Learning Target:
- Brainstorm imagery to use in your "Where I'm From" poem
- Learn the meanings of Greek and Latin roots and words that use them
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Weekly reading due tomorrow (no reading time tomorrow due to MAP testing)
- Weekly writing due Thursday ("Where I'm From" poem in Google Classroom)
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- "Where I'm From" poem
- Due Thursday
- Notebook brainstorming: places, adv
ice/traditions, food, toys/games/hobbies
- Vocabulary review
Learning Target:
- Demonstrate what you understand after reading a passage
- Brainstorm details about your life for possible writing topics
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Keep reading--weekly goal due Tuesday
- Optional: start working on weekly writing: "Where I'm From" poem
Summary of Class:
- Jamestown reading probe
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- "Where I'm From" poems
- Sidewalk activity: step up to the line if...
- Review handouts on Google Classroom (Weekly Writing: "Where I"m From" poems due 9/17)
- Examples
- Original poem
- Template (optional)
- Google Doc--type your poem in this document
Learning Target:
- Learn the meanings of new vocabulary words
- Identify phrases and clauses
Work Collected:
- Weekly writing (story)--turn in via Google Classroom
- Formative assessment: phrases and clauses (note card)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Keep reading--weekly goal due Tuesday
Summary of Class:
- Google Classroom: turn in your weekly writing (story)
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Vocabulary work
- Mrs. Boyden demonstrated how to study meaning and spelling for this week's words using vocabulary.com ("Practice" and "Spelling Bee")
- Work time: finish notebook p. 2 and 3, then study using vocabulary.com
- For the vocabulary.com list of words, go to LA website > Units/Materials > Vocabulary > 1. Roots: tele, phon, photo, graph > Link to vocabulary.com list
- Skill of the Week: Phrases and Clauses
Learning Target:
- Learn the meanings of new vocabulary words
Work Collected:
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Weekly writing (story) due tomorrow--needs to be typed in the Google Classroom document ("Weekly Writing: Story 9/10")
- Keep reading--next weekly goal due Tuesday
Summary of Class:
- Library: Browse/checkout/renew/return books, then read
- Check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Vocabulary
- Roots packet page 1: Highlight words that are unfamiliar to you (these are the words you need to focus on studying, whether you don't know them well or don't know them at all)
- Notebook p. 2: Under each root's flap, write down 3 words you know well and 3 words that are more unfamiliar
- Notebook p. 3: For each root, write down 2 words you don't know as well plus a definition or sentence. This activity should help you learn the words and their meanings. Remember--spelling counts.
- For the vocabulary.com list of words, go to LA website > Units/Materials > Vocabulary > 1. Roots: tele, phon, photo, graph > Link to vocabulary.com list
- We will finish this tomorrow in class
- Homework reminders:
- Story due tomorrow--needs to be typed in the Google Classroom document ("Weekly Writing: Story 9/10")
- Weekly reading was graded last night--make sure you turned your in correctly. You should have received an e-mail from Mrs. Boyden:
- 1/1 = Graded (see score in PowerSchool)
- 0/1 = Not graded (something missing—check e-mail, fix, and resubmit for credit)
- No grade or no e-mail = Not turned in (submit for credit)
Learning Target:
- Define Greek and Latin roots (tele, phon, photo, graph)
Work Collected:
- Weekly reading check-in (submit reading progress spreadsheet via Google Classroom)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Weekly writing (story) due Thurs.
- Keep reading--next weekly goal due Tues.
- Handout: word roots foldable for notebook
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Reading progress spreadsheet:
- Complete the orange box (weekly reflection)
- Submit via Google Classroom (open "Weekly Reading 9/8 and click to add/attach your reading progress spreadsheet, then click to turn in the assignment)
- Word roots
- Group task: sort the given words by root, then look for patterns and guess root meanings
- Notebook: glue the foldable onto p. 2 and write down each root (tele, phon, photo, and graph)
- Video: watch/listen for root meanings and record these on the back of the flaps in your notebook
- Weekly writing
- Due Thursday
- You choose the topic and the length
- Open "Weekly Writing: Story 9/10") in Google Classroom--open assigned Google Doc, then copy and paste your story here or begin typing
Learning Target:
- Brainstorm possible ideas for story topics
- Identify subjects and predicates
Work Collected:
- Subjects and predicates worksheet (yellow half sheet)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Keep reading at least 30 mins. each day (weekly goal due Tues.)
- Weekly writing (story) due Thurs.
Summary of Class:
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Notebooks: Brainstorm possible topics for your story
- When the weather mattered
- Stranded
- Homework: write a story (whether fictional or true)--draft due next Thursday
- SoW: Subjects and predicates
- Correct mistakes on yellow half sheet
- IXL: Complete N.2 (identify simple subjects and simple predicates)
- If done early: work on story
Learning Target:
Work Collected:
- Weekly writing ("Introduce Yourself" assignment): "Turn in" via Google classroom
- Subjects and verbs worksheet (yellow half sheet)
Work Assigned/Handed Out:
- Keep reading for at least 30 mins. each day (weekly goal due Tues.)
- Think about a topic for your weekly draft of writing (a story) due next Tues.
Summary of Class:
- Google Classroom: "Turn in" (blue button) your weekly writing ("Introduce Yourself" assignment
- Read for ten minutes, then check in to your reading progress spreadsheet
- Review: linking verbs
- Examples of linking verbs from Mrs. Boyden
- In groups: Fix mistakes from yesterday's worksheet on subjects and predicates (yellow half sheet), then finish any remaining questions
- Power writing in notebooks
- Brainstorming story topics: list moments that matter
- Next draft of writing: story (any topic--due next Thursday)
