Friday, June 16th

HAPPY LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!  It's been a pleasure being your teacher.


Please take some time to add a slide to THIS slide show and write a note to an incoming seventh-grader giving them advice.

Wednesday, June 14th

Happy Wednesday!

AGENDA

Today you will complete an evaluation of this class.  To access the evaluation, please click HERE. Make sure to show me the screen after you submit your evaluation. Otherwise, you will not receive credit!

Here is a link to ratemyteacher.com

When finished, we will work a goodbye activity.

TO DO

Bring stamp and envelope if you forgot!
Tomorrow we will watch Tom Sawyer. You may bring a snack.

Tuesday, June 13th

Agenda

Vocabulary Test
Letter to Self

Work on our Learning Map!  Add four things :)

Monday, June 12th

It's our last Monday together.  As much as I am looking forward to summer, I am a little sad too!

AGENDA


SRI TEST

Learning Map

You will work with a group and reflect on all that we have learned, studied, and practiced this year.  Consider these categories:

Reading
Writing
Listening/Speaking
Other

You will create a poster mapping all that you have learned this year.  I suggest looking through Aeries (both semesters) as a reminder of the assignments you've completed, looking through your English notebook. and revisiting Turnitin.com to see your assignments, rubrics, and comments. 

TO DO

If you haven't brought your stamp and envelope. please bring it!

Friday, June 9th

Agenda

Discuss chapters 33, 34, 35
Read chapter  36-FINISH
Presentations
Playlist for Tom Sawyer

TO DO

Stamp and envelope
Test Tuesday on vocabulary 

Thursday, June 8th

AGENDA

Review chapters 30 and 31
Read chapter 32
Presentations



TO DO

Stamped envelope by Monday]
Vocab Test on Tuesday
POST TO KIDBLOG

Read 33, 34, 35

Wednesday, June 7th

Good Morning!

Collect vocabulary homework.

Discuss chapters 26 and 27

Read 28 and 29

Begin Presentations-Share the link HERE

TO DO

Stamp and envelope on Monday

Read   30 and 31

Study vocabulary for test
Make sure ALL of the work I told you to post to KIDBLOG is posted.  

Tuesday , June 6th

GOOD MORNING

Review chapters 21, 22, 23, 24
Read 25
Work on presentations
Begin presenting

TO DO 

Read 26 and 27 Do vocab for chapters 21-26 .  The words you need to do are highlighted.   Use the word map.  Study all vocab for test next week. Bring an envelope and a stamp by Monday. 

Friday, June 2nd

AGENDA

Review chapters 18, 19, 20
Review project requirements
Work on Project


The book takes place in the 1840's in Missouri

Presentation Topics-I am giving you a good link as a starting point. Try to find at least one other source.  Take a THEN and NOW approach.


Games and Pastimes during Tom Sawyer- Research and explain at least four popular games that Tom and his friends may have played. Explain how the games were played, what was needed to play them, and anything you can find about how they originated. Compare to TODAY's games and pastimes.

 Education Then and Now- Reasearch  the typical classroom, teacher, and ways students were taught during this time.  Compare and contrast school today to school in the mid 1800s.  What would a typical day be like in school for Tom?  What was discipline like?

Women’s Fashion     Men and Women’s Fashion-What were some of the typical fashions worn by men and women?  Describe them?  Shoes? Roundabouts? Compare them to today's fashions.

Lives of Women during this TIme-What did women have to do on a typical day?  Describe a typical day and some of the tasks.  Laundry?  Cooking?  HOW was it done. Compare it to today.

Patent Medicine  another Patent Medicine-What were some of the patent medicines used during Tom's time?  Describe them and what they claimed to cure?  Were any of them dangerous?  Compare them to a few of the medicines we have today.

Superstitions-What were some of the superstitions in the book?  Describe them. What are some modern day superstitions? Describe them and find how they originated.

Your last slide MUST have a works cited page. Use easybib.

TO DO

Read 21, 22, 23, 24 by TUESDAY

Thursday, June 1st

Agenda

Post the following to Kidblog:

argumentative essay
Memory Transfer (narrative)
Your three BEST article of the week responses

Discuss chapters 13, 14, 15

Read 16 and 17

Research activities

The book takes place in the 1840's in Missouri 

Presentation Topics-I am giving you a good link as a starting point. Try to find at least one other source.  Take a THEN and NOW approach.

Games and Pastimes during Tom Sawyer- Research and explain at least four popular games that Tom and his friends may have played. Explain how the games were played, what was needed to play them, and anything you can find about how they originated. Compare to TODAY's games and pastimes.

Education Then and Now- Reasearch the typical classroom, teacher, and ways students were taught during this time. Compare and contrast school today to school in the mid 1800s. What would a typical day be like in school for Tom? What was discipline like?

Women’s Fashion     Men and Women’s Fashion-What were some of the typical fashions worn by men and women? Describe them? Shoes? Roundabouts? Compare them to today's fashions.

Lives of Women during this TIme-What did women have to do on a typical day? Describe a typical day and some of the tasks. Laundry? Cooking? HOW was it done. Compare it to today.

Patent Medicine  another Patent Medicine-What were some of the patent medicines used during Tom's time? Describe them and what they claimed to cure? Were any of them dangerous? Compare them to a few of the medicines we have today.

Superstitions-What were some of the superstitions in the book?  Describe them. What are some modern day superstitions? Describe them and find how they originated.

Your last slide MUST have a works cited page. Use easybib.

TO DO

Read 18, 19, and 20 by tomorrow

Wednesday, May 31st

AGENDA

Tom Sawyer reading quiz
Finish point of view writing activity
Submit it to turnitin by 10PM tonight
Read chapter 12

TO DO

Read 13, 14, and 15

Tuesday, May 30th

Agenda

Return Vocabulary 

Discuss 6, 7, and 8

Huckleberry Finn-Imitating Twain's style
Make a copy of THIS and write your own description of Huck from a DIFFERENT point of view. . You must maintain the same number of sentences, sentence patterns, and style as much as possible. 


To DO

Read 9, 10, and 11.  Quiz tomorrow!  Keep vocabulary from 1-2.  Do not lose it.  

Friday, May 26th

Yay!

It's Friday!

Agenda

Please fill in this Google Form for your Newsela AOW

Work on THIS padlet with your table

Turn in vocabulary for 1-4. 

Discuss chapter 5.

Read 6

TO DO

Read 7 

Thursday, May 25th

Agenda


Warm up for vocabulary

Tom's maturity-Three scenes

Discuss 3 and 4 

Compare Tom and Aunt Polly

TO DO
I have posted the text of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the vocabulary, and the word map in the SIDE bar of this blog.  Read 5 and 6 Vocabulary for 1-4 will be due tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 24th

Agenda

Warm up for vocabulary
Click HERE for the Padlet Activity

Skits-Illustrate the theme from chapter 2 in a creative way

Read 3

TO DO

Read 4 and do vocabulary for 3 and 4. I will collect the vocab for 1-4 TOMORROW

Newsela quiz

Tuesday, May 23rd

Tom Sawyer
Growing Up/Maturity
Idioms/Slang
Vocabulary-Here is the Word Map
Vocabulary List for the Book-Complete Word Maps for HIGHLIGHTED words but study all words

TO DO

Read Newsela article by Friday and take a quiz
Finish vocabulary word maps for chapters 1 and 2 by TOMORROW

Monday, May 22nd

Goals: To gain background knowledge before reading Tom Sawyer. This will help us enjoy and appreciate the novel.

Video about Mark Twain

Tom Sawyer Days from PBS This is a slideshow with excerpts from Twain’s autobiography, as well as photos, and interesting tidbits about growing up during this time

Predictions about Novel-Slideshow

Mark Twain Quotes- More MT quotes

Friday, May 20th

Thank Ms. Smith for teaching you!

Agenda

Finish book
Grudgeball

Wednesday, May 17th and Thursday, May 18th

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Memory Transfer Feedback

First thing! Share your Memory Transfer writing with me even if you are not finished. I will not be accepting late work, so share your work now so that you receive at least partial credit.

smith482@cougars.csusm.edu

Make sure you click the "can comment" option

Feedback/ Revise

Step 1- Find a partner

Step 2- Read your own writing aloud to your partner while your partner writes down questions that they have about your writing.

Step 3- Discuss the questions that your partner wrote down.

Step 4-6- Repeat the steps above for the partner who has not yet read his/her own writing.

Step 7- Revise your writing based on the feedback you received from your partner.

Giver Chapter 21

From Chapter 21, choose a quote that explains why Jonas does not want to live in the community anymore.

THURSDAY

Read Chapter 22

Utopian Society

What is a utopia?

It is an imagined community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its citizens.

Examples: The Giver, WALL-E on the Axiom,

What is a dystopia?

A society characterized by oppression, disease, and misery; a community that is undesirable.

Examples: Brave New World, Hunger Games, The Giver

What do you think The Giver is? Utopian or dystopian?

Your turn:

Follow the link and choose a utopia as a group. (Here is another link that you mind find useful for utopian societies.

Be able to explain to the class what your society is, if it is utopian or dystopian, and what the rules of the society are (you may have to do more research on it).


TO DO

AOW due Friday-Read Newsela article and take quiz. Then write a personal response.

Tuesday, May16th

Agenda

Read Chapter 20
Memory Transfer Directions/Rubric
Possible peer review if time

HW 

AOW due Friday. You must write a personal response and take a Newsela quiz
Revise Memory Transfer

Friday, May 12th

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Remember that Monday is late start



AGENDA

Read Chapter 19 in The Giver
Work on Memory Transfer Writing Activity-Directions HERE

Thursday, May 11th

HAPPY THURSDAY

AGENDA

Read Chapter 18 in Giver

Memory Transfer Activity-Click here for directions and rubric

Wednesday, May 10th

HAPPY WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY!

AGENDA

Read chapter 16

Table groups present a discussion question to the class and class discusses it

Finish color activity


TO DO

Read chapter 17

Monday, May 8th

AGENDA

Read chapter 12
Charades to review the important scenes in Giver


TO DO

Read chapter 13

Thursday, April 27th

Agenda

Review essay directions
Work on essays
Conference with Ms. Smith or Mrs. Karney as needed.  We want to help you!

TO DO 

Read chapter 11

Wednesday, April 26th

AGENDA

Read chapter 9 in book

LINK to spreadsheet with your thesis statements, topic sentences, and counterarguments-I may have revised your sentence or asked you a question/made a suggestion.  Make sure you click on each box.  This will allow you to see everything typed in the box.


Work on argumentative essay

TO DO 

Read chapter 10

Tuesday, April 25th

AGENDA

Annotate the articles you brought

OPTIONAL template to help you organize 

Fill in THIS Google Form

Monday, April 24th

Happy Monday!


Goals:To continue to prepare for our argumentative essays.

Agenda

New Seats
Review THIS presentation on Dos and Don'ts of Formal Writing

Finish Newsela Evidence Activities

To DO

Read Chapter 8
Print TWO or more articles and bring TOMORROW
NO AOW this week

Friday, April 21st

Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Agenda

Fill in the Google form below if you have a seating request. I will do my best to accommodate you but no guarantees.

SEATING REQUEST

Thursday, April 20th

Concluding Paragraph

Wednesday, April 19th

AGENDA

Hooks-Please take notes on this presentation

Arguments and Counter arguments

TO DO

Read Chapter 4
AOW-just read Newsela article and take quiz...that's it!

Tuesday, April 18th

AGENDA

Hooks (to prepare for our argumentative essays)
Civil Debate on arranged marriage (more practice for our essay)
We will use this article




TO DO

Please fill out this form to check out your Giver book
Read chapter 3
Newsela quiz by Friday (no personal response this week)

Friday, April 7th

HAPPY FRIDAY!

AGENDA

Collect AOW
Chapter 2 and questions


TO DO

AOW due Friday we get back

Thursday, April 6th

AGENDA


Publish your argumentative paragraph to Kidblog if you didn't already. 

Comment on your assigned paragraphs/

Read chapter 1 of Giver.

TO DO

AOW due tomorrow

Wednesday, April 5th

GOALS: To practice writing argumentative paragraphs with an argument and a rebuttal and to begin thinking about controversial issues in The Giver.

AGENDA

Review counterargument and rebuttal. Write a detailed paragraph about one of the ten topics from yesterday's handout. You must use make a claim and support your claim with evidence. You will also have a counterargument and rebuttal.

Your paragraph will be published to Kidblog and posted in the Argumentative section.

If time, you will be assigned two other students' work to comment on. We will provide the questions to answer.

TO DO

AOW due on FRIDAY

Tuesday, April 4th

AGENDA

WHAT DO YOU THINK?  Answer all questions

Pick one of the topics to write a paragraph about. You must have reasons for, as well as a counterargument and rebuttal. Publish to Kidblog.

Comment on your assigned classmates' writing.  Do they have good reasons for their argument? Do they have a counterargument? A rebuttal?  Suggestions? Comments?

TO DO

AOW due on Friday

Monday, April 3rd

Happy Monday!

Welcome Ms. Smith!  We are so happy to have you as our guest teacher. :)

Padlet-Post your Metaphor about the teacher or Johnny on this Padlet.  Feel free to include an image that complements your metaphor.  

Discussion questions/Tea Party


TO DO 

AOW due Fridaiy

Friday, March 31st

Happy Friday!


AGENDA

Quickly review timed writing requirements and tips.

Begin timed writing on "Children's Story".

Here are the directions and prompt

Submit to turnitin by 830!

TO DO

AOW due Friday

Thursday, March 30th

Goals: To assess our knowledge of run-ons, fragments, and comma splices.  To read and analyze a story that complements The Giver

AGENDA

GO formative assessment

Read "The Children's Story" by James Clavell

Discussion 

Prepare for in-class essay 

You will need:

theme statement

two quotes to support your theme

TO DO

AOW Due Tomorrw

Be prepared for in-class essay tomorrow. :)

Wednesday, March 29th

Agenda

Finish your Voki

Study for Thursday's quiz on fragments, run-ons, and comma splices (see yesterday's post)

TO DO

AOW due Friday
Assessment on Thursday.

Tuesday, March 28th

Happy Tuesday!🍎

Agenda:

Review rubric/requirements for project
Look on the board to see what to put on each slide in your presentation.
Log in to voki.com and begin working on your
 project with your assigned project partner

TO DO 

We will have an assessment on Thursday. It will be on sentence fragments, comma splices, and run-on sentences

Practice here
 1. Open https://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 191880  , and click "Proceed"
3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!"
4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
5.  And another one  https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/56d8764a6f8a760f274620ef

AOW due on FRIDAY

Friday, March 24th

HAPPY FRIDAY!

Agenda

Collect AOW

  With your partner, you will write a theme statement about the story.  Then you will choose one or more words from the tone list that describes the tone of the story.

Fill in the following with your partner:

RUBRIC FOR PROJECT

THEME STATEMENT

The story "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury uses symbolism, imagery, and figurative language to convey the theme that________________________.

TONE STATEMENT


In his short story, "The  Pedestrian", Ray Bradbury symbolism, imagery, and figurative language to convey a ___________tone about a futuristic society.

Get with our assigned partner and begin working on our VOKI presentation Only ONE of you will log in, but you will create the presentation together


TO DO

AOW due Friday

Thursday, March 23rd

Goals: To continue our analysis of "The Pedestrian" by SIFTing the story.

AGENDA

Meet in expert groups to find four best examples of your assigned job.

Meet in Jigsaw groups to gather two examples each of the other assigned jobs.

After meeting in all groups today, you will have your four best examples of your assigned job and two examples of each of the other jobs.  In other words, you will have a total of eight quotes.

Mrs. Karney will give you a partner.  With your partner, you will write a theme statement about the story.  Then you will choose one or more words from the tone list that describes the tone of the story.

THEME STATEMENT

The story "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury uses symbolism, imagery, and figurative language to convey the theme that________________________.

TONE STATEMENT

In his short story, "The  Pedestrian", Ray Bradbury symbolism, imagery, and figurative language to convey a ___________tone about a futuristic society.

TO DO

AOW due tomorrow.
I will give you your log in information for VOKI. Please log in and "play" around with the Voki Presenter.  We will be using it tomorrow.

CLICK HERE!

Wednesday, March 22nd

Good Morning!

We will be changing seats today.  I will also be reviewing procedures for Chromebooks.  

AGENDA

New Seats
Post book review in Kidblog
Look at comments on turnitin.com
Meet in expert groups to discuss whatever you were assigned to look for in "The Pedestrian" (symbolism, imagery, figurative language)
Fill in chart with your group and pick four best examples
SIFT CHART WITH EXAMPLE FILLED IN
BLANK SIFT CHART IN CASE YOU ARE ABSENT

REGROUP
You will now meet with a group that has the other assigned tasks.  

To Do

AOW due on Fridaiy

Tuesday, March 21st

Today we will read "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury!

We will focus on symbolism, imagery, figurative language, theme and tone and how they help convey the theme of the short story.

Text of the Story if Absent

The story takes place in 2053 but was written in 1951!

SIFT Powerpoint

Video of the story (just one person's interpretation)

TO DO

AOW due Friday

Monday, March 20th

AGENDA-SUB TODAY

Goals: To continue to develop our skills as writers. To practice writing well-written sentences. To practice our revision skills.

Copy this sentence seed in your notebook.

The storm hit.

Add this information to your sentence. Use proper punctuation. Remember, it must be ONE sentence.

1. Specify the story or form of precipitation
2. Identify the place where the storm occurred
3. Tell when the storm took place
4. Describe the damage done, casualties resulting, etc.

You can pretend you are a television or newspaper reporter and give the aftermath details of a recent storm in a particular city, town, state, etc.

REVISE THIS PARAGRAPH-You will need to make a copy first. Feel free to use the SAS Writing reviser!

TO DO

AOW due on Friday (Newsela and personal response) Take the quiz.

Friday, March 17th

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Goals: To continue to apply what we've learned in our writing workshops to revising a piece of our choice.

Agenda

Collect AOW
Continue revising a piece of writing of your choice
In order to receive credit, you will complete this sheet showing me what you revised.  
Pre-reading discussion before "The Pedestrian"

To Do

Thursday, March 16th

Active vs Passive Voice-Great Resource and Examples
Notes
Video

SAS Writing Reviser Lesson

Text #1

Text #2

We will be using SAS Writing Reviser.  We will open the SAS Writing Reviser Add-on and look at these two texts to learn more about active vs passive voice.  We will look at number 1 and the passive verbs. Then, we will look at the second number 2 for passive verbs.  Which is better? Why?

Now, you will open one of your previous writing assignments and begin using SAS Writing Reviser to revise for the following:

Consistent verb tense
Active voice
Run-on sentences, fragments, and comma splices

In order to receive credit, you will complete this sheet showing me what you revised.  
Pre-reading discussion before "The Pedestrian"

TO DO

Book review submitted by tonight at 10PM
AOW due tomorrow. Just print out personal response. Make sure to include the title of your article. :)

Wednesday, March 15

Agenda

Run-ons and Comma Splices
We will take notes on the video and play a few games to practice. You may have to play the HTML versions of these games.

Play this

and this

or this


A run-on is a sentence in which two or more independent clauses (i.e complete sentences) are joined without an appropriate punctuation or conjunction for example: It is nearly half past five we cannot reach town before dark.


Sentence fragments are groups of words that look like sentences, but aren't. To be a sentence, groups of words need to have at least one independent clause. An independent clause is any group of words that contain both a subject and a verb and can stand on its own. For example, 'I like cheeseburgers' is an independent clause.

Sentence fragments never have independent clauses, but instead are dependent clauses or phrases. Fragments can masquerade as real sentences because they begin with a capital letter and end with a period. If you read them more closely, you'll see that fragments don't form a complete thought. A sentence fragment is a little like having only half of the pieces to a puzzle. Without all the pieces, you won't have the whole picture.

Examples and Revisions

Fragment Phrases

Phrases are groups of words that are missing a subject or verb, or both. Phrases can also masquerade as sentences, like dependent clauses can. Here are some examples.

Here's an example missing subject and verb:

From morning until night.

This fragment can be made a complete sentence by changing it to:

I worked from morning until night.

Adding 'I' as the subject and 'worked' as the verb corrects this fragment and makes it an independent clause and a complete thought.

Here's an example of a missing subject:

Start after the weekend.

This fragment can be made a complete sentence by changing it to:

Classes start after the weekend.

Adding the subject 'classes' corrects this fragment and makes it an independent clause and a complete thought.

Finally, here's an example of a missing verb:

Some girls in the class.

This fragment can be changed to:

Some girls in the class study together.

Adding the verb 'study' corrects this fragment and makes it an independent clause and a complete thought.

Peer Feedback on Book Reviews

Student Example of Book Review

TO DO

AOW due Friday. Read Newsela article, take quiz, and write 3/4 page personal response.

Book review submitted to turnitin.com by tomorrow night at 10PM. 

Tuesday, March 14th

Happy Tuesday!


Goals-To finish our book reviews and possibly learn how to use the SAS Writing Reviser to help you revise!

Agenda
Lesson on verb consistency
Watch video/notes
Quizlet
Work on Book review. Rubric is in turnitin.  

TO DO

Rough draft of book review due TOMORROW.  It must be in your SCHOOL google docs. By Friday, take your Newsela quiz and write your 3/4 page personal response! Print it! Title it the name of your article.

Friday, March 10th

WHOO HOO!  It's Friday.

Agenda:

Collect AOW
Review notes on book review.
Example of a book review of The Outsiders 
Mrs. K's book review - Please know this is a rough draft
Work on book reviews

TO DO

AOW due FRIDAY
However, we are going to try something DIFFERENT. You will go to Newsela and read an article of YOUR choice.  Please read it at 1000 or above.  You must take the Newsela quiz AND write a PERSONAL response to the article.  In other words, you do NOT have to write the summary portion.  You will create a Google Doc and title it the title of your article. You MUST print your personal response and bring Friday.

Thursday, March 9th

Good Morning!

Book Club discussion/Celebration
Book Club Brainstorm (turn in to Mrs. Karney)
Fill out THIS form
SAS Curriculum Pathways
LINK TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT
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Wednesday, March 8th

Good Morning!


Agenda

Click here to sign up for Writing Reviser

Finish geometrical character essay

TO DO

AOW due Friday
Two discussion questions about your book due tomorrow
Book club celebration tomorrow!

Tuesday, March 7th

I am out at a meeting today. Hopefully, I am learning amazing things to share with you.

AGENDA

Book club meeting. The sub will check your job. Folders are on the back counter. Make sure to glue in your matchbook.

Work on Geometrical Character Project.

TO DO

Bring two discussion questions about your book on Thursday. No other jobs need to be completed. The celebration is Thursday!  Bring something to share (if you like). Please stick to store-bought items. AOW is due on Friday. If you haven't printed it yet, it is in last week's posts.

Monday, March 6th

Happy Monday!


Agenda


Work on geometric character symbolism project for your book club.
Colors and Symbolism
SHAPES and SYMBOLISM

TO DO

Book Club meets TOMORROW
Celebration on THURSDAY for book club
Extra Credit for book club is due by Friday.

AOW due on FRIDAY

Friday, March 3rd

YAY it's FRIDAY!

AGENDA

Finish five facts about author and share with Mrs. K.
Share extra credit if you did it.  You have a week!
Your book club group will begin this project.   It's is a geometric character project which will require you to use evidence from the text to support your ideas, as well as think creatively.

Here are some sites to visit:
Colors and Symbolism
SHAPES and SYMBOLISM

There are many other sites, so feel free to use others!



TO DO

AOW DUE NEXT Friday
Book club meets Tuesday. Do your job.
Celebration next Thursday.

Thursday, March 2nd

TO DO

AOW due NEXT Friday

Wednesday, March 1st

It's March!

Agenda

Mrs. Karney will give you some quick notes on claims and evidence.
We will watch this short video too.

You will read an article and identify the author's claim, as well as the types of evidence used to support it.


To Do

No job for book club tomorrow. However, you do need to read whatever pages your group decided on.

AOW due NEXT Friday

Tuesday, February 28th

Happy Tuesday


Goals-To continue our academic discussions in book club. To publish our descriptive pieces to Kidblog and provide meaningful feedback to our peers.

Agenda

1) Meet in book clubs. Mrs. Karney will check your job

2)  Publish your descriptive piece to Kidblog.  Give specific feedback to at least three other classmates (I will give you the names of people you are responsible for)

3)  Please fill out THIS form regarding the descriptive writing assignment!

Friday, February 24th

Agenda

Mrs. Karney will explain the way the Read Around works
Students will select the top three stories in the class
Winners will be congratulated and acknowledged

IF time, we will post our descriptive passages to Kidblog and comment. However, that is only if we finish the Read Around in time. :)

TO DO

Prepare for bookclub

Thursday, February 23rd

Happy Thursday!

Agenda

Meet in book clubs
Check comments on narrative on turnitin
Post Walter Mitty story to Kidblog


TO DO

Prepare for book club! Check the schedule. We are almost done! Revise your descriptive passage from Wednesday's class. Make it perfect. We will do our Read Around (story contest) tomorrow!

Wednesday, February 22nd

Agenda

Revise descriptive passages from yesterday.
Publish to Kidblog
Respond/comment to at least three other people's passages
Turn in story to turnitin.com
Read around for stories-Pick the top three!

TO DO

Prepare for book club meeting tomorrow

Tuesday, February 21st

Goals: To emulate good writing. To practice writing a good narrative.

Agenda:

Mrs. Karney will check your passage.  You will rewrite your chosen passage into "ordinary, boring" language.  THEN, you will change it back into descriptive writing with imagery.  However, it will be an even BETTER version than the original.

Here are some examples of what you will do

Work on stories

To Do

Prepare for Thursday's book club
Publish your passage on Kidblog by TOMORROW morning. Publish the ORIGINAL and YOURS

Thursday, February 16th

Goals: To  having a meaningful, academic discussion about our books.  To write a well-developed, entertaining narrative emulating Thurber's style

Agenda

Meet in book club-Mrs. Karney will check your job
Work on your story
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Prepare for book club job on Tuesday

Wednesday, February 15th

Goals: To write a narrative using the techniques discussed in class.

Agenda

Work on Walter Mitty story

To DO

Book club meets tomorrow. Make sure to do your job.

Tuesday, February 14th

Book Club

 "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber.
Here is a copy of the text

We will discuss these questions in a small group.  

Complete this graphic organizer.

Directions for story

Monday, February 13th

Goals:  To analyze the plot structure and narrative techniques of a short story.  To begin formulating ideas for our own story. To publish our "growing a sentence" sentences to Kidblog for all to enjoy.


Agenda:

Go to Kidblog (log in with Google).  Publish your sentences from Friday.  Then, comment on at least THREE other people's work.  You will draw names. 

Read "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" by James Thurber.
Here is a copy of the text

We will discuss these questions in a small group.  

Complete this graphic organizer.

To Do

Prepare for Book Club meeting tomorrow

Friday, February 10th

Happy Friday!

Goals: To practice writing a strong, concise expository summary.

Agenda:

Please open this Padlet and type your response to the question.

Movie (we will finish it finally)

Work on expository summary of your Newsela article and submit to turnitin.com.  Make SURE you look over the rubric carefully.

To Do

Expository summary due to turnitin by Sunday night at 10PM
Prepare for next book club meeting.

Thursday, February 9th

Meet in book clubs for second time.
Read your Newsela article, take notes, and take a quiz.

TO DO
Prepare for next book club meeting

Wednesday, February 8th

Goals: To learn to write an academic summary of an expository article.

Agenda:

Revisit the article we read first semester on circus animals.
Complete a "practice" template together  
Summary Template is HERE
Read a Newsela article of your choice and take the quiz. Take notes as you read.  
Begin writing a summary of the article you read using the template in Google Docs.

TO DO

Prepare for your book club meeting tomorrow