Hello everyone, This week, we are working in small groups on reading and annotating an argumentative article. Each person in each small group writes the draft of the argumentative essay. Each person must type the draft using google docs and share the document with me. Each group must re-write the essay on chart paper or…
The week of January 30 – February 3, 2017
Good morning, We have another busy week. We begin the second semester (which is also the start of the fourth card marking). In my Language Arts classes, we will focus on argumentative text features, such as lead, thesis, claim, evidence, transitions, counterargument, refute, clincher. The students will work independently on one article, then transition into…
The week of January 23 – 27, 2017
Good morning everyone, This week is the final week for the 3rd card marking, which also ends the 1st semester. As we look back at the first half of the school year, it is a great time to reflect upon the successes accomplished and seek improvements upon our failures. Friday, January 27th is a half-day…
The week of January 16 – 20, 2017
Hello everyone, I trust that everyone had a wonderful MLK Jr. Remembrance Day. It is always good to reflect upon how far we have come as a society, but more improvement is needed. Through education, society will improve. This week, we have the NWEA Reading test. It is important for each student to do his/her…
The week of January 9 – 13, 2017
Happy New Year!! I trust that everyone had a restful break. The coming weeks are busy. This week, we will begin the NWEA Math test on Wednesday through Friday (January 11 – 13). We do not have school on Monday, January 16th, to observe Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Remembrance Day. Then, January 17th through the…
The week of December 19 – 23, 2016
Good morning, We will continue working on identification of figurative language. We have an assessment on Tuesday, December 20th. On Wednesday, December 21st, we have a late start. The Fordson High School Choral students will perform for the 6th and 7th grade students in the gym at 1 pm on Thursday. On Friday, during 7th…
The week of December 12 – 16, 2016
Good afternoon, We will continue to focus on figurative language. The figurative language assessment will take place next week, most likely Tuesday (December 20th). Each student should be studying his/her Cornell Notes on figurative language. Also, report cards were handed to each student last Friday (December 9th) during 7th hour. Be sure to continue reading…
The week of December 5 – 9, 2016
Good morning everyone, We began the third card marking. Report cards for the second card marking will most likely be handed to each student during Advisory on Friday, December 9. This week, we will focus on figurative language. This will include hyperbole, onomatopoeia, simile, idiom, metaphor, allusion, personification, alliteration, assonance, and repetition. Here is a…
The Week of November 28 – December 2, 2016
Good morning. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break. The second card marking ends on December 2nd. Report cards usually are handed to the students on December 9th. We will have an assessment on point of view on Thursday, December 1st. It will be a ‘small assessment’. Each student will read a paragraph, then…
The week of November 21 – 25, 2016
Good afternoon, This upcoming week is a short one. On Monday, we will continue the focus on reading Maniac Magee for the sixth grade and Bad Boy for the seventh grade. Narrative text features will continue to be studied. Also, point of view will continue to be stressed. Tuesday is the field trip to the…
