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November 4, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today the students had an assembly on cyber bullying. This presentation cut the classes a bit short. The students were introduced to a method for helping to organize their thoughts on a five paragraph essay entitled “The Bing, the Bang, and the Bongo”. They had the powerpoint slides as a […]

November 1, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today the students finished up reading “The School Play” as a group. They stopped within their reading to check for understanding. They also were guided in the reading to monitor and recognize the stages of the plot as they develop in the story. Students were assigned to finish reading this […]

October 31, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!! Today students began reading “The School Play”. As a group they discussed each paragraph of the story and monitored their reading by pausing to check for understanding. They will continue to read this tomorrow in their groups and understand the five stages of the plot as they occur in the […]

October 29, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today the students participated in an agree or disagree debate on the article “Is the Cafeteria Ruining Your Life?”. They stood on the side of the classroom that represented their opinion (either agree or disagree). The students together in their group discussed the evidence they pulled from the article to […]

October 28, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today the students practiced finding evidence to support their claims from an argumentative essay entitled, “Is the Cafeteria Ruining Your Life?”. They will be producing their own argumentative essay this card marking. This activity is a practice for the students to understand what an argumentative essay entails before tackling the […]

October 25, 2013

Celebrities of the Day! Today the students prepared for their Student Led Conferences by filling out a sheet to present to parents during conferences next week. They also made sure their portfolios included everything it should to be presented. Students received a sheet for parents that includes all information needed for Conferences next week […]

October 24, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today the students took a Genre Quiz! The students then finished up their “Plot Chart for Short Story” worksheet by applying it to the story “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. We watched a video to give them a visual of the story. We spent time going over this with great […]

October 23, 2013

Celebrities of the Day! Today students completed the final copy of the “Come With Me” poem. We also continued working on The short story, “Thank You Ma’am” and developing the pyramid of action through that text. Finally, we reviewed genre and will be having a quiz on Thursday. Please study your genre notes in your […]

October 22, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today students had a review of the Stages of a Plot notes we had yesterday. They were given a guide to help them refer back to in their notes. They also began editing their “Come With Me” poem. They began writing their final copy in class. Students also began reviewing […]

October 21, 2013

Celebrities of the Day!!! Today students were given the opportunity to better understand the parts of a story. The parts of a story included setting, characters, and conflict. They took notes of each on a loose leaf sheet of paper to refer back to for studying purposes. Students also developed a foldable to help them […]