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Thursday, October 20, 2016

Quote Sandwich Review

H/W - Your first 'book club book should be finished by next Monday.
-Make sure you have finished your 3 or 4 subject and predicate sentences by tomorrow.

Lesson Recap


Can you spot the difference between these two quotes sandwiches?




This is the rubric you will use for your final quote sandwich



C/D and G/H Class - You will write your final piece on Monday
E/F Class - You will write your final piece on Friday

Movie Monologue's - Starting NEXT WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Techniques for Interpretation


H/W Make sure you are prepared for your book club discussion. Tomorrow you will write a 'quote sandwich'  on evidence found in your book club. Make sure  you come prepared with a key piece of evidence to discuss.

Lesson Recap

We learned some sophisticated techniques to go deeper into our interpretation.


Example


Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Book Clubs - An Introductuion



H/W - Make sure you are prepared for your book club discussion tomorrow with notes and discussion topics. You will receive a grade on how prepared you are.

Lesson Recap

We covered Book Club Discussion Protocols and Rubrics for Preparation
Tomorrow - you will be assessed on your preparation



You may choose to discss one of these topics below in your book club tomorrow




AFTER YOU COMPLETED THE  NoRedInk diagnostic - Use these resources to practice for the test  NEXT TUESDAY.  Spend between 5-10mins reviewing each link over the next 7 days. Make notes of any questions you don't understand or ones you can't get correct. You do not have to do all of them - Just choose some to practice.

The secret word is PEANUT BUTTER

Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjc9PXJKEck
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qKjKC5RFhg&feature=related

Games
http://fen.com/studentactivities/SinkOrSwim/SinkorSwim.html
Use arrow keys and space bar to catch fish

Subjects+Predicates
http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=5&Unit=1-2&Topic=Cumulative+Review%3A+The+Sentence%2C+Nouns&x=19&y=10

Subjects and Predicates Online questions and games
http://www.towson.edu/ows/exercisesubjpred2.htm
http://www.quia.com/rr/36765.html
http://www.quia.com/rr/36764.html
http://www.quia.com/quiz/673842.html?AP_rand=1501518670


http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/55.asp
http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/braingames/iknowthat/TagAWord/TagAWord.cfm?Topic=SubjectsPredicates

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Welcome Back

H/W - All Classes

  • Complete by FRIDAY - Subjects and Predicates - Formative - NoRedInk (log into your account)There is a test waiting for you in NoRedInk. This is just a check to see what you already know. Must be completed by Fri 21st Oct.
  • Make sure you read your book club book up to the agreed upon page by tomorrow (Tue)

Book Talks Sign Ups - Going forward use this link to sign up to deliver your BOOK TALKS
You will be able to find this link on the 'right side of the blog'

Max. 2 students per class to sign up (Please write the title of your book in the 'Tue' column.) This way we can avoid people repeating the same titles.


Lesson recap

We learned to identify the different types of predicates today.



We also learned about the WARRANTS and QUOTE SANDWICHES






Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Student Led Conferences

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You will be expected to do the majority of the talking in the Student Led Conferences. Hence the term, 'Student Led.'

Make sure you can talk succinctly (brief and to the point) about your  'strengths' and opportunities for growth. Make sure you have practiced talking about the slides in your slide show.

1) Returning classroom books 
at SLC conferences that you have at home or in your locker that you have finished with. (Max. 3 plus points)
2) Starting and finishing books over the break (Max. 3 plus points e.g. - You get a plus point for every book you read over the break -started new - three books max.)
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Have a great break!

When we return:
Reading
Going Deeper into Reading using Interpretation Techniques
Book Clubs
Writing
Suspense Stories
Speaking in Public (see below)

Grammar
Subjects and Predicates
Opening and Delayed adjectives and adverbs




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