Today in Language Arts the students were given the entire class period to complete their writing prompt.
When they finished, they could work on updating their learning plan, Read Theory, or One-Pagers 5 and 6.
We are finally done with testing! Our normal class activities will resume tomorrow!
Have a great evening! Don’t forget tomorrow is a late start!
Homework:
Today in Language Arts the students were given time for SSR. After they wrote in their notebooks, I collected them to review their January entries.
With the remainder of class time, the students were asked to write an essay about assigned seating in the cafeteria. If they did not finish in class, they will have the opportunity to do so tomorrow.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
Today in Language Arts the students spent time reading their good fit book. At this point, all students have taken the reading NWEA. They should be utilizing their new lexile scores when thinking about books that are a good fit for them. Remember, the books in my classroom are organized by sticker color and each lexile range represents a different color. At this point, I have conferenced with all students so everyone should be aware of their sticker color and lexile range.
After SSR, the students were given time to organize their logs for the month of January. I will be collecting these for a grade on Monday.
The students also turned in their figurative language project and their narrative essay. The essays will take me quite a while to grade so please be patient with the grading as I work on them.
With the remainder of class time students were given the opportunity to present their figurative language projects to the class. Presenting was optional but students who did present will receive two points of extra credit on their assignment for sharing with the class.
Test retakes for the Figurative Language Test will take place next Wednesday during lunch. Unfortunately, I do not have any availability before or after school next week so I can only offer a lunch retake. Any student who wants to retake the test cannot have any missing assignments from 3rd Marking Period. They must also sign up in class before next Wednesday to be eligible for the retake. Lastly, the must look at every question they got wrong, write what the correct answer was, and explain why they got the question wrong. This includes the written and iLearn portions of the test. These test corrections must be signed by a parent or guardian and brought to the retake. Any student who does follow these directions will not be able to retake the test next Wednesday and an alternate retake date will not be scheduled.
Have a great weekend!
Homework:
In Language Arts today most students finished the Reading NWEA test and started taking the Language NWEA.
Students will continue testing throughout the course of the week until they finish. All testing must be completed by THIS Friday. When students have completed both assessments, they are being given time to work on Read Theory, work on their Figurative Language Project(s), and write the final draft of their narrative. These three assignments are due at the end of class on Friday.
Since we will be doing the same thing in class every day for the rest of the week, I will not be posting to the blog again until Monday.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students were given time to go to the library.
The students also organized the front of their ISNs. We will be organizing the back of their ISNs tomorrow and I will be collecting them for a grade on Wednesday.
With the remainder of class time, the students took the Reading NWEA. Students who finished were given time to type the final draft of their narrative and work on their figurative language project.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students were given time for SSR and they logged what they read about.
The students also looked at examples of figurative language projects to help them get a better idea of what is expected of their own projects.
I also gave out the directions for One-Pagers Five and Six. They have been added to the top of the blog and attached to this blog post too. They are due by Friday, March 20th at the latest.
With the remainder of class time, the students took the Reading NWEA. I will not be posting to the blog very often next week since we will spend the week taking the Reading and Language NWEA Tests. When students finish their tests, they will be given time to type the final draft of their Narrative and work on their Figurative Language Project. Both of these will be due next Friday.
Have a great weekend!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students reviewed the figurative language extra credit stories and “The Jacket” before taking their figurative language test.
The students also set up their papers on Google Classroom to type the final draft of their narrative. They must have this typed, printed, and turned in by the beginning of class NEXT Friday.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
Today in Language Arts the students were given time for SSR. Afterwards, they wrote in their log about what they read.
With the remainder of class time, the students worked with a partner to peer edit their personal narrative for voice and conventions. At this point, all students should be done with the peer editing process.
Lastly, the students received hall passes for the second half of the school year. These blue passes need to last them until the last day of school on June 11th!
Have a wonderful Wednesday (Alliteration) and enjoy the last of the half days!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students participated in a figurative language activity where they shared the examples of figurative language they found while reading “The Jacket” last week. For the remainder of the year, we will be keeping track of the figurative language we find in our reading on the figurative language board in our classroom. By the end of the year, we will have a board full of figurative language examples!
The students were also assigned a figurative language project. They must select a type of figurative language and come up with a creative way to share this with the class. There are 9 different project options. If the students would like to, they can complete 2 projects for extra credit. These projects will be due NEXT Friday, January 31st. They will be given class time tomorrow as well as more time next week to work on it.
Lastly, we will be taking our unit test on Figurative Language on Thursday. The test will only focus on figurative language.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
Today in Language Arts the students were given tie for SSR. They also wrote in their logs about what they read during SSR.
With the remainder of class time, the students reviewed the answer to Party in Room 302. I also gave students four extra stories for extra credit. These will be worth 5 points each for a total of 20 extra credit points. They will be due on Thursday.
Enjoy your long weekend!
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