Quarter 1 Assignments
Remember...Older assignments are towards the bottom of the page; most recent are at the top! As always, any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected] :)
REMINDERS:
All assignments are due by 3:30 unless otherwise noted
Current Assignments:
Week of: October 16, 2017
Monday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay-Peer Edit
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay-Revise, Self Edit
Wednesday: IR; Q1 Writing Reflection
Thursday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Q1 Reading Reflection
Friday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes DUE; IR; Work Day-Reading and Writing Reflections (DUE Tuesday); Narrative Essay DUE
Resources:
Past Assignments:
Week of: October 9, 2017
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Moby Max-Latin Roots; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 1-3; Socratic Seminar Text DUE
Wednesday: Moby Max-Latin Roots; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 4 and 5
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 6 and 7
Friday: Moby Max-Latin Roots DUE; Quick Write-Revise; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Task 7 and Revise
Resources:
Week of: October 2, 2017
Monday: Moby Max-Greek Roots; IR; "Bonne Annee" Side-Along 5
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; TED Talk-Melissa Fleming; "HONY Stories" DUE
Wednesday: Moby Max-Greek Roots; IR; "New Immigrants" Documents; "Bonne Annee" Packet DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Highlight/Annotate--"Pow Wow at the End of the World"
Friday: Moby Max-Greek Roots DUE; Quick Write-Reading; IR; Socratic Seminar--"Pow Wow at the End of the World"
Resources:
TED Talk-Melissa Fleming
Transcript of Melissa Fleming's TED Talk
"The Powwow at the End of the World" Directions
Week of: September 25, 2017
Monday: Moby Max--Inferences; IR; Mid-term Report; Infographics DUE
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Work Day--"What to Bring" and Mid-term Report
Wednesday: Moby Max--Inferences; IR; Read "Bonne Annee"; Side-Along 1; "What to Bring" and Midterm Report DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; "Bonne Annee" Packet
Friday: Moby Max--Inferences; Quick Write--Revisions; IR; HONY Stories
Resources:
"What to Bring" Extension Activity
Mid-Term Report
Humans of New York-Refugee Stories
Humans of New York-Syrian Americans
Week of: September 18, 2017
Monday: Moby Max--Context Clues; IR; Finish "My Favorite Chaperone" and Side-Along #1; Collaboration Question
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; "Chaperone" Quiz; Side-Alongs 2-4
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; "Golden Glass"--Close Reader; "My Favorite Chaperone" Packet DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Infographics
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Write--Writing; IR; Close Read--"What to Bring"; Extension Activity
Resources:
Logging on to Collections
Moby Max--Context Clues
Infographics (Google Drive Link)
"What to Bring" Extension Activity
Week of: September 11, 2017
Monday: Moby Max; IR; Finish Collections Assessment; Elements of Short Stories--Notes and Side-Alongs 1-3
Tuesday: Quick Write-Reading; Read-Aloud; IR; Elements of Short Stories--Notes and Side-Alongs 4-5
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; "Conversations about Culture" Activity
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Read "My Favorite Chaperone"; Elements of Short Stories Side-Alongs DUE
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Write--Writing; IR; Read "My Favorite Chaperone"
Resources:
Elements of Short Stories PPT
Logging on to Collections
Week of: September 4, 2017
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Bag Speeches--Write Notecards and Rehearse
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; Present Bag Speeches
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Exchange Club Applications; Collections Assessment
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Writes; Independent Reading; Collections Assessment
Resources:
Week of: August 28, 2017
Monday: Set Up Moby Max; Language Placement Test; Set up Reading and Writing Notebooks; Join Google Classroom
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Library Tour; Reading and Writing Autobiographies
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; How to Format a Document; Type Reading and Writing Autobiographies
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; STAR Test; Work Time--Reading and Writing Autobiography
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Writes; Independent Reading; How to Turn in a Document; Bag Speeches; Reading and Writing Autobiographies DUE to Classroom
Resources:
How to Format a Document for Miss Giesler's Class
Miss Giesler's Reading/Writing Autobiography (Not Finished)
Week of: August 21, 2017
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Last Day of Summer Break!!
Wednesday: Policies/Procedures; Get to Know You; Parent Letters; "Find Someone Who"
Thursday: Warm-up: "Speed Dating with Books"; Reading Autobiography--Survey, Memories
Friday: Warm-up: "What's in Your Pocket?"; Writing Autobiography--Survey, Memories
REMINDERS:
All assignments are due by 3:30 unless otherwise noted
Current Assignments:
Week of: October 16, 2017
Monday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay-Peer Edit
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay-Revise, Self Edit
Wednesday: IR; Q1 Writing Reflection
Thursday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Q1 Reading Reflection
Friday: Moby Max-Greek and Latin Affixes DUE; IR; Work Day-Reading and Writing Reflections (DUE Tuesday); Narrative Essay DUE
Resources:
Past Assignments:
Week of: October 9, 2017
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Moby Max-Latin Roots; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 1-3; Socratic Seminar Text DUE
Wednesday: Moby Max-Latin Roots; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 4 and 5
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Tasks 6 and 7
Friday: Moby Max-Latin Roots DUE; Quick Write-Revise; IR/Book Talks; Narrative Essay--Task 7 and Revise
Resources:
Week of: October 2, 2017
Monday: Moby Max-Greek Roots; IR; "Bonne Annee" Side-Along 5
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; TED Talk-Melissa Fleming; "HONY Stories" DUE
Wednesday: Moby Max-Greek Roots; IR; "New Immigrants" Documents; "Bonne Annee" Packet DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Highlight/Annotate--"Pow Wow at the End of the World"
Friday: Moby Max-Greek Roots DUE; Quick Write-Reading; IR; Socratic Seminar--"Pow Wow at the End of the World"
Resources:
TED Talk-Melissa Fleming
Transcript of Melissa Fleming's TED Talk
"The Powwow at the End of the World" Directions
Week of: September 25, 2017
Monday: Moby Max--Inferences; IR; Mid-term Report; Infographics DUE
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Work Day--"What to Bring" and Mid-term Report
Wednesday: Moby Max--Inferences; IR; Read "Bonne Annee"; Side-Along 1; "What to Bring" and Midterm Report DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; "Bonne Annee" Packet
Friday: Moby Max--Inferences; Quick Write--Revisions; IR; HONY Stories
Resources:
"What to Bring" Extension Activity
Mid-Term Report
Humans of New York-Refugee Stories
Humans of New York-Syrian Americans
Week of: September 18, 2017
Monday: Moby Max--Context Clues; IR; Finish "My Favorite Chaperone" and Side-Along #1; Collaboration Question
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; "Chaperone" Quiz; Side-Alongs 2-4
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; "Golden Glass"--Close Reader; "My Favorite Chaperone" Packet DUE
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Infographics
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Write--Writing; IR; Close Read--"What to Bring"; Extension Activity
Resources:
Logging on to Collections
Moby Max--Context Clues
Infographics (Google Drive Link)
"What to Bring" Extension Activity
Week of: September 11, 2017
Monday: Moby Max; IR; Finish Collections Assessment; Elements of Short Stories--Notes and Side-Alongs 1-3
Tuesday: Quick Write-Reading; Read-Aloud; IR; Elements of Short Stories--Notes and Side-Alongs 4-5
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; "Conversations about Culture" Activity
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; IR; Read "My Favorite Chaperone"; Elements of Short Stories Side-Alongs DUE
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Write--Writing; IR; Read "My Favorite Chaperone"
Resources:
Elements of Short Stories PPT
Logging on to Collections
Week of: September 4, 2017
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Bag Speeches--Write Notecards and Rehearse
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; Present Bag Speeches
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Exchange Club Applications; Collections Assessment
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Writes; Independent Reading; Collections Assessment
Resources:
Week of: August 28, 2017
Monday: Set Up Moby Max; Language Placement Test; Set up Reading and Writing Notebooks; Join Google Classroom
Tuesday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; Library Tour; Reading and Writing Autobiographies
Wednesday: Moby Max; Independent Reading; How to Format a Document; Type Reading and Writing Autobiographies
Thursday: Quick Write-Writing; Read-Aloud; Independent Reading; STAR Test; Work Time--Reading and Writing Autobiography
Friday: Moby Max; Quick Writes; Independent Reading; How to Turn in a Document; Bag Speeches; Reading and Writing Autobiographies DUE to Classroom
Resources:
How to Format a Document for Miss Giesler's Class
Miss Giesler's Reading/Writing Autobiography (Not Finished)
Week of: August 21, 2017
Monday: No School
Tuesday: Last Day of Summer Break!!
Wednesday: Policies/Procedures; Get to Know You; Parent Letters; "Find Someone Who"
Thursday: Warm-up: "Speed Dating with Books"; Reading Autobiography--Survey, Memories
Friday: Warm-up: "What's in Your Pocket?"; Writing Autobiography--Survey, Memories