Good Morning!
Goals: Review capitalization rules. Begin preparing for a narrative. To practice incorporating figurative language and imagery into our narratives.
Agenda:
1) Capitalization Review
Game #1
Game #2
2) Brainstorm each of the following:
a change
a first attempt at something
a time you were unprepared
a family event
3) Begin writing about your chosen event
TO DO
AOW due tomorrow. Make sure to print it out and staple it before class. :)
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Wednesday, October 5th
Thanks for a great report from the guest teacher yesterday! I am not surprised!
Goals: To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy. To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.
Agenda:
1) Finish your mentor sentences on your slide. Share them with me.
2) Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan . Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.
"Fish Cheeks"
3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.
TO DO
AOW #1 Due Friday. Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.
Goals: To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy. To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.
Agenda:
1) Finish your mentor sentences on your slide. Share them with me.
2) Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan . Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.
"Fish Cheeks"
3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.
TO DO
AOW #1 Due Friday. Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.
Wednesday, October 5th
Thanks for a great report from the guest teacher yesterday! I am not surprised!
Goals: To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy. To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.
Agenda:
1) Finish your mentor sentences on your slide. Share them with me.
2) Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan . Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.
"Fish Cheeks"
3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.
TO DO
AOW #1 Due Friday. Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.
Goals: To publish models of good writing for our classmates to enjoy. To analyze an author's use of imagery and emulate her in our own writing.
Agenda:
1) Finish your mentor sentences on your slide. Share them with me.
2) Read "Fish Cheeks" by Amy Tan . Identify her use of the five senses and analyze the effectiveness and impact.
"Fish Cheeks"
3) Write our own childhood memory using imagery.
TO DO
AOW #1 Due Friday. Please staple everything ahead of time. My stapler is broken.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Tuesday, October 4th
Unfortunately, I have to be out for a district meeting today. I know you will be awesome for our guest teacher, and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow
1) Finish text-dependent questions for "Rikki Tikki" and SHARE with me.
2) Mentor Sentences-Analyze the use of punctuation in each sentence. Try to explain the rules. Then, your group will create a poster modeling the same type of sentence.
John Hersey, White Lotus
3) Work on AOW if time
TO DO AOW DUE FRIDAY. Please print and staple BEFORE class.
1) Finish text-dependent questions for "Rikki Tikki" and SHARE with me.
2) Mentor Sentences-Analyze the use of punctuation in each sentence. Try to explain the rules. Then, your group will create a poster modeling the same type of sentence.
The Grimes family arrived in a body, always a little late, usually in the middle of Sunday school, which began at nine o’clock.
James Baldwin-Go Tell it to the Mountain
The house was a real family house, large and sprawling.
Katherine Graham, Personal History
He was a young farmer, in his late twenties or early thirties, thin as a grasshopper.
John Hersey, White Lotus
3) Work on AOW if time
TO DO AOW DUE FRIDAY. Please print and staple BEFORE class.
Friday, September 30, 2016
Monday, October 3rd
I can't believe it's October already! This is our SIXTH week of school!
Goals: Practice applying our knowledge of plot elements to the story we read. Focus on analyzing passages in a short story.
AGENDA:
1)Review plot diagram for "Three Little Pigs" (Five minutes)
2) Plot diagram for "Rikki Tikki" (Table Groups)
List of Events
3) Analyze passages from story
Here are the passages:
Rikki Tikki Passages
TO DO
AOW DUE FRIDAY
You may turn it in early :)
AGENDA:
1)Review plot diagram for "Three Little Pigs" (Five minutes)
2) Plot diagram for "Rikki Tikki" (Table Groups)
List of Events
3) Analyze passages from story
Here are the passages:
Rikki Tikki Passages
TO DO
AOW DUE FRIDAY
You may turn it in early :)
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Friday, September 30th
Goals: Practice writing a personal response to an article. Learn academic vocabulary related to plot and apply our new knowledge while completing a plot diagram.
AGENDA
1) Practice personal response to AOW
2) Notes on AOW
3) Slideshow on plot elements-I will give you a sheet to take notes on
Click here to see the slideshow
TO DO
Here is the AOW due ONE WEEK from today.
AOW #1
Step 1-Read and annotate
Step 2-Summary (you may use template)
Step 3-Personal response (see my suggestions under Article of the Week)
Steps 2 and 3 do NOT need to be labeled on your paper.
You must PRINT out your work and article and turn it in at the BEGINNING of class on Friday.
Remember, I do not take late work. You may turn it in early. You get one "free" pass each semester.
Thursday, September 29th
Happy Thursday!
Goals: To analyze the effect of certain literary elements on a literary work. To practice writing an academic summary.
AGENDA
1)Continue to practice the Article of the Week process with the article I gave you on Tuesday.
Today we will practice writing an academic summary.
Please note that you may need to make changes to the template. It is just a template!
2) Define and explain:
metaphor and simile
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
3) Watch this cool clip
Mongoose vs Cobra
4) Begin reading "Rikki-Tikki Tavi"
Click here to read the story
TO DO
Finish reading the story. It is available in this blog or you can ask to check out a book
Goals: To analyze the effect of certain literary elements on a literary work. To practice writing an academic summary.
AGENDA
1)Continue to practice the Article of the Week process with the article I gave you on Tuesday.
Today we will practice writing an academic summary.
Please note that you may need to make changes to the template. It is just a template!
2) Define and explain:
metaphor and simile
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
3) Watch this cool clip
Mongoose vs Cobra
4) Begin reading "Rikki-Tikki Tavi"
Click here to read the story
TO DO
Finish reading the story. It is available in this blog or you can ask to check out a book
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