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Weekly Agenda

Assignments for Packets only! (April 20- April 24)

Sequence & Adverbs

Complete Readworks Monday - Friday (3 stories assigned)

Monday- View Reading and Grammar Power Points to practice 5.5 skills; Practice snovel quizlets; Read Parts 2 & 3 in Novel; work on Parts 2-3 Study guide

Tuesday thru Wednesday-  Complete Grammar worksheets 97-98; Reading worksheets 247-248 (front & Back); Finish viewing Power Points; Read Novel Parts 2-3; Complete Novel Parts 2-3 study guide; practice quizlets; Readworks

Thursday-Practice novel quizlet; Complete Novel Parts 2-3 Study Guide

Friday- Choose 1 readwork story for reading test; Complete ; Take Wonder Parts 2-3 Quiz; Start Reading Part 4

Story/Novel Quizlets:  https://quizlet.com/join/JxQQA9Gpa

Readworks- https://www.readworks.org/   Block 1 Code X3MJP2; Block 2 Code J6EKT6

We are reading the novel Wonder. Parts 2-3 is due by April 24. The link is below.

Wonder Novel Link-  http://www.fmms.mps-al.org/UserFiles/Servers/Server_394994/File/Floyd%20Middle%20School%20fro%20Mathematics,%20Science%20and%20Technology/Forms/Teacher%20Forms/Wonder.pdf

Wonder Videos (View one at a time after each part has been read.-  https://bookunitsteacher.com/reading_wonder/wonderepigraphs.html

Seqence-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTXQMjRx28M&t=9s
Sequence- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-I1yi28uUo

Adverbs-  https://www.slideshare.net/Natdanai_lorlamai/adverbs-presentation-12304791

Adverbs-  https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/parts-of-speech-the-modifier/introduction-to-adverbs/v/intro-to-adverbs

Novel Parts 2-3 Study Guide

Comprehension Questions

Part 2

01. What are two ways that Via has had to fend for herself in order to take the pressure off of her parents?

02. What does Via say about Daisy?

03. What did Gran give Via to help prepare her for having a sibling?

04. What are two things that Via and Gran did together during their visit?

05. How did Via and her friends interact with August when he was little?

06. Where did August get his astronaut helmet?

07. What surprised Via the most on her first day of high school?

08. How does did August react when Via asked him about his day?

09. How did Via’s dad cheer her up?

10. What reason does Via’s dad give in support of her riding the subway?

11. Does Via ever plan to have her own children?

12. What happened to Via’s friendship with Miranda and Ella?

13. In the section titled October 31, why did August need to be picked up from school? 14. In the section titled Time to Think, why did Miranda call the house?

15. In the section titled Time to Think, is August going to go back to school?

Part 3

Critical Thinking Questions

01. How does Summer see August?

02. What does it tell us about Summer that she isn’t willing to play “the plague” game? Would you participate if this happened at our school?

03. Do you think Summer would have rather been at the Halloween Parade than the party? Provide evidence to support your answer.

04. How do you think losing her dad has affected Summer?

05. Why do you think Summer and August both dressed as mummies at Halloween?

Weekly Agenda Google Classroom Assignments

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The following are sites for practice.....

Khan Academy Grammar Parts of Speech- https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=AwrDQqvOzm9eNZMAIgsPxQt.;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=khan+academy+parts+of+speech&fr=yhs-iba-1&hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs-1

All Subjects Brainpop:  https://www.brainpop.com/

Spelling City:  http://www.spellingcity.com/vdickerson1

Read!Read!Read! Love you all!!!

March 9-13

Reading Unit 5 Week 2 Story;Skill;Strategy- "Harvesting Hope";Fact-Opinion; Text Structure; Story Vocabulary Words- (access, obstacle, wilt, authority, toll, lush, torment) Tested on weekly skills test);  

Tuesday-  Small Groups/Rotations;Novel Post Activities