Dear Mr. Dobert …
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT … I decided to do my own thing today.
For bellwork, I made a few flashcards and studied them. That took me about 10 minutes. This is ELA class, so I decided I should try this new invention called reading, so I read an article about this place in California that was destroyed by fire. I didn’t have time to read the whole thing, but after about ten minutes, I wrote a quick summary on loose leaf. I was still curious about fires, so I found a YouTube video about fires in California and watched for a few minutes. I wanted to compare and contrast my reading with my YouTube listening so I whipped out a quick VENN diagram. Now, I know doing IXL for a whole hour is not a good use of my time, so I went on there for just a few minutes to practice commas. And all of a sudden class time was over! At home I’ll read my library book for a few minutes (like 15 to 20 minutes) because I know that students who read every day ALWAYS do better on NWEA testing (which is coming up in 2020). Anyway, hope you have a good weekend.
Sincererly,
Johnny “will definitely get an A+” Smith
P.S. Did you notice I did all that work while staying quiet and with zero laughing?! I stayed on task and was serious about my education the whole time. I can watch funny YouTube videos at home tonight and laugh all I want, but school is a place for work.
P.P.S. We often play reading dodgeball on Fridays, and I’m in the mood to release some energy and earn some polar points, so I dropped my name in the Happy Birthday box just in case.
6TH HOUR:
THE FREE TIME MINUTES ON THE WHITE BOARD DO APPLY TO SIXTH HOUR!
BW:
20 roots sentences on loose leaf OR play “Must Pop” on abcya.com. Keep working on this BW until the teacher tells you to stop. If your score reaches 2,000 points you will earn a free HW card or 5 polar points.
After BW time, please carefully read the options paper and get started.
CW1:
SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY … read all parts of “The Cow’s Horn” (ACTION) or “The Man Who Broke the World” (SCOPE). If you are with a partner, you should take turns reading and STOP and discuss to make sure you understand the text. After you are done reading, write a short summary of the play.
HW: The HW that was on the iBlog yesterday was for ALL HOURS including 6th hour.