In Language Arts today the students began learning more about nouns.  We spent time in class analyzing common and proper nouns and how we can determine if a noun is common or proper.

The students also spent time in class learning how to be more specific when referencing conflict.  Today we focused on the meaning of internal and external conflict.  We also looked at examples of each from Disney movies.

We will continue to expand on both of these ideas throughout the week.

I will be offering a retake on the Unit One Test from yesterday.  I will have grades updated before school tomorrow to reflect the scores of the assessment. In order to be eligible, a student must not have any missing work from Language Arts, have signed up for the retake in class, completed the assessment reflection sheet (must be signed by a parent), and bring it to the retake they signed up for. Retakes are being offered tomorrow after school in Mrs. Dailing’s room (15) or Thursday before school at 7:15 in my room.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. One-Pagers One and Two due Friday
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday

In Language Arts today the students took their Unit One Test.  I was very pleased with the scores on the iLearn portion!  I am aiming to have the entire assessment graded with updated grades online by Thursday night. I will work on having Interactive Notebooks graded by this time too.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes (If you didn’t have time to do SSR in class and write out your metacognitive log, do it for homework!)
2. One-Pagers One and Two due Friday (No late ones will be accepted.)
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday

Today we ran a different schedule because we had the Pink Shirt Day Assembly for the first hour of the school day. For this reason, classes were a little bit shorter.

During Language Arts, the students spent time doing SSR.  Then, they were given time to get organized since the end of the marking period is one week from today.  The students were given time to double check for late work, make sure their Read Theory was completed, review their AOTW on the Football article, and turn in One-Pagers.

The October Scholastic books were sent home with students today too.

We also spent time in class organizing interactive notebooks.  I will be collecting them on Monday for a grade and looking at them while the students take their unit test.  Interactive notebooks should serve as a study guide for the test on Monday.  Students will not be allowed to use their notebook during the test but they will have their literature books available to them.

Blocks Two and Three played a review game for their test.  They worked in teams to Escape the Room and review for their test on Monday.  Unfortunately, the assembly ran over and Block One did not have time to play.  They will get to play before they take their test on Monday.

I will do my best to have grades updated by the end of the weekend.  There is a lot to grade so please hang in there while I catch up! I will send a Remind when I am finished grading everything I have received.

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Make sure your ISN is organized
3. Study for Unit 1 Test on Monday (Author’s Purpose, Point of View, Pyramid of Action, “The School Play”, “On Turning Ten”, “Eleven”)
4. One-Pagers One and Two due Friday at the LATEST
5. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday at the LATEST

In Language Arts today the students took their Parts of Speech Quiz.  I am updating grades as students complete the quiz.  Grades will not be accurate until the score is put in.  I will have all grades entered by the end of the day today. Remember, in my class, the retake is built in since all students can check their answer and have three attempts at each question.

After the quiz, the students were given half an hour to continue working on their Setting Project.  At the end of class, we presented our project in small groups and reflected on how textual evidence can help us focus on specific parts of a story.

Don’t forget tomorrow is Pink Shirt Day!

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Tomorrow
3. AOTW: Football Article due Tomorrow
4. One-Pagers 1 and 2 due Tomorrow
5. All Late Work due Tomorrow
6. Unit 1 Test on Monday (Author’s Purpose, Point of View, Pyramid of Action, CER, “Eleven”, “The School Play”, and “On Turning Ten”)
7. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due NEXT Friday

In Language Arts today the students worked on their setting project. They were asked to choose one of the stories we have read, “Eleven” or “The School Play”, and find four pieces of textual evidence that help them visualize the setting of the story. After they found four pieces of evidence, they were asked to show it to me.  Once I checked that they had four, they were allowed to start working on the drawing. I have attached the assignment to this blog post.

I will be giving the students 20 minutes after they finish their Parts of Speech Quiz tomorrow to work on the assignment.  The students were told if they needed more than 2o minutes, they would need to work on the assignment tonight for homework. Any student who did not finish finding the textual evidence will need a copy of the story.  I am unable to post a copy to the blog but I have added copies of each story to Google Classroom.  If the students prefer to check out a literature book instead of using Google Classroom, they were told they could check one out after Block 3 or at the end of the day.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Setting Project due Tomorrow
3. Study for your Parts of Speech Quiz (Tomorrow)
4. AOTW: Football Article due Friday
5. One-Pagers 1 and 2 due Friday
6. All Late Work due Friday
7. Read Theory due Friday
8. Unit 1 Test on Monday (Author’s Purpose, Point of View, Pyramid of Action, CER, “On Turning Ten”, “Eleven”, and “The School Play”)
9. Moby Max: Parts of Speech due NEXT Friday

Announcements: 

1. Don’t forget Pink Shirt Day is Friday! Whoever is voted most spirited will be asked to participate in the assembly at the beginning of the day!
2. Entries for the Reflection Contest were passed out today! All entries must be submitted by November 26th! The theme is “Heroes Around Me”.

Setting Map Project

In Language Arts today the students spent time reviewing for their Parts of Speech Quiz on Thursday.

For the remainder of class, the students rotated in stations working on the following activities:

• Read Theory
• Quizlet
• One-Pagers
• AOTW: Football Article
• Moby Max
• Late Work
• Small Groups with Mrs. Bailey (Reviewing Point of View)

The students were told today that they will be having their first unit test on Monday, October 29th. During this assessment, the students will be asked about “On Turning Ten”, “The School Play”, “Eleven”, Point of View, Author’s Purpose, POA, and how to write a CER. They will be allowed to use their literature books on the test and should prepare by completing homework and using their ISN to study.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Parts of Speech Quiz on Thursday
3. Read Theory due Friday
4. AOTW: Football Article due Friday
5. All Late Work due Friday
6. One-Pagers 1 and 2 due Friday
7. Unit 1 Comprehension Test on Monday
8. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday, November 2nd

Announcement: Don’t forget we have Pink Shirt Day on Friday! Whoever is voted as having the most pink shirt spirit will be chosen to participate in a runway walk during the assembly on Friday morning.

In Language Arts today the students went to the library.  If students had finished reading two chapter books this year, they were allowed to get a graphic novel.

For the remainder of class, the students participated in a gallery walk focusing on “The School Play”. We spent time reflecting on the story and sharing our thoughts with our classmates.

This week we are focusing on anti-bullying.  We will be talking about bully prevention each day in Advisory and we will end with a Pink Shirt Day Assembly on Friday.  Each student is asked to wear a pink shirt to school on Friday.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Parts of Speech Quiz on Thursday
3. AOTW: Football Article due Friday
4. One Pagers One and Two due Friday
5. All Late Work due Friday
6. Moby Max: Functions and Parts of Speech due NEXT Friday

In Language Arts today the students did SSR and completed their metacognitive log for the week.  For the remainder of class time, they rotated stations.  Their options were, Read Theory, Moby Max, One-Pagers, NewsELA (Football Article), and Quizlet (studying for the Parts of Speech Quiz).

We are two weeks away from the end of the First Marking Period!  Please make sure you are getting all of your late assignments turned in.  They will no longer be accepted after next Friday.

Don’t forget we are going to the library on Monday!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes (You should be done with your second book of the year by Monday!)
2. Study for the Parts of Speech Quiz on Thursday, October 25th (Use your ISN, Quizlet, and Moby Max to help you prepare!)
3. AOTW: Football Article due Friday
4. All late work due Friday
5. One-Pagers One and Two due Friday (You will be allowed to turn them in until November 2nd)
6. Moby Max-Parts of Speech due Friday, November 2nd

In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about CER. We analyzed the author’s purpose of “The School Play” and talked about the point of view too.

We also reviewed parts of speech.  We will be having a quiz on parts of speech next Thursday.  This will be our first quiz of the school year!  The students can use the notes they took on the rap song as well as what the parts of speech are (located in ISN) to help them study.  Additionally, parts of speech practice has been added to Quizlet.

The students should be able to login to Quizlet using their school email address since all of the students were signed up at the beginning of the year.  If any student has a hard time signing in, please talk to me at school about it tomorrow because I probably won’t be able to help very much over email.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Tomorrow
3. Parts of Speech Quiz on Thursday, October 25th
4. AOTW: Football article due NEXT Friday
5. One-Pagers One and Two due NEXT Friday
6. All Late Work due NEXT Friday
7. Moby Max-Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday, November 2nd

In Language Arts today the students completed a double entry journal for “The School Play”.  The students went back into the story and pulled out the parts that were most important to them. Then, they shared those parts with the people at their table.

The students also spent time in class reviewing the parts of speech.

Don’t forget tomorrow is a late start!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday
3. AOTW: Football due NEXT Thursday
4. One-Pagers One and Two due NEXT Friday
5. All Late Work due NEXT Friday
6. Moby Max-Functions and Parts of Speech due Friday, November 2nd