MONDAY: 1) (10 min) SSR
2) Finish Heat Map: * All answers correct? GREEN * One questions incorrect? YELLOW * More than one question incorrect? ORANGE/ PINK 3) Infographic Assignment: (on Google Classroom) * Notebook * Answer Questions TUESDAY: 1) (10 min) SSR 2) Why Can’t I Live on French Fries? (Read in text) Questions 1-4 3) Vocab Assigned: Pages 982, 984, 989, 1001, 1005 * Define and give an example for each * Due Friday, February 10th WEDNESDAY: 1) SSR 2) Mentor Text: Should the Driving Age be Raised to 18? Text and Media analysis - Due Thursday 3) Notebook: Freewrite persuasively THURSDAY: 1) SSR 2) Logical Fallacies 3) Mentor Text: Zoos: Myth and Reality * Activity with Loaded Language FRIDAY: 1) SSR 2) Reading and Writing Conferences
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We will be taking the STAAR Ready test this week. This will be a useful tool to discover our areas of strength and weakness as we progress towards the Reading STAAR, which is on Wednesday, March 29th. We will be focusing on individual areas of growth in the coming weeks, sharpening our skills and increasing our knowledge. No, not just for STAAR. But because STAAR measures skills that are important for future learning and for life!
Monday and Tuesday: STAAR Ready Test Wednesday: Writing Time Red Glass - Chapter 15-16 (homework - finish chapter 16) Thursday: Writing Time Mini-Lesson - Symbolism * Assignment due Friday Red Glass - Chapter 17 Friday: Writing Time Red Glass - Chapters 18-19 Welcome back! I hope that you are returning to school refreshed and ready for new experiences. We will continue our adventure through Red Glass and discover writing strategies modeled by author Laura Resau.
Also, as a late Christmas present to you, I purchased the audio version for us to use in class. Many of you have requested this, and I want you to know that I listen to you! Hope this helps. Monday: Last day to sleep in! Tuesday: Review previous readings of Red Glass. Read Chapter 12 Wednesday: Read Chapter 13 in Red Glass (as a class) Discuss passages that demonstrate good writing Identify specific strategies used Mimic the Author - use strategy in your own writing (due Friday for daily grade) Thursday: Writing Time: Use strategy in your own writing (effective dialogue, imagery, sentence variety, sensory details and good description, character development, use of metaphors, etc.) Read when finished Friday: Discuss and check writing assignment Read Chapter 14 in Red Glass Please come in for tutoring if you are struggling with the writing. I will be happy to help! |
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