October 28-29
 Check in; set 3 goals for the day
 Review clauses and dialogue punctuation
 Read “Matthew Henson at the Top of the World” and “Over the Top of the World”
and do Habits of Mind activity (pink paper)-turn in to class bin when finished
 Read “The Red Guards” and do Habits of Mind activity (pink paper)-turn in to
class bin when finished
 Work on vocabulary activities-turn in to class bin when finished
 Read individual novel and journal
 Type personal narrative
 Work on portfolio
Can stand alone as a
complete sentence
Needs to attach to a complete
thought to make it a sentence
 What is the difference?
 What makes a sentence?
 Subject
 Verb
 Complete thought
 What is a clause?
 Group of words that has a subject and a verb
 I walked.
 The lion roared.
 He opened.
 If I go.
 Because I said so.
Sentence: subject, verb, complete thought
Fragment: part of a sentence; may have
subject OR verb, not both; needs more to
be a complete thought
I love pizza.
Because I love pizza.
Because I love pizza, my mom makes sure we
have it for dinner at least once a week.
 Run-on: putting two sentences together with no punctuation or
with JUST a comma
 Comma splice: joining two sentences with JUST a comma
 “I love pizza!” I exclaimed.
 I exclaimed, “I love pizza!”
 “Where am I?” I asked.
 I asked, “Where am I?”
 “Yes, I want to have pizza for dinner,” I stated.
 I stated, “Yes, I want to have pizza for dinner.”
 “Yes,” I stated, “I want to have pizza for dinner.”
 Read the stories individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the
footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.
 Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and
vocabulary as you read.
 As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided,
finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can
write a one-sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s)
of Mind.
 Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you
read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a
star beside the derivatives from the story.
 Read the story individually or with a partner. Pay attention to the
footnotes & ideas/questions in the margins of the page.
 Focus on fluent, smooth reading & clarification of meaning and
vocabulary as you read.
 As you read, take notes on the pink Habits of Mind sheet provided,
finding examples of characters who used the Habits of Mind. You can
write a one-sentence summary of how the character(s) used the Habit(s)
of Mind.
 Also, find examples of derivatives from your Greek and Latin roots as you
read. You can write the derivatives on your vocabulary sheet, and put a
star beside the derivatives from the story.
 Vocabulary Activities: due Friday, October 30 and Monday, November
2; turn in to class bin when finished
 Reading: Choice novel
 Journals: Based on choice novel; see yellow sheet for topics; due
Friday, October 30 and Monday, November 2; turn in to class bin when
finished
 Personal narratives: Final papers due Wednesday, November 4 and
Thursday, November 5; submit electronically
 Stories and pink papers due Wednesday, November 4 and Thursday,
November 5
 Portfolio: add “Where I’m From” poems, personal narratives,
reflections, middle school pages