Reminders and Announcements
Today is Constitution Day!http://constitutioncenter.org/constitution-day/
On September 17, 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed by thirty-nine brave men who changed the course of history!
The focus this year for Constitution Day is the Bill of Rights
http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
Your required book projects are due today!http://billofrightsinstitute.org/founding-documents/bill-of-rights/
Peg System for Memorizing The Bill of Rights for extra credit
BoM #1 Character Change.docx
Here is an example -- one already written: BoM #1 Character Change Example.docx
Here is an example -- one already written: BoM #1 Character Change Example.docx
If you have not finished your book, or have not written your report, finish it and hand it in as soon as you can. If this assignment is received after September 24/25, twenty percent will be deducted from the earned score.
Parent-Teacher Conference is September 18 from 3:30 to 7:30.
Attendance is not required, but is encouraged!
* Please come already knowing your grade and whether
you are missing any assignments.
Interesting Article about Parent-Teacher Conferences:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/09/18/349337543/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-10-minutes-with-teacher
Please hand back or pick up papers from the lower wire basket. When you receive papers back, carefully look at them.
Save graded papers until you have received your term grade.
Don't forget to check off with Ms. Dorsey the books you read for the 40 Book Challenge. Bring your chart and tell me about your books.
Today's Activities
1. iRead -- Individual Reading Time (10-15 minutes)
You should be reading your book for the Book-of the-Month (how a character changes) project.
(or) You may be working on your project, finishing it up to hand in today. If you have handed it in, you may start looking for a realistic fiction book for next month's book assignment. We will be going to the media center as a class in a couple of days.
2. iSpellRight -- Add to your composition book under "Spelling." page 15
6. were/where/we're
We were happy to see you.
Where is he?
We're going to lunch.
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3. iWriteRight --
 Now Investigating: Conventions in Sentences Investigation Your sentences: Copy them into your composition book. Leave room to label words with their parts of speech.
7. "Harold's eyes were glued to the floor.
He couldn't look."
-Dav Pilkey, Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Potty People (2006)
Harold is in the principal's office.
Notice everything you can about the above sentence.
It is a correct sentence (I hope), so you are not looking for errors (I hope).
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950L
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Targets:
Groups will each read a chapter from the book, answer questions and prepare a poster with central idea, details, and vocabulary. Finding Central Idea in the first chapter from How They Croaked |
Headline = Central
Idea (a complete sentence)
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Interesting facts
that support that central idea
(You may add
illustrations, too!)
Vocabulary:
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Vocabulary
Some Words We Learned
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Word
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Meaning
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