Thursday, March 22

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Library Answer questions 1-4 for the opinion article E-sports
Mini-Lesson	Planning your supporting paragraphs and finding relevant evidence to support your
Work Time	Plan your editorial in your writer’s notebook and on Google document
Homework	Plan editorial for 20 minutes

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Library Read independent novels
Mini-Lesson	Finishing a reading response
Work Time	Finish writing your response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust - DUE TODAY
Homework	Segregation article in Google Classroom

Wednesday, March 21

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Read and annotate the opinion article E-sports
Mini-Lesson	Planning your supporting paragraphs and finding evidence
Work Time	Plan your editorial in your writer’s notebook and on Google document
Homework	Plan editorial for 20 minutes

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Read independent novels
Mini-Lesson	Reviewing Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust and complete the analysis chart
Work Time	Finish writing your response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust
Homework	Segregation article in Google Classroom

Tuesday, March 20

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Answer questions for Women in the Football Booth article
Mini-Lesson	Analyzing an example editorial
Work Time	Start planning your editorial in your writer’s notebook.
Homework	Complete your editorial research if you did not finish last night.

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Read independent novels
Mini-Lesson	Reviewing Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust and complete the analysis chart
Work Time	Write your response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust
Homework	None

Monday, March 19

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Read and annotate opinion article Women in the Football Booth
Mini-Lesson	Completing the graphic organizers for your editorial research
Work Time	Research your editorial/opinion topic. Use the Research document to complete your research.
Homework	Complete your editorial research

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Read independent novels
Mini-Lesson	Reviewing Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust and complete the analysis chart
Work Time	Start writing your response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust
Homework	None

Friday, March 16

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	How and what to research for your editorial
Mini-Lesson	Completing the graphic organizers for your editorial research
Work Time	Research your editorial/opinion topic. Use the Research document to complete your research.
Homework	None

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Read the allegory Sneetches by Dr. Seuss
Mini-Lesson	Reviewing Terrible Things and completing the analysis chart
Work Time	Watch and analyze Child of the Holocaust
Homework	None

Thursday, March 15

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Explore www.newsela.com and look at their Opinion articles Identify several opinion/editorial topic ideas
Mini-Lesson	Review Editorial research assignment
Work Time	Start researching your editorial/opinion topic Use the Research document to complete your research.
Homework	Research for 20 minutes tonight You can/should research articles other than what's on NewsELA.com

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Read two short allegories: The Tortoise and the Hare and Yertle the Turtle.
Mini-Lesson	What is an allegory?
Work Time	Read and analyze Terrible Things
Homework	None

Wednesday, March 14

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Vocabulary: Editorial Read and annotate “Realistic Environmentalism” Answer questions
Mini-Lesson	Review Editorial characteristics
Work Time	Overview of Editorial Research assignment
Homework	Finish Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust reading response

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Vocabulary: Allegory
Mini-Lesson	What is an allegory?
Work Time	Start reading Terrible Things
Homework	Finish Lou Gehrig reading response

Tuesday, March 13

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	Read and annotate “Not Recycling? Why Not?” Complete chart and answer questions 1 and 2
Mini-Lesson	Review Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust reading response
Work Time	Work on reading response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust - DUE TONIGHT Read a Scope debate article and identify argument/opinion elements in the text
Homework	Finish Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust reading response

2nd Period

Warm-Up	Complete the “Unstoppable” reading response
Mini-Lesson	How to compare and contrast between a text and its audio/video form
Work Time	Work on Lou Gehrig’s reading response
Homework	Work on Lou Gehrig reading response

Monday, March 12

1, 6, and 7th Periods:

Warm-Up	No warm-up today
Mini-Lesson	Review your Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust reading response
Work Time	Work on reading response for Terrible Things and Child of the Holocaust
Homework	NONE