Agenda 8/30-9/3

Monday: How did revising & editing help you realize your strengths & weaknesses?

• Independent Reading (SSR Connection)
• Organize Binders
• Grammar (nouns & prepositions)
• PRE AP: The Westing Game assessment

 

Tuesday: Why do people tell stories?

• SSR Connection
• Grammar (nouns & prepositions)
• Recognize the elements of plot
• Review Author's purpose through reading selections

Wednesday: What are the elements of plot?

• SSR Connection
• Grammar
• elements of plot
• continue reading selections for author's purpose

 

Thursday: How can the 6+ Traits of writing help improve your writing?

• SSR Connection
• Grammar
• Introduce 6+ traits of writing (focus on Ideas & Organization)
• Read fairy tales & fractured fairy tales
• begin writing imaginative story
• PRE AP: The Westing Game Book Report Project Due

 

Friday: What alternate ending did you create?

• SSR Connection
• Grammar
• 6+ traits (ideas & organization)
• write final draft of imaginative story
• present story to class

School Pet

Ask your child about our school pet!  Today they listened to the book, Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin and then they wrote their own diary/ journal entry as if they were the spider!  Your children are so creative...ask them about their imaginative diary/journal entry!

First Day of School

 

Such a great day!  There were lots of expectations and procedures to go through but we managed to have a little bit of fun too!  We got to know our classmates better by introducing ourselves and asking questions.

 

 

Agenda 8/23-8/27

Monday:

• Become familiar with classroom expectations & procedures,
• set goals for this year,
• get to know teacher and peers,
• introduce core value words

Tuesday:

• Become familiar with Student Handbook,
• go through writing process,
• begin "Yourspace" interviews,
• review core value words
• PRE AP: Tic-tac-toe assignment sheet & rubric (DUE SEPT 2nd)

Wednesday:

• Review core value words,
• review author's purpose,
• utilize conventions correctly,
• follow the writing process (drafting)

Thursday:

• introduce SSR connections and expectations,
• continue writing process (revise, edit and prepare final copy)

Friday:

• SSR Connections
• Yourspace Oral Presentations
PRE AP: Tic-tac-toe project (assignments chosen and signed by parent)
• PRE AP: Review for The Westing Game Test sent home (TEST ON MON. AUG 30th)

Welcome!

Hi!  I just wanted to welcome you to my blog!  This is where you will find information about what we are doing or have already done in ILA.  I am so excited about this year.  I believe that communication is the key and hopefully this site will help to communicate to you all of the fantastic things that we will be doing this year!  Feel free to check back often!