Today in Class...5/22

Periods 3,4,5:
1. Work period...plenty to do! See options..
HW: Finish your Historical novel! Last quarter vocab and characters updated

Periods 8/9:
1. Part 7 discussion
2. Finish "Who Am I"?
3. Partners- character webs

HW: Part 8 BT

Today in Class...5/21

Periods 3,4,5:

1. Please have:

- book logs out (Sheet where you have all the books/stories, etc. we have read)

-Vocab words from Quarter 3 ready to be checked

2. Thematic Literature reflection

*You must draft it (hand written) before typing it as submission for your portfolio!

HW: Quarter 4 (Finish book) by May 27, vocab, character charts

Periods 8/9: *I will not be available after school today.

1. Characters and characterization in The Book Thief

2. Prepare your "Who am I?" cards and play

3. Update webs-- include secondary characters on another web

HW: Part 7 & work due tomorrow 

Today in Class...5/19

Happy Birthday Carter!
Periods 3,4,5:
1. Finish group novel compare/contrast tasks
2. Portfolio work time
HW: Section 3 of novel due Wednesday
Vocab sheets and character sheets!

Periods 8/9:
1. BT Fast 5- Lab
2. Portfolio work time 
HW: BT next section

Today in Class...5/16

Happy Birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday Evan!
Periods 3,4,5:
1. Homonyms post-test
2. Groups- discussing and connecting your novels
HW: Free-writes due Monday
Quarter 3 of book due Wednesday

Periods 8,9:
1. Follow-up on BT
*Please have all BT work next to you in computer lab, ready to be checked.
2. Lab- Portfolio work time or BT work time
HW: BT section 6 due Monday

Today in Class...5/15

Periods 3,4,5:
1. Historical novel Book Quiz
2. Reading time, vocab, free-writes, character maps, study homonyms
HW: Homonym quiz tomorrow

Periods 8/9:
1. Groups:
-Fast 5 (jot down notes for each questions- be prepared for whole-class discussion)
-Update character webs
-Share Fig Figs/vocab
-Read together
HW: Part 6 due Monday

Today in Class...5/14

Note: *I will not be after school today. I have a meeting.
Periods 3,4,5:
1. Homonyms??... Homonym follow-up quiz Friday!
2. Portfolio work time
Area of focus:
-Free-writes-- Which ones are you choosing for portfolio? Are they typed? Double spaced? Headings? Do you have Set 3 complete? 
HW: Homonyms follow-up quiz Friday--Section 2 of book due tomorrow..Book "check-in" tomorrow

Periods 8/9:
1. Portfolio work time
Today's area of focus: Finding and EDITING your main pieces
-Are they BEST QUALITY?
-Are they double-spaced?
-Are they formatted correctly?
-Do you need to add or change anything for the best possible grade?
HW: BT Part 5 due tomorrow, vocab

Today in Class...5/13

Today in Class...5/13
Announcement: Did you have Mrs. Bourke in 6th grade? If so, please write a note, letter, sentence, picture to her for a surprise retirement gift! Please hand to me by Friday!
Periods 3,4,5:
1.  New free-write...Set 3 complete (due Monday)
2.  Portfolio work time...
Today's area of focus: Finding and EDITING your main pieces
-Are they BEST QUALITY?
-Are they double-spaced?
-Are they formatted correctly?
-Do you need to add or change anything for the best possible grade?

Periods 8/9:
1. BT discussion question presentations
2. The portfolio process...questions, expectations...
3. AREA of Focus: Finding and EDITING your main pieces

HW: Part 5 BT due Thursday, FULL vocab sheet (4 for 4, 4 for 5), Fig Figs