Jackson Middle School

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Expert Project Focus sheets due with parent signature

13 

OAKS Testing

New Compostion book for
2nd Semester.  COLLEGE RULE - 100 sheets. 

Note-card holder (accordion style) for Expert Project research 

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OAKS Testing

Expert Project Essential Questions due

 Library Research time Per 1 & 5

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LATE OPENING

Bring "Hunger Games" project materials - Work time in class

Expert Proj overview sheet signed by parent

Library Research time per 6 & 7

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Supreme Court Case write-ups due

Exp. Proj. sub-topic sheet

Bring "Hunger Games" project materials - Work time in class

17 
 
Extra credit - Supreme Court Opinions due

Writer's Journals due (2 Reading Responses)

Bring "Hunger Games" project materials - Work time in class

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Advisory

Library research time 5th per. 

Hunger Games book projects due

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Library research time P. 6 & 7

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Library research time P. 1 & 5

1
Expert Research Complete

All note-cards due, sorted by sub-topic

Report Outlines due

9 
Typed draft of paper with in-text citations

Work on your Prezi

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Work on your Prezi

Speech note cards and outlines due

16 

Final draft of Expert Project due

19 

Expert Presentations

20 
2 Reading Responses due

Expert Presentations

Expert Presentations

Expert Presentations

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Spring Break

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Spring Break

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Spring Break

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Spring Break

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Spring Break

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Bar Exam 2 - Articles 3-5

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Reading Journals due - 2 Reading Responses, 8 gems; Author's Words and Phrase Palette

Writer's Conferences - "Sense of Place"

13 U.S. States quiz
Student Choice Writing draft due - Writing Conferences

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2 Reading Responses

8 
Draft 1 "Sense of Place" Writing piece - conferences (read around)

12 
Constitution Study guides due

Study for QUIZ!!!!

13 

Bar Exam 1 - Article 1 & 2 of the Constitution

15 

Typed draft of "Sense of Place" writing - Writing Conferences with 4 sentence patterns highlights - Interupter, Serial, Closer, Cumulative

20 Winter Break

4
Revised draft of Dream poem

Reading Response due!

Revised draft of student choice writing piece - turn in ALL drafts of this piece.

Reading Contracts due

8

Final draft of Dream Poem

9 
Final Draft of Student Choice Writing - you need to turn in all drafts for credit

Draft of Teenage Declaration of Independence

Reading Contracts due

22 
No school - Parent/Teacher Conferences

Reading Contracts due

30
U.S. History Ch 8.1 - 8.3 reading due 

10
Library Check-out time

Reminder to be collecting Gems for your Writer's Journal

12 
Ch 4 quiz - Life in the Colonies

Reading Contract letters due back signed by parent

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Work on "Choice" writing

18 
Work on "Choice" writing

Typed draft of "Dream" poem due

20 
 Work on "Choice" writing

21 
Writer's Journals - due.  You should have two entries in Reading Responses.

Typed working draft of choice writing piece due - Student conferences

24 
Library Check-out time

Loyalist/Patriot town meeting.  All propaganda posters due

work on revising "Choice" piece

Reading Contracts due

Ch. 5 quiz - Toward Independence

31 

Reading Contracts due

7 
"What's My Bag?" Last names A through J

8 

"What's My Bag?" Last names K through Z

Bring gathered pictures/images from magaizines, photo album, internet that represent you/your interests through the seasons

12 
REG forms due; parent letter signed

School supplies- need compostion book for Writer's Journal

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