1st, 5th, 6th, and 7th (2024)

1. No bell work!
2. Finish Milestones Review in USATestprep (50 questions)
3. 4th: Work on projects (due Friday)
4. Read!

1. No bell work!
2. Finish Milestones Review in USATestprep (50 questions)
3. 4th: Work on projects (due Friday)
4. Read!

1. NO Bell Work
2. If you are in a Google Classroom with Mr. Young, please do his assignment.
3. Review yesterday’s assignment!
4. Milestones Review (FOR A DAILY GRADE!) Milestones Review in USATestprep (This is for a daily grade. You may do research to find the correct answers.)

ELA MILESTONES BEGINS MONDAY!!!
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1. Bell Work
2. Milestones Review
3. Reading Counts!
1. 4th Period:

you have your points, you may work on your project.
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1. Bell Work
2. Finish Milestones Writing!
1. 4th Period:

you have your points, you may work on your project.
3. Reading Counts!
1. 4th Period: 11:00 a.m. today.
4. Grade them as a class (1, 2, 3, or 4)
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1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
   1. 4th Period: IF you have your points, you may work on your project.
3. Milestones Writing (Work on it!)
   1. 4th Period: 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
4. Grade them as a class (1, 2, 3, or 4)

1. Bell Work
2. 1st Period: Field trip money and forms
3. Reading Counts!
4. Dialogue Quiz (with notes) Absent Students
5. Review Dialogue Quiz quickly.
6. Milestones Review! (6th grade begins next Monday, April 29th.)

1. NO Bell Work!
2. Corrections due today.
3. Review Edulastic from yesterday.
4. History of Special Olympics as a class.
5. **Milestones Practice with 1st period students.

1. Bell Work
2. If you were absent yesterday and in 4th or 6th, please take your quiz. (6th can use notes!)
3. Reading Counts (OR making corrections to your dialogue quiz)!
4. 4th and 6th Go over quiz!
   1. Earn points back.
5. Edulastic review (link in Google)
6. Reading Counts when you finish.

1. Bell Work (EXCEPT 4th—STUDY!!!)
2. If you were absent yesterday and in 1st, 5th, or 7th, please take your quiz.
3. Reading Counts!
4. 1st, 5th, 7th Go over quiz!
   1. Earn points back.
5. 4th, 6th
   1. Take Dialogue Quiz (6th with notes)! (You will NOT receive your scores immediately; I must grade short answer questions.)
6. Reading Counts when you finish.

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Questions about quiz.
4. 1st, 5th, 7th
   1. Take Dialogue Quiz (with notes)! (You will NOT receive your scores immediately; I must grade short answer questions.)
   2. 4th & 6th—You will quiz tomorrow!
   3. 6th–Worksheet
5. Reading Counts when you finish.

1. Bell Work
2. Open dialogue notes.
3. Reading Counts
4. Continue discussing dialogue.
   1. Presentation
   2. Notes
   3. Q & A
   4. Practice writing dialogues from observation. 4th Period: You may not use “asked” or “said.” Discuss project.
   5. Worksheet!

1. NO Bell Work
2. Open dialogue notes.
3. Continue discussing dialogue.
   1. Presentation
   2. Notes
   3. Q & A
   4. Practice writing dialogues from observation. 4th Period: You may not use “asked” or “said.”

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Continue discussing dialogue.
   1. Presentation
   2. Notes
   3. Q & A
   4. Practice writing dialogues from observation. 4th Period: You may not use “asked” or “said.”

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Begin discussing dialogue.
   1. Video
   2. Presentation
   3. Notes
   4. Q & A
   5. Practice writing dialogues from observation. 4th Period: You may not use “asked” or “said.”

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts
3. If you have your points, see me.
4. 1st Period: Hand out reports/discuss grades
5. Grade George Washington essays!

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Discuss essays and Assesslets scores.
4. Grade George Washington Essays as a class!

1. Finish Essay!
2. Review Essays.

1. ­­Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Essay Intro.
   1. BrainPop (George Washington)
   2. NoRedInk

1. Bell Work
2. Get out your paper from yesterday (or a new sheet) and a pencil/pen.
3. Reading Counts!
4. Finish grading essays from yesterday.

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts!
3. Look at rubrics.
4. Read stories.
5. Share student essays as a class.
6. Grade essays.
7. Share reviews.
8. Reveal grades.

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1. Review “Guide to Comparing Photographs.”
2. Review “Compare/Contrast Writing.”
3. Review “Points of Comparison.”
4. NO RED INK together! =)
5. Look at sample essays from training together.

1. NO bell work!!!
2. Study for your Assesslet!
3. Login and begin Assesslets! THIS IS THE LAST DAY TO WORK ON ASSESSLETS!
4. Reading Counts!

1. HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!
2. NO Bell Work!!!
3. Review Informative Essay Notes in Classroom
4. DO NOT login to Assesslets until instructed!
5. Your Assesslet will be a daily grade. Please take your time!

1. Bell Work
   
2. Reading Counts
   
3. Discuss Assesslet/Informative rubrics.
   
4. Go over assignments from last Tuesday.
   

1. Bell Work
2. Finish assignments from last Tuesday.
3. Reading Counts begins today!
4. Academic website (no games/music)
5. Discuss Assesslet/Informative rubrics.
6. Go over assignments from last Tuesday.

1. Bell Work
2. BrainPop from Friday (“Types of Writing” 80 or above)
   1. “Graded” Option
   2. fannincms - fcms
3. Reading Counts
4. Work for another class
5. ACADEMIC website (no games/music)
6. Comparing Activity (Pictures and Worksheet)

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1. No Bell Work
2. 1st Period: Informative Essay Rubric
3. Create informative essay outline
4. BrainPop (fannincms – fcms)
   1. Watch movie and take a quiz: “Types of Writing.”
   2. Must make an 80 or above.
5. READING COUNTS
6. Work for another class
7. Time to yourselves (music HERE)

1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts (if you don’t have all of your points)
3. Work for another class
4. ACADEMIC website (MobyMax)—NO games/music
5. After instructions:
   1. Nearpod: “The Paragraph: Concrete Details & Textual Evidence”
   2. Nearpod: “Making Inferences Using Textual Evidence”
   3. NoRedInk QUIZ: “Intro. Parenthetical Citation/Recognizing Strong Topic Sentences/Identifying Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning/Context for Literary Evidence”

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1. Bell Work
2. Reading Counts/Work for another class/Academic website—no games/music!
3. 4th Period —Put essay on Sites.
4. Finish reviewing connotations/denotations
5. Assesslet info.
6. Informative essay discussion

• Facts
• Opinions
• Third-person
• Cite evidence from texts
• Five paragraphs
• Change paragraphs after dialogue
• Change paragraphs when you change points/topics.
• Explaining/detailing/describing a topic.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. 4th—Nearpod
3. Reading Counts/Work for another class/Academic website
4. Discuss connotations/denotations as a class.
5. Begin Assesslets discussion.
   1. R.A.C.E.
   2. Showing—not telling
   3. Informative Assesslets

Monday, March 04, 2019
1. Bell Work
2. 4th Period—Finish an d submit essays!
3. Reading Counts/Work for another class/Academic website
4. Class Nearpod!

Finish essays! Parent-teacher conferences

Essays are due TOMORROW! Adv. Due next Monday.

1. Bell Work
2. Open essay notes.
3. Finish essay notes (Slides 20-23).
4. Copy notes onto Argumentative Essay Doc.
5. Format essay again (font, size, color, spacing)
   1. Times New Roman, 12 pt., black, double
6. Color code sources (five) using the highlighter tool.
7. Citations(Works Cited and in-text)
   1. MLA Citation Machine
8. Look at transitional words to streamline and connect information.
9. Intro./Conclusion

Polish essay. Proofread. Make sure #5 is completed. Show sample essay. Fix in-text citations. Delete repetitive citations.

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Essays are due Thursday/Adv. Due next Monday.

1. Bell Work
2. Open essay notes.
3. Finish essay notes (Slides 20-23).
4. Copy notes onto Argumentative Essay Doc.
5. Format essay again (font, size, color, spacing)
   1. Times New Roman, 12 pt., black, double
6. Color code sources (five) using the highlighter tool.
7. Citations(Works Cited and in-text)
   1. MLA Citation Machine
8. Look at transitional words to streamline and connect information.
9. Intro./Conclusion

Essays are due Thursday/Adv. Due next Monday.

1. Bell Work
2. Open essay notes.
3. Finish essay notes (Slides 20-23).
4. Copy notes onto Argumentative Essay Doc.
5. Format essay again (font, size, color, spacing)
   1. Times New Roman, 12 pt., black, double
6. Color code sources (five) using the highlighter tool.
7. Citations(Works Cited and in-text)
   1. MLA Citation Machine
8. Look at transitional words to streamline and connect information.
9. Intro./Conclusion

Essays are due Thursday/Adv. Due next Monday.

1. Bell Work
2. Open essay notes.
3. Finish essay notes (Slides 20-23).
4. Copy notes onto Argumentative Essay Doc.
5. Format essay again (font, size, color, spacing)
   1. Times New Roman, 12 pt., black, double
6. Color code sources (five) using the highlighter tool.
7. Citations(Works Cited and in-text)
   1. MLA Citation Machine
8. Look at transitional words to streamline and connect information.

1. Login to Desktop
2. Open essay notes
3. Set up together on new link
4. Copy notes
5. Color code
6. Look at transitional words
7. Citations

Argumentative Essay Due: Thursday, February 28, 2019
(Fourth Period)

1. OPEN Chromebooks but DO NOT login.
2. Reading MAP (Math MAP Friday)

1. Login to Desktop
2. Open essay notes
3. Set up together on new link
4. Copy notes
5. Color code
6. Look at transitional words
7. Citations

Holiday & Professional Learning Day

1. NO Bell Work
2. Continue Argumentative Essay Notes (#20 and #21 and #22 and #23, which is the opposing side)
3. RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website (no games or music)­

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1. Bell Work
2. Continue Argumentative Essay Notes (#20 and #21 and #22 and #23, which is the opposing side)
3. RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website (no games or music)­

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1. Bell Work
2. Discuss thesis statements/Copy and paste for daily grade
3. OCEANS PORTFOLIO DUE!
   1. Write a final paragraph as a reflection of what you’ve done/learned.
4. Continue Argumentative Essay Notes (#20 and #21 and #22)
5. We will discuss Essay Notes progress and the expectations for Slide #23.
6. RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website (no games or music)­

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1. Bell Work
2. Discuss thesis statements/Copy and paste for daily grade
3. SET UP ELA PORTION OF BOOK CREATOR
   1. Add STEM Water Legend Rubric
   2. Add STEM Water Legend Writing Assignment
4. Continue Argumentative Essay Notes (#20 and #21 and #22)
5. RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website (no games or music)

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1. Bell Work (OR take Bell Work Quiz from Friday)
2. Discuss thesis statements/Copy and paste
3. Discuss Water Narratives
   1. Font
   2. Size
   3. Color
4. Paste Water Narratives into Book Creator
5. Continue Argumentative Essay Notes (#20 and #21)
6. RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website (no games or music)

Friday, February 8, 2019

1. STUDY FOR BELL WORK QUIZ!
2. Bell Work Quiz
3. Finish Water Legend
4. Continue essay notes
   1. Slide #20 (first thesis point)
   2. Put information in your own words.
   3. Cite it!
5. RC Book/Work for another class—Music at this point.

Wednesday, February 06, 2019 - Thursday, February 07, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Discuss bell work quiz Friday.
3. Using the link in Google Classroom, complete the GoFormative matching quiz (not graded).
4. Finish Water Legend/RC Book/Work for another class/Academic website—No games or music
5. Continue essay notes (as a class)
   1. Slide #20 (first thesis point)
   2. Put information in your own words.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Finish STEM assignment from yesterday. (Due: Friday)
   1. This is the last opportunity to work on this in class.
3. Notes for argumentative essay!

Monday, February 4, 2019

1. No Bell Work! (Friday instead of today)
   
2. STEM Activity for ELA! (Water Legend!)
3. (First Period: Create Oceans Portfolio in Book Creator)

1. Assesslets!
   1. Login link will be in Google Classroom.
   2. Your username is fc + lunch number. Password is fannin12.
      1. Ex. John Smith: fc01234 and fannin12 (Note: fannin12 is the password for everyone.)
   3. BEFORE you submit, COPY AND PASTE your Assesslet question #5 into the Google Doc provided.
   4. Submit your Assesslet if you finish. Please read your Reading Counts book.
   5. SAVE FOR LATER IF YOU DO NOT FINISH TODAY.​

1. NO Bell Work!
2. FINISH Slides 8 & 9
3. Reading Counts/Homework/Academic Website
4. GO OVER SLIDES 8 & 9
5. 4th Period:
   1. Check Thesis Statements.
   2. Discuss research process for sources.
6. 5th Period:
   1. Begin pulling facts from sources.

SNOW DAY!

1. Bell Work
2. RC Book/Work for another class/Website from the list—no games/music
3. Finish Source Cards on Google Slides (Slides 8-9)
   1. Open an internet tab.
   2. Google your topic followed by “.org,” “.edu,” or “.gov”
   3. Read and analyze the source.
   4. Choose FIVE separate websites.
4. 4th Period
   1. Thesis statements

1. NO Bell Work!
2. Open Google Slides Argumentative Notes and Thesis Statement
3.4th Period
1. OPEN PORTFOLIO—Add Canva link!
2. Begin thesis statements.
4. Argumentative Essays
1.Confirm thesis statement.
2. Collect sources (Slides #8 and #9).
3. Review sources.
4. Discuss note-taking?

1. Bell Work **FIVE SENTENCES.
2. RC book/Work for another class/Academic website from the list in Classroom—no games or music.
3. 4th Period—Canva share
4. Argumentative Essays
   1. Confirm thesis statement.
   2. Collect sources.

1st Period: Get out agendas and Chromebook agreements (if you haven’t turned it in). 9:00 a.m.

1. Bell Work **Restate. FIVE SENTENCES.
2. RC book/Work for another class/Academic website from the list in Classroom—no games or music.
3. 4th Period—Canva
4. Argumentative Essays
   1. Confirm thesis statement.
   2. Collect sources.

1. Bell Work
2. RC book/Work for another class/Academic website from the list in Classroom—no games or music.
3. 4th Period—Canva
4. Argumentative Essays
   1. Confirm thesis statement.
   2. Collect sources.

1. No Bell Work!
2. Login to Classroom, open your Slides, and wait. J
3. **5th and 7th: Choose topics and write thesis statements.

1. **First Period: Turn in Chromebook agreements on my desk. Make sure you have signed and dated them.
2. Bell Work
3. Reading Counts/Work for another class/Website from the approved list—no games or music.
4. Continue with argumentative essay discussion
   1. PowerPoint (teacher-led)
   2. GoogleSlides (student-produced)

1. Bell Work
2. Argumentative essay work

1. Bell Work
2. RC Book/Work for another class/WEBSITE FROM THE LIST IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM
3. Competition!
   

Monday, January 14, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Argumentative Writing Notes

Thursday, January 10, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Finish all fact and opinion work. **Doodle Notes assignment is for a grade, so please turn it in.
3. Go over “Fact vs. Opinion Chart” and reading passages.

Wednesday, January 09, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Finish “Fact & Opinion” Doodle Notes.
3. Begin/Continue sorting “Fact vs. Opinion.”
4. Begin “Fact or Opinion: Reading Passages and Responses.”
5. Reading Counts/Work for another class/Academic website

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

1. Bell Work
2. Approved academic website while waiting
3. Finish Doodle Notes/Video
4. Fact vs. Opinion Google Docs
   1. Discuss.
5. Fact vs. Opinion Reading Passages
   1. Discuss.

1. **If you have colored pencils, please bring those.
2. Bell Work
3. Choose an academic website from the list or read your RC book while you wait.
4. Doodle Notes! (Fact vs. Opinion)

Friday, January 4, 2019

1. Bell Work
   
   1. Look at bell work expectations sheet.
      
2. When you finish bell work, login to Destiny. Find an electronic book!
   
3. Review rules.
   
4. Discuss remainder of semester.
   
   
   

MIDTERMS!

1. Complete the Midterm Review in Google Classroom—take your time! DO NOT close your page when you submit!
2. If you have to take the ELA Midterm, please come to my desk and grab a hard copy to fill-in.
   

Field Trip to Stars & Strikes

1. Get your agendas out! (Exam exemptions)
2. Bell Work
3. Spelling Bee!!! =)

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

1. DO NOT LOG-ON!
2. We’re going to Makerspace!!! J
3. If you did not have your story printed yesterday, let me know.
4. If you did not finish typing your story, you will finish in Miss Dotson’s class before joining us in Makerspace.
5. Leave your belongings in the classroom (except items you will use for decorating).

To those who are attending the field trip:

• All items brought to school on Friday go with you! Choose wisely!!! You will NOT be getting back in the building!
• Devices ARE allowed! All school rules apply
• Food is not allowed on the bus!
• Lunch is provided (2 slices of pizza + a drink)
• We will leave FCMS at approx. 8:15 am
• We will return FCMS at approx. 4:00pmà you must have someone from your pick up list here to get you!!

​Tuesday, December 11, 2018

1. No Bell Work
2. Finish “Gingerbread House” Story
3. You MUST finish your essay today.
4. When you finish your essay:
   1. COPY AND PASTE IT WHERE IT BELONGS.
   2. TYPE YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM.
   3. CLICK “TURN IN.”
5. RC Book/Homework/Academic website
6. Spelling Bee??

Fifth Paragraph - Conclusion
Fearing the worst, Bristol’s eyes rattled back and forth, looking for an answer in King Ginger’s expression. “Come with me Bristol,” the king solemnly requested, and he led her passed the tapioca fountain to a long hallway that stretched at least a mile. The hallway was lined with pictures of gingerbread houses from around the world. The number and diversity of these images, for a moment, steered Bristol’s thoughts away from the loss of her sister. Her eyes scanned the portraits to find gingerbread cabins, townhouses, and barns. Gazing further, she found gingerbread skyscrapers present in Tokyo, gingerbread tents staked in the desert, and a gingerbread hut on the shore in Hawaii. “These are amazing!” Bristol said, with wonder in her voice. “They are yours. At least, you designed them,” King Ginger gracefully replied while tapping one of the images with his walking cane to point out the inscription where Bristol’s name was written in vanilla icing. Bristol saw her name, but upon not seeing Kensley’s beside it, she pleaded, “Beef, please tell me where Kensley is.” Upon this reply, he turned his red-head and led her to the end of the hallway where there was a picture that stood alone. This gingerbread house was not like the others. The roof was a little crooked, the doorknob was missing, and quite a few of the gumdrops were absent from the fence that surrounded the house. The sprinkles laid in big patches here and there on and around the house, as if it had only snowed in particular locations. However, it was on this image that the vanilla inscription read, “Bristol and Kensley’s First Gingerbread House.” After reading these words, Bristol said, “I don’t understand. Why isn’t Kensley’s name on any of the other pictures?” “It’s because you didn’t want it to be,” the king replied. You said she was too little to help you with your designs.” The king’s words cut the last strand that was keeping Bristol’s heart from plummeting entirely into her stomach. She buried her face into her hands and cried, “No! I’m so sorry Kensley! I want you to help me, and I’ll teach you how. Just please come back.” The king gently patted her head, and said, “It’s ok. Everything will be ok.” As she wept, Bristol continued to feel a pat on her head, but the touch became much lighter and then a voice spoke, “It ok sissy! Sissy don’t cry!” Bristol lifted up her head to find her wide eyed baby sister sitting in the bed next to her still clinging to her babydoll. “It Christmas Brisa. No cry!” Kensley gently whispered looking into her big sister’s tear stained face. “You’re right Kensley,” Bristol said whipping her nose with the sleeve of her nightgown. “It is Christmas and I am not going to cry because I have you. Now let’s get some more sleep before the sun wakes us up,” Bristol stated as she snuggled back down into the fuzzy blankets leaving enough room for Kensley’s head on her shoulder.

Monday, December 10, 2018

1. NO bell work!
2. Finish essays.
3. COPY AND PASTE ESSAY INTO LINK PROVIDED.
4. When you are finished, TYPE YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM.
5. Click “Turn in.”
6. Read/Homework/Academic website (NO games)

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1. NO Bell Work
2. Sharing Falling Action Paragraph
3. Finishing Intro., Rising Action, and Climax
4. Writing Falling Action
5. You may listen to the Classroom Playlist.
6. When you finish: RC book/homework/Academic website

Fourth Paragraph - Falling Action

The palace was crawling with gingerbread men and women of all shapes and sizes. Some served in the kitchen, others in the candy garden, maids trotted about with cotton candy dusters, while herdsmen tended to the animal crackers in the royal farmyard. Throughout the course of the day, Bristol asked everyone she met, “Do you know where Kensley is?” However, they all replied in the same fashion. The gingerbread men would tap their bald heads and the gingerbread women would give her a polite, but wobbly curtsy and simply reply, “No, my lady!” With every negative response, Bristol could feel her heart sink a little bit deeper into her stomach. She was just about to sit down in the middle of the caramelized ballroom floor and burst into tears when she heard the tune of White Christmas echo through the delicious structure. “The ginger king has arrived. Places everyone!” she heard the head butler say. Bristol stood underneath the blue taffy archway that divided the ballroom from the foyer and watched as the ginger king made his entrance into the palace. The king was not made of a cookie; on the contrary, he was a man. His hair was as red as a cherry lollipop, and his blue eyes reflected the light from the gummy bear chandelier that hung above the doorway. He wore a green bowtie, a black suit, and his voice was richly deep. When he finally spoke, he boldly pronounced, “My, Miss Bristol has done it once again. This must be her finest design yet.” As Bristol watched the king’s regal entry, she found him to be somewhat familiar, but it wasn’t until she laid eyes on his beef jerky walking cane, that she realized that the king was none other than her cousin, Heath, whom she had a specific nickname for. “Beef!” she hollered out and ran to meet him at the front door. “Bristol, it is so nice to see you!” the ginger king replied while maintaining his dignified composure. The king continued on to say, “Bristol, your gingerbread house is simply breathtaking, and your artistic abilities become better each year.” Without losing another moment, Bristol asked this familiar face the question that she had been seeking an answer to all day, “Beef, do you know where Kensley is?” However, King Ginger hung his head low and looked deeply into Bristol’s eyes before uttering a word in response.

1. Bell Work
2. Finish Intro. and Rising Action Paragraphs.
3. Read Climax.
4. Type Climax Paragraph.
5. RC book/Work for another class/Academic website

Third Paragraph – Climax

This was more than Bristol had bargained for. She awoke, not to a gingerbread house, but a gingerbread mansion. Her bed was made of one giant marshmallow surrounded by candy cane posts. The walls were a marble, candy cane swirl. “Is this for real?” she thought, as she gently slid off of the mattress and placed her feet onto the sparkly carpet, woven together entirely of pink sprinkles. Just then, a sugary mist blew the door open and a real life gingerbread woman appeared before Bristol’s eyes. She was wearing a white apron, and before her rolled a tea cart on M&M wheels. “What will it my lady?” the maid spoke in a high pitched, cheery tone. When Bristol didn’t speak, she continued, “The cat has never had your tongue before. Come on now, what will it be? I have brought you hot chocolate, and your choice of honey or cinnamon graham crackers, chocolate or vanilla frosting, and a bowl of gumdrops or Milk Duds. Of course, you cannot have them all or King Ginger will have my head for breakfast.” Bristol’s face was puzzled, and when she finally spoke, she coughed out, “My Gingerbread house.” “Well of course this is your gingerbread house,” the woman spoke as she prepared Bristol’s breakfast. Without another word, Bristol ran out of the bedroom door and what she beheld was nothing short of scrumptious splendor. The walls stretched at least 50 feet above her head and the ceilings were comprised of familiar red and green squiggles, loops, circles, and stripes. A Nutter Butter staircase led the way down to the magnificent ballroom, which was outlined by columns of red Twizzlers, which rose from carmel floors where the grand piano took center stage with its keys made of white and dark chocolate. Overcome with delight, Bristol raced backup the staircase and hollered, “Kensley, Kensley, get up! You have to see this. It’s real! It’s really real!” When she arrived back in the bedroom, she shook the bed, but Kensley was nowhere to be found. “Where’s Kensley?” Bristol asked the gingerbread maid. “The better question is, who is Kensley?” the maid responded as she gently pushed Bristol to her seat to eat her breakfast.

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1. Bell Work
2. Finish any missing quizzes/work for ELA.
3. Continue your Introductory Paragraph.
4. Work for another class/RC book/Academic website (NO games/music)
5. Read the next sample paragraph as a class.
6. Follow the checklist for the Introductory Paragraph.
7. Move on to next paragraph.

Second Paragraph - Rising Action

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1. Bell Work
2. Finish any missing quizzes from last week.
   1. Morgan Tucker – USATestprep Quiz
   2. Alexis Shipers – NewsELA article
3. Finish plotting your story on your plot diagram.
4. Work for another class/RC book/APPROVED academic website (NO games/music)
5. Discussion of next assignment piece. J
   1. Read sample intro. Paragraph
   2. Fill in chart.
   3. Write intro. paragraph.
6. **7th Period: Finish spelling bee practice

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Sample First Paragraph:
“Eww,” Bristol shrieked when her baby sister sneezed. “Mom, Kensley is too little to do the gingerbread house with me, and she almost sneezed on it,” Bristol continued. “No! I’m Kizzy Burk and I do,” Kensley argued, as her mom wiped her nose and brushed her straight, sandy hair from her eyes. Both girls looked like a badly wrapped Christmas present as they were covered in frosting shades of white, green, and red. Their mom was busy writing Christmas cards, and while Bristol carefully worked to decorate the tasty structure, Kensley waited for her mom to look away so she could lick some more frosting or chew on another gumdrop. Bing Crosby’s voice filled the brightly lit kitchen, and Bristol wondered to herself whether or not tomorrow really would be a white Christmas. “We just need to add some more sprinkles to the top,” Bristol told her sister. She was having trouble opening the package. She tried to tear it apart with her hands and her teeth, but nothing worked. She finally told Kensley to grab the other side and pull. Their mother was just about to grab a pair of scissors when sprinkles filled the sky. Under normal circ*mstances, the girls would have gotten in trouble for this mess, but the Christmas spirit softened their mother’s expression, and she began to laugh. When the girls knew they were safe, they both began to laugh as well. Shaking the white sprinkles from her long, curly hair, Bristol said, “Mom, there’s no need for me to dream anymore about a white Christmas.” However, Bristol did wish one thing that evening as she wiped up sprinkles from off the floor. She wished she could really live inside of her gingerbread house, or at least go there on vacation.
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1. Bell Work
2. Finish any missing quizzes from last week.
3. Work for another class/RC book/APPROVED academic website (NO games/music)
4. Discussion of next assignment
5. Begin next assignment (Christmas Narrative Writing!)
6. **7th Period: Finish spelling bee practice

BRAINSTORM TOPICS (See me for a complete list.)

• My Night at the North Pole
• The Elf on the Shelf
• When Santa came to my house
• Christmas through an animal’s eyes
• Witnessing the birth of Jesus
• Making cookies
• Shrinking down to the size of a gingerbread man
• Christmas Vacation
• Christmas Love Story
• Elf Alone at Santa’s workshop during a breakin
• Santa turns bad
• Rudolph loses his red nose / Rudolph runs over grandma
• The Walking Gingerbread Man
• Santa is missing - someone finds his suit
• Santa runs out of the popular toy
• Stuck in Fortnite Christmas Land
• Older Man trying to bring back Christmas Spirit
• Training new Reindeer

1. No bell work!
2. If you did not take the quiz from yesterday, take it.
3. If you choose to quiz again, you must study pronouns in USATestprep.
4. Quiz (Version 2)
   1. This quiz is optional! You must let me know which quiz score to record! If you choose not to quiz, you must read, do homework, or stay on an academic website.
5. Spelling Bee Practice!

1. Bell Work
2. Finish USATestprep modules from Tuesday and Wednesday.
3. STUDY! (I suggest practicing pronouns on USATestprep. You may re-take any modules for practice that I have assigned.)
4. Class review
5. Do NOT begin the USATestprep quiz (for a daily grade in the gradebook) without permission!

1. Bell Work­
2. Finish any NewsELA work from Monday.
3. Finish any USATestprep modules from yesterday. Remember: You must make a 70% or above on each module. If not, retake it/them until you make a 70% or above.
4. DO (70% or above):
   1. Choose - Narrative Transitional Words
   2. Multi - Choose the Transition Word
   3. Classify - Their, There, and They're 1
   4. Classify - Their, There, and They're 2
5. While we wait until everyone finishes, please read, work on other assignments, or work on an ACADEMIC website. (NO games or music!)

1. Bell Work
2. Finish NewsELA quiz(zes) from yesterday.
3. Login to USATestprep. (Make a 70% or above on each; the video will not let you re-test.)
   1. Pronouns in Proper Case Video
   2. Pronouns in Proper Case Practice
   3. Classify - Slang or Not? Part 2
   4. Classify - Slang or Not? Part 1
   5. Classify - Commonly Confused Words: To, Too, Two
4. Reading Counts/Missing Assignments/Approved Academic Website (NO music/games)

1. Bell Work (Share when everyone has completed his/her bell work.)
2. NewsELA Article
   1. Read article, answer writing prompt, and take quiz FOR A DAILY GRADE.
3. Reading Counts (Points are due SOON.)/Work for another class/Approved academic website

1. Check the dry erase board for announcements.
2. Bell Work
3. Finish essay (Due FRIDAY! -10 points for every day late). You may listen to the Classroom Playlist only.
4. When you have finished your essay, do the following:
   1. Highlight transitional words/phrases in yellow.
   2. Highlight any subordinating conjunctions in blue.
   3. Highlight dialogue (if you have any) in green.
   4. Type word count at bottom.
   5. Have a peer make comments electronically.
   6. TURN IN. I will grade them according to the checklist ASAP.
5. Reading Counts/Work for another class/APPROVED website, OR you may pick up an EXTRA CREDIT word search due Friday! NO games!

• Essays! Due FRIDAY!
  

• ESSAYS!

• Bell Work
• RC book/Educational (approved) website/Work for another class
• Look at charts!
• Choose essay topic! J Decide the arrangement from the options below.
  • Pick a myth/legend/creation story that already exists and change it.
  • Create your own characters/storyline and write a myth/legend/creation story.
  • Pick an existing concept (i.e. How did bananas get here?) and write a myth/legend story about the process.
• ASSIGNMENT CHECKLIST IS LOCATED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

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1. Bell Work
2. Using the chart provided, break down one of the creation myths we discussed (“An Execution and a Miracle,” Iroquois Creation Myth, or Japanese Creation Myth).
3. Discuss charts.
4. Choose topics!

• “The Golden Rule”
• Forgiveness
• Be kind to others
• Revenge!
• Hero’s Journey
• Good vs. Evil
• Don’t bite off more than you can chew
• Fair play
• Think before you act
• Greed!
• Evil never wins!
• Love = power
• Pride goeth before the fall!
• Evil (sometimes) wins!
• No dream is too big!
• Personality/values trump looks (DON’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.)
• Betrayal!
• Avoid conflict
• Don’t quit!
• Teamwork!
• Be a leader!
• Defend yourself

1. Bell Work
2. Begin Narratives!
   1. Read Narratives together.
   2. Discuss elements of these narratives.
      1. Setting?
      2. Culture?
      3. Characters?
      4. Dialogue?
      5. Theme?
      6. Plot?
      7. Moral? Lesson?
      8. Beginning, Middle, End?

http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/story16-an-execution-and-a-miracle.html

• Bell Work
• Cinderella Story!
• Add to Cinderella Story!
• Reading Counts/Work for another class/Approved website/NO GAMES!/
  • USATestPrep: Check your agenda!
    • Firstname.Lastname
    • 5102007 (Birthday: month, day, year)
    • Code: fcms61

• Bell Work
• Sentences Story (Individual) Adverbs/Adjectives

• Halloween Writing Assignment!

• Bell Work
• Sentences Story (Whole Class) with Adjectives/Adverbs

• Bell Work
  
• Halloween History Nearpod(1 of 2)
  
• Halloween History Nearpod (2 of 2)
  

• Discuss Flocabulary (Adverbs)
• Discuss Nearpod (Five Senses)
• Discuss NoRedInk (Conjunctions/Comma Splices)
• Do Adverbs Sheet
• Do Sentence Types Sheet

​Simple= 1 independent clause
Compound= 1 independent + FANBOYS (and comma) + 1 independent
Complex= 1 independent + 1 dependent
Compound-Complex= 2 independent + FANBOYS (and comma) + 1 dependent

Independent clauses are complete sentences WITHOUT FANBOYS/comma.
Dependent clauses start with subordinating conjunctions (that, which, while, during, after, because, etc.).

• Bell Work
  
• Finish any Nearpod work from yesterday. (Just pick up where you left off.)
  
• NoRedInk--40 question quiz (no grade) covering conjunctions and a few comma errors.
  
• Read RC book/Work for another class/Educational website

• Bell Work (Yes, everyone is afraid of SOMETHING. If you aren't, make it up!)
  
• Finish the Flocabulary assignment from yesterday.
  
• Because we are beginning narratives soon, I have included a Nearpod over the five senses (description). It is pretty interesting, especially with the virtual reality elements. If you do not finish it today, do not panic; it is lengthy. For the group/partner parts, answer them solo. We will discuss the five senses when I return.
  
• If you finish early, read your RC book, work on something from another class, or work on an educational website.

1. Bell Work
2. Flocabulary assignment over adverbs (finish today or tomorrow)
3. Work for another class/RC/Approved EDUCATIONAL website
4. Nearpod as a class

• Bell Work
  
• Adverbs activity (solo or partner). Come up with as many adverbs as possible to describe your verb.
  

1. Interjections Nearpod
   
2. Adverbs Intro.
   

1. Take the conjunctions quiz if you were absent yesterday. (Note: Use ONLY your notes!)
2. Bell Work: Complete the Nearpod over conjunctions (link in Google Classroom).
3. If you want points added to your quiz from yesterday:
   1. Get a blank sheet of notebook paper.
   2. Write the number of the question(s) you missed.
   3. Give me the correct answer AND explain why it is correct.
4. Quill.org Link
   1. Under assignments, you will see conjunctions.
5. Reading Counts/Work for another class/ELA option on approved website.

• Conjunctions quiz with notes
  

FALL BREAK October 15th and 16th
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• Bell Work (except Friday)
• GoFormatvie worksheet (with notes—no grade)
• Reading Counts or one of the APPROVED websites in CLASSROOM.
• Review worksheet
• Finish conjunctions notes (subordinate)
  • (conjunctive adverbs and correlative conjunctions)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SufUYqWO91ei0rObZ3xQuJjJWutFUt-l6iHpMWq5YmE/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LSk6pz2Oar90Qu1QuRsk--mNsJjYBSydOlLdHum9VOg/edit?usp=sharing
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• Bell Work
• NoRedInk Assignment (Conjunctions)
  • Lesson
  • Practice
• MobyMax/RC/Work for another class
• Notes as a class (Preziand Teacher Notes)

• Bell Work
  
• ​Begin Conjunctions Nearpod
  

• Verb Quiz (with notes)

First and Fifth

• Bell Work
• Verbs "Pre-Quiz" (NOT graded) in Google Classroom (GoFormative Link)

Sixth and Seventh

• Bell Work​
• Finish Verbs Notes
• Verbs "Pre-Quiz" (NOT graded) in Google Classroom (GoFormative Link)

OPEN NOTES VERB QUIZ PART 2 TOMORROW! =D

• Bell Work
• Finishing Verbs Notes
• https://prezi.com/hc0ynwkuxkn0/progressive-verbs/#
  

• Bell Work
  
• ​Verbs Notes Part 2
  

First and Fifth

• Bell Work
• Verbs Notes Part 2
  
• Add to Verb Chart?

Sixth and Seventh

• Verbs Quiz
• Verbs Notes Part 2

• Quiz on Friday with Notes (1st and 5th)
• Verbs Notes Part 2 (1st and 5th)
  • Bell Work (6th and 7th)
    
  • Verbs Chart (6th and 7th)

• Bell Work
  
• Continue/Finish PowerPoint and Verb Notes
• Begin Verb Chart (NOT homework)
  

• Bell Work
• Continued Verb Notes

• Bell Work
• Begin Verbs Notes in Google Classroom! (Action)

• PRONOUNS TEST!

• Bell Work
  
• Review pronouns worksheets
  
• Q&A over pronouns (for Rebel Passes!)
  

• Bell Work
• Review Study Guide
  

• Bell Work
  
• Pronouns Worksheets
  
• Pronouns Study Guide (**Return completed with parent signature Friday for 5 points added to test!)
  

• Discussed bell work protocol/gave students grading reports
• Bell Work
• Pronouns worksheets
• TEST FRIDAY!!! (Study Guide coming 9-18-18)

• Bell Work
• NearPod Pronoun Unit (in Classroom)
• Make SURE you are completing bell work requirements
• Quiz coming soon!

• No Bell Work
• Pronoun Unit Introduction
• Flocabulary
  • Video
  • Read & Respond
• No Red Ink (Pronouns Practice)

• Bell Work
• Adjectives Quiz
• 20 words better than "said"

• Bell Work
• Review for Adjectives Quiz
• Nearpod

• Picture Day/Sub
• Bell Work
• Adjective Worksheets

• Holiday

• ​Bell Work
• Finish Notes
• Flocabulary (Adjectives)

• ​Bell Work
• Adjectives game/Adjectives notes (Ask for details if necessary.)

• Monday, August 27, 2018
  • Bell Work
  • Share bell work??
  • Finish prepositions activities/prepositions graded exercise
  • MobyMax/Work for another class/Reading Counts

• Friday, August 24, 2018
  • No bell work unless you need to catch up.
  • Finish Flocab./NoRedInk
  • Quiz (WITH notes/Google) for a daily grade
  • “Unique” Activity
    • IN Google Classroom (Prepositions Recipe Activity)

• Tuesday, August 21-Thursday, August 23
  • Begin Prepositions!
  • Bell Work
  • Prepositions Activity (Draw what you hear!)
  • Review of Bell Work requirements
  • Flocabulary.com (Prepositions Assignment)
  • NoRedInk (Prepositions Assignment)
  • Class Activity (Recipes)

• Monday, August 20, 2018
  • ​Nouns Quiz

• Wednesday, August 15th-Thursday, August 16th
  • ​Bell Work
    
  • Nouns Review
  • NOUNS QUIZ ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH!!!!

• Monday, August 13-Tuesday, August 14, 2018
  • Bell Work
  • Nouns Review (Verbal)
  • Nouns Worksheet on Google Classroom
  • MobyMax Practice
  • NoRedInk Noun Practice
  • QUIZ FRIDAY

• Thursday, August 9-Friday, August 10, 2018
  • ​Bell Work
  • Begin Overview of Parts of Speech

• Wednesday, August 8, 2018
  • ​Bell Work
  • Share Bell Work
  • Finish NoRedInk
  • Practice MobyMax

• Tuesday, August 7, 2018
  • Bell Work
  • Diagnostic in NoRedInk