1. Monday, March 21 Do Now: SSR Homework: ✓ Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1) Objective: I can apply my knowledge of expository writing to complete brain dumps and kernel writing for given prompts. I can demonstrate my knowledge of editing and revising to complete various activities for given passages. Today you will need: Independent Reading Novel Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook Pen or Pencil

2. Motivational Monday Remaining Open to Continuous Learning: Open to new experiences to learn from; Proud and humble enough to admit when don't know; Welcome new information on all subjects.

3. Vocab Quiz Turn into the drawer when you are finished. - Pick up a DOL from the top of the cart Begin your Grammar Keeper and do a free write response. Work on new DOL.

4. 70: Sentence Wringer--Is There a Verb? Example:

5. DOL Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

6. Kernel Writing READ the following proverb. The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires. THINK carefully about the following statement. Every great person was inspired by a teacher. Great teachers help students to explore and achieve and thrive. A truly great teacher can change the world. WRITE an essay explaining how teachers can inspire and influence the life of their students.

7. Edit/ Revise Practice Read “The Old Man” and complete questions! (Make sure you use strategies!) Kahoot: https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/9208a8dc-f539-4c2b-8476- f4abcd5b9fdd

8. Tuesday, March 22 Do Now: SSR Homework: ✓ Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on (Quiz on April 1) Today you will need: Independent Reading Novel Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook Pen or Pencil Objective: I can apply my knowledge of expository writing to complete brain dumps and kernel writing for given prompts. I can demonstrate my knowledge of editing and revising to complete various activities for given passages.

9. Tricky Tuesday Write two riddles using your Unit 10 vocabulary words!

10. 71: Joining Sentences Legally Example:

11. DOL Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

12. Kernel Writing READ the following quote. “Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother.” -Susan B. Anthony THINK carefully about the following statement. Some inventions have made a huge impact on the way we live our lives. An invention may make our jobs easier, or it could change the way we communicate, or it might provide us with great entertainment. WRITE an essay explaining how an invention has influenced your life.

13. Edit/ Revise Practice Read “Fresh Vegetables” and complete questions! (Make sure you use strategies!) Rationales: You need to write a brief explanation as to why that is the correct answer! This is for a grade!

14. Edit/ Revise Answers 1. D 2. F 3. C 4. G 5. C 6. J 7. A 8. G 9. B 10. H 11. C 12. G 13. B

15. Wednesday, March 23 Do Now: SSR Objective: I can apply my knowledge of expository writing to complete brain dumps and kernel writing for given prompts. I can demonstrate my knowledge of editing and revising to complete various activities for given passages. Today you will need: Independent Reading Novel Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook Pen or Pencil Homework: ✓ Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1)

16. Wicked Word Wednesday Share your riddles with someone in the room! Study your Unit 10 Vocabulary Words! Quizlet on my site! 10 Minutes!

17. 72: Joining Sentences Illegally

18. Writing Response In your writer’s notebook, respond to the following question with at least one paragraph. You MUST use commas with a direct address three times in your response.

19. DOL Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

20. Kernel Writing READ the following quote. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” -St. Augustine THINK carefully about the following statement. Traveling and visiting other places can be very rewarding. The world is a very big and interesting place. You might not be able to see all of it, but you should try to see some of it. WRITE an essay explaining a place where you would like to travel and why.

21. Edit/ Revise Practice Read “Our Town Museum is in Trouble” and complete questions! (Make sure you use strategies!) Scavenger Hunt Rules: 1. This is a game of wit and speed! 2. You MUST use strategies and answer your questions in marker or highlighter. We will not give you the first clue unless you do this! 3. Your first clue will lead you to YOUR first question (this may not be the actual #1, so make sure you look at question # when you are recording your answers on the answer sheet!) 4. At each question, you will choose your answer, read the clue, and go to that destination. If you were correct, you will find the next question. If you are wrong, you will find a 5. If you reach a you can only change your answer by visiting your teacher. Your teacher will need to initial next to the change. 6. At each correct destination, you will find a symbol. This symbol will need to be recorded on your answer sheet. 7. The first person to return to their teacher with ALL of the correct symbols, WINS their choice of an SSR or Success Stations PASS!!!!

22. Thursday, March 24 Do Now: SSR Today you will need: Independent Reading Novel Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook Pen or Pencil Homework: ✓ Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1) Objective: I can apply my knowledge of expository writing to complete brain dumps and kernel writing for given prompts. I can demonstrate my knowledge of editing and revising to complete various activities for given passages.

23. Tipster Thursday Write THREE tips and tricks for creating infographics!

24. 73: Sentence Wringer Practice

25. DOL Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

26. Kernel Writing READ the following quote. “If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” -Michael Jordan THINK carefully about the following statement. No one can achieve success without overcoming obstacles. WRITE an essay explaining the importance of never giving up.

27. Edit/ Revise Practice Read “The Way to Go” and complete questions! (Make sure you use strategies!) Rationale: You need to write a brief explanation as to why that is the correct answer! We will then go over these together!

28. Question 1 Jamal wants to improve his introduction. How can he rewrite sentence 2 to provide more detail and imagery? A The organic versions of these foods are even better for human consumption. B Many people eat a wide variety of healthy foods. C Corn, beans, potatoes, and peanuts can give people lots of good vitamins. D These foods taste good when cooked. Answer- A: This answer choice provides more detail and helps to create an image in the reader’s mind.

29. Question 2 Jamal is not pleased with the way he ended the first paragraph (sentences 1-3). He would like to delete sentence 3 and replace it with a sentence that would present a more effective position in his paper. Which of these could replace sentence 3 and improve the closing of this paragraph? F Daily exercise can help start the day after a good night’s sleep. G Add a dose of daily exercise and you have a marriage of two important contributors to a long and physically fit life. H Healthy food can help a person lead a healthy life. J The kinds of food that can be bought in a grocery store can range from cheap to expensive. Answer- G: This answer choice provides a clear main idea for the passage and sets up the perfect transition into the next paragraph.

30. Question 3 What is the BEST revision to make in sentence 5? A The mind will be sharper, clearer, and better able to survive life’s ups and downs and a well-trimmed ship on a stormy sea. B The mind will be sharper, clearer, and better able to survive life’s ups and downs, and a well-trimmed ship on a stormy sea. C The mind will be sharper, clearer, and better able to survive life’s ups and downs like a well-trimmed ship on a stormy sea. D The mind will be sharper, clearer, and better able to survive life’s ups and downs, and like a well-trimmed ship on a stormy sea it will survive. Answer- C: This answer choice provides stays on topic, is not too wordy, is grammatically correct, and is better than sentence 5 in the passage.

31. Question 4 Jamal did not choose the most effective words in sentence 6. What is the BEST change for him to make in this sentence? F Change at least to anyhow G Change items to servings H Change should to might J Change eaten to put away Answer- G: This answer choice provides more detail since “servings” is more descriptive than “items.”

32. Question 5 Jamal would like to add the following sentence to the fourth paragraph (sentences 11-14). Thirty minutes to an hour of simple exercise will suffice. Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence? A At the beginning of the paragraph B After sentence 11 C After sentence 13 D After sentence 14 Answer- B: This sentence provides support for sentence 11.

33. Question 6 What change should be made in sentence 15? F Change properly to good G Change exercise to work H Change persons to people J Change advancing to moving Answer- H: This answer choice makes a correction to a word that is grammatically incorrect. The plural for “person” is “people.”

34. Question 7 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 4? A Insert a comma after lifestyle B Delete the comma after nutrition C Delete and D No change should be made. Answer- B: Sentence 4 is not a compound sentence. It does not require a comma since this is a compound object.

35. Question 8 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7? F Insert a comma after Ideally G Change goal to gole H Insert a semicolon after interested J Change the period to a question mark Answer- F: “Ideally” is an introductory word and needs a comma.

36. Question 9 How should sentence 7 be changed? A Change this to these B Insert a comma after someone C Change oneselves to oneself D Change shape to shapes Answer- C: “Oneself” is the singular object pronoun that is referring to “someone.” “Oneselves” is not a word.

37. Question 10 How should sentence 8 be changed? F Change Raw to Rau G Change usually to usual H Change than to then J Sentence 8 should not be changed. Answer- J: The best answer choice is to leave the sentence alone. It is grammatically correct.

38. Question 11 What is the correct way to write sentences 9 and 10? A Cooking the fruits or vegetables, this causes the nutrients to decrease. B Cooking the fruits or vegetables and it causes the nutrients to decrease. C Cooking the fruits or vegetables. It causes the nutrients to decrease. D Cooking the fruits or vegetables causes the nutrients to decrease. Answer- D: This answer choice provides the only grammatically correct answer. “A” is a run-on, “B” needs a comma after “and,” and “C” contains a fragment.

39. Question 12 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 13? F Change Adequate to Adiquate G Change increases to increeses H Change ingury to injury J Sentence 13 does not need to be changed. Answer- H: “Ingury” is misspelled.

40. Question 13 What change, if any, should be made in sentence 15? A Add Together to the beginning of the sentence B Change done to did C Change can to can’t D Insert a comma after defenses Answer- A: This answer choice provides a connection for “healthy diet and daily exercise.”