2 nd Six Weeks October 7 – November 15, 2013

Journal/Warm Up Time: Reflect about your first six weeks; what you learned, grades you made, friends, activities. If you could change anything, what would you change and why? Class Time: 1. New six weeks: passes, seats, calendars 2. Treasure Graphic Organizer 3. Treasure Outline 4. The P.O.W.E.R. Remember: 1. Writing Benchmark on Thursday and Friday 2. Must have a book to read

Journal/Warm Up Time: Copy these words in your journal: Class Time: 1. Vocabulary 2. The P.O.W.E.R. 3. Write rough draft of your ‘Treasure’ paper. 4. Staple in order and turn in: 1. Graphic organizer (bubble chart) 2. Outline 3. Rough Draft Remember: 1. Writing Benchmark on Thursday and Friday 2. Must have a book to read 1.simple sentence, 2.phrase, 3.compound sentence, 4.conjunctions, 5.conjunctive adverbs, 6.independent clause, 7.subordinate clause, 8.complex sentence, 9.semi-colon, 10.colon, 11.hyphen

Journal/Warm Up Time: Copy the 4 definitions & examples in your journal Class Time: 1. Using The P.O.W.E.R. 2. Write rough draft of your ‘Treasure’ paper. 3. Staple in order and turn in: 1. Graphic organizer (bubble chart) 2. Outline 3. Rough Draft Remember: 1. Writing Benchmark on Thursday and Friday 2. Must have a book to read

1. simple sentence: 1 subject/noun, 1 predicate/verb 1. Yesterday was a beautiful day. 2. A simple sentence is one clause. The dog is happy. 2. Phrase: incomplete thought, missing the subject or predicate 1. all my dear children 2. so very sweet 3. compound sentence: 3. compound sentence: A compound sentence is two or more clauses. These clauses are joined together with conjunctions, punctuation, or both. The dog is happy, but the cat is sadconjunctions punctuation 4. conjunctions, 5. conjunctive adverbs, 6. independent clause, 7. subordinate clause, 8. complex sentence: 8. complex sentence: A complex sentence is one clause with a relative clause. The dog, which is eating the bone, is happy. relative clause 9. semi-colon, 10. colon, 11. hyphen

 adjective (easy, happy, good, wonderful,...) adjective  adverb (easily, happily, well, fast, quickly,...) adverb  conjunction (and, but,...) conjunction  preposition (in, on, at,...) preposition  pronoun (he, she, her, him, they,...) pronoun  noun (boy, girl, dog, book,...) noun  verb (run, go, eat, sit,...) verb

Journal/Warm Up Time: In your journal write P.O.W.E.R. and what each step means. Class Time: 1. Using the P.O.W.E.R., do the P.O.W. steps for the Writing Benchmark. 2. You will write the final draft tomorrow 3. You will also complete the editing & revising part tomorrow. 4. Substitute on Friday, I will be on school business Remember: 1. Substitute on Friday – I am on school business 2. Writing Benchmark on Thursday and Friday 3. Must have a book to read

Journal/Warm Up Time: Do the editing portion of the benchmark Class Time: 1. Using the dictionary/thesaurus, change these vague words ‘nice, sweet, good, bad, etc…’ to more mature words. 2. Write the final draft on the lined paper 3. When you finish….D.E.A.R. time Remember: 1. I am on school business 2. Finish Benchmark today 3. Must have a book to read

Journal/Warm Up Time: Bubble the editing portion of the benchmark Class Time: 1. Using the dictionary/thesaurus, change these vague words ‘nice, sweet, good, bad, etc…’ to more mature words. 2. Write the final draft on the lined paper 3. When you finish….D.E.A.R. time Remember: 1. Computer Lab 223 Tomorrow 2. Finish Benchmark today

Journal/Warm Up Time: What did you do this weekend? Class Time: 1. FINISH READING BENCHMARK 2. READ…… D.E.A.R. time Remember: 1. Computer Lab 230 on Friday 2. Finish Benchmark today

Journal/Warm Up Time: Substitute – I am scoring benchmarks Class Time: 1. Test corrections on Editing/Revision BENCHMARK (re-bubble ALL answers) 2. Peer Edit Treasure Papers – within your groups of 4, exchange papers and complete the Peer Editing & Revision Handout. Staple the Peer Editing sheet to top of Treasure packet, give back to writer. 3. If Time, allow peers to talk with writers and explain and ask questions. 4. Turn in all Treasure packets Remember: 1. Computer Lab 230 on Friday 2. Finish Benchmark today

Journal/Warm Up Time: FreeWrite Class Time: 1. Disuss Test corrections on Editing/Revision BENCHMARK (re- bubble ALL answers) 2. Staple peer editing to packet and make changes/additions/corrections to draft Remember: 1. Computer Lab 230 on Friday

Journal/Warm Up Time: Copy the outline from the board Class Time: 1. Re-write a new and improved ‘Challenge’ paper Remember: 1. Computer Lab 230 TOMORROW!

I. Introduction Paragraph A. Thesis – statement about purpose of paper B. Statement about challenges C. What your challenge is II. 1 st Body Paragraph – beginning A. Topic Sentence A. Topic Sentence B. Tell Before the challenge B. Tell Before the challenge I. 2 nd Body Paragraph – middle A. Topic Sentence A. Topic Sentence B. tell story about The challenge B. tell story about The challenge I. 3 rd Body Paragraph – end A. Topic Sentence A. Topic Sentence B. tell the story about how you overcame the challenge B. tell the story about how you overcame the challenge I. Closing Paragraph A. Restate the thesis A. Restate the thesis B. How do having challenges help people B. How do having challenges help people C. How did your challenge help you? (what did you learn about C. How did your challenge help you? (what did you learn about life by having and overcoming your challenge.) life by having and overcoming your challenge.)

Journal/Warm Up Time: Get Your Clicker!!! Class Time: 1. Spelling Bee Qualifier Quiz 2. Finish Re Writes of Challenge Paper 3. D.E.A.R. time 4. Library Remember:

Journal/Warm Up Time: Pick up your test booklet! Turn in signed progress reports Class Time: 1. Finish District Reading Benchmark 2. D.E.A.R. time Remember: Use your test taking strategies

1. Read questions first 2. Underline important information, key words 3. Quiet environment 4. Read passage carefully, read it twice 5. Have evidence, mark it with a Q#__ 6. Write paragraph and sentence at the question answer 7. Summarize paragraphs 8. Eliminate obvious answers

Journal/Warm Up Time:  If you HAD to buy a book, which one and why?  Do you know anything about the 1960s?  Turn in signed progress reports Class Time: 1. Finish District Reading Benchmark 2. D.E.A.R./Library time Remember: Turn in your signed class progress report Children’s March oq=The+Childrens+&gs_l=youtube.1.2.0i10l eytns%2Cpt%3D- 30%2Cn%3D2%2Cui%3Dtl ac.1.11.youtube.art1_7XTQQQ&safe=active Desegragation and civil rights in school

Journal/Warm Up Time: Pick up fundraiser envelope and put your name on it. Class Time: 1. Explain our fundraiser 2. D.E.A.R. time 3. Make Up Time Remember: Fill in the address booklets for friends and family members that do not live in you house.

Journal/Warm Up Time: Watsons Go To Birmingham Newsletter, Issue 1 Class Time: 1. Watsons ppt Remember: 1. Return class and school progress reports with signatures 2. Fundraiser Reach Out booklets

Journal/Warm Up Time: Watsons Go To Birmingham Newsletter, Issue 1 Class Time: 1. Read Watsons Go To Birmingham Remember: 1. Return class and school progress reports with signatures 2. Fundraiser Reach Out booklets

Journal/Warm Up Time: Meet in Computer Lab 223 Class Time: 1. Read Watsons Web Quest 2. iStation 3. Learning.com Remember: 1. Return class and school progress reports with signatures 2. Fundraiser Reach Out booklets

Journal/Warm Up Time: Substitute – I am on school business Class Time: 1. District Writing Benchmark 2. Do the P.O.W. today Remember: 1. Return class and school progress reports with signatures 2. Fundraiser Reach Out booklets

Journal/Warm Up Time: Pick up your benchmark Class Time: 1. District Writing Benchmark 2. Do the P.O.W. yesterday 3. Do the E.R. today 4. Do the multiple choice section Remember: 1. Return class and school progress reports with signatures 2. Fundraiser Reach Out booklets