Portfolio Plan - subject to change since this is our first time trying this. :)

Thanksgiving Week: M- Check out books, T- Reading Day, W/TH/F- Encourage kids to read over break

Week 1: M- Skill Lesson Day (Characterization), T- Reading Day, W- Skill Practice Day,*

TH- Reading Day, F- Work Day: Connect Character to Self and to Q1 Character / Reading Logs Due

Week 2: M- Skill Lesson Day (Databases / Citations), T- Reading Day, W- Skill Practice Day,*

TH- Reading Day, F- Work Day: Find, Annotate, and Cite a Related Article / Reading Log Due

Week 3: M- Skill Lesson Day (Poetry / Figurative Language), T- Reading Day, W- Skill Practice Day,*

TH– Work Day: Find One / Write One, F- Find, Annotate, and Cite 2nd Related Article

Week 4: M- Skill Lesson Day (Theme), T- Skill Practice Day,* W– Work Day: 2 Themes for your book.

TH/F No School (Christmas Break)

Week 5: M- No School (Christmas Break) T/W- Written Justification of Entries, Book Review & Connection to

Lenses, TH- Gallery Walk Group 1, F- Gallery Walk Group 2

Week 6: M- Gallery Walk Absentee Make-Up / Study for Finals

* Skill Practice Days will utilize the student’s novel of choice to demonstrate understanding of the Skill of the Week.

Skills and Assessment

Skill lesson assignments: Character (Rowan), Databases and Works Cited (Kim), Poetry (Tracy), Theme (Joelle). Lessons should be deposited into the appropriate folder no later than Nov. 16.
Each week will include a guided lesson (grade on completion) as well as a practice WS (give feedback but grade on completion) of some sort that students can relate to their book of choice.
Reading Logs will be completed each week with a different mini-focus section: character, conflict, figurative lang, theme - respectively
Final Grade will be determined by justification of the 2 articles, 2 poems, and 2 themes, plus the book review.