Week 2.9 - January 18 - 22

1st Period: 7th Grade Civics

Monday: No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday: Study EOC Flashcards // Writing Practice FSA

Wednesday: Current Event Homework DUE! // Judicial Branch in a Flash iCivics Lesson

Thursday: Study EOC Flashcards // Trashketball on EOC Flashcards

Friday: Study EOC Flashcards // Flashcard Test on Set 7

3rd Period: 6/7th Grade Advanced Reading

Monday: No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday: Silent Reading // Writing Practice FSA

Wednesday: New Vocab: Martin Luther King, Jr. & Leadership // Complete Vocabulary Cards // Begin working on the Book Advertisements project! Using classroom examples as inspiration, create a poster that compels others to read the book you have chosen to share. //

Thursday: Silent Reading // Finish Book Advertisements and display in classroom // MLK Read and Respond Worksheets

Friday: Vocabulary Test // Silent Reading

4th Period: 8th Grade Reading

Monday: No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday: Silent Reading //Writing Practice FSA

Wednesday: New Vocab: Martin Luther King, Jr. & Leadership // Complete Vocabulary Cards // Read “The Inn of Lost Time” pg. 227

Thursday: Silent Reading // Making Meanings pg. 243 # 1 - 8

// MLK Read and Respond Worksheets

Friday: Vocabulary Test // Silent Reading

5th Period: Creative Writing

Monday: No School - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Tuesday: Welcome to Creative Writing! Complete Writing Survey (handout) // The Power of Observation (activity) // 3 Types of Details (handout)

Thursday: Details Game - create “Golden” details for various prompts (in-class worksheets)

Friday: Peer interviews - students will be matched with a partner at random and must conduct interviews that focus on creating a detailed character sketch of their partner