End of March

Monday 24th-Thursday 27th
PAWS Testing
Magnetic Poetry game
Anticipatory Guide to Poetry Unit: What is fun about poetry? What is difficult about poetry? What are you interested in learning about regarding poetry? What was the best line of your magnetic poem?

Students should be reading their selected classic/award winner novel during down time of PAWS testing.

Friday 28th
Final Literature Circle Tic Tac Toe Assignment Due
Share cuttings, epilogues and character sketches.
Poetry Game reviewing poetry terms.

Monday 31st
Annotate three poems: Our Other Sister, Snow, The Telling Tree

Tuesday 1st
Read aloud from Heartbeat
WNB#23
Quick Write:
things I have overheard
lies I’ve told
things I have lost
things that embarrass me
things that can be peeled
things that annoy me
irritating sounds
excuses

Wednesday 2nd
Share “Dark and Stormy Night” metaphors
Create Rip Poems

Thursday 3rd
1st of two reading letters due.
Finish Rip Poems

Friday 4th
Quarterly Recognition
Finish Heartbeat
Share Rip Poems

Spring Break begins. School resumes on April 21st.
Spring Break work: Finish novel. Compose 2nd and final reading letter to your partner.