* 7th Grade Assignments *

* 7th Grade Assignments *

Quarter #4
Week #10
Friday, June 16th, 2017

Letter #3 to Ghana – Due

Thursday, June 15th, 2017
Letter #3 to Ghana

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017
Watch Seventh Grade Play – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Tuesday, June 13th, 2017
SSR
Read Schooled, chapter 14
Letter #3 to Ghana

Monday, June 12th, 2017
SSR
Read Schooled, chapters 12-13
Letter #3 to Ghana

Week #9
Friday, June 9th, 2017
Thursday, June 8th, 2017
–ASHLAND OSF TRIP–
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Read Schooled, chapter 11
Letter #3 to Ghana

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017
SSR
Read Schooled, chapters 9-10
Academic Vocabulary – Test
Letter #3 to Ghana

Tuesday, June 6th, 2017
SSR
Read Schooled, chapters 7-8
Academic Vocabulary – Quizlet Games
Letter #3 to Ghana

Monday, June 5th, 2017
SSR
Read Schooled, chapters 5-6
Academic Vocabulary – Quizlet Games
Letter #3 to Ghana

Week #8
Friday, June 2nd, 2017
SSR
Letter #3 to Ghana
Read Schooled, chapters 3-4

Thursday, June 1st, 2017
SSR
Letter #3 to Ghana
Begin reading Schooled, chapters 1-2

Wednesday, May 31st, 2017
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Poetry Slam – SemiFinalists – In Class
Letter #3 from Ghana

Tuesday, May 30th, 2017
Poetry Slam – Small Group – In Class

Week #7
Friday, May 26th, 2017

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Rehearse for poetry slam
Brave New Voices, “No Longer A Myth” (La Llorona)
Poetry Out Loud: Poem #19 – “The Highwayman”

Thursday, May 25th, 2017
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Rehearse for poetry slam
Brave New Voices, “No Longer A Myth” (La Llorona)
Poetry Out Loud: Poem #18 – Funeral Blues by W.H. Auden

Wednesday, May 24th, 2017
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Rehearse for poetry slam
Select poem for poetry slam performance
Poetry Out Loud: Poem #17 – Dover Beach by Matthew

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
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Poem #6 – Sonnet
Poetry Out Loud: Poem #16 – Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe

Monday, May 22nd, 2017
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Poetry Unit:

  • Sonnet Packet
  • Poem #6 – Sonnet

Week #6
Friday, May 19th, 2017
Easy CBM Comprehension & Vocabulary Tests

Thursday, May 18th, 2017
SSR
Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #14 – Sonnet  55: Not marble nor the gilded monuments (1:26) By William Shakespeare

Wednesday, May 17th, 2017
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Academic Vocabulary: Pre-Test
Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #12

Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
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Poetry Workshop

Poetry out Loud: Poem #15 – A Dream Deferred (:48) by Langston Hughes

Monday, May 15th,2017
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Poetry Inspirations with NB quickwrites…

Week #5
Friday, May 12th, 2017
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Workshop:

  • Blog – Week #10 – Due
  • Blog – Week #11: Poem #6 or 7 – Due

Thursday, May 11th, 2017
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Poetry Unit:

Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
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Workshop: Blog – Week #10

Tuesday, May 9th, 2017
SSR
Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #13 – When I have Fears That I May Cease to Be (1:08) By John Keats

Monday, May 8th, 2017
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Poetry Workshop: Complete rough drafts for the first five poems we’ve worked on in class. Publish one of your two poems for last week (Personification or Onomatopoeia Poem) to your blog along with an accompanying photo + attribution
Quizlet Poetry Vocabulary: Flashcards, Learn, Spell & Test
* Extra Credit/Briggs Bucks Bonus – Top ten in Match & Gravity
Poetry out Loud: Poem #12 – The Unknown Citizen (2:12) By WH Auden

Week #4
Friday, May 5th, 2017
SSR
Workshop: Blogs Week # 7Week #8
Poems #4 & 5 Complete
Quizlet Poetry Vocabulary: Flashcards, Learn, Spell & Test
* Extra Credit/Briggs Bucks Bonus – Top ten in Match & Gravity

Thursday, May 4th, 2017
SSR
Workshop: Blogs Week # 7Week #8
Poems #4 & 5
Complete Quizlet Poetry Vocabulary: Flashcards, Learn, Spell & Test
* Extra Credit/Briggs Bucks Bonus – Top ten in Match & Gravity

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017
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Blogging Challenge – Week #7 & Week #8

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017
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Poetry Unit:

  • Al Letson, The Ball, The Rim, and Him
  • Poetic Sound Devices: Alliteration, Onomatopoeia, Assonance, & Consonance
  • Poem #5 – Onomatopoeia

Poetry out Loud: Poem #11 – The Road Not Taken (1:32) By Robert Frost

Monday, May 1st, 2017

SSR Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #10 – I heard a Fly buzz – when I died – 591 (:58) By Emily Dickinson

Week #3
Monday, April 24th – Friday, April 28th, 2017
SBAC Testing

Week #2
Friday, April 21st, 2017
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SBAC Testing Overview and Prep

Thursday, April 20th, 2017
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Publish one of your three poems for the first week to your blog along with an accompanying photo + attribution
Poetry out Loud: Poem #9 – Do not go gentle into that good night (1:47) By Dylan Thomas

Wednesday, April 19th, 2017
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Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #8 – When You Are Old (1:18) By William Butler Yeats

Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
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Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #7 – The World Is Too Much With Us (1:25) By William Wordsworth

Monday, April 17th, 2017
SSR
Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #6 – “Hope” is the thing with feathers – 314 (1:32) By Emily Dickinson

Week #1
Friday, April 14th, 2017
SSR
Blogging Challenge – Week #5 
 – Due
Poetry out Loud: Poem #5 – Pied Beauty (2:17) By Gerard Manley Hopkins

Thursday, April 13th, 2017
SSR
Poetry Unit:

Poetry out Loud: Poem #4 – The Good-Morrow (2:08) By John Donne

Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
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Blogging Challenge – Week #5
Poetry out Loud: Poem #3 – Fire and Ice (:42) By Robert Frost

Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
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Poetry Splash Activity
Poetry out Loud: Poem #2 – We Wear the Mask (:49) By Paul Laurence Dunbar

Monday, April 10th, 2017
SSR Begin
Poetry Unit:

  • Opener Dead Poet’s Society Clip
  • Poetry Quickwrite in NB:
    • What do you know about poetry?
    • What is your favorite poem?
    • Do you like poetry? Why or Why Not?
    • What qualifies as poetry? How do you know?
    • What makes “good” poetry?
  • Precision Partner Sharing
  • Closing: Become a Slam Poet in 5 Steps

Poetry out Loud: Poem #1 – The Lake Isle of Innisfree (1:48) By William Butler Yeats

Quarter #3 Week #9 Friday, April 7th, 2017 No School – Grade Day Thursday, April 6th, 2017 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #4 – Due Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #4 Tuesday, April 4th, 2017 OSU Tsunami Field Trip Monday, April 3rd, 2017 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #4 Week #8 Friday, March 24th, 2017 Read-In Due: thank you notes to Ms. Thompson Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 SSR Re-take: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum RC Test Due: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Begin thank you notes to Ms. Thompson Wednesday, March 22nd, 2017 SSR Finish Review Activity: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 SSR Review Activity: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Monday, March 20th, 2017 SSR Make-up – Reading Counts Test: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Week #7 Friday, March 17th, 2017 SSR Reading Counts Test: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Thursday, March 16th, 2017 Wednesday, March 15th, 2017 SSR Finish reading: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Tuesday, March 14th, 2017 SSR Read Chapter 16: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Workshop: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Monday, March 13th, 2017 SSR Read Chapters 14-15: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Overview: Visual Theme Statement Final Project Week #6 Friday, March 10th, 2017 Begin Reading Chapter 14: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Final Day of Student Teaching for Ms. Thompson: Farewell and Thank You to the Students! Thursday, March 9th, 2017 SSR or Make-up work Read Chapter 12 and 13: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 SSR or Make-up work Read Chapter 11: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 SSR or Make-up work Read Chapter 10: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Monday, March 6th, 2017 SSR or Make-up work Read Chapter 9: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Week #5 Friday, March 3rd, 2017 SSR Make-up work Thursday, March 2nd, 2017 SSR Read The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 SSR Match themes and evidence to Images Write your own theme statements Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 SSR Look at Images with Themes Read through Chapter 7: The Sign of the Chrysanthemum , by Katherine Paterson Monday, February 27th, 2017 SSR Free-write with new guidelines Read The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Week #4 Friday, February 24th, 2017 SSR Kahoot Exam Read page 51-55 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 SSR Read page 41-51 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 SSR Workshop: YoGhana Letters Tuesday, February 21st, 2017 SSR Workshop: YoGhana Letters Monday, February 20th, 2017 SSR Workshop: YoGhana Letters Week #3 Friday, February 17th, 2017 SSR Workshop: YoGhana Letters Thursday, February 16th, 2017 Field Trip, Hidden Figures Workshop: YoGhana Letters Wednesday, February 15th, 2017 SSR Character Evaluation Tuesday, February 14th, 2017 SSR Read to Page 41 of The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Monday, February 13th, 2017 SSR Review of the book so far and Discussion: How to Summarize Finish Chapter 4 of The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Week #2 Friday, February 10th, 2017 SSR YoGhana Letters Thursday, February 9th, 2017 Campus Visit Highlights Read 1/2 Chapter 4 of The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Wednesday, February 8th, 2017 SSR Empathy – Discussion and character evaluation Empathy video Close reading in Chapter 3 Tuesday, February 7th, 2017 SSR SOW Practice Identifying Theme: Free-write: What Brings True Happiness Video: How to be Happier than a Lottery Winner: Finish Chapter 3 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Monday, February 6th, 2017 SSR Vocabulary Read Chapter 3 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Week #1 Friday, February 3rd, 2017 SSR Theme Statements Read Chapter 2 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 SSR Close-reading: Similes and Tone Read Chapter 1 The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Wednesday February 1st, 2017 SSR Free-writing Exercise: Anticipating themes Vocabulary Review Tuesday January 31st, 2017 SSR Finish Jigsaw Samurai Facts Understand Evidence from the Text Pre-learn Vocabulary for The Sign of the Chrysanthemum, by Katherine Paterson Monday, January 30th, 2017                                                            SSR Slideshow- Intro to book and Japanese History/Culture Jigsaw Samurai Facts Quarter #2 Week #10 Wednesday, January 24th, 2017                                                            SSR Finish Writing: “Where I’m From” Poem Turn In Notebooks Tuesday, January 24th, 2017                                                            SSR Writing: “Where I’m From” poem Monday, January 23rd, 2017                                                            SSR Adjective-noun phrases and synonyms Begin writing “Where I’m From” poem Week #9 Friday, January 20th, 2017                                                            SSR “Where I’m From”- George Ella Lyon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdnHl_yW1dQ  Close Reading Thursday, January 19th, 2017                                                            SSR Pre-writing Discussion ‘Free-writes’ writing strategy Wednesday, January 18th, 2017                                                            SSR Two Truths and a Lie: Get to know your student teacher and vice versa Questionnaire Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 Easy CBM Testing: Reading Comprehension 7_Winter Vocabulary 7_Winter Monday, January 16th, 2017 No School MLK, Jr. March & Celebration, 1:30 pm, begins at Springfield Justice Center Week #8 Friday, January 13th, 2017 SSR Finish The Good Lie vs. ALW… Compare/Contrast Essay in comp. NB Thursday, January 12th, 2017 SSR Finish viewing The Good Lie w/ film/novel comparison notes in comp. NB Begin The Good Lie vs. ALW… Compare/Contrast Essay in comp. NB Wednesday, January 11th, 2017 SSR View The Good Lie w/ film/novel comparison notes in comp. NB Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 SSR ALW… Vocabulary Test Begin viewing The Good Lie w/ film/novel comparison notes in comp. NB Monday, January 9th, 2017 Snow Day – No School Week #7 Friday, January 6th, 2o17 SSR A Long Walk to Water Reading Counts Test Quizlet Live: ALW… Thursday, January 5th, 2017 Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 Snow Days – No School Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 SSR Finish reading A Long Walk to Water Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 18 Week #6 Friday, December 16th, 2016 Thursday, December 15th, 2016 Ice Days – No school Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 16 & 17 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 16 &17 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #10 Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 15 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 15 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #10 Monday, December 12th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 13 & 14 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 13 & 14 Overview: Blogging Challenge – Week #10 Week #5 Friday, December 9th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 12 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 12 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #9 Thursday, December 8th, 2016 No School – Ice Day Wednesday, December 7th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 11 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 11 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #9 Vocab. Squares: ALW…, #16-30 Tuesday, December 6th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 10 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 10 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #9 Vocab. Squares: ALW…, #16-30 Monday, December 5th, 2016 SSR Overview: Blogging Challenge – Week #9 Vocab. Squares: ALW…, #16-30 Week #4 Friday, December 2nd, 2016 SSR Vocab. Squares: ALW…, #1-15 Quizlet Live Thursday, December 1st, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 9 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 9 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #8 Quizlet: Complete LEARN for ALW Vocabulary Wednesday, November 30th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 8 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 8 Workshop: Blogging Challenge – Week #8 Quizlet: Complete FLASHCARDS for ALW Vocabulary Tuesday, November 29th, 2016 SSR Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 7 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 7 Overview: Blogging Challenge – Week #8 Join our class Quizlet Monday, November 28th, 2016 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #7 – Due Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 6 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 6 Quizlet Live: A Long Walk to Water Week #3 Friday, November 25th, 2016 No School Thursday, November 24th, 2016 No School – Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #7 Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 5 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 5 Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 SSR Blogging Challenge – Week #7 Read A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 4 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 4 Monday, November 21st, 2016 SSR Overview Blogging Challenge Weeks #6 & 7 Finish reading  A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 3 Complete reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 3 Week #2 Friday, November 18th, 2016 SSR Read  A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 3 Thursday, November 17th, 2016 SSR Finish reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 2 Anticipation Guide in NB – A Long Walk to Water * Decorated Family Turkey – Homework Assigned Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 SSR Begin reading A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 2 Begin reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 2 Letter to Ghana – DUE Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 SSR Finish reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 1 Letter to Ghana – Writing Workshop Monday, November 14th, 2016 SSR Begin reading A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 1 Begin reading packet for A Long Walk to Water, Chpt. 1 Letter to Ghana – Writing Workshop Week #1 Friday, November 11th, 2016 No School – Veteran’s Day Thursday, November 10th, 2016 SSR Letter to Ghana – Writing Workshop Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 SSR Letter to Ghana – Guest Speaker & Writing Workshop Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 SSR Letter to Ghana

  • Letters shared
  • Brainstorming session
  • Checklist

Monday, November 7th, 2016 SSR Student Led At-Home Conferences Letter to Ghana – Introduction Quarter #1 Week #9 Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 SSR/ Reading Counts Conference Prep Blogging Challenge – Week #3: Using Images Tuesday, November 1st, 2016 SSR/ Reading Counts Conference Prep Blogging Challenge – Week #3: Using Images October NB Check Monday, October 31st, 2016 SSR/ Reading Counts Conference Prep Blogging Challenge – Week #3: Using Images October Planner Check Week #8 Friday, October 28th, 2019 Study Hall/ Reward Day Thursday, October 27th, 2016 SSR Overview Week #3: Using Images Activate compfight plugin and begin work on this week’s challenge post Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 6th Grade Play View and take notes in your comp. NB on A Fair(y) Use Tale: Tuesday, October 25th, 2016 SSR Quickwrite: This video is the reaction of students in Mrs Yollis’ class when she mislabelled their artwork. How would you have felt? View and discuss this video on Creative Commons: . Monday, October 24th, 2016 SSR Week #2 and 2.5 Blogs Due Week #7 Friday, October 21st, 2016 SSR Workshop: Week #2 and #2.5 Blogs Thursday, October 20th, 2016 SSR Workshop: Week #2 and #2.5 Blogs Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 SSR Workshop: Week #2 and #2.5 Blogs Tuesday, October 18th, 2016 SSR Overview Week #2: Time to Comment Workshop: Week #2 and #2.5 Blogs Monday, October 17th, 2016 SSR Overview: Extra Credit Blog Post – Unity Day View, take notes on, and discuss Nicolas Weiss’ – Leaving high quality blog comments Rating Blog Comments Week #6 Thursday, October 13th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Submit to blog for review Add User & Blog Avatar to blog Extra Credit Blog Post: Unity Day Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Submit to blog for review Demo Design User & Blog Avatar Tuesday, October 11th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Revise to final draft Design User & Blog Avatar Monday, October 10th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Revise to final draft Finish adding Map & 2016 Challenge Badge to blog Week #5 Friday, October 7th, 2016 SSR Add Map & 2016 Challenge Badge to blog Thursday, October 6th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Peer Edit via Google Peer Response process Wednesday, October 5th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Draft #2 via Google Classroom Peer Edit via Google Peer Response process Tuesday, October 4th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Draft #2 via Google Classroom Peer Edit via Google Peer Response process overview Monday, October 3rd, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Draft #2 via Google Classroom Week #4 Friday, September 30th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Draft #2 via Google Classroom – Code shared in class Thursday, September 29th, 2016 SSR About Me Page: Exemplars Wednesday, September 28th, 2016 SSR Blog Design & Set-Up – – Checklist Drafting: Me, Myself, and I Essay in NB Sign up to become a student blogging expert here Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 SSR Blog Design & Set-Up – – Checklist Drafting: Me, Myself, and I Essay in NB Sign up to become a student blogging expert here Monday, September 26th, 2016 SSR Blog Design & Set-Up – – Checklist Drafting: Me, Myself, and I Essay in NB Sign up to become a student blogging expert here Week #3 Friday, September 23rd, 2016 SSR Blog Design & Set-Up – – Checklist Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 **BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT – 5:30-7:00 pm** SSR Me, Myself, and I Prewriting – Packet handed out in class Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 SSR Blog Design & Set-Up – – Checklist Tuesday, September 20th, 2016 SSR Reading Set-Up: Reading Logs Blog Design and Set-Up Sign Up for International Blogging Challenge Monday, September 19th, 2016 SSR Reading Pictures for Back to School Night Finish Blogging Guidelines in comp. NB Blogging Criteria for Success Week #2 Friday, September 16th, 2016 SSR Blog – Blogging Introduction Begin Blogging Guidelines in comp. NB Thursday, September 15th, 2016 SSR Criteria for Success in comp. NB Finish Easy CBM Testing Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 SSR: Book Check Out Begin Easy CBM Testing Letter to Teacher Due Tuesday, September 13th, 2016 Read Around – Select SSR books Finish Letter to Teacher Monday, September 12th, 2016 Reading & Writing NB Set-Up View Story Corps 9/11 Tribute and complete quickwrite in NB Finish and submit name art Begin Letter to Teacher Week #1 Friday, September 9th, 2016 Finish Letter to self to be sealed up and stored for the end of the year Name art * Remember, you will need to have your composition notebook in class by next Monday, September 12th! Thursday, September 8th, 2016 Name tents – bring to class the first two weeks Student Information Sheets Introduction – Follow the Meet the Teacher tab for more information about Mrs. Hoke Anchor Chart Activity Letter to self to be sealed up and stored for the end of the year

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