December 13, 2016

The students are amazing!  When we first started personal narratives, they would write for 10 minutes and simply stop.  Now they can write silently for over 30 minutes.

All students are writing a personal narrative about a fire drill at school.  When done, they get a student editor and then enhance their writing on a second draft.

We will begin our final personal narrative assignment with a personal narrative of their choice.

Homework:  Wordly Wise and complete first draft of Personal Narrative for Fire Drill at School.

December 8, 2016

We are beginning a new Wordly Wise packet.  The words are always discussed in class usually in one period; however, this packet seems to have some very "discuss-able" words so some periods needed an extra day.  (Pardon the homophone!)

Thursday - No HW
Friday -Section A
Monday - Section B
Tuesday - Section C
Wednesday - Section D
Thursday - Study!
Friday -  Quiz

On Thursday, we will have our reading comprehension tournament.

Happy HOLIDAYS!  No ELA homework will be given.

December 5, 2016

Collaborative teams are presenting their amazing mentor text.  When we have finished sharing our findings, the students will write a 5+ paragraph personal narrative in class and share with a partner for editing and inspiration.

Monday - See last week for page...page 49
Tuesday - Studying for spelling test
                 * Meno says look at your packet.
                 * Jason says revise/correct your packet.
                 * Anne says have a parent test you.
                 * Mrs. Lee says get a friend on the phone or after school to quiz you!
                    Andrea says write the misspelled words 3 times.  Mrs. Lee says 5!
Wednesday Quiz
Thursday -- Begins Wordly Wise
             

November 28, 2016

Class Activity:  We will be finishing our skits from Shabanu.  Then, we will return to the writing of Personal Narratives as the students have written and edited their first attempt.    We will be moving more deeply into the Personal Narrative.

Scholatic Order Due: December 2, 2016


Spelling Packet Week
Monday: pages 40-41
Tuesday:  pages 42-43
Wednesday: pages 44-45
Thursday: page 46-47
Friday:  page 48
Monday:  page 49
Tuesday: Quiz

November 18, 2016

Students received their Personal Narrative #4 essay.  If the score was D or F, student must rewrite.  The higher of the two grades will be accepted.  If a student scored A,B, or C, then it was the students decision to rewrite.   Many student resubmitted.  A few did not.  The narrative will still be accepted after Thanksgiving break.

In class, the students have been demonstrating their creative and collaborative skill.  We are doing a jigsaw of several chapters from the Shabanu book.  The group decides how to present their chapter.  The choices are reading the chapter, acting out the chapter, pantomining, or slide show.   This activity is not graded to give the students a chance to practice.  Future similar activities may be graded.

No additional homework is being given for the Thanksgiving week.

May your family discover the blessings in your life during this holiday!

November 14, 2016

Monday: Review A p. 29-30
Tuesday: Quiz
                Notebook
                Period 1: Personal Narrative #4 Rewrite Due
Wednesday:  Period 3 and 5 have Shabanu presentations.
Thursday: Period 1 have Shabanu presentations.
Friday:   Period 3 and Period 5: Personal Narrative #4 Rewrite Due

There will be no new packets this week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

November 14, 2016

Monday: Review A p. 29-30
Tuesday: Quiz
                Notebook
                Period 1: Personal Narrative #4 Rewrite Due
Wednesday:  Period 3 and 5 have Shabanu presentations.
Thursday: Period 1 have Shabanu presentations.
Friday:   Period 3 and Period 5 Personal Narrative #5 Rewrite Due


There will be no new packets this week because of the Thanksgiving Holiday.

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The class rotates across three areas: Wordly Wise, Grammar, and Spelling.
Writing or reading comprehension is a daily part of our curriculum.

Students are taking a quiz for Wordly Wise tomorrow, Friday.  Then, next week, we will begin the Grammar rotation with Parts of Speech, specifically nouns.

The writing is focused on personal narrative and we are using the Lucy Culkin program.  The students spent a 1.5 months on this program.  We will continue the program.  For a break, we are reading a personal narrative called Shabanu.  Shabanu is about a Pakistani girl who lives in the Cholistan Desert.

Homework:
Study for Wordly Wise Quiz which is tomorrow.