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.