Today’s post will talk about what we are doing in class today and tomorrow. Since all of the information will be given today, I will not be posting tomorrow.
At the beginning of class, the students went to the library to check out good fit books. They should aim to be done with their third good fit book for the year by the time they return from break.
For the rest of class today and tomorrow, the students are working on the Pyramid of Action Project. They are working in groups to identify the main events in either “The School Play” or “Tuesdays of the Other June”. They must also write two CER paragraphs focusing on the conflict and point of view of the story. This project will be due at the end of class tomorrow and presentations will take place when we return from break on Monday, November 26th. I have attached the directions for the project to this blog post.
Since we only have a two day week, I am giving the students break from Read Theory. However, they are still responsible for reading for 100 minutes between now and next Monday as well as completing their Article of the Week about self-driving cars on NewsELA.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Homework:
- Read for 100 minutes between now and the end of break
- Parts of Speech: Nouns due Tomorrow
- Pyramid of Action Project due Tomorrow
- AOTW: Self-Driving Cars due Monday, November 26th
Pyramid of Action Project Directions