Monthly Archives: January 2013

February Calendar and the Week Ahead

feb2013  <—–Calendar for February Students need Animal Farm by Monday, Feb. 4th.  We will try our best to limit the reading of the novel to the classroom so that students can continue to read self-chosen books in their spare time. … Continue reading

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Test Tomorrow/Folders Due tomorrow

The table of contents is a few entries back. It hasn’t changed. Test on poetry tomorrow.  Study poems and what they meant, study vocabulary at the front of each poem, study in particular page one of your folder, page two … Continue reading

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Homework for Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Read the following haiku then answer the questions that follow. You may print out the questions and write short answers under them if you have a printer that works. Otherwise, please write the questions and the answers or answer in … Continue reading

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Book Letter, The Week Ahead, and Table of Contents

In class, I gave you a sample of a book letter.  Book Letter Example  (Here it is.) Please write to me and tell me about the book you are reading for fun. You can email it, hand write it, or … Continue reading

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Homework Questions for “The Black Snake”

1.  What was your reaction to the speaker’s description of the snake? 2. A. What does the speaker do with the snake?  B. What does this tell you about the speaker? 3. A. What image begins and ends the poem?  … Continue reading

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Wednesday Classwork & Homework

Today we did the Daily Reading Practice for Week 17, Tuesday and Wednesday since many did not do Tuesday’s DRP when I was out sick. We reviewed the Walt Whitman poem’s questions on page 535 1-7. “A Noiseless Patient Spider” … Continue reading

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Homework on Monday, Jan. 14

Finish the questions on page 535 1-7 for Walt Whitman’s “A Noiseless Patient Spider”

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A Poetry Drawing

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Imagery in 3 Poems

Students got to choose one poem to illustrate from the 3 poems we read in class, then they got into groups to share their drawings and then answer questions about Robert Burns’ “A Red, Red Rose.”  Enjoy the pictures.   … Continue reading

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Library Books

We recently took a trip to the school library to pick out books that they might like to read for fun.  For some, this seemed like torture, but for most of my students, I think it was a good experience.  … Continue reading

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