AGENDA:
1.) Warm-Up: Worksheet in class
2.) Work on the Teacher Directed portion of your Word Attack sheet from Wednesday of this week. Please make sure to follow all your directions on this! If you need another copy of it, please email me and I will send it to you.
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK:
1.) Finish
all ten word work pages for Monday, June 1, 2015
2.) Read up to page 92 in Speak. Make sure to dialogue
with your text and be prepared to share your observations, connections and deep
thinking questions in our discussion on Monday,
June 1, 2015
3.) Add to your original word journals!
Friday, May 29, 2015
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/28/15
AGENDA
1.) Warm-Up: What is the tone set so far in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson? Find a piece of text to support your idea
2.) Accountable Talk Discussion about pages 1-24 in the book - bring your questions and connections
3.) Reading Choice (Independent Reading, Speak as a group or Speak independently)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Bring your coloring supplies and vocabulary worksheet to class tomorrow to work on the Teacher Directed Section of the project
2.) Read up to page 92 (the end of the second marking period) in Speak by MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015
1.) Warm-Up: What is the tone set so far in Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson? Find a piece of text to support your idea
2.) Accountable Talk Discussion about pages 1-24 in the book - bring your questions and connections
3.) Reading Choice (Independent Reading, Speak as a group or Speak independently)
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Bring your coloring supplies and vocabulary worksheet to class tomorrow to work on the Teacher Directed Section of the project
2.) Read up to page 92 (the end of the second marking period) in Speak by MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/27/15
AGENDA
1.) Table talk about "resilience" (your journal from yesterday) and "survival" (topic from today)
2.) Word Attack assignment
3.) Speak
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Read up to Burrow in Speak and add to your word journal
2.) Come to class prepared with a deep thinking question and a connection/observation to share with the group for our discussion
1.) Table talk about "resilience" (your journal from yesterday) and "survival" (topic from today)
2.) Word Attack assignment
3.) Speak
4.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Read up to Burrow in Speak and add to your word journal
2.) Come to class prepared with a deep thinking question and a connection/observation to share with the group for our discussion
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/26/15
AGENDA
1.) Finish up the storytelling...
2.) Collection of Coat of Arms Project
3.) 1-2 page Journal - What is 'resilience'? Identify and describe fictional characters from books, film and/or television that you would argue are resilient and explain why. Then identify real life people that you know personally or know about that you would argue are resilient and explain why.
**Tomorrow we are starting a book that has a central theme of resilience, so it is imperative you complete this assignment to the best of your ability with a lot of thought and effort.
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish your journal entry that was started in class.
2.) Periods 3, 4 and 6 ONLY - if you wanted to do a rewrite on your Cinderella open response, please do so by tomorrow.
1.) Finish up the storytelling...
2.) Collection of Coat of Arms Project
3.) 1-2 page Journal - What is 'resilience'? Identify and describe fictional characters from books, film and/or television that you would argue are resilient and explain why. Then identify real life people that you know personally or know about that you would argue are resilient and explain why.
**Tomorrow we are starting a book that has a central theme of resilience, so it is imperative you complete this assignment to the best of your ability with a lot of thought and effort.
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish your journal entry that was started in class.
2.) Periods 3, 4 and 6 ONLY - if you wanted to do a rewrite on your Cinderella open response, please do so by tomorrow.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Friday, May 15, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/15/15
AGENDA
Periods 1&3:
1.) New seats
2.) Write Around with your topic sentence
3.) Cut and Grow
4.) Agenda books
Periods 4&6:
1.) Mini lessons on theme and motif
2.) Write Around with your topic sentence
3.) Cut and Grow
4.) Agenda books
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/14/15
AGENDA
PERIODS 1 & 3:
1.) Take out BOTH HW assignments that are due today.
2.) Theme mini lesson
3.) Motif mini lesson
4.) Agenda Books
PERIODS 4 & 5:
1.) Take out your homework assignment that was due today.
2.) Final presentation and chart fill out
3.) Theme mini lesson
4.) Motif mini lesson
5.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
PERIODS 1 & 3:
1.) Start working on the storytelling aspect of your culture project (pick a story and start learning it). Presentations will be next Wednesday and Thursday.
2.) After today's mini lessons on theme and motif, do you need to tweak your topic sentence homework from last night? If so, please make sure it's done.
PERIODS 4 & 6:
1.) Start working on the storytelling aspect of your culture project (pick a story and start learning it). Presentations will be next Wednesday and Thursday.
2.) Look at the two prompts in yesterday's blog post. Read them both and choose the one you want to answer. Write the best topic sentence you can for the prompt of your choosing on the top of a piece of lined paper and bring it to class for an activity tomorrow.
PERIODS 1 & 3:
1.) Take out BOTH HW assignments that are due today.
2.) Theme mini lesson
3.) Motif mini lesson
4.) Agenda Books
PERIODS 4 & 5:
1.) Take out your homework assignment that was due today.
2.) Final presentation and chart fill out
3.) Theme mini lesson
4.) Motif mini lesson
5.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
PERIODS 1 & 3:
1.) Start working on the storytelling aspect of your culture project (pick a story and start learning it). Presentations will be next Wednesday and Thursday.
2.) After today's mini lessons on theme and motif, do you need to tweak your topic sentence homework from last night? If so, please make sure it's done.
PERIODS 4 & 6:
1.) Start working on the storytelling aspect of your culture project (pick a story and start learning it). Presentations will be next Wednesday and Thursday.
2.) Look at the two prompts in yesterday's blog post. Read them both and choose the one you want to answer. Write the best topic sentence you can for the prompt of your choosing on the top of a piece of lined paper and bring it to class for an activity tomorrow.
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/13/15
AGENDA
1.) 15 minutes to run through your act it out with your group
2.) Presentations (YAY!)
3.) Let's chart it!
4.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
All classes:
All notes on your cultural project assignment must be done and brought to class for tomorrow
Periods 1 and 3:
Choose one of the open response prompts below to be yours to answer. Have your topic sentence WRITTEN DOWN on a piece of paper for our Write Around activity tomorrow.
OPEN RESPONSE PROMPTS:
1.) One of the characteristics of a fairytale is that they are meant to teach the audience a lesson. What is the overall theme that the Cinderella story is supposed to teach its audience no matter what culture's story you look at? Support your response with specific examples from the stories you've interacted with?
2.) What is a motif? Based on what you've experienced and all the work you've done with these three stories, what are some motifs that are present in the Cinderella stories around the world? Support your answer with reasons or explanations from multiple texts.
1.) 15 minutes to run through your act it out with your group
2.) Presentations (YAY!)
3.) Let's chart it!
4.) Agenda books
HOMEWORK
All classes:
All notes on your cultural project assignment must be done and brought to class for tomorrow
Periods 1 and 3:
Choose one of the open response prompts below to be yours to answer. Have your topic sentence WRITTEN DOWN on a piece of paper for our Write Around activity tomorrow.
OPEN RESPONSE PROMPTS:
1.) One of the characteristics of a fairytale is that they are meant to teach the audience a lesson. What is the overall theme that the Cinderella story is supposed to teach its audience no matter what culture's story you look at? Support your response with specific examples from the stories you've interacted with?
2.) What is a motif? Based on what you've experienced and all the work you've done with these three stories, what are some motifs that are present in the Cinderella stories around the world? Support your answer with reasons or explanations from multiple texts.
Monday, May 11, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/11/15
AGENDA
1.) Quick chat with me - catch me up on where you are and what you have been doing over the past two days of school
2.) Culture project
3.) Time to work on presentations
HOMEWORK
1.) Research portion of culture project must be done by Thursday, 5/14/15
1.) Quick chat with me - catch me up on where you are and what you have been doing over the past two days of school
2.) Culture project
3.) Time to work on presentations
HOMEWORK
1.) Research portion of culture project must be done by Thursday, 5/14/15
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Today and Tomorrow - 05/07/15 and 05/08/15
I will be out today and tomorrow, but you have a SUPER FUN project to work on. Over the next few days, you will be diving in to the world of Cinderella Stories Around the Globe! Any questions, feel free to email me!
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/06/15
AGENDA
1.) Go over Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyon multiple choice questions
2.) Collect Tall Tale homework from Monday
3.) 15-20 minutes of group practice
4.) Present your Tall Tale
5.) Journal Assignment
6.) Agenda Books
JOURNAL
Now it's your turn to write a tall tale! In your journal, please write a 1 page tall tale on a made up (by you) or fake (cartoon, video game character, etc.) character. Your entry can either take on a story format (like Pecos Bill) or a poem format (like Paul Bunyon) and it also MUST include 7-10 hyperboles. If you could underline your hyperboles, that would be GREAT! It also needs some sort of visual to go along with it. This should be done on a separate page.
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish up your journal entry
1.) Go over Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyon multiple choice questions
2.) Collect Tall Tale homework from Monday
3.) 15-20 minutes of group practice
4.) Present your Tall Tale
5.) Journal Assignment
6.) Agenda Books
JOURNAL
Now it's your turn to write a tall tale! In your journal, please write a 1 page tall tale on a made up (by you) or fake (cartoon, video game character, etc.) character. Your entry can either take on a story format (like Pecos Bill) or a poem format (like Paul Bunyon) and it also MUST include 7-10 hyperboles. If you could underline your hyperboles, that would be GREAT! It also needs some sort of visual to go along with it. This should be done on a separate page.
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish up your journal entry
Monday, May 4, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/04/15
For All My Star Wars Lovers Out There:
May the Fourth Be With You!
AGENDA
1.) New math seats
2.) Word Work presentations (and then I will collect your WW HW from Friday)
3.) Read both Pecos Bill and the Mustang and Paul Bunyon in your textbooks (or in the electronic textbook in the ELA links section of the blog)
4.) Tall Tale Hyperbole Hunt
5.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Finish the Tall Tale Hyperbole Hunt
2.) Multiple choice questions for the two stories
Friday, May 1, 2015
Today's Class and Tonight's Homework - 05/01/15
Happy first day of May!!!!!
AGENDA
1.) Quick discussions about expectations for the grading activity
2.) Let's check these out, shall we?!?
3.) Agenda Books
HOMEWORK
1.) Word Work Breakdown due Monday
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