1. 11/5-11/9

2. 11/5 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. DEFINE vocabulary words
4. READ A Monster Calls and DISCUSS the figurative language
5. READ each other's stories and PROVIDE feedback
6. Students will EDIT and REVISE their stories
Bellringer: current grammar and grammar review
Students will read their AR books for 15 minutes.
The teacher will guide students in defining their vocabulary words.
The teacher will guide students in discussing the figurative language in A Monster Calls.
Students will read each other's stories and provide feedback on what needs to be improved.
Students will take the feedback from their peers and the feedback from the teacher and use it to edit and revise their stories.

3. Pun, Idiom, and Word in another language
Pun: I have way to0 much thyme on my hands.
Explanation: Usually someone says they have too much time. They have too much of the herb thyme on their hands. They are pronounced the same way.
Idiom: Beating around the bush.
Explanation: They keep hinting instead of coming right out and asking something.
Word in another language: faux paus
Explanation: French for a social blunder

4. 1st Block Prefixes Fore-is from Old English and means before
Un-from Old English and means not
Non-from Latin and means not

5. 1st Block vocabulary
Unabashed-adj. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.
Unfurl-v. make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind.
Unabating-adj. Not stopping
Foresight-n seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing
Foremost-adj ranking above all others
Foreboding-n a feeling of evil to come
Unblemished-adj. Without imperfections
Uncanny-adj. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
Non Abrasive-adj. Not irritating in manner
Nonabsorbent-adj. (of material) not absorbing or holding liquid

6. 2nd/3rd Block vocab
Feasible-adj. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
Flabbergasted-adj. as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Gaudy-adj. tastelessly showy
Gaunt-adj. very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
Haven-n. a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
Hearsay-n. gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
Hovel-n. small crude shelter used as a dwelling
Inverse-adj. reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect
Inevitable-adj. incapable of being avoided or prevented
Juxtapose-v. place side by side

7. 11/6 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books
3. READ song lyrics and ANALYZE the figurative language
4. READ A Monster Calls and ANALYZE the figurative language
5. ANSWER inferencing questions on A Monster Calls
6. LEARN about Your Monster/Your Truth project
Bellringer: analogy, figurative language, and synonyms and antonyms
Students will read AR books for 15 minutes.
The teacher will guide students in identifying the figurative language in song lyrics and determining the meaning of the figurative language.
The teacher will guide students in reading A Monster Calls and discussing the figurative language.
Students will answer inferencing questions on A Monster Calls.
The teacher will explain the your monster/your truth project.

8. Figurative Language in songs
Fight Song
Boom Clap
Review activities
Review Quizzes
Powerpoint
Figurative Language Flowchart
Identification Chart

9. A Monster Calls Inferencing Questions
The Questions

10. Your Monster/Your Truth
Directions

11. 11/7 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books
3. CREATE visuals for vocabulary words using wordart and send them to me
4. COMPLETE an AR test on A Monster Calls
5. READ and ANALYZE the figurative language in The Tell Tale Heart on Seesaw
6. COMPLETE Study Island review activities
Bellringer: reading section and spelling practice
Students will read AR books for 15 minutes.
Students will create visuals for their vocabulary words using wordart and send them to me.
Students will complete an AR test on A Monster Calls.
The teacher will guide students in reading The Tell Tale Heart. Then students will analyze the figurative language and write a response on Seesaw.
Students will complete review activities on Study Island to review figurative language and dialgoue.

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13. 11/8 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. I-Ready
4. COMPLETE a literary terms matching sheet
5. COMPLETE a jigsaw activity to REVIEW the different text structures
6. IDENTIFY allusions in songs
Bellringer: context clues and everyday edit
Students will read for 15 minutes for AR.
Students will complete I-Ready for 45 minutes. The teacher will pull students to work on areas of concern.
The teacher will guide students in completing a literary terms matching sheet to review objectives in preparation for next week's literary terms test.
Students will work with their groups to complete a chart on text structure. Each group will complete their section of the chart.
Students will learn about allusions and will practice identifying allusions on songs.

14. Text Structure
description
signal words
Thinking map
examples of texts that use this structure
compare and contrast
problem and solution
sequence
cause and effect

15. Literary Terms Review
Matching Activity
Review Game

16. Graduation speech you are not special
video You're Not Special
You're Not Special speech

17. Analogies, Anecdotes, Metaphors, and Allusions
Analogies-a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Allusions-an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Anecdotes-a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Metaphors-Metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two things or objects that are poles apart from each other but have some characteristics common between them.

18. Examples of Allusions
Here are some examples that allude to people or events in literature:
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.”
“I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.”
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.”
“Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.”
There are several ways that an allusion can help a writer:
Allusions engage the reader and will often help the reader remember the message or theme of the passage.
Allusions allow the writer to give an example or get a point across without going into a lengthy discourse.
Allusions are contingent on the reader knowing about the story or event that is referenced.
Here are some examples that allude to people or events in literature:
“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” This refers to the story of Pinocchio, where his nose grew whenever he told a lie. It is from The Adventures of Pinocchio, written by Carlo Collodi.
“When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Scrooge was an extremely stingy character from Charles Dickens’, A Christmas Carol.
“I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse.” This refers to the horse that the Greeks built that contained all the soldiers. It was given as a gift to the enemy during the Trojan War and, once inside the enemy's walls, the soldiers broke out. By using trickery, the Greeks won the war.
“He was a real Romeo with the ladies.” Romeo was a character in Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet, and was very romantic in expressing his love for Juliet.
“Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.” This means that her weakness was her love of chocolate. Achilles is a character in Greek mythology who was invincible. His mother dipped him in magical water when he was a baby, and she held him by the heel. The magic protected him all over, except for his heel.

19. Do you hear the allusions?
Video-What is an Allusion
New Radicals - Someday we'll know
Billy Joel - We Didn’t Start the Fire
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Katy Perry - Roar
Weezer - Buddy Holly
CCR - Fortunate Son
Multiple Songs
Do you hear the allusions?

20. 11/9 1. Bellringer 2. READ AR books 3. REVIEW vocabulary words
4. COMPLETE vocabulary quiz
5. UPLOAD work
READ You’re Not Special
6. IDENTIFY allusions in the You’re not Special speech and EXPLAIN the speaker’s purpose for choosing to use those allusions.
Bellringer: dealer's choice and word classification
Students will read AR books for 15 minutes.
Students will review their vocabulary words in preparation for their vocabulary quiz.
Students will upload their work onto Seesaw.
The teacher will guide students in reading "You're Not Special" and identifying the allusions and explaining the purpose for the allusions.

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