STEM Language Arts – Ms. Fryzel

8th Grade

Due to testing I did not see the 8th graders for regular class today.

HOMEWORK; 2nd hour will finish postcard presentations tomorrow. ALL summer IXLs are due NEXT Friday, September 20th.

6th Grade

I did not see 3rd hour for class today. Tomorrow I will collect your postcards and we will do presentations.

6th Hour did meet for a regular class.

JOURNAL Testing– – Tell me how the last two days of testing went.

We then saw a 10 minute video from CNN 10 (the students news feed) about the events of 9/11 eighteen years ago. Students had a lot of excellent questions that we then discussed.

HOMEWORK: I did post IXLs A.1, F.1, B.1, and B.2 They will be due MONDAY

8th Grade

Due to NWEA testing, I did not see my 8th graders for class today.

HOMEWORK: NWEA Math test is tomorrow. Summer IXLs are due Friday, September 20th. Ms. Bissonette and I handed out missing IXL slips today to students who still have some to finish.

6th Grade

I did not see my 3rd hour today due to testing. For 6th hour ONLY they had a journal and we finished Postcard Presentations.

Journal: Your Choice – – Write about whatever you would like. It can be true or made up.

HOMEWORK: I assigned IXLs A.1 and F.1 to be completed at 95% by Friday.

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Favorite – – Of the books that you read this summer, which one was your favorite and why?

Picture day kind of threw things off today. In 1st hour almost everyone presented their postcards; IF we have time after testing tomorrow or Wednesday we will finish the up then. If not, we will finish them Thursday. In 2nd hour we took our pictures and so got through very few presentations – we will finish them Thursday.

HOMEWORK: NWEA testing tomorrow – READING. Summer IXLs are due NEXT Friday, September 20th.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Favorite – – Of the books that you read this summer, which one was your favorite and why?

Picture day kind of threw things off today. In 6th hour almost everyone presented their postcards; we will finish them tomorrow. In 5th hour we took our pictures and they were really behind, so we did not have class. I was unable to collect them or start presentations. We will pick this up Thursday.

HOMEWORK: NWEA testing tomorrow – READING.

Michigan v. Army this weekend! GO BLUE!

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Your Choice – – It can be about whatever you want, but it must have a clear beginning, middle, and end.

Today we discussed the strategy of pathos/ethos/logos. We then took notes in our interactive notebook (Mr. Tabby) and re-grouped our print ads based upon this new knowledge. I also collected our 4 journals from this week.

HOMEWORK: 1. Postcards are due MONDAY. 2. Summer IXLs are due September 20th. 3. NWEA testing starts Tuesday with reading.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Lesson – – Explain what you think the author wanted us to learn from reading “The Two Brothers”?  Explain.

Today students finished working with their groups to dissect the story “The Two Brothers”. They specifically were looking in the story to identify theme, setting, character characteristics, and main events.

We are still working on getting to class on time, bringing all of our materials the FIRST time, and using the bathroom between classes. Please talk with your student about organization and time management. Also, helping them to clearly label all of their folders and notebooks would be VERY helpful. Specifically, clearly marking them “LANGUAGE ARTS” or “MATH” so they grab they right ones 🙂

HOMEWORK: 1. Postcards are due MONDAY. 2. NWEA testing starts Tuesday with reading. 3. Students should have a book in class for when they are done testing.

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Ads – – Explain an ad on TV that is highly effective and an ad on TV that is not effective.

Today in class we finished looking at the 13 print ads and categorizing them according to the discussion and decisions of individual groups. We then had a full class discussion on the decisions that individual groups made. Tomorrow will be the BIG reveal of why we did this 🙂

HOMEWORK: Postcards due MONDAY. Summer IXLs due September 20th.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Would You Rather – – eat a dead bug or a live worm?  Explain.

Today in class we finished the unit learning outcome notes in our notebook. Students then read with a partner the story “The Two Brothers”. Some groups started to identify setting details, characteristics, conflict, and theme. We will finish this in class tomorrow. It is NOT homework. A copy of the story is posted in Google Classroom.

HOMEWORK: Postcards are due Monday.

Open House is TONIGHT from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. It is drop in – hope to see you tonight!

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Would You Rather – – eat a dead bug or a live worm?  Explain.

1.  Advertisements – look at them and begin to classify them into categories. Consider:

– Product?

– Word choice and phrasing?

  – The main person, picture, focus of the ad?

  – Who are they targeting for the item?

  – Feelings evoked when considering the whole ad? 2.Have an explanation for each of the categories that your group created.

HOMEWORK: Make sure you are all caught up on summer IXLs.  Postcards due next Monday.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Journal:  Are You – – Are you more of a cautious person or are you more of a risk taker?  Explain and if possible, use a specific example from your life.

1.  Finish Beanie Baby Stories

2.Notebook set-ups

3.Introduce Essential Question – The Narrative

4.Read:  “The Two Brothers”

HOMEWORK: Postcards are due Monday.

So, I am still trying to get into the groove of things. NORMALLY, I will post on my blog the day’s happenings by 12:00. This is late – so sorry 🙁

8th Grade

JOURNAL:  Year – – Explain what you are looking forward to this year as an 8^th grader.

1.Review journals and journal expectations

2.Write quietly for 5 minutes and then share.

3.Set up Notebook – Mr. Tabby

4.Essential Question and Learning Standards

HOMEWORK: Postcards due NEXT Monday.

6th Grade

JOURNAL:  Would You Rather:  be hot or cold all the time?  Explain. 1.Review journals and journal expectations

2.Write quietly for 5 minutes and then share.

3.Beanie Baby Story

HOMEWORK: ONE of the two Composition Notebooks in class starting tomorrow.  Postcards are due NEXT Monday.

6th and 8th Grade

We survived the first week! Today was a day of procedures and expectations. Students logged into their Google Classroom and saw their FIRST assignment – Summer Reading Postcards. The assignment is due MONDAY, September 9th.

HOMEWORK: School supplies for language arts need to be in class next week – they are listed in Google Classroom.

8th Grade

Today students were introduced to the inquiry based work cycle and the critical gears of critique. Students were then engaged in trying to solve the challenge of making a chair out of two pieces of computer, 12 inches of tape, and a ruler. The chair must have legs and be able to support a Beanie Baby 🙂

6th Grade

Today students were introduced to the inquiry based work cycle and the critical gears of critique. Students were then engaged in trying to solve the challenge of making a realistic spider web using dental floss.

Welcome back students and parents! What a whirlwind of a day! It was great to see all of you and meet the new 6th graders. Today in class I introduced myself to students and I got to learn a little about them. Today students learned the following about me:

• I am the oldest of three (I have a brother 2 years younger and a sister 8 years younger).
• I graduated from Miami University in Ohio with a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature and Political Science. I earned my first Master’s Degree from The University of Michigan in English and my 2nd Master’s, also from U of M, in educational leadership.
• This is my 22nd year of teaching. I have always taught in Dearborn – first at Woodworth Middle School and then at STEM.
• In my free time I love to read historical fiction, travel, do SIMPLE art projects, and go to Michigan football games (my family has had season tickets for over 40 years!).
• My favorite beverages are Coke and iced tea (I STRONGLY dislike coffee). My favorite foods are Thai, Mexican, Pizza, and chocolate 🙂
• Lastly, this summer I traveled to New York City for the 4th of July fireworks. WOW! there is no better sight.

I can’t wait to get to know all of you a little better this school year. We are going to have a fantastic year 🙂