Reading Calendar for Out of the Dust
MON
TUES
19: Class: Review
MAY 18
HW: Already read
1-61 and taken
happy/ sad notes on
Exposition
Begin movie
“Surviving the Dust
Bowl”
25 NO SCHOOL
happy/sad notes
Happiness
Philosophies
movie
HW: read 62-84
26 Class: Discuss
87-114; complete
Group Discussion
Summary
Concrete poetry lesson
WED
THUR
FRI
20: Class:
Daily Reading log
instructions
21
22
Class: Read 87-114
and do Daily Reading
Log for 87-114 IN
class—finish for
homework if needed
Socratic seminar
clips
movie
HW: Complete
Daily Reading log
for 62-84
27
Class: Discuss 115135; Fill in Group
Discussion Summary
HW: READ 115-135
JUNE 1
Full class discussion
of 87-135
Mini Socratic
Seminar practice
session
HW: Complete
Reading Log for
136-151
8 Class: Discuss
180-206
Complete Group
Discussion Summary
HW: Complete Group
Discussion summary of
180-206 if not done
in class
Complete Daily Reading
Log
Finish GROUP Discussion
summary of 87-114 if
needed
HW: Complete
Group Discussion
Summary of 115135 if needed
2
Class: DISCUSS
136-151; fill in Group
Discussion summary
HW: Complete
Group discussion
summary of 136-151
if needed.
Begin reading 153179 ; fill in Daily
Reading Log
3:
SRI
9
Class: Whole class
discussion of 180-206
ONLY day for after
school time to finish
Argument Essay
Benchmark
HW: Read 206-227
Complete Daily
Reading Log
Class: finish movie if
needed
Review Daily reading
logs
Review Discussion
Summary sheets and
do one for 62-84
together
HW: Cause/effect
sheet
28
Class:
in class argument
benchmark essay
29
Class
in class argument
benchmark essay
HW: Read 136151 and begin Daily
Reading Log
Literary
Terms FINAL
4
Class:
Discuss 153-179
Complete Group
Discussion Summary
HW: Complete
Group Discussion
Summary of 153179 at home if
needed.
5:
10 Class:
Complete Group
Discussion Summary
of 206-227
HW: Complete
Group Discussion
summary if needed
11 Class:
Whole class review
and prep for
Socratic Seminar
12
18 Galileo
Comprehension
19 Makeup SRI/ Galileo
story/poem sharing if no
makeups needed
Bring books to read
if done with test
early
HW: finish reading
153-179 and
Complete Daily
Reading log
15
16
Socratic Seminar
Socratic Seminar
17: Wrap upreflections on year
22 Field trip House B
23 Writing folder review
24 Happy Summer!
If done early-In class read 180206
Work on Daily
Reading log
HW: Read and
Complete Daily
Reading log for 180206
Socratic Seminar