Announcements and Reminders:
On February 3, we will take the Post-Test on Writing Paragraphs. Be prepared to -- Deconstruct the prompt Remember RAFT: Role, Audience, Format, Task (verbs), Strong Key Words Note: For most school-type audiences, you will avoid abbreviations, slang, dead words such as "Well, . . . ", and you will avoid or limit contractions. --Write a complete paragraph with central idea sentence, evidence/supporting details, and a concluding sentence. -- Stay focused on your central idea and cut out any ideas that do not support it. -- Use transition words and phrases. -- Revise. -- Edit. |
Today’s Agenda:
1. Circle the Transition Words on the Lyrics to a Rap about the history of video games. Listen to the Rap! Using transitions: http://www.flocabulary.com/transitions/ 2. Computer lab to Practice with a Practice Test for the End of Year SAGE Testing (about 20 minutes) Follow the directions here Practice Tests for End of Year Testing or on the handout. 3. Computer lab to Work on your January Book Assessment (About 30 minutes) (Due January 30, but we will not have another computer lab time before then.) Take your original assignment and the new grading sheet -- both are here: JANUARY BOOK OF THE MONTH PROJECT H.doc 4. Computer lab to play games with Transition Words and Phrases (About 10 minutes) Play this game: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/persuasiveflash/transitionalwords.htm Open two tabs, one to http://www.studygs.net/wrtstr6.htm, and the other to http://www.studygs.net/trans/wrtstr6a.htm. Play the game to place the transitions in the correct categories. If you still have extra time -- Try this game about prefixes and suffixes: http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar3.htm# |
If you were absent: See above.
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