Today we completed status of the class, I checked LW#4 for completion, assigned LW#5 for FRIDAY along with 40 more minutes by FRIDAY.
We then moved into poetry stations. If you were out, here is the low down on the stations. We will get through 2 stations today and the other 2 on Friday.
PADLET FOR STATION #1.
HW: Read 40 more minutes by Friday and complete LW#5in your Reader's notebook.
Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
Tuesday 11/29
I was in Albany at a conference all day today. I hope you enjoyed the double Social Studies session. I can't wait to tell you about the book recommendations I received today!
Remember 40 minutes of reading is due tomorrow and LW#4.
Remember 40 minutes of reading is due tomorrow and LW#4.
Monday, November 28, 2016
Monday 11/28
Today we read for 10 minutes, reviewed the importance of choosing post its for longwrites and then began Longwrite #4 in the reflection section of reader's notebooks. We then looked back at the creative stories we wrote on Tuesday and discussed the decision-making process for telling the story--which character would have the best story? Should I have the character tell his own story or should I have a narrator from outside the story tell it like maybe a person watching the bus stop? We then discussed speaker of a poem and how speaker does not mean author. We then looked at the poems from the other day and determined who the speaker of each poem was and why it mattered.
Afternoon: Sorry I had to be out this afternoon. In class we read for 10 minutes, then read through this handout and applied it to one of the poems we analyzed last week. Each group was to complete a character sketch of the speaker of his/her assigned poem (same one as last week). This was to be turned in (Maddie and Amelia and anyone else absent, complete the sketch on a google doc, name it speaker and share it with me :)--you two may choose to work together if it is allowed)
HW: Complete 40 minutes of reading and LW#4 by Wednesday (I am at a conference tomorrow).
Afternoon: Sorry I had to be out this afternoon. In class we read for 10 minutes, then read through this handout and applied it to one of the poems we analyzed last week. Each group was to complete a character sketch of the speaker of his/her assigned poem (same one as last week). This was to be turned in (Maddie and Amelia and anyone else absent, complete the sketch on a google doc, name it speaker and share it with me :)--you two may choose to work together if it is allowed)
HW: Complete 40 minutes of reading and LW#4 by Wednesday (I am at a conference tomorrow).
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Tuesday 11/22
Today you will write a bit of a creative story based on this picture.
You are to choose one character and tell his/her story. You are to include as many devices as you can while you tell the story. We will share these stories. If you are absent, please return with a story on Monday.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 21, 2016
Monday 11/21
Happy Winter!
AM: We read. We then worked through a poem together identifying poetic devices then as partners we looked at another poem and found more examples.
PM; We continued our discussion of the poetic devices present in the 3 poems and made sure to tell why these made a difference.
HW: read 20 minutes and keep post its
AM: We read. We then worked through a poem together identifying poetic devices then as partners we looked at another poem and found more examples.
PM; We continued our discussion of the poetic devices present in the 3 poems and made sure to tell why these made a difference.
HW: read 20 minutes and keep post its
Friday 11/18
AM: I collected LW # 3, we read then spent time teaching each other the poetic terms we were introduced to Wednesday.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
PM: We looked at three poems and found examples of poetic devices.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
PM: We looked at three poems and found examples of poetic devices.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
Wednesday 11/16
AM:
I handed back post-its, we did status of the class and read for 10 minutes. We then defined words related to poetry and discovered we have much to learn!
Any student unhappy with his/her grade is invited to rewrite LW #2 and turn it in by tomorrow.
HW: LW #3 due on Friday and Read 20 additional minutes by then( your longwrite should be based on something from that 20 minutes).
PM:
We read for 10; I returned LW #2 with comments. Any student unhappy with his/her grade is invited to rewrite LW #2 and turn it in by tomorrow.
We then worked our way through the handout of definitions and through 3 poems that may contain examples of these terms.
HW: LW #3 due on Friday and Read 20 additional minutes by then( your longwrite should be based on something from that 20 minutes).
I handed back post-its, we did status of the class and read for 10 minutes. We then defined words related to poetry and discovered we have much to learn!
Any student unhappy with his/her grade is invited to rewrite LW #2 and turn it in by tomorrow.
HW: LW #3 due on Friday and Read 20 additional minutes by then( your longwrite should be based on something from that 20 minutes).
PM:
We read for 10; I returned LW #2 with comments. Any student unhappy with his/her grade is invited to rewrite LW #2 and turn it in by tomorrow.
We then worked our way through the handout of definitions and through 3 poems that may contain examples of these terms.
HW: LW #3 due on Friday and Read 20 additional minutes by then( your longwrite should be based on something from that 20 minutes).
Tuesday 11/15
AM:
We broke down LW #2 further and hilited our own before turning it in.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
PM:
We read for 10 then defined a bunch of terms associated with poetry. Longwrite 2 was turned in after we hilited it.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
We broke down LW #2 further and hilited our own before turning it in.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
PM:
We read for 10 then defined a bunch of terms associated with poetry. Longwrite 2 was turned in after we hilited it.
HW: Read 20 minutes and keep post its
Monday, November 14, 2016
Monday 11/14/16
HW: write or REWORK LW#2 to make it full of transitions. Underline all transitional phrases used. It will be graded tomorrow.
Thursday, November 10, 2016
Thursday 11/10/16
Today we will do what we were going to do yesterday: we will analyze longwrites written by peers, sort them and analyze them in search of clarification for expectations for this assignment.
1. Sit with assigned partner
2. Read through packet of LWs
3. Sort them in order of best to worst
4. Now go back through and identify what is done well and what needs work--make list right on the paper itself
5. Share out with large group the findings
6. Brainstorm possible issues while writing
7. Correct one together
8. Reread your own longwrite, identify its issues--list them on the page--circle the one you think you need to address most in subsequent longwrites.
8. Write longwrite #2 -it is due Monday along with 20 more minutes of reading and post it taking. This is a NEW longwrite, not a rewrite. Be sure to make a clear attempt at addressing some of your tendencies that you identified in your previous longwrite. For example, if I noted that I tended to leave transitions out, I will focus in this longwrite on including useful transitions. You will need to identify this focus and tell how you addressed it so pay attention as you write.
1. Sit with assigned partner
2. Read through packet of LWs
3. Sort them in order of best to worst
4. Now go back through and identify what is done well and what needs work--make list right on the paper itself
5. Share out with large group the findings
6. Brainstorm possible issues while writing
7. Correct one together
8. Reread your own longwrite, identify its issues--list them on the page--circle the one you think you need to address most in subsequent longwrites.
8. Write longwrite #2 -it is due Monday along with 20 more minutes of reading and post it taking. This is a NEW longwrite, not a rewrite. Be sure to make a clear attempt at addressing some of your tendencies that you identified in your previous longwrite. For example, if I noted that I tended to leave transitions out, I will focus in this longwrite on including useful transitions. You will need to identify this focus and tell how you addressed it so pay attention as you write.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Wednesday 11/9
Today students:
1. Turned in their LW#1
2. Read for 10 minutes
3. Sorted and analyzed the longwrites to determine what makes a longwrite good.
4. Reflected on their take aways
HW: Read for 20 minutes, take post its be prepared to write LW# 2 in class tomorrow
1. Turned in their LW#1
2. Read for 10 minutes
3. Sorted and analyzed the longwrites to determine what makes a longwrite good.
4. Reflected on their take aways
HW: Read for 20 minutes, take post its be prepared to write LW# 2 in class tomorrow
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Tuesday 11/8
Today we will complete a status of the class and pull post-its from last night.
We will then paste in directions for longwrites and transitions to use.
We will then go over directions for the longwrites We will look at an example and talk about its strengths and weaknesses.
HW: Choose a post it and complete LW #1 in your Reader's Notebook in the reflection section AND read 20 minutes with post its.
We will then paste in directions for longwrites and transitions to use.
We will then go over directions for the longwrites We will look at an example and talk about its strengths and weaknesses.
HW: Choose a post it and complete LW #1 in your Reader's Notebook in the reflection section AND read 20 minutes with post its.
Friday/Monday
We took the test on The Ethics of Living Jim Crow and the Homework each night is to read 20 minues and to take post its.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Thursday 11/3
Today you got smarter together by unpacking the text.
Tomorrow's test will look like this:
1. You will be given a question from your section (any one of them listed). You will need to answer that question carefully citing evidence from the text to make your answer clear and fully developed. This will require a lengthy paragraph.
2. You will be prompted to look back over your answers and relate them to the title of the excerpt and to the 14th amendment. It will look something like this:
Explain this section as it relates to the title of the article, The Ethics of Living Jim Crow, finish by telling specifically how this connects to the 14th amendment.
Tomorrow's test will look like this:
1. You will be given a question from your section (any one of them listed). You will need to answer that question carefully citing evidence from the text to make your answer clear and fully developed. This will require a lengthy paragraph.
2. You will be prompted to look back over your answers and relate them to the title of the excerpt and to the 14th amendment. It will look something like this:
Explain this section as it relates to the title of the article, The Ethics of Living Jim Crow, finish by telling specifically how this connects to the 14th amendment.
- Begin your answer with your interpretation of the title
- then tell how the section illustrates this by using specific examples
- restate what the 14th amendment means
- make connections between what you read and the 14th amendment.
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
Wednesday 11/2
Today we will fill out a status of the class then read for 10 minutes.
We then will move into our discussion groups and begin with a discussion of the section assigned.
The last 10 minutes will be used to share out ideas.
HW: Look over notes so you are prepared to answer the questions in class tomorrow. Be prepared to connect what you uncovered to the 14th Amendment.
We then will move into our discussion groups and begin with a discussion of the section assigned.
The last 10 minutes will be used to share out ideas.
HW: Look over notes so you are prepared to answer the questions in class tomorrow. Be prepared to connect what you uncovered to the 14th Amendment.
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Tuesday 11/1
10 minutes of reading that begins with a reread of Ethics of Living Jim Crow.
Group discussions of Ethics of Living Jim Crow.
HW: Read 20 minutes and take post-its
Group discussions of Ethics of Living Jim Crow.
HW: Read 20 minutes and take post-its
Halloween
Happy Halloween. Today in class we sorted post-its talked about books and read some more.
IF you were absent, be sure to see me as this was a grade.
HW: Try to sneak 20 minutes of reading time in and keep post its.
IF you were absent, be sure to see me as this was a grade.
HW: Try to sneak 20 minutes of reading time in and keep post its.
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