Germantown Middle
Mark of Excellence
Mark of Excellence
* Mrs. Umphlett's Zero block is 7:30-8:15 every Wednesday. This is a time when your child can come to my room for extra help or to finish work for ELA.
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November 2-6
November 2- Monday- A Day
Mav Mark-Saddle Broc Riding
Complete Narrative Writing (if needed)
Author’s Purpose Focus-PIE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDDXl9Ktszc
Pre-Read /Writing Prompt for Casey at the Bat (Casey at the Bat Skills Pages) Read independently Casey At the Bat with notes and annotations
Begin “After the 1st reading, I understand.......”(Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
November 3- Tuesday- B Day
Mav Mark-The Berlin Wall
Author’s Purpose Focus-PIE
Continue reading, annotating and working on Casey at the Bat- “After I read, I understand...” What is Narrative Poetry?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1XCoDOs8Ms
Listening to Casey At the Bat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-mMZ3Vr1cg
Begin “After the 1st listening, I understand..”(Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
Complete a Plot Diagram with Casey at the Bat(Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
Focus on events in the plot and THEME (Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
November 4- Wednesday- A Day
Mav Mark-Read and Annotate Ice Cream for Breakfast Author’s Purpose- PIE
Cold Read- Ice Cream for Breakfast
Review answers and standards
Listen/Watch “Casey at the Bat” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erfSed2MUsA
-Stanzas, Lines, Rhyme Scheme, and Repetition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSzT5FCzdIc
Examples from Casey at the Bat (Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
November 5- Thursday- B Day
Mav Mark- Onomatopoeia
Figurative Language Rap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9pd6h9JT0
Figurative Language in Casey at Bat (Casey at the Bat Skills Pages) (Alliteration, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Personification, Simile) Mood in Literature/video from scholastic/hand out
Narrative Poem- The Tell Tale Heart-Listen and Follow along https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9a0K36_qKU
November 6- Friday
Mav Mark-Will and the Baseball Game
Context clues- Casey at the Bat Vocabulary(Casey at the Bat Skills Pages)
-Watch the Tell Tale Heart
-Digital Escape Room, The Tell-tale Heart, Edgar Allan Poe Escape By The Morning
October 26-30
October 26-Monday- B Day
Mav Mark -Read Why are your clothes so cheap?/Complete Skills Pages
Review Hannah’s stress fracture
(Check Scholastic pages)
Scholastic Video- explore the human cost of our cheap clothes.
Mark the Text
Listening to Why Are Your Clothes So Cheap with annotations
Narrative Writing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQAjlxFuS9c
Narrative Writing Sample- Red Head Riot
https://msmcclure.com/?page_id=945
Review anchor charts
Begin Typing Narrative Writing in Canvas using Writing Rubric
October 27-Tuesday-A Day
Mav Mark-Similes and Metaphors
Review and Discuss Skills Pages/ Why are your Clothes so cheap?
Review Narrative Writing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vDje59slBo
Continue Halloween Narrative Writing using Writing Rubric
October 28- Wednesday- B Day
Mav Mark-Idioms/Hyperbole
-Review Football Star cold read standards
-A Slimy Situation Cold Read/Review Answers and standards
Figurative Language in Songs/ video/skills sheet
October 29- Thursday- A Day
Mav Mark-Personification
Figurative Language “Quizzizz”
Author’s Purpose- PIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDDXl9Ktszc
Review Skills for Why Are your clothes so cheap/figurative language test
October 30-Friday- B Day
Mav Mark-Alliteration/Onomatopoeia
Why Are your clothes so cheap/figurative language test
October 19-23
Monday- A Day
Mav Mark- Theme-Field Day
Review Aaron’s Gift Test
Begin Figurative Language Activity/Interactive Notebook with videos
Tuesday- B Day
Mav Mark- A Trip to Yosemite
Figurative Language Review - “Quizzizz”
Writing-
Introduce Writing Rubic
Narrative Writing/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eByzm-hEByM
Halloween Mentor Text- The Bones of Fred Mcfee
Brainstorming- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJULQ0xBHFs
Halloween Story Narrative Brainstorming using Plot Diagram
Wednesday- A Day
Mav Mark- A Trip on Tandem Bike
Cold read quiz- A Slimy Situation
Continue Halloween Narrative Writing
Thursday- B Day
Mav Mark- Smart Packing Tips
Video-explore the human cost of our cheap clothes
Close Read/ 1st read- Why are Your Clothes So Cheap?
Continue Halloween Narrative Writing
Friday- A Day
Mav Mark- Hannah’s Stress Fracture
Close Read/ 2nd Read-Why are your Clothes so cheap?
Summarizing Activity
Exploring Text Features
Continue Halloween Narrative Writing
Monday-October 5th- B Day
-(Complete President Cleveland test)
-Mav Mark- Chicago Inferno
-Review indirect and direct Characterization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZnD0AGqQ7I
-Complete Character Activity Map- Jerry
-What is conflict in a story?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IHUuZ8Evag
Begin Conflict Activity-chart/interactive notebook
Tuesday- October 6th- A DAY
Mav Mark- Deadly Ocean Motion
Complete Conflict Activity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zUO_ZCfXZg
Discuss Close Reading/chart and video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_hhMeE7Osw
Begin reading and annotating Aaron’s Gift
(from computer, looking up unknown words)
Wednesday- October 7th- B DAY
*Valley Forge due!!!*
Library Visit
5th block 9:00
6th- after announcements
7th- after lunch
Mav Mark-Harbor Havoc
Review Close Reading chart
Continue to Read and Annotate Aaron’s Gift (computer)
-Critical Thinking Questions
Thursday- October 8th- A DAY
Mav Mark- Shake and Break
Continue Close Reading of Aaron’s Gift (use hard copy)
-Continue critical thinking questions
Begin Figurative Language mini lesson
Figurative vs Literal Language
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_XeyPh2XY
Begin Figurative Language Notebook Activity
(Scholastic Scope)
Friday- October 9th- B DAY
Mav Mark- Becoming a Vegetarian
Cold Read Quick Check- Football Star
( If Distance Learning, Email me for Mastery Connect Code)
-Review cold read questions
-Continue Figurative Language Notebook Activity
Audio annotations- Aaron’s Gift