The reading logs are due December 11, 2009. Students will be given 10 minutes each class period to read independently to help students reach their goal.
Students may choose to present the traditional reading log or a one of the attached projects. Please speak with me if you have concerns.
Thanks,
Alternative Methods for Providing Evidence of Reading
Cossatta Burlock
We will not have a quiz tomorrow due to our focus on careers. Each student is encouraged to wear professional attire. This is not a requirement merely a suggestion.
Remember, the reading log requirements have changed. Students are able to submit a project from the list posted earlier in the week.
All projects/logs are due December 11.
Homework:
Both Tayler and Megan visited their friend in Dallas, Texas during the summer.
Tuesday: Find the sentence parts (simple subject, simple predicate, complete subject, complete predicate) and prepositional phrases.
Reading Logs
Just a quick reminder and update regarding logs. Each student is required to read 450 pages each nine weeks. Our focus for the second nine weeks is nonfiction. To satisfy the required reading, students may demonstrate completion by any of the methods below.
1. complete a book review
2. write a song
3. keep a diary
4. publish a newspaper
5. write a letter to a media specialist
6. create a scene
7. create a tv/radio broadcast
8. propose your own project
9. submit the traditional reading log
Homework for Monday, November 16
both tayler and megan visited their friend in dallas texas during the summer
Monday: Find the part of speech for each word (noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, verb, preposition, conjunction, interjection). Insert editing marks to correct capitalization and punctuation.
Have a good evening!
No Homework tonight.
We will not have a quiz tomorrow.
Remember to bring your Owner’s Manual for class tomorrow.
Have a good evening.
We discussed technical writing and how we apply practical writing to everyday living. We used Campbell Soup and Progresso Soup to discuss instructions.
Students worked collaboratively to write instructions for making soup.
Remember to complete the grammar homework. Label the clauses as independent and dependent, identify the sentence structure and purpose.
Have a great evening.
Class Agenda
Warm-Up Notes
Technical Writing: Friendly Letter PreTest
Bring an Owner’s Manual to class Wednesday.
Today’s Agenda
(1) DGP Quiz
(2) Writing Assignment
Students completed the writing piece about a time they felt embarrassed. Students were provided a checklist and instructed to create a key to support their accountability system.
For example, a student’s key might show the hook highlighted in blue, descriptive adjectives highlighted in green, compound sentences highlighted in orange.
Here is the student model that is a work-in-progress. Have you ever been humiliated beyond belief? Sadly, I have, and it will forever be held over my head by my sisters. When I was eight years old, I remember an Easter experience that didn’t turn out so well. Anyway, all stories must start somewhere.
It was a crisp, cool Easter morning. The sun was at its peak. The trees were blooming with small flowers and it smelled like Earth.
My mother had spent hours preparing my hair and my dress. My dress was soft and felt like silk. My dad kept trying to rush us into his silver Suburban.
Please refer to the Power Point for the full checklist.
Narrative Writing embarrassed lesson 3
A final copy of the writing is due Monday.
Have a good weekend.
How can a writer use descriptive writing to enhance their writing?
ELA6W2.B: Creates an organizing structure appropriate to purpose, audience and context.
Students continued to work on a narrative piece about an embarrassing experience. We read the student model Mr. Edward from the literature book to explore how good writers use descriptive writing.
Remember the DGP Quiz tomorrow.
Have a great evening.
Welcome back, students.
We reviewed the homework from Monday during class. The notes from the Warm Up Lessons are attached.
We continued to work on a narrative piece about an embarrassing experience. The lesson details are attached.