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Period 8-1

1.  Warm-Up: Milestones Content Focus
2.   15 Minutes of Membean
3.  Morning News/Announcements; Reminder that Picture Money and/or Packets Are  Due Friday, March 6
4.  Review Notes Below in slideshow
5.  Begin Treasure Hunt for Reasons to Support Your Assigned Claim
6.  Small groups debrief findings for the day
7.  Turn in today’s work to Ms. Hamilton
8.  Turn in the text set folder with articles organized neatly to Ms. Hamilton.

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Periods 8-4

1. Warm-Up: Milestones Content Focus
2.   Review Notes Below in slideshow
3.  Begin Treasure Hunt for Reasons to Support Your Assigned Claim
   A.  Read as many articles you can–we are skimming and scanning.
   B.  As you finish an article, write a 3-4 sentence summary on your first graphic organizer.
   C.  As you encounter or come up with ideas for reasons from the articles that will support your claim, write the reason and article number on graphic organizer #2.
4.  Turn in the text set folder with articles organized neatly to Ms. Hamilton.

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Periods 8-5 and 8-6

1. Warm-Up: Milestones Content Focus
2.   Review Notes Below in slideshow
3.  Skim and Scan Article Text Sets
   A.  Read as many articles you can–we are skimming and scanning.
   B.  As you finish an article, write a 3-4 sentence summary on your first graphic organizer.
   C .  Choose another article (they do not have to be in numerical order) and repeat the process.
4.   “Everyone Up” Share Out of Favorite Article from Today (5th period only)
5. Turn in the text set folder with articles organized neatly to Ms. Hamilton.

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All Classes

1.  Review new March calendar (photos below)
2.  Milestones/Current Content WarmUp–Complete and review together
3.  Poetry Tuesday readings/presentations

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Special Donors Choose Campaign:  Double Your Donation with #FillEveryShelf

I am thrilled to share that today is the beginning of a special 5 day campaign with Donors Choose:  #FillEveryShelf .  What is this awesome campaign?

Right now, any contribution you make to my project will be doubled by a group of anonymous donors. This is an amazing opportunity for my classroom! Your donation will brighten my students’ school year, and you’ll get heartfelt thank yous from my class and photos of your gift in action.

Here’s my classroom request:

Tuesdays With Poetry

To have your donation matched, just make a contribution on that page.  Donations will be doubled automatically, but only while funding lasts through this Friday.

Thank you for considering a gift to my classroom and students!

As of 2PM, we are only $187 from being funded if we can get our donations in by Friday for the free matching donations.  Thank you everyone for your help!

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All Classes:  Milestones Warm Up

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Period 8-1

1.  Have you completed this survey for your Poetry Presentation?  If not, please do so today.  Complete this survey about the poem you have selected. Sign into your Google Drive account FIRST before you try to complete the survey.

2.  The orange section divider for Poetry Tuesdays is now available.  Put all Poetry  Tuesday materials behind this divider.

3.  Complete the Argumentative Essay Prewriting Graphic Organizer; turn in to Ms. Hamilton when finished.

4.  We will begin our Membean Assessment at 8:40 AM today.

5.  When you finish the Membean Assessment, you may complete a 15 minute segment.

6.  Choice Options After Membean
A.  Work on your Poetry Tuesday presentation for tomorrow if presenting.
B.  If you have already presented, you may begin looking for a new poem.
C.  Read your library book.

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Period 8-4

1.  Have you completed this survey for your Poetry Presentation?  If not, please do so today.  Complete this survey about the poem you have selected. Sign into your Google Drive account FIRST before you try to complete the survey.

2.  We will begin our Membean Assessment at 12:40 PM today.

3.  When you finish the Membean Assessment, you may complete a 15 minute segment.

4.  Choice Options After Membean
A.  Work on your Poetry Tuesday presentation for tomorrow if presenting.
B.  If you have already presented, you may begin looking for a new poem.
C.  Read your library book.
D.  Finish your letter from Friday and turn if you did not do so.

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Periods 8-5 and 8-6

1.  Have you completed this survey for your Poetry Presentation?  If not, please do so today.  Complete this survey about the poem you have selected. Sign into your Google Drive account FIRST before you try to complete the survey.

2.  Complete the Argumentative Essay Prewriting Graphic Organizer; turn in to Ms. Hamilton when finished.

3.  Membean Assessment.

4.  When you finish the Membean Assessment, you may complete a 15 minute segment.

5.  Choice Options After Membean
A.  Work on your Poetry Tuesday presentation for tomorrow if presenting.
B.  If you have already presented, you may begin looking for a new poem.
C.  Read your library book.
D.  Finish your letter from Friday and turn if you did not do so.

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Special Donors Choose Campaign:  Double Your Donation with #FillEveryShelf

I am thrilled to share that today is the beginning of a special 5 day campaign with Donors Choose:  #FillEveryShelf .  What is this awesome campaign?

Right now, any contribution you make to my project will be doubled by a group of anonymous donors. This is an amazing opportunity for my classroom! Your donation will brighten my students’ school year, and you’ll get heartfelt thank yous from my class and photos of your gift in action.

Here’s my classroom request:

Tuesdays With Poetry

To have your donation matched, just make a contribution on that page.  Donations will be doubled automatically, but only while funding lasts through this Friday.

Thank you for considering a gift to my classroom and students!