Due possible functional closures this school year, our online classroom will be permanently moving to Microsoft Teams.  Please refer to your Teams classroom for further details.

Thank you,

Ms. D’Angelo

Hello parents and classes — Happy New Year!  With two weeks left in the semester, we have been asked to prepare for possible “functional” school closures.  This could mean that we do not have enough staff to operate the school or that there could be a covid outbreak in our class.  I am hoping none of this happens, but it is important that we prepare for possible online learning.  To make this transition as seamless as possible.  I am now moving all of our communication to MS Teams and I will no longer be using the website for the rest of the semester.  If you are not able to log onto Teams, please contact me to help you.  Teams will have updated daily agendas and assignment information.

Thank you,

Ms. D’Angelo

FRIDAY 

• How to write a literary paragraph with quotations (H)
• Work on brainstorm and literary paragraph outline for chapters 5&6 (H)
• H.W. – Read chapter 7 of The Outsiders and finish outline

MONDAY

• Write rough draft of paragraph for chapters 5&6
• Peer edit paragraphs
• H.W. Read chapter 8 and start focus questions for chapters 7&8

TUESDAY

• Write good copy of paragraph from last day
• Finish focus questions for chapters 7&8 – class discussion to follow
• H.W. Read chapter 9

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

• Finish class discussion for chapters 7&8 — review chapter 9
• Watch part one of “The Outsiders” movie
• H.W. read chapter 10

FRIDAY

• Holiday fun – The Twelve Days Of Christmas – The Outsiders version
• H.W. Finish reading the book over the holidays – Ch 11 &12 – prepare final literature circle sheet

Ms. D’Angelo is back in the classroom.  Please note, Ms. Taneva’s last day at Central is Tuesday November 30th.  Please speak with her if you have missing assignments, as I will not be assessing any work that she has done with you.

MONDAY

• Class discussion/Think, Pair, Share – How is our identity determined? When you form impressions or opinions about people you first meet, what kinds of things do you consider?
• Class read aloud – On The Sidewalk Bleeding (R)
• Group discussion of the story (each group responds to one question)

TUESDAY

• Creative Writing Assignment – On The Sidewalk Bleeding Restorative Justice (Writing In Role) (H)
• Exemplars, class brainstorm (web)
• Write rough drafts

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

• Additional time to work on rough drafts from last day
• Introduction to The Outsiders – Non Fiction Article from S.E. Hinton – Teenagers Are For Real
• Hand out books – Class reading of Chapter 1 – How is Ponyboy an outsider?  What are your initial impressions of this character.  Please see readings and resources for the audiobook
• Read chapter 2 individually
• H.W. Finish draft of On The Sidewalk Bleeding.  Final writing assignment is due Monday.  Please type and print a hard copy.

FRIDAY

• Class read aloud of chapter 3 of The Outsiders
• Preparation for Literature Circle #1 on Monday.  Literature circle preparation sheet (H)
  • How to ask powerful questions and find important quotations.
• H.W. Finish litearature circle preparation sheet for Monday.  On The Sidewalk Bleeding creative writing assignment due Monday.

MONDAY

– Work period for skits

TUESDAY

– Last work period for skits

– Grammar

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

– Introduction to poetry and poetic devices

– Poetic devices worksheet

FRIDAY

– Introduction to annotating poetry, analyzing poetry with our five senses

– Independent practice annotating “The Wind” by Robert Louis Stevenson

MONDAY

– Discuss questions form pages 177-195

– Whole-class brainstorm of Venn diagram comparing Astrid to an average parent/guardian

– Read to page 220 for H.W.

TUESDAY

– Astrid’s Point of View Journal Entry Writing Assignment

– Read to page 244 for H.W.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

– Finish novel as class

– Placemat worksheets (group activity) reviewing novel’s themes of courage, family, home, and community

FRIDAY

– No Fixed Address skits: assign groups and begin work on final project

MONDAY

P2

-Finish paragraphs (Which character we’d like as our friend)
-Answer and discuss questions from pages 98-120
-Sketchnotes assignment (due Thursday)
-Read to page 144 for Tuesday

P3

-Independent reading – 15 minutes
-Answer and discuss questions from pages 120-144
-H.W. Read to page 160 for Wednesday
TUESDAY

P2

-Answer and discuss questions from pages 120-144
-Class read aloud to page 160
-H.W. Read to page 160 for Thursday and to page 177 for Friday

P3

-Class read aloud – 15 minutes
-Sentence structure review: simple, complex, and compound sentences
-Sentence structure practice: paragraph proofreading
-H.W Read to page 160 for Wednesday and 177 for Friday

WEDNESDAY 

-First Half: question sheet and discussion regarding events of pages 140-160 and how these events show the importance of community
-Second Half: In class paragraph on the importance of community

THURSDAY

-First Half: question sheet and discussion regarding events of pages 140-160 and how these events show the importance of community
-Second Half: In class paragraph on the importance of community

FRIDAY

P2

– Finish in class paragraphs from last day

-Small group discussion of pages 160-177: What makes someone a member of our family?
-Whole class share out of what individual groups discussed
-H.W. Read to pages 195 for Monday
P3

-Independent Reading – 15 minutes
-Small group discussion of pages 160-177: What makes someone a member of our family?
-Whole class share out of what individual groups discussed
-H.W. Read to pages 195 for Monday

Please note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

MONDAY

·      Class review and small-group discussion of indirect characterization chart

TUESDAY

·      Making text-to-self connections

·      Writing about character based on Monday’s discussion of indirect characterization

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

·      Short story: “Home” by Gwendolyn Brooks questions and discussion

·      Visual Project: The meaning of home

FRIDAY

Professional Day – No School

lease note RR = Readings and Resources, H= Handouts

TUESDAY

• Introduction to the novel, “No Fixed Address”
  • Watch excerpts from the Knowledge Network Production, “No Fixed Address”
  • Class questions and discussion about the Vancouver Housing Crisis
• Class read aloud of the novel
• H.W. read up to page 35 for next class

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY

• Questions and class discussion of pages 1-35
• In class wrtiting asssignment – Is is ever okay to lie?

FRIDAY

• Indirect and direct characterization – clip from the Disney Movie, “Up”. 
  • What do we learn about George and Ellie without hearing any words?
• Characterization chart for “No Fixed Address”. Find 2 quotations for each character and record what they tell us about their character.
• H.W. Read to page 95 and finish the chart for Monday

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)