In Language Arts today I collected the students’ SSR Logs. This is done after the students read in class and is collected monthly for credit. The students are not required to log after they read at home. I will have grades updated by the end of the day to reflect scores.

After reading, the students continued to practice mood and tone by looking at the movie, Frozen. They also looked at the facial expressions of characters to determine what their tone of voice may be based on what their face looks like.

Additionally, we spent time in class learning the types of non-fiction. Then, the students were given an overview of a few books and they were asked to determine the genre of the book with their elbow partner.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Read Theory due Friday

Today in Language Arts the students continued to talk about genres by learning about the five types of fiction.

We also spent time talking about action, linking, and helping verbs.

Lastly, we continued learning about mood and tone by practicing identifying the mood and tone in the two clips from Tangled below. We talked about what elements of the Youtuber’s video change the tone of the actual movie while we watched.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Metacognition Log Check Tomorrow (10 Entries for November)
3. Read Theory due Friday

Today in Language Arts the class was given time to go to the library. At this point, they should have read three good fit books for the year and should be starting the fourth chapter book of their choosing. If that is not the case, students will want to do extra reading at home for homework this week to get caught up.

After the library, the students were given time for SSR where they could choose between Read Theory and reading their good fit book. We wrote in and organized our Metacognitive Log too. I will be collecting notebooks to check the logs for the month of November on Wednesday after SSR. There should be ten entries for the month of November. Students who do not have this done will need to get their notebooks organized at home before Wednesday.

During class the students started learning about the mood and tone of a story. We discussed that the mood is the reader’s reaction to the text and the tone is how the author is trying to make the reader feel. We used the trailer from the movie Zootopia as an example and then looked at how the mood and tone change if the story would have been written as a horror film. The videos we looked at have been linked to this blog post.

Lastly, we started learning about genres by reviewing the difference between fiction and non-fiction. We will be diving in to the types of fiction and non-fiction in class tomorrow and Wednesday.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Metacognitive Log Check for November on Wednesday
3. Read Theory due Friday

Today in Language Arts the students were given time to work in stations. They could finish up their Moby Max, get their Read Theory for the week done, work on One-Pager Three, read their good fit book, or catch up on late work. I will have grades updated by the end of the school day to reflect the progress made in class but they will not be correct until the end of the day because I will be doing constant updates.

I hope everyone enjoys the time off with family and friends!

Homework:

1. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday if you didn’t finish in class!
2. Finish reading good fit book number three by the time you return from break!
3. Have LOTS of fun!

In Language Arts today the students presented their projects. I was very impressed with the thoughtfulness and creativity of many of the groups! They worked hard and I am so proud!

The students also were given time for SSR and completing their log. I will be collecting their writing notebooks to check their Metacognitive Logs for the month of November. They should have ten entries from this month with at least three sentences per entry to receive full credit.

Grades have been updated to reflect the project scores.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Moby Max: Nouns due Tomorrow
3. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday

In Language Arts today the students were given time to finish their projects after SSR. Project presentations will take place on Monday! Many students have worked hard on this and I cannot wait to see the presentations!

Have a great weekend!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. Moby Max: Nouns due Tuesday

In Language Arts today the students learned about possessive nouns.

With the remainder of class time, they focused on their projects. These will be due at the end of class tomorrow. Presentations will take place on Monday.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Tomorrow
3. POA Project due tomorrow at the end of class!
4. Moby Max: Nouns due Tuesday

Today in Language Arts the students were given time for SSR. Afterwards, they presented the CER posters they did in their groups yesterday.

With the remainder of class time, students were given the opportunity to work on their pyramid of action project. This project will be due at the end of class on Friday. They were given class time today and will be given all of class tomorrow and Friday to work on the project. I have attached the details of the assignment to this blog post. Since the students have not had the opportunity to do so at this point in the school year, I allowed them to choose their own groups.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
3. Pyramid of Action Project due Friday
4. Moby Max: Nouns due Tuesday

Today in Language Arts the students continued to learn about nouns. We focused on how we can change nouns from singular to plural when they don’t end in “s”. We also did practice in class.

With the remainder of class time, the students continued to focus on the conflict in “Tuesdays of the Other June” by working together to create a CER about an internal conflict in the story. The activity was a rainbow write where each student had a marker of a difference color and they were each responsible for writing a different part of the paragraph.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
3. Moby Max: Nouns due NEXT Tuesday

In Language Arts today the students were given time to go to the library. In order to manage their time wisely, the students have been encouraged to finish reading their third good fit book for the year by the time they return from break next week.

When we returned from the library, the students discussed the conflicts in “Tuesdays of the Other June”. We discussed how some stories can have more than one conflict. Then, we practiced writing a CER on one of the conflicts in the story. This was done together in class in their writing notebooks.

With the remainder of class time, the students participated in an activity called “The Last Word”. The students worked in groups and shared their favorite quote from “Tuesdays of the Other June”. The other students in the group had to guess why they thoughts the student chose the quote that they did. After each person guessed, the student who chose the quote shared their thoughts about it. Each person in the group had an opportunity to share and discuss.

Have a great evening!

Homework:

1. Read for 20 minutes
2. 5 Read Theory Quizzes due Friday
3. Moby Max: Nouns due NEXT Tuesday