Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Thursday/Friday, April 27/28, 2017


Announcements and Reminders:

           
 The Reading/Listening portion of the SAGE ELA Test will be given 
at the beginning of May -- May 1-4.  
We are preparing for that now.  

Come rested and well-fed and hydrated! 

You can practice with a training test at 
Click "Sign In."
Select Grade 7
Click "Yes."
Select "Reading Language and Listening"
Look over the Settings Options
Click "Select."
Click "Yes."
Do the Sound and Video Check.
Do the Text to Speech Sound Check.
Glance Through Instructions and Help.
Click on "Begin Test Now."

Read the questions for a passage.
Then read the passage.
Notice that you have Masking, a Dictionary, and Notes, 
and that you can highlight sections.
Notice how to use the editing questions. 
Some have a drop-down list of answers.  
There may be more that don't show until you scroll through them.
Some editing questions may require you to type a correction.
Read over your correction.  The sentence should make sense with it inserted.


You phone needs a safe home while we are testing. You CANNOT take it into the test.
                         No cell phones allowed!                            



Targets for Today:

I can be prepared to show what I know when I test.
I can recognize coordinate adjectives and correctly use commas with them. 



Today’s  Agenda:






Reminders: 
  • Come well rested and fed and hydrated. 
Facts about the SAGE test.

  • During the test, the teacher will be able to answer questions about the mechanics of the test, but not about the particular prompt or passages. 
  • Read through the questions for a passage BEFORE you read the passage. 
  • There will be a listening portion in the test. 
    •  Set up the sound before you begin the test.  You may also adjust the sound using an icon in the upper right hand corner. 
    • You may bring your own headphones, if you wish

Practices for the test. 
     Text Structure
     Poetry and Figurative Language
               http://cavemanenglish.blogspot.com/2015/09/literary-terms.html
     Reading a passage and answering questions. 


Coming soon to a classroom very near you: Coordinate adjectives retest 



If You Were Absent:
See above.
See me to take the post-test. 


Vocabulary:






Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Tuesday/Wednesday, April 25/26, 2017



Announcements and Reminders:
        
           
 The Reading/Listening portion of the SAGE ELA Test will be given 
at the beginning of May -- May 1-4.  
We are preparing for that now.  

Come rested and well-fed and hydrated!  
                  


Targets for Today:

 Learn more about using apostrophes. 
 Show what you know about reading with the Reading Inventory Test. 
 Work some more on your short story, and practice peer editing. 


Today’s  Agenda:

Receive a tape-in for your composition book about using apostrophes. 
Review.
Practice using apostrophes.



I dont like Georges new haircut.







The dog couldnt find its bone.








Sams favorite foods are tomatoes and carrots.



Were going to the Smiths house after school.




Take the RI Test in Computer Lab 224.

Finish your story on MyAccess.
with an
Editing exercise




If You Were Absent:

-- You can take the RI during Cavetime in Lab 205. 

-- Work on your story on MyAccess from home.
Choose one: 
Continue This Story -- While out exploring the woods one day, you hear the clouds start to rumble and small drops of rain begin to fall. As you turn to return home, you hear a twig snap in the woods behind you. When you turn around, you see nothing, but you get the feeling that you are being followed. 
Having a Superpower for a Day 

A Fantastic Day!  -- Write about a normal, daily event that turns into something that could not really happen. 
Animal for a Day 

When you return, ask for the apostrophe tape-in for your composition book:
Review the following.  Can you correctly place apostrophes in the sentences above in the yellow portion of this post?
Stuff You Need to Know about Apostrophes
•    Apostrophes show two meanings.
•    An apostrophe s added to a singular noun shows possession.
•    An apostrophe after the s in a plural word shows possession.
•    Apostrophes also show where letters were removed.
•    Words shortened with apostrophes are called contractions.
Don’t let this confuse you:
•    Not every word that ends with an s needs an apostrophe.
•    Don’t rely on chance rather than meaning with the apostrophe
•    Don’t use apostrophes to show pronoun possession.
          his, hers, yours, its, theirs
It's a matter of style whether you write 1800's or 1800s.

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Vocabulary:


Friday, April 21, 2017

Friday/Monday, April 21/24, 2017



Announcements and Reminders:
                
April 24
         



Targets for Today:




Today’s  Agenda:

1. Finish and/or finish correcting your comma packet.
      If done, work on short stories.
      If done, plan the story you are writing today.
      If done, quietly read your choice of books. 

2. Apostrophes!

















3. Write a story on MyAccess.
     Later --  Edit!  Peer Editing

Choose one:
Continue This Story -- While out exploring the woods one day, you hear the clouds start to rumble and small drops of rain begin to fall. As you turn to return home, you hear a twig snap in the woods behind you. When you turn around, you see nothing, but you get the feeling that you are being followed.
Having a Superpower for a Day

A Fantastic Day!  -- Write about a normal, daily event that turns into something that could not really happen.
Animal for a Day 


Peer Editing.


If You Were Absent:
See above.  You can write your story on MyAccess at home.


Vocabulary: