October 7, 2013 - October 11, 2013

October 7, 2013 – October 11, 2013

Monday

·         Reading 8 – Students will finish the PSSA lesson packet on using context clues from last week. As a class, we will discuss key points in the packet together and clarify confusions.

·         Reading 7 – Students will present their biographical sketch projects today to the class (PowerPoint presentation or poster board).

·         Practical Literature 10 – Students will finish presenting their work from the science fiction poster project. They will read their paragraphs and explain images on their posters. We will then discuss the introduction notes on Fahrenheit 451 together on the board.

Tuesday

·         Reading 8 – Students will finish the PSSA lesson packet on using context clues from last week. As a class, we will discuss key points in the packet together and clarify confusions.

·         Reading 7 – Students will present their biographical sketch projects today to the class (PowerPoint presentation or poster board).

·         Practical Literature 10 – As a class, we will discuss the history related to Fahrenheit 451. Students will begin reading Fahrenheit 451 together as a class and students will complete the discussion questions as we read.

Wednesday

·         Reading 8 – As a class, we will examine the open-ended prompt from the PSSA lesson packet that students completed on the RACERS sheet. We will examine responses on the board together and look at what an exemplary response should look like. Students will then turn in all their work from the packet. We will then begin exploring narrative essays and their structure, purpose, etc. Students will begin reading “Harriet Tubman…” in the textbook (p. 485).

·         Reading 7 – If needed, we will finish any project presentations today. Students will then complete a PSSA lesson on using context clues to decode meanings of unfamiliar words. Students will use the RACERS pre-writing sheet to answer the open-ended question in the packet as well.

·         Practical Literature 10 – Students will continue reading Fahrenheit 451 and will complete the discussion questions as they read.

Thursday

·         Reading 8 – As a class, we will examine the open-ended prompt from the PSSA lesson packet that students completed on the RACERS sheet. We will examine responses on the board together and look at what an exemplary response should look like. Students will then turn in all their work from the packet. We will then begin exploring narrative essays and their structure, purpose, etc. Students will begin reading “Harriet Tubman…” in the textbook (p. 485).

·         Reading 7 – Students will continue working on the PSSA lesson on context clues. They will finish these today in class and we will begin to discuss key items in the lesson. We will examine the open-ended response on the board together in detail. Students will turn in their work for the lesson.

·         Practical Literature 10 – Students will continue reading Fahrenheit 451 and will complete the discussion questions as they read.

Friday

·         Reading 8 – As a class, we will read the nonfiction piece, “Harriet Tubman…” (p. 485) together. Students will discuss this together as we read and write down any talking to text questions they have while reading.

·         Reading 7 – Students will read an article (“Caffeine in Gum”) and use the talking to text strategy as they read. They will also respond to an open-ended question using the RACERS guide sheet. We will discuss notes and responses together. Students will then turn in their work.

·         Practical Literature 10 - Students will continue reading Fahrenheit 451 and will complete the discussion questions as they read. We will also discuss literary devices presented in the book and students will identify examples of these in the reading.