Today in Class...5/31

What is Narrative poetry? (You hear it all the time!)

1. Discuss/closure on Hunger and related poems
2. Narrative poem stations
-Narrative poems through songs
*"Jabberwocky"
*"The Three Little Pigs"
*"The Charge of the Light Brigade"
3. Flow chart & illustrate favorite of the day

Today in Class...5/30

Poetry Week!
How do we determine a poem's theme?
1. "Mother to Son" & "Speech to the Young..."
2. "Hunger"- short story
3. In groups: Discuss questions on p 195
4. What connections can you make among the poems and the story?

Today in Class...5/28

Poetry Week!
Focus: How do poets use symbolism in their poems?
1. "Identity" and "Fear"...Whole class read
2. Partners:
*Read out loud again
*Fill out chart
*Discuss & answer questions: p. 372 1, 2 &4
*Share

Today in Class...

1. Quick "Words often confused" review
2. Quiz
3. Spelling...Let's finish it up!!
HW: Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend! (Don't forget about portfolio...due in less than 2 weeks!

Today in Class...5/24

What are YOUR annoying words? Which ones haunt you?....
1. "Right word" review
2. Homonyms check
3. Make your own notes sheet
4. Spelling...Aim to finish very soon!
HW: Right word/homonyms quiz tomorrow!!

Today in Class...5/23

1. Go over/grade your "Right Word" 4 activity
2. Lap tops...Thematic drafts or Portfolio time
HW: Portfolio due June 5th!

Today in Class...5/22

We are going (farther, further) with our words often confused lesson!

1. Finish Activities 1,2,3...Grade with Key
2. Activity 4
3. Review/Re-visit spelling
HW: Finish Right Word #4

Today in Class...5/21

PORTFOLIO WORK TIME (CON.)

HW: Thematic essays! 1st draft....(or second draft if you received yours back with comments...)

Period 6:
1. Finish preparing for mini-lesson
2. Teach lesson and work on "Right word" activities
HW: Right word activities

Today in Class...5/17

How much progress have you made on your portfolio??
1. Lab: Portfolio work day and some MINI-CONFERENCES (Thurs/Fri/Mon)
HW: Thematic First Drafts must be in by Friday!!!

Today in Class...

1. Finish your "Using the Right word" Activities.
2. Correct with key
3. Get laptop and work on THEMATIC ESSAY (Stage 1 or 2)
4. Portfolio work

Today in Class...5/15

1. Finish teaching your mini-lessons
2. "Using the right word" activities
3. Spelling
HAND IN THEMATIC R DRAFTS!!

Today in Class...5/14

Affect or effect? It's or its? Well or good? How do I know which word to use?

1. First drafts of thematic essays handed in? See me for pass if not...
2. You're the teacher...Design a mini-lesson on your assigned "commonly confused words"
HW: Finish first drafts of thematic essays! Portfolio mini-conferences coming up at end of this week!!

Today in Class...5/7

What is the next step for my thematic essay?
1. Finish finding quotes for each example.
2. Thematic essay framework
3. Ready to type rough drafts tomorrow?
HW: Make progress on thematic pre-writing

Today in Class...5/3

What do I need to do to finish my final book project by tomorrow?
 What is a common theme among all of the novels we've read this year?

1. The first steps to your last written task: The THEMATIC ESSAY
2. Catch up time
HW: Projects due tomorrow by end of day