In Language Arts today the students were given the opportunity to organize their interactive notebooks.  The notebooks will be checked during class time tomorrow and be worth a formative grade for first marking period.  The amount of points will be significant since many of our assignments and activities are recorded in the notebook.

The students also spent time in class reviewing for their comprehension test tomorrow.  The test will cover point of view, author’s purpose, the pyramid of action, story vocabulary, apostrophes, capitalization, and comprehension questions for Eleven and The School Play.  The students will be allowed to use the textbooks during the assessment.  I will have this grade posted by Monday.

Lastly, the students took their first vocabulary test in class today.  I will be getting these grades into the system as soon as I possibly can.  They will be posted by Monday at the latest.

Have a great evening and study hard!

Homework:

1. Reading log due tomorrow
2. Elements of a story test tomorrow
3. Interactive notebook check tomorrow

Today in Language Arts the students signed up for ilearn.  We will be using this website to take our tests online this year.  The students also finished reading The School Play during class time.  We practiced identifying the climax, falling action, and resolution in the story.  We also applied what we have learned about an author’s purpose for writing to The School Play.  We used evidence from the text to support our thinking and added it to our writing interactive notebook.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Study for the vocabulary test, it’s tomorrow
3. Elements of a story test Friday
4. Interactive notebook check Friday

In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about the pyramid of action.  We practiced defining these words and then applying them to the story, The School Play. Today the students focused on the exposition, rising action, and the climax.  Tomorrow they will be finishing up the story with the falling action and resolution.  The students were also introduced to the author’s purpose for writing a story.  We added this idea to our interactive notebooks too.  Lastly, we played a vocabulary review game during class time today in order to help students prepare for their vocabulary test on Thursday.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Eleven vocabulary test Thursday
3. Elements of a story test Friday
4. Interactive notebook check Friday (both reading and writing)

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In Language Arts today the students spent time at the library.  They were encouraged to select good fit books that would challenge their reading.  They used the information from the results of the most recent NWEA test to help establish what types of books will help them become better readers. The students also spent time digging deeper into plot by being introduced to the pyramid of action. Additionally, the class spent time working with vocabulary words and practicing using apostrophes.

This Thursday and Friday will be our first two tests of the school year.  One Thursday, the students will take their vocabulary test.  On Friday, the students will be taking their story elements test.  Components of the test will consist of the pyramid of action, author’s purpose, point of view, story vocabulary, apostrophes, capitalization, and comprehension questions from The School Play and Eleven. We will be playing a review game on Thursday to help students prepare for the assessment.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Interactive notebook check Friday
3. Eleven vocabulary test Thursday
4. Elements of a story test Friday

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In Language Arts today the students reviewed story vocabulary.  We will be using these ideas to transition into the pyramid of action on Monday. The class also spent time practicing apostrophes in their writing interactive notebooks. If this was not completed in class, it was homework.

Next Friday is the end of the first marking period which means all late work was due at 3:05 pm. All grades are completely up to date and I will do my best to continue to update them as quickly as possible next week.

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Apostrophes in Writing Interactive Notebook
3. Word Work due at the end of class Monday

Today in Language Arts, the students continued to work with story vocabulary.  We identified these elements in the story, Eleven from our textbook.  We also spend some time talking about when it is appropriate to use an apostrophe in our writing.  The students were given time to work with their vocabulary words, work on their writing, and read their good fit books during class too.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. All late work due tomorrow
2. Reading log due tomorrow

In Language Arts today the students began to learn story vocabulary.  We practiced identifying the plot, protagonist, antagonist, conflict, and setting in the story, Knuffle Bunny Free. The students were also given time to work with their vocabulary words during class.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. All late work due Friday

Today in Language Arts the students continued to practice their application of point of view to literature from their textbooks.  We reviewed point of view and identified it in the story, Eleven. We then used evidence to support our thinking. The students also got their initial responses to this assignment back.  They edited their work to include evidence and further their explanations. If this was not finished by the end of class, it became homework.

The class also spent time reviewing word work in the classroom.  We sent up the note sheet for word work in our interactive notebooks.  They will be given time during Daily 5 for the rest of the week to record these vocabulary words in their interactive notebooks.

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Point of View Edited Response Due Tomorrow
3. All Late Work for First Marking Period Due Friday

In Language Arts today the students applied what they have learned about point of view to the story, Eleven. We practiced identifying evidence to support our thinking as well as how we can properly cite this evidence.  The students also continued to practice appropriate capitalization.

The marking period ends next Friday which means all late work will be due by this Friday. Please make sure all assignments that have been given throughout the marking period are turned in by 3:05 on Friday, October 9th.

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes

In Language Arts today the students finished creating the interactive word wall.  A picture of the word wall has been added to this blog post for your convenience. The students also spent some time reviewing capitalization.  We discussed the rules for capitalization as well as when it is appropriate to capitalize a word. Lastly, we spent some time reviewing point of view.

Have a wonderful weekend!