Spelling Test after copying homework; Easy Grammar pages 197-198, adverbs that tell to what extent (how much); SCOPE magazine: Enduring Legends, page 26, & peruse at your leisure; writing the bibliography cards, from packet to practice–using the handout as aguide, write at least three bibliography cards in the correct format (as shown on the board [...]
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Today we warmed up with another assignment on adverbs- pages 193-194-adverbs that tell where. We discussed & practiced the 3-word method for summarizing. That’s where you look at someone else’s writing, maybe something you’re researching, and from a sentence or even a paragraph, choose the three most important words. Take those three words and connect them [...]
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Today we warmed up with an activity on adverbs that tell how in Easy Grammar (page 189). Then we discussed the handout on Writing Bibliography Cards. This handout details exactly how to put together the cards necessary for our D & D reports for science classes. This is the format we’ll follow exactly. Refer to [...]
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Hi! Today, after copying and discussing the homework for tonight, we warmed up with page 185 in Easy Grammar-reading it-understanding it, and then page 186-practicing it. The general rule is: a clause has a subject noun and a verb. If it doesn’t have both, it’s just a phrase. Furthermore, an independent clause can stand alone as [...]
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“Carry-over” minutes on reading logs are this close to being null and void. Many students are not getting a parent signature for these minutes, and these logs do not count without a parent signature. You have to prepare the night before it’s due, not in class before it’s being taken up! Also, if i can’t [...]
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Monday: #1 & #2 due Tuesday
Easy Grammar page 187-”Phrase or Clause?”
Wordly Wise Part 6 A
Finish typing in your final drafts for narratives due on block day (window closes on Wednesday night!!)
Tuesday: all due Wednesday
Easy Grammar page 189- “Adverbs”
Wordly Wise Part 6B
Continue taking notes for science research project (needed for block day!)
Wednesday: all due on block day
Study for spelling Test [...]
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Post the things that you are most thankful for here…somehow, recognizing what we’re thankful for makes us more aware of how much there is in life to appreciate… thanks for the idea Mr. B!
the love of family; a warm fire; Leanne and Shelby; sunshine; my computer
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Today we warmed up with writing in our comp books about why we are thankful, what our favorite Thanksgiving dish is, our favorite pasttime, or a family member that we may only see once a year. We went on to correct Wordly Wise D and E before taking our vocab test #5. After finishing the test, we [...]
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Today we got back a slew of papers including a couple spelling tests, a comprehension quiz on “When the Earth Shakes,” both our first vocab test and the retest, and two reading logs. So, we looked over these papers, asked questions, and filed them away in our portfolio file cabinet. We also copied tonight’s homework, [...]
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Monday, November 19, 2007
Complete Wordly Wise Lesson #5 Parts D and E;
Vocabulary test Tuesday over lesson #5 (write-your-own-sentence style);
Reading Log #7 due Monday, November 26, 2007
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Finish typing in personal narrative by November 28, 2007; up to 10 revisions online
Printed final draft of personal narrative due November 29-30, 2007
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