1. Upcoming, Important Dates:
02/28/2018
Upcoming, Important Dates:
Add these dates to your agenda, as they apply to you:
THIS WEEK:
Return your progress reports!
Thurs. (03/01) – Throw Back Thursday
Friday (03/02) – Smoothies are on sale
- Read Across America day
Sat. (03/03) – Saturday tutoring resumes
NEXT WEEK:
Tues. (03/06) – PBIS T-Shirt Day
- Mable House Opening 7-8:30
If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice.
HOMEROOM = SILENCE

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 02/28/18
Synthesis Posters
First, retrieve your synthesis poster sheet from your reading portfolio.
Then, review the items in the boxes under question 3. These are the items you will be searching for on the posters as you conduct your gallery walks.
Complete each of the boxes using a DIFFERENT poster.
You will only review posters that have been completed on your novel.
“Maniac Magee” – posters #1-9 and #23-29
“Walk Two Moons” – posters #10-17
“Freak the Mighty” – posters #18-22

3. Language Arts – Work Session 02/28/18
Essential Questions: How can talking and working with others help one analyze a novel? How do internal and external forces help people grow?
Standard: ELASE6RL1 – Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Learning Targets: Identify claims. Elect your position on these claims. Support your claim with logical reasoning and relevant evidence.

4. Language Arts – Work Session 02/28/18
Synthesis Posters – Gallery Walks
Complete each of the boxes using a DIFFERENT poster.
When you finish all of the boxes under question 3, read and complete “Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text”.
You may write this paragraph on the back of your sheet, but be sure to label it “Writing to Sources: Explanatory Text”.
Also, be sure to cover all of the bulleted items in the instructions.
In addition, you will also write a summarized paragraph about what you have learned thus far from the novel about changes. Think about the main character’s changes, life experiences, your perspective on the character, etc.
Label this paragraph “Independent Reading Checkpoint”.
Lastly, identify the number of the poster you liked best and explain why it was the best, in your opinion.

5. Language Arts – Closing Session 02/28/18
Homework/ Upcoming Deadlines:
Synthesis Posters Sheets – due today
Read independently!
Biblionasium & Book Check-outs – Friday

6. Language Arts – Work Session 02/26/18
Novel Studies
3rd/6th – “Maniac Magee” – Ch (p. ??)
As we read, have your double-entry journal (p. 109) out and be ready to write down the page number of a passage that stands out to you.
You can come back and write the passage down later, as long as you know which page to revisit.
If you need additional double-entry pages, they are available on the front table. Add them beginning on page 111 and continue in order (pages 112, 113, 114, etc.).
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WED.!

7. Language Arts – Work Session 02/26/18
Novel Studies
4th – “Walk Two Moons” – Ch (p. ???)
As we read, have your double-entry journal (p. 109) out and be ready to write down the page number of a passage that stands out to you.
You can come back and write the passage down later, as long as you know which page to revisit.
If you need additional double-entry pages, they are available on the front table. Add them beginning on page 111 and continue in order (pages 112, 113, 114, etc.).
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WED.!

8. Language Arts – Work Session 02/26/18
Novel Studies
5th – “Freak the Mighty” – Ch. 19 (p. ???)
As we read, have your double-entry journal (p. 109) out and be ready to write down the page number of a passage that stands out to you.
You can come back and write the passage down later, as long as you know which page to revisit.
If you need additional double-entry pages, they are available on the front table. Add them beginning on page 111 and continue in order (pages 112, 113, 114, etc.).
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WED.!

9. Language Arts – Closing Session 02/26/18 Double-Entry Journals – “Maniac Magee”
Chapters: 1 2
2-5 3
6-7 4
8-10 5
11-12 6
13-14 7
15-17 8
18-19 9
20-21 10
22-23 11 24 12
25-26 13
27-28
Draw a line under your last double-entry journal.
You should start your THIRTEENTH entry today.
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WEDNESDAY!

10. Language Arts – Closing Session
Language Arts – Closing Session 02/26/18 Double-Entry Journals – “Walk Two Moons”
Journal #:
Chapters: 1 2
2-4 3
5-6 4
7-9 5 10 6 11 7
12-13 8 14 9 15
16-17 18 12 19 13
20-21
Draw a line under your last double-entry journal.
You should start your THIRTEENTH entry today.
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WEDNESDAY!

11. Language Arts – Closing Session
Language Arts – Closing Session 02/26/18 Double-Entry Journals – “Freak the Mighty”
Journal #:
Chapters: 1 2
2-4 3
5-6 4
7-8 5 9 6 10 7
11-12 8 13
14-15 16 11 17 12 18 19
Draw a line under your last double-entry journal.
You should start your THIRTEENTH entry today.
DOUBLE-ENTRY JOURNAL CHECK – WEDNESDAY!