Tuesday/Wednesday, September 15/16, 2015

Announcements and Reminders:                                                                       There is  a late bus available after school on Tuesday      through Thursday for students who wish to stay after to work     on their grades.  It leaves at 4 pm and drops off students       at the elementary schools nearest their homes. Don't forget to read your Book-of-the-Month and prepare for our small group discussions.  See the handout you received for that assignment. Out next spelling test is September 17/18:  were/we’re/where, then/than Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on  Thursday, September 17 from 3:30 until 8:00.   Should you need a preview or plan to be absent: What We're Doing -- Sept. 15 - Sept. 30    If you wish to order books from Scholastic,     the book orders are due by September 30.      We just sent in an order on September 11.     Online, order using our class code: GKLJW

Targets for Today: I will participate appropriately in class       activities.          (Utah State Core Language Arts: Speaking and Listening, Standard 1)  I can select and read books at my own reading level. (Utah State Core Language Arts: Reading Literature, Standard 10) I can recognize specific elements of literature.  (Utah State Core Language Arts: Reading Literature, Standards 3 and 4)     Specifically, I can recognize and write                alliteration       assonance For those students who have not yet:  I will show what I know about writing arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. (Utah State Core Language Arts: Writing, Standard 1  I will show what I know about reading and comprehending literature and informational text by taking the Scholastic Reading Inventory test to determine my own lexile level.  (Utah State Core Language Arts: Reading: Literature and Reading: Informational  , Standard 10)

Today’s  Agenda: You do NOT need your composition book today. If there is extra time at the beginning of class, read your book of the month novel. View a sample for book discussion  Group Book Discussion Evaluation.docx Computer Lab 202 Those who were absent will be able to take the essay pretest -- Lab 202. Take Pretest on Argument Terms Finish SRI --  Lab 202 Grade Band "Stretch" Lexile Band*  K–1 N/A  2–3 420L–820L  4–5 740L–1010L  6–8 925L–1185L 9-10 1050L–1335L 11–CCR 1185L–1385L See lexile.com Those who have finished will have time to read their novels for the book of the month.  More  figurative language:  alliteration, assonance (with Grammar Rock Sentence Game) Alliteration Assonance A1 Alliteration -- One student sentence:  "Five ferrets freaked out for their friend, Frank Fally while four to fifteen other ferrets ate fabulous fish." -- Adeleigh W. We also had a lot of lollipops being licked, even a linty one!

If You Were Absent: