Tuesday 01/31 Reading - Analyze Visual Elements

Purpose:  I can use the cover of my Sci-Fi/Fantasy text to predict and analyze elements of the story.

1. January's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club:
1. Determine your club name.
2. Set your meeting spot.
3. Identify the expected materials.
4. Finalize your consequence.
2. "Analyze Visual Elements" Response is due Friday:
1. Before reading your text, closely inspect and analyze the visuals of the book cover.
2. Then at the end of your reading assignment, analyze your “Before Reading” descriptions to see how well the text matches the visuals.
3. Read Silently

Tuesday 01/31 Reading - Understanding Compare/Contrast Text Structure

Purpose:  I can understand the compare/contrast text structure to analyze the main idea.

1. Whole Group: Understanding Compare/Contrast Text Structure
2. Practice: "The Vortex of Video Games" Response
3. Free Read Quietly

Tuesday 01/31 Writing - Analyze Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can listen to and view my classmates’ Multimedia Projects to critique them on using multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of each personal narrative.

1. View your classmates' projects: CONTINUE WORKING THROUGH YOUR ON-THE-SPOT PARTNERS.
2. Critique other projects using your Peer Evaluation document.
3. Link your Multimedia Project on Seesaw and add your self-evaluation as a caption:
• Elements that I am most proud of...
• Elements that I would like to improve...

Tuesday 01/31 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your HomeLink 5.10 for the Homework Checker.
2. Turn in your January Book Club book.
3. Have your Writing/Multimedia Project documents ready.
4. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org.

***FIRE DRILL @ 8:15:
KEEP YOUR COAT WITH YOU IN THE CLASSROOM***

Monday 01/30 Reading - Plot and Theme Wrap-Up

Purpose:  We can use the plot of our book to better understand the story's theme.

1. January Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Wrap-Up
1. Finish your group's Plot Rollercoaster.
2. Include the Theme to the story.
2. Free Read Quietly

Monday 01/30 Writing - Share Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can listen to and view my classmates’ Multimedia Projects to critique them on using multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of each personal narrative.

1. Link your FINISHED Multimedia Project on our Community Document.
2. View your classmates' projects: START WITH PARTNER #1 AND WORK THROUGH THEM IN ORDER.
3. Critique other projects using your Peer Evaluation document.
4. Think about your project and be ready to share:
• Elements that I am most proud of...
• Elements that I would like to improve...

Monday 01/30 Reading - Summarizing Assessment

Purpose:  I can summarize a non-fiction text to monitor my comprehension.

1. Whole Group:  Summarize the "Everyday Compound or Poison?" non-fiction article
2. Application:  "Polar Bear Predicament" Summary
3. Free Read Quietly

Monday 01/30 Morning Warm-Up

1. Review your Leadership Job to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Check your Band Lesson day/time for this week.
3. Have your Writing materials ready.
4. Link your FINISHED Multimedia Project on our Community Document.
5. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org.

Friday 01/27 Friday - Discuss the Plot & Theme

Purpose:  I can discuss the plot of our book to better understand the story's "rollercoaster."

1. Whole Group:  Review Theme
2. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have your conversation about the book.
4. Create a Plot Rollercoaster as a group.
5. Include the Theme to the story.
3. Free Read Quietly

Friday 01/27 Science - Everyday Compound or Poison?

Purpose: I can read to learn how chemicals react differently to create new substances.

1. Whole Group: "Everyday Compound or Poison?" Close Reading
2. Practice: Reading Comprehension Questions
3. Application: Mystery Goo

Friday 01/27 Writing - FINISH Multimedia Projects

Purpose: I can use visual and multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. My Multimedia Project Organizer is completed.
2. I am Meeting or Exceeding for every standard on the Multimedia Project Rubric.
3. I have uploaded my images and text onto a new Educreations lesson.
4. I have the following tabs open and ready so I can record easily:
• My personal narrative
• My Educreations lesson
• My music
5. I will be respectful of the people around me as they record their Multimedia Project.
6. I have linked my FINISHED project on our Community Document.

Friday 01/27 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your Describing the Plot Reading Response for the Homework Checker.
2. Have your Writing materials ready.
3. Make a copy of our Multimedia Project Rubric then highlight your placement for each element--be ready to share your self evaluation.

Example Multimedia Projects

Example Multimedia Projects

Thursday 01/26 Reading - Compare/Contrast Text Structure

Purpose:  I can use text structure features to compare the effects of video games.

1. Whole Group: Introduction to Compare/Contrast Text Structure
2. Practice: "The Vortex of Video Games" Comparison
3. Free Read Quietly
4. "Describing the Plot" Response is due TOMORROW:
• The Beginning
• The Exciting Incident
• The Rising Action
• The Climax
• The Falling Action
• The Ending

Thursday 01/26 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can use visual and multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. My personal narrative is finished and I have used the Proofreading Notes to edit and revise.
2. My Multimedia Project Organizer is completed.
3. I am Meeting or Exceeding for every standard on the Multimedia Project Rubric.
4. I have uploaded my images and text onto a new Educreations lesson.
5. I have the following tabs open and ready so I can record easily:
• My personal narrative
• My Educreations lesson
• My music
6. I will be respectful of the people around me as they record their Multimedia Project.
7. I have linked my FINISHED project on our Community Document.

Thursday 01/26 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your HomeLink 5.7 for the Homework Checker.
2. Have your Writing materials ready.
3. View the following Multimedia Projects.  In your writing notebook, identify a multimedia element the student used well and an element they should improve in:
• The Talking Shoe
• The Magic Dust
• A Strange Day in July

Wednesday 01/25 Reading - Chronological/Sequence Text Structure

Purpose:  I can describe the plot of what I read to better understand the text.

1. Whole Group: Understanding Chronological/Sequence Text Structure
2. Practice: "Chicken Nuggets, Anyone?" Vocabulary
3. Whole Group:  Plot Review
4. Practice: "Stranded in Wyoming" Plot
5. Free Read Quietly
6. "Describing the Plot" Response is due Friday:
• The Beginning
• The Exciting Incident
• The Rising Action
• The Climax
• The Falling Action
• The Ending

Wednesday 01/25 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your HomeLink 5.6 for the Homework Checker.
2. Record your reading in your Free Reading Log.
3. Have your Spelling materials ready.
4. Practice vocabulary at FreeRice.

Tuesday 01/24 Reading - Discuss Setting

Purpose:  I can discuss the time, place, and environment of our story to better understand the setting.

1. Whole Group: Describing Setting Practice
2. Revise and Improve your Reading Response
3. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have a conversation about the book.
4. Review new Reading and Responding Assignments
4. Free Read Quietly
5. "Describing the Plot" Response is due Friday:
• The Beginning
• The Exciting Incident
• The Rising Action
• The Climax
• The Falling Action
• The Ending

Tuesday 01/24 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can use visual and multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. My personal narrative is finished and I have used the Proofreading Notes to edit and revise.
2. My Multimedia Project Organizer is completed.
3. I am Meeting or Exceeding for every standard on the Multimedia Project Rubric.
4. I have uploaded my images and text onto a new Educreations lesson.
5. I have the following tabs open and ready so I can record easily:
• My personal narrative
• My Educreations lesson
• My music
6. I will be respectful of the people around me as they record their Multimedia Project.

Tuesday 01/24 Morning Warm-Up

***Respectfully welcome Hailey to our classroom and be a leader that makes a positive first impression.***

1. Display your Setting Response for the Homework Checker.
2. Have your Writing materials ready.
3. Create a "Top 3: Things to Know About Room 24 and Mr. Erickson" List--be ready to share with the class.
4. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org: BE SURE TO LOG IN TO BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROGRESS.

***We will have a Friendship Party Planning Meeting on Wednesday during lunch.***

Monday 01/23 Reading - Describe the Setting

Purpose:  I can describe the setting of texts to better understand how it affects the story.

1. Be ready to practice describing setting in a meeting with Mr. Erickson.
2. "Describe the Setting" Response is due TOMORROW:
• Describe how the time, place, and environment of your book affect the story in a written paragraph
• Draw a map of the main setting.
• Include FIVE captions that help explain your setting.

Monday 01/23 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, text, and expression elements I want to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Whole Group:  Review the Multimedia Project Rubric and Multimedia Project Organizer.
2. FOREWARNING:  Educreations is not a perfect program, you will have to restart your work.  Just stay proactive!
3. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.

Monday 01/23 Morning Warm-Up

1. Review your Leadership Job to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Check your Band Lesson day/time for this week.
3. Have your Writing materials ready.
4. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org: BE SURE TO LOG IN TO BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROGRESS.

Friday 01/20 Reading - Discuss Unknown Words

Purpose:  I can discuss unknown words with my book club to expand our vocabulary.

1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have a conversation about the book.
4. Review new Reading and Responding Assignments
2. Free Read Quietly
3. Be ready to share your unknown words in a meeting with Mr. Carr.
4. "Describe the Setting" Response is due Tuesday:
• Describe how the time, place, and environment of your book affect the story in a written paragraph
• Draw a map of the main setting.
• Include FIVE captions that help explain your setting.

Friday 01/20 Science - Physical & Chemical Changes in Cooking

Purpose:  I can use what I know and read about cooking to answer questions about physical and chemical changes.

1. Whole Group Discussion:  What physical and chemical changes do you think are used in cooking?
2. Practice: Physical & Chemical Changes with Cooking
3. Extension:  Draw a picture in your Science Notebook that represents a physical or chemical change in cooking.  Add a caption that explains the change.

Friday 01/20 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your Unknown Words Reading Response for the Homework Checker.
2. Have your Spelling materials ready.
3. Practice January Words at SpellingCity.com.

Thursday 01/19 Reading - Unknown Words

Purpose:  I can determine the meaning of unknown words using decoding strategies.

1. Use context clues to insert the correct missing words in each of these passages:
• Deep Sleep
• Walt Disney
• John Glenn
• CHALLENGE:  Why Are People So Clumsy?
2. Free Read Quietly
3. "Unknown Words" Response is due TOMORROW:
• Identify words/phrases that are unknown to you.
• Record the sentence (with page #) each is found in.
• Identify the decoding strategy you used to determine the meaning.
• Synthesize the meaning of the word/phrase.

Thursday 01/19 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, text, and expression elements I want to use to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Whole Group Discussion:  What have you learned from the example Multimedia Projects?
2. Reread your personal narrative so you can think about the multimedia elements you can use/include in your project.
3. Continue working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.
4. Once you are ready, view this Educreations Tutorial to get some guidance on how the resource works.

Thursday 01/19 Morning Warm-Up

1. Welcome Mr. Nathan into our classroom as a Teacher Academy student:
• He will be here on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays during Writing.
• He will help students with writing, reading fluency, and math skills.
2. Have your Writing materials ready.
3. View some example Multimedia Projects to view how past students used graphic, music, text, and expression elements:
• Superpowers
• The Door
• Transformation Oh-No!

Wednesday 01/18 Reading - Unknown Words

Purpose:  I can determine the meaning of unknown words using decoding strategies.

1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have a conversation about the book.
4. Review new Reading and Responding Assignments
2. Context Clue Online Activity
3. Free Read Quietly
4. "Unknown Words" Response is due Friday:
• Identify words/phrases that are unknown to you.
• Record the sentence (with page #) each is found in.
• Identify the decoding strategy you used to determine the meaning.
• Synthesize the meaning of the word/phrase.

Wednesday 01/18 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can identify the graphic, music, and text elements I want to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Review the Multimedia Project Rubric and Multimedia Project Organizer.
2. Finish editing, revising, and publishing your personal narrative using your proofreading comments and these Proofreading Notes.
3. Begin with the end in mind by working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.
4. Educreations Tutorial

Wednesday 01/18 Morning Warm-Up

1. Display your HomeLink 5.4 for the Homework Checker.
2. Record your reading in your Free Reading Log.
3. Have your Writing materials ready.
4. Practice vocabulary at FreeRice.

Tuesday 01/17 Reading - Discuss Summaries

Purpose:  I can share and discuss the summaries of my book to help me understand the important elements of the story.

1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have a conversation about the book.
4. Review new Reading and Responding Assignments
2. Free Read Quietly
3. "Unknown Words" Response is due FRIDAY:
• Identify words/phrases that are unknown to you.
• Record the sentence (with page #) each is found in.
• Identify the decoding strategy you used to determine the meaning.
• Synthesize the meaning of the word/phrase.

Tuesday 01/17 Science - Chemical Changes

Purpose:  I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for ideas about chemical changes.

1. Review: Main Idea and Supporting Details
2. Practice: Chemical Changes Main Ideas with Supporting Details
3. Extension:  Bill Nye - Chemical Reactions

Tuesday 01/17 Writing - Multimedia Project

Purpose: I can use visual and multimedia elements to enhance the meaning, tone, and beauty of my personal narrative.

1. Introduction to the Multimedia Project Rubric and Multimedia Project Organizer.
2. Multimedia Project Examples:
• Use of Music, Text, and Graphics (Start - 0:45)
• Use of Music and Expression (1:50 - End)
• Use of Graphics (Start - 1:30)
• Use of Text and Graphics (Start - 1:00)
• Use of Expression and Music (Start - 0:35)
3. Join Educreations:
1. Use Google Log-In
2. Join code is BCAECXK
4. Finish editing, revising, and publishing your personal narrative using your proofreading comments and these Proofreading Notes.
5. Begin with the end in mind by working on your Multimedia Project Organizer.

Tuesday 01/17 Morning Warm-Up

1. Review your Leadership Job to see what you are responsible for this week.
2. Display your Determine Importance by Summarizing Response for the Homework Checker.
3. Check your Band Lesson day/time for this week.
4. Have your Writing materials ready.
5. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org: BE SURE TO LOG IN TO BE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR PROGRESS.

Friday 01/13 Reading - Discuss Conflicts

Purpose:  I can discuss the conflicts of my book to better understand the important elements of the story.

1. Sci-Fi/Fantasy Genre Book Club Meeting
1. Review the Response Assignment 
2. Each member shares their Response
3. Have a conversation about the book.
4. Review new Reading and Responding Assignments
2. Free Read Quietly
3. "Determine Importance by Summarizing" Response is due Tuesday.  (Here is an example using Watsons)

Friday 01/13 Science - Physical Changes

Purpose:  I can synthesize the main idea and identify supporting details for ideas about physical changes.

1. Review: Main Idea
2. Practice: Physical Changes Main Ideas with Supporting Details
3. Extension:  Bill Nye - Heat

Friday 01/13 Writing - Improving the Opening Sentence

Purpose: I can explore strong opening sentences to revise my opening sentence sentences to "hook" the reader and make them want to keep reading.

1. Whole Group Lesson:  Read and Discuss Opening Sentences
2. How might you revise your opening sentence to "hook" the reader and make him or her want to keep reading?
3. Writing Time:
• Revise your opening sentences so they "hook" your reader.
• Make any other revisions or additions so your piece is complete and as interesting as it can be.
• Lastly, free write or practice grammar skills at Quill.org quietly.

Friday 01/13 Morning Warm-Up

1. Have your Writing materials ready.
2. Practice Grammar Skills at Quill.org.

***Remember our classroom expectations for respectful, responsible, and safe behavior for Ms. Porter.***

Thursday 01/12 Reading - Identifying and Describing Conflicts

Purpose:  I can determine the important elements of my reading by identifying and describing conflicts.

1. Review: "Types of Conflict" 
2. "Describing Conflict" Response is due TOMORROW:  
• Identify atleast two conflicts that are driving your plot.
• Describe the conflicts you identified by writing about who the struggles are between, why, and how they might be solved.
• Compose a paragraph using your outline.
3. Free Read Quietly
4. Be ready to meet and discuss conflicts in a Small Group.

Thursday 01/12 Science - Oxidation of Copper Reading

Purpose:  I can better understand chemical reactions by reading about the oxidation of copper.

1. Reading Further:  The Penny Experiment
• Read the passage with Partner #4
• Record your answers to the questions in your Science Notebook.
2. Extension:  Independently read one of the following
• Why is the Statue of Liberty Green? (GetEpic!)
• The Chemistry of Copper, Salt, and Vinegar (Scroll to the end of the excerpt)

Thursday 01/12 Writing - Revising for Feelings, Thoughts, and Change

Purpose: I can analyze, complete, and revise my personal narrative draft to make it as interesting and readable as possible.

1. Guided Rereading of Drafts:  Reread your draft and think about the ways you could add to, revise, and improve them for feelings, thoughts, and change.
2. Confer with Writing Partners.
3. Writing Time:
• Complete your draft.
• Make the changes you identified during the guided reading work.
• Add more sensory details and figurative language to help the reader imagine what's happening.