Shape Of The Week – October 4th – October 8th

MONDAY

  • Review and discussion of character paragraph outline for Zebra
  • How to write a literary paragraph – review success criteria (H)
  • Students to write rough drafts
  • Independent Reading – log your pages from last week
  • H.W. – finish rough draft if you are not finished in class

TUESDAY

  • Peer editing and revision of draft paragraph from yesterday
  • Students to write a good copy of their paragraph – write in blue/black ink, double space.  Due at the end of class.
  • Grammar Package #1 – Complete pages 3 and 4 (already in your binder)
  • Independent Reading

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

  • Film Study – He Named Me Malala – how we find the courage to find our voice and speak out?
  • Film questions (H)
  • Class discussion of the questions and the movie

FRIDAY

  • Independent Reading
  • Simple, compound, and complex sentences – grammar lesson
  • Mixed-Up Paragraph – student partner practice of grammar skills (sentence combining)