Friday
Early Release - Special schedule
We graded the last Roots and Parts of Speech Quizzes.
Students set up FreeRice accounts and joined the class group in preparation for our collaboration with our pen-pal class.
Homework:
Finish Course 3 of the Middle School Writing over the Break.
If you didn't get your FreeRice account set up, do that before we return Jan. 3.
Thursday
Quarters for Caring Fair
Wednesday
Students continued with the Middle School Writing Course 3: Revising.
Homework:
Finish Course 3 over the Break.
Tuesday
Students continued with the Middle School Writing Course 2: Drafting and began Course 3: Revising.
Homework:
Finish Course 2 if you haven't already.
Monday
Students worked on the Middle School Writing Course 2: Drafting via the Phoenix Public Library.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Monday, December 13, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
Week of Dec. 6
Friday
Early Release - Special Schedule
No class
Homework:
Be sure to finish the first course (MS Writing Course 1: Prewriting) so we can begin the next one on Monday.
Thursday
We missed class (and hence the DRA) due to the bus evacuation drill. Some students were able to take it during my 4th period. Tomorrow is the last day it is available online, so be sure to take it on some computer at school.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Wednesday
Students took the Roots and Parts of Speech Quiz.
We watched the final "Best Commander" and Figurative Language presentations.
Homework:
District Reading Assessment tomorrow. Review Lit. Terms.
Tuesday
Students took the STAR test and then typed their final drafts of the process essay.
Homework:
Study for Roots test (pel, puls).
Tomorrow we will have the final "Best Commander" presentations.
Process essay due tomorrow.
Monday
I collected the webbing from Practice 4.
Handout: How to write instructions and Rubric for Process Essay.
Students chose one of two prompts and began writing a process essay, beginning with Pre-writing and Rough Draft. Tomorrow they will type their final after the STAR test.
Homework:
Work on editing and revising your rough draft.
Roots test (pel, puls) is on Wed.
Early Release - Special Schedule
No class
Homework:
Be sure to finish the first course (MS Writing Course 1: Prewriting) so we can begin the next one on Monday.
Thursday
We missed class (and hence the DRA) due to the bus evacuation drill. Some students were able to take it during my 4th period. Tomorrow is the last day it is available online, so be sure to take it on some computer at school.
Homework:
Read towards your goal or just for the sake of reading.
Wednesday
Students took the Roots and Parts of Speech Quiz.
We watched the final "Best Commander" and Figurative Language presentations.
Homework:
District Reading Assessment tomorrow. Review Lit. Terms.
Tuesday
Students took the STAR test and then typed their final drafts of the process essay.
Homework:
Study for Roots test (pel, puls).
Tomorrow we will have the final "Best Commander" presentations.
Process essay due tomorrow.
Monday
I collected the webbing from Practice 4.
Handout: How to write instructions and Rubric for Process Essay.
Students chose one of two prompts and began writing a process essay, beginning with Pre-writing and Rough Draft. Tomorrow they will type their final after the STAR test.
Homework:
Work on editing and revising your rough draft.
Roots test (pel, puls) is on Wed.
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