Friday,  October 25,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your discussion questions, a pen, and your ROTHMC novel.
2. Fill out Discussion boxes
3. Conduct Small Group Seminar “Book Club” on chapters 4-5

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for main ideas- due Monday.

Read and annotate chapter 6 of ROTHMC due Monday.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Thursday,  October 24,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, a pen, and your ROTHMC novel.
2. Quick Writing Response and discussion about Bullied.
3. Answer comprehension questions for chapters 4 and 5. Click here for the questions: Comprehension Qs ch. 4-5 ROTHMC
4. Begin reading and annotating chapter 6 of ROTHMC

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for main ideas- due Monday.

Read and annotate chapter 6 of ROTHMC due Monday.

BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar tomorrow. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 4-5

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Wednesday,  October 23,  2019

Agenda-

1. Field Trip

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for main ideas- due Monday.

Read and annotate chapter 5 of ROTHMC due tomorrow. BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be Friday. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 4-5

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Tuesday,  October 22,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook and a pen. Take out your ROTHMC novel for a quick reading check.
2. Quick discussion/recap of the meaning of social justice
3. Watch and take notes on the short film Bullied  Your notes should consist of: examples of injustices/inequalities, the important events that occur, and names of people involved. You will use this for your essay at the end of this unit. If you are absent, you may search Bullied on youtube to watch the short film.

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for main ideas- due Monday.

Read and annotate chapter 5 of ROTHMC due Thursday. BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be Friday. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 4-5

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Monday,  October 21,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your iPad/Chromebook and a pen
2. Goodreads Comment. Click here for the comment: Goodreads Prompts 2019-2020
3. Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for Main Ideas on the passage.

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit 2- annotate for main ideas- due Monday.

Finish reading and annotation chapter 4 due tomorrow.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Friday,  October 18,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your ROTHMC novel, your discussion questions for your Book Club, and a pen
2. Go over Book Club expectations and time to write up notes for discussion (handout given in class)
3. Small Group Seminar “Book Club” on chapters 1-3

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Read and annotate chapter 4 due Tuesday.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Thursday,  October 17,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your ROTHMC novel and a pen
2. Take the Chapters 1-3 Reading Check
3. Begin to read and annotate chapter 4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (ROTHMC)

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Our first BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be tomorrow. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 1-3

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Wednesday,  October 16,  2019

Agenda-

1. Turn in your Spelling Unit 2
2. Take out your ROTHMC novel and a pen
3. Continue to read and annotate chapter 3 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (ROTHMC)

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Read and annotate chapters 2 and 3 of ROTHMC due Thursday.  Our first BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be on Friday. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 1-3

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Tuesday,  October 15,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your ROTHMC novel and a pen/pencil for the quiz
2. Take the Verbs Quiz
3. Continue to read and annotate chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (ROTHMC)

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Spelling Unit 2 due tomorrow (if you did not finish in class).

Read and annotate chapters 2 and 3 of ROTHMC due Thursday. You will have class time tomorrow and Wednesday, but make sure you are reading some at home to manage your time wisely. Our first BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be on Friday. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 1-3

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Monday,  October 14,  2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your iPad/Chromebook, a pen, and your ROTHMC novel
2. I will do a reading check on chapter 1
3. Goodreads Comment. Click here for the comment: Goodreads Prompts 2019-2020
4. Work on Spelling Unit 2
5. Begin reading and annotating chapter 2 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (ROTHMC)

**Annotation Requirements: Plot Summary (significant events that occur), Characterization (character traits/personality of the characters), Make Connections- (Text-to-text, text-to-self, text-to-world), Personal Reactions (anything that you have an emotion about), and Significant Questions (do not do yes or no questions or questions that may be answered by the end of the chapter).

Homework-

Spelling Unit 2 due Wednesday (if you do not finish in class).

Read and annotate chapters 2 and 3 of ROTHMC due Thursday. You will have class time tomorrow and Wednesday, but make sure you are reading some at home to manage your time wisely. Our first BOOK CLUB/Small Group Seminar will be on Friday. The Host must bring 4 significant questions for discussion and food is optional. The other members of the group must bring 2 significant questions for discussion. The book club will be on chapters 1-3

Verbs Quiz tomorrow (review your helping verbs).

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.