Projects: This week we are learning about the California Gold Rush, the Mexican American War and the Texas Revolution. Students will watch video clips and complete short answer questions and graphic organizers related to these topics.
8th Grade Reading: We will finish Paideia tomorrow (Tuesday). Students have been rigorously responding to questions I'm asking about To Kill a Mockingbird. When we finish we will focus on independent reading, along with reading related to Westward Expansion.
7th Grade Reading and Writing: Today we read a portion of Which Way to the Wild West. Students then worked in collaborative groups to complete short responses to questions using text evidence. We will give feedback on each other's responses and talk about how to improve upon them (SBAC practice!). We continue to Read to Self every day for 20-30 minutes to build stamina. These students are all able to read independently for longer periods of time, which will help them immensely with testing. Students should read for 20 minutes each night this week for homework. We will not have Flocabulary homework. I may send home Westward Expansion homework and will update the blog if I do.
7th graders will take the math SBAC this Wednesday and Thursday. Parents, please have your kiddos to school on time, well fed and armed with lots of water and snacks. A good night's rest the night before is essential also!
Monday, April 18, 2016
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Monday, April 11, 2016
Testing for students begins next week. Please make sure students are on time every day and have gotten a lot of sleep! :)
Projects: This week will will read about, discuss and watch short clips on the Trail of Tears and information related to it. Students will take a test over the material on Thursday, April 14.
8th Grade Reading: Paideai Seminar on To Kill a Mockingbird is this Thursday and will carry into the following Monday. Students are spending their class time preparing responses with evidence to each question.
Writing: Root of the week is "port" which is Lating for "carry." Students will free write in their journals and practice short writing prompts to get them ready for testing.
7th Grade Reading: Flocabulary on Monday and Westward Expansion readings the rest of the week. Students are answering short answer questions on their book Which Way to the Wild West. Flocabulary homework due Thursday. Students MUST develope one question into multiple paragraphs. The other 2 can be one paragraph but must contain evidence.
Auction scheduled for next Thursday, April 21. We are in need of goodies! I picked up a few things, but we can always use more.:)
Projects: This week will will read about, discuss and watch short clips on the Trail of Tears and information related to it. Students will take a test over the material on Thursday, April 14.
8th Grade Reading: Paideai Seminar on To Kill a Mockingbird is this Thursday and will carry into the following Monday. Students are spending their class time preparing responses with evidence to each question.
Writing: Root of the week is "port" which is Lating for "carry." Students will free write in their journals and practice short writing prompts to get them ready for testing.
7th Grade Reading: Flocabulary on Monday and Westward Expansion readings the rest of the week. Students are answering short answer questions on their book Which Way to the Wild West. Flocabulary homework due Thursday. Students MUST develope one question into multiple paragraphs. The other 2 can be one paragraph but must contain evidence.
Auction scheduled for next Thursday, April 21. We are in need of goodies! I picked up a few things, but we can always use more.:)
Monday, April 4, 2016
Monday, April 4, 2014
Welcome back! I hope you all enjoyed your break.
Projects: Today we started working on our westward expansion unit. Students will read passages and answer questions related to westward expansion this week and next.
8th Grade Reading: Today and tomorrow we are watching the movie To Kill a Mockingbird. Students will compare the novel and the movie as part of their Paideia Seminar requirements. We will work on Paideia questions Wednesday and Thursday.
Writing: Root of the Week is "poly", which is Greek for "many." Students worked on finding new words that contain the root and writing sentences with them. We are finishing a writing prompt about disappointments and will move into another piece this week. I intend to have them write A LOT in the next few weeks and cover format for both narrative and informative again.
7th Grade Reading: We watch "The Week in Rap" and discussed the topics. We are having such interesting conversations about the current events. This is an opinionated bunch of kids and I love it! Flocabulary homework for 7th grade is due Thursday. Questions must be answered in complete thoughts and also must contain details in students' reasoning.
We will start reading a book called Which Way to the Wild West on Tuesday of this week. It's really wonderful! It's written by Steve Sheinkin and is meant to be nonfiction fun. Students will learn a lot about westward movement by reading this. Students will work on completing questions and vocabulary activities centered around ths book.
We will start reading a book called Which Way to the Wild West on Tuesday of this week. It's really wonderful! It's written by Steve Sheinkin and is meant to be nonfiction fun. Students will learn a lot about westward movement by reading this. Students will work on completing questions and vocabulary activities centered around ths book.
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