Friday, May 20, 2011

Friday, May 20

Due: book in class

In class, students had the entire time to read and/or work on projects.

HW: Have a great weekend :)

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Thursday, May 19

Due: Book in class!

In class, students created a Name Bio. for one of the main characters in their book. Then, they had time to read and continue working on projects.

ALL 4 BOOKS AND ALL 4 PROJECTS ARE DUE BY MAY 31ST!

HW: Read read read read READ!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Friday, May 13

Due: none.

In class, students read "Grandma's Purple Flowers" and then found examples of various literary terms in the book. Then, students had time to read and/or work on projects.

HW: get a good night's sleep on Sunday and have a good breakfast on Monday!

Thursday, May 12

Technical Difficulties!

Due: None.

In class, students completed their LAST EOG review and then had time to read and/or work on projects.

HW: read.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Wednesday, May 11

Due: book in class

In class, we reviewed the EOG poem from yesterday and then students had the rest of class time to read and/or work on projects.

HW: read :o)

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tuesday, May 10

Due: book in class

In class, reviewed the students' Literary Terms Quiz from last week. Then, we reviewed the EOG practice from yesterday. Finally, students worked on another EOG practice focusing on poetry and theme.

HW: continue READING! Lit. Terms Quiz Corrections due tomorrow :)

Monday, May 9, 2011

Monday, May 9

Due: None.

In class, we reviewed an EOG practice from last week. Then, I introduced students to "UNRAAVEL" ... my suggested method for working through an EOG reading.

UNRAAVEL stands for:
Underline the Title
Now Predict what will happen
Run through and number the paragraphs
Are you reading the questions?
Are the important words circled?
Venture through the reading
Eliminate the wrong answer choices
Let the Questions be Answered!

Finally, students worked through an EOG reading on their own using these steps.

HW: read and I HIGHLY SUGGEST you memorize the steps to UNRAAVEL :o)

Friday, May 6, 2011

Friday, May 6

Due: None.

In class, students completed a quiz on Literary Terms. Then, they had time to read and/or work on projects. Finally, we made a wordle in each class to try and figure out what the most popular realistic fiction book is from each class.

HW: do something nice for mama :)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thursday, May 5

Due: Literary Terms Flashcards AND Analogies WS (EOG Review)

In class, we went over a couple questions from the Context Clues WS from Wednesday. Then, students continued reading and working on projects. In the last couple minutes of class, we reviewed quickly for tomorrow's quiz.

HW: LITERARY TERMS QUIZ TOMORROW (words like: metaphor, alliteration, personification ...)

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Wednesday, May 4

Due: None.

In class, students completed an analogy practice. Then, they had time to continue reading. Finally, we played "I Have, Who Has" to review literary terms.

HW: Literary Terms flashcards AND EOG WS (On back of Analogy WS) due tomorrow!

Tuesday, May 3

Internet went down yesterday! Sorry for the late update ...

Due: MLK reading

In class, we discussed theme and students worked to determine the theme of their realistic fiction book. Then, students had time to read, work on projects, and/or update shelfari.

HW: Literary Terms Flashcards due Thursday.

Monday, May 2, 2011

Monday, May 2

Due: Book & iPod in class

In class, students completed a warm up using context clues to define words in sentences. Then, we viewed 3 more book talks by various teachers in the building and students had the rest of class time to read, work on a project, and/or update their shelfari account.

HW: MLK reading and questions (attached to warm up)