Hi Students,
Please bring in your Journal Entries and Book Logs next week. These assignments will be reflected in the 3rd nine weeks grading.
Journal Entries - 40 points (see previous entry for specific entry dates)
5 Books Read - 50 points
B Day - Tuesday, April 3
A Day - Wednesday, April 4
Students, I am so proud of you. You are learning and it shows.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Reading Journals for 3rd Nine Weeks Reflect the Dates:
Reading Journals for 3rd Nine Weeks Reflect the Dates:
Jan. 25 -26
Jan. 30-Feb. 2
Feb. 6 – Feb. 9
Feb. 13-16
March 5 - March 8
March 12 – March 15
March 26 – March 29
April 2 – April 4
Total Points 40/40:
*If there are more than four entries missing, the score becomes 20/40.
*If there are more than 1 week worth of entries missing, grade will reflect a 0/40.
*Students who met the No Journal entries requirement DO NOT HAVE to complete journal entries for March 26 - April 4.
Expectations…
Monday: Inference
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Then, discuss the author’s use of key words, figurative language, and chain of events to show what and how the inferences were made.
Tuesday: Tone
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Identify and discuss the strategies the author uses to create the tone.
Wednesday: Vocabulary and Cause and Effect Relationships of Events
1) Provide a summary of the text and then discuss how the unfamiliar vocabulary word (s) was used in the context.
2) Try to figure out its meaning and then verify by looking the word up. Share your results in the summary.
3) Discuss the Cause and Effect relations – both literal and implied.
Thursday: Character Analysis
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Discuss what you think of the main/minor character(s) in the text.
3) Identify at least two adjectives to accurately describe the character as portrayed in the reading.
NOTEL For Informational Text for Thursday is Main Idea or choose Inference, Tone, Vocabulary and Cause and Effect.
Jan. 25 -26
Jan. 30-Feb. 2
Feb. 6 – Feb. 9
Feb. 13-16
March 5 - March 8
March 12 – March 15
March 26 – March 29
April 2 – April 4
Total Points 40/40:
*If there are more than four entries missing, the score becomes 20/40.
*If there are more than 1 week worth of entries missing, grade will reflect a 0/40.
*Students who met the No Journal entries requirement DO NOT HAVE to complete journal entries for March 26 - April 4.
Expectations…
Monday: Inference
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Then, discuss the author’s use of key words, figurative language, and chain of events to show what and how the inferences were made.
Tuesday: Tone
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Identify and discuss the strategies the author uses to create the tone.
Wednesday: Vocabulary and Cause and Effect Relationships of Events
1) Provide a summary of the text and then discuss how the unfamiliar vocabulary word (s) was used in the context.
2) Try to figure out its meaning and then verify by looking the word up. Share your results in the summary.
3) Discuss the Cause and Effect relations – both literal and implied.
Thursday: Character Analysis
1) Write a summary of what you read.
2) Discuss what you think of the main/minor character(s) in the text.
3) Identify at least two adjectives to accurately describe the character as portrayed in the reading.
NOTEL For Informational Text for Thursday is Main Idea or choose Inference, Tone, Vocabulary and Cause and Effect.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Benchmark Results Are In!!!! Great Job Students
Students,
I am so proud of your hard work and application of reading strategies on the Spring Reading Benchmark. The results show INCREASE. Go to Oncourse. I have uploaded the scores there.
Enjoy your Spring Break. No! No! No! Homework. Enjoy.
I am so proud of your hard work and application of reading strategies on the Spring Reading Benchmark. The results show INCREASE. Go to Oncourse. I have uploaded the scores there.
Enjoy your Spring Break. No! No! No! Homework. Enjoy.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Homework Due Tuesday/Wednesday: 2/28 & 29
Students and Parents:
FCAT Writes is Tuesday morning, 2/28.
I am extremely proud of every student's growth and feel confident that each will demonstrate at or above grade level performance, as each student has demonstrated consistency along the way!!! I am very, very proud.
Students, last week, you had to write an Expository Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 ONLY for the PROMPT below:
Write to explain the difference between a FCAT essay score 4 and 6. Please refer to your FCAT Writing Essay Rubric for accurate facts and details.
Now, complete that Essay.
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#2: Log on to EssaySmart and choose Persuasive. From there, choose any prompt that you have not done. Before beginning your essay, set a timer to 45 minutes.
You are going to plan, write, and edit your essay within 45 minutes. Upload at the end of 45 minutes and get your score. If you you did not score a 5, revise until you do - the revision is untimed.
The purpose of this task is to simulate what you will experience on Tuesday - FCAT Writes Assessment Test day.
- B Day students - both assignments are due Tuesday, 2/28
- A Day students - you will receive these assignments Monday during class. It will be due that Wednesday, 2/29.
Have a great weekend.
FCAT Writes is Tuesday morning, 2/28.
I am extremely proud of every student's growth and feel confident that each will demonstrate at or above grade level performance, as each student has demonstrated consistency along the way!!! I am very, very proud.
Students, last week, you had to write an Expository Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 ONLY for the PROMPT below:
Write to explain the difference between a FCAT essay score 4 and 6. Please refer to your FCAT Writing Essay Rubric for accurate facts and details.
Now, complete that Essay.
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#2: Log on to EssaySmart and choose Persuasive. From there, choose any prompt that you have not done. Before beginning your essay, set a timer to 45 minutes.
You are going to plan, write, and edit your essay within 45 minutes. Upload at the end of 45 minutes and get your score. If you you did not score a 5, revise until you do - the revision is untimed.
The purpose of this task is to simulate what you will experience on Tuesday - FCAT Writes Assessment Test day.
- B Day students - both assignments are due Tuesday, 2/28
- A Day students - you will receive these assignments Monday during class. It will be due that Wednesday, 2/29.
Have a great weekend.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Homework Due Friday and Monday- Feb 24/27
Students,
Please write an Expository Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 ONLY for the PROMPT below:
Write to explain the difference between a FCAT essay score 4 and 6. Please refer to your FCAT Writing Essay Rubric for accurate facts and details.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR INTRO and BODY PARAGRAPH 1 HAVE FRESHNESS of EXPRESSION and REFLECT THE EFFECTIVE ELEMENTS as stated in the ESSAY framework paper.
Without ALL of these elements present in your work, your assignment WILL NOT receive maximum points.
Note: The FCAT Rubric as well as the Essay Frame Work Sheet can be referenced by searching a few entries back in this blog.
This assignment is worth 20 points/10 points for each paragraph.
Thank you.
Please write an Expository Introduction and Body Paragraph 1 ONLY for the PROMPT below:
Write to explain the difference between a FCAT essay score 4 and 6. Please refer to your FCAT Writing Essay Rubric for accurate facts and details.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOUR INTRO and BODY PARAGRAPH 1 HAVE FRESHNESS of EXPRESSION and REFLECT THE EFFECTIVE ELEMENTS as stated in the ESSAY framework paper.
Without ALL of these elements present in your work, your assignment WILL NOT receive maximum points.
Note: The FCAT Rubric as well as the Essay Frame Work Sheet can be referenced by searching a few entries back in this blog.
This assignment is worth 20 points/10 points for each paragraph.
Thank you.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Week of February 20, 2012
Hello Students and Parents,
Progress Reports: Students will receive them Friday, February 24th
I will update grades in OnCourse on Tuesday and students may discuss discrepancies on Tuesday and Wednesday.
FACT Writes: FCAT Writes is Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Students I am so, so, so proud of how well you have become effective writers, and I congratulate you in advance for scoring your personal best on the upcoming state assessment.
30-Minute Reading and Journal Entries: Students, I have suspended 30-minute reading, journal entries for the period Friday, February 17 thru Monday, March 5. Enjoy!
Reading Logs: Students, please be sure to meet the nine-week Books Read goal!
EssaySmart: Students, I have contacted EssaySmart regarding a few of you are not able to have your essay scored using the system. Technicians have resolved a few problems – though not all. In the meantime, please be sure to schedule a morning or after-school conference with me so we may review your essay. Until we have conferenced, your assignment will reflect a “0” in OnCourse. Again, you are responsible for scheduling the appointment.
I appreciate you.
Progress Reports: Students will receive them Friday, February 24th
I will update grades in OnCourse on Tuesday and students may discuss discrepancies on Tuesday and Wednesday.
FACT Writes: FCAT Writes is Tuesday, February 28, 2012.
Students I am so, so, so proud of how well you have become effective writers, and I congratulate you in advance for scoring your personal best on the upcoming state assessment.
30-Minute Reading and Journal Entries: Students, I have suspended 30-minute reading, journal entries for the period Friday, February 17 thru Monday, March 5. Enjoy!
Reading Logs: Students, please be sure to meet the nine-week Books Read goal!
EssaySmart: Students, I have contacted EssaySmart regarding a few of you are not able to have your essay scored using the system. Technicians have resolved a few problems – though not all. In the meantime, please be sure to schedule a morning or after-school conference with me so we may review your essay. Until we have conferenced, your assignment will reflect a “0” in OnCourse. Again, you are responsible for scheduling the appointment.
I appreciate you.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Harriet Tubman Assigment & EssaySmart: Feb 9, 2012
Students, please ensure that you complete these tasks - due Monday/Tuesday of next week.
EssaySmart: Expository, prompt #5. You must earn a score 5. You may continue to score a 6. Please review the Expository Framework sheet and FCAT Writing Rubric as a guide. Bring in your drafts.
Harriet Tubman:
Independent Assignment:
• Read Pages 258-259 for information
• Read Harriet Tubman – pages 260-269
Answer the in-margin questions in your head to monitor your own comprehension
• Read The Letter from Frederick Douglass
Respond to the following and answer using 3-5 sentence; provide evidence from the text to support your answer/thinking.
Infer:
1. Why does Douglass write to Tubman?
2. Discuss how Tubman feels about Douglass.
Analyze:
1. How does Douglass describe
the differences between himself and Tubman?
Evaluate:
1. What does Douglass think of the risks Tubman has taken in her quest to free enslaved people?
EssaySmart: Expository, prompt #5. You must earn a score 5. You may continue to score a 6. Please review the Expository Framework sheet and FCAT Writing Rubric as a guide. Bring in your drafts.
Harriet Tubman:
Independent Assignment:
• Read Pages 258-259 for information
• Read Harriet Tubman – pages 260-269
Answer the in-margin questions in your head to monitor your own comprehension
• Read The Letter from Frederick Douglass
Respond to the following and answer using 3-5 sentence; provide evidence from the text to support your answer/thinking.
Infer:
1. Why does Douglass write to Tubman?
2. Discuss how Tubman feels about Douglass.
Analyze:
1. How does Douglass describe
the differences between himself and Tubman?
Evaluate:
1. What does Douglass think of the risks Tubman has taken in her quest to free enslaved people?
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