SCOPE magazine, February 2018

BW: Carefully read the article: “Would You Ban Texting and Walking?” by Kristen Lewis.

CW:

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Neatly complete a t-chart with arguments from BOTH sides of the argument. The titles and directions are in the magazine.

HW:

Wear a costume that shows what you want to be when you grow up.

YOU MUST STAY SILENT AS LONG AS STUDENTS ARE NWEA TESTING.

YOU MUST FINISH YOUR NWEA LANGUAGE TEST BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING ELSE. NWEA STUDENTS SHOULD SIT ALONE!

SNFEC

(Silent No Food Educational Celebration)

• Keep the blog open at all times.
• Keep IXL open at all times.
• Have your FINISHED HW (from TH night) on the table at all times.
• NEATLY write the COMPLETE question for Friday’s HW on loose leaf and keep it on the table at all times.

Today’s choices for educational celebration:

• Check StudentConnect and work on missing assignments.
• Read a SCOPE or ACTION magazine and complete some of the activities on loose leaf. First student to show me a Book Fair flyer gets 2 pp.
• IXL or MobyMax.
• Read a mini science book and make a few VERY NICE flash cards.
• CHOOSE A VERY QUIET ACTIVITY TO WORK ON.
• If you are fasting, you may rest your head, but do NOT ask for free time or to play educational sports. Do not disrupt the class.

HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY NIGHT:

• Carefully read “My Life With Autism”.
• Write annotations on loose leaf.
• On the BACK of your loose leaf, copy the question and all four possible answers.
• USE QAR TO ANSWER!

QUESTION:

11. Conner’s tone in the “Getting Help” section?

A. appreciative and admiring

B. upset and angry

C. surprised and confused

D. humorous and light hearted

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PROBATION STUDENTS MUST HAVE A PARENT SIGNATURE ON THIS HW.

Neatly write your first and last name on a mini scrap, fold the mini scrap one time, then drop it …

• RED STAR = cold water splash then sit in fan chair
• GREEN WATER PITCHER = use the mouse (HOWEVER … any student may POLITELY steal the mouse if his or her NWEA score is higher)
• HERO SQUAD BOX = educational sports

3pp = Carry a bag of library books to the library.

NWEA LANGUAGE DAY 3

HOMEWORK:

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NOTE: If you’re on probation, you must get a parent signature on your HW.

ANOTHER NOTE: The sentences you write on loose leaf should be flawless; make sure there are no mistakes, and use very neat handwriting.

NWEA LANGUAGE DAY 2

NWEA LANGUAGE DAY 1

NWEA LANGUAGE TEST will start on Tuesday. 

If your NWEA LANGUAGE score DROPS, you will be on probation.

TODAY … if your HW (from last night) is done and your BW is done, AND you finished your test yesterday, AND you are not on probation … here are your choices for CW:

• Read your library book or other chapter book.
• IXL
• Check StudentConnect and work on missing assignments.
• VERY QUIET FREE TIME
• Activities in the SCOPE or ACTION magazine.
• Read a mini science book then make nice flash cards.
• EXTRA CREDIT!

AFTER HW AND BW, THIRD HOUR MAY HAVE A QUIET NFEC THE WHOLE HOUR.

EXTRA CREDIT

[printer paper]

Draw and color and label a BEAUTIFUL illustration of a shark. It should look like it could be from a real book.

HW:

Read your library book (or any chapter book) for 20 minutes each day (F, SAT, SUN, and MON). Each day write a short paragraph. Click below for ideas on what to write about.

IF YOUR NWEA READING SCORE WENT UP … you only have to read 10 minutes per day, and you don’t have to write anything on loose leaf, and your parents don’t have to sign.

IF YOUR NWEA READING SCORE WENT DOWN … you must read 20 minutes, and you must write on loose leaf every day, and you must get a parent signature EVERY DAY (four days).

https://www.dublinschools.net/Downloads/Reading-Log-Prompts.pdf

SURPRISE TEST TODAY!

100 POINTS!

The ONLY way to skip this test is if you use your golden ticket.

If you are on probation, a high score on this test will automatically take you off probation.

Drop your name into the red star if you would like to QUIETLY work on this test with a partner in the hallway.

You must remain SILENT as long as students are testing.

DIRECTIONS:

• Carefully READ all the red circle TEXT FEATURES on the SIDE of the article: “What Do You Know About Sharks?”
• There are SEVEN red circles: A, D, E, G, H, I, J
• TITLE: Text Features Test
• Neatly copy the red circle questions on loose leaf. Skip at least three lines after each question.
• HERE IS THE QUESTION FOR I: What is the special name for a shark’s tail?
• Answer the questions. You must restate and use complete sentences for all your answers.
• You MAY listen to CLEAN music while you work on the test (as long as you are using headphones or earbuds).

HOMEWORK:

Answer 1-5 on loose leaf.

Then choose FIVE of the answers and write one sentence for each word (IN YOUR OWN WORDS).

synonyms

BW:

Definitions and strong, INTERESTING sentences (in your OWN words):

• aquatic
• ecosystem
• decimate
• carcass
• diffuse
• buoyancy

CW1:

ELA LIT BOOK PAGE 915 #1, #2 AND #3.

Neatly copy the questions on loose leaf then answer. You MUST restate and write your answers using complete sentences.

CW2: (only for probation students)

20 minutes of IXL IN CLASS.

HW:

Week 26

PROBATION STUDENTS MUST WRITE ALL 10 SENTENCES ON LOOSE LEAF!

All other students must do at least 3 on loose leaf.

The sentences on loose leaf should have NO MISTAKES.

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YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES FOR HW. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO BOTH, BUT YOU CERTAINLY MAY IF YOU WANT TO.

CHOICE ONE (more points):

Force your parents to take the survey. You must bring PROOF that they finished the survey!

CHOICE TWO (less points):

• Carefully read “My Life With Autism”.
• Write annotations on loose leaf.
• On the BACK of your loose leaf, copy the question and all four possible answers.
• USE QAR TO ANSWER!

QUESTION:

11. Conner’s tone in the “Getting Help” section?

A. appreciative and admiring

B. upset and angry

C. surprised and confused

D. humorous and light hearted

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my.life.with.autism.2

PROBATION STUDENTS MIGHT GET FREE TIME FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES OF CLASS.

FIRST COMPLETE 21 FOCUSED MINUTES OF MOBY MAX.

PROBATION CHOICES:

• Read your library book (chapter book) for 10 minutes then write a summary on loose leaf.
• Read a SCOPE magazine then complete an activity on loose leaf.
• 20 roots (if you haven’t done them yet).
• PRACTICE FOR NWEA LANGUAGE ON PREPDOG! Show your work on loose leaf.
• Other serious ELA activities where you write something on loose leaf.

https://prepdog.org/7th/7-RIT.html

HOMEWORK:

Week 25 – Neatly write the correct sentences on loose leaf.

• PROBATION students must do ALL the sentences on loose leaf. Other students may do only three.

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