This page outlines the major reading and writing projects we will undertake each nine weeks.  This schedule is tentative.  I will update this page if a major change takes place during the school year.  At the bottom you will find a list of various activities that will take place throughout the school year.

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1st Nine Weeks

•   Reading
  •   A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
  •  The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
  •  Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes
  •  personal reading, 1 book (fiction or non-fiction)
•   Writing
  •   personal narrative
  •   friendly letter

2nd Nine Weeks

•   Reading
  •   The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle by Avi
  •   The Giver by Lois Lowry
  •   personal reading, 1 book (fiction or non-fiction)
•   Writing
  •   compare/contrast essay
  •   book chapter

3rd Nine Weeks

•   Reading
  •   Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
  •   Messenger by Lois Lowry
  •   personal reading, 1 book (non-fiction)

• Writing
  •   feature article based on research
  •   character analysis essay

4th Nine Weeks

•   Reading
  •   Poetry Unit
  •   Short Story/Fairy Tale Unit
  •   The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
  •   personal reading, 1 book (fiction or non-fiction)
•   Writing
  •   various poems
  •   skit
  •   fractured fairy tale/short story

 

Additional Information

•  Every week will also include grammar, vocabulary, reading responses, social skill work,  SSR, and discussions.
•   There will be a vocabulary quiz every week...day to be determined.
•   Students should also expect journaling, formal assessments, projects, cooperative learning activities, presentations, computer work, videos, and more.

 

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