complete it during SSR time.

OCTOBER 29  SSW: What is your dream job and why? Explain why it interests you. Talk about the educational pathway to get there. If you don’t know, the talk about what you think is the educational pathway. College, apprenticeship, trade school, etc. Are you willing to put in the work to get your dream job?  Retakes.  Read when finished

OCTOBER 30  College field trip

OCTOBER 31—HAPPY HALLOWEEN  SSR