Category: November 2019

Period 8-1

1.  Figurative Language Task Card Walk with Similes, Metaphors, and Personification–we will check and correct Monday.
2.  Short Story Tasting/Preview and Voting
3.  Students who needed to finish the Commonly Confused Words module in http://www.noredink.com did so; those who were done worked on Membean Vocabulary.

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Period 8-4

1.  Library book reading time.
2.  Mid-Quarter reading reflections and self-assessment.
3.  Students who needed to finish the Commonly Confused Words module in http://www.noredink.com did so; those who were done worked on Membean Vocabulary.

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Period 8-5

1.  15-20 Minutes:  Short Story Tasting
2.  Vote for top story choices through Canvas/Google Forms
3.  Students received notification if they should finish http://www.noredink.com or move on to Membean and library book reading time.

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Period 8-6

Book Chat Speed Dating Discussions with our Independent Reading books

Period 8-1

1.  We began our day with 25 minutes of reading time for choice/independent reading.
2.  We completed a survey over our reading today as well as our progress on book goals for our current book.
3.  15 minutes of time to work on the Commonly Confused Words module in http://www.noredink.com or if finished, a 15 minute segment of Membean.
4.  Complete our “See, Think, Wonder” partner talk/work from yesterday over “I Ask My Mother to Sing” and “Peaches”; partner groups will share out.

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Period 8-4

1. Complete our “See, Think, Wonder” partner talk/work from yesterday over “I Ask My Mother to Sing” and “Peaches”; partner groups will share out.
2. Short Story Tasting and Voting for our next Short Story
3. Bring your library book tomorrow.

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Period 8-5

1.  We began our day with 25 minutes of reading time for choice/independent reading.  Some students checked out new books today.
2.  We completed a survey over our reading today as well as our progress on book goals for our current book.
3.  15 minutes of time to work on the Commonly Confused Words module in http://www.noredink.com or if finished, a 15 minute segment of Membean.

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Period 8-6

1. We began our day with 25 minutes of reading time for choice/independent reading.  Some students checked out new books today.
2.  We completed a survey over our reading today as well as our progress on book goals for our current book.
3.  15 minutes of time to work on the Commonly Confused Words module in http://www.noredink.com or if finished, a 15 minute segment of Membean.

Period 8-1

1.  Complete self-assessment and reflection survey for Speed Dating discussion 2 that we completed yesterday, November 5.
2.  15 minutes of Membean
3.  Read library book
4.  Partner work–See/Think/Wonder collaboration pulling together your thoughts from Speed Dating Discussions for “Peaches” and “I Ask My Mother to Sing”–we will complete and share the first half of class on Thursday.

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Period 8-4

1.  Complete self-assessment and reflection survey for Speed Dating discussion 2 that we completed yesterday, November 5.
2.  15 minutes of Membean
3.  Read library book
4.  Partner work–See/Think/Wonder collaboration pulling together your thoughts from Speed Dating Discussions for “Peaches” and “I Ask My Mother to Sing”—we will complete and share the first half of class on Thursday

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Period 8-5

1. Speed Dating Discussions for the poem ” I Ask My Mother to Sing”
2.  Complete self-assessment survey in Canvas announcements.

Those who have been absent or behind on the poetry work worked with Ms. Moore, our co-teacher, to get caught up today.

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Period 8-6

1.  Complete preview of our next short story menu and vote for your top choices.
2.  Figurative Language Task Card Walk
3.  If you have not completed http://www.noredink.com module on Commonly Confused Words, please work on this module today.