Our everyday Schedule
Thank you very much students and parents for a great year! It wasn't always easy and there were some growing pains, but lots of success was had. For the summer, keep reading and writing. NewsELA.com is still paid for throughout the summer, so that is a great resource. If you have any questions for me during this time, email me at [email protected].
End of the school year
June 6, 2016
Monday
-CJ Barrymores
Tuesday
1. Checking in your work
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram .
Wednesday
1. Checking in your work
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
Thusday
1. Checking in your work
(2nd hour-locker clean out)
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
Friday
1. Venn Diagram with movie
(1st-6th hour) Locker clean out
-Finish movie
2. Return Argumentative Paragraph papers
***Lockers have been cleaned. Students can use the lockers Monday and Tuesday next week
and then, they will not be able to use them. They will not be able to bring book bags or other
large bags Wednesday or Thursday (last day-half day)
Monday
-CJ Barrymores
Tuesday
1. Checking in your work
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram .
Wednesday
1. Checking in your work
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
Thusday
1. Checking in your work
(2nd hour-locker clean out)
2. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Movie "42"
5. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
Friday
1. Venn Diagram with movie
(1st-6th hour) Locker clean out
-Finish movie
2. Return Argumentative Paragraph papers
***Lockers have been cleaned. Students can use the lockers Monday and Tuesday next week
and then, they will not be able to use them. They will not be able to bring book bags or other
large bags Wednesday or Thursday (last day-half day)
Tuesday 5/31
1. List three people who have persevered through tough times and write about 1 (7 sentences or more)
2. Annnouncements
3. Vocabulary Acting
-10 groups/ 10 words
-Sometimes learning can be visual or hands-on
-Create a scene or action that can help your classmates understand the definition to your word
Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment p.287
Wednesday 6/1/16
1. Write about a tough time that you overcame (autobiography) 7 Sentences or more
2. Autobiography
-Different from other writing
-Pick one type and compare it to an autobiography
--Can use T Chart or Venn Diagram
-Share
3. Begin reading
p. 287 Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment
**While reading, think about the choices and challenges he had to make.
-How does his situation and perseverance compare with problems in today's world?
-What situation nowadays would be similar to Jackie Robinson's situation?
Thursday
1. Announcements
-NewsELA during summer
2. Finish reading
Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment
-Both questions for number 1, 2-8; vocabulary 1-10
Friday
1. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
2. Announcements-
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
1. List three people who have persevered through tough times and write about 1 (7 sentences or more)
2. Annnouncements
3. Vocabulary Acting
-10 groups/ 10 words
-Sometimes learning can be visual or hands-on
-Create a scene or action that can help your classmates understand the definition to your word
Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment p.287
Wednesday 6/1/16
1. Write about a tough time that you overcame (autobiography) 7 Sentences or more
2. Autobiography
-Different from other writing
-Pick one type and compare it to an autobiography
--Can use T Chart or Venn Diagram
-Share
3. Begin reading
p. 287 Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment
**While reading, think about the choices and challenges he had to make.
-How does his situation and perseverance compare with problems in today's world?
-What situation nowadays would be similar to Jackie Robinson's situation?
Thursday
1. Announcements
-NewsELA during summer
2. Finish reading
Jackie Robinson- The Noble Experiment
-Both questions for number 1, 2-8; vocabulary 1-10
Friday
1. Summary of story --7 sentences or more
***Complete this first, even if the question are not done
2. Announcements-
3. Finish the questions from page 296
4. Picture book- 'Promises to Keep'
-Read pages 28-43
-Compare and contrast essay
--CAN make venn diagram
May 23
Monday-Type rough draft
Reminders:
a. Phones are not to be seen unless it is a green zone
b. I am out of pens and pencils. Bring your own writing utensil
c. Students will not be sent to lockers during class.
d. Bathroom passes have been and will be limited
e. Paragraph
Tuesday
1. Revise with Apps/ Add-Ons
a. SAS Writing Reviser-Revises sentences, helps with verbage
b. ProWritingAid-Summary Check-complete and VERY helpful
-Other features may be disabled
c. Proofread bot
2. NewsELA review
-What to do and how to do it
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
Wednesday
1. Announcements
2. "Okay folks, let's pull out our devices and play kahoot"
-Kahoot https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/923dd0f9-e231-4c7c-96ba-52a24079268c
3. Find and highlight simple, compound, and complex sentences
-Color doesn't matter
-Can include a LEGEND (#Mapskills)
Thursday
****Grab your chromebooks****
1. Announcements
2. Document in shared folder
-Make sure your shared folder says, "Your name SPRADER ___ Hour"
3. Peer editing with new peer partner
-SHARE paragraph
-Individual conference with Mr. Sprader
4. Sentence Fluency
--Counting amount of words in each sentence
Friday-Half Day
-Any last changes
Monday-Type rough draft
Reminders:
a. Phones are not to be seen unless it is a green zone
b. I am out of pens and pencils. Bring your own writing utensil
c. Students will not be sent to lockers during class.
d. Bathroom passes have been and will be limited
e. Paragraph
Tuesday
1. Revise with Apps/ Add-Ons
a. SAS Writing Reviser-Revises sentences, helps with verbage
b. ProWritingAid-Summary Check-complete and VERY helpful
-Other features may be disabled
c. Proofread bot
2. NewsELA review
-What to do and how to do it
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
Wednesday
1. Announcements
2. "Okay folks, let's pull out our devices and play kahoot"
-Kahoot https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/923dd0f9-e231-4c7c-96ba-52a24079268c
3. Find and highlight simple, compound, and complex sentences
-Color doesn't matter
-Can include a LEGEND (#Mapskills)
Thursday
****Grab your chromebooks****
1. Announcements
2. Document in shared folder
-Make sure your shared folder says, "Your name SPRADER ___ Hour"
3. Peer editing with new peer partner
-SHARE paragraph
-Individual conference with Mr. Sprader
4. Sentence Fluency
--Counting amount of words in each sentence
Friday-Half Day
-Any last changes
may 16, 2016
Monday-M Step AM
****Checking for Rough Drafts 1. Announcements 2. Introductions -Time to Work http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/introductions/ 3. Conclusions http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/conclude.html 4. Revision marks Tuesday (Classes 1-3: Use Monday's schedule) 5th and 6th hour-Use Tuesday's schedule 1. Begin peer editing -Use Revision marks -Read over Rubric 2. Use Rubric 3. Begin editing Wednesday-M Step PM 1. Classes 1-3 Begin Peer editing (Use Tuesday's schedule) 2. Meet with teacher for editing comments thursday **Give back clause and sentence quiz (hours 1, 2, 4, 5) 1. Peer editing (continued) 2. Transition Work 3. Kahoot with Sentences 4. (if time) Citing sources Friday **Announcements and next week's schedule 1. Examples of Citation 2. How to cite your sources -Examples -Info to the right---> -Time to work Go To Purdue Owl 3. Transitions (for those who didn't finish) 4. Organization of your paragraph Next week -Typing our final draft -Finding the types of sentences in our writing -Revising -Using Google Extensions to help our editing |
Either cite your sources in your text, or wait til after the sentence that you used is over and give (author name, title, or Website)
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/frankiehuff7/mla-ppt
Do NOT include URLs in-text. Only provide a domain name, for example, like CNN or Forbes as opposed to writing out http://www.cnn.com or http://www.forbes.com.
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may 9, 2016
Monday
---M-Step : ELA CAT Test
Other classes----
1. NewsELA
NewsELA will also be assigned on Monday, and is due 5/13. Students
need to pick an article about their argumentative topic (football, too
many trophies, or cable TV)
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
*****Kids who picked the topic about trophies should chose this article, https://newsela.com/articles/kids-fairness/id/14230/
OR https://newsela.com/articles/flotus-reachhigher/id/16211/
2. Checking Claim and Evidence Log
3. Announcements
-Plan for the week: Graphic organizer, rough draft, editing/revising next week
-Typing the week of 5/23
4. Review study guide
HW - TEST TOMRORROW on clauses and sentences
Tuesday-
1. CSW Test
2. Work on CER graphic organizer after
-see file below
-Remember, for each piece of evidence, you should have three reasoning sentences
a. Why the evidence is important?
b. Explain the evidence
c. How does the evidence prove the claim?
Wednesday-
**Band/ choir people absent Tuesday will take the quiz on Thursday
1. Finish graphic organizer
2. Start rough draft
---M-Step : ELA CAT Test
Other classes----
1. NewsELA
NewsELA will also be assigned on Monday, and is due 5/13. Students
need to pick an article about their argumentative topic (football, too
many trophies, or cable TV)
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
*****Kids who picked the topic about trophies should chose this article, https://newsela.com/articles/kids-fairness/id/14230/
OR https://newsela.com/articles/flotus-reachhigher/id/16211/
2. Checking Claim and Evidence Log
3. Announcements
-Plan for the week: Graphic organizer, rough draft, editing/revising next week
-Typing the week of 5/23
4. Review study guide
HW - TEST TOMRORROW on clauses and sentences
Tuesday-
1. CSW Test
2. Work on CER graphic organizer after
-see file below
-Remember, for each piece of evidence, you should have three reasoning sentences
a. Why the evidence is important?
b. Explain the evidence
c. How does the evidence prove the claim?
Wednesday-
**Band/ choir people absent Tuesday will take the quiz on Thursday
1. Finish graphic organizer
2. Start rough draft
Thursday
M-STEP PM- After Lunch
***Check for Claim, and evidence log
***Check for CER graphic organizer to be done
1. Writing Your Rough Draft
-Using the CER graphic organizer
2. Time to Work
3. NewsELA reminder
-DUE tomorrow
-List of those who haven't finished the last NewsELA assignment given
Friday
1. Announcements
-Assignments we have done this week:
Evidence Log, Writing our Claim, CER graphic organizer, and starting our rough draft
-Rough Draft due Monday
2. (If computers) NewsELA
HW- Students need to have all of these parts of the writing process done:
Evidence Log, Writing our Claim, CER graphic organizer, and rough draft
HW- NewsELA- completed with your writing topic (if not already done)
M-STEP PM- After Lunch
***Check for Claim, and evidence log
***Check for CER graphic organizer to be done
1. Writing Your Rough Draft
-Using the CER graphic organizer
2. Time to Work
3. NewsELA reminder
-DUE tomorrow
-List of those who haven't finished the last NewsELA assignment given
Friday
1. Announcements
-Assignments we have done this week:
Evidence Log, Writing our Claim, CER graphic organizer, and starting our rough draft
-Rough Draft due Monday
2. (If computers) NewsELA
HW- Students need to have all of these parts of the writing process done:
Evidence Log, Writing our Claim, CER graphic organizer, and rough draft
HW- NewsELA- completed with your writing topic (if not already done)
week of may 2, 2016
Monday
1. CSW- Types of Sentences
-Simple and Compound Sentences
-Conjunctions: for and nor but or yet so
2. Announcements
3. Brainstorming
-Given all the topics, brainstorm what you know about each
a. Should parents let their children play football?
b. Do we give kids too many trophies and awards?
c. Is cable TV stronger than ever or becoming obsolete?
4. Moving forward...
a. Research and reading articles
b. Breaking down prompts
c. Graphic organizers
Tuesday
1. CSW- Complex Sentences
2. Announcements
3. (Finish brainstorming)
4. Articles and making annotations
-How to do it
-Articles stay in the classroom
----See list below
-Notes for your topic
https://newsela.com/articles/cordcutting-biz/id/13448/
https://newsela.com/articles/youngnfl-injuries/id/7198/
https://newsela.com/articles/digitalcontent-teenhabits/id/7849/
https://newsela.com/articles/concussion-kids/id/5772/
https://newsela.com/articles/concussion-study/id/4193/
https://newsela.com/articles/youtube-streaming/id/13381/
http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/17/health/participation-trophies-parenting-debate/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/08/20/participation-trophies-kids-children-james-harrison/32013681/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2015/08/17/james-harrison-kids-trophies-entitlement-culture/31870883/
https://newsela.com/articles/exercise-brainbenefits/id/9627/
https://newsela.com/articles/basketball-mentors/id/14290/
https://newsela.com/articles/kids-fairness/id/14230/
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/komando/2013/05/24/cable-bill-netflix-cable-bill/2326245/
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/currency/big-earnings-quarter-scripps-networks/156208
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/smart-spending/cable-tv-vs-internet-streaming-the-costs-1.aspx
Wednesday
1. Complex Sentences (again?!?)- Grab it as you enter
2. announcements
3. Evidence log and Articles
-Review articles on paper, or by using your device
-Enter information into your evidence log
-Read all of the articles
-Completed evidence log is a grade
Thursday
1. Comma splices, fragments, and run-on sentences
2. Announcements
3. Evidence log and Articles (continued)
-Review articles on paper, or by using your device
-Enter information into your evidence log
-Read all of the articles
-Completed evidence log is a grade (5 or more pieces of evidence)
Friday
1. Review all CSW sentence skills with Clauses and Sentence
study guide
2.Write your claim
-Claim needs to have your position (Kids should/ should not eat fast food)
and your two (or three) main points {, because it is high
in sodium and can cause weight gain}
3. Finish your evidence log
-Your focus in your paragraph
4. (if time) Using a NewsELA article about your topic, complete the
Article of the Week assignment on NewsELA.com.
HW-Evidence Log needs to be completed. It is due Monday
-Articles are listed under 'Tuesday'
-Claim is also due on Monday
NewsELA will also be assigned on Monday, and is due 5/13. Students
need to pick an article about their argumentative topic (football, too
many trophies, or cable TV)
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
monday, april 25, 2016
Monday- Wednesday- NWEA Testing
Announcements:
Grades are updated daily. When students don't have an assignment complete the first day, it will
not be added and updated until a few days after I see the assignment completed.
-NewsELA is DUE and will be added to the gradebook
5/9/16 is the start of M-STEP testing for 7th grade
Thursday
1. Review of NWEA, upcoming testing schedule
2. Other announcements
-When a student gets done with an assignment (NewsELA or anything else), they
need to let me know or email me that they are completed. I do not know if work is
done unless I see it.
3. Reasoning Notes
-Anchor chart
-Strong Verbs
-Examples and Practice
4. Evidence Mini-Task
-Fix two boxes
Friday
1. Review Reasoning work
2. Announcements
3. Mini-Task
Evidence as an example
-Should the government have the ability to listen to our phone calls and monitor our emails?
**Use evidence provided, along with reasoning
-SHARE
4. Debating
-Any and all topics
-1 v. 1
Announcements:
Grades are updated daily. When students don't have an assignment complete the first day, it will
not be added and updated until a few days after I see the assignment completed.
-NewsELA is DUE and will be added to the gradebook
5/9/16 is the start of M-STEP testing for 7th grade
Thursday
1. Review of NWEA, upcoming testing schedule
2. Other announcements
-When a student gets done with an assignment (NewsELA or anything else), they
need to let me know or email me that they are completed. I do not know if work is
done unless I see it.
3. Reasoning Notes
-Anchor chart
-Strong Verbs
-Examples and Practice
4. Evidence Mini-Task
-Fix two boxes
Friday
1. Review Reasoning work
2. Announcements
3. Mini-Task
Evidence as an example
-Should the government have the ability to listen to our phone calls and monitor our emails?
**Use evidence provided, along with reasoning
-SHARE
4. Debating
-Any and all topics
-1 v. 1
Week of Monday, April 18
- Monday- 1. NewsELA Announcement Next week, our students will be using NewsELA.com for their article of the week. Here are some Instructions: For your assignment, you are in charge of the following activities: 1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test. 2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting). 3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting). 4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting). 5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting). 6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points). 7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected] 2. Google Drive -Shared folder -Choose the piece of writing you want to 'Polish' or 'Finish' 3. Time to Work -Revise and add to that piece of writing -REQUIREMENTS- 10 sentences 4. MODEL Argument Paragraphs -Review 5. Grade on a 1-3-5 Scale Tuesday 1. Grab your chromebooks -Work on your Argument Paragraph from yesterday 2. Announcements -NewsELA due Friday, will be graded Friday 3. REVIEW 2nd MODEL Argument paragraph 4. SHARE your Argument Paragraph with a peer -In the comments, give them an overall grade, 5-3-1, and then, defend why they received that grade. Use specific argument terms like claim, evidence, reasoning, persuasive, support, and organization -Use Class Rubric Wednesday 1. Grab Your Chromebooks -Finish grading your partner's paper (if not done already) --Use Class Rubric 2. Announcements -NEWS ELA due on Friday 3. Taking a Stand -Practice -Write your claim for each topic and set of points 4. Debate (if time) HW- Taking a Stand Activity with claim for each Thursday **Have your homework out 1. Announcements 2. Pizza Video 3. Your position and defend 4. Evidence -Types -How to present it? ****HW- Our NewsELA assignment needs to be done before tomorrow. Pick any article you find interesting. For your assignment, you are in charge of the following activities: 1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test. 2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting). 3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting). 4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting). 5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting). 6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points). 7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected]) Friday ***Claim/ 3 main points HOMEWORK*** 1. NewsELA- DUE ----Problems--- -Log in with SHORIAN.ORG email -Logged into another Google account -Mobile version/ app/ phone version -Not able to see writing prompt ----Reminders-- -Bias-need to find two examples (only one, or zero examples are okay if there are only one or zero examples) -Confusing words- Use context clues to define the word 2. Announcements -Last minute emails 3. NWEA Test preparation -Setting a goal 4. Evidence in our Argument -Notes -Practice with evidence -What type of evidence? |
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week of april 11, 2016
**Welcome back!****
*Monday
1. Find your Chromebooks and logon
2. Announcements
a. Schedule
3. NewsELA
Avengers- https://newsela.com/join/#/3JK5B6
Guardians-https://newsela.com/join/#/X4RXNS
X-Men-https://newsela.com/join/#/CS73WM
Students are broken into three groups based on their scores on the
Winter 2016 NWEA Reading Test. These groups will help students
accel in their reading, as it has articles on all different levels, from kindergarten
to 12th grade.
-Students logged in with their SHORIAN.ORG email address
-Our Article of the Week will now be online ONLY
--Please email me if there are questions about this activity
Tuesday
1. Chromebooks
2. Announcements
3. Finishing your practice article about, "Hip-hop mogul Diddy moves into education"
4. Weekly assignments
a. Note taking
b. Writing Prompt
c. Quiz
d. Vocabulary
E. Assigned
Wednesday- Early Release
**** Grab your chromebooks and visit my Weebly webpage
1. M-Step Review
-https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1
2. Tools
3. Quick Write- In a Google Document, argue why schools need to have air conditioning.
-7 sentences or more
-Proper punctuation and spelling
-Capital letters
Thursday
1. Grab the Chromebooks
2. Pass back papers
*The Outsiders projects
**Missing assignments given out again
--This includes VIW Take Home Quiz and AOW- Election
3. M-Step Review
4. The Practice Test
-https://wbte.drcedirect.com/MI/portals/mi/ott1
-Sample Items--ELA--Grade 7
-1st 6 questions done independently
---NEED 3 highlights and at least 3 notes, plus all questions answered
5. Pair and work
-Next 7 questions with partner
6. Typing Practice--on your own
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
7. (IF time) Quick Write-Do you think social media has a positive or negative impact
on people's lives?
****Be sure to state your claim with your two major points
Friday
1. Quick Write-(In a NEW Google Doc-in our shared folder)--->Do you
think social media has a positive or negative impact on teenagers' lives?
****Be sure to state your claim with your two major points
*7 sentences or more
2. Typing Test
OR http://www.typingtest.com/
-If you are not great with typing, go here
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
3. Quick Write-Is too much emphasis put on testing in school?
-Just write your CLAIM with your two MAIN POINTS
*****This is a grade, so get it done!
Review as a group
4. Finish your Quick write paragraph (7 sentences)
5. (If time) Kahoot
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/6f29c09a-b79a-4f18-9327-49934b35f67e
Next week, our students will be using NewsELA.com for their article of the week. Here are
some Instructions:
For your assignment, you are in charge of the following activities:
1. Choose the lexile level that best fits your reading level, as noted from the last NWEA reading test.
2. Read the article while making 4 or more notes (yellow highlighting).
3. Make 2 or more connections to the article (green highlighting).
4. Locate 3 or more tough words and write their definition based on their context clues (red highlighting).
5. Find at least 2 examples of bias (author's opinion) within the article (purple highlighting).
6. Complete the quiz located in the right toolbar (4 points).
7. Answer the writing prompt to the best of your abilities in 5 sentences or more (5 points possible). If there are any questions about these steps or this assignment, please email me ASAP ([email protected])
week of march 28, 2016
Monday- Wednesday
1. Student Projects are presented
Wednesday- Friday
1. Completing late/ absent projects
2. Comparing/ contrasting our book to the video production
-Essays
1. Student Projects are presented
Wednesday- Friday
1. Completing late/ absent projects
2. Comparing/ contrasting our book to the video production
-Essays
march 21, 2016
Monday
***Turn in your VIW quiz to the box*** 1. Grab the two papers from the front table and start to brainstorm ideas for your projects 2. Chromebooks 3. Getting started with your projects -Ideas? Questions? NEED to ask and get ideas approved today Project-due Monday, presented on Monday or Tuesday -Each assignment worth 21 points -Presentation worth 21 points Wild Card Project ideas Tuesday and Wednesday- Wednesday is an early release day **Grab your chromebooks 1. Work on Projects 2. Questions about the projects: Email [email protected] or [email protected] 3. Continue to work on projects REMEMBER- If you are absent, your projects are still due on Monday Thursday 1. Work on projects a. A third project, "Just in case" 2. Questions about projects 3. Work placed in Shared Folder or brought in for Monday HW- Complete The Outsiders projects for Monday. Some students will present on Monday, some will present on Tuesday REMEMBER- If you are absent, your projects are still due on Monday |
An example of a 2 Project Grade
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March 14, 2016
Monday
1. VIW- Pseudo- prefix
2. Announcements
3. Seating chart
4. Reviewing the rules, procedures
-Top 3 rules
-Late policy
-Not completed work
-Use Powerschool
5. Reading chapter 11
Reading Online
HW- Chapter 11
**Some students might be finished with the book already. If so, they
should find a specific scene that they like more than others.
They are to re-write that scene with a 'modern' twist, as if the
story happened in the present day.
-Characters and setting must change
-Conflict can be similar
-Replace all 'older' vocabulary with new, modern terms and slang
-Two page minimum
-Complete Sentences
-Must use the following: periods,commas, adverbs, prepositional phrases,
semi-colons
Tuesday
1.VIW- Proto-root
2. Announcements
3. Theme, Mood, and Tone using Twitter
4. Practicing theme with Worksheets 6 and 7
HW- Complete the worksheets and hand them in
Wednesday
1. VIW -mut-root
-Proto Words=prototype, prototypical, protoplasm, protozoa, protocol,
2. Announcements
3. Reviewing Theme, mood, and tone work
4. Climax of The Outsiders
-3 Groups
-Group Share with evidence from book, evidence about climax
HW- Finish book if you haven't already
Thursday
1. VIW study time
-Afterwards- How is a dramatic play different from a movie?
2. Dramatic Activity
-Find your favorite line from the book
-Pair up
-Rehearse your favorite line
-Who gets the part?
3. Elements of Theatre
http://homepage.smc.edu/adair-lynch_terrin/ta%205/elements.htm
HW- VIW Quiz to take home- DUE MONDAY
Friday
--The Outsiders play at Lake Shore High School
5th/ 6th hour will be in class
HW- VIW Quiz to take home- DUE MONDAY
Next week
-Outsiders Projects
Tic- Tac- Toe Projects, choose three in a row or four corners
march 7, 2016
Monday
1. AOW- Work on all parts 2. Announcements 3. Read Chapter 8 Tuesday 1. AOW-Tuesday's vocabulary words -Review 2. Announcements 3. Conflicts - Types of conflict -Man vs. ?? 4. Find literary evidence of conflicts -On looseleaf -Find evidence of certain conflict -Each row/ column will have a different conflict -SHARE/ REVIEW HW - BE sure to read chapter 8 at home if you haven't already Wednesday- Early Release ***************************** 1. AOW 2. Announcements -Review Conflict from yesterday 3. Narrative Elements -Review -POV, Theme, Character, Setting, Conflict -Theme Review 4. Time to Read HW -Read chapter 9 Thursday- 1. AOW 2. Announcements 3. Plot Structure- -How is the story told -How SHOULD stories be told? Friday- HALF DAY 1. AOW-6 minute work time, then WE are grading the assignment 2. Announcements HW- Read Chapter 10 at home Permission slips for our trip to the High School's performance of The Outsiders are due on Monday. This is the LAST day to accept these slips. |
feb. 29, 2016
Monday-
1. VIW quiz- GRAB YOUR CHROMEBOOKS
2. Announcements
-Pass back historic event essay Rubric-graded (at end)
-Those who didn't receive a paper, DO NOT have their essay in their shared folder. Your
essay is LATE
3. Read Chapter 5 (also, finish chapter 4 if you did not)
4. Pass back historic event essay grades
--SEE ME if you have questions about your historic event essay grades
Field Trip coming up March 18. We are going to Lake Shore
High School for the production of The Outisders by the high school.
Students with below average behavior or grades will not be invited.
Also, our students are reading The Outsiders and are REQUIRED to read at home. Many students do not
and failed last week's quiz on Chapter 3.
HW- Finish reading chapter 5 for homework
LINK for online version of book
Link 2
Tuesday
1. CSW- Adverbs
2. Announcements
3. Webquest
-Author's Craft
-CLICK HERE for directions
Adverb quiz will take place on Friday
Wednesday
1. CSW= Adverbs 3/2
**When done, grab your chromebooks and finish the webquest, steps 1-9
2. Announcements
3. Read Chapter 6 on your own
-IF you have read ahead and are done with chapters 6 and 7, review chapters
1-7 and find examples of: Flashback, foreshadowing, author's voice, repetition
HW - Finish Webquest at home, steps 1-9
READ chapter 6
Thursday
1. CSW- Adverb Writing-Review
----Chapter 6 Quiz-----
2. Announcements
3. Author's Craft Practice
- With The Outsiders
-Flashback, foreshadowing, set-up, voice, repetition
4. Robert Frost and poetry
-Author's Craft being used
-Meaning
-Reading with emotion
Friday
1. CSW Adverb Quiz
**Begin reading chapter 7 when done
2. Announcements
3. Introduction to plot and structure
-Groups
-The Outsiders and certain scenes
---Plotting events and parts of the plot chart
4. Review chart
- Important scenes
-Do they set-up another scene?
HW - Read Chapter 7
Historic Event Writing
february 22, 2016
Monday-
1. VIW- Mar/ Mari
2. Announcements
-Historic Event essays all graded and entered by this Friday
-Book Returns
3. Character Profiles
-Continue working with your group
-Absent Friday??
4. Presentations
-25 points total for whole group
Tuesday
1. VIW-Peri
**Finish presentations
2. Annnouncements
3. Inferences practice
-Practice 2 (independent practice)
4. Chapter 3 and inferences
-Keep working on character attribute chart,
summarizing points chart
HW- Read and finish Chapter 3 tonight
Wednesday- Early Release- Open House
1. VIW- Poly
2. Announcements
3. Chapter 3 quiz- On loose-leaf paper
4. Author's Craft introduction
-Your choices as an author
-Brainstorm
-What choices?
HW- Students need to be reading along with the class. If they read ahead,
they might not be able to remember some chapters as well as others. All
students can check out a book or read online HERE (download link)
Thursday-No School
Friday
1. VIW -Mater/ Matri
2. Announcements
3. Reader's Theatre
-Chapter 4
Field Trip coming up March 18. We are going to Lake Shore
High School for the production of The Outisders by the high school.
Students with below average behavior or grades will not be invited.
Next week-
-Webquest with Author's Craft
-Chapters 5-7
-Historic Event Essay grades
1. VIW- Mar/ Mari
2. Announcements
-Historic Event essays all graded and entered by this Friday
-Book Returns
3. Character Profiles
-Continue working with your group
-Absent Friday??
4. Presentations
-25 points total for whole group
Tuesday
1. VIW-Peri
**Finish presentations
2. Annnouncements
3. Inferences practice
-Practice 2 (independent practice)
4. Chapter 3 and inferences
-Keep working on character attribute chart,
summarizing points chart
HW- Read and finish Chapter 3 tonight
Wednesday- Early Release- Open House
1. VIW- Poly
2. Announcements
3. Chapter 3 quiz- On loose-leaf paper
4. Author's Craft introduction
-Your choices as an author
-Brainstorm
-What choices?
HW- Students need to be reading along with the class. If they read ahead,
they might not be able to remember some chapters as well as others. All
students can check out a book or read online HERE (download link)
Thursday-No School
Friday
1. VIW -Mater/ Matri
2. Announcements
3. Reader's Theatre
-Chapter 4
Field Trip coming up March 18. We are going to Lake Shore
High School for the production of The Outisders by the high school.
Students with below average behavior or grades will not be invited.
Next week-
-Webquest with Author's Craft
-Chapters 5-7
-Historic Event Essay grades
week of february 17, 2016
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Wednesday
1. AOW- New groups
**Articles are attached above
2. Announcements
3. Literal Evidence
-What is it?
-What is it similar to?
-Practice with The Outsiders
4. Inferences
-Practice
5. Character Attributes with The Outsiders
-Chart we are using
Thursday
1. AOW
2. Announcements
3. Inferences introduced
-Inference Practice
-chapter 2 with inferences
HW- Finish AOW for tomorrow
Friday
1. AOW
***Check as a group***
2. Announcements
3. Student Groups
-Character Profiles
-Roles for each person in the group
-Presenting in the last 7 minutes of class
HW- Read chapter 2 before Monday's class
1. AOW- New groups
**Articles are attached above
2. Announcements
3. Literal Evidence
-What is it?
-What is it similar to?
-Practice with The Outsiders
4. Inferences
-Practice
5. Character Attributes with The Outsiders
-Chart we are using
Thursday
1. AOW
2. Announcements
3. Inferences introduced
-Inference Practice
-chapter 2 with inferences
HW- Finish AOW for tomorrow
Friday
1. AOW
***Check as a group***
2. Announcements
3. Student Groups
-Character Profiles
-Roles for each person in the group
-Presenting in the last 7 minutes of class
HW- Read chapter 2 before Monday's class
week of February 8, 2016
2/8/16
1. Narrative Reading Pre-Test
2. Short Story read
2/9/16
CSW: Write about you and your friends.... who who they are, what you like to do when you hang out, best memories, trouble memories, and why you hang out with them.
1. Narrator Practice
2. Quick Write: Narrator of a book/ movie
2/10/16-Early Release
1. CSW: Go back to your Quick Write about your friends, read through it and highlight any and all prepositional phrases. Underline the preposition.
2. Outsiders Slang wkst.
3. Book Preview- By looking at and through the book , what do you know about the book,
The Outsiders?
HW: Outsiders slang wkst. and finish Narrator Practice from yesterday
2/11/16 -
****Outsiders Slang practice/ Narrator work
1. CSW- Using list of prepositions, create 3 sentences with information you know about
the book, The Outsiders. Then, give the paper to a friend for them to highlight
prepositional phrases and underline prepositions
2. Announcements
a. Seats
b. Grades
3. Return CSW Quiz from before
4. Field Trip
-expectations
-When?
5. Reading Expectations
6. Where to find the book
-Chapter book for checkout
-ONLINE- _
Audio Version: Chapter 1
Friday
1. Study for Prepositional phrase quiz
-list of prepositions
2. Prepositional Phrase Quiz 2
-Students can use their list of prepositions as a 'Cheat Sheet'
**After test, students are responsible for reading chapter 1 in The Outsiders**
3. Checking our quiz
4. Passing back work/ quizzes/ adding recent quiz score and returning
5. Summarizing Points and Attribute Log
COPY OF FILE
List of Character Attributes
HW-Finish Chapter 1 by Wednesday
See you on Wednesday!!!
1. Narrative Reading Pre-Test
2. Short Story read
2/9/16
CSW: Write about you and your friends.... who who they are, what you like to do when you hang out, best memories, trouble memories, and why you hang out with them.
1. Narrator Practice
2. Quick Write: Narrator of a book/ movie
2/10/16-Early Release
1. CSW: Go back to your Quick Write about your friends, read through it and highlight any and all prepositional phrases. Underline the preposition.
2. Outsiders Slang wkst.
3. Book Preview- By looking at and through the book , what do you know about the book,
The Outsiders?
HW: Outsiders slang wkst. and finish Narrator Practice from yesterday
2/11/16 -
****Outsiders Slang practice/ Narrator work
1. CSW- Using list of prepositions, create 3 sentences with information you know about
the book, The Outsiders. Then, give the paper to a friend for them to highlight
prepositional phrases and underline prepositions
2. Announcements
a. Seats
b. Grades
3. Return CSW Quiz from before
4. Field Trip
-expectations
-When?
5. Reading Expectations
6. Where to find the book
-Chapter book for checkout
-ONLINE- _
Audio Version: Chapter 1
Friday
1. Study for Prepositional phrase quiz
-list of prepositions
2. Prepositional Phrase Quiz 2
-Students can use their list of prepositions as a 'Cheat Sheet'
**After test, students are responsible for reading chapter 1 in The Outsiders**
3. Checking our quiz
4. Passing back work/ quizzes/ adding recent quiz score and returning
5. Summarizing Points and Attribute Log
COPY OF FILE
List of Character Attributes
HW-Finish Chapter 1 by Wednesday
See you on Wednesday!!!
week of february 1, 2016
Monday
1. NO AOW/ other bellringers
-Grab computers
2. Announcements
-Last week's assignments DUE today
-Semi colon/ comma practice
-CSW re-do, AOW are being graded now
-EMOJI projects/ plot chart projects are IN gradebook (will be given back tomorrow)
3. Typing your paper
*** Need to see your rough draft first
4. Peer Editing Checklist
-Revise using checklist
-One person is assigned, one person is chosen by you
-You will have two revision checklists in your SHARED folder
-CHECKLISTS ARE A GRADE
5. Time to Work
HW-Final Draft needs to be done and edited by Friday, Feb. 5
-Here is the rubric for the final paper
Tuesday
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
-Give back projects (emoji and plot chart)
-Tips to remember:
a. Sub-headings need to be done for each of the body paragraphs (paragraphs 2-4)
b. At the end of each paragraph, you should cite your source (Name of source or Author's Name).
3. Continue editing ((1 alphabet partner (person behind you in alphabetical order), and 1
other person 12 years and older)
HW-Finish typing (if not done already)
Wednesday
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
3. Specific details
-Avoiding rambling, vague information
4. Continue to Edit
-Peer editing Checklists (2)
- Teacher Edit (top 3 errors)- I will be checking in on each paper and making comments
-Other student edits
-Download 'Add-ons' for Google Docs to help you revise
Thursday- Half Day- Conferences
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
3. Continue to Edit
-Peer editing Checklists (2)
- Teacher Edit (top 3 errors)- I will be checking in on each paper and making comments
-Other student edits
-Download 'Add-ons' for Google Docs to help you revise
Friday-I WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
a. Re-name your file with your Historic Event as the file name
b. Check your shared folder so that it says, FIRST NAME LAST NAME Sprader ___st hour/ ___th Hour
c. In Google Drive, move your files (checklist and historic event) to your shared folder
d. RE-READ your peer editor's notes and checklist and apply the changes they suggested
E. REMEMBER, if you have questions for me, I will be available through email with [email protected], or [email protected]. I will also be checking and
looking at papers while at my meeting.
3. Use Google Docs and it's Add-Ons
a. Look at the picture to the right or CLICK HERE
b. Great add-ons: Revision Assisstant, Pro-writing aid, grammarly,
SAS writing reviser*** THE BEST***
1. NO AOW/ other bellringers
-Grab computers
2. Announcements
-Last week's assignments DUE today
-Semi colon/ comma practice
-CSW re-do, AOW are being graded now
-EMOJI projects/ plot chart projects are IN gradebook (will be given back tomorrow)
3. Typing your paper
*** Need to see your rough draft first
4. Peer Editing Checklist
-Revise using checklist
-One person is assigned, one person is chosen by you
-You will have two revision checklists in your SHARED folder
-CHECKLISTS ARE A GRADE
5. Time to Work
HW-Final Draft needs to be done and edited by Friday, Feb. 5
-Here is the rubric for the final paper
Tuesday
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
-Give back projects (emoji and plot chart)
-Tips to remember:
a. Sub-headings need to be done for each of the body paragraphs (paragraphs 2-4)
b. At the end of each paragraph, you should cite your source (Name of source or Author's Name).
3. Continue editing ((1 alphabet partner (person behind you in alphabetical order), and 1
other person 12 years and older)
HW-Finish typing (if not done already)
Wednesday
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
3. Specific details
-Avoiding rambling, vague information
4. Continue to Edit
-Peer editing Checklists (2)
- Teacher Edit (top 3 errors)- I will be checking in on each paper and making comments
-Other student edits
-Download 'Add-ons' for Google Docs to help you revise
Thursday- Half Day- Conferences
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
3. Continue to Edit
-Peer editing Checklists (2)
- Teacher Edit (top 3 errors)- I will be checking in on each paper and making comments
-Other student edits
-Download 'Add-ons' for Google Docs to help you revise
Friday-I WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY
1. No Bellringer
-Grab your Chromebooks
2. Announcements
a. Re-name your file with your Historic Event as the file name
b. Check your shared folder so that it says, FIRST NAME LAST NAME Sprader ___st hour/ ___th Hour
c. In Google Drive, move your files (checklist and historic event) to your shared folder
d. RE-READ your peer editor's notes and checklist and apply the changes they suggested
E. REMEMBER, if you have questions for me, I will be available through email with [email protected], or [email protected]. I will also be checking and
looking at papers while at my meeting.
3. Use Google Docs and it's Add-Ons
a. Look at the picture to the right or CLICK HERE
b. Great add-ons: Revision Assisstant, Pro-writing aid, grammarly,
SAS writing reviser*** THE BEST***
Week of jan. 25, 2016This week
-NWEA Monday- Wed **When done, work on semi-colon practice, More practice with Semi- Colons; comma practice,More practice with Commas HERE; and transition/signal work practice **These are due by Monday or earlier -Thursday and Friday- makeups **Thursday is the last day for the Independent Reading Post Test re-teach assignment ---Time to work- Final Drafts/ rough drafts Friday-1/29 1. Sit in your numbered seats 2. Complete the following, in order: a. Semi-colon practice b. Comma practice c. Transition/ signal word practice d. Type your rough draft 3. Add the following Google Doc add-ons: Revision Assistant and Prowriting Aid -See picture and directions for more information--> -Use Prowriting Aid to help find spelling, capitals, and other errors 4. Lastly, if the rough draft is typed and you added the ADD ONS from before, then complete the Comma Practice inside of a Google Document. Click HERE for a copy NEXT WEEK- Typing and revising final draft, using checklist -Inserting Text elements -Fixing the Sub-headings, headings -Proper citation Jan 19 Tuesday 1.AOW-Here are the activities for each day 2. Announcements a. CSW quiz- Prepositional phrase RE-DO quiz is due on Wednesday b. 3 Weeks left in unit...final papers due 2/5, students will have 7 days in class with chromebooks to type and revise c. NWEA begins Thursday with Science/math tests. ELA tests next week Monday- Wednesday, with make-up tests Thursday and Friday of next week 3. Introduction/ hook sentence http://www2.eit.ac.nz/library/ls_guides_sentencestarters.html 4. Introduction paragraph -hook -on lined paper -start of your rough draft HW- Prepositional Phrase Quiz- This re-teach assignment was given out last week and is due tomorrow. Also, students should have an article about their historic event that they are using for their AOW this week. If they do not print it, they need to bring their devices to read it and take notes, complete work with it. Thanks! Wednesday 1. AOW-Here are the activities for each day ***Click here if you do not have an article***** **Other topics...see ME 2. announcements 3. Research log- Make sure you complete the summary portion of it 4. Comma work Click HERE --PPT from class 5. Work on Rough draft HW- Rough draft is due on Monday, 1/25 Thursday 1. AOW-Here are the activities for each day 2. Announcements -AOW due tomorrow -Rough draft due Monday 3. Semi-colons, comma work Semi colons-HERE 4. Work on rough draft- 3rd 4th paragraph More practice with Commas HERE More practice with Semi- Colons Practice Quiz with Semi- Colons Also, HW for the next week will be a helpful practice that can help improve a student's Independent Reading Post Test grade. Click HERE if you would like a copy. This is due 1/28 Friday- 1. AOW are due 2. Announcements 3. NWEA goals and progress 4. Time to work -Rough Drafts -Practice with commas, semi-colons Next week -NWEA Monday- Wed -Thursday and Friday- makeups -Time to work- Final Drafts/ rough drafts - Week of Jan. 11 Monday-- 1. VIW-mono 2. Announcements 3. Practice with Outlines - My Example -Other Outline Examples: Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 4. Time To Work On Your Outline ---Use this graphic organizer HW-Outlines due tomorrow Tuesday- **checking outlines**** 1. VIW-Liber 2. Reliable Resources -Looking at Webpages (preview) -What are they?<--Handout -How do you know? -Web Addresses -Non-profit/ For Profit 3. Reliable resources Kahoot Game https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/8360e195-7ca6-4b24-bb4b-c072212ebca8 4. Real or Fake? Examine Resources (if time) wednesday-Good resources--Early Release Day 1. VIW-Micro- (prefix) 2. Evidence log -Websites to use are listed on log too -2 reliable resources needed 3. Resources to use: Michigan Educational Library Google Advanced Search Google Scholar Safe Search Kids HW- Students were given back their prepositional phrase quiz today (CSW Quiz from Friday). They are in charge of re-doing the quiz and in a 7 sentence paragraph, explaining how they came to their original answers on the very first prepositional phrase quiz. Assignment is due on or before 1/20/16 Thursday-research time 1. Phyt--on looseleaf paper 2. Evidence Log--- CLICK HERE -Click on 'File' and then 'Make a Copy' -Save your file as, "first name last name, hour, Research Log ----copy evidence log into shared folder -Change your Shared Folder to show your new hour number (EX. 1st hour, 2nd hour, etc) 3. Research your topic using these sites Michigan Educational Library Google Advanced Search Google Scholar Safe Search Kids HW- Students need to have their own article for next week's Article of the Week. This article should be about their historic event and will count as one of their reliable resources. Use the links above, along with NewsELA.com and TweenTribune.com to find an article. Having a printed article is helpful but not required. Friday- 1. VIW quiz (Chromebooks) -Emailed results 2. Researching historic event -Evidence Log--- CLICK HERE -Find Article of the Week article using these sites: NewsELA.com or TweenTribune.com. ---You may need to sign up for these using your shorian account/ Google Account -Also: Michigan Educational Library Google Advanced Search Google Scholar Safe Search Kids HW- Students need to have their own article for next week's Article of the Week. This article should be about their historic event and will count as one of their reliable resources. Use the links above, along with NewsELA.com and TweenTribune.com to find an article. Having a printed article is helpful but not required. Next week -AOW- with own article about chosen historic event -Beginning our Rough Drafts -Work with commas and semi colons - |
The semicolon has three primary functions:
1) To combine two closely related complete sentences (independent clauses) which are not joined by a conjunction. 2) To separate complete sentences (independent clauses) that are joined by a transition word. 3) To separate items in a list when commas alone would be confusing. |
week of january 4, 2016
Monday
1. CSW- Prepositions is given out. For a copy, click HERE
2. Turn in Independent Reading Projects
-Incomplete assignments will be returned and two LATE days will be given
-If a student does not complete the assignments and turn them in on Monday, they will be due Wednesday at 12AM at the latest. Any time after that and it will be marked a 0.
3. Pre-Writing Assessment-
-Writing about a historical event
Tuesday
1. CSW
2. Informational Writing Notes, click HERE
-Chronological Writing
3. Rubric for Chronological Informative Writing Unit and Assignment
Wednesday
1. CSW
2. Text Elements
-What are they?
-Importance
-Reading around the text
3. Good examples of informative writing VS. Bad examples
4. (If Time) Historical Events
Need to practice with informational reading and writing? Try this work
Thursday
1. CSW-finish
2. Brainstorming
-Timeline or Flow chart
Example
-Notes with a question box in margin
-MY MODEL
3. (if time) Outlining your assignment
Good Examples of Informative Writing
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Friday
1. CSW quiz (online or on paper)
-Work on Flowchart / Timeline when done
**Grade them together (possible)***
2. Outline
-Examples
-My MODEL
-Outline practice
-Outline needs to be done by 1/12
Outline Examples:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
3. Time to Work
Next week
-Working on our outlines, due 1/12
-Analyzing resources for credibility
-Which are reliable? https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/8360e195-7ca6-4b24-bb4b-c072212ebca8
-Using Chromebooks to find research about our events
Week of December 14.
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PLEASE FINISH ARTICLE OF THE WEEK, READ,AND WORK ON PROJECTS. THEY'RE DUE 12.18, FRIDAY Wednesday- AOW Project work/ Read -Review for tomorrow's Independent Reading Test HOMEWORK- Review your plot chart and plot elements for tomorrow's test --Click HERE for theme and mood review Other review help https://www.tes.com/lessons/yGDIClMPlJdHWA/mood-and-tone Thursday- Independent Reading Test- The Scholarship Jacket AFTER TEST -Work on AOW -Work on projects/ read Friday AOW- Time to Work ---TURN IN- AOW ---All projects will be due January 4, 2016. They can be turned in early if needed. --A sample of the emoji project can be seen on the right---> Happy Holidays! |
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week of December 7, 2015
Monday- CLASS changes/ NEW trimester begins 1. Reminder of procedures/ rules -ZAP/ School changes -Books -Late work- 2 day acceptance policy ---Grade changes -Students will no longer be zapped for missing work -Students will receive two days to turn in an assignment after it's due date -Language Assessments will be worth 20% of a student's grade, instead of 10% -Projects will be 10 % of the student's trimester grade, instead of 20%, so --Reading Assessments 30% Writing Assessments 30% --Language Assessments 20% End of Unit Exam 10% Projects 10% -Weekly bellringers, including Article of the Week, Common Sense Writing and it's quiz, and VIW organizers and their quiz will all be worth 20 points, instead of 25 points 2. Binder clean out 3. VIW - intro / intra (prefix) 4. Reading our books 5. Quick introduction to our projects -Plot chart AND Emoji Project with Story Elements ALSO- If anyone has any construction paper laying around, we are in need for our upcoming book projects Tuesday 1. VIW-Meter 2. Reading our books -Checking page numbers -REMEMBER, you can check out books from me so that you are reading at home 3. Book Projects- Rubric given out -HERE is an example 4. Mood practice Homework- Bring in your active reading strategies log for tomorrow. Extra Practice with helping verbs, action verbs, linking verbs, or TO BE verbs- English Grammar 101 Helping Verbs Practice Extra Practice With Plot- https://www.learner.org/interactives/story/ What is a Plot Diagram? This lesson is from Study.com, which has excellent lessons for any and all skills Wednesday ***Turn in your active reading logs 1. VIW-Frater 2. Reading -Work on projects or READ 3. Theme practice -Universal themes REVIEW -Check out these other Theme practices Practice 1 Practice 2 Practice 3 Extra Practice with helping verbs, action verbs, linking verbs, or TO BE verbs- English Grammar 101 Helping Verbs Practice Extra Practice With Plot- https://www.learner.org/interactives/story/ What is a Plot Diagram? This lesson is from Study.com, which has excellent lessons for any and all skills Thursday 1. VIW - Prefix- Macro- 2. Reading/ Working on independent reading projects -Log 2 or more character attributes today while reading 3. Theme/ Mood practice Homework- Students should be reading everyday to finishing their independent reading book Also, study for tomorrow's VIW quiz Friday 1. VIW quiz -10 questions 2. Themes from your world (if time) 3. Reading/ Work on projects Next Week- -Spelling Bee for School (7th Grade at 11am) -Working on projects/ finishing our books -Theme/ Mood work using Twitter -Independent Reading test Wednesday, 12/16 |
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Week of november 30, 2015
HW
Monday-
1. Helping Verbs with Main Verbs- CSW (see attached)
2. Announcements
3. Plot and Plot Elements
-Review
4. Time to Read
5. Plot Chart
-My example
Tuesday
1. CSW- Helping Verbs
2. Announcements
3. Time to Read
4. Plot Chart
-Three Little Pigs video
Plot and Story Elements PPT
HW- This is the last day I am accepting Revisions to Memoirs. Remember, you must
email me to confirm that you have done revisions
Wednesday- Early Release
1. CSW
2. Time to Read
3. Create plot chart with short story
- Turn in / Check
4. Mood
-Reading scenes
HW- Review nouns and verbs- Try reviewing at Daily Grammar or English Grammar 101
- Look over the Plot powerpoint
Thursday
1. CSW -helping Verbs
2. Announcements
3. Answer questions about plot with short story
Friday- Last day of Trimester
1. CSW and plot quiz CHROMEBOOKS
-Scpre will be added Tri 2
2. Announcements
3. Mood
-Two groups-
a. Writing with mood
b. identifying the mood of a story/ paragraph
Changes for Tri-2
-Students will no longer be zapped for missing work
-Students will receive two days to turn in an assignment after it's due date
-Language Assessments will be worth 20% of a student's grade, instead of 10%
-Projects will be 10 % of the student's trimester grade, instead of 20%
-Weekly bellringers, including Article of the Week, Common Sense Writing and it's quiz, and
VIW organizers and their quiz will all be worth 20 points, instead of 25 points
week of november 23, 2015- Thanksgiving week
Monday-11/23/15
1. Revising Memoir through Google Drive
-Students must fix up memoirs and can earn half of missing points back
-Once done revising, students must email me at [email protected] to confirm corrections have been made
-Corrections are accepted until 12/2 at 7 AM
Tuesday
1. Class Spelling Bee
-top 3 from each class go to school spelling bee
Wednesday- Half Day
1. Revising memoir
2. When done, read your book and log character attributes and active reading strategies
1. Revising Memoir through Google Drive
-Students must fix up memoirs and can earn half of missing points back
-Once done revising, students must email me at [email protected] to confirm corrections have been made
-Corrections are accepted until 12/2 at 7 AM
Tuesday
1. Class Spelling Bee
-top 3 from each class go to school spelling bee
Wednesday- Half Day
1. Revising memoir
2. When done, read your book and log character attributes and active reading strategies
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week of november 16, 2015
Monday
***Articles of the Week are given out on Monday and are due on Friday. Above
are the files in case a student loses a copy of their own
1. Review over Prism results
-Reading article for comprehension
2. Finish Active Reading Strategies and Character attributes
from Friday (3 of each)
Tuesday
1. AOW - Symbols and Comments/ Notes
2. Point of View
-Anchor chart/ notes
-1st, 2nd, 3rd Omniscient or Limited
-Differences
-Pronouns used in each
-Narrators
-Perspectives of characters in each
3. Point of View Practice
Wednesday
1. AOW-Word, Phrase, Sentence (main idea)
2. Review POV
-Examples and Practice (see files)
-2nd Practice assignment
3. Active Reading
-Log our stragies and responses
4. Mood (in our stories)
-Mini-lesson
Thursday
***POV quiz- Grab your Chromebook and head to the Weebly
Once done, work on your AOW- Thursday's summary
1. AOW - summary
2. Reading your book and logging 4 A.R.S.
3. Mood (Once everyone is done with the quiz)
-Acting out the scene
Homework- Finish all parts of the AOW
Friday
1. AOW-Connections, Author Bias
--Review Author's Bias with AOW Cheat Sheet
2. Turn it in/ Grade
3. Mood (acting)
-Video
4. Main Idea
-Implied vs. Stated
-Finding/ creating your own vs. finding it in the article
-Your book/ main idea of scenes or chapters
Next Week-
Spelling Bee- http://internal.spellingbee.com/files/spellingbee.com/2016_Spell_It-plain_text.pdf
-Revising/ Fixing Memoirs to Earn Points
-Thanksgiving
Mood Trailer- Watch how different the mood of a story can change
***Articles of the Week are given out on Monday and are due on Friday. Above
are the files in case a student loses a copy of their own
1. Review over Prism results
-Reading article for comprehension
2. Finish Active Reading Strategies and Character attributes
from Friday (3 of each)
Tuesday
1. AOW - Symbols and Comments/ Notes
2. Point of View
-Anchor chart/ notes
-1st, 2nd, 3rd Omniscient or Limited
-Differences
-Pronouns used in each
-Narrators
-Perspectives of characters in each
3. Point of View Practice
Wednesday
1. AOW-Word, Phrase, Sentence (main idea)
2. Review POV
-Examples and Practice (see files)
-2nd Practice assignment
3. Active Reading
-Log our stragies and responses
4. Mood (in our stories)
-Mini-lesson
Thursday
***POV quiz- Grab your Chromebook and head to the Weebly
Once done, work on your AOW- Thursday's summary
1. AOW - summary
2. Reading your book and logging 4 A.R.S.
3. Mood (Once everyone is done with the quiz)
-Acting out the scene
Homework- Finish all parts of the AOW
Friday
1. AOW-Connections, Author Bias
--Review Author's Bias with AOW Cheat Sheet
2. Turn it in/ Grade
3. Mood (acting)
-Video
4. Main Idea
-Implied vs. Stated
-Finding/ creating your own vs. finding it in the article
-Your book/ main idea of scenes or chapters
Next Week-
Spelling Bee- http://internal.spellingbee.com/files/spellingbee.com/2016_Spell_It-plain_text.pdf
-Revising/ Fixing Memoirs to Earn Points
-Thanksgiving
Mood Trailer- Watch how different the mood of a story can change
week of November 9, 2015
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Monday 11/9/2015
1. VIW- EX- (prefix) SEE link for VIW document
2. Announcements
a. Friday's Quiz- anyone absent?
b. Copies of books- If you want your own copy, please find it/ download it
3. Book Preview Paper- TURNED IN
4. Active Reading Strategies (see file above)
5. Practice with Strategies
Tuesday
1. VIW- logy- root
2. Announcements
3. Creative Active Reading Strategies' chart
-see above link
4. Read and add entries to chart
a. Meet with partner
b. Share your entries
c. Discuss book and ask, "Did they use their active reading strategies correctly?"
d. Share out to class (if time)
Wednesday-EArly Release
1. VIW- Dorm- root
2. Announcements
3. Share out ARS
a. Discuss examples
b. Re-Teach
Thursday
1. VIW- -ure - Suffix
2. Announcements
3. Reading- focus on characters
4. Character attributes
-Chart
5 , Practice
Friday
**Grab the correct Chromebook with the correct number assigned to you
1. VIW quiz
a. Once done, read your book and complete at least 3 ARS entries in your log
2. Announcements
a. Bring your books everyday
b. A.R.S. Log done everyday
3. Character Traits/ attributes
-List of Attributes/ traits
-Writing 3 or more (Link for Chart)
-Grade (3 ARS entries and 3 Character Attribute Entries)
***This assignment will be checked on Monday***
4. Prism links
Guardians
http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/5cdff274-88a6-11e5-8b17-1ab3cd28c9c8/highlight?locale=en
Avengers
http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/a783ea24-88a6-11e5-8b17-1ab3cd28c9c8/highlight?locale=en
X-Men
http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/cbb78b44-88a6-11e5-8b17-1ab3cd28c9c8/highlight?locale=en
HOMEWORK- Click on the Prism from the Reading Group you are in and highlight tough
information and vocabulary
week of November 2, 2015
b.Monday
1. CSW - Week 3 (page 4)
2. Independent Reading Pre-Test
-Work on CSW afterwards
-After test, on loose-leaf, write about the best book and the worst book you've ever read
-READ once you're all done with everything
3. Survey of Book Interests (copy list down and write your answer)
tuesday - No school
Wednesday-
1. Common Sense Writing p. 169
2. Results of Survey throughout classes
3. Book Choosing Strategies
a. Modeling/ EXAMPLE
b. Choose a book-sit down-complete book preview
c. Look up book (lexile.com) to check lexile (if needed) OR see teacher
4. (if time) Choose book by submitting an email to ME ([email protected]) or
by turning in your book preview paper
Thursday
1. CSW p. 170
2. Announcements
a. AOW from Last week
b. NWEA reading levels and lexile range given
3. Book Previews and Choosing a Book
a. Choose a book-sit down-complete book preview
b. Look up book (lexile.com) to check lexile (if needed) OR see teacher
c. Lexiles for Books Beginning to High Readers
d. Choose book by submitting an email to ME ([email protected]) or
by turning in your book preview paper
e. Begin Reading
f. In paragraph form, summarize what is happening at the beginning of the book
To study for tomorrow's quiz, review over your Common Sense Writing practices from this week
Friday
1. CSW Quiz
2. Grade in class
3. Finishing book previews
a. Requirements: Need to preview 3 books, and write their names on your book preview paper, need to select a book in your lexile range (or one approved by ME)
b. Begin Reading
c. In paragraph form, summarize what is happening at the beginning of the book
d. Predict what will happen ( 3 large events)
e. Music- If your book was a song, which song would it be? Why? (2 or more sentences)
c. Movie Connection- Which movie do you think is most similar to your book? (2 or more sentences)
d. Visualize - Draw 2 or more pictures or symbols that represent your book OR
that you think will represent your book going forward.
BY MONDAY'S CLASS, YOU NEED TO EMAIL/ GIVE
ME YOUR BOOK CHOICE AND IT'S LEXILE LEVEL
Week of october 26, 2015
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Article of the Week
Monday
1. Review over Prism and this week's article
http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/3861519e-7808-11e5-b6c7-0aff1b28e6dd/visualize?locale=en
2. Make sure every section is clear and understood
3. Editing and Revising with partners (Go to link for Checklist file)
a. If all done, move your Peer Editing Checklist and Memoir into your shared folder
b. Help others revise
c. Complete other student's Peer Editing Checklist
d. Revise your own writing
Tuesday
1. AOW- Making symbols and comments (talking to the text)
2. Nelson Mandela Short Bio Video
3. Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading, copy the chart in your Writer's Binder
4. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading.
5. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books (Make sure you read all of page 732 before you begin the memoir)
6. In your Current Unit Section of your Writer's Binder:
Wednesday- Early Release --------------------------------Thursday- Half Day
**Book Fair- First 10 minutes***
1. AOW - Word, phrase, sentence activity, THURSDAY- Summary- 5 sentences or more
2. (If not done) Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading
3. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading.
4. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books (Make sure you read all of page 732 before you begin the memoir)
(5.If Time) Complete the Nelson Mandela Memoir Chart and questions worksheet
6. Complete Memoir Post Test Study Guide
Homework: Complete the Memoir Post Test study guide on your own, including definitions and examples
from a memoir, whether Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom or another memoir of your choosing.
Friday
1. AOW - Connections and Author's Purpose
2. Memoir Test
-Afterwards, work on your Nelson Mandela work/ Read a book
**Show to me when you are done
****BE SURE YOU TAKE ANY QUIZ OR TEST YOU ARE ABSENT FOR ****
See me for more questions
Monday
1. Review over Prism and this week's article
http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/3861519e-7808-11e5-b6c7-0aff1b28e6dd/visualize?locale=en
2. Make sure every section is clear and understood
3. Editing and Revising with partners (Go to link for Checklist file)
a. If all done, move your Peer Editing Checklist and Memoir into your shared folder
b. Help others revise
c. Complete other student's Peer Editing Checklist
d. Revise your own writing
Tuesday
1. AOW- Making symbols and comments (talking to the text)
2. Nelson Mandela Short Bio Video
3. Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading, copy the chart in your Writer's Binder
4. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading.
5. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books (Make sure you read all of page 732 before you begin the memoir)
6. In your Current Unit Section of your Writer's Binder:
- Complete question #1 and question #8 on page 737 (Restate the question in your answer)
Wednesday- Early Release --------------------------------Thursday- Half Day
**Book Fair- First 10 minutes***
1. AOW - Word, phrase, sentence activity, THURSDAY- Summary- 5 sentences or more
2. (If not done) Complete the Vocabulary Chart before you begin reading
3. Read question #1 on page 737 including the comprehension check to set a purpose for reading.
4. Read Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela pg. 732 in Lit. Books (Make sure you read all of page 732 before you begin the memoir)
(5.If Time) Complete the Nelson Mandela Memoir Chart and questions worksheet
6. Complete Memoir Post Test Study Guide
Homework: Complete the Memoir Post Test study guide on your own, including definitions and examples
from a memoir, whether Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom or another memoir of your choosing.
Friday
1. AOW - Connections and Author's Purpose
2. Memoir Test
-Afterwards, work on your Nelson Mandela work/ Read a book
**Show to me when you are done
****BE SURE YOU TAKE ANY QUIZ OR TEST YOU ARE ABSENT FOR ****
See me for more questions
Week of october 19, 2015
This week, we are working with Google Apps to type our Memoirs. Students will be using Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Mail. Monday Monday- go over procedures/ how to use Google tools and Gmail -Chromebook uses/ procedures -Google Drive shared folder -GMAIL to use for VIW( see attached) ----They login to their chromebooks, check out the VIW, send us their two example sentences ---If time----Share a folder with us Tuesday- VIW day 2 ***1st hour- CSW Quiz****** 1. Login to Chromebooks (Your specific number) and go to my Weebly (Sprader.Weebly.Com) so you can copy down today's VIW a. Email me 2 Example Sentences using your Outlook.Office365.Com, [email protected] 2. Create and Share your Folder a. Go to Google Drive (drive.google.com) b. Create your folder (First name last name SPRADER __hour) c. Share the Folder with me (see icon to right ) 3. Watch this video on how to set up your document for MLA format 4. Begin typing -Google Docs 5. Typing Dialogue -Check out this video Wednesday 1. Open up your Chromebook and look for VIW day 3 a. Email 2 example sentences using your Outlook.Office365.Com, [email protected] b. Once done, resume typing 2. Comments and Suggestions (led by Mr. Sprader) a. How are they used b. Fixing and accepting suggestions c. Highlights, bold, and how to remove selected formatting 3. Typing Dialogue -Check out this video 4. Editing and Revising with a partner a. Click on link and it will take you to a Google Doc b. Make a copy of the document by clicking 'File' then 'Make a Copy' (see picture to the right for clarification) c. Save it as 'First Name Last Name Checklist Memoir' (This is the document your peers will use to edit and revise, 'checking off' the requirements you need in your memoir Thursday 1. Open up Chromebooks and copy down the VIW day 4. a. Send me your 2 example sentences at [email protected] 2. Editing and Revising with a partner a. Click on this link and it will take you to a Google Doc b. Make a copy of the document by clicking 'File' then 'Make a Copy' (see picture to the right for clarification) c. Save it as 'First Name Last Name Checklist Memoir' (This is the document your peers will use to edit and revise, 'checking off' the requirements you need in your memoir d. Share your Memoir and 'First Name Last Name Checklist Memoir' with both of your peer editing partners e. They will write their name on the top of one column, then write in each row whether or not you MET THE REQUIREMENT. So, are all the words spelled correctly? If not, help them fix these and then write 'Corrected' in the form's box f. With your editing partners, make comments, suggestions, and revisions with their work ( I can see how much you actually fixed in their paper) LASTLY. YOU NEED TO START REVISING TODAY. You can help more than two people with their papers so make yourself useful. BE SURE to SHARE your peer editing checklist or you will not receive points HOMEWORK: YOUR TYPED MEMOIR NEEDS TO BE FULLY TYPED BY TOMORROW Friday 1. VIW quiz- Using Google Forms (Click here to take the test!!!!!!!!!!!) 2. Each student will have two other people (students or family members) edit and revise their paper a. This file needs to be in your SHARED FOLDER in order to get points b. Click on link and it will take you to a Google Doc Editing and Revising with a partner c. Make a copy of the document by clicking 'File' then 'Make a Copy' (see picture to the right for clarification) d. Save it as 'First Name Last Name Checklist Memoir' (This is the document your peers will use to edit and revise, 'checking off' the requirements you need in your memoir e. They will write their name on the top of one column, then write in each row whether or not you MET THE REQUIREMENT. So, are all the words spelled correctly? If not, help them fix these and then write 'Corrected' in the form's box f. With your editing partners, make comments, suggestions, and revisions with their work ( I can see how much you actually fixed in their paper) Lastly. YOU NEED TO START REVISING TODAY. You can help more than two people with their papers so make yourself useful. If you are not done with editing/ revising TODAY, you have HOMEWORK. Have someone at home, friends or family, help you with your paper and revise/ edit it. 3. If you get all done editing with your two partners, you can begin on the Prism assignment that connects to our Article of the Week for next week HOMEWORK: Article of the Week: http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/3861519e-7808-11e5-b6c7-0aff1b28e6dd/highlight?locale=en -Highlight on this page |
1st paragraph- introduce the memory
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Monday-
1. CSW- Introduction- Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Announcements-
ZAP
-AOW
3. Memoir Structure Chart
4. Group Read
-Complete Memoir Structure Chart
5. Share with Other Groups
-1 Other Group
Tuesday-
1. CSW- 1st page, p. 163
2. Announcements
3. Dialogue in Memoirs
-Model
-How to Use Dialogue
----Puncutation
--PPT
4. Time to Work
-Add symbol "D" to your work to symbolize where dialogue will be added
Dialogue Cheat Sheet- helper for punctuating and working with dialogue
Wednesday-Early Release
1. CSW -p. 164 Groups
2. Time to Add Dialogue
-Two Scenes
-Must be a conversation of 3 lines or more
Students need two scenes that show dialogue in their memoir
Thursday-
1. CSW p. 165 half
2. Announcements
3. Transitions in our Text
-My Model
-Where to add them?
-Transitions Cheat Sheet
(If time) Practice with Transitions
4. Time to Work
5. Figurative Language Review (Kahoot)
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/ee9f6b89-4ca3-40a8-9d55-65006e6095a5
Students need to use three or more transitions in their memoir, including
1 conclusion transition
Friday
1. Common Sense Writing quiz
2. Reviewing Figurative Language
-Practice in class
-Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Onomatopoeia
3. Adding figurative language to your MEMOIR
Next week-
We will be working with Google Drive and Google Docs
-Also, we will use our SHORIAN.ORG accounts to email and login to Google Apps
-We will be typing our papers and saving them in the Google Drive
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1. CSW- Introduction- Subject-Verb Agreement
2. Announcements-
ZAP
-AOW
3. Memoir Structure Chart
4. Group Read
-Complete Memoir Structure Chart
5. Share with Other Groups
-1 Other Group
Tuesday-
1. CSW- 1st page, p. 163
2. Announcements
3. Dialogue in Memoirs
-Model
-How to Use Dialogue
----Puncutation
--PPT
4. Time to Work
-Add symbol "D" to your work to symbolize where dialogue will be added
Dialogue Cheat Sheet- helper for punctuating and working with dialogue
Wednesday-Early Release
1. CSW -p. 164 Groups
2. Time to Add Dialogue
-Two Scenes
-Must be a conversation of 3 lines or more
Students need two scenes that show dialogue in their memoir
Thursday-
1. CSW p. 165 half
2. Announcements
3. Transitions in our Text
-My Model
-Where to add them?
-Transitions Cheat Sheet
(If time) Practice with Transitions
4. Time to Work
5. Figurative Language Review (Kahoot)
https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/ee9f6b89-4ca3-40a8-9d55-65006e6095a5
Students need to use three or more transitions in their memoir, including
1 conclusion transition
Friday
1. Common Sense Writing quiz
2. Reviewing Figurative Language
-Practice in class
-Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Onomatopoeia
3. Adding figurative language to your MEMOIR
Next week-
We will be working with Google Drive and Google Docs
-Also, we will use our SHORIAN.ORG accounts to email and login to Google Apps
-We will be typing our papers and saving them in the Google Drive
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Article of the Week starts this week, with informative reading
Also, we will be continuing our memoir work
Monday- AOW-Reading and Using Prism
1. Take a copy of this week's article from the front desk
and a blue and pink highlighter
2. Read through article and highlight
-Green represents connections you have made to the article
-Red represents tough information that you don't really understand
-Blue represents vocabulary that you struggle with
SEE the PRISM site to preview how it should be done
3. Re-read the article as a class
4. Review the tough terms and vocabulary you might have struggled with
-See the file above to download the Article of the week for this week, or to
download the everyday activities that must be done with the article.
HW- These articles and their completed Monday- Friday activities will be turned in and graded each Friday. Students are responsible for the completion of these activities even if they are absent/ miss class.
Tuesday-
1. AOW- Talking to the Text (T4)
--Look at directions, re-read them, and be prepared to begin
-What is it?
-How is this strategy done?
2. Working with the article
-Time to Work
3. Planning a Memoir :Part 2
-Time to Work
4. Return and review VIW Quiz 2
Wednesday-
1. AOW-Main idea: Word Phrase Sentence
--Look at directions, re-read them, and be prepared to begin
-What is it?
-How is this strategy done?
2. Working with the article
-Time to Work
3. Planning a Memoir :Part 2
-Time to Work
HW- Finish Planning a Memoir Part 2
Thursday-
1. AOW- Summary
-Read the directions
-How to summarize
Example/model
-Pick 5 or 6 important details
2. Work on Memoir Rough Draft
Rough Draft requirements:
-Skip Lines
-3 Paragraphs, intro and conclusion can be 5 or more sentences, body
paragraph should be 7 or more sentences
-At the end (conclusion paragraph), tell what happened after your memory,
and discuss what you learned from the memory now that you look back.
HW- Finish the AOW, days Monday through Thursday for tomorrow's class
Friday-
1. AOW-Making connections
*****We will be checking these after 10 minutes or so in the beginning of class. They need to be in class (and not in lockers) in order to be graded.
2. Work on Rough Draft
HW - Finish rough draft before Monday
Rough Draft requirements:
-Skip Lines
-3 Paragraphs, intro and conclusion can be 5 or more sentences, body
paragraph should be 7 or more sentences
-At the end (conclusion paragraph), tell what happened after your memory,
and discuss what you learned from the memory now that you look back.
Next week-
We will be adding dialogue to our memoirs, along with figurative language.
For our Common Sense Writing, we will practice with Subject-Verb Agreement.
Also, we will be continuing our memoir work
Monday- AOW-Reading and Using Prism
1. Take a copy of this week's article from the front desk
and a blue and pink highlighter
2. Read through article and highlight
-Green represents connections you have made to the article
-Red represents tough information that you don't really understand
-Blue represents vocabulary that you struggle with
SEE the PRISM site to preview how it should be done
3. Re-read the article as a class
4. Review the tough terms and vocabulary you might have struggled with
-See the file above to download the Article of the week for this week, or to
download the everyday activities that must be done with the article.
HW- These articles and their completed Monday- Friday activities will be turned in and graded each Friday. Students are responsible for the completion of these activities even if they are absent/ miss class.
Tuesday-
1. AOW- Talking to the Text (T4)
--Look at directions, re-read them, and be prepared to begin
-What is it?
-How is this strategy done?
2. Working with the article
-Time to Work
3. Planning a Memoir :Part 2
-Time to Work
4. Return and review VIW Quiz 2
Wednesday-
1. AOW-Main idea: Word Phrase Sentence
--Look at directions, re-read them, and be prepared to begin
-What is it?
-How is this strategy done?
2. Working with the article
-Time to Work
3. Planning a Memoir :Part 2
-Time to Work
HW- Finish Planning a Memoir Part 2
Thursday-
1. AOW- Summary
-Read the directions
-How to summarize
Example/model
-Pick 5 or 6 important details
2. Work on Memoir Rough Draft
Rough Draft requirements:
-Skip Lines
-3 Paragraphs, intro and conclusion can be 5 or more sentences, body
paragraph should be 7 or more sentences
-At the end (conclusion paragraph), tell what happened after your memory,
and discuss what you learned from the memory now that you look back.
HW- Finish the AOW, days Monday through Thursday for tomorrow's class
Friday-
1. AOW-Making connections
*****We will be checking these after 10 minutes or so in the beginning of class. They need to be in class (and not in lockers) in order to be graded.
2. Work on Rough Draft
HW - Finish rough draft before Monday
Rough Draft requirements:
-Skip Lines
-3 Paragraphs, intro and conclusion can be 5 or more sentences, body
paragraph should be 7 or more sentences
-At the end (conclusion paragraph), tell what happened after your memory,
and discuss what you learned from the memory now that you look back.
Next week-
We will be adding dialogue to our memoirs, along with figurative language.
For our Common Sense Writing, we will practice with Subject-Verb Agreement.
week of October 5, 2015
week of september 28, 2015
-****Blue font shows files to download. We will be using these in class and can be downloaded and completed at home too
Monday, September 28, 2015
1. VIW- Frayer Model- Epi- (prefix)
2. Announcements
3. Memoir Brainstorming
-What is a memoir? Notes
4. A map of our world
-Our Maps
-Share (if time)
9/29
1. VIW- Frayer Model- Ec/ Eco (root)
2. Announcements
-NEW seats
3. Map of our World
4. Brainstorming Session
-List of possible events/ memories
5. What Will I Write About? chart
6. Sentence Starters(If time)
9/30---Early Release
1. VIW- Frayer Model- Corp/ Corpus (root)
2. Announcements
3. Brainstorming Session
-List of possible events/ memories
4. What Will I Write About? chart
5. Sentence Starters(If time)
10/1
1. VIW- Frayer Model (suffixes -ic, -ical)
2. Announcements
-Catching up on brainstorming
3. What Will I Write About? chart
-Pick 3 memories
-This Chart will be homework if not completed
Homework- Complete your 'What will I write about' Chart
10/2
***HW check/ Study time****
1. VIW Quiz
-Grading our VIW quiz
2. Announcements
3. Part 1 Memoir Writing
-Brainstorm/ cluster/ free write
-Example
-Time to Work
To preview our Monday Article of the week, visit this website: http://prism.scholarslab.org/prisms/1dce2666-6919-11e5-8bca-ea1c8d148037/highlight?locale=en
-Highlight information that is tough to understand, vocabulary words that are difficult, and stuff
that you can connect to your life and the world around you
week of September 21, 2015
Monday, 9/21
1. CSW p. 190
- We will be working with End Punctuation this week
CLICK HERE for file or go to our page, Common Sense Writing
2. Announcements
--NWEA testing starts Wednesday in ELA and ends Friday
3. VIW quizzes passed back
-Explaining grades, common errors
4. Binder presentations (cont.)
5. Binder grades
-Check Powerschool for this week
9/22
1. CSW p. 191
-On your own, in the CSW section of your binder
2. Announcements
3. Test-Taking Skills
4. NWEA reminders
(6th period) Types of Sentences
9/23- 9/25
NWEA Testing
-Bring a book
After testing this week, Thursday/Friday, we will be completing CSW with page 192. This is worth
10 pts
1. CSW p. 190
- We will be working with End Punctuation this week
CLICK HERE for file or go to our page, Common Sense Writing
2. Announcements
--NWEA testing starts Wednesday in ELA and ends Friday
3. VIW quizzes passed back
-Explaining grades, common errors
4. Binder presentations (cont.)
5. Binder grades
-Check Powerschool for this week
9/22
1. CSW p. 191
-On your own, in the CSW section of your binder
2. Announcements
3. Test-Taking Skills
4. NWEA reminders
(6th period) Types of Sentences
9/23- 9/25
NWEA Testing
-Bring a book
After testing this week, Thursday/Friday, we will be completing CSW with page 192. This is worth
10 pts
Week of september 14, 2015
Monday-
1. VIW- Anti-
(see the Very important Words link above or click HERE
2. Announcements
-Need supplies
-Turn in 6 Word Memoir
-VIW quiz on Friday
3. Setting up your Binder
-Dividers
-Loose leaf paper
4. Cover of Binder
-Our Writer's Binder will be decorated
HW- Bring in pictures or other design-material to decorate your Writing Binder
Tuesday
1. VIW - Demos
2. Announcements-
-6 Word Memoir can be turned in at anytime
-Binders are being used everyday, please bring them to class
3. Memoir Pre-test
4. Writing about a memory (after the pre-test)
-Write about a past memory
5. Time to Work on Writer's Binder
-Requirements and Presentation
-Rest of class
Wednesday
1. VIW -cide
2. Announcements
3. Time to work on Writer's Binder
-more time than before
4. Presentations start tomorrow
-Using this Rubric
/uploads/2/2/0/8/22084442/writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx
School Curriculum night is tonight starting @5:30pm
-Please come earlier than 5:30 as parents will be following student's schedule
MISS OUT? See my presentation
http://prezi.com/uz3pcgaqjsl1/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
Thursday
1. VIW - cian/ician
2. Announcements
3. Binder decoration
-Binder presentations will begin tomorrow after our VIW quiz. Finish decorating at home
-Using this Rubric to grade
/uploads/2/2/0/8/22084442/writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx
HW-Study your VIWs for tomorrow's quiz (10 pts)
-GO HERE to the VIW page of my Weebly if you didn't bring your VIWs home
Friday
1. VIW quiz (study for the first 5 minutes
-Work on binders after
2. Binder presentations
1. VIW- Anti-
(see the Very important Words link above or click HERE
2. Announcements
-Need supplies
-Turn in 6 Word Memoir
-VIW quiz on Friday
3. Setting up your Binder
-Dividers
-Loose leaf paper
4. Cover of Binder
-Our Writer's Binder will be decorated
HW- Bring in pictures or other design-material to decorate your Writing Binder
Tuesday
1. VIW - Demos
2. Announcements-
-6 Word Memoir can be turned in at anytime
-Binders are being used everyday, please bring them to class
3. Memoir Pre-test
4. Writing about a memory (after the pre-test)
-Write about a past memory
5. Time to Work on Writer's Binder
-Requirements and Presentation
-Rest of class
Wednesday
1. VIW -cide
2. Announcements
3. Time to work on Writer's Binder
-more time than before
4. Presentations start tomorrow
-Using this Rubric
/uploads/2/2/0/8/22084442/writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx
School Curriculum night is tonight starting @5:30pm
-Please come earlier than 5:30 as parents will be following student's schedule
MISS OUT? See my presentation
http://prezi.com/uz3pcgaqjsl1/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
Thursday
1. VIW - cian/ician
2. Announcements
3. Binder decoration
-Binder presentations will begin tomorrow after our VIW quiz. Finish decorating at home
-Using this Rubric to grade
/uploads/2/2/0/8/22084442/writers_notebook_cover_requirements_and_rubric.docx
HW-Study your VIWs for tomorrow's quiz (10 pts)
-GO HERE to the VIW page of my Weebly if you didn't bring your VIWs home
Friday
1. VIW quiz (study for the first 5 minutes
-Work on binders after
2. Binder presentations
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
**Turn in any Found Memoirs
1.CSWriting (In your Common Sense Writing section)-In two sentences or more, write down your own definition of a memoir. 2. 6 Word Memoirs -Who found memoirs? --Looking through examples --What do you notice? ----Assignment -Time to Work 3. Class individual survey -Do you have your own mobile device (phone, computer, tablet, etc)? -Do you have internet at home? -Do you have a Twitter account? ***Students are allowed to bring their mobile devices to school. During certain times we will use them, while other times we will not. HW- Bring your mobile devices to class for Friday. We will be signing up for class alerts through many formats. DISCLAIMER :Students are not required to use social media or any apps. They are tools to help further education and can be helpful to those who use them. |
Wednesday, September 9, 20151. Entering Correctly procedure
-Example VIW (MightyMeeting) 2. Announcements -New Widgets on home page, sprader.weebly.com -Homework for Monday- Have a parent read syllabus and contact me 3. Syllabus for class (online) CLICK HERE for copy - Once a parent has read syllabus, they can contact me through email or Twitter PM, stating they read the syllabus, or asking any questions -Other questions, visit TodaysMeet.com/SpraderKMS (or use the widget below) 4. 6 Word Memoir -What is a memoir? -Giving my own personal example HW-By Monday, have a parent contact me after they have read the syllabus -By TOMORROW, search and find an example of a memoir -You can bring it in, email it to me, or tweet it out and mention me in your message @SpraderKMS Friday, September 11, 20151. End of week procedure
2. Review game- 7th Grade Expectations 3. Time to work on #6wordmemoir 4. Social Media and Apps -Difference between private/public -Security and safety 5. Using your devices----- -Sign up for Remind (with device) -text 81010 with the message @SpraderKMS to receive text alerts on your phone -Bookmark/ favorite my Weebly -Download Socrative or visit the site, http://www.socrative.com/ If you would like sign up for Twitter, please make sure you talk to your family members/ parents/ guardians to get their consent. If this is not okay with parents/ guardians, remember, you can still see my Twitter at Twitter.com/SpraderKMS DISCLAIMER :Students are not required to use social media or any apps. They are tools to help further education and can be helpful to those who use them. |
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