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Class Date
Week 1
2-2

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Weekly Topics
with pg. #s
Unit 3: Narrative Stories
Lesson 11
Dialogue

In Class Activities

Week 2
2-9

New vocabulary
introduced
Decoration: Dialogue
(look in SRN on page
67 explains rules for
dialogue)
Pg. 68 of SRN to
practice punctuating
dialogue
KWO pg. 86-87 (only
section 1)
Brainstorming pg. 8889 (setting and
characters)
Go over rough
checklist pg. 90

Homework
Due Next Class Period

Study for vocab quiz (lesson 1-9)

Using your KWO and brainstorming
ideaswrite paragraph 1. Add
PLENTY of description but do not
change
historical facts
You should have 1 paragraph when
you are finished. We will be adding a
second paragraph next week
This is a rough draft for this week.
Bring a typed copy of your 1
paragraph to class next week
DONT FORGET TO ADD DIALOGUE

Lesson 11 continued

Spring 2017

Vocab Quiz 3 ( 1-9)

Peer edit paragraph 1
KWO pg 86-87
(section 2 )
Brainstorming pg. 8889 (conflict and plot)
Adding Dialogue
Go over rough
checklist pg. 90

Using your KWO and

brainstorming ideaswrite
paragraph 2. This paragraph
goes directly under
paragraph #1. Add PLENTY of
description but do not
change historical facts
You should have 2
paragraphs when you are
finished. We will be adding a
third paragraph next class
period
This is a rough draft for this
week. Bring a typed copy of

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.Week 3
2-16

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Lesson 12
Alliteration

2-23-17

NO SCHOOL Presidents
Week

Week 4
3-2

Lesson 13
Borrowing a
Conflict

Week 5
3-9

Unit 3: Narrative Stories

Lesson 14
(Summarizing)
Writing reports,
Topic sentences,
Clinchers
(1st paragraph of
3)

Peer Edit paragraph 2

Complete section 3 from
lesson 11
Read, outline
Brainstorm on page 92

Spring 2017

your 2 paragraph essay to

class.
DONT FORGET TO ADD DIALOGUE
Using your KWO and brainstorming
ideaswrite paragraph 3. Add
PLENTY of description but do not
change historical facts
You should have 3 paragraphs when
you are finished.
This is a final draft. Bring a typed
copy of your 3 paragraph essay to
class on the March 2nd.

Writing your own story see

example on pg. 228 of the
appendix
What is the www.asia.b clause
pg. 96
Brainstorm ideas for your own
story pg. 98 (work as a groups)
Brainstorm ideas to add dress
ups in your story (share aloud)

Review new vocab words

Complete lesson 14 review
Highlight key words in the
topic sentence and clinchers in
example report
Review www.asia.b clause
Topic Clincher Rule pg. 101
Read pg. 104 Colonial Life:
Church

Using your outline and some of your

own ideas, create your own story.
Make sure each element of the story
sequence chart is present
Make sure you have all the dress-ups
pg. 99
Bring typed, final draft to class to
share orally
Review vocab words for game next
week
Using your KWO write your first
paragraph about colonial life: church.
Make sure you have the dress-ups,
no banned words, vocab words, and
1 of the challenge items (alliteration,
simile, metaphor, or 3sss)
Bring your paragraph to class next
week so we can peer-edit.

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Week 6
3-16

Lesson 15 Summarizing
Colonial Life: Law and
Order
(2nd paragraph of 3)
NEW Vocab words:
complaint, obstinate,
compel, deliberate

Week 7
3-23

Lesson 16:
Colonial Life: Care of the
Sick
3 paragraph report
(3RD of 3 paragraphs)

NEW Vocab words:

solemn, tyrant, adept,
enthrall

Topic sentence for paragraph,

Clincher
KWO highlight the 5-7 facts
you want to add to your KWO
Transfer your highlighted facts
to your KWO
Turn to your neighbor and
retell your KWO using only
your KWO no source text
Brainstorming pg. 106
Peer edit your 1st paragraph
Play Tic-Tac-Toe
Review www.asia.b clause
Complete review of topic
sentences, clinchers
Read the source text, highlight
facts, make into a KWO (pg.
110-111)
Retell your outline to neighbor
Brainstorming pg. 112
Review from lesson
Peer edit paragraph 2
Challenge three paragraph
report written about colonial
life pg. 115
Adding an into sentence and
final clincher
Complete KWO for paragraph
3 pg. 116-117
Retell your outline to your
neighbor
Review final checklist
paragraph 3

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Using your outline, create your

second paragraph for colonial life.
You will add it to your first paragraph
you worked on last week. When you
are finished you will have a 2
paragraph essay on Colonial life.
We will work on the 3rd paragraph
next week.
BRING YOUR PRINTED COPY OF THE
2 PARAGRAPHS SO WE CAN PEER
EDIT THEM
Using your outline, create your third
paragraph for colonial life. You will
add it to your first and second
paragraph you worked on last week.
When you are finished you will have
a 3 paragraph report on Colonial life.
3 paragraph report Due March 30th

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Week 8
3-30

Lesson 17: Summarizing

Adding dramatic openers
Writing a 2 paragraph
report
(need 2 highlighter colors)

Week 9
4-6

Lesson 17: Summarizing

(cont.)
Adding dramatic openers
Writing a 2 paragraph
report

Review CHALLENGE checklist

pg. 119
Review what is the structure
of a 2 paragraph report
What is a dramatic opener?
SRN notebook
Read source text and highlight
facts pg. 123
Complete your KWO for
events that led up to
Declaration of Indep. Pg. 125
Complete highlighting for 2nd
topic: writing and adopting of
Dec. Of Independ.
Complete the KWO for Topic
B. on page 126
Peer edit paragraph for topic
A
Review structure of a 2
paragraph report
Brainstorming pg. 127
(dramatic opener and closer)

We will work on Dramatic Opener

and Closing in class next weekleave
those lines blank

Using topic 2 KWO- create your

second paragraph about the writing
and adopting of the Declaration
Dont forget to add your dramatic
opener & closer
You also need a topic sentence and a
clincher at the end of each
paragraph to introduce and close
the paragraphs
When you are finished you should
have a 2 paragraph report on the
Declaration of Independence
2 paragraph report DUE next class
period: April 20th

Week 10
4-20

Lesson 18: Summarizing

2 paragraph report on The
constitution

Using topic 1 KWO create your first

paragraph about the events that led
up to the Declaration
Bring a printed copy of this
paragraph to class on Thursday.

SPRING BREAK

Spring 2017

Read source text on your own

pg. 130-131
Present the 2 topics: a) why
the constitution was written
to set up a federal republic b)

If you have any essays that need to

be worked on and emailed to
meplease do that!

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Complete lesson 19
vocab: incessant, zealous,
trepidation, exemplary

Week 11
4-27

Lesson 18: Summarizing

2 paragraph report on The
constitution

Week 12
5-4

Lesson 22 Thomas
Jefferson
Fused outlines

Lesson 22 vocab:
prominent, privily,
espouse, affirm

separation of governmental
power
Using 1 color highlight your
5-7 facts for topic A
Using different color
highlight 5-7 facts for topic B
Using your highlights create
your topic A outline, topic B
Review what you have in your
KWO topic A
Create KWO for Topic B
Retell what you have to a
partner in complete sentences
Complete brainstorming pg.
134
Add dramatic opener/closer,
topic sentences, and clinchers
to your outline (write in
complete sentences)

Review play preposition

round robin
Read challenge source 1 pg.
160
Highlight the key facts that
you think are important (not
more than 6 facts)
Using the KWO on pg. 161
turn those facts into your
KWO Notes
Using challenge source 2 on
page 160 - Highlight the key
facts that you think are
important

Spring 2017

Using your KWOs on pages 132-133,

create your 2 paragraph report on
the Constitution. Your first paragraph
will be why the constitution was
written to set up a federal republic.
The 2nd paragraph will be about the
separation of governmental power
Make sure you have all the elements
of structure and style neededpage
135 in your book
PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE EDIT YOUR
PAPER BEFORE YOU TURN IT IN!!!
The Constitution report is Due April 27th
Using your fused outline (pg. 162)
create your paragraph about Thomas
Jefferson
Make sure you have all the dressups, sentence openers, and
decorations required.
Create a title for your paragraph
about Jeffersonbut DO NOT WRITE
Thomas Jefferson as your titlebe
creative
This paragraph is DUE MAY 11th!!!

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Week 13
5-11

Lesson 19 Poetry

STATE TESTING

May 16-18

May 25th

EXPO

Using the KWO on pg. 161

turn those facts into your
KWO Notes for source 2
Using your facts from your 2
outlines create your fused
outline for Thomas Jefferson
Dont forget clincher at the
bottom
Read model on page 138
Brainstorm adjectives for each
line
Alliteration review and adding
it to your poem
Review model on page 138
Give class time to write poem

Spring 2017

Using your poem rough draft, type it

up and email it to me by May

18th.

Make sure you follow the format

Checklist is on page 139, refer to it to
make sure you have all that is
needed for your poem