English: May 29-31

Tuesday we’re taking a field trip to the Downtown Aquarium! Wednesday we’ll be on green day schedule and finishing up monologue presentations. Thursday is the last day of school, and we’ll be wrapping up the year with a reflection and film as text.

English: May 14-18

This week in English, students will complete Literary Analysis of the novel Tangerine and begin studying a variety of media, including film as text.

English: May 7-11

This week students will finish the novel Tangerine and discuss character motivation in terms of conflict. They will have Stanford testing Tuesday through Friday.

English: April 30-May 4

This week students will finish reading the novel Tangerine and reflect on the choices and consequences of a variety of characters. They will also review objectives in preparation for Stanford testing next week.

English: April 23-27

This week students will take the STAAR Reading test and review elements of poetry.

English: April 16-20

This week students will continue reading Tangerine. They will identify different levels of questioning and create their own interpretive questions. At the end of the week, we will move into reviewing strategies for STAAR Reading.

English: April 9-13

This week students will read Tangerine: part 2, and continue to compare/contrast characters, setting and plot in and across texts. Wednesday/Thursday will be literacy notebook checks for a major grade. On Friday they will read independently and show understanding of the novel.

English: April 2-6

This week students will study flashback and foreshadowing, as well as characterization. They will use film as text and compare characters in film to characters in the novel Tangerine. Students will finish reading part one of Tangerine. There is no school Friday  because of the district’s Spring Holiday.

English: March 26-30

This week students are taking two days of the STAAR Writing test. On Monday, they will review test strategies and important objectives. At the end of the week, students will have a chance to catch up on missing assignments and complete extra credit. We will also explore common grammar errors.

English: March 19-23

This week students will read the next several chapters of Tangerine and compare/contrast character relationships. Later in the week they will prepare for STAAR Writing by identifying characteristics of exemplar writing and breaking down prompts.