Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Wednesday/Thursday, April 20/21, 2016



April Book of the Month


On Friday and Monday
you will receive your Book of the Month assignment papers.

Historical Fiction

About Historical Fiction

We will go to the Media Center on April 26/27.
Sign up by April 28/29
Genre:  Historical Fiction
DUE MAY 12/13  
at least 100 pages, your reading level, haven’t read before
NOT ON THE DO-NOT-READ LIST
Here is the list of  Books Not Allowed for the Outside Reading Assignment.

  • Your book assignment will be to find the "real deal" within your books.  
  • What are some facts you learn about the real setting, people, and situation by reading this book?   
  • You will be creating a top-ten list of facts and how you found out whether they were real or imagined.



Do NOT use Wikipedia or Ask.com 
                                     or a student-made source.


Announcements and Reminders:
Friday, April 22, 2016

  •  Reminders of Emergency Procedures --  Join your A1 class on the playing fields.    Line up alphabetically by last name. 
  • If you have not yet done this, turn in your book of the month project that was due last week -- as soon as possible! 
  • If you did not take the comma test and word parts test, come in for Cave Time or after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.                                         
  • The retake for the comma test should be ready by Thursday Cave Time. 
  • On Friday and Monday you will receive your Book of the Month assignment papers.




Your grades for the comma test are on Skyward.
The questions that were missed the most included those about these topics:
*when you name a person using just one name:
         My best friend Sylvia is visiting in town.
*when you are using quotation marks
*for an indirect quote
          Sylvia said that I'm not her best friend.
*place names 
*introductory phrases or clauses
*coordinate adjectives -- using the "and" or "reverse" rule 

For games and the rules, go to   Using Commas


Targets for Today:

I can learn from reading historical/multicultural fiction.

I can analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot). -- Reading: Literature Standard 3


I can compare a fictional account with a nonfiction account of a time, place, or character.
Reading: Literature Standard 9 
Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account of the same period as a means of understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history.
I can read, understand, and enjoy poetry.
I can use commas correctly.




Today’s  Agenda:

1. Individual Reading -- Have you found your book of the month? 

  • Your book assignment will be to find the "real deal" within your books.  
  • What are some facts you learn about the real setting, people, and situation by reading this book?   
  • You will be creating a top-ten list of facts and how you found out whether they were real or imagined.
     Real or not??  How do I find out?  
         Example: 


Book Talks today

Poetry




4.  About your Comma and Word Parts Tests

 Comma Review Today 

Your grades for the comma test are on Skyward.
The questions that were missed the most included those about these topics:
*when you name a person using just one name:
         My best friend Sylvia is visiting in town.
*when you are using quotation marks
*for an indirect quote
          Sylvia said that I'm not her best friend.
*place names 
*introductory phrases or clauses
*coordinate adjectives -- using the "and" or "reverse" rule 

For games and the rules, go to   Using Commas


Most missed on word parts:  tract and tele

5.  A Long Walk to Water
        A1 --  page 31 to page 39 
        B5 -- page 32 to top of page 42
        B6 --  page 52 to page 55
        B7 -- page 28.








Images for A Long Walk to Water

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