Good Readers and Good Writers

Perfect Paragraph/Short Story Daily Assignment Guide: subject to change as needed

Wednesdays: Non-Fiction Focus (SOAPSTONE)

Thursdays: Writing Workshop/Grammar Focus (BOOTCAMP/WRITING TIME)

Friday: Discussion/Reading Quiz (SOCRATIC SEM/QUIZ)

DAY / IN-CLASS WORK / SUBMIT TODAY / TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK
Wednesday
8/19 / Mindset. Syllabus. Reader/Writer Lineage Journal/Chat and Name Game. Introduce TKAM Diagnostic Writing Assignment. / Diagnostic Test / ___Read Nbokov Due Friday
___Work on Summer Reading Diagnostic and journals
Thursday
8/20 / Share tips from Nbokov: Good Readers and Writers. Discuss Qualities of good writers and create own list to be used throughout the semester. Create TKAM Discussion Questions (discuss what makes a good q and answer) / Nbokov Reading Due / ___Read Nbokov Due Friday
___Work on Summer Reading Diagnostic and Log
Friday
8/21 / Go Over SOAPSTONE and Critical Reading Notes on Nbokov Piece and rhetorical devices. Go over monster packet. / ___Complete Summer Reading Diagnostic and Reading Journal Due Mon
__Make sure to prep for seinar
Monday
8/24 / Organizing your notebook/Checking supplies. Socratic Seminar: To Kill A Mockingbird Discussion using student generated questins. / Signed Parent Letter and Supplies Due
Summer Reading Diagnostic and journals / __Read the Scarlet Ibis and annotate
___Read “Reading Like a Writer”
Tuesday
8/25 / Introduce Perfect Paragraph/examples.
Discuss Why gramnar/narrative
Define/Practice (annotating)
Read Scarlet Ibis Aloud. Close Reading / ___Finish Reading Scarlet Ibis +annotating
___Read “Reading Like a Writer”
Wednesday
8/26 / .IND DCW Grammar Boot camp with blue and pink paper. Non-Fiction Article Soapstone (Prose on reading like a writer ). Review SOAPStone in depth. / Scarlet Ibis Due
“Reading Like A Writer” by Prose Due / ___Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 1
Thursday
8/27 / Describe Video Conference
Work on Perfect Paragraph.
Grammar Work: Semicolons and Colons / ___Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 1
___Work on video conference
Friday
8/28 / Close Reading Journal Discussion Scarlet Ibis. / Perfect Narrative Draft #1 / __Read Cask of Amontialldo
___Video Conf Due Mon
Monday
8/31 / Cask of Amontillado Close Reading Practice (annotating) comic book activity
Grammar Boot camp. / Cask of Amontillado Reading Due
Video Conference Due / ___Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 2
Tuesday
9/1 / Go over perfect narrative presentation requirements. Go over notes on Dashes/Hyphens, Apostrophes, Titles, Parentheses and Brackets With marker boards
. Use grammar packet for extra help / ___prepare 1 specific question for conference with me
_____grammar test review using packet Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 2
DAY / IN-CLASS WORK / SUBMIT TODAY / TONIGHT’S HOMEWORK
Wednesday
9/2 / Yoda Clip. Visuals to understand Passive Voice.. Grammar Work: Edit for Active Voice
Work on Perfect Paragraph.
Conference with students. / Prep for conference due / ___Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 2
Thursday
9/3 / Walter Mitty take home Close Reading Quiz.
Grammar Boot camp Review . (Active Voice, dashes, hyphens, commas, semicolons, colons) / ___Work on Perfect Narrative Draft 2
___Walter Mitty Takehome Quiz
Friday
9/4 / Work on Perfect Paragraph in LLC. / Perfect Paragraph Draft #2 (insight/contradictions)
Mitty Close Read Quiz / ___Edit Perfect Narrative for Final Draft
__Study for Grammar Test
Monday
9/7 / No School / ___Edit Perfect Narrative for Final Draft
__Study for Grammar Test
Tuesday
9/8 / Peer Evaluation on Perfect Paragraph in LLC. speed date / ___Edit Perfect Narrative for Final Draft
__Study for Grammar Test
Wednesday
9/9 / Final Grammar Test. / Grammar Test
Final Perfect Narrative Paper Due / ___submit perfect narrative by tonight at midnight (needs ALL highlights)
Thursday
9/10 / Perfect Narrative Presentation / Perfect Narrative Presentation Due
Friday
9/11 / Perfect Narrative Presentation / Perfect Narrative Presentation Due / ___submit video conference about paper edits in near future

Frost/Prose with poetry for nonfiction texts