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January 31 - Writing an Objective 10% Summary

1/31/2020

Warm UP: What do you know about mummies?

Two Minutes: In your notebook, write down everything you know about mummies. Your writing can be written as a list or in paragraph form. Keep writing until the two minutes are up.

Fluency Practice - Mummy Making: A Grisly Task

1. Cold whisper read for 1 minute.
2. Vocabulary &pronunciation clarification.
3. Hot whisper read for 1 minute.

Learning Target: Write an Objective 10% Summary

Success Criteria:
1. Create a topic sentence that conveys the central idea with S "T" A r t (Source, "Title" Author, right verb, topic sentence)
2. 2-4 supporting ideas written in our own words
3. Written in a coherent paragraph that makes sense / 10% in length

How Mummies are Made

The Science Behind it All

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January 29th - Writing an Objective 10% Summary

1/29/2020

Warm UP: What do you know about bats?

Two Minutes: In your notebook, write down everything you know about bats. Your writing can written be done as a list, or paragraph form. Keep writing until the 2 minutes are up.

Fluency Practice - Bats: Misunderstood Mammals

1. You will have 1 minute to whisper read the passage aloud to yourself. As you read, pay special attention to words that you have trouble pronouncing as well as words that are unfamiliar to you.

2. As a class we will go over the troublesome words and practice their pronunciation and talk about their meanings.

3. You will have 1 minute to whisper read the passage aloud to yourself a second time.

Learning Target: Writing An Objective 10% Summary

Objective Summaries are graded in multiple categories:

1. Analyzing Central Ideas 3B: Provide an objective summary of a text
Success Criteria: (see above for success criteria)
2. Constructing Writing 3A: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to the task, purpose and audience
success criteria: must meet all underlined words)
3. Constructing Writing 3B: Develop and Strengthen writing by planning, revising, and editing as needed.
success criteria:

thinking is planned out on summary worksheet
clear signs of editing on worksheet/draft paper
draft has been strengthened through revision

4. Applying Grammar and Mechanics:
success criteria: indent, capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, makes sense

Video Information About Bats

Constructing Writing - Timed Writing Sample

You will have 5 minutes to produce an informative writing sample about bats. When the timer ends, you will have an additional 2 minutes to revise and edit your work.
Success Criteria for Writing:

complete sentences that make sense
transition words or phrases between topics or ideas
clear signs of revision or editing

Success Criteria for Grammar and Mechanics:

correct punctuation
correct capitalization
correct grammar usage

Grammar Practice

1/23/2020

Last day for Map testing (www.test.mapnwea.org)
Session:
Code:

No Red Ink tasks:
1. No Red Ink: Articles Practice
2. No Red Ink: Articles Quiz: "Winchester Mystery House"
3. Comprehension Check: "Winchester Mystery House" (use your NRI quiz passage to do this)
4. All finished? Move on to NRI - "Contractions"

Identifying Articles (a, an, the)
An article is a short adjective that introduces a noun.
1. Isaac threw an orange at me. (use "an" if the noun starts a vowel sound)
2. Gabby pet the cat. (use "the" when referring to a specific noun)
3. Ella ordered a burger. (use "a" if the noun starts with a consonant)

More about the Winchester House...

Winter Map Testing

1/21/2020

Map Testing

Click Here to Begin

If mapproxy does NOT work, go to: test.mapnwea.org
*allow the pop-up and refresh*

Session Name:

Session Password:

Select: Growth Reading 6+

When you finish:
1. Raise your hand so we can record your score.
2. Close your laptop lid.
2. Quietly read a book from the shelf, color, or put your head down and relax.

Happy Last Day of the Semester!!!

1/15/2020

Agenda:
1. Reading MAP Goal Setting
2. Comprehension Check
3. NoRedInk or Vocabulary.com (you will need to set up an account)

MAP Goal Setting

Look over the proficiency/grading scale. MAP tests ARE GRADED for Language Arts. This will be your 1st grade of the 2nd semester.

What was your fall score? Where does that fall on the grading scale? What is your growth goal for your winter test?

Comprehension Check: "Going, Going, Gone!"
(This is an independent task)

Go to: commonlit.org
Log in using Clever

After you've submitted your answers...

1. Finish any assignments on NoRedInk
2. Vocabulary.com "100 Words Every Middle School Student Should Know"

The Art of Banksy

Analyzing Text Structure 3B

1/8/2020

Agenda:
1. Warm Up - synonyms and antonyms analogies
2. 3B Notebook Practice
3. CFA

Analyzing Text Structure 3B

Learning Target: Analyze in detail how specific sentences and paragraphs develop and refine key concepts in a text.
Success Criteria:

Determine the text structure used.
Determine the role of a specific sentence
Explain what information the underlined text clarifies.

Notebook Practice

text_structure_3b.ppt
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Jan. 2, 2020 - Analyzing Text Structure!!!

1/1/2020

Agenda:
1. Review Expectations
2. Text Structure Notes
3. Text Structure Practice

Text Structure Practice

text_structure_ppt.ppt
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A Christmas Carol - Theme & Story Elements

12/17/2019

1. Read the Play: "A Christmas Carol"
2. Write a brief plot summary
3. Analyze Theme
4. Analyze Story Elements

A Christmas Carol

Tasks:
1. Determine a theme of the story. Cite text evidence and explain how the evidence develops the theme. (Scored for Theme & Text Evidence)

2. Analyze how a key event in the story moves the story forward and provokes characters to make decisions. (Scored for Story Elements & Text Evidence)

No Red Ink: All About Adjectives

12/12/2019

Agenda:
1. Adjectives Resources
2. No Red Ink - finish both Adjectives Check Points
3. Work on Warm Up Packet

Identifying Different Types of Adjectives

Comparative (between 2) & Superlative (comparing all) Adjectives

All About Adjectives

12/11/2019

1. Vocabulary Warm Up: Green Packet, page 1
2. Adjectives Lesson
3. No Red Ink: Grammar Practice

Adjectives

Learning Goal:
Use the correct comparative or superlative adjective or adverb form depending on context.
Today's Target:
Identify adjectives and determine their correct order in a sentence.
Success Criteria:
O.S.A.S.C.O.M.

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Warm UP: What do you know about mummies?

Fluency Practice - Mummy Making: A Grisly Task

Learning Target: Write an Objective 10% Summary

How Mummies are Made

The Science Behind it All

Warm UP: What do you know about bats?

Fluency Practice - Bats: Misunderstood Mammals

Learning Target: Writing An Objective 10% Summary

Objective Summaries are graded in multiple categories:

Video Information About Bats

Constructing Writing - Timed Writing Sample

More about the Winchester House...

Map Testing

MAP Goal Setting

Comprehension Check: "Going, Going, Gone!" ​(This is an independent task)

After you've submitted your answers...

The Art of Banksy

Analyzing Text Structure 3B

Notebook Practice

Text Structure Practice

A Christmas Carol

Identifying Different Types of Adjectives

Comparative (between 2) & Superlative (comparing all) Adjectives

Adjectives

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Comprehension Check: "Going, Going, Gone!"
(This is an independent task)