Week of 09/02/14 - 09/05/14
Tues 09/02/14
Today in class students participated in a group practice activity. Students helped me "unPACk" my suitcase prompts. Students were presented with a writing prompt and had to answer the PAC question for the prompt in their group. Students then came up and wrote their answers on the whiteboard.
Purpose - Why are we writing? (To explain, to inform, to persuade, ect)
Audience - Who are we writing to? (The reader, the teacher, the principal, my friend, ect)
Context - What format should we be using? (Essay, letter, speech, ect)
HOMEWORK: Begin Unit 1 Week 3 vocab, due Friday. Unit 1 vocab test is Friday!
Purpose - Why are we writing? (To explain, to inform, to persuade, ect)
Audience - Who are we writing to? (The reader, the teacher, the principal, my friend, ect)
Context - What format should we be using? (Essay, letter, speech, ect)
HOMEWORK: Begin Unit 1 Week 3 vocab, due Friday. Unit 1 vocab test is Friday!
Wed 09/03/14
Students began preparing for their mini 1. Students read the story, "Mystery of Round Hill Cave" (below) and answered the questions 1-6 (below.)
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Unit 1 Week 3 vocabulary. To get more vocabulary practice, remember to use www.flocabulary.com username and password student 2444
You can also play a review game. Click HERE to play!
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Unit 1 Week 3 vocabulary. To get more vocabulary practice, remember to use www.flocabulary.com username and password student 2444
You can also play a review game. Click HERE to play!
Thurs 09/04/14
Student read the story "The Legend of Old Leatherman" from the file above. Students then answered questions 7-12, also in the file above.
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Unit 1 Week 3 vocabulary, due TOMORROW! To get more vocabulary practice, remember to use www.flocabulary.com username and password student 2444. Unit 1 vocabulary test TOMORROW!
You can also play a vocabulary review game. Click HERE to play!
HOMEWORK: Continue working on Unit 1 Week 3 vocabulary, due TOMORROW! To get more vocabulary practice, remember to use www.flocabulary.com username and password student 2444. Unit 1 vocabulary test TOMORROW!
You can also play a vocabulary review game. Click HERE to play!
Fri 09/05/14
Today in class students took their Vocab Test on Unit 1.
Today/this weekend grades will be put in on Skyward for Unit 1 HW, Unit 1 Test, and Classwork for Weeks 1-3. Please read the explanation in Skyward for the details under each grade "assignment." HW and Classwork are combination/average grades.
HOMEWORK: Remember you do have the option of retaking your edmodo.com quiz this weekend. If you have trouble logging in, email me. [email protected] Have a great weekend!
Today/this weekend grades will be put in on Skyward for Unit 1 HW, Unit 1 Test, and Classwork for Weeks 1-3. Please read the explanation in Skyward for the details under each grade "assignment." HW and Classwork are combination/average grades.
HOMEWORK: Remember you do have the option of retaking your edmodo.com quiz this weekend. If you have trouble logging in, email me. [email protected] Have a great weekend!