Objectives: I can identify clear and specific avenues for revision of my work. I can revise my work, focusing on using research and persuasive techniques. Today’s Activities: Bellwork: Journal Work on revisions. Remember to work on your two Revision Goals. … Continue reading
Objectives: I can use context clues to define words, identify important details, and make inferences. I can annotate my reading to help myself understand it. Today’s Activities: Presentations Read pgs. 216-227 216-227 Guided Reading HOMEWORK: Finish reading and annotating 216-227. Next … Continue reading
Objectives: I can use context clues to define words, identify important details, and make inferences. I can annotate my reading to help myself understand it. Today’s Activities: Presentations HOMEWORK: Read pgs. 199-216. 199-203 Guided reading 204-216 Comic strip Next presentations … Continue reading
Objectives: I can identify clear and specific avenues for revision of my work. I can revise my work, focusing on using research and persuasive techniques. Today’s Activities: Bellwork: Journal Find a blank space on your paper. Write “Revision Goals.” Under … Continue reading
Interim testing
Objectives: I can use context clues to define words, identify important details, and make inferences. I can annotate my reading to help myself understand it. Today’s Activities: Presentations HOMEWORK: Read pages 187-199. Make at least 10 annotations. Next presentations assigned … Continue reading
Objectives: I can recognize wordiness and delete unnecessary words from someone else’s writing. Today’s Activities: Bellwork: Journal Wordiness/Concision notes: Wordiness / Concision Wordiness/Concision practice: Unnecessary words Assessment: Practice due at end of class Documents/Texts: Wordiness / Concision notes Unnecessary words practice Accommodations/Modifications: Notes provided … Continue reading
Objectives: I can use context clues to define words, identify important details, and make inferences. I can annotate my reading to help myself understand it. Today’s Activities: Quiz pgs. 130-168 HOMEWORK: Read & annotate 168-186 (10 annotations total), complete “Military … Continue reading
Objectives: I can use information from another source as a point of support or debate for my own opinion. I can correctly cite my source. Today’s Activities: Bellwork: Journal Computers Don’t Belong in Classrooms Read article Underline 3 important/useful quotes … Continue reading
Objectives: I can use context clues to define words, identify important details, and make inferences. I can annotate my reading to help myself understand it. Today’s Activities: Read and annotate 151-159 (Pd. 1) Presentations 146-151, 151-159 (Pd. 6) HOMEWORK: Read … Continue reading