October 6, 2008  This painting is called “Scream” by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.  Why do you think this person is screaming? Explain!

Pd 1 Today we will:  Revisit our writing mini-lesson from last week.  Pick one topic and develop a good paragraph. Use action verbs. Use adjectives and adverbs.  Revise with a partner.  HOMEWORK: Reading log.

Pd 5 Today we will:  Review “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Complete worksheet on Nonverbal clues.  Complete worksheet on Identifying Themes.  Make a chart to keep track of stories we have read. Ben Carson Thank You, Ma’am

Pd 6 Today we will:  Review “Ben Carson: A Man of Action.” Identify cause/effect relationships that helped Ben become the person he is today. Complete a BCR.  Work on reading log for tomorrow.

BCR: Ben Carson: A Man of Action How did Ben Carson decide what was of value to him in his life? Support your answer with textual evidence.

Pd 7 Today we will:  Read “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Complete worksheet on Nonverbal clues.  Complete worksheet on Identifying Theme  Make a chart to keep track of stories we have read. Ben Carson Thank You, Ma’am

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 6 we divided the science project between the five of us but were not sure well finish on time prof fontana

October 7, 2008  Copy the following sentence. Then underline all the context clues that help you define the word Fortuitous.  On his way to the gym, Andrew made a fortuitous discovery: a hundred dollar bill lying on the sidewalk.  Now write a story about a fortuitous discovery of your own.

Pd 1 Today we will:  Share and check reading logs for today.  Define TRUST.  Read “Thank You, Ma’am.” p. 230 Analyze characterization of Roger and Mrs. Jones. Identify theme.

TRUST

Pd 5 and 7 Today we will:  Review theme for “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Complete Nonverbal Cues worksheet.  Analyze Roger or Mrs. Jones from “Thank You, Ma’am.”

Pd 6 Today we will:  Define TRUST. Answer an essential question.  Read “Thank You, Ma’am.” p. 230 Analyze characterization.

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 7 because aunt alice and him went to homer’s deli for lunch and then stopped outside of the chase bank to talk to nicks teacher

October 8, 2008 Retell a disagreement you had with another person from that person’s point of view. How does the disagreement change when you look at it from that person’s point of view?

Pd 1 Today we will:  Read “Thank You, M’am.” Make a t-chart for each character to keep track of character traits and evidence.  Analyze one character from”Thank You, M’am.” Write a paragraph.

Pd 5 and 7 Today we will:  Review Nonverbal clues.  Analyze a character from “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Make a chart for readings in Unit 2.

Pd 6 Today we will:  Make a t-chart to analyze the characters of Roger and Mrs. Jones.  Write a paragraph analyzing one of the characters.  Make a chart for readings in Unit 2.

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 8 after she had rang the bell many times she gives up and left these items by the door videos books and cassettes

October 9, 2008 Free Journal!

Pd 1 and 6 Today we will:  Analyze one character from “Thank You, Ma’am.” Write a paragraph describing your chosen character.  Identify the theme for “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Read silently or work on log. Remember that is your homework.

Pd 5 and 7 Today we will:  Write a paragraph describing one character from “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Create a chart to keep track of the stories we’ve read.  Read “Harriet Tubman” p What kind of person was Harriet Tubman?

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 9 here comes the sun has been a popular song for more than twenty five years i think

October 10, 2008  In your agenda, find Monday, Oct. 13 and the weekly goal spot.  In your journal, come up with a short-term goal for school you can work on.  Write what your goal will be, why you will make that your goal, how you will accomplish this goal, and how you will know if you’ve been successful.  Consider your behavior—how do you need to act!  Finally, write your goal in your agenda.

Pd 1 Today we will:  Identify a theme for “Thank You, Ma’am”  Test our comprehension of “Thank You, Ma’am.”  Create a chart to help us keep track of our readings.  Read novel and work on reading log.

Pd 5 and 7  Read “Harriet Tubman” p  Analyze the character of Harriet. What kind of person was Harriet Tubman?  Add “Harriet Tubman” to our chart.

Pd 6 Today we will:  Create a chart to keep track of our readings.  Read “They Called Her Moses” p  Analyze the character of Harriet Tubman.  Add “They Called Her Moses” to the chart.  Read novel and work on log.

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 10 i seen my mother fix the kitchen faucet standing in the door

October 13, 2008  Make a list of three words that describe your best friend.  Now choose one of those words and write a journal SHOWING how your friend is that word instead of telling.

Today we will:

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 13

October 14, 2008 You’re staying with your grandparents. One day you venture up into the attic. Among all the cobwebs, old clothes, and dusty boxes you find a big old trunk. Curious, you open the lid.... What do you find inside (not money)?

Today we will:

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 14

October 15, 2008  Some people think that we can be as happy as we decide to be. Others believe that events and circumstances beyond our control determine how happy we will be. Still others think that there are happy people who effortlessly maintain their sunny outlook no matter what happens, and unhappy people who usually feel depressed no matter what happens. What do you think? Is happiness something you can work at, or is it beyond your control?

Today we will:

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 15

October 16, 2008  Tell about a challenge you faced. This challenge could be a time you struggled to learn something, a conflict with a person, or something difficult you faced.  Tell what the challenge was, how you dealt with it, and how it turned out.

Today we will:

Daily Oral Language for Oct. 16