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GOALS FOR WEEK 6
By the end of this week, you will:
  1. Learn about the structure of cause-effect essays and begin to write one.
  2. Learn how to correctly form identifying and non-identifying subject relative clauses.
  3. Practice active reading skills through our novel and prediction skills through our reading text.
  4. Practice interpreting and writing about charts and graphs.
  5. Learn academic vocabulary through our novel, textbooks, and other sources.
MONDAY
-CLASS CANCELLED

HOMEWORK
-Finish passive homework packet
-Study for passive quiz
-Finish Giver Homework 3
-Journal 6 due Friday
-Continue working on Reading Explorer online homework Chapter 2


TUESDAY
-Warm-up
-Review passive homework packet
-Passive quiz
-Giver homework 3 discussion

HOMEWORK
-Begin reading The Giver chapters 8-10 and start homework 4.
-Journal 6 due Friday
-Continue working on Reading Explorer online homework Chapter 2


WEDNESDAY
-Warm-up:Giver summaries
-Finish Giver HW 3 discussion
-Review quiz

-Start relative clauses
​-Reading Explorer

HOMEWORK
-Continue reading The Giver chapters 8-10 and start homework 4.
-Journal 6 due Friday
-Continue working on Reading Explorer online homework Chapter 2



THURSDAY
-Warm-up
-Relative clauses
-Cause-effect essays
-Finish Reading Explorer Chapter 2, Reading 1


HOMEWORK
-Continue reading The Giver chapters 8-10 and start homework 4.
-Journal 6 due Friday
-Continue working on Reading Explorer online homework Chapter 2



FRIDAY
-Warm-up
​-Relative clauses
-Practice identifying vs. non-identifying relative clauses
-Discuss and practice using cause-effect transition words
-Practice writing about graphs and charts


HOMEWORK
-Read The Giver chapters 8-10 and finish homework 4.
-Work on cause-effect essay first draft
-Continue working on Reading Explorer online homework Chapter 2




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