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Week at a Glance: March 10 – 14

Monday

Objectives:

  • Use vocabulary words in creative presentations.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech).  Second period will be taking the math portion of ISTEP today.  After the test is finished, I will read from Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen to 2nd and 6th periods.  I will read from Moonbird by Phillip Hoose to 1st, 3rd, 4th periods.  I will read from Endangered by Eliot Shafer to 7th period.  We are going to review our roots vocabulary with some creative activities.  Each student will choose a root to perform in front of the class.  You will need to create a visual aid and a skit to share your root.  On your visual aid, you should write the root in letters at least 3 inches high.  You should also write at least two vocabulary words formed with the root (at least 2 inches high).
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Create poems from book titles.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).   We are going to use book titles to create poems.  Stack books so that when you read the titles, it makes a poem.  Click on the link for examples here and here.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Present vocabulary skits.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  Each person will act out the definition of the vocabulary root they chose.  The class will have a chance to guess.  If the class cannot guess it, show them your mini-poster you created on Monday. Make sure your turn in your poster today.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Discover new books in the library.
  • Choose a book to read.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).  Miss Bowman has a lots of books waiting for you to explore in the library.  Use this musical chairs activity to find more books that you want to read.  Record those titles and authors on the Some Day Books list in your Reading Journal.  Due to ISTEP testing, 2nd period will not be able to go to the library.  Never fear, I will bring the books to you, and we will do the activity in our room.
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Week at a Glance: March 3 – 7

Monday

Objectives:

  • Discover new books in the library.
  • Choose a book to read.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech).  Miss Bowman has a lots of books waiting for you to explore in the library.  Use this activity to find more books that you want to read.  Record those titles and authors on the Some Day Books list in your Reading Journal.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Preview nonfiction text features.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).  We’re going to read and discuss two nonfiction articles about disasters:  “Don’t Touch the Water” and “The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.”  Before reading, look at the titles, pictures and captions, and headings.  Read both articles with a partner.  As you read, turn and discuss at each subheading.  Fill in the comparison chart.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Support answers with details from the text.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).   Finish reading “Don’t Touch the Water” and “The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.”  Finish comparison chart.  Then answer the two open-ended questions.  Underline key words in the question.  Restate and answer the question.  Use details from the story to support your answer.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Write an essay to compare and contrast the two disasters.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).  The two disasters you read about were alike in some ways and different in others.  Write an essay to compare and contrast the two events.  How are they similar and different?  What lessons can be learned from them?
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 14 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.

Week at a Glance: February 24 – 28

Monday

Objectives:

  • Use sensory details to describe a place.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech).  Think of a place that is important to you.  It might be your bedroom.  It might be a spot outside that you like to visit.  It might be a place you go to be alone or a place you go to hang out with friends.  Use your five senses to brainstorm details to desribe this place and what you like to do there.  What is your feeling about this place?  What details help show that feeling?  Use those details to write a paragraph–or two–to desribe your place.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.   Test over Group 7 and Group 8 vocabulary Friday.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Use RUPR to creat a plan for the writing prompt.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).  Use the steps of RUPR to create a plan for the writing prompt.  I will time you for each step.  Spend 2-3 minutes reading the prompt and underlining the key words.  Then spend 10 minutes creating your plan for writing.  Once your plan is complete, work with a partner to revise your plan.  What other kinds of details can you add?
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.   Test over Group 7 and Group 8 vocabulary Friday.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Use participles to focus on details in writing.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  A participle is a verb ending in -ing (or -ed for a past participle).  Even though participles are formed from verbs, they work like adjectives in a sentence because they describe a noun.  We’ll look at some pictures and write sentences using participles or participle phrases to describe the picture.  Not only do participles allow you to zoom in on details in your writing, they also give your sentences more variety.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.   Test over Group 7 and Group 8 vocabulary Friday.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Write a blog post.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).   I will check Writer’s Notebooks/Blogs for your writing during the month of February next week.  You should have your posts about making up snow days and the Sunshine Award.  In your notebooks, you should have the writing plan we did in class and the synonyms for said and walk.  You should have at least two writings of your choice as well.  Today, you may finish up any and all of the assignments you need.  I will also work with those of you who did not quite get the questions on the Sierra Oscar Sierra story.
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.   Test over Group 7 and Group 8 vocabulary Friday.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.
  • Test over Group 7 and Group 8 Vocabulary.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.  Vocabulary test today over Groups 7 and 8 Greek roots.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Test over Group 7 and Group 8 vocabulary Friday.

Week at a Glance: February 17 – 21

Monday

Objectives:

  • Overcome distractions while reading.
  • Choose books to read from library
  • Define Group 8 roots.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech).  Have you ever had the experience of reading and after a few pages you realize that you remember nothing of what you read?  That often happens if your mind wanders while reading.  Check out the strageties we discuss in class to focus on your reading.  Which strategy will you try?  Define the roots for Group 8.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Group 8 Roots due Friday.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Read “Sierra Oscar Sierra” and answer constructed response questions.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).   Look at the first question and circle the key words that tell you what to do and what content to look for.  We’ll read the first part of the story together and underline the details that answer the question.  Use the key words in the question to begin your answer by Restating and Answering the questions.  Then Tie your answer to details from the story and Explain how they support your answer.  Work with a partner to answer the second question the same way.  For the third question, try it on your own.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Group 8 Roots due Friday.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Evaluate past ISTEP essays using the scoring rubric.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  We’ll read the prompt together and underline the key words.  Then read the six sample essays and rate them from best (Score 6) to worst (Score 1).  Using the rubric, give at least three reasons to explain your choice for each essay.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Group 8 Roots due Friday.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Use RUPR to creat a plan for the writing prompt.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).  Use the steps of RUPR to create a plan for the writing prompt.  Once your plan is complete, work with a partner to revise your plan.  What other kinds of details can you add?    
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Group 8 Roots due Friday.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.  Group 8 Roots due Friday.

Snow Days….Make Up Days

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As you may have noticed, we’ve missed quite a few days of school due to snow and cold.  (We’re up to 13, if I haven’t lost count.)  Since we are required to be in school for 180 days, we have to make up the days we’ve missed.  We’ve made up one day (on Martin Luther King Day).  We’re scheduled to make up two more on President’s Day and the Monday after spring break.  Here are some of the options being considered to make up the remaining 10 days:

  • Attend school on Good Friday (make up 1 day).
  • Attend school one Saturday a month (up to 4 days).
  • Attend school on Memorial Day (make up 1 day).
  • Extend the school day by an hour to make up the additional time (1 hour/day for 6 days = 1 makeup day).
  • Offer online instruction on Saturdays.
  • Add any remaining days to make up on to the end of the school year.  (Scheduled last day was May 23.  Adding all 10 days to the end of the year would extend school until June 9.)

What are the pros and cons of each option?  What do you think we should do to make up the days?  It might have to be a combination of the above ideas.

Week at a Glance: February 10 – 14

Monday

Objectives:

  • Create a plan for writing.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech). Check out the writing invitation under the Student Blog Connection.  Today we will read the invitation and create a plan for writing your opinion after considering the pros and cons for each option.  What are reasons or arguments that would convince your argument.  Just because you like or don’t like something is not a compelling argument.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Write your opinion and support with reasons and examples.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).  Using the plan you created yesterday, write a blog post that explains what you think is the best option for making up the days we’ve missed.  State your opinion clearly and support it with reasons and examples.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Read “Sierra Oscar Sierra” and answer constructed response questions.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  We will apply what you learned last week to practice on some past tests.  How does your answer RATE?
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Read and answer questions about an article from SCOPE Magazine.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation). With a partner, read the article from SCOPE Magazine.  At each subheading, you should summarize what you just read to your partner.  Take turns sharing details from the stor.  Answer the constructed response questions from the SCOPE article.    
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.  Take quiz over Group 7 Roots.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here and check out the other posts here.

Who Is Spreading Some Sunshine?

I hope this will make it easier to find the blogger who nominated you and to find the Sunshine Posts of everyone who has been nominated.  I’ll keep updating the list as you keep writing!  Links will take you straight to the Sunshine Posts.  I can’t wait to learn more about you.  Give these post

Mrs. McGriff started things off by nominating these bloggers:

Mrs. Baxter nominated these bloggers:

Aaron C nominated these bloggers:

Abbi T nominated these bloggers:

Abrianna J

Alexia M nominated these bloggers:

Alexxis S nominated these bloggers:

Anthony W nominated these bloggers:

Ashley B nominated these bloggers:

Ashley M 

Brock E nominated these bloggers:

Charles B

Cody W 

Emily H nominated these bloggers:

Emma C nominated these bloggers:

Gavin D nominated these bloggers:

  • Hunter C
  • Hunter C

Isaiah B nominated these blogger:

Jaiden G

Katlyian F

Kobe D nominated these bloggers:

Kyle T nominated these bloggers:

Lexy L nominated these bloggers:

Matt B nominated these bloggers:

  • Emily H
  • Skyler G
  • Keegan P
  • Olivia F

Olivia F nominated these bloggers:

Rachel M nominated these bloggers:

Ryan C nominated these bloggers:

Shon W nominated these bloggers:

  • Shelby L
  • Antonio H-N

Sonny B nominated these bloggers:

Taylor B nominated these bloggers:

Toby T nominated these bloggers:

Tori Z

Trent P

Tristan M

Triston S 

Xander G

 

 

Week at a Glance: February 3 – 7

Monday

Objectives:

  • Choose library books for independent reading.
  • Write Sunshine Award post.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  13 (Monday – parts of speech).  I have nominated seven bloggers/students for a Sunshine Award.  Each of them will then nominate seven more students.  Once you are nominated, complete the directions as given here.  While we are in the library, you should choose your next book to read and take care of library business (return, renew, and check out books).  You may spend the rest of the time reading your book or writing a blog post.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice. Study Group 7 Roots for quiz on Friday.  1st period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks/blogs for a writing check.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • RATE the answers to Constructed Response Questions.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Tuesday – sentence parts).  Last week you learned how to RATE an excellent answer to a constructed response question.  Now it’s your turn.  We’ll read “Sammy’s Adventure” and answer the two questions.  Then we will look at sample questions and score them. Now score your answers.  If it is not a Score 2, what could be added to improve it?
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  Study Group 7 Roots for quiz on Friday.  2nd period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks/blogs for a writing check.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Read the article from SCOPE magazine.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  With a partner, read the article from SCOPE Magazine.  At each subheading, you should summarize what you just read to your partner.  Take turns sharing details from the story.
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.   Study Group 7 Roots for quiz on Friday.  3rd period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks/blogs for a writing check.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Answer constructed response questions.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation). Answer the constructed response questions from the SCOPE article.    
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Study Group 7 Roots for quiz on Friday.  4th period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks/blogs for a writing check.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.
  • Test vocabulary knowledge of Group 7 Roots

Daily Grammar Practice Week 13 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.  Take quiz over Group 7 Roots.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Study Group 7 Roots for quiz on Friday.  6th and 7th period will turn in Writer’s Notebooks/blogs for a writing check.

How to Survive a Snow/Cold Day Yet Again

This may be a winter to remember even though the folks who know say it’s not nearly as bad as the blizzard of ’78.  (I wouldn’t know.  I was down south that winter.)  Since we’ve had a plethora (that means a lot) of snow days this winter, I suspect you are getting quite good at surviving a day off from school.  How do you entertain yourself on these cold, snowy days?  How do you keep from succumbing to cabin fever?

Write a post giving your best advice on how to spend a snow (or cold in case of today) day.  You might try writing a list poem of all the possibilities.  You could capture one moment of your day and describe it in detail.  You could write a parody of an instruction manual that gives directions on what to do with your day.  Have fun with it!  Remember your posts should approach 150 words.

If you want to share, follow the directions below.

  1. Write a blog post:  You can write about the suggested writing for the week, or write about any topic of your choice.
  2. Share your blog post by leaving a link in the comments for this post.  To find the URL or address for your post, click on the post title you want to share.  If you are in the right spot, you should see only your post (and a place to leave comments) on the page.  Then COPY the URL from the address bar at the top of the screen.  Come back to this post and PASTE the URL in the comments.  You may want to briefly tell what your post is about as an invitation.  If you’ve copied the URL correctly, you should see your blog post title at the end.  Click the POST COMMENT button when you are done.  Your comment then goes to the top.
  3. Read the blog posts of at least three others who leave a link in the comments.  Leave a thoughtful comment that asks a question, shares more information, or points out something specific the writer did well.

Week at a Glance: January 27 – 31

Monday

Objectives:

  • Define Group 7 Roots.

Daily Grammar Practice Week  12 (Monday – parts of speech).  We will define six new roots.  You need to draw a picture that will help you remember the definition of each root and come up with two example words and definitions that use each root.  Group 7 Roots are due on Friday.   You may find the Group 7 Answers here.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice. Complete Group 7 Roots.

Tuesday

Objectives:

  • Write on blog or in your notebook.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 12 (Tuesday – sentence parts).  You should be writing twice and week in either your Writer’s Notebook or on our class blogs.  Work on developing your ideas by adding details and examples.  Strengthen your writing by focusing on part of your topic.  It is actually easier to write more–and better–if your topic is smaller.  You may write about anything you like (school appropriate), but if you need ideas, check out the Student Blogging Connection.  Be sure to share the link to your post and connect with other bloggers.  Make sure you click your name under Categories whenever you write a blog post!
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15-30 minutes.  Complete Group 7 Roots.

Wednesday

Objectives:

  • Answer constructed response questions.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 12 (Wednesday – clauses, sentence type and purpose).  In order to answer constructed response questions, use RATE:  Restate and Answer the question.   Tie it to the text with details.  Explain your answer.  When you read the question, circle key words that you should include in your answer.  Answer the question concisely.  Then support your answer with examples or details from the text.  Watch the TED Talk video and take notes to answer these two questions:  1)  So we know our minds change our bodies, but is it also true that our bodies change our minds?  2)  Can power posing for a few minutes really change your life in meaningful ways?
Homework: Read a book of your choice for 15 -30 minutes.   Complete Group 7 Roots.

Thursday

Objectives:

  • Write answers to constructed response question.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 12 (Thursday – Correct capitalization and punctuation).  Use your notes from yesterday to write an answer to both questions on our class blogs.  Your answer should include key words from the question and give specific details from the video to support it.  
Homework: Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Coomplete Group 7 Roots.

Friday

Objectives:

  • Set reading goals for the week.

Daily Grammar Practice Week 12 (Friday – Sentence diagramming).    Fill out the reading goal slip with the title and author of your book and write down what page you begin on.  Read for 10 minutes and write down what page you end on.  Subtract the beginning page from the ending page to find out how many pages you read in 10 minutes.  Multiply that number by 6 to discover how many pages you should be able to read in 1 hour.  Double that answer to find out how many pages you should be able to read in 2 hours.  That is your reading goal for the week.  If you finish or switch to a book that has a very different reading rate, you will need to redo your goal and let me know the new one. After you finish your reading, tell your partner what you read today.  If you can’t remember anything you read, you are reading too fast.
Homework:  Read 15-30 minutes in a book of your choice.  Group 7 Roots due today.

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