In Language Arts today the students spent time previewing The Giver. We completed an anticipation guide and did a book bits activity where the students read portions of the text. Based on the activities they completed today, the students were able to predict what the story is going to be about.
Throughout the course of this unit, the students will be doing a majority of their assignments in their reading interactive notebooks. They need to do this because they need their previous assignment to refer back to when working on the next. For this reason, I will not be doing much grading between now and the end of the unit. The students will get a large formative grade for their interactive notebooks once we have completed the novel. The students have also been informed about this in class and we discussed strategies for keeping our notebooks organized and to make sure we have them every day. I have encourage the students to use the cubbies in the classroom to keep their notebooks in unless they have homework. This way they are not lost or forgotten.
Our field trip is this Friday. Students are expected to wear a Bryant or pink shirt. This way they are easily found while we are in the food court. Parents who expressed interest in being a chaperone to the food court will be contacted today, tomorrow or Wednesday to confirm times.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
- Read for 20 minutes