Thursday, May 24th and Friday, May 25th

Read Chapters  Chapters 17, 18, 19

Work on projects

Objective:  Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

Black and White Thinking

.  Watch and critique this video explaining color and its effects.

• Turn & talk:  Draw a conclusion regarding what thematic role color plays in our world.

2.  View the following presentation and interpret what your life would be like without color.  

• Select 3 things that you notice while watching the slideshow using your background knowledge of how color impacts perspective.

Tuesday, May 22nd and Wednesday, May 23rd

Read 14, 15, and 16 in The Giver
Sign up for Utopia Project Presentation-Sign-ups are on the board. You are expected to be here, so plan carefully. WRITE down your date.  
Work on projects. 

Finish up your personification piece
PRINT and bring on Friday

Impact of Color :)

Monday, May 21st

Read chapters 12-13

Work on your personification piece about your chosen quality.

When finished, you will need to PRINT it.   Bring the printed copy on Friday! You will not be permitted to leave class to print.

Wednesday, May 15thThursday, May 16 and Friday May 17th

QUIZ FOR PERIODS 2 and 4-Do not talk or you will receive a zero. It is a closed book quiz. 


Personification Slideshow

Book of Qualities Slideshow to check out

Celebrate Unique Traits Writing Activity
Turn in to Google Classroom when finished-Make sure you double-space and check over grammar, punctuation, and spelling

Work on Utopias

Read 9, 10, 11

Monday, May 14th-Late Start Day

Today we will finish up stations from Friday


STATIONS

Station 1.Work on Utopia Projects

Station 2 Discussion Questions   Write one question of each type on index cards provided.  Put your name on the back.

Station 3 Tone and Mood-Handout from Mrs. K
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details.

Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.
Watch these clips?  What is the mood and tone of each clip?
Mary Poppins 
Shining

Dumb and Dumber

Fill out form BELOW  regarding mood and tone and The Giver

PERIOD 0 FORM

PERIOD 2 FORM

PERIOD 4 FORM

Station 4 READ
Read chapters 5, 6 and 7 You may use headphones/earbuds to listen. Headphones are in box in front of classroom.

Chapter 5 (Period 0 ONLY)

Chapter 6

Chapter 7 

If you finish any station early, stay put. You may work on NoRedInk or play one of these games:

Active Passive Voice

Appositives

Subject Verb Agreement

Small Group Discussion using chips

Thursday, May 10th and Friday, May 11th

Tone/Mood 
Active/Passive voice mini-lesson (to help you pass NoRedInk)
Read 5/6
STATIONS

Station 1.Work on Utopia Projects

Station 2 Discussion Questions   Write one question of each type on index cards provided.  Put your name on the back.

Station 3 Tone and Mood-Handout from Mrs. K
Tone is the author’s attitude toward the writing (his characters, the situation) and the readers. A work of writing can have more than one tone. An example of tone could be both serious and humorous. Tone is set by the setting, choice of vocabulary and other details.

Mood is the general atmosphere created by the author’s words. It is the feeling the reader gets from reading those words. It may be the same, or it may change from situation to situation.
Watch these clips?  What is the mood and tone of each clip?
Mary Poppins 
Shining

Dumb and Dumber

Fill out form BELOW  regarding mood and tone and The Giver

PERIOD 0 FORM

PERIOD 2 FORM

PERIOD 4 FORM

Station 4 READ
Read chapters 5, 6 and 7 You may use headphones/earbuds to listen. Headphones are in box in front of classroom.

Chapter 5 (Period 0 ONLY)

Chapter 6

Chapter 7 

If you finish any station early, stay put. You may work on NoRedInk or play one of these games:

Active Passive Voice

Appositives

Subject Verb Agreement

Tuesday, May 8th and Wednesday, May 9th

For Darin

Period 0 Read Chapter 3/4

Periods 2 and 4  Read  4
Period 4 quiz

Symbolism in Giver-Handout

Work on Utopia handout in Google Classroom

Monday, May 7th

Zero period will have some time to finish testing

Periods 2 and 4

Mini-lesson on No red Ink-Work on Passing Quizzes

Read Chapter 3 in book