January 5 

Introduce Read Around the World Books

Preview

Choose Books

Read and Journal with FOCUS POINTS

Complete Passport 1 and 2

6 Read and Journal

Argumentative Essay Intro.- Should students participate in competitive sports

Research- Read one con essay and complete notes on T-chart

7 Spelling Bee Qualifying Test

Read one pro essay and complete notes on T-chart

8 Read and Journal

Read pro and/ or con essay and complete notes on T-chart

Use evidence to form and build an opinion p.13

9 Paired Reading Preview

Persuasive Essay Sample with Sheet

Discuss- draw on sources by paraphrasing or quoting p.31 and making quotes work p.33

Draft essay

12  Read and Journal

Persuasive Essay Plan

13 Read "How to Survive in the Savanna" with video clips

do sheet

Draft Persuasive Essay

14 Group Pictures

Type and Revise Essay (use checklist)

15 Read and Journal

16 Read and Journal

Paired Reading

with various library books

19  Passport due

Begin Passport 3 and 4

Read and Journal #1

Read "The Meanest Weapon"

Do Strategy Sheet

20 Read and Journal #2

Do Flipbook

Due MONDAY

21 Read and Journal #3

Work on Flipbook

Read "Top Survival Tips"

Do quiz

22 

Incentive

23 

NO School 

26

Do My Book A to Z

Read and Journal 4

27

Begin A to Z Poem

Read and Journal 5 

28  

Finish A to Z Poem

Read "Living with Lions" (pink)

do sheet

29

Make Final Copy of  A to Z poem on legal paper with design elements

"Read and Journal" 6

30  

Read " Young Slaves"

Do sheet (blue)

Share Poems

Fundraiser Meeting- 8:55-9:25 

February 2- MAP Test 

3 Read and Journal 7

Read "Basketball Peace"

do sheet

Visit Peace Players International

4 Begin Student Created Test do parts 1 and 2

Passport due

Begin Passport 5 and 6

5 Begin Five Debates

Read and do weekly sheet 1 due MONDAY

Hirst gone to WEMTA

6 Finish Five Debates

Read and do weekly sheet 1

due MONDAY

Hirst gone to WEMTA

9 

Finish Planning Student Created Test

Begin Argument Essay 2

Brainstorm topic

Begin Research using SIRS and Begin Works Cited Page do organizer

10 

Type Student Created Test

11

Read Around the World Test 1 

12

Read and do weekly sheet 2 due Wednesday

Research  for Essay 2 using SIRS

Begin Works Cited Page

13 

Minilesson- focus on building support and carefully choosing evidence

Plan Essay

Do Graphic Organizer

Read and do weekly sheet 2

16

Read and do weekly sheet 2

Minilesson- how to cite an expert (p.30)

Draft Essay

17 

Read and do weekly sheet 2

Minilesson- how to analyze support

18 

Passport due

Begin Passport 7 and 8

Revise and Type essay

19

View Flipped

Do Compare/ Contrast

20 No School

23 

Read and do weekly sheet 3

Badger Exam Practice

The following steps will allow access to the information presented yesterday:

1.  Visit the website:  online.cesa6.org

2.  Select the link:  Instructional Services

3.  Choose :  Learning & Assessment Center

4.  Find:  Learning & Assessment Center Meetings

4.  Select the option to Log In As Guest (Green Button near bottom of screen)

5.  Use the password:  cesa6

6.  Select the folder entitled:  Badger Exam-Practice Test Training 1-27-2015

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Read and do weekly sheet 3

Read "Basketball Peace"

do sheet

Visit Peace Players International

25

Read and do weeklysheet 4

26

Do Big Huge Labs Movie Poster

27

Video Interview of Ishmeal Beah

Read Excerpt

March 2

Read and do weekly sheet 4

3

Read and do weekly sheet 4

4

Passport due

Plan Animoto

Do Reflection

5

Create Animoto

Read Around the World Test Prep

6

Share Animoto

Read Around the World Test 2