1. AIM: What will our reading schedule be for literature circles
AIM: What will our reading schedule be for literature circles? DO NOW: On your desk is a list of your classmates, in the space provided write at least one positive comment about him/her. HOMEWORK: Begin reading as per schedule set up by group; PTSA “What is Your Story?” due 10/31/16
MONDAY OCTOBER 24, 2016

2. DUE DATE
ASSIGNMENT
10/26
READING SCHEDULE
10/28
1ST READING; LIT. CIRCLE JOBS; STUDYGUIDE
11/4
2ND READING; LIT. CIRCLE JOBS; STUDYGUIDE
11/14
3RD READING; LIT. CIRCLE JOBS; STUDYGUIDE
11/18
4TH READING; LIT. CIRCLE JOBS; STUDYGUIDE
11/21
BOOK DUE- FINAL SHEETS AND STUDYGUIDE
11/28
PROJECT DUE

3. TUESDAY OCTOBER 25, 2016
AIM: How can your response to bullying affect others? What technique does the author use in order to gain the reader’s attention? How do we navigate through a graded paper on turn it in?
DO NOW:
What responsibility do you have to protect other people?
Would you like others to protect you if you were being attacked?
If you don’t act when you should, are you responsible for any harm that results? Why?
If, initially, you don’t act to defend someone who is unfairly being targeted, what else can you do to act socially responsible?
HOMEWORK: Revised paper due Monday (in Turnitin.com); reading schedule due tomorrow; first reading and lit. packets due Friday; PTSA due TUESDAY

4. Write Argumentatively What should an employer be required to provide to its workers? What should a government be required to ensure for both employer and employees? What standards or rules must employees uphold? Write a five-paragraph response giving your opinion about these three parties and their respective responsibilities using specific evidence from the text to support your claim.

5. WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26, 2016
AIM: What should the consequences of bullying be? What is the genre of your book?
DO NOW: Brainstorm consequences for those who choose to engage in bullying. These could include items such as peer mediation or lunch detention
HOMEWORK: Revised paper due Monday (in Turnitin.com); first reading and lit. packets due Friday; PTSA due TUESDAY; bring in canned or non-perishable food

6. THURSDAY OCTOBER 27, 2016
AIM: What is the difference between fantasy and science fiction?
DO NOW: As you view the clips of fantasy movies, list specific details that place it in the genre of fantasy.
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary book in class tomorrow; Revised paper due Monday (in Turnitin.com); first reading, group lit. packet and study guide questions due Friday; PTSA due TUESDAY; bring in canned or non- perishable food; Newsela Extra Credit- choose two articles from either binder- print- read annotate and answer all questions- be sure to print out any writing assignments as well- due Wednesday November 2

7. FANTASY SCIENCE FICTION

8. FRIDAY OCTOBER 28, 2016
AIM: How do we determine the meaning of a word through context?
DO NOW: Read and annotate the first two paragraphs of unit one’s story
HOMEWORK: Revised paper due Monday (in Turnitin.com); 2ND reading, group lit. packet and study guide questions due next Friday; PTSA due TUESDAY; bring in canned or non-perishable food; Newsela Extra Credit- choose two articles from either binder- print- read annotate and answer all questions- be sure to print out any writing assignments as well- due Wednesday November 2; Unit one and one writing assignment due next Friday 11/4