Week of March 5:
CORRECTION: Literature Circle #2 is this THURSDAY 3/9, not this Friday.
Monday 3/5:
- Sassy sentences: due to the snow day, the quiz has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 7th!
- We started working on dependent clauses today by filling in notes and going over the first two examples. However, these will not be featured on quiz #1; instead, they will appear on quiz #2.
- LITERATURE CIRCLE MEETING #1: Students met in their literature circles and discussed. Role sheets and reflections were turned in, and we also went over our lit circle goals as a whole class. If students were absent, they will not receive credit.
- Our next literature circle meeting is THIS THURSDAY MARCH 8TH. Make sure you bring your books tomorrow and get started on your reading!
Tuesday 3/6:
- We continued our work with dependent clauses by analyzing examples and then emulating that structure in our own sentences.
- Students had time to read their lit circle novels and work on their individual roles for the upcoming meeting on Thursday. I met with Connection Captains and spoke with them about what it means to develop meaningful, detailed connections.
- Honors: I also met with Insightful Identifiers and spoke to them about motifs and symbols. I challenged them to try to locate at least one motif within their novels as one of their passages for the literature circle.
Wednesday 3/7:
- SASSY SENTENCES QUIZ #1: Students took a quiz on -ly and -ing phrases as well as appositive phrases. If students missed this, they will have to see me about making it up.
- After the quiz, students had more time to work on reading and their individual role sheets in preparation for tomorrow’s meeting.
Thursday 3/8:
- Students continued their work on dependent clauses by locating 3 examples within published works.
- LITERATURE CIRCLE MEETING #2: Students will meet in their literature circles and share their findings. If students are absent, they will not receive credit.
Friday 3/9:
- Students continued their work on dependent clauses by coming up with their own examples using photos as inspiration. They could use any of the 4 structures we practiced.
- LA 2: Students participated in stations in order to better understand certain aspects of the literature circle process.
- H LA 2: Students had a work day to prepare for the next literature circle meeting on Tuesday March 13th. I conferenced with certain groups to discuss context and different literature circle roles.