1. September 4— Welcome  Agenda—copy  9/4/13—Syllabus (due tomorrow)  9/5/13—Want Ads (interviewing)  9/6/13—Want Ads (writing)  Syllabus  Read through and highlight the ‘highlights’

2. September 5— Welcome  Agenda—copy  9/4/13—Syllabus (due tomorrow)  9/5/13—Want Ads (interviewing)  9/6/13—Want Ads (writing)  Turn in your syllabus in the back turn in box for your class period  Reading changes  Percentages for all grades  Handout materials to absent students  National Boards hand out (due tomorrow)  Want Ads  Interviewing

3. September 6— Welcome  SSW: in your comp. book—10 minutes  Describe your favorite day this summer. Use sensory (the five senses) details.  Want Ads  Writing  Due: Hand book signatures, want ads, national boards letters, composition books

4. September 9— Welcome  SSW: Agenda—Copy  9/9-SRI Comp. Library  9/10-Easy CBM Library, Finish Want Ads  9/11-Present Want Ads  9/12-Writing Assessment, Oh, The Places You’ll Go (Reflection)  9/13-SSR, Assembly Schedule (Anti-Bullying at the SHS)  Reading log in the Agenda—write down book’s title, parents initial, due on Mondays  SRI—Library

5. September 10— Welcome  NO SSW  Easy CBM Vocabulary—Library  Finish SRI Comp.—Library  Check out books  Finish Want Ads—presentations tomorrow

6. September 11— Welcome  SSW: Describe your first week of school. What were your expectations? Were they met? Any surprises? What are your goals? Anything else you can think of.  Write the whole time in your comp. book— 10 minutes  Want Ads Presentations

7. September 12— Welcome  SSW: You are planning a party. Who will you invite? Make a list. Who are the celebrities you are inviting? What kind of entertainment will you have? What kind of food? The sky is the limit. Be appropriate and have fun.  —10 minutes  Writing Assessment  Oh, The Places You’ll Go!!!  Bring you SSR book tomorrow

8. September 13— Welcome  SSW: Free Write, Free Draw, SSR  10 minutes  SSR: All class period  Some will be testing SRI—6 th period

9. September 16  SSW: Agenda—Copy  9/16- Oh, The Places You’ll Go; Reading Logs; Finish Want Ads  9/17-Sentences: Complements pp. 399-402 Ex 15-18; hmwk: Write 5 on your own  9/18-Correct; Phrases: pp418-423; Ex 1-4; hmwk: Write 5 on your own  9/19-Correct: Phrases: pp 426: Writing Application; hmwk: Write another paragraph  9/20-SSR, PLC  Oh, The Places You’ll Go;  Reading Logs;  Finish Want Ads

10. September 17  SSW: CS—What is your goal for this year? How are you going to achieve it? Be specific. Write for 10 minutes.  Sentences: Complements pp. 399-402 Ex 15-18; hmwk: Write 5 on your own

11. September 18  SSW: What is your favorite room in your home and why? Write for 10 minutes.  Correct  Sentences: Complements pp. 399-402 Ex 15-18; hmwk: Write 5 on your own  Phrases: pp418-423; Ex 1-4; hmwk: Write 5 on your own

12. September 19  SSW: What is your favorite time of day? Write for 10 minutes.  Correct  Phrases: pp418-423; Ex 1-4; hmwk: Write 5 on your own  Phrases: pp 426: Writing Application; hmwk: Write another paragraph

13. September 20--PLC  SSW: Free Write, Free Draw, SSR  10 minutes  Turn in homework in the back  SSR: All class period

14. September 23  SSW: Agenda—Copy  9/23—Grammar: Sentences; homework worksheets  9/24—Grammar: Subject-Verb agreement; hmwk: wksts  9/25—Grammar: Fragments and Complete Sentences; hmwk: wksts  9/26—Grammar: finish missing assignments  9/27-SSR, Fluency testing  Reading Logs  Grammar: Sentences—Worksheets 1-5  1. Are all sentences the same?  2. What do you need for a sentence?  3. What is a sentence all about?  4. What’s the most important word in the predicate?  5.Write complete sentences  Hmwk: Finish worksheet

15. September 24  SSW: CS—Write about your favorite childhood toy? Be specific. Write for 10 minutes.

16. September 25—tomorrow is my birthday  SSW: Finish this thought: if I could change one thing about myself (if you can't think of anything, you might want to consider telling how you got to be perfect!) Write for 10 minutes.  Grammar: Subject-Verb agreement  hmwk: wksts  Grammar: Fragments and Complete Sentences;  hmwk: wksts

17. September 26—Happy birthday to me  SSW: Write about a day you'd like to remember. Write for 10 minutes.  Correct: Subject-Verb agreement

18. September 27  SSW: Free Write, Free Draw, SSR  10 minutes  Turn in homework in the back  SSR  Fluency

19. September 30—Happy birthday to me  SSW:  Fragments and Complete Sentences;  hmwk: wksts