In Language Arts today the students spent time talking about the Greek and Latin roots, “meter” and “therm”.

The students also spent time in class taking their Grammar Quiz.

I will be spending most of the day tomorrow grading and I will definitely have grades updated to reflect what students turned in for Marking Period 3.

Have a fantastic break! Remember, all of your homework is due when we get back.

Homework:

1. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones
2. 5 Read Theory Quizzes
3. Article of the Week: What is a folktale?
4. Read Good Fit Book (Number 7)

In Language Arts today the students spent time on a characterization CER.  They chose a character from “The Prince and the Pauper” and described him or her.

We also spent time reviewing for our Grammar Quiz tomorrow.

Lastly, the students spent time in class working on their assignments that are due tomorrow.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. One Pagers Five and Six due Tomorrow
2. “The Prince and the Pauper” Brochure Project due Tomorrow
3. Study for your Grammar Quiz tomorrow

Due AFTER Break…

1. 5 Read Theory Quizzes
2. Moby Max: Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Homophones
3. Article of the Week: What is a Folktale?
4. Read your Good Fit Book (Number 7)

In Language Arts today the students began to learn about characterization.  We discussed what it means to describe a character and which elements of their persona we could use to help us describe them.

The students were also given time in class to work on their brochure project and review for their Grammar Test on Thursday. I have attached instructions to the Brochure Project to this blog post.

Have a wonderful evening!

Homework:

1. One Pagers 5 and 6 due Thursday
2. The Prince and the Pauper Brochure Project due Thursday
3. Study for the Grammar Quiz on Thursday (Commas, Apostrophes, Capitalization, and Quotation Marks)

Homework due AFTER Break (April 9th):

1. 5 Read Theory Quizzes
2. Moby Max: Capitalization, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, Commas, and Homophones
3. Article of the Week: What is a folktale?
4. Read your Good Fit Book (Number 7)

Today in Language Arts the students continued to learn about how to properly use quotation marks by editing practice sentences. We will be taking our last grammar quiz of the year this Thursday!

The students also spent time in class discussing figurative language in The Prince and the Pauper.

Lastly, the students spent time in the library since today was our scheduled library time.  The students were encouraged to get a good fit book they could use for their one-pagers and read over the break. One Pagers 7 and 8 are the last two of the year and will be due on Thursday, June 14th which is the last day of school.

At this point, I have graded all of the assignments that have been turned in on time.  I will now begin working on grading the late assignments. I will have grades updated as quickly as possible!

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. One Pagers Five and Six due Thursday
2. The Prince and the Pauper Brochure due Thursday
3. Study for your last Grammar Test on Thursday-Capitalization, Commas, Quotation Marks, and Apostrophes

The students will have homework to complete over the break.  They are being given time during Daily 5 to work on this:

1. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Monday, April 9th
2. Moby Max-Capitalizaiton, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th
3. Article of the Week: What is a Folktale? due Monday, April 9th
4. Read your good fit book (Number 7)

In Language Arts today the students participated in a rainbow write activity where they worked together to write a CER on the theme of “The Prince and the Pauper”. Each person was responsible for writing one sentence of a CER and connecting it to the person who wrote the sentence before them.

The students also spent time reviewing the rules of quotation marks with their classmates.

I will do my best to have grades updated with late assignments to the best of my ability but I do not anticipate that grades will be accurate until Monday or Tuesday of next week. Hang in there, I promise I will get caught up!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Homework:

1. One Pagers 5 and 6 due Thursday
2. Read your good fit book (#7)
3. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th

In Language Arts today the students finished acting out “The Prince and the Pauper.” We also spent time adding events to the climax, falling action, and resolution of our pyramid.

Additionally, the students spent time editing apostrophes in sentences.

The end of the marking period is one week from today.  I am allowing all students to turn in any assignment from this marking late until 3:05 tomorrow afternoon. I do not take points off of late work.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due TOMORROW
2. NewsELA: Mark Twain due TOMORROW
3. All Late Work due TOMORROW
4. One Pagers 5 and 6 due Thursday, March 29th
5. Read your good fit book (Number 7)
6. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th

Today in Language Arts the students spent time acting out scenes four, five, and six of “The Prince and the Pauper”.  While we acted, we analyzed the events within the story and the characters.

The students also spent time looking at the rules for apostrophes. We will be applying these rules during practice tomorrow in class.

Have a wonderful Wednesday! (Alliteration)

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
2. NewsELA: Mark Twain Due Friday
3. All Late Work due Friday
4. One Pagers 5 and 6 due Thursday, March 29th
5. Read you Good Fit Book (Number 7)
6. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th

In Language Arts today the students spent time acting out scenes two and three of “The Prince and the Pauper”.  We also began analyzing the characters, both internally and externally.

The students also spent time in class today practicing statements with commas.  We discussed and reviewed how to use commas correctly.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
2. NewsELA: Mark Twain due Friday
3. All Late Work due Friday
4. One Pagers 5 and 6 due Thursday, March 29th
5. Read your good fit book (Number 7)
6. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th

Today in Language Arts the students spent time acting out scene one of The Prince and the Pauper.  We also reviewed the pyramid of action and discussed the exposition of the play.

The students also spent time in class talking about the rules of using commas.

Test retakes are scheduled for tomorrow at 7:20 and 3:00 the students were reminded about this last week as well as in class today.  If students did not sign up, they will not be allowed to retake the test.  Any student who does not bring the written portion of the test will not be eligible for the retake.

Please remember the end of the marking period is next THURSDAY. It is not Friday because we are beginning our Spring Break. That means all late work must be turned in by this Friday.  I do not take points for turning in assignments late.  If a student completes a late assignment that was given on the computer, they will need to notify me in class or I will not know they have made up their late work.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read your good fit book (Number 7)
2. 3 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
3. NewsELA: Mark Twain due Friday
4. All Late Work due Friday
5. One Pagers 5 and 6 due NEXT Thursday, March 29th
6. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones due Monday, April 9th

Today in Language Arts the students spent time practicing capitalization. We will continue to practice with this next week.

The students also began acting out The Prince and the Pauper.  We will continue acting next week.

Have a fantastic weekend!

Homework:

1. Read your good fit book (You should finish #6 over the weekend so you have plenty of time to work on your one-pagers.)
2. NewsELA-Mark Twain Due NEXT Friday
3. All Late Assignments Due NEXT Friday
4. One Pagers 5 and 6 Due Thursday, March 29th
5. Moby Max-Capitalization, Commas, Apostrophes, Quotation Marks, and Homophones Due Monday, April 9th