Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Journal tonight
Write a one page journal entry on a topic that begins with “T”, such as: turtles, toes, Tuesdays…
Those who typed second drafts of persuasive essays at home need to finalize them and turn them in tomorrow.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Writing in class and for homework
In class today we had a timed writing assessment. The students were given the topic and told to fill out a graphic organizer for their essays for homework last night. Those who took the time to do the homework were able to spend the full 45 minutes writing. Those who did not have their homework finished had to do that before writing, yet still within the 45 minute time allotment. Obviously, it was a much harder task to do both at the same time! In each class, only a few students finished in the given time. They were not allowed to finish the essay for homework. It will be graded “as is”. Though students may be upset about this, they should realize a few things:
1. Writing in a specific time period is a skill that we are working on. I realize it is a work in progress. We will be continuing to work on this skill, as it is a necessary one to have.
2. The essays are graded pretty liberally—I am looking broadly at format of the essay, keeping focus, having details like quotations from the text, and basic spelling, grammar, and mechanics.
3. When given a chance to prepare in advance for an essay, it is a good idea to do so.
4. Since the topic is one of interest, we may take the writing piece through the writing process at a later date, though the grade on the original will still stand.
Tonight’s homework: Write a ONE PAGE journal entry on a topic that begins with “S”. For example, you could write about: shoes, shopping, spring, school, a time when I was sorry, et cetera.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Tonight's homework
Monday, March 23, 2009
Monday News and Homework
Projects are due tomorrow for blocks 2 and 3. The students had several hours last week and an hour today in class. I showed them a rubric for how the presentation will be graded, so there will be no surprises. If the project isn’t done, it needs to be finished tonight.
All classes got Word Whiz Test 5 returned today. It needs to be signed and returned to me for a grade.
Block 4 has a worksheet on commas to do for homework.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
homework
Monday, March 16, 2009
New Marking Period
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
No new homework
Students were given a list of missing work (if they had any) and should work on that tonight.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
This week
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
packet and project
Students in Blocks 2 and 3 have a packet on commas to complete by Friday.
All students have a 3D object representing their fantasy/sci fi book due Tuesday, March 10th.