1. Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Monday, Sept. 19, 2016
Directions: Glue your new Roots Log into the Roots/Vocabulary section of your composition notebook. You are now to use your new root to complete all five columns in which you will record the following: the root, the definition, example words, your own sentence using the word, and a picture or another sentence representing the word to you.
bene/bon
(Both of these roots should be recorded in the same row of your Roots Log.)
[Definition: good, well]
benefit bonus
[A healthy heart is one benefit [The teacher gave bonus points to
of regular exercise.] the entire class for good behavior.]

2. Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016
Directions:
1. Login to a computer.
2. Open Google Chrome
3. Type in kahoot.it and go to the website.
We will play Kahoot as a class.

3. Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Wednesday, Sept
Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 Word Wall Word: revise Directions: Complete all four boxes
Word: revise What It Is: Part of Speech: verb Explain in your own words what it Definition: rework the organization and means to revise. details of a draft What It Is Not (antonym): Picture Representation: Explain in your own words what Draw a picture that represents revise does not mean. revise to you.

4. Quickly write the words that RACES stands for on your post it note.
RACES REVIEW
Quickly write the words that RACES stands for on your post it note. R- A- C- E- S-
Take out your AOW from this week and a Wonder book. Respond to the prompt on a sheet of notebook paper

5. Prompt There are many “Wonder’s” around us. You read two texts:
(1) The Seven Wonders of the World AOW
(2) The book Wonder so far.
You will answer a writing prompt about the topic of wonders using these two texts.
Directions:
In one paragraph, explain how the Wonder is related to the Seven Wonders of the world. Be sure to cite evidence from both texts to support your explanation.  Follow the conventions of standard written English.  
Reminders:
1. Organize your writing using RACES.
2. Remember to use transition words, or connecting words and phrases.
3. Write the final draft of your paragraph on a sheet of notebook paper.
4. READ what you have written and "catch" any mistakes.  Make corrections.

6. Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016
Get out the following:
Your “Problem with Bullies” article
The text book out and open to “All Summer in a Day” pg 68.
Your composition notebook containing your Citing Evidence Notes, Show Me the Evidence Sentence Stems, RACES Notes, and Traffic Light Transitions
2 sheets of notebook paper
A pencil