Monday
01/31/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What is sentence variety?
What are the major events of TSB?
1. Free Read
2. Sentence Variety
3. Quiz on 15&16
4. Read 17
5. Work on Free Read Project
Homework: Read 17 with notes

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are some different themes from TSB?
What is sentence variety?
What are the major events of TSB?
1. Quiz on 19&20
2. Read Chapter 21
3. Discuss 19&20
4. two additional themes
5. Lab to work on thematic or free read project
Homework: Read Chapter 21 with notes
Free Read project by Friday

9th Lesson Focus: What is important to note in COW?
Grade Reports Handed Out
1. Begin Reading COW
Homework: Chapter 1 with notes
Free Read project by Wednesday (Tuesday in the
lab)

Monday
01/28/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What are the major events in TSB?
What do I need to know from my free read?
1. Free Read
2. Sentence Variety
4. Read 16
5. Introduce Free Read Project
Homework: None

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are the major events in TSB?
What do I need to know from my free read?
1. Free Read
2. Discuss 17 & 18
3. Read 20
4. Library work on Free Read
Homework: Free Read Project Due Friday next week

9th Lesson Focus: What do I need to know from my free read?
1. Free Read Friday
Homework:

Thursday
01/27/11


1&2 Lesson Focus: How can I tell the difference between relevant and
irrelevant information?
What is sentence variety?
What is characterization?
What are the major events of TSB?
1. Quiz on 13&14
2. Read Chapter 15
3. Sentence Variety
4. Character Chart
5. Relevant/Irrelevant
Homework: Finish chapter 15 with notes

4&6 Lesson Focus: What is sentence variety?
What are the major events of TSB?
What is my free read project?
1. Quiz on 17&18
2. Read Chapter 19
3. Sentence variety
4. Book Report in a Bottle: Begin Working on free read project
Homework: Finish chapter 19 with notes



9th Lesson Focus: What is the vocabulary we need to know for our next unit?
1. Vocabulary 1-10
Homework: Extra Vocabulary assignment
Songs by Friday

Wednesday
1/26/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What is sentence variety?
What are the major events in TSB?
How can I write effectively?

1. Free Read
2. Discuss 11&12
3. Sentence Variety
4. Read Chapter 14 with notes
5. Computer lab 20 minutes to finish TSB article (204B)
Homework: Finish 14 with notes
ALL BACK WORK/REDO’S due today

4&6 Lesson Focus: What is sentence variety?
What are the major events of TSB?
How can I write effectively?
1. Free Read
2. Discuss 15 & 16
3. Sentence variety
4. Character chart
5. Computer lab to work on thematic (library)
Homework: Read Chapter 18 with notes
ALL BACKWORK/REDO’S due today

9th: Lesson Focus: What do I need to know about my free read?
1. Computer lab
2. Drop COW Collage
3. Begin the free read project
Homework: Free Read project due by next Wednesday
ALL BACKWORK/REDO’S due today

Tuesday
01/25/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: How can I write an effective newspaper article?
What is sentence variety?
What are the major events of TSB?

1. Quiz on 11&12
2. Sentence Variety
3. Computer lab to finish the newspaper article
Homework: Read chapter 13 with notes

4&6 Lesson Focus: How can I tell the difference between relevant and irrelevant information?
What are the major events of TSB?
What are different themes found in TSB?
1. Read Chapter 16
2. Quiz on 15 & 16
3. Irrelevant and Relevant information
4. Go to the lab to start the outline
Homework: Read Chapter 17 with notes

9th Lesson Focus: What background information do I need to know about COW?
1. Computer lab for collage 204B
Homework: two songs by Friday

Tuesday
01/18/11


1&2 Lesson Focus: What other vocabulary words do I need to know?
What are the major events of TSB?
1. Computer lab 204B
2. Free Read
3. Discuss TSB
4. Read Chapter 8
Homework: Quiz on 7&8

4&6 Lesson Focus: What other vocabulary words do I need to know?
What are the major events of TSB?
5. Computer lab 204B
6. Free Read
7. Discuss TSB
8. Read Chapter 11
Homework: Chapter 11

9th:
1. The Pearl final
Homework: None

Wednesday
1/12/11


1&2 Lesson Focus: What are our vocabulary words?
How can we see the new information we learned
yesterday in a different medium?
1. Vocabulary test/free read
2. Finish the movie
3. Quiz on 3&4
Homework: Read Chapter 5 with notes

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are your new vocabulary words for TSB?
What are the major events of chapters 5&6?
1. Work on vocabulary packet 204B
2. Free Read
3. Quiz on 5&6
Homework: Read chapter 7 with notes

9th Lesson Focus: What are the major events of chapter 5?
1. Quiz on chapter 5
2. Read chapter 6
Homework: Read up to page 85 with notes
2 songs with three sentence explanation
each by Friday

Tuesday
01/11/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What are our vocabulary words?
How can we see the new information we learned
yesterday in a different medium?
1. Finish Vocabulary packet
2. Review words
3. Watch “To Build a Fire”
4. Chart the symptoms of hypothermia
Homework: Read Chapter 4 with notes/ quiz on 3&4 tomorrow

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are our vocabulary words?
How can we see the new information we learned
yesterday in a different medium?
5. Finish Vocabulary words/start definitions
6. Watch “To Build a Fire”
7. Chart the symptoms of hypothermia
Homework: Read Chapter 6 with notes/ quiz on 5 &6 tomorrow

9th Lesson Focus: What are the major events of chapter 4?
1. Discuss quiz
2. Read chapter 5 with a partner
Homework: Finish chapter 5 with notes
2 songs with three sentence explanation each by Friday

Monday
01/10/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What are the major parts of chapters 1&2?
What are our vocabulary words?
What strategy can I use to read non-fiction?

1. Non- Fiction article on hypothermia/no summary just notes
2. Work on vocabulary packet
3. Free Read/Finish notes for chapter 2
4. Quiz on 1&2
Homework: Read chapter 3 with notes
Vocabulary packet needs to be done on Wednesday
Vocabulary test on Wednesday

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are the major parts of chapters 3&4?
What strategy can I use to read non-fiction?
What other vocabulary words do I need to know from
TSB?

Updated Grades
5. Free Read/Finish notes for chapter4
6. Non- Fiction article on hypothermia/no summary just notes
7. Work on your own vocabulary packet
8. Quiz on 3&4
Homework: Read chapter 5 with notes


9th Lesson Focus: What are the major events of chapter 4?
1. Finish chapter 4 with notes
2. Quiz on chapter 4
Homework: Finish Chapter 4 Quiz
2 songs with three sentence explanation each by Friday

Wednesday
01/05/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What are effective comprehension skills?
What are our vocabulary words?

Grade Updates
1. Background information about author
2. Vocabulary assignment 1-10
3. Free Read
4. Last 15 minutes of movie
Homework: Finish Vocabulary extra

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are our vocabulary words?
What are the major events of chapter 1?
Grade Updates
1. Free Read
2. Second ten assignment
3. Vocabulary packet
4. Finish chapter 1 with notes
Homework: Chapter 2 with notes
Vocabulary test on Friday

9th Lesson Focus: What is sentence variety?
What were the major events of chapter 3?
1. Sentence Variety
2. Discuss chapter 3
3. Start quiz
Homework: Finish chapter 3 quiz

Tuesday
1/04/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: How can I understand non-fiction?
What are my vocabulary words?
1. Vocabulary
2. Finish “Left for Dead” with summary
Homework: None

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are my vocabulary words?
What are effective listening skills?
1. Finish vocabulary
2. Check the words
3. Vocabulary assignment 1-10
4. Listening on author’s biography
5. Sentence Variety white boards
Homework: Finish Extra Vocabulary assignment
Vocabulary Test on Friday

9th Lesson Focus: What were the major events of chapter 2?
What are the literary elements of chapter 3?
1. Quiz on chapter 2
2. Read chapter 3
3. Start Sentence Variety
Homework: Finish chapter 3 with notes
2 songs by Friday with 3 sentence explanation for each

Monday
01/03/11

1&2 Lesson Focus: What is one way that I can understand non-fiction?
What background information do I need to know before I start the
novel?
1. Free Read
2. Grammar Questions
3. Finish “Left For Dead”
4. Computer lab for the TSB Collage 204A
Homework: None

4&6 Lesson Focus: What are the vocabulary words for the novel?
What background information do I need to know before I start the
novel?
5. Free Read
6. Grammar Questions
7. Vocabulary
8. Library for the TSB Collage
Homework: None

9th Lesson Focus: What happened in the first chapter?
1. Brief review
2. Quiz/check notes
Homework: Chapter 2 with 5-10 notes
Pick two songs by Friday with three sentence explanation