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Q1 Wk 5 - Week of 25 September 2023
Language Arts - Hours 1, 3, 4, 6, & 7 Common Core Standards
Welcome to another week full of opportunities to increase your knowledge bank and
build a FIRM foundation for your educational career . . .
build a FIRM foundation for your educational career . . .
EFFORT = ACHIEVEMENT . . . see every angle, make obstacles challenges to make you better, and play to win!
Aiming for a three on our learning scale . . .
Monday |
LUNCH MENU: Monday, September 25 - Pizza, Hamburger or Pizza Burger
1. QQT to begin the hour - students try to check off as many of the items from the list provided. After they meet up and are quizzed, they need to check off the item from their list, trade cards, and go on to the next meeting. 2. Quizlet Live for bonus points - three rounds only 3. Progress monitoring for the rest of the hour. When finished, student need to go back to the IXL skills we opened our lessons with last week and close them out. DO NOT FORGET TO LOG THE SKILLS ON THE LOG-IN SHEET AND CHECK THEM OFF AS YOU FINISH. |
Students should be able to say: I can do the following:
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Tuesday |
LUNCH MENU: Tuesday, September 26 - Pizza, 3 Meat Sub or Turkey Bacon Croissant
*** Sentence unit interrupted for autumn poem *** 1. IXL - students preview elements of poetry for 5-7 minutes to prepare them for the poem that we will being writing on Wednesday. THIS IN NOT homework and does not have to be finished at this time. 2. Tapping into prior knowledge with all five senses and brainstorming memories . . .
NO homework unless autumn sights, scents, and things you taste brainstorming did not get finished today. |
Students should be able to say: I can do the following:
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Wed. |
LUNCH MENU: Wednesday, September 27 - Pizza, Turkey Sub or Grilled Chicken sandwich
1. Continue where we left off on Tuesday with brainstorming. This includes "Boys of Fall" official video to reinforce that our memories are created through our senses including inner feelings. 2. Begin poem working draft. This IS DUE tomorrow, so we can begin revising by delving deeper into the memories. |
Thurs. |
LUNCH MENU: Thursday, September 28 - Pizza, Hamburger or Flivver Bowl
1. Work day for revising by delving deeper into the memories. Begin structuring stanzas. Rubric scoring is based on the following requirements: Have at least: four stanzas, four lines/stanza, four of your five senses used, four ways to say hello (16 pts); your wording takes me to your memories of autumn (7 pts); and your best effort (2 pts). Creativity bonus points will be awarded. :) |
Students should be able to say: I can do the following:
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Friday |
LUNCH MENU: Friday, September 29 - Pizza, 3 Meat Sub or French Bread Pizza
Rubric scoring is based on the following requirements: Have at least: four stanzas, four lines/stanza, four of your five senses used, four ways to say hello (16 pts); your wording takes me to your memories of autumn (7 pts); and your best effort (2 pts). Creativity bonus points will be awarded. :) |