Language Arts
Today we created a flashcard for our "Words, Words, Words....section" on five new Greek word parts (from Lesson 45 in Simple Solutions)
We corrected Simple Solutions Lesson 45.
We received our grades in Reading and Writing including the breakdown into categories.
Yale & Princeton: We read an article entitled "Should the School Day start Later?" and created a Current Event using the Point/Counterpoint method.
Princeton -- used the computers to publish their best short write.
Homework:
Yale and Princeton -- published their best short write
Harvard -- read novel (book report due Friday, February 7th -- Student Choice
Setting (10 identification tags) or Essay identifying and explaining the man vs. nature conflict
All three sections:
Simple Solutions Lesson 46
Complete 2nd Quarter Grade Survey
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Language Arts 1-29-14
Language Arts 1-29-14
Today we read an article in Scholastic Scope and completed a current event in class.
Yale & Princeton read "Extreme Teens" and Harvard read "Should School start later?"
We received our MAP scores for the Winter Reading and Math test. We charted our progress and examined which category was our lowest.
We received our short writes back and chose one to publish. Yale and Harvard used laptops to fix and publish the best one. Due Thursday. Princeton will have some time on Thursday during class to publish; if not done, it will be due on Friday.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #45
Get binder signed and show parents the MAP score results
Harvard & Yale -- finish typing short write ready to hand in Thursday
Harvard -- continue reading novel
Today we read an article in Scholastic Scope and completed a current event in class.
Yale & Princeton read "Extreme Teens" and Harvard read "Should School start later?"
We received our MAP scores for the Winter Reading and Math test. We charted our progress and examined which category was our lowest.
We received our short writes back and chose one to publish. Yale and Harvard used laptops to fix and publish the best one. Due Thursday. Princeton will have some time on Thursday during class to publish; if not done, it will be due on Friday.
HOMEWORK:
Simple Solutions #45
Get binder signed and show parents the MAP score results
Harvard & Yale -- finish typing short write ready to hand in Thursday
Harvard -- continue reading novel
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Language Arts 1-23-14 to 1-27-14
Language Arts
Thursday:
Today we took two tests: Jack London comprehension and vocabulary tests on "The King of Mazy May" and "Story of An Eyewitness" from our green Literature books. Our packets on Jack London were collected. It was a two-week packet with 17 activities.
Grade sheets and missing assignments were checked.
We submitted our list of books read during the 2nd quarter.
We began reading a Scope magazine play in Yale and Harvard.
Binder signatures were checked.
HOMEWORK:
Genealogy Projects due 1/28/14
In addition: Harvard
chose a "man vs. nature" conflict novel. Read your novel over the weekend. You should be able to finish the novel in a week except those reading Sea Wolf by Jack London -- about two weeks.
Monday, January 27th, 2014 -- CPS schools are closed.
Spend some time reading!! Finish your Genealogy Project! Begin the 3rd quarter on an awesome note!!
This week a current event will be assigned. Look for an article and get ahead!
Review flash cards. Next week we will evaluate our map scores.
Thursday:
Today we took two tests: Jack London comprehension and vocabulary tests on "The King of Mazy May" and "Story of An Eyewitness" from our green Literature books. Our packets on Jack London were collected. It was a two-week packet with 17 activities.
Grade sheets and missing assignments were checked.
We submitted our list of books read during the 2nd quarter.
We began reading a Scope magazine play in Yale and Harvard.
Binder signatures were checked.
HOMEWORK:
Genealogy Projects due 1/28/14
In addition: Harvard
chose a "man vs. nature" conflict novel. Read your novel over the weekend. You should be able to finish the novel in a week except those reading Sea Wolf by Jack London -- about two weeks.
Monday, January 27th, 2014 -- CPS schools are closed.
Spend some time reading!! Finish your Genealogy Project! Begin the 3rd quarter on an awesome note!!
This week a current event will be assigned. Look for an article and get ahead!
Review flash cards. Next week we will evaluate our map scores.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Language Arts 1-22-14
Today we watched a Slide Share about Jack London and took notes in our Red notebook.
We read an excerpt from The Call of the Wild and completed 19 comprehension/vocabulary questions. Room 205 took their MAP test. Rooms 201 & 203 had 90 minutes to work on their Jack London packet that is due tomorrow.
Simple solutions corrections were collected.
Homework:
Get binder signed.
Study for Jack London test (study the vocabulary and stories: "The King of Mazy May" and "The Story of An Eyewitness")
We read an excerpt from The Call of the Wild and completed 19 comprehension/vocabulary questions. Room 205 took their MAP test. Rooms 201 & 203 had 90 minutes to work on their Jack London packet that is due tomorrow.
Simple solutions corrections were collected.
Homework:
Get binder signed.
Study for Jack London test (study the vocabulary and stories: "The King of Mazy May" and "The Story of An Eyewitness")
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Language Arts 1-21-14
Tuesday, January 21st, 2014
Today, we listened to a BrainPop on Jack London and took notes that we can use as evidence to support our claims in the paper we will be writing. We took the listening quiz and corrected.
We received back our Simple Solutions Test on lessons 41-44; we were shown how to do test corrections properly. List the grammar rule or definition of the grammar principle, list what you did wrong, write out the correction fully. Each correctly completed correction handed in by Wednesday, January 22nd will result in additional points being added. No late work will be accepted on this assignment.
We reviewed some key vocabulary concepts that students shared from MAP Reading testing and offered Room 205 some suggestions for a successful MAP test tomorrow.
Students who did not finish the Benchmark Exam were given an opportunity to finish.
Holiday figurative language stories were collected.
Homework:
1. Simple Solutions Test corrections
2. Jack London Packet (there are a total of 17 activities -- students should be finishing # 15-16 tonight)
Test on "The King of Mazy May" and "The Story of An Eyewitness" including vocabulary will be on Thursday 1/23/14. The Packet is due the same day.
3. Continue working on Genealogy reports
Today, we listened to a BrainPop on Jack London and took notes that we can use as evidence to support our claims in the paper we will be writing. We took the listening quiz and corrected.
We received back our Simple Solutions Test on lessons 41-44; we were shown how to do test corrections properly. List the grammar rule or definition of the grammar principle, list what you did wrong, write out the correction fully. Each correctly completed correction handed in by Wednesday, January 22nd will result in additional points being added. No late work will be accepted on this assignment.
We reviewed some key vocabulary concepts that students shared from MAP Reading testing and offered Room 205 some suggestions for a successful MAP test tomorrow.
Students who did not finish the Benchmark Exam were given an opportunity to finish.
Holiday figurative language stories were collected.
Homework:
1. Simple Solutions Test corrections
2. Jack London Packet (there are a total of 17 activities -- students should be finishing # 15-16 tonight)
Test on "The King of Mazy May" and "The Story of An Eyewitness" including vocabulary will be on Thursday 1/23/14. The Packet is due the same day.
3. Continue working on Genealogy reports
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Language Arts 1-13, 14, 15
Monday - Journal entry 10 roots, suffixes, prefixes define and two examples.
Vocabulary review - words with multiple meanings (Red Vocab Drills -- lessons 13, 14, 15)
Listening activity -- Mood and Tone. - quiz taken and corrected
Simple Solutions Lesson 42
Peer edited the Holiday essay, final copies due 1/21
Tuesday - journal entry 10 more suffixes, prefixes, roots
Corrected SS 42
Examined the tasks for the benchmark test. Answered questions
Genealogy Project biography drafts and design for poster boards collected
Homework defining 10 terms collected
Homework. Simple Solutions lesson 43
Jack London packet - complete 2 to 3 activities
Wednesday - Benchmark for 2nd quarter administered
Homework. Simple Solutions 44
Jack London packet - complete 2 to 3 activities
Vocabulary review - words with multiple meanings (Red Vocab Drills -- lessons 13, 14, 15)
Listening activity -- Mood and Tone. - quiz taken and corrected
Simple Solutions Lesson 42
Peer edited the Holiday essay, final copies due 1/21
Tuesday - journal entry 10 more suffixes, prefixes, roots
Corrected SS 42
Examined the tasks for the benchmark test. Answered questions
Genealogy Project biography drafts and design for poster boards collected
Homework defining 10 terms collected
Homework. Simple Solutions lesson 43
Jack London packet - complete 2 to 3 activities
Wednesday - Benchmark for 2nd quarter administered
Homework. Simple Solutions 44
Jack London packet - complete 2 to 3 activities
Friday, January 10, 2014
Language Arts 1-10-14
Today we completed a Journal entry where we listed 15 root words, prefixes & suffixes. We defined them and wrote two examples of each.
We watched a brainpop video reviewing prefixes, suffixes & roots; we completed a quiz.
We took notes on Etymology and how words come into a language.
We watched a brainpop video and completed a quiz.
We graded Simple Solutions #41 (only Princeton).
Homework: 1. define 10 vocabulary words
2. holiday story using 10 types of figures of speech due Monday
3. study your flash cards
4. work on genealogy report (draft of design and typed biography draft due 1/14/14)
Other:
Prepare for MAP testing; go on Compass Learning and other sites to review your reading strategies.
Review root words and their meanings.
We watched a brainpop video reviewing prefixes, suffixes & roots; we completed a quiz.
We took notes on Etymology and how words come into a language.
We watched a brainpop video and completed a quiz.
We graded Simple Solutions #41 (only Princeton).
Homework: 1. define 10 vocabulary words
2. holiday story using 10 types of figures of speech due Monday
3. study your flash cards
4. work on genealogy report (draft of design and typed biography draft due 1/14/14)
Other:
Prepare for MAP testing; go on Compass Learning and other sites to review your reading strategies.
Review root words and their meanings.
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Language Arts 1-9-14
Language Arts 1-9-14
Today our journal entry was a quiz on Irony. We defined irony, the three types of ironies and matched examples.
We reviewed figurative language and as teams created examples for 11 forms of figurative language.
Current events homework on the SCOPE magazine article was collected. Some groups took a comprehension quiz on their article.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #41
Study flashcards
work on genealogy - draft of design and biography draft due 1-14-14
work on Holiday essay -- due 1-12-14
Today our journal entry was a quiz on Irony. We defined irony, the three types of ironies and matched examples.
We reviewed figurative language and as teams created examples for 11 forms of figurative language.
Current events homework on the SCOPE magazine article was collected. Some groups took a comprehension quiz on their article.
Homework:
Simple Solutions #41
Study flashcards
work on genealogy - draft of design and biography draft due 1-14-14
work on Holiday essay -- due 1-12-14
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Language Arts 1-8-14
Welcome 2014!!
Today we reviewed the 8 Literary Elements for our MAP Test.
Teams constructed mini-posters pinpointing key elements.
Journal entry:
Describe an event, a gift, a tradition, a trip you enjoyed over the holidays. Use as many forms of figurative language as you can. Draw a square around the figurative language and label it.
Homework:
work on your Journal entry
Read the article in the SCOPE magazine that was assigned and create a current event summary
Organize your flash cards
Today we reviewed the 8 Literary Elements for our MAP Test.
Teams constructed mini-posters pinpointing key elements.
Journal entry:
Describe an event, a gift, a tradition, a trip you enjoyed over the holidays. Use as many forms of figurative language as you can. Draw a square around the figurative language and label it.
Homework:
work on your Journal entry
Read the article in the SCOPE magazine that was assigned and create a current event summary
Organize your flash cards
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