Friday, September 28, 2012

The Mount Everest reading assignment will move to Monday.  We read the short story "Phone Ahead" today. Journal Entry: Prediction Chart

Book orders were sent home.  Book orders are due by October the 12th.  Any checks should be made out to Scholastic.  A letter went home with information about ordering books on line.

Formative on Complex Sentences will be on Monday.  On my portaportal are some sentence games. Once you are logged into portaportal go to writing to conventions to sentences.   Also students can use their English book for extra practice.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Wednesday:
Reading:  Read the story Climb or Die and complete prediction worksheet
Create Smart Notebook Prediction Presentation

Thursday:
Writing:  Complex Sentence practice.
Assignment: English Book page 5-12

Reading:
Check Prediction Worksheet
Present Smart Notebook Presentations

Friday:
Reading:
Journal Entry:  Mount Everest Predictions

Writing:
Check English Assignment
Pass out practice worksheet

Monday, September 24, 2012

Monday:
Reading:
Pretest over Inferences and Predictions

Writing:
Past back formative on compound sentences: Power Hour and Enrichment
Writing Journal Entry:  If I had a million dollars,

Tuesday:
Reading:
Pass back pretest: Set goals
Introduction to prediction

Writing:
Notes on Complex Sentences and some group practice