1st Semester Pacing Guide
| Weeks: | Reading-Writing Workshop: | Grammar Focus | VWS |
Book of the Month |
Misc. |
| 1. Aug. 25- Sept. 2 |
Foundations Unit *Curriculum Overview *Orientation: Things to Know *Diagnostics w/ writing samples (ie. Personality Bag assignment) *Intro. to Freewrite Journal *Presentation How To's |
*Diagnostic *Editor Symbols |
*Intro. to VWS *Dictionary Skills |
*Independent Reading |
*Syllabus |
| 2. Sept. 5- Sept. 9 |
*Media Center Orientation *Personality Bag Presentations |
*Intro. to CRASH! grammar mini-lessons *Benchmark Assessment *Editor Symbols Test |
*Lesson #1 Word Study and Friday quiz |
*Intro. to Speak *Pre-reading *Assignment details |
*Open House: Wednesday, Sept. 7th |
| 3. Sept. 12- Sept. 16 |
*Media Center Orientation finish up *Intro. to Daily Language Skills |
*Diagnostic Ex. | *Lesson #2 Word Study and Friday quiz |
*Speak, ch.1 Quiz and *Intro. to Double Entry assignment |
*Notebook Test |
| 4. Sept. 19- Sept. 23 |
*Reading Assessment *Intro. to R/WWS Survey I |
*Parts of Speech | *Lesson #3 Word Study and Friday quiz |
*Speak, ch.2 Quiz and word study/ double-entries |
*Tuesday= Gradebook "exacting" w/ Progress Report sent via email |
| 5. Sept. 26- Sept. 30 |
*Writing Assessments *R/WWS Survey II *The Traits of Good Writing |
*Parts of Speech (Quiz on Friday) |
*Lesson #4 Word Study and Friday quiz |
*Speak, ch. 3 Quiz and double-entries |
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| 6. Oct.3- Oct. 7 |
*Intro. to Socratic Seminar *Speak, questions for discussion |
*Parts of Speech at Work | *Lesson #5 | *Speak, ch. 4 Quiz *BOM Seminar |
*Notebook Test #2 |
| 7. Oct. 10- Oct.14 |
*The Writing Process | *How to be a Better Speller *Spelling Strategies/ Rules |
*Lesson #6 | *BOM Project deadline and Test *Free Read w/ Library book |
*End of Marking Period= Monday, Oct.10 *Spirit Week/ Homecoming |
| 8. Oct. 17- Oct. 21 |
*Fiction Study definition/ elements/ strategies for reading |
*How to be a Better Speller Pt.II *Spelling Pkt. due Friday, Oct. 21 *Quiz on Friday! |
*Lesson #7 | *Intro. to BOM: The Old Man and the Sea *assignment/reading schedule |
*Report cards go home Tuesday. *Schoolwide "Pink Out" Day!!! Show your school spirit for a good cause and earn some points for your class. |
| 9. Oct. 24- Oct.28 |
*Fiction Study |
*Rules for Capitalization | *Lesson #8 | *The Old Man and the Sea, section 1 and Author Study |
*Notebook Test #3 *Progress Reports 10/27 |
| 10. Oct. 31- Nov. 4 |
*Fiction Study | *all CRASH! review | UNIT REVIEW (for Friday test) |
*The Old Man and the Sea, section 2 | *Early Release Day on Monday, Oct.31st |
| 11. Nov. 7- Nov. 11 |
*Fiction Study | *Usage Rules | *Lesson #9 | *The Old Man and the Sea, final section *Socratic Seminar *BOM test on Monday *BOM Project due Monday! |
*No School on Friday. Happy Veteran's Day! |
| 12. Nov. 14- Nov. 18 |
*Fiction Study | *Usage Rules | *Lesson #10 | *Self-Select Library Book | *End of marking period is Nov.22nd! |
| 13. Nov. 21-23 Holiday Week |
*Fiction Writing Workshop: How to Write a Short Story---The Writing Process/ Traits of Good Writing | *REVIEW ALL | *NO VWS this week due to holiday | *Self-Select Library Book |
*Notebook Test #4 *End of marking period |
| 14. Nov. 28- Dec. 2 |
*Fiction Culmination: Short Story Ice Cream Social *Nonfiction Introduction |
*All About Verbs Pt.I | *Lesson #11 | *Intro. to Night by Elie Wiesel (documentary
viewing/ activity) *Reading/assignment schedule |
*Report Cards issued *New BOM issued |
| 15. Dec. 5- Dec. 9 |
*Nonfiction Study | *All About Verbs Pt.II | *Lesson #12 | *Night, section 1 quiz and double-entry check | *Project Christmas Cheer! |
| 16. Dec. 12- Dec. 16 |
*Nonfiction Study | *Verb AGREEMENT | *Lesson #13 | *Night, section 2 quiz and double-entry check | *Project Christmas Cheer! |
| 17. Monday, Dec. 19 (1/2 Day!) |
*Nonfiction Writing Workshop: How to Write a Better Essay---The Writing Process/ Traits of Good Writing | *NO CRASH! | *NO VWS | *Night, final section quiz upon return from break! | *Early Release Day |
| 18. Jan. 3- Jan. 6 |
*Nonfiction Writing Workshop (cont.) *Nonfiction Culmination |
*CRASH! Grammar Rules Review | *Review | *Night, final quiz, seminar, project deadline, and test | |
| 19. Jan. 9- Jan. 13 |
EXAM REVIEW WEEK | *CRASH! Grammar Rules Review | *Unit Test (Tuesday) | *EXAM Review | |
| 20 Exam Schedule *see school Web site | EXAMS | EXAMS | EXAMS | EXAMS | *End of Semester: Jan.20th!!! |
Second Semester Pacing Guide:
| Weeks: | Reading/Writing Workshop: | CRASH!: | Vocab. Workshop | Book of the Month: | Misc.: |
| 1. Jan. 25- Jan. 27 |
*Intro. to Second Semester | *Review Editor Symbols | *n/a | *Library book check out | *Syllabus |
| 2. Jan. 30- Feb. 3 |
*Semester 1 Review *"Organization" Focus |
*Parts of Speech | Lesson #1 | *Self-Select | *Notebook Setup/ Practice Test |
| 3. Feb. 6- Feb. 10 |
*Poetry Genre Intro. (sampling/survey/def) |
*Parts of Speech | Lesson #2 | *Library Book return *Poetry Anthology Introduction w/ guidelines |
*Open House *Cougar Grades Start up on 2/7/12 |
| 4. Feb. 13- Feb. 17 |
*Poetry Reading Workshop | *Pronoun Usage | Lesson #3 | *Poetry Anthology | |
| 5. Feb. 20- Feb. 24 |
*Poetry Reading Workshop | *Pronoun Problems | Lesson #4 | *Poetry Anthology | |
| 6. Feb. 27- March 2 |
*Poetry Reading Workshop | *Modifiers | Lesson #5 | *Poetry Anthology | Notebook Test |
| 7. March 5- March 9 |
*Poetry Reading Workshop Culmintation with Readers' Theater | *Punctuating ABOUT Poetry | UNIT TEST | BOM Project due Friday, March 9 |
End of Marking Period |
| 8. March 12- March 16 |
*Poetry Writing Workshop: How to Write a Better Poem | *Phrases vs. Clauses | Lesson #6 | *self-select Poetry Anthology (leisure reading) | |
| 9. March 19- March 23 |
*Poetry Writing Workshop Culmination with Teen Ink Publication | *Subject/Predicate Rev. *Phrases vs Clauses |
Lesson #7 | *self-select Poetry Anthology (leisure reading) | |
| 10. March 26- March 30 |
*Research Unit | *Punctuation Focus: 12a-12e. handbook | Lesson #8 | *self-select: fiction, nonfiction, poetry review | |
| 11. April 2- April 6 |
*Research Unit | *Punctuation Focus: 12f.-12l. handbook |
Lesson #9 | *self-select: fiction, nonfiction, poetry review | |
| 12. April 9- April 13 |
Spring Break!!!! | Spring Break!!! | No VWS | ||
| 13. April 16- April 20 |
*Intro. to USA Test Prep | *Punctuation Focus: 12m.-12r.handbook |
Lesson #10 | ||
| 14. April 23- April 27 |
*Drama Study: Intro. to William Shakespeare | *Punctuation Focus: 13a.-13j. handbook |
Unit Test | Romeo & Juliet | |
| 15. April 30- May 4 |
*Drama Study: Intro. to Romeo & Juliet | *Punctuation Focus: 14a.-14o. handbook |
Lesson #11 | Romeo & Juliet | |
| 16. May 7- May 11 |
*Drama Study | *Punctuation REVIEW | Lesson #12 | Romeo & Juliet | |
| 17. May 14- May 18 |
*Drama Study | *EOC Prep: CRASH! REVIEW | Lesson #13 | Romeo & Juliet | |
| 18. May 21- May 25 |
*Drama Writers' Workshop | *EOC Prep: CRASH! REVIEW | Lesson #14 | Project due! | |
| 19. May 28- June 1 |
*EXAM Study | *EOC Prep: CRASH! REVIEW | Lesson #15 &Unit Test |