MS. HUNTER'S WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS - 2008 - 2009
WEEK 1 - AUGUST 18 - 22, 2008.
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS: Strategies of good readers versus poor readers
MONDAY - NO SCHOOL / HURRICANE DAY
TUESDAY - NO SCHOOL / HURRICANE DAY
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY :
Welcome students, overview of school and classroom policies, fire drill procedures, review of reading strategies.
Review of class procedures, students will discuss in pairs and smallcooperative learning groups what they know of effective reading strategies and practice with narrative and expository text.
FRIDAY - Review reading log assignments and procedures.
****HOMEWORK***
Students will read either a piece of narrative or expository text of their choice and describe in a journal what strategies they used to understand the text, and why it worked effectively.
WEEK 2 - AUGUST 25 - 29, 2008
INSTRUCTIONAL FOCUS:
Strategies of good readers versus poor readers / Grade 9 FCAT Skills
MONDAY - Review of reading strategies handout - Contrasting good and poor readers
TUESDAY - Planning Day
WEDNESDAY - Review vocabulary words from Edge Unit 1 -
characterize, intensity, lucid, obscure, pathetic, perspective, pretense, stigmatize, affirmation
THURSDAY : Grade 9 FCAT Benchmark Overview
FRIDAY - Review reading log assignments and procedures / Begin reading a short story "The Moustache". Edge Textbook (ETB), Pgs 11-24.
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words. DUE: 9/5/08
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
WEEK 3 - SEPTEMBER 1 - 5, 2008
Instructional Focus:
Context Clues, prefixes, suffixes, figurative language/ idiomatic expressions
MONDAY - SCHOOL CLOSED/ LABOR DAY
TUESDAY - THURSDAY
Whole/Small Group Rotation Assignments
Group 1: Students will locate as many words as they can in in the text that have either a prefix or suffix attachment.
Group 2: Students will locate as many phrases as possible that are written in figurative language.
Group 3: Students will read the poem "Grandmother" and compare and contrast with the Grandmother in "The Moustache".
FRIDAY - Students will complete assignments and participate in group presentations.
Vocabulary - Handouts #1,2,+3
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words. DUE: 9/8/08
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
WEEK 4 - SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008
Instructional Focus:
Review features of expository text (news feature), review unlocking vocabulary strategies - prefix/suffix/context clues, introduce compare/contrast overview (time allowing).
MONDAY - Visit to Media Center for Introductory Book Checkout / Review Reading Log Assignments / Group Rotations.
TUESDAY - THURSDAY: Group rotation assignments.
Group1 withTeacher- Read article "Who We Really Are" ETB pg 27 - 30 and complete after reading assignment.
Group 2 - Poem - Grandmother. Students will first read the poem, build a profile picture of the main character, compare/contrast the grandmother of the poem to the one from the short story - "The Moustache".
Group 3 - Analyze Setting of a story. Students will be asked to think and write about how the plot of the story may change if the setting were different.
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words. DUE: 9/15/08
In Utero, artifacts, retrospective, affirmation, malfunction, malformed/misshapen, interpose, intersection, abstain, irrational, irresponsible
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
WEEK 5 - SEPTEMBER 15 -19, 2008
Instructional Focus:
Data Chat, Analyzing and Synthesizing Information, Main Idea/Supporting Details Overview
MONDAY & - Students will participate in one to one conferences with the teacher to review FCAT scores and set personal academic goals. While in conference, the rest of the class will be engaged in critical thinking writing activities based on previous readings from the textbook.
TUESDAY - Complete Data Chats. Introduce new vocabulary words to next story, complete a main idea, supporting details graphic organizer on the writer and her experiences.
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY - Author's Purpose. Students will review the different types of author's purpose. Students will then be put in groups to create posters of the different types.
FRIDAY - Vocabulary Workshop - Lessons #1 + 2. Students will read the passages and complete vocabulary questions.
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words. DUE:
accusation, ambitious, assert, discordant, expectation, inevitable, prodigy, reproach, lament, indiginity
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
WEEK 6 - SEPTEMBER 22 -26, 2008
Instructional Focus: Review Author's Purpose / Context clues / making comparisons
MONDAY - Review Author's Purpose and vocabulary words from the workshop exercises.
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY -
THURSDAY - Early Release
FRIDAY - Source Book- Finding Patrick
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words. DUE: October 1, 2008
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary.
WEEK 7 - SEPTEMBER 29 - OCT 3, 2008
Instructional Focus: Context clues / Making Comparisons
MONDAY - Review Author's Purpose and vocabulary words from the workshop exercises.
TUESDAY - No School
WEDNESDAY- Florida Reading Assessments
THURSDAY - Vocabulary Workshop - Lesson # 2+3
FRIDAY - Literacy Day - students will complete any unfinished assignments - Vocabulary Scrapbook or Reading Journals
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words and 15 Journal Entries. DUE: October 8, 2008
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 8 - OCTOBER 6 - 10, 2008
Instructional Focus: Context clues / Vocabulary/ Story Elements
MONDAY - Review vocabulary words from the workshop exercises.
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - Read the short story - Two Kinds by Amy Tan
THURSDAY - NO SCHOOL
FRIDAY - Practice Tests - Cluster 1 - A Vocabulary
****HOMEWORK***
Student will complete a vocabulary scrapbook based on the week's vocabulary words and 15 Journal Entries. DUE: October 8, 2008
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make -Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 9 - OCTOBER 13 - 17, 2008
Instructional Focus: Context clues / Vocabulary/ Story Elements
MONDAY - WEDNESDAY - Group Rotations
Group 1 - Teen Biz Assessment
Group 2 - Vocabulary Workshop /Context Clues
Group 3 - Cause/Effect Handout
THURSDAY - Practice Tests - Cluster 2- A
FRIDAY - Literacy Day - students will complete any unfinished assignments - Vocabulary Scrapbook or Reading Journals
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 10 - OCTOBER 20 - 24, 2008
Instructional Focus: Context clues / Vocabulary/ Story Elements/Exam Review
MONDAY - review story elements /exam, completion of unfinished assignments
TUESDAY - Edge Tbk - Bio Profiles
WEDNESDAY - Term Exam (Periods 3 + 4)
THURSDAY - Term Exam (Periods 1+2)
FRIDAY - Teacher Planning
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WEEK 11 - OCTOBER 27 - 31, 2008
Instructional Focus: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION/Main Idea /Context clues / Vocabulary
MONDAY - Signature - The Challenge - introduction to benchmark - students will create of a timeline of events in addition to answering questions based on the readings.
TUESDAY - Continuation of activity
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY Teen Biz /Newsweek Article - An Immigrant's Struggle -
1) Students will first try to find definitions based on context clues then will use a dictionary to confirm definitions.
2) Students will create essential questions based on the article.
FRIDAY - Completion of week's activities
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 12 - NOVEMBER 3 - 7, 2008
Instructional Focus: PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION/Main Idea /Context clues / Vocabulary
MONDAY - Review Main Idea/Patterns of Organization Handout
TUESDAY - NO SCHOOL / Elections
WEDNESDAY - Teen Biz - Building familiarity with the content of Teen Biz
THURSDAY Teen Biz /Newsweek Article - An Immigrant's Struggle - Small Groups
Group 1) Students will work in small groups to create posters based on various benchmark skills
Group 2) Students will answer questions related to teacher-assigned readings and create a cause /effect graphic organizer.
FRIDAY - Completion of week's activities
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - State and describe 5 strategies used to understand the article. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 13 - NOVEMBER 10 - 14 , 2008
Instructional Focus: FCAT Review of strategies /Main Idea /Author's Purpose, Point of View, Literary Elements
MONDAY - Review FCAT Benchmarks and strategies - Reading Mini-Assessment, Cluster 2, Form A
TUESDAY - NO SCHOOL / Veteran's Day
WEDNESDAY - Media Center / Discussion of stereotypes in preparation for the next week's reading assignment
THURSDAY Teen Biz / Vocabulary Map of new vocabulary
Group 1) Students will first try to find definitions based on context clues then will use a dictionary to confirm definitions.
Group 2) Students will answer questions related to teacher-assigned readings and create a cause /effect graphic organizer.
FRIDAY - Completion of week's activities
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - Answer essential questions, Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 14 - NOVEMBER 17 - 21 , 2008
Instructional Focus: Main Idea /Cause/Effect, Compare/Contrast, Point of View, Literary Elements
MONDAY - Introduction of Movie - Ruby Bridges as a tie in to "Skins" - new short story in Edge Textbook
TUESDAY - BAT Math Assessment
WEDNESDAY - Continuation of Movie
THURSDAY - Assessment - Students will answer questions related to teacher-assigned readings and create a cause /effect graphic organizer.
FRIDAY - Completion of week's activities
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - Answer essential questions, Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 15 - NOVEMBER 24 - 28 , 2008
Instructional Focus: Point of View, Literary Elements
MONDAY - Introduction of "Skins" - new short story in Edge Textbook
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY - Teen Biz Activity
THURSDAY + FRIDAY - School closed for Thanksgiving Break
WEEK 16 - DECEMBER 1 - 5 , 2008
Instructional Focus: Point of View, Literary Elements, Vocabulary Analysis
MONDAY - Vocabulary Web - Students will study roots of words and create webs for each word from Handout
TUESDAY - FRIDAY - Students will work on completing and presenting their Ruby Bridges MiniBook.
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - Answer essential questions - What is the main idea of the article, describe 4-5 specific details, Define the author's purpose. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 17 - DECEMBER 8 - 12 , 2008
Instructional Focus: Point of View, Literary Elements, Vocabulary Analysis
MONDAY - Vocabulary Web - Students will study roots of words and create webs for each word from Handout
TUESDAY - Introduction of "Skins" - new short story in Edge Textbook. Students will read a poem and personal narrative accounts stopping occasionally to answer revelant questions
WEDNESDAY - Read personal narrative and complete activities related to the account.
THURSDAY + FRIDAY -
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - Answer essential questions - What is the main idea of the article, describe 4-5 specific details, Define the author's purpose. Part 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
WEEK 18 - DECEMBER 15 - 19 , 2008
Instructional Focus: Point of View, Literary Elements, Vocabulary Analysis
MONDAY - Vocabulary Web - Students will study roots of words and create webs for each word from Handout
TUESDAY - Completion of "Skins" - new short story in Edge Textbook. Students will read story stopping occasionally to answer revelant questions
WEDNESDAY - Completion of story and activities
THURSDAY + FRIDAY - School closed for Thanksgiving Break
I.S. Classwork - for students who need to be productive while serving time.
Make-Up Work - Students are expected to return to class with the following completed assignment. One is due for every day absent.
Current Event - Choose an article from a newspaper,magazine or the internet. Part 1 - Answer essential questions - What is the main idea of the article, describe 4-5 specific details, Define the author's purposePart 2 - Write a summary of the article. Be sure to include major points in your summary. Turn in article with assignment.
December 22 - Jan 4th, 2009 - Winter Break
WEEK 19 - JANUARY 5 - 9 , 2009