Posted in November 2019

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Posted on by Buffy J. Hamilton

Period 8-1

Please click here for today’s learning activities.

Homework:  Any student who did not complete the “Jigsaw Literary Analysis” Annotations graphic organizer must finish tonight and be ready to turn in at the beginning of class on Wednesday.

Period 8-4

Please click here for today’s learning activities.

  • Students finished posting their discussion topic (from the menu of three choices in Canvas) to the discussion board in Canvas.
  • Today we completed our plot structure graphic organizer.  Students who finished early moved ahead to the “Jigsaw Lit Analysis” graphic organizer activity.

Homework:  any student who did not complete his/her plot structure graphic organizer in class must do so for homework.  Due tomorrow at the beginning of class.

Period 8-5

Today students had the entire class period to complete the plot structure graphic organizer for the story we read yesterday, “Names/Nombres.”  This task was was due at the end of class.  However, only a few students finished.  Those who did not must complete for homework and have ready to turn in at the beginning of 6th.

Students who finished early worked on meeting their 15 minute weekly goal of Membean mastery.

Period 8-6

Today students had the entire class period to complete the plot structure graphic organizer for the story we read yesterday, “The Medicine Bag.”  This task was was due at the end of class.

Students who finished early worked on meeting their 15 minute weekly goal of Membean mastery.

Posted in November 2019

Monday, November 11, 2019

Posted on by Buffy J. Hamilton

Period 8-1

Today you will be reading the story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez in CommonLit.  Please click here to access the story.  (Links to an external site.) If you need headphones to listen to the story, please see me.

1.  Read the story.

2.  Complete the Guided Reading Questions for the story.

3.  Complete the assessment questions 1-4 ONLY.  Type an “X” in the box for Question #5.

4.  DO NOT complete the discussion questions.  Type an X in the box for each discussion question and then submit your work.  I am only grading the assessment questions (multiple choice) 1-4.

5.  Go to the “Discussions” section of Canvas and complete the discussion prompt.  Keep the story open in CommonLit, please.

6.  When you finish Items 1-6, see Ms.  Hamilton for the plot diagram graphic organizer and begin working on that task; we will finish in class tomorrow.

 

Period 8-4

Today you will be reading the story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez in CommonLit.  Please click here to access the story (Links to an external site.); remember to sign in via Active Directory when prompted.

If you need headphones to listen to the story, please see me.

1.  Read the story and complete the  2. Guided Reading Questions as you read the story.

3.  Complete the assessment questions 1-4 ONLY.  Type an “X” in the box for Question #5.

4.  DO NOT complete the discussion questions.  Type an X in the box for each discussion question and then submit your work.  I am only grading the assessment questions (multiple choice) 1-4.

5.  Go to the “Discussions” section of Canvas and complete the discussion prompt.  Keep the story open in CommonLit, please.  BE SURE TO READ THE WRITING INSTRUCTIONS!  You should finish this task at home if you did not complete it in class today.

6.  When you finish Items 1-6, see Ms.  Hamilton for the plot diagram graphic organizer and begin working on that task; we will finish in class tomorrow.  Keep the story open.

 

Period 8-5

Today you will be reading the story “The Medicine Bag” by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve in CommonLit.  Please click here to access the story; remember to sign in via Active Directory when prompted.

If you need headphones to listen to the story, please see me.

1.  Read the story and complete the Guided Reading Questions as you read the story.

2.  Complete the assessment questions 1-6 ONLY.  Type an “X” in the box for Question #7.  Be sure to submit your assessment.

3.  DO NOT complete the discussion questions.  Type an X in the box for each discussion question and then submit your work.  I am only grading the assessment questions (multiple choice) 1-6.

4.  Go to the “Discussions” section of Canvas and complete the discussion prompt.  Keep the story open in CommonLit, please.  BE SURE TO READ THE WRITING INSTRUCTIONS!

5.  When you finish Items 1-6, see Ms.  Hamilton for the plot diagram graphic organizer and begin working on that task; we will finish in class tomorrow.  Keep the story open.

Period 8-6

Today you will be reading the story “Names/Nombres” by Julia Alvarez in CommonLit.  Please click here to access the story; (Links to an external site.) remember to sign in via Active Directory when prompted.

If you need headphones to listen to the story, please see me.

1.  Read the story and complete the Guided Reading Questions as you read the story.

2.  Complete the assessment questions 1-4 ONLY.  Type an “X” in the box for Question #5.

3.  DO NOT complete the discussion questions.  Type an X in the box for each discussion question and then submit your work.  I am only grading the assessment questions (multiple choice) 1-4.

4.  Go to the “Discussions” section of Canvas and complete the discussion prompt.  Keep the story open in CommonLit, please.  BE SURE TO READ THE WRITING INSTRUCTIONS!

5.  When you finish Items 1-6, see Ms.  Hamilton for the plot diagram graphic organizer and begin working on that task; we will finish in class tomorrow.  Keep the story open.

Posted in November 2019

Friday, November 8, 2019

Posted on by Buffy J. Hamilton

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.

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.

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.

Period 8-6

Book Chat Speed Dating Discussions with our Independent Reading books