Monday, November 14, 2011

Week of Nov. 14

Friday
Early release - special schedule.
Students worked on Medical Mayhem to complete the crossword and find the culprit and the weapon.
Homework:
Work some more with Prezi if you need to. Book Playlist due Monday.



Thursday
Students took a reading comprehension quiz, which we graded right away. Students then logged in to Prezi.com or made an account and then experimented with the program. We will be using it next week for a project.
Homework:
Work some more with Prezi if you need to.
Book Playlist w/s due Monday - do it on Johnny Tremain.



Wednesday
BTales #17
set off any putrescent stink bombs lately inquired william with a trace of sarcasm in his voice as he referred to the incident in the 7th grade when orson had been caught for his misdeed by dean dread. his culpability was revealed when a misfired spell of felicias put mauve streaks in his hare that matched the smoke
Vocab: putrescent, misdeed, culpability, inquired
I collected the Bloom's Questions Assignment
Students tooks the BTales Spelling Test and the Week 4 Vocab in context quiz.
We chose the top three "Courage" posters. These will be displayed in the library.
Homework:
Read


Tuesday
I read Courage to the class. Their assignment was to write about what courage meant to them and add a visual. We also developed a rubric for judging the top three, which we will vote on tomorrow.
Homework:
Read





Monday
BTales #16
well if it isnt the super strange cast of weirdo incorporated and their famous witch derided orson odious the nemesis of the group. seen dean dread today orson asked Sam Sagacious wrinkling his nose against the reek of stale cigarette smoke that wafted from orsons clothes and breathe
Vocab: derided, odious, nemesis, reek, wafted
Students worked on determining the parts of speech.
Homework:
Week 4 test in context on Wed.