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Week 1
Day 1-Kate
· Diversity-History of the Circus
Day 2-Natalie
· Diversity- Short Stories on Magic
Day 3-Sam
· Diversity-Fortune Telling
Day 4-(Open)
· Movie Day
Day 5-Kate
· Introduce Final Project
· Introduce Dream Journal/Notetaking
· Introduce Timeline
· Start Reading
· Grammar Activity
Week 2
Day 6-Kate
· Reading: A Gentleman’s Wager-Shades of Grey
· Read
· Discussion
· Writing Prompt
Day 7-Kate
· Reading: Magic Lessons-False Pretenses
· Prediction Activity
· Vocab
Day 8-Kate
· Reading: Target Practice-Associates and Conspirators
· Vocab
· Visualization Activity
· Introduce Map Activity
Day 9-Kate (Open)
· Reading: Condolences-Horology
· Writing Prompt
Day 10-Kate
· Reading: Auditory-End of Part I
· Visualization Activity
Week 3
Day 11-Natalie
· Reading: Part II-Oneirmancy
-Start Character Charts
-Present Vocab
-Fire significance (Time Theme)
Day 12-Natalie
· Reading: Rules of the Game-Chaperoned
-Discussion of traveling and multiculturalism
-Significance of Poppet’s and Widget’s gifts Mini time line
-Create a food list for your circus
Day 13-Natalie
· Reading: Wishes & Desires-Collaborations
-Grammar Lesson: Quotation Mark Usage
-Add events to class timeline and tents to class map
-Newspaper Review of Circus
Day 14-Natalie
· Reading: Ticking of the Clock-Reflections & Distortions
-Reader’s Theater The Ticking of the Clock (Time theme)
-Predictions for Competition
-Group study for Vocab Exercise
Day 15-Natalie
· Reading: Cartomancy-Temporary Places
-Vocab Exercise
-Check Dream Journal
-Shared reading of Widget’s story (tree theme)
-Stories as social change
- Write obituary for Tara Burgess
Week 4
Day 16-Natalie (Open)
· Reading: Movement-Glasgow
· See Cirque du Soleil Movie
Day 17-Sam
· Reading: Labyrinth-Ailuromancy
· Read
· Discussion
· Vocab
Day 18-Sam
· Reading: Tete-a-Tete-Part III
· Writing Prompt
· Vocab
· Reading
Day 19-Sam
· Reading: The Lovers-Bedtime Stories
· Vocab
· Game Predictions
· Grammar
· Reading
Day 20-Sam
· Reading: Bookkeeping-Three Cups of Tea with Lainie Burgess
· Discussion
· Reading
· Project Work Time
· Check Dream Journals
Week 5
Day 21-Sam
· Reading: Stormy Seas-An Entreaty
· Reciprocal Teaching
Day 22-Sam (Open)
· Reading: Invitation-Intersections II
· Quiz
· Guided Reading
Day 23-Elizabeth
· Reading: Pool of Tears-Part IV
· Reflect on Thiessen’s Death
Day 24-Elizabeth
· Diversity-Tattoos and Markings in Different Cultures
Day 25-Elizabeth
· Reading: Technicalities-Escapement
· Small Group Reading
Week 6
Day 26-Elizabeth
· Reading: Impasse-Aftermath
· Venn Diagram
Day 27-Elizabeth
· Reading: Incendiary-End of Part IV
· Final Project Work Day
Day 28-Elizabeth
· Reading: Part V
· Vocab Quiz
· Blueprints of Circus
Day 29-Presentations (Open)
Day 30-Presentations (Open)
Week 1
Day 1-Kate
· Diversity-History of the Circus
Day 2-Natalie
· Diversity- Short Stories on Magic
Day 3-Sam
· Diversity-Fortune Telling
Day 4-(Open)
· Movie Day
Day 5-Kate
· Introduce Final Project
· Introduce Dream Journal/Notetaking
· Introduce Timeline
· Start Reading
· Grammar Activity
Week 2
Day 6-Kate
· Reading: A Gentleman’s Wager-Shades of Grey
· Read
· Discussion
· Writing Prompt
Day 7-Kate
· Reading: Magic Lessons-False Pretenses
· Prediction Activity
· Vocab
Day 8-Kate
· Reading: Target Practice-Associates and Conspirators
· Vocab
· Visualization Activity
· Introduce Map Activity
Day 9-Kate (Open)
· Reading: Condolences-Horology
· Writing Prompt
Day 10-Kate
· Reading: Auditory-End of Part I
· Visualization Activity
Week 3
Day 11-Natalie
· Reading: Part II-Oneirmancy
-Start Character Charts
-Present Vocab
-Fire significance (Time Theme)
Day 12-Natalie
· Reading: Rules of the Game-Chaperoned
-Discussion of traveling and multiculturalism
-Significance of Poppet’s and Widget’s gifts Mini time line
-Create a food list for your circus
Day 13-Natalie
· Reading: Wishes & Desires-Collaborations
-Grammar Lesson: Quotation Mark Usage
-Add events to class timeline and tents to class map
-Newspaper Review of Circus
Day 14-Natalie
· Reading: Ticking of the Clock-Reflections & Distortions
-Reader’s Theater The Ticking of the Clock (Time theme)
-Predictions for Competition
-Group study for Vocab Exercise
Day 15-Natalie
· Reading: Cartomancy-Temporary Places
-Vocab Exercise
-Check Dream Journal
-Shared reading of Widget’s story (tree theme)
-Stories as social change
- Write obituary for Tara Burgess
Week 4
Day 16-Natalie (Open)
· Reading: Movement-Glasgow
· See Cirque du Soleil Movie
Day 17-Sam
· Reading: Labyrinth-Ailuromancy
· Read
· Discussion
· Vocab
Day 18-Sam
· Reading: Tete-a-Tete-Part III
· Writing Prompt
· Vocab
· Reading
Day 19-Sam
· Reading: The Lovers-Bedtime Stories
· Vocab
· Game Predictions
· Grammar
· Reading
Day 20-Sam
· Reading: Bookkeeping-Three Cups of Tea with Lainie Burgess
· Discussion
· Reading
· Project Work Time
· Check Dream Journals
Week 5
Day 21-Sam
· Reading: Stormy Seas-An Entreaty
· Reciprocal Teaching
Day 22-Sam (Open)
· Reading: Invitation-Intersections II
· Quiz
· Guided Reading
Day 23-Elizabeth
· Reading: Pool of Tears-Part IV
· Reflect on Thiessen’s Death
Day 24-Elizabeth
· Diversity-Tattoos and Markings in Different Cultures
Day 25-Elizabeth
· Reading: Technicalities-Escapement
· Small Group Reading
Week 6
Day 26-Elizabeth
· Reading: Impasse-Aftermath
· Venn Diagram
Day 27-Elizabeth
· Reading: Incendiary-End of Part IV
· Final Project Work Day
Day 28-Elizabeth
· Reading: Part V
· Vocab Quiz
· Blueprints of Circus
Day 29-Presentations (Open)
Day 30-Presentations (Open)