Agenda for the week of September 14-18, 2015 Mrs. Hargrove’s Language Arts

Weekly Glance: Monday: Comma Rules Tuesday: We are meeting in the gold computer lab to set up your Office 365 accounts. Wednesday: Text Structure Stations Thursday: Text Structure AND Comma Rules Quiz Friday: Team Incentive-if you have not returned your permission slips, you must do so by Wednesday or you cannot participate.

Monday, September 14, 2015: “Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” ― A.A. MilneA.A. Milne

Learning Objective: Today’s learning objective is to understand how to use the comma AND to understand and recognize what an appositive is and how it is used.

Essential Questions:  How are commas used to improve our writing?  What are appositives?

Warmup: Use your Comma Monopoly Board to review comma rules.

Review from last week & today’s focus: Review from last week: Power Point from Dropbox on Appositives Individual Activity on Appositives—to be turned in. You do not have to rewrite the sentences. Just place the comma(s) where they belong.

Homework for 9/14/15: Complete the comma activity review sheet on Commas and Introductory Phrases. Also, write 2 of your OWN examples for each of the 7 comma rules on the left side of your Comma Monopoly Board that is located in your IN. Make sure that your know your FANBOYS! Study for quiz over text structure on Wednes day, 9/16/15 and comma rules quiz on Thursday, 9/17/15.

TOD: Get out your electronic devices. If you do not have access to a data plan, you will need to join someone that does as we do NOT have wifi in the room. Go to the following web address: Enter the following game pin: Type in the your group name: Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4, Group 5, Group 6, Group 7, Group 8, Group 9. If your are working independently, just type in your own name. Hit next. Follow directions on the board.

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Thought for the day: “This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” ― Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift

Today’s Lesson: Meet in the gold computer lab to sign up and train on Office 365. Turn in last night’s homework: Comma Activity # 2.

Essential Question: How does utilizing technology help my educational experience?

Homework for Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Go to Edmodo and complete the homework assignment. It will automatically send to me.

Wednesday, September 16, 2015 “You may delay, but time will not.” ― Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

Today’s Learning Objective : To understand and identify each type of text structure. To cite evidence from the text to support claims.

Essential Questions: 1.Why is text structure important? 2. How does understanding a text’s structure help me better understand its meaning?

Warmup: Comma Rules Plickers Give quick instructions about Plickers

Work Session: Each group will rotate to each of the text structure stations and complete the activity at each station. Make sure you bring your graphic organizer to class again tomorrow. We will finish the activity Thursday.

Homework for Wednesday, September 16, 2016: Continue studying text structures and comma rules. Your test has been postponed until next week.

Thursday, September 17, 2015 “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” – Edward Everett Hale

Reminder: Remember that tomorrow is our team incentive day, so we will not have regularly scheduled classes UNLESS you are not participating in the Incentive.

Classwork: Finish text structure stations and follow-up activity Review games on commas and text structure