Truancy, Chapters 5-8

Hi Students,

I left my Truancy novel and notes for this week's  assignment at school, accidentally of course. So, due to my error, you will only be responsible for chapters 5-7 -  journal readings for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.  I will post the assignment Tuesday during my planning period.

 So sorry for the inconvenience I have caused.  Enjoy your Veterans Day celebration tomorrow.

TRUANCY

Truancy reading starts November 4^th.  Read a chapter nightly. So for week 1 – Nov. 4-7, you would have read 4 chapters. As you read a chapter nightly, complete the journal entry.  We will discuss this week in class and I will give you a student model so that you may know what the quality of work I am expecting. See the instructions below:

                                                   

Journal Entries

Journal Entries will reflect

November 4-7 SEE FIRST WEEK’S PLAN BELOW

November 11-14

November 18-21

Journal Entries are DUE November 22/25

They are worth 48 points weekly

Week 1

For each journal entry, you will summarize the chapter, respond to the engaging question, and address the FOCUS reading task.

· Monday:

Summarize chapter 1             5-7 sentences

Engaging Question: What does the Chapter 1 subheading (The Bell) reveal? 1-2 sentences

Focus Reading: What does the author reveal in the EXPOSITION? Ensure that these points are addressed in your response - discuss main character, background information, setting, and hint at the conflict.  5 -7sentences

· Tuesday:

Summarize chapter 2             5-7 sentences

Engaging Question: What does the Chapter 2 subheading (Testing Patience) give insight into? 1-2 sentences

Focus Reading: Discuss how does Tack feel about school? Ensure to provide evidence to support your response.             5 -7sentences

· Wednesday:

Summarize chapter 3             5-7 sentences

Engaging Question: What does the Chapter 3 subheading (Truancy) give insight into?

 1-2 sentences

Focus Reading:  Discuss the impact the Mayor, Enforcer, and Zyid will have on Tack? Support your reasoning with evidence from the text.           5 -7sentences

· Thursday:

Summarize chapter 4            5-7 sentences

Engaging Question: What does the Chapter 4 subheading (A Rebellious Child) give insight into?

 1-2 sentences

Focus Reading:  Discuss the impact Umasi has on Tack? Support your thoughts with evidence from the text.     5 -7sentences

Rubric for Journal Entries: 5-7 sentences for each summary; 1-2 sentences for each engaging question; 5-7 sentences for each FOCUS point. To attain maximum points for each entry you MUST follow this format.

12 points earned daily; 48 points earned weekly.

Truancy

Truancy Begins Monday, November 4th. Please bring your novel to class.

Quarter 2 - Week 1

Quarter 2 - Week 1 Skill Focus: Text Features and Main Idea in Nonfiction Texts

Class 1A  Homework

Literature Textbook Readings

1. Complete Text Features and Main Idea readings, Unit 8 in the Literature textbook.
2. Write at least five sentences per page, summarizing what you learned from the informational reading. Again, you will need to write a summary for each page - six separate summaries.

Vocabulary

 Review the following vocabulary words from the Lady or the Tiger. Complete the following steps for each word.

1)    Emanated    

2)    Retribution  

3)    Impartial

4)    Aesthetic

5)    Moiety  

6)      Epithalamic  

Step -1 - cite the context clues used to guess the meaning of the word.

Step -2 - look the word up on Dictionary.com and write the phonetic spelling of the word. Practice its pronunciation.

Step -3 evaluate, was you guessed meaning correct - answer yes or no. Realign your thinking, if "no."

Step -4 state the correct meaning of the word as verified by dictionary.com.

 Both assignments are due Monday, October 28th.  I will also collect the Poetic Justice write-up on that date.

Class 2A

I will collect the Poetic Justice homework write-up Monday, October 28th

Below is your in-class work for Monday, October 28th.  If you are absent Monday, please complete for homework and turn in on WEDNESDAY, October 30th.

1. Complete Text Features and Main Idea readings, Unit 8 in the Literature textbook.
2. Write at least five sentences per page, summarizing what you learned from the informational reading. Again, you will need to write a summary for each page.

Vocabulary

Review the following vocabulary words from the Lady or the Tiger. Complete the following steps for each word.

1)    Emanated    

2)    Retribution  

3)    Impartial

4)    Aesthetic

5)    Moiety  

6)   Epithalamic  

 Step -1 - cite the context clues used to guess the meaning of the word.

Step -2 - look the word up on Dictionary.com and write the phonetic spelling of the word. Practice its pronunciation.

Step -3 evaluate, was you guessed meaning correct - answer yes or no. Realign your thinking if "no."

Step -4 state the correct meaning of the word as verified by dictionary.com.

 Class 4A

The Literature assignment below was assigned Monday, October 21^th.  I collected it.  If you have not completed it, please turn in Monday, October 28.  It will not be accepted after this date.

Literature Textbook Readings

1. Complete Text Features and Main Idea readings, Unit 8 in the Literature textbook.
2. Write at least five sentences per page, summarizing what you learned from the informational reading. Again, you will need to write a summary for each page.

Vocabulary – This will be assigned Monday, October 28, and will be due Wednesday, October 30^th.

Review the following vocabulary words from the Lady or the Tiger. Complete the following steps for each word.

1)    Emanated    

2)    Retribution  

3)    Impartial

4) Aesthetic

5) Moiety  

6)  Epithalamic  

Step -1 - cite the context clues used to guess the meaning of the word.

Step -2 - look the word up on Dictionary.com and write the phonetic spelling of the word. Practice its pronunciation.

Step -3 evaluate, was you guessed meaning correct - answer yes or no. Realign your thinking.

Step -4 state the correct meaning of the word as verified by dictionary.com

Class 8B

The following assignments below will be assigned Thursday, October 25.  It will be due Tuesday, October 29^th.

Literature Textbook Readings

Complete Text Features and Main Idea readings, Unit 8 in the Literature textbook.
Write at least five sentences per page, summarizing what you learned from the informational reading. Again, you will need to write a summary for each page.

Vocabulary

Review the following vocabulary words from the Lady or the Tiger. Complete the following steps for each word.

1)    Emanated    

2)    Retribution  

3)    Impartial

4)    Aesthetic

5)    Moiety  

6)   Epithalamic  

 Step -1 - cite the context clues used to guess the meaning of the word.

Step -2 - look the word up on Dictionary.com and write the phonetic spelling of the word. Practice its pronunciation.

Step -3 evaluate, was you guessed meaning correct - answer yes or no. Realign your thinking if "no."

Step -4 state the correct meaning of the word as verified by dictionary.com.

Week 8 Preview: October 7-11

Week 8 in preview: October 7-11

Students, I am still conferencing with small groups regarding your Quiz 1 on Author’s Purpose & Perspective.  We should wrap up by the end of the week.

UPDATES

Quarter 1 ends October 21st. Students , you will take your Quarter 1 post assessment - CGA (Curriculum Guide Assessment) on Thursday, October 17^th.

Students, beginning October 28^th we will begin reading Truancy, so bring your book to class
In-Class Assignments:

SKILL
Students will continue to demonstrate they can identify an author's tone (feelings, attitude, beliefs) in  texts.  Reminder: In fiction, the author's tone is reflected through the words, phrases, and details spoken by the narrator, of the characters, or by the characters themselves. The author's tone is also reflected in the details of the setting.

If you are absent Monday and Tuesday, please complete  the assignment below for homework:

1. Literature textbook pages 682--691.
2. Write a half page summary of what you have learned from the reading on page 683.   (5pts)
3. Background Section- pg 683 - explain how the information you have read will help you  understand the setting of the story you are about to read.    (2 pts)
4. Complete EVERY in-margin question (even the ones without an alphabet assigned to it,  beginning on page 684--691.   (10 pts)
5. Page 692 - complete Comprehension questions1-8.     (8 pts)

Total points: 25

Review of Week 5 and Preview of Week 6

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Review of Week 5 and Preview of Week 6 

Students,

Here is a brief recap of our learning and activities completed during the fifth week of school and a preview of what’s to come this week.

Week 5 Review

During whole -and small-group discussions, we learned, practiced, and applied strategies to determine the Author's Purpose.

*Other Strategies practiced:

Deconstructing and Constructing text

 

Week 6 Preview

Students will gain insight into an Author'sPerspective via the identification and analysis of voice, style, and tone.

 

*Other Strategies practiced:

Deconstructing and Constructing text and analyzing word choice and descriptive (sensory) details, also known as imagery that reveal an author's perspective (attitude/feelings) about the message.

*In-Class Novel Reading: Truancy.  Students, please secure the book by September 20th

Review of Week 4 and Preview of Week 5

Students,

Here is a brief recap of our learning and activities completed during the fourth week of school and a preview of what’s to come next week.

Week 4 Review

During whole -and small-group discussions, we learned, practiced, and applied the strategies to unlock Context Clues: Definition, Restatement/Synonym, Compare & Contrast, Example/Explanation, Punctuation and the General Sense of the Sentence.

*Other Strategies practiced:

Deconstructing and Constructing text & and the 4-Step Prefix Strategy.

 

Week 5 Preview

 

Students will gain insight into an Author's Purpose and Perspective via the identification and analysis of word choice, style, and tone.

 

*In-Class Novel Reading: Truancy.  Students, please secure the book by September 20th.