Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                            There are still a few composition books missing.   If yours is one, show it to Ms. D. today.  Hand in your unused Hall passes.

Targets for Today: Write, write, and write.

Today’s  Agenda: Scribbles:  Amitee R, Megan B, Emma B. Melissa J.  Let's look at children's books!  A Few Books We Remembered Enjoying When We Were Younger List as many as you can.  The Hungry Caterpillar The Fox in Socks Boom Chicka Boom and Chicka Chicka Boom Eats Shoots and Leaves Tanka Tanka Skunk My Lucky Day Doctor Seuss Dinosaurs Say Goodnight The Day the Crayons Quit A Very Bad Case of The Stripes Pinkalicous If you. . . . Give a Mouse a Cookie, Etc. The Bully from the Black Lagoon The Grumpus Under the Rug Amelia Bedilia The First Day of School Jitters Hug Bug (Punctuation) Curious George Disney Princesses Harold and the Purple Crayon Qualities of Children's Books That Make Them Enjoyable pictures, good humor lovable characters description -- enough but too complicated short sentences small words and color (big words) a story you can follow along a character they can identify with rhyme rhythm repetition surprise scary, a little bit http://time.com/3422868/40-classic-childrens-books-even-adults-love/ Favorite Little Golden Books from the Golden Age

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Friday, March 10, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           The last day to hand in any late work, revised work, or extra credit (except the hall passes) for Term 3 is Friday, March 10.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0 Make sure you are caught up on your composition book.  Those will be checked before the end of the term. Make sure your composition book is in your folder before you leave today.  I will be checking for them, and especially for your scribbles and the bevy of prompts you did last Friday.

Targets for Today: Write, write, write!

Today’s  Agenda: Scribbles:   Bridger J and Emma B  and Austin G and Canon C. and  Adrianna and  Melissa Next Time:  Amitee R  and Megan B  and Emma B  and Melissa Bridger Austin Canon Adrianna -- a TREAT! __________________________________________ Catch up on presentations, etc.  _____________________________________ If time: Finish Love That Dog and write "Inspired By" Poems

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:                           The last day to hand in any late work, revised work, or extra credit (except the hall passes) for Term 3 is Friday, March 10.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfVsfOSbJY0 Make sure you care caught up on your composition book.  Those will be checked before the end of the term.

Targets for Today: Write, write, write!

Today’s  Agenda: Scribbles:   Kyle F and Adriana D. (not)  Ava N  box and Melissa J  (absent)  Next time Bridger J and Emma B and Austin G and Canon C. and  Adrianna and  Melissa __________________________________________ Catch up or Read or Work on your own writing project. _____________________________________ Finish Love That Dog and write "Inspired By" Poems

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Friday, March 3, 2017

Announcements and Reminders:   The last day to hand in late or revised work for Term 3, or extra credit is March 10.

Targets for Today: I can write to a variety of prompts, and share my writing with others.

Today’s  Agenda: You will have a substitute teacher, since I will be with the Mock Trial Team. Be on your best behavior.  You may earn some extra credit.  1.  Scribbles by   Brynn M  and Hillary H Next time:  March 8 -- Kyle F and Adriana D. Ava N and Melissa J  2. A Bevy of Prompts  Today you are going to experience a variety of prompts.     The substitute will give you five to ten minutes to work on each.   You may complete the prompts in any order. Write each new prompt on the next page of your notebook.   Do as much as you can in the time allotted for each, then be willing to move on to the next one.   The substitute will give you instructions about how you will share each piece of writing.  __________________________________ A Bevy of Prompts: March 3 -- Prompt 1  March 3 -- Prompt 2 March 3 -- Prompt 3 March 3-- Prompt 4 March 3 -- Prompt 5 March 3 -- Prompt 6 March 3 -- Prompt 7 March 3 -- Prompt 8 March 3 -- Prompt 9 Sharing Before you share, tell the people you are sharing with which prompt you are responding to. 1:  Use your appointment clocks and pair share.  -- Use your two o'clock appointment.      If you do not have an appointment, find someone else who does not until everyone is paired.  If you are still left over, join a group of three.  2:  Get together with your six o'clock appointment, then find another pair of students to join.   If you do not have an appointment, find someone else who does not until everyone is paired.  If you are still left over, join a group of three.  3.  Three volunteers will share what they have written. 4.   Use your appointment clocks and pair share.  -- Use your eight  o'clock appointment.      If you do not have an appointment, find someone else who does not until everyone is paired.  If you are still left over, join a group of three.  5.  The teacher will draw names for three students who will share.  6.  Get together with your twelve o'clock  appointment, then find another pair of students to join.   If you do not have an appointment, find someone else who does not until everyone is paired.  If you are still left over, join a group of three.  7.  The teacher will draw names for three students who will share.  8.  Three volunteers will share what they have written.

If You Were Absent: Write to the above prompts and turn them in.

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