September

Sept. 7 - Welcome Back! Introductions, Mad Lib Self-Introduction Sept. 8 - QW p. 25, rules and regulations Sept. 9 - QW - Technology haiku, Technology Rules for 7th Grade Sept. 10 - Library Day, Reading Sept. 13 - QW - TweenTribune, 6+1 Traits: Ideas Wk 1 Days 1&2, Writing Territories Sept. 14 - QW - p. 55, 6+1 Traits: Ideas Wk 1 Days 3&4, The House (Having a purpose for reading) Sept. 15 - Announcements, finish The House (Having a purpose for reading) Sept. 16 - QW - p. 45, learning to organize our computers, Compass Learning intro Sept. 17 - How do you know when you're stuck (during reading)? What do you do when you're stuck? Reading Time Sept. 20 - QW - p. 58, 6+1 Traits: Ideas Wk 2 Days 1&2, Compass Learning Sept. 21 - QW - Hi-Lo p. 7, Writing Territories revisited Sept. 22 - QW - Songs of the Heart, choose one to write for five minutes, how to open several tabs in Safari, Sept. 23 - QW - Where I'm From,Quality Work Standards Sept. 24 - Book orders due, Reading Day - "The House on Mango Street," SSR Sept. 27 - QW - "My Name" by Sandra Cisneros, Read 2 of 3 memoirs (1, 2, 3) to answer questions Sept. 28 - QW - Questions, Sherman Alexie excerpt, choose a memoir topic Sept. 29 - QW - p. 30 Rambling Memoir, Writing Workshop time (rough draft memoir due Friday) Sept. 30 - QW - 6-word memoirs, Writing Workshop time (rough draft memoir due Friday)

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