Today we had a modified schedule due to our PBIS Noodle Hockey activity. In class, we had enough time for silent reading, writing our metacognition log, collecting narratives, and presenting/collecting our figurative language projects.

Have a great weekend!

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 10 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)

Everyone is finished with NWEA Reading and Language! Today we used our time in reading and writing stations so our testers wouldn’t fall behind.

Final copies of your narratives due tomorrow! If you are printing – it needs to be printed BEFORE school! You had time in class to go to the library to print all week long.

Figurative Language Project (and the extra credit) are due tomorrow as well! If you are doing a Google Slide presentation please share it with me so I can grade it!

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 10 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Narrative Final copy due TOMORROW – YOU are responsible for printing this before Friday. I will not accept by email.
• Figurative Language Project due TOMORROW (and the extra credit!)

We are taking the Reading and Language NWEA through the end of the week. Please make sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast!

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 10 passed since January 18th
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Narrative Final copy due Friday – YOU are responsible for printing this before Friday. I will not accept by email.
• Figurative Language Project due Friday

We are taking the Reading and Language NWEA today through the end of next week. Please make sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast!

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 5 passed every week (new card marking started January 18th)
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due TODAY
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due TODAY
• Narrative Final copy due January 31st – YOU are responsible for printing this. I will not accept by email.
• Figurative Language Project due January 31st

We took the Figurative Language Test today. Many did really well! Retake will be determined and share at a later date.

We will be NWEA testing starting tomorrow. Please make sure you get a good night’s sleep and eat breakfast!

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 5 passed every week (new card marking started January 18th)
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due Friday
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due Friday
• Narrative Final copy due January 31st – YOU are responsible for printing this. I will not accept by email.
• Figurative Language Project due January 31st

Today we finished peer editing our papers. Final copies are due no later than January 31st. If you are typing, it must be 12 point, professional font. You are responsible for printing this out – I do not accept by email. You may hand write in your neatest handwriting as an alternative.

We were assigned a figurative language project that is also due January 31st. Students will get time in class this week to work on both this and their narrative final copies.

MobyMax and IXL – Interjection practice is due no later than Friday, January 24th!

Figurative Language Test on Thursday! Study your notes in your ISN (with all the examples!!) and the bellwork practice, as well as Party in Room 302. I gave extra credit related to figurative language today as well – that is due no later than Thursday.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 5 passed every week (new card marking started January 18th)
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due Friday
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due Friday
• Narrative Final copy due January 31st – YOU are responsible for printing this. I will not accept by email.
• Figurative Language Project due January 31st

Today we discussed “The Jacket” and reviewed the figurative language we found and analyzed. We went over the answers to “Party in Room 302” and were given an extra credit opportunity with similar stories. These are due by Thursday. We then reviewed the answers to the Grammar quiz from yesterday.

Grammar quiz FYI- While I understand some may feel disappointed by their score, I assured you in class this quiz grade will notaffect your grade tremendously. That being said, many of the test questions came from examples in your ISN (from both your notes and/or practice pages). I do not give retakes for quizzes and students had 3 chances to get each question correct. You will see on Student/Parent Connect that the quiz was weighted half it’s points which means that it’s worth 12.5 points in the grade book, not 25. One-Pagers have not been added to the grade book for block 2 or 3 and I am collecting Metacognition logs tomorrow which can both positively impact your grade as well. We will go over the quiz answers tomorrow.

Figurative Language Test on Thursday! Study your notes in your ISN (with all the examples!!) and the bellwork practice, as well as Party in Room 302. I gave extra credit related to figurative language today as well – that is due no later than Thursday.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 5 passed every week (new card marking starts January 18th)
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due January 21st
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due January 21st

Due tomorrow: ReadTheory, Party in Room 302 figurative language assignment (in your ISN pg 70), and “The Jacket” figurative language analysis. If you need a copy of the story, you can find it here: https://www.fortthomas.kyschools.us/userfiles/448/Classes/27589/The%20Jacket%20by%20Gary%20Soto.pdf (please note the page numbers are different and that is okay – use these page numbers)

Grammar quiz FYI- While I understand some may feel disappointed by their score, I assured you in class this quiz grade will not affect your grade tremendously. That being said, many of the test questions came from examples in your ISN (from both your notes and/or practice pages). I do not give retakes for quizzes and students had 3 chances to get each question correct. You will see on Student/Parent Connect that the quiz was weighted half it’s points which means that it’s worth 12.5 points in the grade book, not 25. One-Pagers have not been added to the grade book for block 2 or 3 and I am collecting Metacognition logs tomorrow which can both positively impact your grade as well. We will go over the quiz answers tomorrow.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points – DUE TOMORROW
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due January 21st
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due January 21st

Bellwork: Silent Reading and Metacognition log (collecting these tomorrow for grading).

Reading: We worked with a partner to read “The Jacket” by Gary Soto and analyze the figurative language we found within it.

Writing: We began the peer editing process for our narratives. This will continue tomorrow.

Grammar quiz TOMORROW! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, MobyMax and IXL starred lessons can help you study as well), there is also practice on Quizlet (link on my Clever and iLearn). MAKE SURE YOU STUDY!

Remember – there are no retakes for my quizzes as the retake is built into the quiz. You have 3 chances to get the question correct.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due January 21st
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due January 21st
• Grammar quiz tomorrow! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, IXL starred lessons can help you study as well)

Today we finished our Figurative Language review. We had a gallery walk where we identified and analyzed figurative language within the context of a story in different rotations. We presented our findings to the class.

“Overcoming Obstacles” personal narrative is now due tomorrow. Make sure you have this done!!

Grammar quiz Thursday! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, MobyMax and IXL starred lessons can help you study as well), there is also practice on Quizlet (link on my Clever and iLearn).

Remember – there are no retakes for my quizzes as the retake is built into the quiz. You have 3 chances to get the question correct.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due January 21st
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due January 21st
• Grammar quiz Thursday! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, IXL starred lessons can help you study as well)

Today’s Agenda

Reading: We finished our figurative language notes by learning about symbolism, idioms, and allusions. We will continue this learning on Monday.

Writing: We continued our “Overcoming Obstacles” rough draft today. This is now homework due on Monday.

Grammar quiz next Thursday! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, MobyMax and IXL starred lessons can help you study as well), there is also practice on Quizlet (link on my Clever and iLearn)

Remember – there are no retakes for my quizzes as the retake is built into the quiz. You have 3 chances to get the question correct.

All One-Pagers and Late work/Missing Assignments were due today. I will NOT accept any next week unless you had an excused absence.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• Moby Max – Interjections lesson and lesson test (85% or higher for full points) – due January 21st
• IXL – Punctuation skill #3 – Interjections (must get 100 points for full points) – due January 21st
• Grammar quiz next Thursday! Nouns, Verbs, Interjections (study notes, IXL starred lessons can help you study as well)

Today’s Agenda

Bellwork: Interjection Practice Page

Reading: We are learning about figurative language this week. We reviewed previous learning and did practice with song lyrics. We then took notes on hyperbole, onomatopoeia, and alliteration and watched a video to provide examples.

Writing: We continued our “Overcoming Obstacles” rough draft today. This is not homework and we will be given time in class tomorrow to finish this.

One-Pagers are due not later than TOMORROW. I WILL NOT accept these late because you have 2 1/2 months to work on them! These are worth 20 summative points EACH!

All late work and missing assignments are due no later than TOMORROW as well. Many students are missing MobyMax and their Newsela articles (self-driving cars and college athletes articles). You had two full days in class and Winter Break to turn in missing assignments. If these are not done by Friday they will remain a zero.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #3 and #4 due TOMORROW– I DO NOT accept these late
• Missing assignments due no later than TOMORROW. You had all Winter Break and 2 days in class leading up to Winter Break to work on these assignments. If they aren’t done by Friday they will remain a zero.

Today’s Agenda

Bellwork: Silent Reading & Metacognition Reading Log

Reading: We are learning about figurative language this week. We reviewed similes and metaphors and did practice with song lyrics. We then took notes on personification and imagery and watched a Flocabulary video to reinforce our notes.

Writing: We began our “Overcoming Obstacles” rough draft today. This is not homework and we will be given time in class tomorrow and Friday to finish this.

One-Pagers are due not later than Friday (1/10). I WILL NOT accept these late because you have 2 1/2 months to work on them! These are worth 20 summative points EACH!

All late work and missing assignments are due no later than FRIDAY as well (1/10). Many students are missing MobyMax and their Newsela articles (self-driving cars and college athletes articles). You had two full days in class and Winter Break to turn in missing assignments. If these are not done by Friday they will remain a zero.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #3 and #4 due FRIDAY – I DO NOT accept these late
• Missing assignments due no later than Friday. You had all Winter Break and 2 days in class leading up to Winter Break to work on these assignments. If they aren’t done by Friday they will remain a zero.

Today’s Agenda

Bellwork: Interjection foldable notes were taken for grammar work.

Reading: We are learning about figurative language this week. We will learn two a day and practice with them the following day. Today we took notes on similes and metaphors and watched a BrainPop video.

Writing: We brainstormed and planned a personal narrative topic idea. We brainstormed obstacles we’ve had to overcome in our lives (“roadblocks” that we learned something from). We were given a storyboard to plan out our idea. We were given time to work on this in class, if it was not completed in class it is now homework – due tomorrow.

One-Pagers are due not later than Friday. I WILL NOT accept these late because you have 2 1/2 months to work on them! These are worth 20 summative points EACH!

All late work and missing assignments are due no later than FRIDAY as well. Many students are missing MobyMax and their Newsela articles (self-driving cars and college athletes articles). You had two full days in class and Winter Break to turn in missing assignments. If these are not done by Friday they will remain a zero.

Homework

• Read Theory (5 passed every week) – 55 total passed from November 2nd-January 17th to get full points
• Read your “good fit” book for 20 minutes (you need to do this for your One-Pagers!)
• One-Pager #3 and #4 due FRIDAY – I DO NOT accept these late
• “Overcoming Obstacles” narrative plan due tomorrow (if not finished in class)
• Missing assignments due no later than Friday. You had all Winter Break and 2 days in class leading up to Winter Break to work on these assignments. If they aren’t done by Friday they will remain a zero.