1. Thursday's DLR for Week 25 (per. 1)

2. Thursday's DLR for Week 24 (per. 3/5)

3. Teacher explained the Black History Month Outline. Students were encouraged to take a picture of this with their phone

4. Students watched a short clip on the mistreatment of animals in Barnum and Bailey Circus

5. Students wrote down reasons for and against taming wild animals in their journals

6. Students read pages 579-581 of "Running Brook of Horror"

7.Students summarized 3rd paragraph on page 579 of "Running Brook of Horror"

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 25 (per. 1)

2. Wednesday's DLR for Week 24 (per. 3/5)

3. Donating Blood reading comprehension

4. Students read pages 577 to 578 of "Running Brook of Horror"

1. Monday and Tuesday's DLR for Week 24

2. Student placed the vocabulary words from "Running Brook of Horror" in sentences that demonstrate they understand the meaning of the words.

3. Teacher and/or students read pages 576-577 of "Running Brook of Horror".

1. Wednesday and Thursdays' DLR for Week 23

2. DLR Quiz #23

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 23

2. Persuasive Essay #1

1. Monday's DLR for Week 23

2. Students either copied or took a picture of the Editing Process diagram.  Also, they were given the definitions of each step of the process.

3. Students worked on Persuasive Essay #1

1. DLR Quiz #22

2. Students worked on Persuasive Essay #1

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 22

2. Laughter reading comprehension

3. Teacher assigned students revision buddies for upcoming essay

4. Teacher discussed expectations for Persuasive Essay #1 by looking at rubric for this assignment

5. Students began working on Persuasive Essay #1

1. Q.O.D.-Read page 171. What took place in the Americas? (Central and South)  Why did the Americas matter to the U.S.?  How did, what was taking place, mimic America's independence from Great Britain?

2. Students and/or teacher read page 172.

3. Students watched The Monroe Doctrine-A Brief Explanation

 

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 22

2. Students worked on Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer #1 (Which needs to be finished for homework if not completed in class)

3. Teacher discussed expectation for Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer #1 and/or showed students how to successfully connect paragraphs in a 5 paragraph essay.

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 22

2. Sultan Kosen-The World's Tallest Man reading comprehension

3. Teacher instructed students on how to properly transition from one paragraph to the next.(per. 1 only)

4. Students began working on Persuasive Essay Graphic Organizer #1(per. 1 only)

5. Philosophical Chairs Activity #2 (per. 3 and 5)

 

1. Monday's DLR for Week 22

2. Students finished Text Dependent Question Assignment #5, questions 4 and 5 (per. 1 only)

3. Persuasive Paragraph #1-Should standardized tests be the sole factor in determining someone's intelligence? Argue for or against this idea.  You may take both sides.

4. Philosophical Chairs Activity #2 (per. 3 and 5 only)

 

1. Wednesday and Thursday's DLR for Week 21 (per. 1 only)

2. Thursday's DLR for Week 21 (per. 3/5) only

3. King Midas Touch reading comprehension (per. 1 only)

4. Students added text dependent question #5 under Text Dependent Question #4 section. 5.) On May 31, Charlie says, "I've got to know if and when it will happen to me." What evidence exists that Charlie will or will not recess like Algernon?

5. Students either began or finished reading pages 238 to 245 of "Flowers for Algernon".

 

1. Common Assessment #2 (per. 1 only)

2. Evaluating Evidence reading comprehension (per.3/5)

3. Text Dependent Question #5-Question #4 (per. 3/5)

1. Tuesdays DLR for Week 21

2. Students and/or teacher read pages 236-237 of FFA

3. Toothbrushes Through the Ages reading comprehension

4. Question number 4 for Text Dependent Question #5 section (per. 3 and 5)