Friday, September 16, 2016

Friday, September 16, 2016

Week 4, Day 5
Objective: Understanding literary terms and recognizing them in texts.

  1. Bell Work: Free Write!  In your spiral and in PEN, write at least 40 words about anything you want.  Please remember to underline every 10th word.
  2. Grade Week 4 DRE
  3. Learning Commons/Library
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Items that are due: 
      1. Literary Terms and Elements Assignment
      2. Literary Scavenger Hunt 
      3. W1 and W2 DRE Corrections
      4. p.547 Corrections
      5. Crossword Puzzle
    2. Have a FANTASTIC weekend!  Be safe!

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Thursday, September 15, 2016

Week 4, Day 4
Objective: Understanding literary terms and recognizing them in texts.

  1. Bell Work: Turn to page 547 in your Literature Textbook.  In your spiral and in PEN, answer the six questions.  You may write answers only.  This will be a daily grade today.
  2. Correction Procedures
  3. Review Short Story Handout
  4. Crossword Puzzle
  5. Work on and turn in the following assignments: 
    1. Literary Terms and Elements Assignment
    2. Literary Scavenger Hunt 
    3. W1 and W2 DRE Corrections
    4. p.547 Corrections
    5. Crossword Puzzle
  6. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Week 4 DRE is due TOMORROW!!!  Please don't forget!
    2. We are going to the library tomorrow.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Week 4, Day 3
Objective: Understanding literary terms and recognizing them in texts.

  1. Bell Work: Nothing written today.  Please get out your Literary Terms Assignment and the Scavenger Hunt.  You may work on it or your W4 DRE.
  2. Continue Literary Terms and Elements Assignment
  3. Literary Scavenger Hunt (note: it sounds WAY more fun than it really is, sorry!)
  4. Literary Terms Review
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Week 4 DRE is due Friday!!!  Please don't forget!
    2. I am working on a way for you to do corrections on your DREs.  I should have an idea of how to try this on Friday.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Week 4, Day 2
Objective: Understanding literary terms and recognizing them in texts.

  1. Bell Work #7: In your spiral and in PEN, why should you NOT just look up definitions for literary terms on Google? (like for the assignment from yesterday!)
  2. Continue Literary Terms and Elements Assignment
  3. Literary Scavenger Hunt (note: it sounds WAY more fun than it really is, sorry!)
  4. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Week 4 DRE is due Friday!!!  Please don't forget!
    2. I am working on a way for you to do corrections on your DREs.  I should have an idea of how to try this on Friday.

Monday, September 12, 2016

Week 4, Day 1
Objective: Understanding literary terms and recognizing them in texts.

  1. Bell Work: Nothing written.  Please turn to page R102 in your literature textbook.  This is at the BACK of the textbook and has a red border at the top.
  2. Pass Graded Papers Back
  3. Week 4 DRE-due Friday
  4. Literary Terms and Elements Assignment
  5. Reminders/Announcements:
    1. Week 4 DRE is due Friday!!!  Please don't forget!
    2. I am working on a way for you to do corrections on your DREs.  I should have an idea of how to try this on Friday.
    3. Open House is TONIGHT from 5:30pm to 7:00pm.  I would love to see  you and/or your parents/guardians!!!