SULPHUR

DATE

Jones

Holder

Jan. 4 - 22

Novel: Harriet Tubman

Standards: R3

Research Projects

Standards R1,W1,R6,W6

Jan. 25 - Feb. 12

Vocabulary Focus

Standard R4

Novel: The Watson’s Go to Birmingham

Standard: R1, R3

Feb. 16 - Mar. 5

Novel Study

Standards: R1, R3

Mechanics & Essay Writing

Standards:R5,W3

Mar. 8 - Mar. 11

AR & Review

Standard 8

AR & Review

Standard 8

Mar. 22 - Apr. 9

Test Prep: Blue Books

All Standards

Novel Study

&

Test Prep

All Standards

Apr. 12 - Apr. 30

Novel

& Test Prep

All Standards

Test Prep:

Blue Books

All Standards

May 3 - May 13

Multimodal Projects

Plan a Vacation

Standard: R7, W7

Multimodal Projects:

Plan a Vacation

Standard: R7, W7

Month/Week

Title 

Lesson

Standards

Aug.

12-14

Intro

Intro

Set Up Google Classroom & Accounts

Check Out Books

Writing: Identity

6.8.R

6.8.W

Aug. 

17-21

Focus on Inferencing

Focus on Identity Writing & Mechanics

No Red Ink

Identity Writing

Grammar & Mechanics

ACT Aspire

Writing 

Standard 5 (1-5)

Aug. 

24-28

Novel Study

Who Are They?

Identity Reading

James and The Giant Peach

Grammar & Mechanics 

Reading Standard 2

Reading & Writing Standard 5 

Aug. 31 - Sept. 3

Novel Study

Grammar & Mechanics

James and The Giant Peach

Group Work

Practice

Bingo

Mentor Sentences

Reading Standard 2

Reading & Writing Standard 5

Sept. 

8-11

Novel Study

Grammar & Mechanics

James and The Giant Peach

Group Work

Practice

Apply

Reading Standard 2

Reading & Writing 

Standard 5

Sept.

14-18

Book Reports

Novel Study

AR Focus

Tuck Everlasting

Reading & Writing Standard 8 & Standard 1

Reading Standard 3

Sept. 

21-25

Book Reports

Novel Study

AR Focus

Tuck Everlasting

Reading & Writing Standard 8 & Standard 1

Reading Standard 3

Sept. 28 - 

Oct. 2

Book Reports & Presentations

Novel Study

Reading & Writing & Presentations

Tuck Everlasting

Reading & Writing Standard 8 & Standard 1

Reading Standard 3

Oct.

5-9

Book Reports & Presentations

Novel Study

Complete Book Reports, Presentations, AR points Due

Tuck Everlasting

Complete Novel Packets

Reading & Writing 

Standard 8 & Standard 1

Reading Standard 3

Oct.

12-14

Perspectives Unit 4

The Writing Process

Imagination

Using the Writing Process for Essays

Informative Focus

Reading Standard 3

Writing Standard 

2 & 3

Oct. 

20-23

Perspectives Unit 4

Writing Essays

Imagination

Opinion Writing Using the Writing Process

Reading Standard 3

Writing Standard 

2 & 3

Oct. 

26-30

Perspectives Unit 4

Narrative Writing

Imagination

Writing a Narrative using the Writing Process

Reading Standard 3

Writing Standard 

2 & 3

Nov.

2 - 6

Novel Study

Research

Call of the Wild

Choose Topics

Begin Research Inquiry

Reading & Writing Standard 4

Reading & Writing 

Standard 6

Nov.

 9 - 13

Novel Study

Research

Call of the Wild

Writing Research Papers

Reading & Writing Standard 6

Nov. 

16 - 20

Novel Study

Research Papers & Presentations

Call of the Wild

Finish Research Papers & Prepare Presentations

Reading & Writing Standard 4

Reading & Writing Standard 6 and Standard 7

Nov. 30 - 

Dec. 4

Perspectives Unit 1

Novel Study

Childhood

Hatchet

Dec.

 7 - 11

Perspectives Unit 1

Novel Study

Childhood

Hatchet

Dec.

14 - 18

Perspectives Unit 1

Novel Study

Childhood

Hatchet