1. HOMEROOM10/15/14 Write these important dates in your agenda: ELT = Your 4 th period classes Wed. and Thurs.ELT = Your 4 th period classes Wed. and Thurs. Wednesday (10/15/14) – Workplace Wednesday Friday (10/17/14) – Picture day (Standard School Attire Only!) Monday - Friday (10/20-10/24) – Conference Week (Early Release) Book Fair Week Write a letter to our troops! See the handout as an example.

2. E.L.T. ( FOURTH PERIOD STUDENTS ) 10/15/14 Prepare for your student-led conferences! Warm Up: Write the date and time of your conference in your agenda. Work Session: Complete the self-improvement plan. Closing: Sign the Commitment of Excellence. Remember to collect work samples from each class!

3. E.L.T. ( FOURTH PERIOD STUDENTS ) 10/15/14 Prepare for your student-led conferences! Folders: On the tab, write your LAST NAME, FIRST NAME Example: Thurman, Lindsey Folder Order: Student Checklist Self-Evaluation Form Two work samples (No Scantrons!) Progress Report Self-Improvement Plan/“Commitment of Excellence”

4. “HOME WANTED” Fold your paper in half. Inside the folded paper, write a paragraph detailing what Jeffery would need and want in a home. Use text evidence as well as your own inferences. On the outside (front), draw a picture of the home you described. LANGUAGE ARTS – WARM UP 10/15/14

5. 10/15/14 Essential Question: How does understanding the plot of a story help my knowledge of the story? Standard: ELA.6.RL.3 – Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

6. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 10/15/14  “Maniac Magee” Chapters 22-24

7. LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 10 / 15/14 “Maniac Magee” Vocabulary Crossword This crossword is due by tomorrow. HOMEWORK: Your homework packet is due Thursday! Add to your reading logs. (extra credit)

8. 10/15/14 Closing Session  Homework:  Vocabulary Crossword (if you didn’t finish)  Homework packet – due Thursday!  Add to your Reading Record (extra credit)  Each entry needs parental initials!