Spring Reading Calendar

JANUARY 2018

Monday - 1 Tuesday - 2 Wednesday - 3 Thursday - 4 Friday - 5

No School No School No School No School (CAS @ ERWIN)

Monday - 8 Tuesday - 9 Wednesday - 10 Thursday - 11 Friday - 12

Re-norming Classroom
Expectations
- Laptops, noise, respect,
food
Refresh rhetoric test
Start BB Workshop
Renorming Book Bistro
Expectations
Go over rubric as a class to
determine the settle differences
BB Workshop
Looking at weak and strong Book
Bistro examples and comparing
and contrasting.
BB Workshop
Look group examples of The
Outsiders Book Bistro example,
and have them grade
themselves/peers.
Come together and discuss
takeaways from BB Workshop
Kahooting logical fallacies as a
refresher
GT KIDS W/ LEONARD

Monday - 15 Tuesday - 16 Wednesday - 17 Thursday - 18 Friday - 19

No School Introduce Sell me this pen Workday for Sell me this pen - Workday for Sell me this pen - Present the commercials
activity. Work on script with groups script and film In class/ film
Script DUE
Pick partners/groups
Collaborative Classroom
Figure out item and more info Library? Collaborative Classroom
about fallacy Library?

Monday - 22 Tuesday - 23 Wednesday - 24 Thursday - 25 Friday - 26

Finish watching commercials.
Debate intro -DUO read guide to
Public Forum
Pick partners and come up with
class debate topics. (8-9 topics)
Kaitlin Newlin observation
Partners 2 pro/2con topic sign
up.
Explain debate project and
deconstruct the prompt.
Explain debate project and
deconstruct the prompt by
making a checklist with students.
Use DocCam and do it with the
kids
Mini-Lesson on THESIS and BOOK BISTRO
CONTENTIONS
- What is a thesis? Finish Bulletin Outline
- What are the parts a thesis
needs?
- How to create a thesis

● Notecards for Bulletin

Outline

Monday - 29 Tuesday - 30 Wednesday - 31

Censorship Packet - Have Begin Detailed Outline Continue Detailed Outline

students answer reading
questions, and outline the Using Thesis Statement and 3 Finding sources for 3
debate. contentions from bulletin outline contentions/subpoints
FEBRUARY 2018

Thursday - 1 Friday - 2

Continue Detailed Outline” Detail Outlines: Work on

Finding sources for 3 Counterclaim and Conclusion
contentions/subpoints

Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 8 Friday - 9

Pop Topic Debates Pop Topics Pop Topics Mini-lesson on verbally citing Debate DUE on Schoology.
sources
Model Star Trek Case Model Trek Model Trek Case How to flow a debate
Write conclusion and get sources
Begin Drafting Debate: Finish first body, work on second Work on third in order.
Introduction/First body body. body/counterclaim

Monday - 12 Tuesday - 13 Wednesday - 14 Thursday - 15 Friday - 16

GONE FOR CARDIOLOGIST Read for 10 Explain judging and organize

Watch a public forum debate
while the students take flow
notes.
Kids who did not finish writing
Friday, Debate DUE
Review Flowing a Debate, and
the reason we need to know how
to flow.
Workshop with Partner on case
and delegate who is first and
second speaker.
who is judging who. Groups that
are presenting are debating, and
the other groups must judge
DEBATE
2-3 groups debate
(Other groups will judge their
groups)
DEBATE!!!!
2-3 groups debate
(Other groups will judge their
groups)
● Make up debates at
Lunch or After School
DEBATE!!!!
3-4 groups debate
(Other groups will judge their
groups)
● Make up debates at
Lunch or After School

Monday - 19 Tuesday - 20 Wednesday - 21 Thursday - 22 Friday - 23

No School Half building and Half District
day. 8-11 safe community and
safe for schools. Suicide
prevention? 11:00-12:30 Lunch
Mountain View HS 1-4pm for
EdCamp
Reading Warm Up Reading Warm up Introduce Open Mic
Debate Winners & Reflection Dreams and Harlem by Langston Continue Poetry discussion with
Questions. Hughes - support for CAS Unit Hughes talk about theme and
graphic organizer.
RESEARCH:What is the Harlem Graphic Organizer
Renaissance Introduce New Unit BOOK BISTRO DUE!!

Monday - 26 Tuesday - 27 Wednesday - 28

Discussion of Dreams and poetic
response to Hughes’ poems
Discuss poems that students
share with class.
Field Trip with Kaitlin
Watch 3 Min Video history.com
Commonlit Packet on Harlem
Renaissance
Quizlet Test review and work
day!
Quizlet on Logical Fallacies,
rhetoric triangle, reading and
identifying, generation of original
ideas
MARCH 2018

Thursday - 1 Friday - 2

Rhetoric Summative! NO SCHOOL

Monday - 5 Tuesday - 6 Wednesday - 7 Thursday - 8 Friday - 9

Start Point System
For classroom management
Define Generation Z
Homework: Lyrics that
define your generation
Meet with Kaitlin @7:30
Mark up lyrics as if they were a
poem - Graphic Organizer??
Look at LyricGenuis.com
Discuss songs as a class, what
songs were picked, and why?
Schoology Assignment on song
analysis
Begin writing an original lyric
Continue working on an NO SCHOOL
original lyric that represents
generation Z
Share with big class groups if
time?​ ​Lyrics Due

PARENT TEACHER PARENT TEACHER

CONFERENCES 3:30-7:00 CONFERENCES 3:30-7:00

Monday - 12 Tuesday - 13 Wednesday - 14 Thursday - 15 Friday - 16

SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK SPRING BREAK

Monday - 19 Tuesday - 20 Wednesday - 21 Thursday - 22 Friday - 23

Re-norming Expectations &
Point System Movie Day
Reward
BRONX MASQUERADE!
Introduce character notes.
Reading Bronx Masq Read BRONX MASQ!! Read Bronx Masq & Begin Project
Character Chart
Fill out Character Chart together Begin filling out character chart Timeline of Event Notes
on WESLEY notes on TYRONE!
I Can Statements for CAS Watch Documentary on Harlem
- I do, We do, They do - Project And student perception Ren
BRONX MASQUERADE! notes on DocCam

Open Mic Monday Chunk Book 20 Pgs per day?

Read together pg:

Monday - 26 Tuesday - 27 Wednesday - 28 Thursday - 29 Friday - 30

Open Mic Monday
Character Stations: Pick the
character you identify with
most, and become and
expert. Take character notes
and teach the class about
this character.
Student presentations on
characters!
Character Stations: Pick the
character you identify with most, - Students teach class on
and become and expert. Take characters
character notes and teach the
class about this character. - Class takes notes in big
group
Student presentations on Book Bistro Due
characters!
CMAS prep. Have students log
Students teach class on on and take unit 1. Explain tools
characters and norm expectations
- Class takes notes in
big group
APRIL 2018

Monday - 2 Tuesday - 3 Wednesday - 4 Thursday - 5 Friday - 6

Open Mic Monday Bronx Masquerade TEST - Exercise Activity filling in a blank Introduce Harlem Renaissance Practice CMAS Scavenger hunt
Open Note! rubric for reading and writing. project.
Make-up Monday, finish
book and character chart Go over expectations for Harlem
notes. Finish at Lunch, if needed. Ren Project, students select level of Selecting the appropriate rigor
rigor. I Can Statements packet. GO OVER all four
elements of project and
expectations

Monday - 9 Tuesday - 10 Wednesday -11 Thursday - 12 Friday - 13

CMAS TESTING CMAS TESTING CMAS TESTING RAFTing the Task for CAS Finish RAFTing the task for
CAS

Monday - 16 Tuesday - 17 Wednesday - 18 Thursday - 19 Friday - 20

Open Mic Monday Station expectations and why Work Day #2 for Harlem Ren CMAS TESTING Work Day #3
we are chunking Project SCIENCE
Collaborative Argument for Status of the class expectations.
CAS Work day #1 for Harlem Ren Student check ins with every station
Project - CHOICES group

Monday - 23 Tuesday - 24 Wednesday - 25 Thursday - 26 Friday - 27

Open Mic Monday iReady Testing? iReady Testing? iReady Testing? NO STUDENTS

Work Day #4 Spontaneous Teacher Work Day

1st Project Element should Book Bistro Due??

be done

Assembly @ 2:00

Monday - 30

Open Mic Monday

Book Bistro DUE

Work Day #5

Second Element Should be

Finished
MAY 2018

Tuesday - 1 Wednesday - 2 Thursday - 3 Friday - 4

Work Day #6 Work Day #7 Work Day #8 Star Wars Day!

Status of the Class Status of the Class Documentary on

SciFi/Mythbusters
Check in and provide support Check in and provide support
Third Element should be While having work day #9
finished

Monday - 7 Tuesday - 8 Wednesday - 9 Thursday - 10 Friday - 11

Open Mic Monday Work Day #11 Finishing touches, make up day/ Presentation day Reward Day/TEST??
Sign up in presentation groups - 6 EdCamp style. 4-5 groups of 6
Work Day #10 kids MAX students. Open Mic at Lunch???

DCI DUE Fourth Element finished Projects are DUE!!!! Rotate every 5 minutes.

Monday - 14 Tuesday - 15 Wednesday - 16 Thursday - 17 Friday - 18

Open Mic Monday
Work on Brown Bag Book Work on Brown Bag Book Bistro Work on Brown Bag Book NO STUDENTS
Brown Bag Book Project - Bistro Final Final Bistro Final
Book Bistro Reflection TEACHER WORK DAY
What is adolescence? - What is Literature? - What is Adolescent
Favorite Book? Literature?
Least Favorite Book?

Monday - 21 Tuesday - 22 Wednesday - 23 Thursday - 24 Friday - 25

First ½ Present BB Second ½ Present BB DCI Presentations DCI Presentations LAST DAY!!!

Gallery Walk Gallery Walk

Set up for 8th Grade Year Books and ½ Day
slideshow, awards, and
Locker Clean Out dance

Monday - 28 Tuesday - 29 Wednesday - 30 Thursday - 31

NO SCHOOL Teacher Work Day!!!