Friday, Sept. 9 - First Day Formative Assignment
Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Afghan Girl Annotating Assignment
Wednesday, Sept. 15 - Cell Phones in Schools Paragraph (Due: Thursday, Sept. 16)
Friday, Sept. 17 - DocZone: "Wild and Dangerous: The World of Exotic Pets"
Monday, Sept. 19 - Visual Persuasive Paragraph; Transition Words Handout (Due: Wednesday, Sept. 20)
Wednesday, Sept. 21 - Rules of Notice: Annotating your Novel (Due: Friday, Sept. 23)
Friday, Sept. 23 - 3A's of Awesome (Due: Monday, Sept. 26)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Sharing Powerful Images Assignment; Sample Assignment (Group Presentations Start: Thursday, Sept. 29)
Tuesday, October 4 - Rights of a Child Group Activity
Friday, October 7 - A Long Way Gone Novel (Click Here for PDF Version)
Friday, October 7 - Read ALWG - Chapters 1 & 2; Analysis Questions; Vocabulary Sheet
Tuesday, October 11 - Read ALWG - Chapters 3, 4 & 5
Wednesday, October 12 - Documentary They Fight Like Soldiers; Romeo Dallaire PowerPoint
Monday, October 17 - Read ALWG - Chapters 6, 7, 8, & 9; Information Texts: Child Soldiers in South Sudan
Info. Text Questions (Due: Wednesday, Oct. 19); Article 1, Article 2, Article 3
Wednesday, October 19 - Gathering Evidence from Information Texts (Due: Monday, Oct. 24)
Thursday, October 20 - Read ALWG - Chapters 10, 11 & 12
Monday, October 24 - Critical Analysis Questions - Chapters 6-12
Tuesday, October 25 - Read ALWG - Chapters 13, 14, 15
Wednesday, October 26 - Paragraph Writing using Textual Evidence (Due: Thursday, Oct. 28)
Wednesday, November 2 - ALWG Analysis Questions; Read to Chapter 20
Monday, November 7 - Child Soldier Essay (Rough Draft due: Thursday, November 10)
Monday, November 14 - Facebook Follies Documentary Questions (Due: Wednesday, Nov. 16)
Wednesday, November 16 - Short Story Elements PowerPoint & Handout
Thursday, November 17 - Short Story Inventory ("All Summer in a Day") (Due: Thursday, Nov. 17)
Friday, November 18 - SSI "The Kayak" (Due: Wednesday, Nov. 23)
Tuesday, November 22 - Group Activity: Characterization using "The Kayak"
Wednesday, November 23 - Characterization Paragraph
Monday, November 28 - "The Veldt" Short Story Questions
Friday, December 2 - Child Soldier Persuasive Letter Final Copy Instructions
Tuesday, Sept. 13 - Afghan Girl Annotating Assignment
Wednesday, Sept. 15 - Cell Phones in Schools Paragraph (Due: Thursday, Sept. 16)
Friday, Sept. 17 - DocZone: "Wild and Dangerous: The World of Exotic Pets"
Monday, Sept. 19 - Visual Persuasive Paragraph; Transition Words Handout (Due: Wednesday, Sept. 20)
Wednesday, Sept. 21 - Rules of Notice: Annotating your Novel (Due: Friday, Sept. 23)
Friday, Sept. 23 - 3A's of Awesome (Due: Monday, Sept. 26)
Tuesday, Sept. 27 - Sharing Powerful Images Assignment; Sample Assignment (Group Presentations Start: Thursday, Sept. 29)
Tuesday, October 4 - Rights of a Child Group Activity
Friday, October 7 - A Long Way Gone Novel (Click Here for PDF Version)
Friday, October 7 - Read ALWG - Chapters 1 & 2; Analysis Questions; Vocabulary Sheet
Tuesday, October 11 - Read ALWG - Chapters 3, 4 & 5
Wednesday, October 12 - Documentary They Fight Like Soldiers; Romeo Dallaire PowerPoint
Monday, October 17 - Read ALWG - Chapters 6, 7, 8, & 9; Information Texts: Child Soldiers in South Sudan
Info. Text Questions (Due: Wednesday, Oct. 19); Article 1, Article 2, Article 3
Wednesday, October 19 - Gathering Evidence from Information Texts (Due: Monday, Oct. 24)
Thursday, October 20 - Read ALWG - Chapters 10, 11 & 12
Monday, October 24 - Critical Analysis Questions - Chapters 6-12
Tuesday, October 25 - Read ALWG - Chapters 13, 14, 15
Wednesday, October 26 - Paragraph Writing using Textual Evidence (Due: Thursday, Oct. 28)
Wednesday, November 2 - ALWG Analysis Questions; Read to Chapter 20
Monday, November 7 - Child Soldier Essay (Rough Draft due: Thursday, November 10)
Monday, November 14 - Facebook Follies Documentary Questions (Due: Wednesday, Nov. 16)
Wednesday, November 16 - Short Story Elements PowerPoint & Handout
Thursday, November 17 - Short Story Inventory ("All Summer in a Day") (Due: Thursday, Nov. 17)
Friday, November 18 - SSI "The Kayak" (Due: Wednesday, Nov. 23)
Tuesday, November 22 - Group Activity: Characterization using "The Kayak"
Wednesday, November 23 - Characterization Paragraph
Monday, November 28 - "The Veldt" Short Story Questions
Friday, December 2 - Child Soldier Persuasive Letter Final Copy Instructions