> Make sure you printed the notes from yesterday.
> Turn in your mystery story from yesterday immediately when you come into class.
> Sit on the floor for stories: "Arabella" and The Spider and the Fly
> LITERARY TERMS NOTEBOOK LESSON . . . PRINT AND STUDY AT HOME THIS WEEKEND!
> Make sure you have saved your technical writing project on your student number. All projects should be done! See me if you are not finished!
REMEMBER: Silent Reading Project due March 6th!
Today we began our suspense/mystery literature unit. Please print the notes attached below and study for an upcoming quiz. Also, complete the mystery writing assignment attached below.
Finish technical writing project in class today!
Begin Valentines for elementary students
HW- Finish project if not in class.
I recently shared with you your lexile number and range that you scored on last year's CRCT. PLEASE REMEMBER that this number is only one measure of your "reading level," much like the accelerated reader program is another measure. We are simply using the lexile score as a beginning place to choose books to read that are enjoyable and challenging. After all, the best way to improve vocabulary and reading skills is to READ books that will challenge us!
If you have a title of a book and want to know its lexile score, do the following:
Go to www.lexile.com
Click on Book Search
Click on Book Search on the left hand column
Type the title and the author
If you want to find books within your lexile range and that may interest you, do the following:
Go to www.lexile.com/findabook/
Click on "Find a Book" on the lower right side
Choose to put in either your lexile number or your lexile range
Choose categories that may interest you.
Search and a list of books will appear in your range.
Click on the title to find more information on the book.
SEE ME IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, etc.
HAPPY READING!
Grammar Practice - turn in answers from 1-20. Keep the handout
We will work on our projects beginning tomorrow.
Prepositions- MEMORIZE THEM! You can search "preposition song" at home and find clips of the song being sung by others.
Preposition Song: Tune of Yankee Doodle Dandy
about
above
across
after
along
among
around
at
before
beside
between against
within
without
beneath
through
during
under
in
into
over
of
off
to
toward
up
on
near
for
from
except
by
with
behind
below
down.
Discussed silent reading project due on MARCH 6th
>>See last Friday's blog for assignment sheets
Grammar notes:Download DO-IO-PA-PN notes
>> Read notes tonight...you will need to be familiar with them tomorrow! Hint, Hint!
HW- Read notes
Technical Writing
Discussed lexile number
Discussed reading project due March 6th
AC Project:Download BOOK REVIEW FORMAT (NOT THE CHARACTER SCRAPBOOK)
Technical Writing Test
Read Silently
Discuss lexile number and range
Discuss book project due March 6th
On level assignment: Download BOOK REVIEW FORMAT
We took notes on email etiquette and reviewed for the test tomorrow.
HW- STUDY THE NOTES!!
Took notes on Technical Writing (Resumes and cover letters)
TEST OVER NOTES ON FRIDAY! STUDY THE NOTES!!!!
