Ms. Clark’s Language Arts Binder Checklist 2012-2013
 Syllabus
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“Books We’ve Read” o The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain o The Making of a Knight by Patrick O’Brien o Sundiata by David Wisniewski o The Medieval World by Philip Steele o Oobleck by Dr. Seuss o Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! By Laura Amy Schlitz o Dare to Dream by Sandra McLeod Humphrey o The Miracle Worker by William Gibson o Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
1.
TAB ONE: Warm Ups
 Week 1 – FIRST NINE WEEKS
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08/13/12: Explain how Warm Ups should be answered.
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08/14/12: Describe the genre of Historical Fiction.
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08/15/12: Compare and contrast Science Fiction and Fantasy.
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08/16/12: Explain what an inference is. Explain the purpose of an inference.
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08/17/12: Using the story as evidence, describe the character of Tom Sawyer.
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Week 2
 08/20/12: Explain how to identify Historical Fiction.
 08/21/12: Discuss why it is important to take notes on reading.
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08/22/12: No Warm Up
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08/23/12: Discuss some tips for note taking.
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08/24/12: How is Sir James a character with character?
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Week 3
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08/27/12: No Warm Up
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08/28/12: What should be included in an effective summary?
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08/29/12: Explain how to determine the climax of a story.
 08/30/12: Explain how Sundiata is a character with character.
 08/31/12: Which medieval setting/characters do you prefer: Sundiata in Africa or knights in England?
Why?
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Week 4
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09/03/12: No school
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09/04/12: How was Bartholomew a character with character?
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09/05/12: How can knowing Greek and Latin roots help us understand English words?
 09/06/12: Explain the difference between a prefix and a suffix.
 09/07/12: No Warm Up
 Week 5
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09/10/12: Define the word “incredible” by breaking down the root, prefix, and suffix.
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09/11/12: Break down and define the following: creditor, justify, antibiotic
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09/12/12: How do authors develop characters in a story?
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09/13/12: What is research and what is it for?
09/14/12: No Warm Up
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Week 6
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09/17/12: No school
 09/18/12: Explain the purpose of a prewrite.
 09/19/12: No Warm Up
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09/20/12: Describe the purpose of a narrative opening.
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09/21/12: No Warm Up
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Week 7: MAP testing, No Warm Ups
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Week 8
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10/01/12: No Warm Up
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10/02/12: Explain what theme is and give an example.

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10/03/12: No Warm Up
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10/04/12: What is the theme of The Making of a Knight?
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10/05/12: No Warm Up
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Week 9 – SECOND NINE WEEKS
 10/15/12: Explain what a drama is.
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10/16/12: Predict the meaning of the root “vit, viv” based on the following words and definitions:
1.
Revive: to bring back to life
2.
Survive: ability to stay alive
3.
Vital: necessary to life
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10/17/12: Teachers drink coffee to _______________ themselves in the morning. (revive, survive, vitalize)
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10/18/12: What does it mean to paraphrase?
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10/19/12: No Warm Up
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Week 10
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10/22/12: Predict the meaning of the root “flect, flex” based on the following words and definitions:
1.
Flexible: able to bend without breaking
2.
Flexor: a muscle that bends part of the body
3.
Deflect: to bend or swerve
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10/23/12: Explain how to find the main idea of a text.
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10/24/12: No Warm Up
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10/25/12: Explain the difference between a main idea and supporting details.
 10/26/12: No Warm Up
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Week 11
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10/29/12: No school
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10/30/12: No Warm Up
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10/31/12: Explain how the following roots relate to one another: “flect, flex” and “frail, fract, frag”.
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11/01/12: Explain what it means to evaluate.
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11/02/12: No Warm Up
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Week 12
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11/05/12: No Warm Up
 11/06/12: No school
 11/07/12: No Warm Up
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11/08/12: How do you introduce a topic? How do you develop a topic?
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11/09/12: No Warm Up
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Week 13
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11/12/12: What is a thesis statement?
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11/13/12: What is a drama?
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11/14/12: No Warm Up
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11/15/12: Explain which sentence is more interesting and explain why.
1.
He walked over to take the award.
2.
The 6’4” basketball star strutted across the court to accept the MVP trophy.
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11/16/12: Translate the following text slang into formal style:
1.
BTW, Nelli was kewl chick.
2.
OMG! Jackie’s got skillz.
3.
Sosa’s got swag.
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Week 14
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11/19/12: What is the purpose of headings and graphics in an informational piece?
 11/20/12: No Warm Up
 11/21/12: No school
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11/22/12: No school
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11/23/12: No school
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Week 15
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11/26/12: Describe the structure of a drama.
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11/27/12: Predict what the root “rupt” means based on the following words and definitions:
1.
Disrupt: to break up
2.
Interrupt: to break into someone’s conversation
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11/28/12: What is the difference between revising and editing?
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11/29/12: What is point of view?

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11/30/12: No Warm Up
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Week 16
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12/03/12: No Warm Up
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12/04/12: What is a graphic novel?
 12/05/12: What are the five elements of story?
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12/06/12: No Warm Up
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12/07/12: No Warm Up
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Week 17
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12/10/12: No Warm Up
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12/11/12: No Warm Up
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12/12/12: No Warm Up
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12/13/12: Define the following: claim, logical reasoning
12/14/12: No Warm Up
 Week 18
 12/17/12: No Warm Up
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12/18/12: No Warm Up
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12/19/12: No Warm Up
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12/20/12: No school
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12/21/12: No school
2.
TAB TWO: Reading Literature
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08/13/12: Fiction Genre Notes
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08/15/12: Inference Notes
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08/16/12: Reading Log Model on Tom Sawyer
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08/28/12: Elements of Plot Notes
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08/28/12: Plot Diagram
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09/06/12: Historical Context Reading page on Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!
10/02/12: Theme Organizer
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10/16/12: Dramatic Elements Trifold Organizer
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11/13/12: Dramatic Structure Notes
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11/13/12: The Miracle Worker Act One Dramatic Structure Annotations
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11/26/12: Dramatic Structure Organizer/ERQ
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11/27/12: The Miracle Worker Film Compare/Contrast
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11/29/12: The Miracle Worker Point of View Organizer/Facebook
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12/05/12: Interaction of Elements If Then Booklet/ERQ
3.
TAB THREE: Reading Informational
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08/12/12: Notes on Taking Notes
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08/21/12: Making of a Knight Outline Notes
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08/27/12: Making of a Knight Summary
08/30/12: Medieval World Outline Notes
 10/18/12: Anne Sullivan Weebly Outline Notes
 10/23/12: Biography Organizer/ERQ
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12/12/12: WWII Anticipation Guide
4.
TAB FOUR: Writing
 08/31/12: Oobleck description/dialogue tags T Chart
 09/12/12: STEAL Characterization Wheel (NARRATIVE PROCESS OF PIECE)
 09/13/12: Citing Sources Notes
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09/13/12: Narrative Task Checklist (NARRATIVE PROCESS OF PIECE)
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09/13/12: Narrative Pre-write Research Questions (NARRATIVE PROCESS OF PIECE)
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09/18/12: Narrative Pre-write Plot Diagram (NARRATIVE PROCESS OF PIECE)
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09/19/12: Narrative Openings Notes
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09/19/12: Narrative Point of View Notes
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09/19/12: Narrative Techniques Notes, List of Sensory Words, Special Tags
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09/24/12: List of Transitions, Paragraph and Capitalization Rules, Editing Practice

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09/25/12: Narrative Draft (NARRATIVE PROCESS OF PIECE)
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10/03/12: Narrative Reflection (NARRATIVE PROCEESS OF PIECE)
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10/04/12: APE ERQ Notes, Practice ERQ
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10/18/12: Informational Task Checklist and Rubric (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
 10/25/12: Dare to Dream! Info Task Research Notes (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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10/25/12: MLA Citation Guide
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10/31/12: Info Task Research Notes on Database Article (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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11/01/12: Evaluating Sources Notes
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11/01/12: Info Task Research Notes on Website (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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11/07/12: Organization Strategies Notes
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11/08/12: Introducing/Developing a Topic analysis and comparisons
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11/12/12: Info Task Draft (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
11/15/12: Domain-specific and Precise Language Revisions (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
 11/15/12: Transitions Activity
 11/15/12: Transitions Revisions (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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11/16/12: Concluding Section Activity
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11/19/12: Multimedia Revisons (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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11/28/12: Revision Checklist: Personal and Peer Review (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
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12/06/12: Final Draft (INFO PROCESS OF PIECE)
5.
TAB FIVE: Language
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08/17/12: Vocab Square: “Character”
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09/04/12: Roots and Affixes Notes
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09/04/12: Vocab wheels: “cred = believe”, “jur, jus, jud = law; justice”, “ben, bene, bon = good, well”, “mal, male”
= bad, abnormal, worse”, “bio = life”
 09/05/12: CARD Vocab words for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! dramas
 09/10/12: Fluency rubric for Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! drama
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09/11/12: Vocab stories: “co-, com- = together, with”, “contra-, counter- = against, opposite”, “sub- = under, below”, “super-, sur- = over, above, beyond”, “-ology = study of”
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10/16/12: “vit, viv = live; life”
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10/17/12: Vocab Square: “Perseverance”
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10/22/12: “flect, flex = bend”
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10/30/12: “frail, fract, frag = break; shatter”
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11/13/12: “junct, join, jug = to join, meet, or link”
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11/26/12: “rupt = break”
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12/03/12: “un- = not, none”
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12/04/12: Persepolis CARD Vocabulary and Summary
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12/11/12: “dis- = not, none”
6.
Back Pocket: Summative Assessments
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Historical Fiction Reading Packet
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Unit 1 Common Core Assessment
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Biography Reading Packet
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Unit 2 Common Core Assessment
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Quizzes