The week of Nov. 21

Monday- We will do Read Out Loud, Caught ya, study our vocabulary words from The Breadwinner, write a letter to Parvana in The Breadwinner, and silent read chapters 7-9 (due tomorrow).

Tuesday- We will go over chapters 7-9 in The Breadwinner, study vocabulary, go over a complete sentences PowerPoint and do a worksheet on sentence fragments. If there's extra time they can start reading chapters 10-12.

Wednesday- We will do Read Out Loud, Caught Ya, we'll take our second vocabulary quiz, hand out new vocabulary and silent read if there's extra time.

Homework-

Monday- chapters 7-9 and questions, study vocab.

Tuesday- study vocab.

Wednesday- read chapters 10-12 due next Wednesday

No school Thursday, Friday, and Monday. Happy Thanksgiving!

Week of November 14

Monday- We will do Read out Loud, Caught Ya, study vocabulary, discuss chapters 1-3 in The Breadwinner, and we'll do an exercise with sentence fragments and run on sentences. They will also get their next reading assignment (chapters 4-6) for The Breadwinner and questions (blue sheet). This is due on Friday.

Tuesday- We will start with silent reading, we'll study our vocabulary (quiz Thursday), and we'll go over a PowerPoint on run on sentences. Students will also get a worksheet on run on sentences.

Wednesday- We will be taking the SRI test (Scholastic Reading Inventory). This test gauges where there reading level is and gives them a lexile score for their result. We determine reading interventions based on the SRI scores. Students will have work time after they finish the test.

Thursday- We will take our vocabulary test, go over pronouns, and read from The Breadwinner. Students will also get new vocabulary words.

Friday- We will do Read Out Loud, Caught Ya Quiz #2- it will cover run on sentences and using commas and conjunctions, we'll discuss chapters 4-6 and will study our new vocab. words. Chapters 7-9 and questions will be due on Tuesday.

Homework-

Monday- study vocab., begin reading 4-6 and do the questions

Tuesday- study vocab., read and questions

Wednesday- study vocab., read and questions

Thursday- make sure 4-6 is read and the questions are done

Friday- Begin reading 7-9 (due Friday), and study new vocab.

The week of Nov. 7

Monday- We will do Read out Loud, Caught Ya, and we'll do an introduction to Afghanistan (the country, the people, what kids do there, and their culture). This is in preparation of reading The Breadwinner- a book we will begin as a class on Thursday.

Tuesday- Students will get their myths handed back to them, they'll take a pre-test on pronouns, and we'll learn some background information on the author of The Breadwinner, Debra Ellis.

Wednesday- We will do Read out Loud, Caught Ya, students will get vocabulary words for The Breadwinner, and we'll do a PowerPoint on pronouns

Thursday- Students will get their own copy of The Breadwinner, we will define who or what is a breadwinner, and students will get questions they'll need to answer over chapters 1-3. Reading chapters 1-3 will be due on Monday. If there's extra time, they will silent read.

Friday- We will do Read out Loud, Caught ya, study vocabulary, and we'll also go over pronouns.

Homework:

Monday- Finish up essay on Alexander the Great (if you haven't already done this)

Thursday- Read The Breadwinner (chapters 1-3 due on Monday), study vocabulary

Friday- Read The Breadwinner, study vocabulary