Monday, June 8th

• Trading Cards Assignment
• All class to work
• Due by the end of the period on Wednesday 

Thursday, June 4th

• Worked on Trading Cards Assignment
• Remember to return any novels (assigned or from my classroom library by next Wednesday please) 

Wednesday, June 3d

• Finished the response
• Introduced the Trading Cards Assignment & started brainstorming
• All classes until the end of the year will be put toward completing this final assignment 

Monday, June 1st

• Silent Reading
• Response
• Finished looking at different kinds of leads
• Rough draft - two paragraphs - Meaning & your choice of connections paragraph (Personal/Global OR Text) 

Friday, May 29th

• Finished My Girl
• Started response
• Brainstorming - Think, Pair, Share
• Leads - how to start your response 

Thursday, May 28th

• Free Write
• Discussed the exam period - answered questions and clarified misconceptions
• Continued watching My Girl for the response 

Tuesday, May 26th

• Reading Quiz # 4 - last one of the year!
• Collected KIM # 4
• Returned # 3
• Updated those who are missing work (anywhere from 1 - all of them)
• Deadline is Monday to submit any words
• Continued watching My Girl for the response 

Friday, May 22nd

• Silent Reading 
• Finish your class novel for Tuesday
• KIM Vocab & reaction as well
• Returned and reviewed Quiz # 3
• Response
• Ranking sample paragraphs
• Text connections 
• Started watching My Girl & taking notes for your response

Thursday, May 21st

• Silent reading
• Collected the Fantasy Story
• Many students were not done - complete it and get it to me ASAP 
• Response
• Ranking Sample Paragraphs
• Structures & Features
• Personal/Global Connections 

Tuesday, May 19th 

• Reading Quiz
• Finish your novel for Tuesday 
• KIM exchange
• Last week due on Tuesday 
• Response
• Share the teacher box chart
• Ranking sample paragraphs - Meaning 

Thursday, May 14th

• Silent Reading
• Response
• Discussion - what do you already know?
• Handout - Writing a Response 
• Owen & Mzee
• Read the story
• Brainstormed ideas for a response 
• Weekend Reminders:
• Reading & KIM due on Tuesday
• Good copy of fantasy story due on Thursday 

Wednesday, May 13th

• Silent Reading - to advance in your class novel
• Fantasy Story
• Finish the rough draft
• Peer Editing
• Good Copy Requirements
• Due: Thursday, May 21st
• MLA Formatted
• Hand in your process work 
• Brainstorming package, story arc, rough draft, peer editing sheet

Tuesday, May 12th

• Novel Quiz
• Read your next set of chapters for Tuesday, May 19th
• Secrets to the end of Chapter 45
• Harry's to the end of Chapter 30
• KIM Exchange
• Gave back week one - use the back of the sheet for your week 3 words and reaction
• Fantasy Story
• Worked on the rough draft 
• 30 minutes tomorrow to finish up before we peer edit 

Friday, May 8th

• Silent Reading
• Collected Book Bento
• Fantasy Story
• Worked on writing the rough draft - will finish next class 

Wednesday, May 6th

• Silent Reading
• KIM Vocab Sheet - forgot to give the new ones out yesterday 
• Book Bento reminders - see below - biggest one --> you get zero if I don't get it by the end of the school day on Friday
• Fantasy Story
• Dialogue rules handout
• Use this as a reference when you are writing your rough draft
• 10 marks on your rubric for this assignment will be whether or not you have followed the rules for writing dialogue
• Finished your brainstorming blurbs
• Make your story arc
• Start your rough draft 

Tuesday, May 5th

• Reading Quiz # 1
• KIM Exchange 
• Bring it to me at the beginning of lunch tomorrow if you did not have it today
• Reading Week 2 pages for next Tuesday, May 12th
• Fantasy Story
• Finished the brainstorming
• Started the blurbs 
• Book Bento - due: Friday, May 8th
• Anything handed in after that will be an automatic zero 

Friday, May 1st

• Silent Reading
• Fantasy Story 
• Read two more short stories & discussed what makes them fit into the fantasy genre
• The Magic Shop
• Dragon, Dragon 
• Intro to the assignment
• Brainstorming potential ideas - 3 each setting/characters/conflicts/magical elements
• Homework reminders:
• Read & do your KIM handout for Tuesday
• Book Bento - reminder - No late submissions allowed - Final Due Date: Friday, May 8th

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