Third Quarter:
February 8 Reading Test tomorrow (see below). Also, periods 4,5,and 6 have
the diary entry and theme homework paper.
February,7, 2012 Periods 1,2,and 3 "The Bracelet" complete diary entry and
theme of the story. Test on Thursday includes the 7 vocabulary words and
main
idea/supporting detail.
January 30,2012 "Loving Chimps to Death" editorial.
January 24, 2012
Homework: Complete "Cell Phone" editorial packet. Test will be on
Thursday. Topics include viewpoints, generalizations, author's purpose, and
arguments.
January 17, 2011 Homework: Packet on Author's Purpose. Short quiz tomorrow
on Fact/opinion and identifying authors purpose. The test willl be next week.
January 11,2012
Homework: Coach book pages 79 - 82.
January 10, 2012
Homework: Worksheet (newspaper article) on Generalizations.
There may be a test next week on fact/opinion, viewpoints,
generalizations and author's purpose.
Januaary 9, 2012
Students have had 3 tests for this marking period. The grades are on
skyward and they are also in the back of each student's notebook. Notebooks
will be collected and scored this week or next depending on your child's
section.
December 19,2011
The Reading test will be given tomorrow. (See below)
December 9, 2011
The next reading test will cover story elements. This includes setting
characters, plot - conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and
resolution, and theme. The test is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 19th.
December 2, 20111
Students have a writing assignment that goes with their story "The Fun They
Had".
11/18/11
Reading test Tuesday on compare and contrast including the vocabulary
words from The Fun They Had.
11/1/11
Vocabulary worksheet. Test will be on Friday.
10/18-21/11
compare/contrast essay due on Friday.
10/17/11
A two paragraph compare/contrast essay is due on Friday, 10/21/11.
Students have already completed the graphic organizer in class.
10/11/2011
First Person Point of View worksheet. Test on Thursday includes
vocabulary words, point of view, irony, idioms, and "Break a Leg".
10/5/11
Vocabulary crossword puzzle. Learn the meaning of the vocabulary words.
10/3/11
Homework worksheet on idioms.
9/21/11
Homework is to complete both the front and back of the worksheet on
Context Clues. Test is on Friday.
9/16/2011
The first Reading Test will be on Friday, Sept. 23rd. The skills addressed
on the test include using context clues and comprehending a a short story.
9/15/2011
Complete Reading Smarter "Context Clues"
9/7/11
Student must complete their "good" copy of their poem.
9/6/11
Students need to complete the rough draft of their autobiographical poem
using "The Abandoned Farmhouse" as a model. Students have examples that we
completed in class along with their graphic organizer to help them.
Students will need a notebook exclusively for Reading- no other subjects
may be included in this notebook. I prefer a composition style notebook.
Also, students must always have a working pen with them. In addition, many
students find it helpful to have a folder and a highlighter.
