In Language Arts today the students learned about the pyramid of action.  We discussed the five areas of the pyramid of action, what they mean, and putting events in a story in sequential order.

The students also spent time organizing their reading and writing interactive notebooks.  I checked the reading notebooks today since most of our work from this unit has taken place in our writing notebooks.  I will be collecting these for grading tomorrow.

Lastly, the students created a master word list of words they do not know for the story, The School Play.  We will be creating our next interactive word wall tomorrow.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Finish organizing your Writing Interactive Notebook

In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about story vocabulary.  They practiced identifying different elements of story vocabulary using the text, Little Red Riding Hood.

The students also read their article of the week.  We then got into a circle and discussed whether or not it is appropriate for movie characters to be portrayed by actors who have the same cultural background the characters do. The students were then assigned their CER response that corresponds with the article.  This assignment will be due on Monday and it will be the first grade on the new marking period.

Lastly, the students worked with the other people at their table to create a master word list from the story, The School Play.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. AOTW Response Due Monday

Welcome back!

In Language Arts today the students were given their article of the week.  Today they focused on identifying and reading the text features to predict what the article is going to be about.

The students also began to learn about story vocabulary.  At this point in the year, our primary focus will be learning about elements of a fictional story.

Lastly, the students spent time hovering for words they do not know in the story, The School Play.  We will be reading this story later on in the week.

The end of the 2nd marking is this Friday.  All late work was due last Tuesday, November 22nd.  At this point, the only assignment I will be accepting is the argumentative essay. I have graded 4th hour’s essays and I will have the rest done by the end of the week.  I would encourage all families to check student/parent connect to see where students are at in their classes for the marking. If families are concerned or have questions, please have a conversation with your child prior to emailing the teacher.  We are happy to help but at Bryant, we encourage the students to advocate for themselves.  This means being held accountable for their missing or late assignments.  This also builds responsibility and organization skills within the children.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes

During Language Arts today the students were given time to go to the library and select new good fit books.

The students also turned in their papers and took their quiz on the parts of speech.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Homework:

1. MobyMax Language-Parts of Speech, Conjunctions, and Interjections Due Monday, November 28th
2. Reading Log Due Monday, November 28th

In Language Arts today the students finished peer editing their argumentative essays. The final draft of this essay is due tomorrow.

The students also took a practice quiz for the parts of speech quiz they will be taking tomorrow.  I have attached the practice quiz to this blog post.

One week from this Friday is the end of the 2nd marking period.  Since tomorrow is our last day in the week, all late work will be due tomorrow.  No late work will be accepted on Monday, November 28th since the students have been notified about this in class for a week and there are two extra days on this marking period.  This means the students were given two extra days to turn in late work. I have also included an extra copy of the reading log to this blog post for those who have been asking.

Don’t forget, tomorrow is our library day!

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Argumentative Essay Final Draft Due Tomorrow
3. Study for the Parts of Speech Quiz
4. All Late Work Due Tomorrow
5. MobyMax: Language-Parts of Speech, Conjunctions, and Interjections Due Monday, November 28th

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In Language Arts today the students began revising their rough drafts.  They focused on the ideas and organization within their papers.  Tomorrow they will be focusing on word choice and fluency.

The students were also given time to start typing their final drafts on both days.

Lastly, the students continued to learn about conjunctions.  We will be having a quiz on parts of speech, conjunctions, and interjections on Tuesday.

I will be at states for swimming tomorrow which is why this is a double blog post.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Reading Log Due Tomorrow
2. Read for 20 minutes over the weekend
3. Article of the Week Response Due Monday
4. Argumentative Essay Final Draft Due Tuesday
5. Parts of Speech, Conjunctions, and Interjections Quiz Tuesday
6. MobyMax Due Monday, November 28th

AOTW Question: Should athletes be allowed to protest the national anthem before sporting events?

Athletes should/should not be allowed to protest the national anthem. They should/should not be allowed to do this because explain why this should/should not be allowed. The text specifically states, “give a direct quote to support your thinking.” (pg. #) This evidence supports my claim because explain how your evidence supports your claim by being specific about what your evidence states and how it supports your claim.

In Language Arts today the students finished their rough drafts by writing their conclusion.  Tomorrow we will begin the revising process and the final draft for the paper will be due on Tuesday, November 22nd.  In this class, essays are summative which means they are treated as a test score.  It is crucial that the students submit this assignment because it will heavily impact their grade for the marking if it is marked as missing.

The students also continued to learn about conjunctions by identifying the conjunctions in example sentences.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Finish Rough Draft
3. All Late work Due Tuesday, November 22nd
4. MobyMax-Language: Parts of Speech, Conjunctions, and Interjections Due Monday, November 28th

In Language Arts today the students continued to work on their argumentative essays by focusing on the body. Many students finished this in class but if they were unable to do so, the assignment became homework.

The students also continued to learn about conjunctions and they read their article of the week.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Intro. and body must be written for tomorrow
3. All late work due Tuesday, November 22nd
4. Argumentative Essay Final Draft due Tuesday, November 22nd
5. MobyMax-Language: Parts of Speech, Conjunctions, and Interjections Due Monday, November 28th

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In Language Arts today the students began writing the rough draft for their argumentative essays.  Today we focused on how to write a strong introduction.

The students also continued to learn about conjunctions.

Lastly, we spent time analyzing the text features for our article of the week.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Finish Writing Introduction (Only if you didn’t finish in class.)

In Language Arts today the students continued to work on their thinking maps for their argumentative essays.  Today they spent time explaining how the textual evidence they gathered yesterday supports their claim. At this point, the thinking maps should be done.  We will begin writing our rough drafts on Monday.

The students also spent time learning about conjunctions within a sentence.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Thinking Map MUST be done for Monday
3. Article of the Week Response Due Monday
4. MobyMax-Language: Interjections and Parts of Speech Due Monday, November 28th