1. Upcoming, Important Dates:
01/30/2018
Upcoming, Important Dates:
Add these dates to your agenda, as they apply to you:
THIS WEEK:
Thursday – Talent Show Rehearsal (4:30-6:00)
Friday– Talent Show Rehearsal - 6:00
NEXT WEEK:
Tues. (02/06) – PBIS T-Shirt & Jeans
Wednesday (02/07) – Progress Reports
Thursday (02/08)– Jeans & Jerseys - $1.00
- Buddy Day/Club Pictures
If you are not eating, you must read something of your choice.
HOMEROOM = SILENCE

2. Language Arts – Warm Up 01/30/18
Analyzing Characters in a Text (3rd & 6th)
First, add this item to your Reading Portfolio T.O.C.
Then, decide on a main character from your novel and assess that character.
What are a character’s traits? Character traits can be physical or emotional. For instance, it could be the color of their hair or eyes, or their bravery or honesty.
Now, complete your chart based on the character you chose.
Use the S.T.E.A.L. strategy to help you.
Keep this handout in your reading portfolio.
Quiz Friday on chapters 1-4.
Date:
Document Title:
Page #
01/30
Analyzing Characters in a Text 9

3. Language Arts – Warm Up 01/30/18
Analyzing Characters in a Text (4th)
First, add this item to your Reading Portfolio T.O.C.
Then, decide on a main character from your novel and assess that character.
What are a character’s traits? Character traits can be physical or emotional. For instance, it could be the color of their hair or eyes, or their bravery or honesty.
Now, complete your chart based on the character you chose.
Use the S.T.E.A.L. strategy to help you.
Keep this handout in your reading portfolio.
Quiz Friday on chapters 1-5.
Date:
Document Title:
Page #
01/30
Analyzing Characters in a Text 7

4. Language Arts – Warm Up 01/30/18
Analyzing Characters in a Text (5th)
First, add this item to your Reading Portfolio T.O.C.
Then, decide on a main character from your novel and assess that character.
What are a character’s traits? Character traits can be physical or emotional. For instance, it could be the color of their hair or eyes, or their bravery or honesty.
Now, complete your chart based on the character you chose.
Use the S.T.E.A.L. strategy to help you.
Keep this handout in your reading portfolio.
Quiz Friday on chapters 1-5.
Date:
Document Title:
Page #
01/30
Analyzing Characters in a Text 11

5. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
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.

6. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
Novel Studies
3rd/6th – “Maniac Magee” – Ch. 11
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.).

7. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
Novel Studies
4th – “Walk Two Moons” – Ch. 10
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.).

8. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
Novel Studies
5th – “Freak the Mighty” – Ch. 9
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.).

9. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
Verbs Quiz
Yes, you may write on this quiz.
Place your quiz face down and raise your hand when you have finished.
Once you finish, you may complete:
your 5th double-entry journal (the one for today),
Any incomplete double-entry journals (They will be checked tomorrow!),
folder work,
and
your worksheet from today.

10. Language Arts – Work Session 01/30/18
Double-Entry Journals
Draw a line under your last double-entry journal. You should start your FIFTH entry today.
Use your “Sentence Starters for Reader Response” on page 110 of your I.A.N. to help you with the personal response portion of your double—entry journals.
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.).
You will be scored on these double-entry journals on Wednesdays and Fridays.

11. Language Arts – Closing Session 01/30/18
Noun and Pronoun Agreement
First, open your Springboard text to page 106.
Look at the chart entitled “Noun Agreement”.
Read the example (before and after revision).
Circle what was revised in the “After Revision” column.
Then, complete the revisions for the other 4 parts of the chart.
If you finish early, you may complete any incomplete double-entry journals, folder work, and/or SpringBoard p.104.

12. Language Arts – Closing Session 01/30/18
Novel Studies – Literature Circles
Complete work on your role based on what we have read so far.
I will collect these completed sheets (front and back) on Mondays and Thursdays beginning Thursday (02/01).
Double-entry journals will be checked on Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning this Friday (01/26).
Homework:
Complete any incomplete folder work or double-entry journals.
Novel Quiz - Friday
Biblionasium – Postponed – T.B.A.