Weekly Agenda
Ongoing homework: Read at least 20 minutes outside of school every day.
Upcoming due dates: Remember to bring an independent reading book as well as The Book Thief every day!
Upcoming due dates: Remember to bring an independent reading book as well as The Book Thief every day!
Monday 5/1
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Tuesday 5/2
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Wednesday 5/3
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Thursday 5/4
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Friday 5/5
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Monday 4/24
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Tuesday 4/25
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Wednesday 4/26
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Thursday 4/27
Friday 4/28
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Monday 4/17
Tuesday 4/18
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Wednesday 4/19
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Thursday 4/20
Friday 4/21
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Monday 4/10
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Tuesday 4/11
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Wednesday 4/12
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Thursday 4/13
Friday 4/14
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Monday 4/3
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Tuesday 4/4
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Wednesday 4/5
Thursday 4/6
Friday 4/7
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Monday 3/20
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Tuesday 3/21
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Wednesday 3/23
Thursday 3/24
Friday 3/25
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Writing STAAR is Tuesday, March 28th!
Monday 3/6
Tuesday 3/7
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Wednesday 3/8
Thursday 3/9
Friday 3/10
Additional Homework:
HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!
Monday 2/27
Tuesday 2/28
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Wednesday 3/1
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Thursday 3/2
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Friday 3/3
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Monday 2/13
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Tuesday 2/14 - Happy <3 Day!
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Wednesday 2/15
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Thursday 2/16
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Friday 2/17
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Monday 1/30
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Wednesday 2/1
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Thursday 2/2
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Friday 2/3
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Monday 1/23
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Tuesday 1/24
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Wednesday 1/25
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Thursday 1/26
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Friday 1/28
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Monday 1/16 - MLK Jr. Day (No School)
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Tuesday 1/17
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Wednesday 1/18
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Thursday 1/19
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Friday 1/20
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Monday 1/9
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Tuesday 1/10
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Wednesday 1/11
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Thursday 1/12
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Friday 1/13
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Happy 2017!
Monday 1/2 - Student Holiday, STAFF PD
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Tuesday 1/3
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Wednesday 1/4
Thursday 1/5
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Friday 1/6
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Monday 12/12
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Tuesday 12/13
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Wednesday 12/14
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Thursday 12/15 - Assembly schedule
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Friday 12/16 - no class
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Monday 12/5
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Tuesday 12/6
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Wednesday 12/7
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Thursday 12/8
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Friday 12/9
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Book talk due 12/14 to Google Classroom
Monday 11/28
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Tuesday 11/29
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Wednesday 11/30
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Thursday 12/1
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Friday 12/2
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Monday 11/14
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Tuesday 11/15
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Wednesday 11/16
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Thursday 11/17
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Friday 11/18
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- SSR
- Introduce multi-genre project
- Begin prewriting.
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Tuesday 5/2
- SSR
- Begin drafting work of fiction.
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Wednesday 5/3
- SSR
- Continue drafting work of fiction.
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Thursday 5/4
- SSR
- Peer conferences regarding fiction.
- Begin the revising and editing process.
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Friday 5/5
- SSR
- STAAR Review
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Monday 4/24
- Finish STAAR Ready
- Independent work on upcoming assignments.
Additional Homework:
- Four notebook entries due Wednesday.
- Finish The Book Thief by Wednesday.
Tuesday 4/25
- Independent work.
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Wednesday 4/26
- Notebook check/conferencing
- Begin quote project
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Thursday 4/27
- Book circles
- Quote discussion
- Introduction of final project
Friday 4/28
- Socratic seminar response due (turn in at the beginning of class)
- Continue work on the final project.
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Monday 4/17
- Socratic seminar day 1
Tuesday 4/18
- Socratic seminar day 2
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Wednesday 4/19
- Read and work on notebook entries. Finish novel by Wednesday, 4/26.
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Thursday 4/20
- STAAR Ready Reading Day 1
Friday 4/21
- STAAR Ready Reading Day 2
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Monday 4/10
- SSR
- The Book Thief book check
- Continue reading/working on quotes/notebook entries
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Tuesday 4/11
- SSR
- The Book Thief book check
- Continue reading/working on quotes/notebook entries
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- Four notebook entries due by Thursday
Wednesday 4/12
- Prepare for Socratic seminar (first alone, then in groups)
- Work on four notebook entries.
Additional Homework:
- Complete notebook entries for homework (topic can be anything relating to the novel - a character analysis, discussion of plot, quote and response, continuation of a scene (fan fiction), etc.)
Thursday 4/13
- Socratic seminar (Change of plans: this will be moved to Monday 4/17)
- Continue reading/notebook entries/quotes
- Read to page 350 for homework
Friday 4/14
- No School - Student Holiday
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Monday 4/3
- SSR
- WWII Timeline Group Work
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Tuesday 4/4
- SSR
- Finish up Timeline
- Begin The Book Thief - unit expectations and assignments.
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Wednesday 4/5
- Enrichment day - no class.
Thursday 4/6
- SSR
- Continue to read novel and work on notebook and assignments.
Friday 4/7
- SSR
- Continue to read and work on notebook assignments. Read up to pg 122 by the end of class.
- Four notebook entries are due by the end of class.
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Monday 3/20
- SSR
- STAAR Ready Essay Workshop
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Tuesday 3/21
- SSR
- Review for Writing STAAR - group composition
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Wednesday 3/23
- SSR
- Review for Writing STAAR - finish group composition
Thursday 3/24
- SSR
- Review for Writing STAAR
Friday 3/25
- SSR
- Review for Writing STAAR
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Writing STAAR is Tuesday, March 28th!
Monday 3/6
- SSR
- Narrative/Expository quickfire
Tuesday 3/7
- SSR
- Finish quickfire
- Begin reviewing R&E MC
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Wednesday 3/8
- SSR
- Continue reviewing R&E MC
Thursday 3/9
- SSR
- Review STAAR Ready Prompt
- Review work/writing conferences
Friday 3/10
- SSR
- Review work/writing conferences
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HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!
Monday 2/27
- SSR
- Continue drafting persuasive letter. Finish by tomorrow.
Tuesday 2/28
- SSR
- Continue drafting
- Revise and Edit
- Peer editing
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Wednesday 3/1
- SSR
- Finish final draft.
- Publishing party
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Thursday 3/2
- SSR
- Writing endurance exercise
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Friday 3/3
- SSR
- Review STAAR Ready MC
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Monday 2/13
- SSR
- Newsela Pro/Con Article exploration (3-4 articles)
- Reader's response- 1.5 - 2 pgs. in notebook
- Student teach activity.
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Tuesday 2/14 - Happy <3 Day!
- SSR
- Read a selection of speeches - what makes them persuasive?
- Break down a speech into its necessary components.
- Choose a famous speech to break down.
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Wednesday 2/15
- SSR
- Continue famous speech breakdown.
- Reader's response - Why has this speech stood the test of time?
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Thursday 2/16
- SSR
- Take a shot at writing your own speech - convince the people of the world to make the world a better place!
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Friday 2/17
- SSR
- Utilizing rhetorical fallacies to persuade your audience.
- Experiment with rhetorical fallacies in your own writing.
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Monday 1/30
- Finish Hero expository revising and editing.
- Work on Final draft.
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- Expository paper due Friday, 2/3 by end of day (submit to google classroom).
- STAAR Ready Writing - Day 1
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Wednesday 2/1
- STAAR Ready Writing - Day 2
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Thursday 2/2
- STAAR Ready Writing - Day 3
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Friday 2/3
- Complete final draft
- Submit to google classroom
- SSR
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Monday 1/23
- SSR/AIMs Web
- Complete annotations and response for Pat Tillman article.
- Self-select and read 1-2 essays, short stories, or poems from To Be a Hero.
- Define what a hero is in notebook.
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Tuesday 1/24
- SSR/Finish notebook response/AIMs Web
- Class discussion regarding hero qualities.
- Choose hero and begin drafting controlling idea.
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Wednesday 1/25
- SSR/AIMs Web
- Begin the planning process for expository essay. (Must have approval to move on to draft)
- Begin drafting.
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Thursday 1/26
- AIMs Web/ SSR
- Finish drafting and begin revising and editing.
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Friday 1/28
- SSR/AIMs web
- Finish revising and editing.
- Peer review.
- Polish final draft.
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- Be ready to "publish" final draft by the end of class on Monday.
Monday 1/16 - MLK Jr. Day (No School)
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Tuesday 1/17
- SSR/MLK Jr. Response
- Sentence length mini lesson
- Read and annotate "Little Rock Nine"
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- 7th period only: finish annotations for homework.
Wednesday 1/18
- SSR
- Finish "Little Rock Nine" annotations
- Read New Yorker follow-up and answer response questions.
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Thursday 1/19
- AIMs Web reading comprehension
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Friday 1/20
- SSR
- Finish reading comprehension (if needed)
- Read about Pat Tillman
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Monday 1/9
- SSR
- Read and annotate "Boy Do We Ever Need a Hero" (page 9 of To Be a Hero)
- Discussion and poll - What Makes a Hero?
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Tuesday 1/10
- AIMs Web Reading Comprehension Assessment
- SSR
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Wednesday 1/11
- SSR
- Read and annotate "Malala the Powerful"
- Complete response questions.
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- Quiz Tomorrow
Thursday 1/12
- SSR and Status
- Malala Quiz
- Being reading and annotating MLK Article
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Friday 1/13
- SSR
- MLK article group work and discussion.
- "I have a Dream" Analysis
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Happy 2017!
Monday 1/2 - Student Holiday, STAFF PD
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Tuesday 1/3
- Welcome back!
- SSR
- Journal entry
- Reflections and Goals
Additional Homework:
- Make sure you are bringing an independent reading book every day!
Wednesday 1/4
- SSR
- Discuss DCA/STAAR Writing
- Review State rubric and assess essays.
- Make sure you are bringing an independent reading book every day!
Thursday 1/5
- SSR
- DCA self-assessment - "Why did I get the grade I got, and how can I improve my essay?"
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Friday 1/6
- SSR
- Introduction to "Heroes" Unit
- Read an annoate "Boy, Do we Ever Need a Hero"
- Notebook entry
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Monday 12/12
- Continue work on book advertisement.
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Tuesday 12/13
- Continue work on book advertisement.
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- Book advertisement due Wednesday (tomorrow) to google classroom by 8pm.
Wednesday 12/14
- Finish book advertisement.
- SSR
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Thursday 12/15 - Assembly schedule
- Hero classwork assignment.
- Feel free to bring a snack for the class to celebrate our winter break.
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Friday 12/16 - no class
- Have a wonderful holiday and New Year! See you in 2017! :)
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Monday 12/5
- SSR
- Thesis workshop
- Plan of action
- Turn in status.
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Tuesday 12/6
- Writing DCA
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Wednesday 12/7
- Writing DCA
- SSR
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Thursday 12/8
- SSR
- Book fair (bring $)
- Work through essay process.
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Friday 12/9
- SSR
- Begin book advertisement.
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Book talk due 12/14 to Google Classroom
Monday 11/28
- SSR
- Notebook response.
- Begin listing social justice issues.
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Tuesday 11/29
- SSR
- Continue with social justice issues.
- Pick one topic to brainstorm and expand upon.
- Begin work on Book talk.
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- Book talk due 12/14 to Google Classroom
Wednesday 11/30
- SSR
- Elements of expository.
- Thesis workshop.
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Thursday 12/1
- SSR
- Outline essay.
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Friday 12/2
- SSR
- Begin drafting essay.
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Monday 11/14
- Continue hexagonal writing assignment.
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Tuesday 11/15
- Continue hexagonal writing assignment.
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- Hexagonal writing assignment due to google classroom tomorrow.
Wednesday 11/16
- Begin watching The Outsiders
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Thursday 11/17
- Continue watching The Outsiders
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Friday 11/18
- Finish watching The Outsiders
- Outsiders response
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- Outsiders response due Monday, 11/28