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Achieve- "Thrills and Chills", "Scream Machines" in Google Classroom

Achieve- "Thrills and Chills", "Scream Machines"

Select one of the articles to complete. Do the activity and thought question. You can do the second one as a replacement. Try to find ideas for your Roller Coaster by reading these articles.

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Conflict charts- The Monsters are Due on Maple Street in Google Classroom

Conflict charts- The Monsters are Due on Maple Street

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Study Island- Trace and Evaluate arguments in Google Classroom

Study Island- Trace and Evaluate arguments

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Stranded on Devil's Tooth in Google Classroom

Stranded on Devil's Tooth

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The City of Ember test Review in Google Classroom

The City of Ember test Review



Write a sentence for each of the items on the review sheet.

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NJSLA testing this Mon, Tues,Weds- You must have headphones/earbuds in Google Classroom

NJSLA testing this Mon, Tues,Weds- You must have headphones/earbuds

Please leave your earbuds/headphones in the basket on my desk.

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IDR #4- Activity #3 in Google Classroom

IDR #4- Activity #3

Please find the book you were using for activity #1 & 2 and use it to answer these questions.

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extra credit Achieve in Google Classroom

extra credit Achieve

Please select an article that you are interested in reading. Complete the activity. If your score is better than any that your lowest score this mp, I will replace it. Everyone must complete an Achieve activity. You can do more than one if you do not like the score.

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The city of Ember Chapters 18-20 questions in Google Classroom

The city of Ember Chapters 18-20 questions

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Study Island- Compare and Contrast in Google Classroom

Study Island- Compare and Contrast

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The City of Ember chapters 15-17 in Google Classroom

The City of Ember chapters 15-17

Read chapter 17 and complete all questions on the attached document. Complete the crossword puzzle given out in class.

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The City of Ember Art Connections in Google Classroom

The City of Ember Art Connections

We will begin this activity in class on Thursday, if you are absent come prepared to work with a partner to complete an art project. You can not join an already established group.

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The City of Ember- Read through chapter 16 in Google Classroom

The City of Ember- Read through chapter 16

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Reflection paragraph in Google Classroom

Reflection paragraph

This will be graded as a quiz.

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The City of Ember documents in Google Classroom

The City of Ember documents

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Theme Connections in Google Classroom

Theme Connections

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Thank You, M'am in Google Classroom

Thank You, M'am

Read the article carefully and complete the questions.

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City of Ember Chapters 10 & 11 in Google Classroom

City of Ember Chapters 10 & 11

Read chapters 10 & 11 in the City of Ember
Complete the attached questions

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Achieve- "Fashion For All" in Google Classroom

Achieve- "Fashion For All"

Complete the activity and thought question after reading the article.
Replacement- "A CampThat Sparked a Movement"

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Study Island - Connotations/ Denotations & Figurative Language in Google Classroom

Study Island - Connotations/ Denotations & Figurative Language

Complete 10 questions for each of these practice tests.

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The City of Ember Quizziz Chapters 1-9 in Google Classroom

The City of Ember Quizziz Chapters 1-9

Do Not begin this assignment until instructed to do so.

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The City of Ember in Google Classroom

The City of Ember

Add information to the chapter title document in resources posting.
Read chapter 9 then respond to the chapters 8 & 9 document that is attached.

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Chapter 6 & 7 questions for The City of Ember in Google Classroom

Chapter 6 & 7 questions for The City of Ember

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Achieve in Google Classroom

Achieve

Complete the activity and thought question for the article "She Speaks for the Trees"
Alternate title "Making a Difference for the Planet"

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Achieve- "Mario- Time? Wa-Hoo!" in Google Classroom

Achieve- "Mario- Time? Wa-Hoo!"

Complete the attached slides while you work on the article.

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How to Build a Time Machine in Google Classroom

How to Build a Time Machine

Read and respond to the questions. Be sure to use specific details and examples to support your answers.

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Study Island- "Technical Meanings"\ "Meanings and Tone" in Google Classroom

Study Island- "Technical Meanings"\ "Meanings and Tone"

Complete 10 questions for each of the topics- Technical Meanings and Meanings and Tone

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Chapter 3 & 4 activities in Google Classroom

Chapter 3 & 4 activities


Complete journal reflection day 3 which was posted on March 22nd.
Read chapter 4 and then complete the journal reflection- page 2 Day 4.
Complete the questions for chapters 3 & 4 that are attached.

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The City of Ember- Chapter questions in Google Classroom

The City of Ember- Chapter questions

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Citizen activity in Google Classroom

Citizen activity

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pre-reading Activity in Google Classroom

pre-reading Activity

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Technological Change and Human History in Google Classroom

Technological Change and Human History

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Review for The Egypt Game test in Google Classroom

Review for The Egypt Game test

You will be given a paper copy of the review sheet. Make sure that you complete this assignment by Thursday so that we can go over the answers. The test is on Friday 3/17. You will be permitted to bring your completed review sheet and  physical copy of the novel to the test.

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Teens and Technology- argumentative text piece and questions in Google Classroom

Teens and Technology- argumentative text piece and questions

Read the text piece and then respond to the question document. Print copies will be available for you to highlight as you read.

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Read the last two chapters in The Egypt Game- "Gains and Losses" &  "Christmas Keys" in Google Classroom

Read the last two chapters in The Egypt Game- "Gains and Losses" & "Christmas Keys"

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The Egypt Game Chapters 18-21 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game Chapters 18-21

Read the chapters and complete the attached questions.

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How to Overcome Exam Anxiety in Google Classroom

How to Overcome Exam Anxiety

Read the article, highlight key points and respond to all questions carefully. Respond to all open-ended answers using specific details.

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Reminder IDR#3 in Google Classroom

Reminder IDR#3

Have your questions completed and able to be viewed. (online or on paper).
Bring your IDR book with you to class as reference.

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IDR #3 in Google Classroom

IDR #3

Select a book from the document below by February 7th. You will be given a paper to be signed by both you and your parent identifying your book choice. This must be turned in no later than 2/7/23.

Answer the attached questions as you read your book. You will be given a paper copy of the questions as well.

The answers must be completed by 3/7/23.

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The Egypt Game- Chapter 16 "The Oracle of Thoth" and Chapter 17- "The Oracle Speaks" in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game- Chapter 16 "The Oracle of Thoth" and Chapter 17- "The Oracle Speaks"

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Study Island- "Point of View and Purpose" in Google Classroom

Study Island- "Point of View and Purpose"

Do a minimum of 10 questions to receive full credit for the assignment.

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Letter to Dorothea Activity in Google Classroom

Letter to Dorothea Activity

This letter will be graded as a quiz. Make sure that you use the format for writing a letter and include details that sound like April.

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The Egypt Game chapters 12-14 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game chapters 12-14

Read the chapters and complete the questions

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Questions for unit 10 and 11 The Egypt Game in Google Classroom

Questions for unit 10 and 11 The Egypt Game

Respond to the Do Now document.
Read chapters 10 & 11.

Answer the questions in the chapters 10 & 11 question document. 
Be ready to present your Egypt project on Friday.

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The Egypt Game - Chapter 12 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game - Chapter 12

Read chapter 12 for hw

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Shopping for Set images in Google Classroom

Shopping for Set images

Use the documents to depict each shopping list. Identify which character's list is being depicted and then select a picture for each one. ****Use the model as an example.

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Chapter 10 " The Return to Egypt" in Google Classroom

Chapter 10 " The Return to Egypt"

Read chapter 10 in The Egypt Game

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The Egypt Game Project in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game Project

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Shopping for Set in Google Classroom

Shopping for Set

Complete the Do Now activity.

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The Egypt Game chapter 8&9 questions in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game chapter 8&9 questions

Discussion of chapters 8 & 9
HW -Complete the questions

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A Day for Love in Google Classroom

A Day for Love

Read the article and complete all questions. Be sure to fully answer any constructed responses.

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The Egypt Game in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game

Read Chapters 8 & 9.

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The Egypt Game - chapter 7 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game - chapter 7

Read the chapter and respond to questions from the attached document for chapters 6 & 7

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Achieve in Google Classroom

Achieve

Read the article "A Not-So-Sweet Side of Chocolate"
Complete the activity.
Respond to the thought question.

Alternate title: "A Language of Learning"

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Pyramid Research Activity questions in Google Classroom

Pyramid Research Activity questions

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Pyramid Research in Google Classroom

Pyramid Research

Respond to the questions for the Pyramid Research activity. Be sure your answers are written in complete sentences. 
Record the sources for your answers. Be sure that you use a reliable source. Attached are a few links that you may find helpful. Do not use wikipedia.

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The Egypt Game- Chapter 5 - 7 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game- Chapter 5 - 7

Do now: Fill in the chapter title document for chapter 4Read chapter 5 and complete the questions for chapters 4 & 5 for hw if not completed in class.

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The Egypt Game chapter 4 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game chapter 4

Finish reading chapter 4 by Tuesday

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Achieve in Google Classroom

Achieve

Read the article "A Vet for Homeless Pets" Complete the activity and respond to the thought question.
Alternate title "Shedding Light on Ella Baker"

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The Egypt Game Chapters 1-3 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game Chapters 1-3

Do Now: Add information from Chapter 2 in both the chapter index and note-taking sheets posted yesterday. 
Class discussion of chapter 2
Read chapter 3
HW- Complete questions on the attached document.

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The Egypt Game vocabulary Chapters 1-3 in Google Classroom

The Egypt Game vocabulary Chapters 1-3

Complete the attached vocabulary activity

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Is Winter Miserable for Wildlife? in Google Classroom

Is Winter Miserable for Wildlife?

Read the article and complete the questions. Answer all parts fully using text evidence as support in the response portions of the assignment.

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RASI notes in Google Classroom

RASI notes

Review the attached document to review the RASI steps for completing your constructed response that was posted yesterday.

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Jared by David Gifaldi in Google Classroom

Jared by David Gifaldi

Read the selection "Jared"  and complete the written response on the document provided in this posting.

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Achieve "Discovering Our World" in Google Classroom

Achieve "Discovering Our World"

Read the article and complete the activity. Respond to the thought question.
Replacement article- "What Would Teddy Say?"

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Actively Learn "Don't get fooled by fake images and videos online" in Google Classroom

Actively Learn "Don't get fooled by fake images and videos online"

Read the article and respond to the questions. For any open-ended prompts be sure to fully respond to all parts of the assignment. Explain your statements.

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Study Island- Graphic Features & Context Clues in Google Classroom

Study Island- Graphic Features & Context Clues

Complete 10 items for each of the Study Island practice activities.

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Chapter 19 and Epilogue in Google Classroom

Chapter 19 and Epilogue

Finish reading the novel and complete the remaining packet activities.

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Chapters 17 & 18- Hatchet in Google Classroom

Chapters 17 & 18- Hatchet

Finish reading chapters 17 & 18 and complete the questions for those chapters using the packet that was given out in class this morning.

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Study Island-Key Individuals, Events, and Ideas in Google Classroom

Study Island-Key Individuals, Events, and Ideas

Complete a minimum of 10 items to receive full credit for the assignment. 70% or higher earns Bling

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Achieve- ""Bears Have Healthy Hearts" in Google Classroom

Achieve- ""Bears Have Healthy Hearts"

Read the article and complete the activity. Respond to the thought question.
Replacement article- "Lions and Tigers, How are You?"

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 Story Element Test Review in Google Classroom

Story Element Test Review

Using your notes complete the information from the attached Test Review Sheet.
You will need to complete this by Monday. Your test will be on 12/22.

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Hatchet- Chapter 13 & 14 in Google Classroom

Hatchet- Chapter 13 & 14

Read the chapterrs and respond to the questions

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Learn How to Find the Theme of a Book or Short Story in Google Classroom

Learn How to Find the Theme of a Book or Short Story

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Achieve- "Saving the Spruce Grouse" in Google Classroom

Achieve- "Saving the Spruce Grouse"

Complete the activity and thought question. YOu may select a title as a replacement article. 

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The Science of Christmas Trees in Google Classroom

The Science of Christmas Trees

Respond to all questions by Friday. Make sure that you use specific text evidence to support your answers.

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Suspense in Hatchet in Google Classroom

Suspense in Hatchet

Complete the following document. Read and follow all directions carefully.

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Achieve-12/5 in Google Classroom

Achieve-12/5

"The Only Place to Study" Read the article and complete the activity. Respond to the thought question.
Replacement title- "Libraries Have Still Got It"

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Hatchet- Read chapter 12 in Google Classroom

Hatchet- Read chapter 12

Read the chapter and complete the Multiple Choice and Sequencing sections of the question packet for chapters 11 & 12

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Study Island - Text Structures & Plot in Google Classroom

Study Island - Text Structures & Plot

You must do a minimum of ten items for each of the practice tests to receive full credit.

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Chapters 9 & 10 Hatchet in Google Classroom

Chapters 9 & 10 Hatchet

Do now- Continue to work on the chapter summaries activity for chapters 1-8 from yesterday.
In the Hatchet packet complete the vocabulary sentences.
Read chapters 9 & 10 for hw if not completed in class.

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Chapter Summaries and Novel Elements in Google Classroom

Chapter Summaries and Novel Elements

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Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Hatchet in Google Classroom

Read Chapters 7 & 8 in Hatchet

Complete the reading. You do not need to do the questions tonight. We will work on them tomorrow.

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Actively Learn: Central Idea: Celebrating Fat Bear Week in Google Classroom

Actively Learn: Central Idea: Celebrating Fat Bear Week

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Chapter 6 Hatchet in Google Classroom

Chapter 6 Hatchet

Read chapter 6 and complete the multiple choice and true or false questions in the packet for hw

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Hatchet Chapter 5 in Google Classroom

Hatchet Chapter 5

Read chapter 5 in Hatchet and complete vocabulary sentences 2-6 in the packet that was given out in class today.( Page 2)

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Actively Learn: "This Man was Literally Raised by Wolves" in Google Classroom

Actively Learn: "This Man was Literally Raised by Wolves"

Answer all questions in this assignment.
Respond to the questions in chapter 1-4 packet that have not already been completed (Open-ended).

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Hatchet- Chapter 4 in Google Classroom

Hatchet- Chapter 4

Do Now- Complete Activity 3 "Writing for Suspense.
Go back into the packet for chapters 1-4 and complete the multiple choice questions for chapters 1 & 2.
Read chapter 4 as a class. do the multiple choice questions for chapters 3 & 4.

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Why We Love to Be Scared in Google Classroom

Why We Love to Be Scared

Read the article and answer all questions

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Chapter 3- Hatchet in Google Classroom

Chapter 3- Hatchet

Do Now- complete activity 2 worksheet and vocabulary sheet in the packet for chapters 1-4

1. Discuss chapter 2 answers.
2. Read chapter 3.

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Hatchet- Chapter 2 questions in Google Classroom

Hatchet- Chapter 2 questions

Do Now- Continue to work on the parts of the plane activity
Discuss Chapter 1 questions.
Read chapter 2
HW- chapter 2 questions

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Achieve in Google Classroom

Achieve

Read the article "Taking Action" and complete the activity. Respond to the thought question.
Replacement title- "Too Many Climbers".
When you are finished bo to Actively Learn (Use Clever to sign in).

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Hatchet Chapter 1 questions in Google Classroom

Hatchet Chapter 1 questions

Do Now: Continue to define the words and label the diagram for "Part of a Plane"
Review the vocabulary answers for chapters 1 & 2.
Whole class reading of chapter 1 in Hatchet.
HW: Answer the questions for chapter 1 in the worksheet packet.

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Hatchet Prereading worksheets in Google Classroom

Hatchet Prereading worksheets

Do Now- Look up definitions for the parts of the airplane activity.
With your assigned group, complete the "What if? Cooperative Learning Activity sheet .
Class discussion of group choices.
HW- Vocabulary from chapter 1 & 2 packet that was given in class today.

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Hatchet and Gary Paulsen in Google Classroom

Hatchet and Gary Paulsen

Do now: Complete the attached Do Now document.
Read the biography information about "Gary Paulsen"

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Achieve- "Trapped on a Mountain" in Google Classroom

Achieve- "Trapped on a Mountain"

Please read this article and complete the activity. Respond to the thought question.
Replacement article "Snowy Owls Fly South".

When you are finished, use the time to revise your incorrect test items. This can only be done in class to receive extra points for your quiz paper.

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Study Island- "characters" in Google Classroom

Study Island- "characters"

Go through your literacy class to complete this topic. You must do a minimum of 10 items by 10/25 to receive full credit for the independent practice assignment.

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The History of Halloween Costumes in Google Classroom

The History of Halloween Costumes

Sign into Actively Learn through CLEVER..

Please read all of the directions and refer back to the text to find the evidence to support your choices.

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IDR Check in activity #2/ "The Wallet" writing activity. in Google Classroom

IDR Check in activity #2/ "The Wallet" writing activity.

Complete the attached document using information from your IDR book and guided reading questions.
Respond to the writing activity when you have finished with the IDR assignment. The minimum response is one paragraph.
Turn in these assignments when you have completed them.

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Quiz- "Eleven" and "Duffy's Jacket" in Google Classroom

Quiz- "Eleven" and "Duffy's Jacket"

Complete the quiz (hard copy). You may use the stories for reference.

After the quiz read the short story "The Wallet" and answer the questions.

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Study Island / IDR questions in Google Classroom

Study Island / IDR questions

Complete the Study Island Diagnostic test. If not finished in class, complete it for hw. Due tomorrow.
Continue to read your IDR book and answer the questions from Sept 20th. All "during the book" questions are due by Mon 10/17.

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"Eleven" text-based questions in Google Classroom

"Eleven" text-based questions

Review the character analysis activity from yesterday.
Work with a partner to complete the text-based questions.
Quiz on Friday on both "Duffy's Jacket" and "Eleven". Review both stories and go over your hw assignments from both stories.

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"Eleven" in Google Classroom

"Eleven"

Do Now- Respond to the Do Now prompt.
Read the story as a class. Respond to the Character Analysis chart.

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Achieve and attendance in Google Classroom

Achieve and attendance

Please check off your name in both charts and turn it in.
During written expressions period sign in as literacy to Achieve.
Complete the activity for "Word Games" Respond to the thought question.
Replacement title is "Global Game Fame"

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Use this one for Do Now IDR activity in Google Classroom

Use this one for Do Now IDR activity

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Duffy's Jacket Analysis Questions in Google Classroom

Duffy's Jacket Analysis Questions

Do Now- Complete the attached activity using information from your IDR questions and book.

Lesson- Discussion of Duffy's Jacket assignment from Tuesday.
HW Complete analysis questions given in class.

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Duffy's Jacket questions in Google Classroom

Duffy's Jacket questions

Complete the Do now notes about the parts of the plotline.
With a partner fill in the plotline for "Duffy's Jacket" on the worksheet "Investigating Suspense"

Complete the back of the sheet for hw if not finished in class.

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IDR #1 in Google Classroom

IDR #1

Go to the posting from Sept 20th to locate the IDR book questions. You need to complete all of the "Before You Read" questions and at least 5 of the "During the Book" questions no later than Tues 10/ 5. 
You also need to add your name and the title of your book to the attached document.

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Mongoose on the Loose text dependent questions in Google Classroom

Mongoose on the Loose text dependent questions

Do Now: 
Discussion of the hw from yesterday
Work on the attached text-dependent question document. It is due Weds.

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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Day 2) in Google Classroom

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (Day 2)

Complete the attached do now document.
Continue to read the selection as a class.
Complete the hw questions at the end of the story for Tues. Use the answer document for your responses.

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Achieve/"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" in Google Classroom

Achieve/"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi"

Complete the activity and thought question for "Real LifeMarvel Heroes". Alternate title "The Making of Chicano Park"
HW- Complete the worksheet for "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" (Given out in class).

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Developing plot and setting  in Google Classroom

Developing plot and setting

Follow the directions on the worksheet given out in class.

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The Dinner Party in Google Classroom

The Dinner Party

Preview the vocabulary for the selection "The Dinner Party"
Read the story "The Dinner Party". (pdf attachment)
If time remains in the period go to the untitled document (Challenge summary)

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The Dinner Party Plot development and questions in Google Classroom

The Dinner Party Plot development and questions

If you have already read "The Dinner Party" from Friday's posting, review the plot development section on the attached sheet.
Then complete the questions at the bottom. Use the attached answer document for your answers.