Tuesday, November 30, 2010

December 1, 2010

Reminder: Your SSR is due on the first day of presentations -- December 7.  Be ready to present when your group is called to do so.

Bell-Ringer: Paragraph Packet, page 13

Spelling: Take Test #4.  The suffix -ate. See the tab for Spelling above.

Receive new assignment: fore-     Test December 9
See the tab for Spelling above, and scroll down to Test #5.  

Reading Minute:
A1-  SSR on Hunger Games
A2-  Crocodile Tears by Anthony Horowitz
A3- Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
A4-none

Computer lab -- More on Paragraphs
Compare and Contrast -- for writing a paragraph
  Practice writing a compare and/or contrast paragraph.

Select this prompt: 
A1, A2 Comparing and Contrasting Candies on MyAccess   http://www.myaccess.com
A3, A4 Candy Comparing and Contrasting on MyAccess     http://www.myaccess.com
 

Comparing and Contrasting Candies or Candy Comparing and Contrasting

Transition Words for Comparison/Contrast Paragraphs 


Book Fair Preview -- We did not have time to go to the Book Fair, so make sure to visit it during lunch or during Parent-Teacher Conference.

Next time:
The Giver:
Chapter 3 +  Reading Groups and Questions, SSR (symbolic story representation)
A1
A2 
A3 
A4 



Updated 11-30-10 from  11/29/10 from 11/22/10