The new due date is October 17 for the Independent Reading Project “Book Jackets” Monday and Tuesday : We will group read “Let the Bullies Beware” in order to practice finding the main ideas, using print strategies such as titles and subtitles and bold print, reading informational text and identifying sequence. WED. TEST on genre […]

Progress reports went out today.  A glitch caused my points to be put into wrong categories but the total points earned and grade point averages are correct.  Some OOPS tests were not taken and entered before printing.  The take home quiz for “Street Magic” (25 points) and the Independent Reading Story String Projects have not […]

The Story String Independent Reading Project is DUE WED Well, we moved a little slower today than I thought we would.  Even with the short selection vocabulary list this week, I feel I will need more time to work on internal and external conflict and direct and indirect characterization.  Therefore, I am moving the test to […]

Independent Reading Projects are due Wednesday.  If you have lost the instructions they are listed in the Pages section of this blog. FYI Wonders are questions you ask yourself about the novel you are reading and Sparks are things you read that remind you about something in your own life. WASAP  STANDS FOR WONDERS SPARKS […]

Students who did not finish the open book assessment for “Street Magic” that they were given after the vocabulary test on Friday will need to complete the reading and 2 sided sheet before class on Tuesday. “Street Magic” is a graphic short story in their textbooks.       Students were also given the vocabulary sheet for their […]