This is just a reminder that parent-teacher conferences are Tuesday, Oct. 25 and Thursday, Oct. 27 from 4-7 in the cafeteria!
ELL 1B and 2A
Don’t forget to study for your exam tomorrow!
ELL 1B Oct. 10-Oct. 21
In these two weeks, we learned about how to make predictions about a narrative by looking at the title and the pictures. We also learned how to annotate or think-aloud when reading a text. We learned more about how to identify the main idea in a narrative.
ELL 2A Oct. 10-Oct. 21
Oct. 10-Oct. 21
During these two weeks, we learned more about the main idea of a narrative and the difference between the main idea and supporting details. The main idea describes the most important part of the story. It gives an overall idea of what the story is about. Details support the main idea.
We also learned about point of view in a narrative. First person point of view is when a character in the story is the narrator. He/she describes how he/she feels and what he/she thinks. The pronouns we usually see are “I, me, we, my, us, etc.” Second person point of view is when the narrator addresses the reader using pronouns like “you and your.” Third person point of view involves a narrator that is not a character in the story. He/she describes what the characters in the story do, feel, and think. The pronouns we see with third person point of view include “he, she, they, them, hers, his, etc.”
Ell 1B Post-test on Tuesday, October 18
Week of Oct. 3-Oct. 7
This week we learned about similes and how to identify them in the excerpts from the narrative (short story) “Eleven.” We used a frayer model to define what a simile is, create our own example, and find an example from the text.
Week of Oct. 10-Oct. 14
This week we discussed important vocabulary in the narrative “Eleven.” We created a foldable to discuss the main idea, setting, and characters in the story. Make sure to study these concepts and your vocabulary words for the post-test on “Eleven” coming up on Tuesday, Oct. 18!
Ell 2A Post-test Tuesday, October 18
Week of Oct. 3-Oct. 7
This week we learned about figurative language (similes) and how they help us understand a narrative. We created a frayer model that we used to identify similes in the short story “Eleven” and how to create our own similes.
Week of Oct. 10-Oct. 14
This week we learned how to annotate a narrative which included making predictions, visualizing, and asking questions. We also read and discussed the short story “Eleven” by Sandra Cisneros. We highlighted important vocabulary words used in the text. Make sure to study your questions and vocabulary for the “Eleven” post-test coming up on Tuesday!
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Ell 2A Quiz Tuesday Oct. 4
Don’t forget to study your vocabulary list for the Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes quiz on Tuesday, October 4. Good luck, and have a great weekend!
ELL 2A: Quiz Wednesday, September 28
Don’t forget to study for your quiz on Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. Make sure you know the characters, setting, plot, and theme of the story.
This week we began learning about author’s purpose and textual evidence. Make sure you study the three meanings of author’s purpose: to inform, to entertain, and to persuade.
ELL 1B Quiz Wednesday September 28
Make sure that you study the meanings of setting, character, theme, and main idea for the quiz. You need to also study these story elements as they are used in “A House of My Own.”