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5/4-5/8 Folk tales & Myths

Monday-Read "Arachne the Spinner" and "Anansi and the Box of Stories". Answer the six questions on the chart.

Tuesday- Read "Guitar Solo" and answer the six questions. Make your own mythological god or goddess.

Wednesday- Check Oral Traditions chart for correctness. 

Thursday- Review for test

Friday- Folk tales and Myths test.

Homework: Read for 30-45 minutes. The last book point of the year is due this Friday, May 8th! Also the last AR quiz is due May 8th.

4/27-5/1

Monday- Social Studies CRCT. Finish the work with the film The Mighty.

Tuesday- POETRY CAFE'. Please bring your ORIGINAL POEM and SNACKS to SHARE with the class!

Wednesday- Olympic sign-ups during homeroom. Advisement schedule. Take notes on vocabulary dealing with myths and folktales. Download FOLK TALES and MYTHS VOCABULARY

Thursday-Library Visit. Read and discuss an article on the origin of the trickster in the oral tradition.

Friday- Read "Senor Coyote and the Tricked Trickster" and answer the following questions: Download Folklore Comparison

HOMEWORK: Read each night for 30-45 minutes. All Book Points  and all 3 AR quizzes are due FRIDAY, MAY 8TH.

CRCT WEEK 4/20-4/24

MONDAY- CRCT Review on www.georgiaoas.org and www.myskillstutor.com

TUESDAY- Reading CRCT

WEDNESDAY-Language Arts CRCT

THURSDAY- Math CRCT

FRIDAY- Science CRCT

MONDAY- Social Studies CRCT

Class times will be on a shortened schedule. During Reading class, we will watch clips of "The Mighty" directed by Peter Chelsom. Students will compare and contrast the movie with the novel Freak the Mighty. Students will also evaluate the changes made and discuss the positive or negative effects the film made on Roderick Philburn's original message.

Homework: Read for 30-45 minutes each night. A Book Point is due Friday April 24th. The last of 3 AR tests are due also on that day.

Each day, get a good night's rest. Eat breakfast each morning and be to school on time! Perfect Attendance is a must!!!

4/13-4/17 Wrap Up of Poetry Unit

Monday- Identifying Figurative Language Practice

Tuesday- Lyric Poems definition and identification

Wednesday- Poetry Unit Test Review

Thursday- Unit Test and Library Visit

Friday- CRCT Review

Homework: Read for at least 30-45 minutes each night. A book point sheet and AR Quiz are due April 24th.

3/30-4/3 Poetry Unit

Monday- Define and complete a frayer model on "hyperbole".

Tuesday- Complete practice worksheets on all six types of figurative language learned so far.

Wednesday- Continue practicing by finishing the worksheets assigned yesterday.

Thursday- Define, discuss, and find examples of rhyme scheme and free verse.

Friday- Read several selected poems and answer questions about the figurative language and poetic devices used within them.Download Figurative Language in Poetry

Homework: Read for at least 30-45 minutes each night. The next book point is due Monday, April 13th (the day we return from Spring Break.)

HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE SPRING BREAK! SEE YOU ALL ON APRIL 13TH!

3/23-3/27 Poetry

Monday- Write a paragraph long evaluation of the novel Freak the Mighty. Copy your favorite or most memorable quote from the novel. Explain its importance to you and to the story.

Tuesday- Library visit!!! Brain Pop on poetry to introduce the unit.

Wednesday- Fill in a graphic organizer explaining what poetry is and what it is not. Chorally read several teacher selected poems.

Thursday- Figurative Language Vocabulary notes and examples found in poems.Download POETRY TERMS - FRAYER

Friday- More notes on Figurative Language Vocabulary and examples.

Homework: Read for at least 30-45 minutes each night. Book Point Sheet due on this Friday, March 27th! The first AR test is due on the 27th also!

FREE CRCT WORKSHOP THIS SATURDAY!!!Download Free CRCT Workshop

3/16-3/20 Freak the Mighty Wrap Up

Monday: Read chapters 21-23. Discuss and write a summary on the plot map.

Tuesday: Read chapters 24-25. Discuss and fill in the remaining parts of the plot Map.

Wednesday: CAREER DAY!!!

Thursday: Answer questions for chapters 23-24. Finish decorating your portfolio cover.

Friday: Tie up all loose ends dealing with the novel. Take the AR quiz on the novel.

Homework: Read for at least 30-45 minutes. Book point sheet due March 27th. The first AR quiz of the quarter is due March 

3/16-3/20 Freak the Mighty Wrap Up

Monday: Read chapters 21-23. Discuss and write a summary on the plot map.

Tuesday: Read chapters 24-25. Discuss and fill in the remaining parts of the plot Map.

Wednesday: CAREER DAY!!!

Thursday: Answer questions for chapters 23-24. Finish decorating your portfolio cover.

Friday: Tie up all loose ends dealing with the novel. Take the AR quiz on the novel.

Homework: Read for at least 30-45 minutes. Book point sheet due March 27th. The first AR quiz of the quarter is due March 27th.

3/9- 3/13 Freak the Mighty

Monday- Read chapter 15-16, the climax of the novel. Fill in that part of the plot map.

Tuesday- Library Visit. Review for re-takes of the Narrative TestDownload NarrativeTextStructure

Wednesday- Narrative Unit Test Re-Takes

Thursday-Chapters 17-18 of FTM. Plot the main events on the Plot Map inside of your portfolio.Download Story Map

Friday- Chapters 19-20 of FTM. Plot the main events inside of your portfolio.

Homework: Read for 30-45 minutes each night. A Book Point is due Friday, March 13th.

Freak The Mighty 3/2-3/6

Monday- Read chapters 8-10. The enrichment group will finish their diamante poems and acrostics. The reteach group will finish their acrostic poems and characterization charts.

Tuesday- (Early Release) All students will decorate the front of their portfolios with the title creatively written and pictures, images, or words that represent the characters or events in the novel.

Answer the comprehension questions.

Wednesday- Read chapters 11-12. Finish the comprehension questions from yesterday. 

Thursday- Read chapters 13-14. Begin completing the story map

Friday- Finish any work from the week.

Homework: Read for 30-45 minutes each night. The next book point sheet is due March 13th. 

REMINDER: ALL AR TESTS ARE DUE BY MARCH 6TH TO BE COUNTED FOR THE 3RD QUARTER!