Today's Agenda:
1) Opening Poem: Touchscreens
2) Review vocabulary
3) Grammar: parts of speech review
4) Discuss Anthem (see attached questions)
5) Read Anthem--finish the book!

Tonight:
1) Complete your vocabulary sheet if you have not done so already.
2) finish reading Anthem.

Today's Agenda:
1) Silent Sustained Reading
2) Introduce vocabulary 8 (front side due tomorrow)
3) Group think activity (see attached powerpoint)
4) Read Chapters 6 and 7 in class

Tonight:
1) Complete the front side of your vocabulary sheet
2) Make sure you are caught up with Anthem

Today's Agenda:
1) Opening Poem: Summer Showers by Emily Dickenson
2) ​​Vocabulary quiz
3) Read through chapter 6 of Anthem
4) Answer questions 2a and 2b in paragraph form. If you were not here, you will need to complete these questions and turn them in.

This weekend:
1) No homework! Enjoy!​​​​

Today's Agenda:
1) Silent Sustained reading of your independent reading book
2) Review Vocab 7
3) Review chapter 1 of Anthem
4) Read chapter 2 of Anthem

Tonight:
1) Study for your vocabulary quiz!
2) Finish Chapter 2 of Anthem
3) Continue completing your annotation logs as you read. This is a major grade that will be due when we finish the book. 

Today's Agenda:
1) Opening poem
2) Vocab 7--Whole sheet is due on Thursday
3) Anthem power point--take notes. 
4) Begin Annotation log for chapter 1

Tonight:
1) Finish your vocabulary sheet
2) Read the rest of chapter 1 and write annotations

Today's agenda:
1) Benchmark 1!
2) Read Chapter 1 of Anthem

Tonight:
1) Reach chapter 1 of Anthem if you didn't finish it in class. 

Today's Agenda:
1) Opening Poem
2) Vocabulary quiz 4-- you must come to tutorials on Monday if you were absent to make up this quiz. 
3) Read an article and evaluate it for argument, evidence and credibility. (this exercise is attached to this post)
4) Begin Reading Anthem--We read pages 16-17. We will continue reading next week. 

This weekend:
1) Look over the exercises we have done on bias and credibility in order to prepare for your benchmark on Monday. 
Have a good weekend!

Today's Agenda:
1) Opening Poem: http://youtu.be/lpPASWlnZIA
2) Vocab in Context Quiz
3) SEER Format (see notes)
4) Work on writing a body paragraph
5) Discuss the Anthem Anticipation Guide

Tonight:
1) Fix/revise your introduction paragraph if you need to. 
2) Write a body paragraph for your essay using the SEER format
3) Review for your vocabulary quiz

Today's agenda:
1) SSR
2) Review Vocab 4 (I checked this as a grade)
3) We read a short article and evaluated it for its argument and credibility. Use the attached questions to help you practice for your benchmark on Monday.
4) We completed an anticipation guide which we will finish discussing tomorrow.

Tonight:
1) Complete the anticipation guide if you didn't complete it in class.
2) Review for your Vocabulary in Context quiz tomorrow.

Today's Agenda:
1) Opening Poem: "Numbers"
2) Vocab in context--Quiz on Thursday!
3) Review front side of vocabulary sheet
4) Bias and Credibility articles
5) Notes on Introduction paragraphs

Tonight: 
1) Complete your vocabulary sheet (chapter 4)
2) Write an introduction paragraph for your essay. Use the notes you took in class, and refer back to this power point if you have questions.