Language Arts 2-7-14

Language Arts 2-7-14

Princeton:  we edited the introductory paragraph for the Jack London performance essay;  we created an introduction together as a class

Harvard:  we edited the introductory paragraph for the Benchmark

ALL:
We created flashcards for pseudonym, Genre:Prose:Fiction - Classics,  and Genre: Prose: Fiction -- Fables
We took notes together on background for "The Fable" including information about Aesop, fables and morals.  We reviewed satire and visualizing.
We listed to "The Fable" and evaluated this short story by Mark Twain; we completed questions 1-5 on page 809 and the vocab and grammar exercises on page 810.
We evaluated a few colleagues as they gave genealogy reports.
We corrected Simple Solutions #49

Homework:
ALL:  Simple Solutions #50 and test corrections for test on lessons 45-48 (write grammar rule/definition; what did you do wrong; correction)  retest this week in the morning or after school Tuesday or Thursday
Harvard:  book report on fiction book due Monday; report on Aesop (5 facts, 5 fables and a summary of one fable)
Yale:  introductory paragraph for Jack London performance assessment; read your realistic fiction novel
Princeton: read fiction novel; clean out portfolio, saving best work, all handouts, benchmark tests, grammar handbook.