In Language Arts today the students participated in the Ceremony of 12. We discussed why Jonas was selected to be Receiver of Memory and discussed how the other children must have felt receiving their Life Assignments. Each student was given a letter with their Life Assignment and a description of their role to take home.

The students also spent time discussing chapters 9, 10, and 11. They also updated their pyramid of action. Then, they read chapter twelve, answered the guided questions for chapter twelve, and worked on a sensory imagery activity. For this activity, they had to use their imagination and their five sense to describe what Jonas must have seen when he received the memories of snow and sunshine. If these things were not completed in class today, they were assigned as homework over the break.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read through chapter 12 of The Giver
2. Answer the guided questions through chapter 12
3. Complete the Sensory Imagery Activity in your ISN
4. Update the Rising Action of your POA to include events from chapters 9-12
5. All Read Theory for the year is due Friday, May 31st
6. One-Pagers 7 and 8 due Friday, June 7th

Ice Skating Permission Slip

In Language Arts today the students took their quiz on chapters 1-8 of The Giver. I have updated Student Connect to reflect these scores.

The students also spent time reading chapter eleven and analyzing chapters nine through eleven. If they did not finish this in class, it was assigned as homework.

Lastly, the students spent time reflecting on their year by updating their learning plan for their personal goals, academic goals, and NWEA scores.

Our team will be going on a field trip to ice skate! We will be going on Tuesday, June 11th. Permission slips were sent home with students today. Permission slips and money must be turned in to me by next Tuesday, May 28th in order to attend the field trip.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read through chapter 11 of The Giver
2. Answer the guided questions for chapters 9-11
3. All classroom and school library books are due TOMORROW
4. All Read Theory for the year due next Friday, May 31st
5. One-Pagers 7 and 8 due Friday, June 7th

In Language Arts today the students worked in small groups to review various aspects of chapters 1 through 8 of The Giver. The groups added information to their pyramid of action, looked for examples of figurative language, and characterized what they know about Jonas so far.

The students were then given time to read chapters 9 and 10 as well as work on the comprehension questions for chapter 8. If they did not complete this by the time class ended, it was assigned as homework.

As the students have been told in class multiple times, I am not giving a final test on The Giver when we are done reading the novel. It’s too much information to cover and would make for a lengthy test. Instead, we will be dividing the book into thirds and taking a quiz on each section. The first quiz will be tomorrow focusing on chapters 1 through 8. The students will be allowed to use their novel on the quiz but not their interactive notebooks. They should use their interactive notebooks and their novel to study.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read chapters 9 and 10 of The Giver
2. Study for your quiz on chapters 1 through 8 of The Giver
3. All Read Theory Quizzes due NEXT Friday-45 for 4th Marking/185 for the year
4. All school and classroom library books due Thursday

In Language Arts today the students took their Greek and Latin Root Quiz. Most students did very well and I was pleased with their scores!

The students also read chapter 8 of The Giver. If they did not finish this in class, it was assigned as homework.

Lastly, we spent time in class reviewing the meaning of words from The Giver, discussing the jobs the people who live their have and how that relates to our society, and the Milestones the children have in The Giver. If students did not complete these portions in class, it was assigned as homework.

We will be done with Read Theory for the year on Friday, May 31st. The students should have passed 45 Read Theory Quizzes from April 8th through May 31st. If they have passed 45 quizzes by May 31st, they will receive full credit for Read Theory for 4th Marking Period. The students also should have passed 185 quizzes from September 10th through May 31st. If students have done this, they will receive full credit for Read Theory for the year which will positively impact their year long average. I will not be grading any Read Theory completed after May 31st at 1:55pm.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read chapter 8 of The Giver
2. Read Theory due Friday, May 31st
3. One-Pagers 7 and 8 due Friday, June 7th

Remember, all library books are due back by Thursday. If school and classroom library books are not turned in, the student responsible for the book(s) will not be eligible to attend the Levagood celebration on June 13th.

Language Arts NWEA testing is finally over! We will resume our normal class routine on Monday. If any of the following homework assignments were not completed in class this week, they are homework due on Monday.

Have a fantastic weekend and way to go students!

Homework:

1. Read Chapters 1-7 of The Giver
2. Answer the Chapters 1-7 Guided Questions
3. Update ISN Charts on The Giver
4. Complete the Precision of Language Activity
5. Compare and Contrast Essay Final Drafts due Monday
6. Study for your Greek and Latin Root Quiz on Monday
7. One-Pagers 7 and 8 due Friday, June 7th

In Language Arts today the students were given time to discuss chapters one through five of The Giver with a small group of students.

The students also spent time in class peer editing their compare and contrast essays for voice and word choice.

Next week, I will be giving the students time to NWEA test and catch up on assignments in Language Arts. We will be doing this all week. For this reason, I will not be posting to the blog next week since I am giving all of the information for next week in today’s post.

Have a wonderful weekend and good luck on the NWEA!

Homework:

1. Read Theory due Friday, May 17th
2. Make sure you have read through chapter 7 of The Giver by Monday, May 20th. DO NOT READ CHAPTER 8!
3. Answer the comprehension questions for chapters 1 through 7 due Monday, May 20th
4. Update the Word Meaning Chart, Job Chart, and Milestones Chart in your ISN due Monday, May 20th
5. Complete the precision of Language Activity due Monday, May 20th
6. Compare and Contrast Essay Final Draft due Monday, May 20th
7. One-Pagers 7 and 8 due Friday, June 7th
8. Study for your Greek and Latin Roots Quiz on Monday, May 20th

If any student would like to retake the Folktale Test, they need to sign up in class and bring a signed note from a parent to the retake. The retake is scheduled for Tuesday, May 14th after school in my room.

In Language Arts today the students learned the root word, “photo”.

The students were also given thirty minutes in class to finish writing their rough drafts. If they did not finish this in class, it was assigned for homework. We are going to be peer editing tomorrow.

Lastly, the students read and discussed chapters 1 and 2 of The Giver.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Compare and Contrast Essay Rough Draft due Tomorrow
3. Read Theory due Friday

In Language Arts today the students were introduced to The Giver. They were given snippets of the story to read to each other and make predictions about what they thought the novel would be about.

The students were also given time in class to write the rough draft for the compare and contrast essay they have been working on planning for the past couple of weeks. They will be given more time in class tomorrow to finish this.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. Compare and Contrast Essay Rough Draft due Thursday

In Language Arts today students took their folktale test.

We will be starting The Giver next week. If students have their own copy of the book or they have borrowed it from the library, they should bring it to class starting Tuesday.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes

Today the students took the Math M-STEP so our classes were very short. Today in Language Arts we reviewed the grammar quiz we took yesterday so students could understand what they did wrong. They spent the remainder of class time working on their Read Theory that is due tomorrow.

Tomorrow morning we will finish M-STEP testing. Students who are done testing will have their Global Studies/Science period then have their other classes in the afternoon once testing has ended. During Language Arts, students will be taking their Folktale Test. Students can use their interactive notebooks to study. They will be allowed to use their textbook on the test.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Study for your Folktale Test Tomorrow
3. Read Theory due Tomorrow