October 19th-October 23rd, 2015

6th grade Speech

Monday, 10.19-Watch Kid President Pep Talk & telephone/non-verbal activities
Non-Verbal Notes 

Tuesday, 10.20- Communication Unit-What is Communication?  Notes on Communication Model

Wednesday, 10.21-Work on foldable or summary and share in small groups and as a large group, and non-verbal examples
DUE: What is Communication? foldable/summary

Thursday, 10.22- Read  How Do People Communicate? article and make a Foldable

Friday, 10.23-Non-Verbal Review and For the Birds Video
What is Tact?  Role Playing and Read "How to Be An Effective Communicator, notes on speaking and listening skills

8th grade English

Monday, 10.19-Bellringer: Journal-"Today I am an adult."  When will you say these words?  What makes someone an adult?  An event, a special ritual, etc.?  Explain your answer.
Review Day For Unit One Assessment-Notes, look over stories, and review questions
Conflict  p. 15
Figures of Speech on pg. 41-42
Characters p. 106-107 

Tuesday, 10.20-Bellringer: Comprehension Week 10/Day 3

Unit One Assessment-Raymond's Run/A Time to Talk/Mrs. Flowers/Broken Chain/Treasure of Lemon Brown
Vocabulary Review Assignment DUE on Thursday, 10/22

Wednesday, 10.21-Bellringer: Sentence Practice

p. 108 and 109, ques. 1-4 on p. 111 and Concrete Poem (Choices #3)
Turn in Journals from Monday

Thursday, 10.22-Spiral Review: Vocabulary Review Assignment

"Medicine Bag" with a partner

Friday, 10.23-Vocabulary Words Unit 3C TEST
Reading/AR Testing Time/Media Center

6th grade English

Monday, 10.19-Bellringer: Journal-Some people believe that fear can help someone who is in danger to think more quickly.  Do you agree?  Why or why not?  Explain and give examples.
Correct Short Stories in GoodReader
Helping Verbs Jingle Bells
Sentence Practice
*7th & 8th hour:  If dog project wasn't done on Wednesday, it should have been shared over the weekend!

Tuesday, 10.20-Bellringer: Read pgs. 231-233 in the literature book and discuss 
Go over Monday's journal and start reading "Smokejumpers" p. 234-245 & questions on p. 246 #1-5
Sentence Practice

Wednesday, 10.21-Bellringer: DLR/Simple Sentences
"Incredible Rescues" p. 248-251  and p. 252 #1-3
Smokejumper CNN video

Thursday, 10.22-Bellringer: Kahoot!
Vocabulary Words 3A Test

Reading/AR Testing Time/Media Center

Friday, 10.23-Sentence Practice
Short Story readers/Small groups