PLEASE FOLLOW THE CHAMPS!Please copy the day, the date, your Journal Prompt, and completely answer it in your

Spiral Bound Notebook!JOURNAL: Please write, in paragraph form,

a one page personal narrative about something that happened to you in the past

year! If you need more than one page, please continue on the backside of the

paper! AGENDA: Start Reading the following

sheetsClassroom Procedures – Rules & Guidelines

Thursday, August 11, 2011JOURNAL: A) Make a Fist List. B) Put the

words “Our Classroom” in the palm. C) On each digit, write one thing you learned in Reading class yesterday, making a total of five things.

AGENDAGet out the Three page Contract Classroom

DocumentContinue to read and discuss how “Our”

classroom worksAsk questions…the right way!Discuss

Friday, August 12, 2011JOURNAL: Please write the following due dates on the

appropriate day in your AGENDA:Monday, 8/15 – Quiz over Classroom Rules and

GuidelinesThursday, 8/18 – Getting To Know YOU Sheet DueThursday, 8/18 – Peaks & Valleys Chart Due (Extra

Credit too)Tuesday, 8/23 – 8th Grade Reading Pre-TestThursday, 9/1 – First AR Test DUEWednesday 9/28 to Friday, 9/30 – Quarter FinalFriday, 9/30 – Quarter Journal DueFriday, 9/30 – Second AR Test DueAGENDA:Completely Discuss and Question Classroom Procedures

and Daily Guidelines

Friday, August 12, 2011• JOURNAL: A) Create a FIST LIST. B) In the palm,

place the word Ancient Greek gods. C) On the digits, place the names of the FIRST gods that you were introduced to yesterday, with a brief description of each!

• AGENDA• -Get out FOLDABLES!• Get out VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK• HERA’s Story and MYTH• HEPHAESTUS’s Story and MYTH• APHRODITE’s STORY and MYTH• ARES’s Story and MYTH• ATHENA’s STORY and MYTH• -POSEIDON’s STORY and MYTH

Monday, August 15, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please sit in your new assigned seat! B)

Please study for your quiz! AGENDASeating Chart1 – Combow 2-Hilary 3-Amber 4-5- Deonte 6- Ethan 7- Holly 8- Destiny9 - 10- Kalen 11- Naomi 12-Alannah13- 14- 15- 16- Jackie 17-Robert18-Spencer 19-Shelby 20-Jacob 21-Mason 22-Roxie23-Matt 24- Michael 25 – Brittany 26-

Steven27- DJ 28-VirginiaGo over QuizBegin Peaks & Valleys

Monday, August 15, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please sit in your new assigned seat!

B) Please study for your quiz! AGENDASeating Chart1 – Dakota P 2- Justin 3-Alex S 4- Dakota J5- Breanna 6- Jordan 7- Melina 8-Jenna 9-Tela10-Avia 11-Kendle 12-Dylan 13-14-Hannia 15-

Kimmie16-Trey 17-Jacey 18- 19- 20-Maddie21- 22-23-Courtney24- 25 –Sammie26- 27- Chelsea 28-IsiahGo over QuizBegin Peaks & ValleysThe BestThe Worst

Monday, August 15, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please sit in your new assigned seat! B)

Please study for your quiz! AGENDASeating Chart1 –Brad 2-Lakayla 3-4-Brittany5- Ty 6-Ashton 7- Patrick 8-Sirenity 9-Cody10-Jazmine 11-Ashton 12-Michael A 13-14-Destiny15-16-Madeline 17-Abhi 18-Matt19-20-Miranda21-Nick22-

Hanah23-Isaac 24-Brett 25 –Brandi 26- 27-Destini 28-ArikGo over QuizBegin Peaks & ValleysThe BestThe Worst

Monday, August 15, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please sit in your new assigned seat! B)

Please study for your quiz! AGENDA

Seating Chart

1 –Deacota 2-Nick 3-Alanis 4-Trent S.

5- Morgan 6- Adrianna 7-Kristie 8- 9-Karie

10-Daryl 11-Dylan 12-Shianne 13-Seth 14-Austin 15-Maura

16-Trent L 17-Taylor S 18-19-Justin 20-Autumn 21-Nate 22-

23-Betsy24-Monica 25–Alanis26-Deacota 27-Madison 28Tianna

Go over Quiz

Begin Peaks & Valleys

The Best

The Worst

Monday, August 15, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please sit in your new assigned seat! B)

Please study for your quiz! AGENDA

Seating Chart

1 –Winter 2-Tyler 3-Marcus 4-Caitlyn B

5- Bailey 6-Donovan 7- Sabrina 8- 9-Dakota

10-Tamra 11-Alan 12-Mackensie 13-14-Josh 15-Caitlyn K

16-Isiah 17-Alex W 18-Sarah 19-Alex G 20-Sabrina 21Brennan

23-Callie 24-Kristian 25 –Ethan26-Tristan 27-Brandon

28-Kheiara

Go over Quiz

Begin Peaks & Valleys

The Best

The Worst

Thursday, August 18, 2011JOURNAL: A) Please make sure you write your

name on the back of your Peaks & Valleys Chart. B) Please make sure your Getting To Know You Sheet is totally complete. C) Please, put both completed documents in the blue tub secured together with a paperclip that is in the tub. D) Using the rest of this journal page, copy down the Framework Notes template found on the I CAN board.

AGENDAExplanation of Framework NotesMrs. Lindsey Presents Her Peaks & Valleys

ChartMake Framework NotesQuestion and Discuss Appropriately

Friday, August 19, 2011JOURNAL: Remember how to act in teacher guided hallway transitions and the library…ZERO VOICE LEVEL AT ALL TIMES OR T3 CARD!

AGENDAGet out your Framework NotesMrs. Lindsey continues to Presents

Her Peaks & Valleys ChartMake Framework NotesQuestion and Discuss Appropriately

Monday, August 22, 2011Journal: Please get out your Peaks & Valleys Notes.

AGENDAComplete Mrs. Lindsey’s Peaks & Valleys

Complete Mrs. Lindsey Framework Notes

Prepare for fellow classmates Peaks & Valleys Presentations!

Tuesday, August 23, 2011Journal: A) Please create a new Peaks & Valleys Framework Note. B) Entitle it “Classmates Peaks and Valleys”. C) Prepare to learn about each other!

AGENDAYou will make one to two framework notes about each classmate.

Prepare for fellow classmates Peaks & Valleys Presentations!

Follow ALL classroom procedures and RULES for speakers and presentations.

Monday, March 28, 2011JOURNAL: A) Compare and Contrast yourself

with any of the gods we have talked about in class. B) List at least two similarities and two differences.

AGENDA-Get out FOLDABLES!Get out VOCABULARY NOTEBOOKAPHRODITE’s STORY and MYTHARES’s Story and MYTHATHENA’s STORY and MYTHPOSEIDON’s STORY and MYTHAPOLLO’s STORY and MYTHARTEMIS’s STORY and MYTH

Wednesday, March 30, 2011Journal: Please critique THE MIRACLE WORKER. A) Would you recommend it to a friend? B) Why?• AGENDA• -Get out FOLDABLES!• APOLLO’s STORY and MYTH• ARTEMIS’s Story and MYTH• HERMES’s STORY and MYTH• HADES’s STORY and MYTH• DEMETER & PERSEPHONE’s STORY and

MYTH• DIONYSUS’s STORY and MYTH

Thursday, March 31, 2011Journal: Please write a persuasive letter to Ms. Duvall thanking her for being with us! (You may also want to wish her a Happy Birthday!)•AGENDA•-Get out FOLDABLES!•APOLLO, ARTEMIS, HERMES, HADES,DEMETER & PERSEPHONE, andDIONYSUS STORY and MYTH•The Hercules Story Inference and Analyzing Visual Text

Please fill out the index card on your desk:

Full name, above pink line, last name firstAll the rest on the lines below:Parent or guardian’s nameYour address Your home phone number Your parent/guardian’s cell phone #’sYour birthday & ageAny AllergiesAnything else you want me to know!

Thursday 8/05/10JOURNAL: A) Please get out your Mrs.

Lindsey’s Classroom Procedures & Daily Grade Rules and Guidelines. B) Please read over these two papers. C) Please write at least three questions that need clarification or YOU need to know more about!

AGENDAClassroom ProceduresDaily Grade Rules and GuidelinesThings About YOU!

Friday, August 6, 2010Journal: A) Please list 10 good things that

have happened in your life from your first memory to today. B) Please list the age you were when they happened. C) Please list 10 bad things that have happened in your life from your first memory to today. D) Please list the age you were when they happened.

AGENDAClassroom ProceduresDaily Grade Rules and GuidelinesThings About YOU!

Monday, August 9, 2010Journal: A) Please, stay at VOICE LEVEL 0! B) Please get out your agenda and write the following on Wednesday

AgendaSyllabusWork on Peaks and ValleysFollow the next slide for information on the first “real” grade of the year!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010Journal: A) Please, stay at VOICE LEVEL 0!

B) Please get out your agenda and write the following on Wednesday, August 11:

Getting To Know You Sheet DUE! (100%)Peaks and Valleys Chart DUE! (100%)Agenda

COMPLETE PEAKS and VALLEYS:NO PENCIL! INK ONLY! NO WORDS! NO NAME! DRAWINGS ONLY! STRAIGHT LINES!

Wednesday, August 11, 2010Journal: Please, get out your Peaks

and Valleys Chart and your Getting to Know You Sheet! Staple the Getting to Know You to the bottom of the Peaks and Valleys Chart! Place them on the stool at the front of the class.

AgendaPlease get out one sheet of paper.Please get out a writing utensil.Please put everything else away.Please listen and follow directions!

Wednesday, August 12, 2009JOURNAL: Please list three classmates names

and something you learned about them last Friday during Getting to Know YOU!

AGENDAGetting to Know You time.Peaks and Valleys Lists (You need one sheet

of paper and something to write with for this!)

Share your life’s ups and downsWrite more ideas!Share more!

Thursday, August 12, 2010JOURNAL: Please list three things you learned about Mrs. Lindsey, yesterday, during her Peaks and Valleys presentation!

AgendaPlease get out your FRAMEWORK Notes from yesterday’s class.

Please get out a writing utensil.Please put everything else away.Please listen and follow directions!

Friday, August 13, 2010• JOURNAL: Please list a book that you would like to read. Why?

• AGENDA• Library (Rules & Reminders!) • Mrs. Lindsey Finishes Her Peaks and Valleys• D.E.A.R. – Drop Everything And Read!• This is an entire period of sustained silent

reading! (A NON-REFUNDABLE ZERO!)• Please, read quietly the entire time!• ENJOY a GOOD BOOK!

Thursday, August 25, 2011Journal: Please put everything away and keep

out a pencil AND your AR BOOK!AGENDAPre-test – DO YOUR VERY BEST! DIRECTIONS1) Please read the reading selection FIRST.2) NEXT, please read through the 10 multiple

choice questions.3) Re-read the passage, annotating the reading

as you go to help you select the correct answer.

4) Mark the correct answer completely and darkly.

5) Do this for each of the 4 selections!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010Journal: Please put everything away and keep

out a pencil and TWO sheets of PAPER! HAVE YOUR AR BOOK!

AGENDAOpen Response/Essay Pre-test – DO YOUR

BEST! Please read all directions.Please do the three column method on one

sheet of paper.ZERO VOICE LEVEL!ZEROES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE TODAY! When finished, READ AR BOOK!

Monday, August 17, 2009JOURNAL: A) Please get out your Peaks and Valleys notes from Wednesday.

B) In your journal, arrange your 6-10 events in order according to your age from youngest to most recent!

AGENDA-Peaks and Valleys WorkComplete Rough Draft of Peaks and Valleys Chart!

TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2009 JOURNAL: FIST LIST!A) Trace the outline of your hand.B) In your palm, write your name.C) On all five digits, write a sentence about five

things you are going to share on your chart!AGENDA

Work on COMPLETING FINAL COPY OF PEAKS & VALLEYS! (IN ALL pen, marker, crayon, or colored pencil – NO LEAD PENCIL!)

When complete read AR Book!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009Journal Framework Notes Boxes.

AgendaPeaks and Valleys Presentation

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Journal: Write a paragraph of 5 things you learned yesterday during Peaks and Valleys where:

A) Your inference was wrong!B) You learned RESPECT for someone because of a

differenceAND/ORC) You EMPATHIZED with another’s life experience!PEAKS & VALLEYS PRESENTATIONSFRAME WORK NOTES!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011Journal: Write a paragraph of 5 things you learned yesterday during your classmates Peaks and Valleys presentations. Write about:

A)How your inference of a classmate was wrong!

B)You learned RESPECT for someone because of a difference!

AND/ORC)You EMPATHIZED with another’s life experience!

AGENDAComplete Peaks & Valleys PresentationsMake Framework Notes

Open Response Question(Do 3 column pre-writing!)

Guidelines and Rules are a very important part of all societies!

A) List the CHAMP’s letters out and explain what each one means.

B) For each CHAMP letter, find a setting where they are used and ANALYZE thoroughly why your teachers expect your class to follow the CHAMP’s at ALL TIMES!

Monday, August 29, 2011PLEASE GET OUT YOUR PRE-TEST, AND PUT IT

ON THE CORNER OF YOUR DESK, SO THAT I MAY SCORE IT!

Journal: Please define the following terms using your Handbook of Literary Terms in your Lit. Book:TONE MOOD SENSE IMAGERY THEME

SETTING POINT OF VIEWMake sure you read the entire definition before

writing a paraphrase in your own words!AGENDAAnalyzing a Visual Text“Landscape with the Fall of Icharus”Using a true visual text to lead me to a better

understanding of imagery!

Tuesday, August 30, 2011Tuesday, August 30, 2011Journal: A) Please Tab your 5 Binder Journal: A) Please Tab your 5 Binder Sections in ORDER: 1)Tests 2)Hand-outs Sections in ORDER: 1)Tests 2)Hand-outs 3)Vocabulary Notebook 4)Foldables 3)Vocabulary Notebook 4)Foldables 5)Class Work5)Class WorkB) Please turn your 6 definitions from B) Please turn your 6 definitions from yesterday into Vocabulary Notebooks! (See yesterday into Vocabulary Notebooks! (See board!)board!)C) Please turn your 6 words from yesterday C) Please turn your 6 words from yesterday into Foldables! (See board!)into Foldables! (See board!)AGENDAAGENDAAnalyzing a Visual TextAnalyzing a Visual Text““Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”Landscape with the Fall of Icarus”Using a true visual text to lead me to Using a true visual text to lead me to a better understanding of imagery! a better understanding of imagery!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011Wednesday, August 31, 2011JOURNAL: A) Organize binder so that all items are

where they belong. (6 min.) B) Please copy the following definitions, and place them as THE DEFINITION in your Vocabulary Notebook! (8 min.)

SENSE IMAGERY – the ability of the reader/audience to see, hear, taste, touch, and/or smell (in their mind…with their imagination) what the author is describing.

SETTING – the place, time, time period, and visual scene the audience/reader needs in order to fully understand the text.

POINT OF VIEW- the way an author tells the story. (1st person, 3rd person, 3rd person omniscient)

THEME – the overall meaning the reader/audience gets from personalizing and interpreting a literary work.

AGENDA – THEME – What’s it Good For?Complete the Visual Analysis of “Landscape with the

Fall of Icarus”

Thursday, September 1, 2011Thursday, September 1, 2011JOURNAL: 1) AR TEST IS DUE TODAY! 2) Drop

Everything And Read! 3) If you need to go to the library to take an AR test, please place your agenda up and filled out, without the time, on the left corner of your desk. 4) If you would like to go to purchase something at the BOOK FAIR, please fill out your agenda, and place it on the right corner of your desk. 5) REMEMBER IF YOU DO ANYTHING BUT READ…YOUR ZERO IS NON-REFUNDABLE (BYE-BYE COKE BREAKS!)

AGENDAAR TEST DUE TODAYDROP EVERYTHING AND READD.E.A.R.

Friday, August 28, 2009Journal: Place your annotations in the Personal

Essay where they belong.AGENDALIBRARYComplete Annotations of “Walking With Living

Feet” pp. 463-465Choose Personal Essay Topic from Peaks and

Valleys Chart1st: 8:00-9:05 2nd: 9:10-10:00Related: 10:03-10:55 2nd Cont: 11:00-11:104th and Lunch: 11:15-12:35 5th: 12:40-1:30Coke Break: 1:30-2:00 Enrichment: 2:08-3:00

Monday, August 31, 2009Journal: A)Place your annotations in the Personal

Essay where they belong.B) Place TONE and PERSONAL ESSAY into a

Foldable format. Keep these in your binder.AGENDA: Complete Annotations of “Walking with

Living Feet” p.465Let’s Pre-write together a Personal Essay Topic

from your Peaks and Valleys Chart. (Your feelings & response to an event!)

Work on writing Rough Draft of Personal Essay using annotations for help!

Personal Essay Rough Draft due Wednesday!

Tuesday, September 1, 2009Journal: A)Place your annotations in

the Personal Essay where they belong.Write your Personal Essay (Your

feelings & response to an event!)Work on writing Rough Draft of

Personal Essay using annotations for help!

Edit Rough Draft of Personal Essay Personal Essay Rough Draft due

Wednesday! Go over MAPS Testing information!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009Journal: Please turn in your Personal Essay! I WANT EVERYTHING THAT YOU WROTE!

AGENDAMAPS Testing: ZERO VOICE LEVEL (ALL DAY!)

DO YOUR BEST!

Thursday, September 3, 2009Journal: Please read your AR book…DEAR!

AGENDAMAPS Testing: ZERO VOICE LEVEL (ALL DAY!)

DO YOUR BEST!

Tuesday, March 22, 2011JOURNAL: Using a Literature book, please make a new Vocabulary Notebook in the Lit. Section of your binder. Define: Legend, Folk Tale, Fable, and MYTH!

AGENDANew Unit Pre-Test!When finished, read AR book!AR book due, Friday, May 13, 2011!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009JOURNAL: Turn all of your Greek god

framework notes into Foldables! See the set up on the side board!

AGENDADiscuss MythologyFramework Notes on Greek godsCreate Foldables for The gods and goddesses

of Greek/Roman Mythology.Discuss the gods and goddesses using three

different sources!

Thursday, September 10, 2009JOURNAL: Turn all of your Greek god framework notes into Foldables!

AGENDADiscuss MythologyFramework Notes on Greek gods

Discuss the gods and goddesses!

Friday, September 11, 2009JOURNAL: Drop Everything And ReadAGENDAD.E.A.R.LibraryPractice EXPLORE English Exam. A Timed

Test of 30 minutes/40 questions!Language Arts Usage!

Monday, September 14, 2009JOURNAL: Continue making Gods (7) and

Goddesses (6) into “beautiful” Foldables!AGENDAPractice EXPLORE: English Exam - A Timed Test of 10 minutes

left! READING Practice Exam 30 questions 30

minutes!

Tuesday, September 15, 2009JOURNAL: Make a Vocabulary Notebook of the

following words: personification, imagery, folk tale, purpose, & audience(Make up your own for the last 2)! Use the purple tabbed pages!

AGENDA: Complete Greek God and Goddess Framework Notes

- Begin Perseus Myth and Modern Venn Diagram8:15-8:45  Explore Inventory8:50-9:45  1st Period9:50-10:00  2nd10:00-10:55  Related Arts11:00- 12:05 2nd Cont.12:10-1:05  4th1:10-2:05 5th2:08- 3:00  Enrichment

Wednesday, September 16, 2009JOURNAL: D.E.A.R.Do Your BEST on the EXPLORE TEST! Remember the time!Take your time!8:00-10:40  Explore Testing10:40-11:25 Movie11:25-11:55 Lunch12:00-12:15 Movie12:18-1:10 Related Arts1:15-2:05 Movie2:08-3:00 Enrichment A Day

Thursday, September 17, 2009JOURNAL: Make a Vocabulary Notebook of the

following words: fable & moral Use the purple tabbed pages!

AGENDA: Complete Perseus Myth Move into pre-arranged groups - Work on completing Perseus Myth Venn DiagramRead and do the Reading for Meaning for:“The Wise Old Woman” pp. 5-12“The Flying Machine” pp. 303-312

Friday, September 18, 2009JOURNAL: Make foldables of all of your new

vocabulary notebook terms. You may do this in

your group! AGENDA: In your Groups: Voice Level 1-2

- Work on completing Perseus Myth Venn Diagrams

Read and do the Reading for Meaning for over:

“The Wise Old Woman” pp. 5-12“The Flying Machine” pp. 303-312

Wednesday, September 23, 2009JOURNAL: A) Using your vocabulary notebook, define folktale. B) Watch the following mini-movie, and make framework notes. C) Using your framework notes, tell exactly what makes this movie a folktale.

AGENDAComplete “Wise Old Woman” and “The Flying Machine” Reading for Meaning! Due at class end! (Watch out for 0’s!)

Thursday, September 24, 2009JOURNAL: A) Using your vocabulary notebook, define personification. B) Watch the following mini-movie, and make framework notes. C) Using your framework notes, tell exactly why the animators used personification.

Complete “The Flying Machine” Reading for Meaning!

Work on Fable analysis sheets together over p. 522 The Dog and The Wolf and The Puppy. (Write ?’s & answer together)

Friday, September 25, 2009Journal: A)In your groups, make sure that all Reading

For Meaning Questions are answered. B) Make sure your Fable analysis sheet answers are ready to be defended. C) Everyone must be ready to talk and defend your answers!

D) Write down all of today’s “I CAN” statements.AGENDAGo over Reading for Meanings and discuss the

FolktalesGo over Fable Analysis and discuss the fablesRead and analyze more fables!1st: 8:00-9:05 2nd: 9:10-10:00Related: 10:03-10:55 2nd Cont: 11:00-11:104th and Lunch: 11:15-12:35 5th: 12:40-1:30Coke Break: 1:30-2:00 Enrichment: 2:08-3:00

Tuesday, September 29, 2009JOURNAL: These are the items you need to know,

understand, and discuss for your exam tomorrow:Fable main idea/moral myth folktale toneVoice personification dialogue conflictMotivation imagery author’s purpose identifyDescribe discussIf you do not know what they are or how to use

them…look them up!Go over Fable Analysis and discuss the fablesRead and analyze more fables!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009JOURNAL: A) Count and number your journals!B) Write the total number of journals in the

space below this sentence!C) Get out a sheet of paper, or two, and a pencil!AGENDATAKE YOUR 500 POINT QUARTER EXAM!DO YOUR BEST!CLOSE READ AND ANNOTATE!PRE-WRITE 2 or 3 COLUMN METHOD!USE ALL OF YOUR TIME WISELY!YOU TALK YOU GET A ZERO OUT OF 500!READ AR Book or Newspaper when finished!

Thursday, October 1, 2009 JOURNAL: A) Please organize your binder.B) Make sure things are organized by date and tabs.C) Your binder tabs should be labeled in this order:1) Literature 2) Drama 3) Writing 4) On-Demand5) High SchoolAGENDAPre-Write for Myth, Fable, or FolktaleSilently write your creative piece!

Friday, October 2, 2009Journal: A) Please write the last number of this

entry in your journal & make sure your NAME is on the JOURNAL!

B) Have a GREAT FALL BREAK!C) Please place me on the stool!

AGENDAWrite your Myth, Fable, or FolktaleSilently write your creative piece!It is DUE at the END OF CLASS in ROUGH DRAFT FORM! Love you…Miss you!

Wednesday, October 14, 2009JOURNAL (#1 for 2nd Quarter): A) Have you ever

seen a live dramatic production? B) What was it? C) Using your vocabulary Notebook, please tell me your three favorite parts of the production!

AGENDAComplete Drama Vocabulary NotebookTurn ALL Vocabulary Notebook words into

FOLDABLES!- Make them colorful and use good illustrations!- ALL LEVEL 0!

Monday, April 11, 2011JOURNAL: A) Write a persuasive

paragraph of at least 6 sentences, to make me want to do whatever you did over Spring Break! B) Good LUCK!

AGENDAComplete Greek god/goddess foldablesComplete example column in

Vocabulary Notebook for MYTHDROP EVERYTHING AND READ (50

point day!)ZERO VOICE LEVEL!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011JOURNAL: Copy the following Reading For Meaning

to complete in class today and copy the text box after each statement:

1. The farmer will defy the decree of the young lord of the village.AGREE DISAGREE

2. The young farmer brings his mother back down the mountain because he feels guilty that he was taking her to her death.

AGREE DISAGREE3. The Old Woman is far wiser than anyone left in the village.

AGREE DISAGREE4. The young lord realized that even he, who was full of wisdom, could

make mistakes and admit them.AGREE DISAGREE

READ & Complete the Reading For Meaning over : THE WISE OLD WOMAN pp. 5-12 in the Lit. Book

FACT PICTURE

? Real-Life

Friday, April 15, 2011 Begin Rough Draft 5 – 10 minutesEdit 15-20 minutes

Write Final Copy 30 -40 minutes10:30 – 1:00 Complete On-Demand Writing

Go Over Rubric and Exemplars 1:00 – 1:15

Scoring – 1:15 – 1:30COKE BREAK! 1:35 – 2:13Enrichment Happy DAY!

Monday, April 18, 2011JOURNAL: Create a TOPHAT comparison/contrast chart,

comparing the “Farmer” with “The Lord” in “The Wise Old Woman” pp. 5-6.

1. The farmer will defy the decree of the young lord of the village.AGREE DISAGREE

FACT PICTURE

? REAL-LIFE

2. The young farmer brings his mother back down the mountain because he feels guilty that he was taking her to her death.

AGREE DISAGREE3. The Old Woman is far wiser than anyone left in the village.

AGREE DISAGREE4. The young lord realized that even he, who was full of wisdom,

could make mistakes and admit them.AGREE DISAGREE

READ & Complete the Reading For Meaning over : THE WISE OLD WOMAN pp. 5-12 in the Lit. Book (Turn in at end of class in BLUE BOX – 50 pts!)

Tuesday, April 19, 2011Journal: A) Make a fist list. B) In the

center, place the name of the character/group of characters you most relate to in “The Wise Old Woman”. C) On each of the digits explain why you are like this character/group of characters.

AGENDAComplete “The Wise Old Woman”Make a FRAMEWORK NOTEEntitle it “The Flying Machine”Read together:“The Flying Machine” pp. 303-311

Wednesday, April 20, 2011JOURNAL: A) List the two easiest sentence

types. B) Explain what makes up these two types of sentences. C) Write examples of these two sentence types. D) Label the parts so you know you got them correct!

AGENDAFRAME WORK NOTES over “The Flying Machine” pp. 303-310Read and discuss “The Flying Machine” pp.

303-310Seek and find the Four Sentence Types in “The Flying Machine!

Thursday, April 21, 2011JOURNAL: A) Find one simple sentence and one compound sentence in pages 304-305. B) Write these two sentences. C) Label the parts so you know you got them correct!AGENDAFRAME WORK NOTES over “The Flying Machine” pp. 303-310Read and discuss “The Flying Machine” pp. 303-310Seek and find the Four Sentence Types in “The Flying Machine!

Monday, April 25, 2011JOURNAL: A) List the four sentence types. B) Explain what

makes up the hardest two types of sentences…Think of this…Left Hand Open, with right hand wrapped around Left Thumb & Compound plus the new Hand Image! C) Write examples of these two sentence types...Found in “The Flying Machine”!

D) Label the parts so you know you got them correct. Look for these words, because they introduce a dependent clause: that who which whom whose afteruntil when

whenever where while what whatever whoever whomever

why although as as if as long asas soon ashow

as though because how if in order that sinceSo that than though unless wherever

whether

Tuesday, April 26, 2011JOURNAL: A) Get with your think, pair, share partner! B)

Copy the following words into your journal:

that who which whom whose after until whenwhenever where while what whatever

whoever whomever why although as as if

as long as as soon as how as though becauseif in order that since so that than

though unless wherever whether beforeC) LOOK for these words to help you find a dependent

clause in a COMPLEX sentence! D) Check your sentences against your TOOL BOX

examples!AGENDAThink-Pair-Share PresentationsQUIZ GRADE over COMPLEX and COMPOUND

SENTENCES!

Wednesday, April 27, 2011JOURNAL: A) Get with your Think, Pair, Share Partner. B) Go over your Complex Sentences. C) Prepare to teach the class!

AGENDAComplex Sentence Teaching Quiz using “The Flying Machine” pp. 304-310

“Brer Rabbit and Brer Lion” pp.575-577

FRAMEWORK NOTES

Thursday, April 28, 2011JOURNAL: A)Write and dissect one

simple sentence. B) Write and dissect one compound sentence. C) Write and dissect one complex sentence.

AGENDAMake a FRAMEWORKGive it the title “The Brer Tales”Read and learn “Brer Rabbit and Brer

Lion” pp. 575-577Read and learn “Brer Possum’s

Dilemma” pp. 597-601