Week of Dec. 7

Friday
Students created comprehension questions based on a section of A Christmas Carol that we read yestday. They had to vary the level of difficulty (Bloom's taxonomy) and supply a rubric that included the point value and the acceptable answers.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.



Thursday
We started reading A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.



Wednesday
We graded Monday's quizzes and had time to read silently towards AR goal.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.


Tuesday
Students took the mid-point online STAR Reading assessment and had time to read and take AR tests.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.


Monday
I collected the thinking maps from last Wednesday (on Charles Dickens).
We took the pos/sed roots quiz.
Students received a handout with the vocabulary words from A Christmas Carol (directions are on sheet). Note page numbers where they occur in the text!!
We read an article on the Historical Setting for A Christmas Carol.
Homework: Continue to review vocab, parts of speech, etc.
Upcoming: Mid-year STAR test tomorrow.