1. Monday, March 28 SSR Today you will need: Do Now: Objective: Homework:
Independent Reading Novel
Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook
Pen or Pencil
Do Now:
SSR
Objective:
I can demonstrate my knowledge of persuasion and argument by identifying persuasive elements in advertisements and in George Bush’s 9-11 speech.
I can apply my knowledge of text structures, the performance task, editing and revising, expository writing, and context clues to complete success stations.
Homework:
Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1)

2. Motivational Monday Think-Pair- Share
Share something inspiring, motivating, and/ or encouraging with your partner! Give them a SHOUT OUT!

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

4. With a partner, discuss…
Brain Dump
With a partner, discuss…
The order in which you should approach tomorrow’s test
Brain Dump for expository writing

5. Sidewalk Gallery Walk
In groups of 3, you will create a sidewalk chalk poster with the following information:
Testing Tips and Tricks
Brain Dump for Expository Writing
Strategies for Edit/ Revise
Words of Encouragement and Motivation

6. STAAR KAHOOT One last thing….

7. Tuesday, March 29 SSR Today you will need: Do Now: Objective:
Independent Reading Novel
Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook
Pen or Pencil
Do Now:
SSR
Objective:
I can apply my knowledge of pre-reading strategies to meet the author, build background knowledge, and watch a short tv episode for The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
Homework:
Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1)

8. DOL- Day 2 and 3
Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

9. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Intro Video- ·

10. Big Question Do others see us more clearly than we see ourselves?
In The monsters Are Due on Maple Street, mysterious events cause neighbors to become frightened and fearful. Use this sentence starter to develop your ideas about the Big Question:
Fear can influence our perception of others by...

12. Video- http://www. pearsonsuccessnet. com/snpapp/learn/navigateIDP. do

13. Movie
Street/dp/B005HQKUGG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=8-1&keywords=The+Monsters+Are+Due+on+Maple+Street

14. Wednesday, March 30 SSR Today you will need: Do Now: Objective:
Independent Reading Novel
Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook
Pen or Pencil
Do Now:
SSR
Objective:
I can apply my knowledge of pre-reading strategies to meet the author, build background knowledge, and watch a short tv episode for The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.
Homework:
Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1)

15. DOL- Day 2 and 3
Use proofreading marks to edit the sentence. Then, rewrite it on your paper correctly!

16. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Intro Video- ·

17. Big Question Do others see us more clearly than we see ourselves?
In The monsters Are Due on Maple Street, mysterious events cause neighbors to become frightened and fearful. Use this sentence starter to develop your ideas about the Big Question:
Fear can influence our perception of others by...

19. Video- http://www. pearsonsuccessnet. com/snpapp/learn/navigateIDP. do

20. Movie
Street/dp/B005HQKUGG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid= &sr=8-1&keywords=The+Monsters+Are+Due+on+Maple+Street

21. Thursday, March 31 SSR Today you will need: Do Now: Objective:
Independent Reading Novel
Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook
Pen or Pencil
Do Now:
SSR
Objective:
I can apply my knowledge of pre-reading strategies to carry out vocabulary activities for The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street and complete the first read aloud.
Homework:
Vocabulary Word Study (Quiz on April 1)

22. Tipster Thursday
Write THREE tips and tricks for successful comprehension! What do you DO as a reader to make sure that you are understanding what you are reading?

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

24. What do you think the differences are between plays and novels?
Writing Response
What do you think the differences are between plays and novels?

25. Plays include stage directions, a set, dialogue, and some narration.
Features of Plays
Plays are different than stories in books, but you can still imagine what’s happening while you are reading a play.
Plays are written to be acted out on stage. Books are written so you can imagine the action in your head.
Plays include stage directions, a set, dialogue, and some narration.
With plays and theatre, you must ACT – be the character using your body, voice, emotions, and imagination.
Plays still have the parts of a story and includes a theme.

26. Major Elements of Drama
Dialogue – characters talking to each other. Find an example in your script.
Action – the physical things the characters do in the play, including facial expressions.
Setting – stage, lights, scenery.

27. Play Genres Drama – a serious subject matter.
Comedy – a play that is light-hearted and funny.
Tragedy – the events lead to the downfall of the main character.

28. Important Vocabulary
Acts – units of action divided into parts called scenes.
Dialogue – words the characters say. There are no quotation marks used in a play.
Script – printed form of a play

29. Stage Directions – information usually in italics or in parentheses that tells what the stage should look like or how the character should feel or where the character should move on stage.
Set – construction on stage that shows the time and place of the play.
Props – moveable items or objects the actors use to make their actions more realistic.

30. Closing: T-P-S
Of all the novels you have read this year, which one do you think would make the best play? What genre is it and explain why it would make a good play.

31. Vocabulary In your reader’s notebook… Define Use in a sentence Defiant
Flustered
Metamorphosis
Persistently
Sluggishly
Transfixed

32. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Audio-

33. Friday, April 1 SSR Today you will need: Do Now: Objective: Homework:
Independent Reading Novel
Reader’s AND Writer’s Notebook
Pen or Pencil
Do Now:
SSR
Objective:
I can apply comprehension skills to read The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. I will be able to think critically about what I read, make inferences, and summarize the storyline of the play.
Homework:
Enjoy your weekend

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

35. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Audio-

36. Summary- Write a one-paragraph summary!
Make sure that you have something from the beginning, middle, and end.

37. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Critical Thinking Question:
If you were a resident of Maple Street, how would you have responded to the
strange events?

38. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Critical Thinking Question:
How do the people on Maple Street single out Les Goodman in Act I?
What does this suggest about what is really
happening on Maple Street?

39. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Critical Thinking Question:
Why does Charli shoot Pete Van Horn?
Infer- What does the crowd’s response to this shooting suggest about how clearly they are thinking?

40. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
Critical Thinking Question:
Who are the monsters on Maple Street?

41. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
BIG Question:
Do others see us more clearly than we see ourselves?
(a) How do the neighbors regard each other in the story?
(b) How do the aliens regard the residents of Maple Street?
(c) Whose perspective is more clear-eyed? Explain.