DATE

ASSIGNMENT

BIG IDEAS and NOTES

1/28/13

(Monday)

1) GAL 16 WS

2) Finish Nonfiction Report

3) Study for IBD Test

• Today we did a review game for IBD using the questions we wrote.
  

1/23/13

(Wednesday)

1) GAL Cursive WS due Friday

2) IBD Chapter Qs due Friday

3) Tween Tribune Response due Friday

4) Nonfiction Vocab due Friday

• Today we noticed lots of differences between the IBD movie and the IBD book.
  

1/22/13

(Tuesday)

1) GAL WS

2) IBD Chapter Qs due Friday

3) Tween Tribune Response due Friday

4) Nonfiction Vocab due Friday

5) Snacks (Optional)

• We finished reading Island of the Blue Dolphins and learned that Karana was eventually yaken off the island, 18 years after being left there.
  

1/21/13

(Monday)

1) Five Facts Due

2) GAL List 14 3x each

3) GAL List 14 WS

• Mal- means bad or poor. Malificent, a Disney villainess, is a portmanteau word combining Mal (bad) and Magnificent.
  

1/16/13

(Thursday)

1) Work on I Have a Dream Project due 1/21

2) Study for GAL List 13

3) GAL 13 Cursive

4) Book Orders due

5) Logs

6) Owls Vocab WS

• Argumentative essays should follow a basic format that organizes the thesis and supporting reasons for the reader.
  

1/16/13

(Wednesday)

1) Work on I Have a Dream Project due 1/21

2) Finish IBD Review WS

3) Type Rontu Paragraph

4) Book Orders due Friday

• Argumentative Writing differs from Persuasive Writing in that it must include facts, quotes, examples, definitions, and most importantly, opposing points of views.
  

1/15/13

(Tuesday)

1) GAL 13 WS (including bottom)

2) Work on I Have a Dream Project due 1/21

3) Finish Rontu Paragraph

4) Book Orders due Friday

• Do you agree with Karana's decision?

1/14/13

(Monday)

1) GAL List 13 3x

2) Work on I Have a Dream Project due 1/21

3) Work on Nonfiction Report

• After Tutok leaves, Karana realizes just how lonely she is. Animals are companions, but they're not people who can interact with you.

1/10/13

(Thursday)

1) Pet Peeves Writing due Friday.

2) Nonfiction Book chosen by Friday.

3) IBD Chs. 20, 21 WS

4) Ten sentences for GAL List 12 words

• Today in IBD we encountered the Aleut girl who calls herself Tutok. Karana experiences mixed emotions, very similar to when she faced Rontu for the first time.
  
• Book Orders will be due NEXT week since we don't have the forms yet.  But, you can access the January Arrow Catalog (Grades 4-6) or TAB (Grades 7 and up) online, and then order online if you prefer. 
  

1/09/13

(Wednesday)

1) Pet Peeves Writing due Friday.

2) LOGS due.

3) Nonfiction Book chosen by Friday.

• Today we looked at another Op Ed piece, and worked on our Pet Peeves.
  

1/08/13

(Tuesday)

1) GAL List 12 WS; here's the link to the online Literary Device Glossary.

2) IBD Ch. 18 Review

3) Pet Peeve due by Friday.

• Today in IBD we encountered the Aleut girl who calls herself Tutok. Karana experiences mixed emotions, very similar to when she faced Rontu for the first time.
  
• Book Orders will be due NEXT week since we don't have the forms yet.  But, you can access the January Arrow Catalog (Grades 4-6) or TAB (Grades 7 and up) online, and then order online if you prefer. 
  

1/07/13

(Monday)

1) GAL List 12 words 3x each.

2) Pet Peeve due by Friday.

3) Read IBD Ch. 20.

4) Book Orders due by Thursday.

• Today we discussed the Nonfiction book project which is due by end of month, with several checkpoints in between.
• ClassWorks and Book Orders went home today.  Access the January Arrow Catalog (Grades 4-6) or TAB (Grades 7 and up).
  

1/03/13

(Thursday)

•  Op-Ed pieces are opinion pieces which are backed by facts. At the same time, however, these pieces can include humor and figurative language of all kinds to increase their appeal to the reader.
  

1/02/13

(Wednesday)

1) In your Writing NB, list three Pet Peeves you might want to write about.

2) Reading Logs NOT due! (Mr. Schoch still has most of them).

•  Op-Ed pieces are opinion pieces which are backed by facts. At the same time, however, these pieces can include humor and figurative language of all kinds to increase their appeal to the reader.
  

12/20/12

(Thursday)

1) Finish IBD Ch. 17 WS.

2) Finish GAL 11 Cursive.

3) Study for GAL 11 Quiz.

• Today we examined character motives (based upon traits) when we wrote about why Karana chose to spare Rontu's life rather than kill him.
  

12/19/12

(Wednesday)

1) FIVE Sentences for GAL List 11.

2) Reading Logs due

• We wrote an elaborated essay Opening for an article on the Negro Baseball Museum .

12/18/12

(Tuesday)

1) Finish Newbery Report. Cut it out. Bring back directions packet.

• Today we did a close reading of IBD Ch. 15. We tried to discover the motive behind Karana's actions. 
  

12/17/12

(Monday)

1) IBD Chs. 9 and 10 WS

2) Tween Tribune response due Tuesday. It must show FLOW!

3) Work on Newbery Report.

• Today we reviewed IBD Chs. 1-12. We then continued reading from where we left off.
  
• We also introduced a new GAL List with the root cred, which means believe.  
  

12/13/12

(Thursday)

1) FIVE Sentences for GAL List 10.

2) GAL List 10 Cursive.

3) Study for GAL Quiz.

4) Personification in Music due.

5) Tween Tribune response due Tuesday. It must show FLOW!

• Today we discussed Motive, or a character's reason for acting. We looked at Karana's motives in chapters 1-9.
  
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12/12/12

(Wednesday)

1) Read IBD Chs. 12 - 13.

2) Work on Newbery Project.

3) LOGS DUE

4) Personification in Music due by Friday

• We reviewed how to organize information for an essay, using the "Waste Not, Want Not" article.
  
•   We also discussed how essays needed to begin with more context when they were being written in response to a text-based prompt. We created a short structure that would "build up" to the topic sentence, and provide the reader with the background they needed to understand the argument we were about to make.
  

12/11/12

(Tuesday)

1) Read IBD Ch. 11.

2) Work on Newbery Project.

• We discussed flow in writing, which is the smooth movement from one idea to another. We practiced writing a number of paragraphs using the idea of carrying the theme of one sentence to another in order to increase fluency and elaboration, while avoiding going off-task.
  
• Personification in Music: After watching the examples in this video, find a song which contains similar examples of personification. Write a proper heading on a lined paper, copy down the lyrics, and be sure to underline the personification. With a parent's permission, visit either www.lyrics.com or www.songlyrics.com for complete song lyrics.
  

12/10/12

(Monday)

1) Read IBD Chs. 8 and 9

2) GAL List 10 words 3x each

3) Work on Newbery Project

4) Personification in Songs (due by Friday)

•  Personification is often used in song lyrics to make emotions more concrete (and less abstract).
• After watching the examples in this video, find a song which contains similar examples of personification. Write a proper heading on a lined paper, copy down the lyrics, and be sure to underline the personification.  
  Not good at recalling lyrics? With a parent's permission, visit either www.lyrics.com (be sure to turn off the Auto-Play feature when the first set of lyrics appears) or www.songlyrics.com to search for complete song lyrics. (FYI: Ring tones are NOT free!)
  

12/05/12

(Thursday)

1) Complete Ch. 5, 6 WS

2) Use any FIVE GAL List 09 words in sentences

3) Complete GAL List 09 Cursive WS

4) Study for GAL List 09 Quiz

12/05/12

(Wednesday)

1) Finish IBD Chs. 3, 4, and 5 (Quiz)

2) Complete Ch 3, 4 WS

3) LOGS DUE!

•  Foreshadowing is when an author provides hints about what might happen later in a story.
  

12/04/12

(Tuesday)

1) Finish IBD Ch. 2

2) Complete Ch 2 WS

3) GAL 09 words 3x OR triangles

12/03/12

(Monday)

1) Finish IBD Ch. 1

2) Complete BOTH blue sheets

11/19/12

(Monday)

1) Get Holes Essay signed.

2) Write an original ending to the Hiking Trip story.

• We need to use specific examples to support our ideas in essays.
  
• When writing dialogue, quotations must start with capitals, and punctuation should be contained within the quotation marks.
  

11/15/12

(Thursday)

1) Memorize "The Raven" Stanza One.

2) Correct Test, Give Page # Proof, GET SIGNED!

3) Finish "The Raven" packet.

4) GAL Test Monday

• Went to Book Fair.
• Worked on Essay Portion of Holes Test.
  

11/14/12

(Wednesday)

1) Read Newbery Book

2) Memorize "The Raven" Stanza One

3) Write sentences for GAL List 08 Words

4) LOGS Due

• Finished the movie.
• Took Multiple Choice portion of test.
  

11/13/12

(Tuesday)

1) Review for Holes test

2) Read Newbery Book

3) Memorize "The Raven" Stanza One

• "The Raven" Stanza One:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'

• Holes Links:
• Chapters 35-36
• Chapters 37-38
• Chapters 39-43  
• Whole Book Review
  

11/12/12

(Monday)

1) GAL Cursive

2) Finish Holes Review Qs

3) Review for Holes test

4) Snacks for Movie

5) Begin reading Newbery Book

6) Memorize "The Raven" Stanza One

• "The Raven" Stanza One:

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
`'Tis some visitor,' I muttered, `tapping at my chamber door -
Only this, and nothing more.'

• Holes Links:
• Chapters 35-36
• Chapters 37-38
• Chapters 39-43  
• Whole Book Review