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The first six weeks unit will introduce students to literary nonfiction and 24 25Begin 1st six 26 27 28 Library 29 poetry. We will begin weeks Poetry mini unit Warm up Orientation with a unit on self- Rules/Expectations/ Finish homes and Reg and Adv ELA reflection activity that includes poetry. Procedures poems Additionally, they will Introduce “homes” study several selections Reg. ELA “I Am” Figurative language of poetry. This will poems HO/review/Lingo include a review of figurative language. Adv. ELA. Bingo ITP Students will create a Reflection free finished product that verse includes an origami house with a personal poem. Examples of memoirs and autobiographies will be studied. Basic writing skills will be reviewed and sharpened beginning with capitalization and punctuation. Reading classes will complete novels and citation cards, and complete an activity on plot analysis. 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 Analogies #1 Capitalization Rules 4Computer Lab Capitalization Capitalization Post Assigned Reg. – Divide and BOY STAR Reg and Adv. Test PPT and practice present w/examples Reading test Presentations Adv. – Divide and Capitalization online One more practice Analogies #1 due Capitalization present with PPT activities ITP ITP Grade/discuss Pretest Vocabulary #1 Memoir vs. Origami Houses Assigned Autobiography due group activity/discussion ITP

6 7 LABOR DAY 89 9 10 11 12 Holiday Analogies #2 Library Read selection from Test #1 Assigned memoir Vocabulary, plot, Memoir vs. Exploring NF Adv. – Writing memoir, fig. Autobiography Reg – In class language,autobiogr group memoir writing aphy activity/discussion sample Begin intro Vocabulary #1 Due Vocabulary activity Analogies #2 due

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Adv. – Writing Adv. – Writing Computer lab Punctuation pre-test Punctuation cont’d Reg – In class Reg – In class Ending punctuation. memoir writing memoir writing Type and print sample body sample conclusion memoirs. Punctuation Rules Analogies #3 Review and grade/review (Personal narrative (Personal narrative activities. – Cscope) – Cscope) Vocabulary #2 Analogies #3 Ending punctuation assigned assigned 20 21 22 23 Library 24 25 26 Pre-Reading 21Pre-Reading Continue with Test #2 activities for novels activities for novels Book Promotions novels Vocabulary, punctuation, Analogies #4 figurative language assigned Begin Reading Vocabulary #2 due Analogies #4 due

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 27 28 29 30 1 2 Common End of 1st Six weeks Novel Activities and Novel Activities and Computer Lab Assessment #1 reading reading Novel activity (vocabulary, Common punctuation, Assessment #1 capitalization, (vocabulary, memoir vs. auto., punctuation, figurative language capitalization, memoir vs. auto., figurative language