Vaccarino 1
Glade Springs Middle School
Wednesday, September 10, 2014: Club Day/ Picture Day
A Block:
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Warm up Journal
Check quiz on verb/verb phrases, predicates, etc.
Check homework: conjunctions/interjections
Preposition notes/practice
B Block:
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Warm up Journal
Quiz check
Preposition notes/practice
Build a sentence
C Block:
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Warm up Journal
Quiz check
Preposition notes/practice
Build a sentence
Exploratory:
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Listen to The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 2
Thursday, September 11, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal: When I am down I cheer myself up by…
Contractions worksheet
Verb worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #1
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal: When I am down I cheer myself up by…
Contractions worksheet
Verb worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #1
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal: When I am down I cheer myself up by…
Contractions worksheet
Verb worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #1
Exploratory:
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Listen to The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 3
Friday, September 12, 2014: School Day at the Fair: 2 hr early dismissal
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal: The scariest moment in my life was when…
Homophones worksheet
Adjective worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #2
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal: The scariest moment in my life was when…
Homophones worksheet
Adjective worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #2
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal: The scariest moment in my life was when…
Homophones worksheet
Adjective worksheet
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt #2
Exploratory:
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DEAR Day: Drop Everything And Read
Vaccarino 4
Monday, September 15, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up Mad Lib
Check work from Thursday and Friday
Build a Sentence
Patriot’s Pen essay
B Block:
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Warm up Mad Lib
Check work from Thursday and Friday
Build a Sentence
Patriot’s Pen essay
C Block:
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Warm up Mad Lib
Check work from Thursday and Friday
Build a Sentence
Patriot’s Pen essay
Exploratory:
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Reading The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 5
Tuesday, September 16, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up Mad Libs
Preposition practice
Patriots pen prewrite
B Block:
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Warm up Mad Libs
Preposition practice
Patriots pen prewrite
C Block:
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Warm up Mad Libs
Preposition practice
Patriots pen prewrite
Exploratory:
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Reading The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 6
Wednesday, September 17, 2014:
A Block:
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Patriot’s Pen work ALL day
Inspiring videos, books, etc.
Prewrite, graphic organizer
Rough draft
B Block:
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Patriot’s Pen work ALL day
Inspiring videos, books, etc.
Prewrite, graphic organizer
Rough draft
C Block:
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Patriot’s Pen work ALL day
Inspiring videos, books, etc.
Prewrite, graphic organizer
Rough draft
Exploratory:
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Start on propaganda posters
Vaccarino 7
Thursday, September 18, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal-Topic: “When eating bamboo sprouts, think of the man who planted
them.” Chinese Proverb. How does this proverb relate to veterans or Veterans Day?
Check progress on Patriot’s Pen essay
Conjunction/Interjection/Preposition “Quiz”
Dictionary work
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal-Topic: “When eating bamboo sprouts, think of the man who planted
them.” Chinese Proverb. How does this proverb relate to veterans or Veterans Day?
Work on essay for Patriot’s Pen
Conjunction/Interjection/Preposition “Quiz”
Dictionary work
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal-Topic: “When eating bamboo sprouts, think of the man who planted
them.” Chinese Proverb. How does this proverb relate to veterans or Veterans Day?
Work on essay for Patriot’s Pen
Conjunction/Interjection/Preposition “Quiz”
Dictionary work
Exploratory:
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Work on propaganda posters and listen to The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 8
Friday, September 19, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Proofing work
Check proofing, re-write sentences
B Block:
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Warm-up Proofing work
Check proofing
Literature break-listen to The Night the Bed Fell
C Block:
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Warm-up Proofing work
Check proofing
Literature break-listen to The Night the Bed Fell and Stolen Day.
Draw a layout of the rooms in the house for The Night the Bed Fell or draw the boy from
Stolen Day and write some characteristics of him.
Exploratory:
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DEAR day: Drop Everything And Read
Vaccarino 9
Monday, September 22, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up- Proofreading work
Peer-editing Introduction
Peer-edit Patriot’s Pen essays
B Block:
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Warm up- Finish proofreading exercise from Friday
Peer-editing Introduction
Peer-edit Patriot’s Pen essays
C Block:
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Warm up- Finish proofreading exercise from Friday
Peer-editing Introduction
Peer-edit Patriot’s Pen essays
Exploratory:
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Finish The Hunger Games and work on project for the varsity-reading letter.
Vaccarino 10
Tuesday, September 23, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up proofing work
Sentence Diagrams: Notes/ Practice
Essays to turn in
Literature
B Block:
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Warm up proofing work
Sentence Diagrams: Notes/ Practice
Essays to turn in
Literature
C Block:
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Warm up proofing work
Sentence Diagrams: Notes/ Practice
Essays to turn in
Literature
Exploratory:
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Finish The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 11
Wednesday, September 24, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up journal
Sentence Diagrams: check/practice
Novel Introduction
B Block:
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Warm up journal
Sentence Diagrams: check/practice
Novel Introduction
C Block:
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Warm up journal
Sentence Diagrams: check/practice
Novel Introduction
Exploratory:
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Finish The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 12
Thursday, September 25, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up proof
Pizza Party-fun with sentences
B Block:
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Warm up proof
Pizza Party-fun with sentences
C Block:
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Warm up proof
Pizza Party-fun with sentences
Exploratory:
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Finish The Hunger Games
Vaccarino 13
Friday, September 26, 2014:
A Block:
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Computer lab-type Patriot’s Pen essay
Diagramming sentences homework
B Block:
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Computer lab-type Patriot’s Pen essay
Diagramming sentences homework
C Block:
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Computer lab-type Patriot’s Pen essay
Diagramming sentences homework
Exploratory:
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DEAR Day
Vaccarino 14
Monday, September 29, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up: Proofreading-punctuation
Complete Pizza Sentences
Homework Check
Diagrams
SOL Notes: 1st 9 weeks
B Block:
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Warm up: Proofreading-punctuation
Complete Pizza Sentences
Homework Check
Diagrams
SOL Notes: 1st 9 weeks
C Block:
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Warm up: Proofreading-punctuation
Complete Pizza Sentences
Homework Check
Diagrams
SOL Notes: 1st 9 weeks
Exploratory:
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Finish The Hunger Games and start Catching Fire
Vaccarino 15
Tuesday, September 30, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up journal
Homework-Diagrams
Fiction vs. Nonfiction practice
Author’s purpose: Notes/ practice
B Block:
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Warm up journal
Homework-Diagrams
Fiction vs. Nonfiction practice
Author’s purpose: Notes/ practice
C Block:
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Warm up journal
Homework-Diagrams
Fiction vs. Nonfiction practice
Author’s purpose: Notes/ practice
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire
Vaccarino 16
Wednesday, October 1, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up proofreading
Homework check
Author’s Purpose notes
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
B Block:
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Warm up proofreading
Homework check
Author’s Purpose notes
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
C Block:
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Warm up proofreading
Homework check
Author’s Purpose notes
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire
Vaccarino 17
Thursday, October 2, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Proofreading
Homework check
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
B Block:
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Warm-up Proofreading
Homework check
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
C Block:
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Warm-up Proofreading
Homework check
Al Capone Does My Shirts: Predictions/ Study Guide
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire
Vaccarino 18
Friday, October 3, 2014: Homecoming Pep Rally and Dance
A Block:
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Warm up Journal
GOBBLIN worksheet
2 Sentence builder worksheets
B Block:
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Warm up Journal
GOBBLIN worksheet
2 Sentence builder worksheets
Vaccarino 19
Monday, October 6, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up proofreading
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Vocabulary
Homework check
B Block:
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Finish typing Patriot’s Pen essay
Vocabulary
Homework check
C Block:
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Finish typing Patriot’s Pen essay
Vocabulary
Homework check
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire
Vaccarino 20
Tuesday, October 7, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up Journal
Review Vocabulary
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
B Block:
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Warm up Journal
Review Vocabulary
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Homework check
C Block:
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Warm up Journal
Review Vocabulary
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Homework check
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Work on Varsity Reading Projects
Vaccarino 21
Wednesday, October 8, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up proofreading: semicolon/colon
Background on Autism
Vocabulary sheet or quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts and study guide
B Block:
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Warm up proofreading: semicolon/colon
Background on Autism
Vocabulary sheet or quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts and study guide
C Block:
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Warm up proofreading: semicolon/colon
Background on Autism
Vocabulary sheet or quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts and study guide
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire/ Mocking Jay
Work on projects
Vaccarino 22
Thursday, October 9, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up journal: Create an interesting character and write something he or she wants.
Now invent another character who will create trouble for the first character. Write the
first paragraph of a story about the two characters.
Vocabulary: new sheet. Quiz next week on both
Read to Chapter 10 in Al Capone Does My Shirts
Study Guide questions
B Block:
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Warm up journal: Create an interesting character and write something he or she wants.
Now invent another character who will create trouble for the first character. Write the
first paragraph of a story about the two characters.
Vocabulary: new sheet. Quiz next week on both
Read to Chapter 10 in Al Capone Does My Shirts
Study Guide questions
C Block:
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Warm up journal: Create an interesting character and write something he or she wants.
Now invent another character who will create trouble for the first character. Write the
first paragraph of a story about the two characters.
Vocabulary: new sheet. Quiz next week on both
Read to Chapter 10 in Al Capone Does My Shirts
Study Guide questions
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 23
Friday, October 10, 2014:
Service Learning Day:
Vaccarino 24
Monday, October 13, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up Journal
Homework Check: Study Guide/ Sentences
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Vocabulary
B Block:
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Warm up Journal
Homework Check: Study Guide/ Sentences
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Vocabulary
C Block:
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Warm up Journal
Homework Check: Study Guide/ Sentences
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Vocabulary
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 25
Tuesday, October 14, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up proofreading
Vocabulary
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Scene Sketcher
B Block:
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Warm-up proofreading
Vocabulary
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Scene Sketcher
C Block:
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Warm-up proofreading
Vocabulary
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Scene Sketcher
Exploratory:
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List for Book Talk
Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 26
Wednesday, October 15, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Review Vocabulary for quiz on Thursday
Homework check of Vocabulary sentences
Read and Study Guide
Field Trip information
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Review Vocabulary for quiz on Thursday
Homework check of Vocabulary sentences
Read and Study Guide
Field Trip information
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Review Vocabulary for quiz on Thursday
Homework check of Vocabulary sentences
Read and Study Guide
Field Trip information
Exploratory:
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DEAR
Projects
Book Talks
Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 27
Thursday, October 16, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Vocabulary Quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Work on Study Guide questions
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Vocabulary Quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Work on Study Guide questions
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Vocabulary Quiz
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Work on Study Guide questions
Exploratory:
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DEAR
Projects
Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 28
Friday, October 17, 2014: The Mayor of Glade Springs came and talked with the students
A Block:
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S.O.L Lab: Complete Patriot’s Pen essay: Print and turn in
B Block:
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Teen Biz 3000: Pre-test to test reading level
C Block:
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Teen Biz 3000: Pre-test to test reading level
Exploratory:
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DEAR
Vaccarino 29
Monday, October 20, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up proofreading: dashes, hyphens, italics
Vocabulary: quiz this week
Read and Study Guide
Question groups
Book Talk assignment
B Block:
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Warm-up proofreading: dashes, hyphens, italics
Vocabulary: quiz this week
Read and Study Guide
Question groups
Book Talk assignment
C Block:
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Warm-up proofreading: dashes, hyphens, italics
Vocabulary: quiz this week
Read and Study Guide
Question groups
Book Talk assignment
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Work on Varsity Reading Letter Projects
Vaccarino 30
Tuesday, October 21, 2014: Absent
A Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Homework check: sentences/ study guide chapters 10-20
Bloom’s questions worksheet in partners: chapters 10-20
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Read novel
B Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Homework check: sentences/ study guide chapters 10-20
Bloom’s questions worksheet in partners: chapters 10-20
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Read novel
C Block:
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Warm-up Journal
Homework check: sentences/ study guide chapters 10-20
Bloom’s questions worksheet in partners: chapters 10-20
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Read novel
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 31
Wednesday, October 22, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm-up Diagram
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Finish Bloom’s questions
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Housekeeping
B Block:
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Warm-up Diagram
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Finish Bloom’s questions
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Housekeeping
C Block:
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Warm-up Diagram
Vocabulary quiz reminder
Finish Bloom’s questions
Read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Housekeeping
Exploratory:
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Book Jacket for Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Vaccarino 32
Thursday, October 23, 2014:
A Block:
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Warm up journal
Vocabulary quiz
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
B Block:
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Warm up journal
Vocabulary quiz
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
C Block:
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Warm up journal
Vocabulary quiz
Popcorn read Al Capone Does My Shirts
Exploratory:
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Read Catching Fire or Mocking Jay
Work on Book Jacket covers
Vaccarino 33
Friday, October 24, 2014:
A Block:
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Teen Biz: Level Set Test
Silent Reading
B Block:
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Teen Biz: Lesson
Silent Reading
C Block:
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Teen Biz: Level Set Test
Silent Reading
Exploratory:
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DEAR
Finish Book Jackets