Thursday December 17, 2015

Paragraph Editing Thursday Week 10
Read, Read, Read
Status of the Class tomorrow!

Tuesday December 15, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 10 Tuesday

• There are about 20-25 edits per paragraph.  Many students are still coming in with 7-10 edits. 

Read for 30 minutes.  If you are not showing progress in reading then you will start a daily reading log after vacation.  

Monday December 14, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 10 Monday
Read - Status of the Class tomorrow

Scholastic Scope November 2015

These assignments are for class on Wednesday, December 16th. You will be assigned one of them to complete.

Drawing Conclusions assignment.
* Click on the above link to do your assignment online.  Print it out once you are finished.

Close Reading Assignment
* Click on the above link to do your assignment online. Print it out once you are finished.

If you finish and have class time left, please go to the verb-agreement and adverb assignments.

Thursday December 10, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 9 Thursday
Read, read, read!

Wednesday December 9, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 9 Wednesday

Read!  Status of the Class tomorrow.

Thursday, December 3rd

Sorry..........It was saved to a draft instead of posting!
Writing is due today, and all students have turned it in except for the absent ones.
Read!
Editing paragraph, week 8 Thursday

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 8 Tuesday
READ!!!!!!! Status of the class tomorrow!
Writing is due this Friday by the end of class.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 8 Monday
Read!!!!!
Final copy of writing is due this Friday.  It is not formal homework, but if you do not think it will be done by Friday then you should work on it at home.

Monday and Tuesday November 23rd and 24th

There is no formal homework this week.  We would like the students to read and work on their writing if there is internet at home.  Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving Holiday!  Oh, and the students can always read Scholastic Scope!

Revise your chosen piece by adding "In Your Head Thinking". 
Remember what I did to my Urgent Care piece?
Example:    My finger exploded once he gave me the shot. It felt so weird.
Revised sentence: Once the first shot was done, my finger felt like it was going to explode.  I don't know how I am going to get through this, I thought.  The feeling was creepy and was making sweat and shake.
Editing Paragraph Week 7 Thursday

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Editing Paragraph, Week 7 Wednesday
Finish Flash Draft

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Editing Paragraph Week 7 Tuesday
Write using different leads (beginnings)
Scope Magazine???????

Monday November 16, 2015

Scholastic Scope Magazine
Student sign in password is february4
Editing Paragraph, Week 7 Monday
Read and reread, "Look up and Watch the Show"
Finish reading the Narrative Checklist

Thursday November 12, 2015

Editing Paragraph Thursday, Week 7
Write about a small moment. Refer to our strategy and power narrative sheets for reminders.
I had to go to Urgent Care today during lunch.  Here is the small moment I wrote when I returned.  I am focusing on a 5 minute moment and using dialogue (like James Howe's story from today).

Wednesday-November 11, 2015

Editing Paragraph Wednesday, Week 6
Write a small moment from your point of view. Example: Write a 5 minute moment from the Veteran's Day ceremony.
Vocabulary Quiz is tomorrow.

Tuesday November 10, 2015

Editing Paragraph Tuesday Week 6
Write about a small moment. Use the chart we made and the map to think of something.  Take a 5 minute moment and write about it using the sights, sounds, and feelings.  Bring the moment alive by showing dialogue and power vocabulary.

Monday-November 9, 2015

Homework:
Editing Paragraph-Monday Week 6
Finish neighborhood map
Vocabulary Quiz this Wednesday

We are starting a unit on Personal Narratives.  Your child will start having writing homework.  They should still be reading for 15 minutes as the writing shouldn't take longer than 15 minutes.  On nights it will take longer, we will talk to them about reading.

Thursday November 5, 2015

Editing Paragraph
Study for vocabulary quiz which is next Wednesday.  Use Quizlet or vocabulary cards.
Read for at least 15 minutes.

Wednesday November 4, 2015

Editing Paragraph for Wednesday night.  Tuesday night if you didn't do it during FLEX time.
Think about our discussion today.  Are there times that you could be kinder?

Tuesday November 3, 2015

Homework:

• Editing Paragraphs-Monday and Tuesday nights
• Article and questions

Classwork:

• Today we continued to work on A.C.E
• Answering the question (Decide on a character trait for your character.)
• Cite (Find a quote from the book that supports this trait.)
• Explain or elaborate (Why does this quote support the character trait?)
• We will continue to share out tomorrow.

Here is a video of our work:

Thursday - October 29, 2015

Editing paragraph.  Continue reading your book using post-it notes to pay attention to how your character feels.
Tonight is the last night of student conferences.  There is no school on Monday.

Wednesday - October 28, 2015

Homework:

Editing Paragraph.

Continue reading using your post-its.  Pay attention to how the character is feeling.  The author lets us know how characters are feeling by the words they use and the actions they make.  Understanding the relationships between characters is important also.

Classwork:

We talked about the acronym T.H.I.N.K today. Those finished with the books began making posters to hang around school.  

• Before acting or speaking people should ask themselves, "Is it...............?"
• True
• Helpful
• Inspiring
• Necessary
• Kind
• We should always THINK Kindness.

Student conferences continue tonight and tomorrow night.  Please subscribe to the blog.

Here is a letter that was handed out last week.  Conference Letter

Tuesday-October 27, 2015

Editing Paragraph
Continue reading using post-it notes.

Student conferences are tonight, Wednesday, and Thursday nights.  The middle school teachers will be in the gym.  Mr. Evans and I co-teach 6th grade ELA and he has all of the work and data to share with you. If you want to talk to both of us please let us know and I can plan on joining you in the gym if I am free.  I am holding 5th grade conferences in the library.

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October 26, 2015

Homework:

• Books should be finished by this Friday.  Post it notes still need to be used.  Paper journal packets should only be completed if your book is finished.  Meaning........ do not do any paper journals until your book is done, with post it notes.
• Editing paragraphs are back this week!!!!

Classwork:

• Google Classroom: Journal #2 assignment should be done and turned in.
• Your learner sketch should have a strategy plan.  I am available at FLEX 1 if you need help with this.
• If you have a completed learner sketch, submitted to Google Classroom, then use the link on the blog, Education Planner, to complete another profile for your Personal Learning Plan.

As always, if you have any questions please see me or Mr. Evans.

No reading tonight!

Have a wonderful journal done for tomorrow!!!!!

October 19, 2015

We spent a lot of time today talking about how to do jot dots.  Jot dots are a note-taking strategy that requires you to think about what you have read and make a statement about it using 5-7 of your own words. Using your own words is an important part of this strategy.

• Students are to finish the journal response they started today in class.  They should have an understanding of their characters.  Students will be sharing what they think about their characters, using their own words, and then providing direct quotes from the book that support those opinions.  Finally, they will be asked to explain why those quotes were chosen.
• Tomorrow Mr. Evans will share the ACE format for writing a paragraph.
• A   answer the question
• C   cite evidence
• E   explain

Here is a link, which will also be on the blog page (right side), to be used for reteaching.

ACE

Thursday~October 15, 2015

Editing paragraph
Read according to the book schedule.  Always use sticky notes.
We have been writing a response to text, and taking a break from journal writing. We will work on journals next week. Journals are not to be done at home unless you see it on this blog.
Hay Day is tomorrow!

Wednesday~October 14, 2015

Please read according to your schedule. Journals are done at school.
Editing paragraph, Wednesday-week 3.

Tuesday~October 13, 2015

Each book group has their own schedule of nightly reading.  The books are to be finished by next Wednesday (although some may need Fall Break to finish).  Journals are then done in class. The students also have extra time during flex to work on journals.  If the journal is not done by the end of the day it needs to be added to homework.
Read at home, finish journal from classwork if needed.
Daily editing paragraph Tuesday, week 3.

Monday-October 12, 2015

Chapter 3 journal was started today in class and expected to be finished by the end of FLEX 2 (2:15-2:45) today.  Each book group split up the rest of the chapters to be finished reading by next Thursday, October 21st.  The students have a schedule of the amount of chapters they should be reading each night.  Journals will be done in school.  Post-it notes are always to be used when reading.  We look for character evidence that supports how the character talks, acts, and interacts with others.  We also look for the big ideas that will make up the summary.
Editing sheets were handed out for the week.  This is week 3.
Picture day is tomorrow.  Fall break is next Thursday and Friday~10/22&23.

Wednesday-October 7, 2015

Editing Paragraph for Wednesday Week 2
Read chapter 3 using post it notes to find evidence of the character's words, actions, and relationships with the other characters.  Also look for the big ideas that will make up the summary.  Jot dots on post its for the character evidence and * for the big idea post its.
There is no journal or analogy work for tonight!!!!

Tuesday-October 6, 2015

Editing Paragraph
Finish all of Chapter 2 journal.  Many students did not use post-it notes last night while reading chapter 2.  I will be looking for those post-its tomorrow, as well as a finished journal.

Monday-October 5, 2015

Homework:

• Editing Paragraph Week 2 Monday
• Read Chapter 2 and use post-its, looking for evidence of the character's words, actions, and relationships as well as the big ideas.  No journal tonight!  For chapter 1 you should have post-its for big ideas done as we started this in class.  If you WANT to finish the chapter 1 journal you may....but you do not have to.

• Tomorrow we will write a summary of the first chapter and complete the chapter 2 journal.  Finishing the journal will be tomorrow night's homework.

Thursday-October 1, 2015

Homework:

Editing Paragraph: There are many corrections that need to be made, so if you only fix a few it means you are not done!

Read chapter 2 and focus on the main character.  Use post it notes to take "jot dots" of how your character speaks, acts and interacts with others. You only need to do the right side of the journal.  

Here is a link that has a good explanation of jot dots. 

Wednesday-September 30, 2015

Editing Paragraph

Tuesday-September 29, 2015

Editing paragraph
Each student should have his or her parents' emails in their assignment book.
We are in the process of putting contacts in our email contact list.  Students will start emailing home when they have incomplete or missing work.  Students will be the primary communicator unless the situation is of a serious nature.

Monday 9/28/15

Read chapter 1 of KAT book (Kindness, Acceptance, and Tolerance book)
Editing Paragraph-They will be getting this homework every night Monday-Thursday.

Thursday 9/24/15

Read for 30 minutes.
Finish your name sketch.
Here is the video on kindness that sparked a great discussion.

Wednesday 9/23/15

Read for at least 30 minutes.

We have spent the last few weeks learning how our class will work together so we can learn every day.

Next week we will start our unit on Kindness and Acceptance.  The students have chosen a book to read from the following list:
Loser by Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Crash by Jerry Spinelli
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
Firegirl by Tony Abbott
To kick off this unit, we watched the following video.  It was very powerful for the students and sparked an awesome discussion.  The following questions were raised during our discussion:
What is kindness? Can we always be kind?  Are there different kinds of kindness?  What does kindness look and sound like?  We will attempt to answer these throughout our unit.