Week of March 18-22

• DESCRIBE DESCRIBE DRAW PACKET DUE TUESDAY FOR WORDS FROM CHAPTER 8 IN VOCABULARY BOOK
• BEGIN NEW WEEK FOR READ THEORY

• MANY STUDENTS ADMITTED TO NOT READING AT HOME! STUDENTS WERE GIVEN AN OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENT DUE APRIL 11 AND MUST BE COMPLETED FROM THE 100 MINUTES OF READING AT HOME. ALL STUDENTS RECIEVED PROJECT AND RUBRIC IN CLASS TODAY!

  • BOOK CRITERIA INCLUDES LEXILE RANGE MUST BE APPROPRIATE

  • BOOK CANNOT BE A MOVIE

  • BOOK CANNOT BE A GRAPHIC NOVEL

  • BOOK MUST BE A NEW BOOK READ THIS MONTH!

• WE ARE REVIEWING GREEK AND LATIN ROOTS, AND GRAMMAR THIS WEEK! STAYED TUNED FOR SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS!

• WE ARE ANALYZING TEST PROMPTS AND GOING OVER HOW TO CREATE GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS FOR THOSE PROMPTS! THIS IS A REAL CHALLENGE FOR THE STUDENTS!

• THEME IS ALSO THE FOCUS IN CLASS THIS MONTH. ASK YOUR CHILD TO SEE THEIR GRAFFITI PROJECT AND WHAT THEME THEY CHOSE AND FROM WHAT NOVEL!