Hello,

Today in Language Arts the students began focusing on a narrative text about Clara Barton.  During class today we talked to the text with a partner and discussed what the Author’s Craft (box two) was for the text.  We will continue to focus on various parts of the close and critical chart for a narrative text as this week continues.  This will help to prepare us for our Close and Critical Narrative Assessment next Tuesday.

This is a reminder that we are having a comprehension assessment during class tomorrow.  We will be focusing on the articles we have read about athletes and The Black Death.  This will be an open book test.  Feel free to look over the articles on my.hrw.com this evening to prepare.

Our vocabulary test is scheduled for Friday.  Make sure you are studying.  The link to a practice website was added to the blog post from yesterday.

I am still missing quite a few ilearn assignments.  Many students did not even attempt to log in.  Please make sure you are completing all assignments for class by the time the due date arrives.  There are only eight school days left in the marking period.  No one can afford a missing assignment.  I have been doing my best to make sure grades are as up to date as possible.  I assure you, they are accurate 99% of the time because I am daily updating them after school.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 19th from 4 until 7pm.  If you are interested in coming in, please email me at trayloa@dearbornschools.org.  I will be calling home to parents I would like to meet with on Monday, March 10th.

Have a wonderful evening!