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Week of March 16th

On Friday, all students received a packet to complete their work for this week at home.  If your student was absent on Friday, you are welcome to pick this packet up on Monday, March 16th from 8:30 - 3:30.  If you are unable to pick up this packet, here is the alternative assignment that will align with their social studies newspaper:
 
Read the articles called Horace Tabor & Politics & Silver Prices. Write a summary on each article (5-7 sentences) in OneNote.  You must make a new page in OneNote under the Class Work section.  Both summaries can be on the same page.  Students can also read this article about silver and take the quiz at the end. https://newsela.com/read/BHP-U3-1-HistorySilver/id/3558/
 
Students who were not here on Friday, March 13th can also work on adding pictures, transitions, and animations to their persuasive PowerPoint. They can access this through www.office.com. 

Week of March 9th

This week, we will begin reading and analyzing the short stories Learning the Game and The Witch who Came for the Weekend.  In addition, students will begin making PowerPoint presentations for their persuasive writing topic.  Students will eventually present these to the class.

Week of March 2nd

This week, students will continue to read & analyze the stories from our Jr. Great Books entitled In the time of the Drums and Raymond's Run.  We will continue to work on finalizing our drafts from persuasive writing as well as the writing prompt letter from the CMAS practice test.

Week of February 24th

This week, we will continue to review our reading & writing CMAS practice test from last week.  Students will score random writing samples (names removed) using the rubric.  Students will still be working on their persuasive writing.  I will be meeting with each student to go over their rough draft to make any last minute changes before they are published.  We will also begin reading stories from out Jr. Great Books again.  Some students will be reading In the Time of the Drums and students who read that story last year will be reading Raymond's Run.

Week of February 19th

This week, we will be taking a reading & writing assessment.  This will take place on Thursday.  On Wednesday, we will do some preparation in class so students will know what to expect.  On Friday, we will review & go over answers. 

Week of February 10th

This week, we will continue to revise our rough drafts.  We will focus on organization & sentence structure.  If possible, we will also begin editing later on in the week. 

Week of February 3rd

This week, students will begin revising their rough drafts of their persuasive essay.  We will focus on sentence structure, organization, and word choice.  We will use the acronym ARMS to help make these changes--Add, Remove, Move Around, & Substitute. 

Week of January 27th

Due to the field trip on Tuesday & JA in a Day on Friday, we will have limited time in literacy.  However, we will focus on completing our rough drafts of the persuasive essay.  We will start with the 3rd body paragraph which is when students will state their opinion and use text evidence to support it.  We will also work on paraphrasing our introductions to serve as a conclusion. 

Week of January 21st

This week, we will begin drafting our persuasive essays.  We are planning to have our introduction and first body paragraph drafted by Friday.  Students will follow specific writing structure for each paragraph & use facts from their article(s) to support their reasoning.  We will have limited time in literacy due to the short week & field trip. 

Week of January 13th

This week, we will focus on reestablishing norms, rules, & procedures.  In addition, we will begin our unit on persuasive writing! Students will begin brainstorming topics that can have multiple viewpoints or sides.  We will work on finding student-friendly articles for students to get information on their given topic.  Eventually, we will write a persuasive essay about this topic.  This week will be dedicated to brainstorming and research.  

Week of December 16th

This week, we will write our reviews of The Little Prince.  Students will create a list of pros and cons about the story.  Once the reviews are complete, we will watch the movie and compare and contrast the novela to the film. 

Week of December 9th

This week, we will continue to discuss & analyze the short stories The Peddler's Gift & Through the Tunnel.  There will be a quiz on these stories on Thursday.  In addition, we will finish reading The Little Prince and work on writing reviews of the story. 

Week of December 2nd

Due to MAP testing, we will have limited time in literacy.  We will be reading, discussing, & analyzing the short stories The Peddler's Gift and Through the Tunnel. 

Week of November 18th

This week, students will finalize their drafts of their writing prompts from two weeks ago.  We will also be reading & analyzing the Jr. Great Book stories The Special Powers of Blossom Culp & The Old Man of the Sea.  There will be a quiz on these stories on Friday. 

Week of November 12th

This week, we will work on analyzing rubrics and writing based on our last week's writing prompts.  Students will understand the rubric and work on making improvements to their prompts.  We will also read the short story The Special Powers of Blossom Culp. Students who read that story last year will read the story The Old Man of the Sea.