Thursday, October 8, 2015

Thursday October 8th, 2015



Our class continued working our vocabulary, reading, and writing. Homework was assigned and due next class period. 


Vocabulary
  1. shiny
  2. donated
  3. realize
  4. electives
  5. signal
  6. surprised
  7. especially
  8. shocked
  9. lying
  10. confused
                                        Reading

                                        Five Minute Reading Challenge

                                        Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

                                        Read passage from "Summer Extravaganza Emu Mystery". 
                                          Class Reading

                                          Continue reading Wonder by R.J. Palacio; chapters "The Deal" and "Home"

                                          Writing


                                          Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Something in the Sewers

                                          Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. 
                                          Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

                                          "Wonder" Writing

                                          • Write a 8 sentence essay with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
                                          • Use 4 of the daily vocabulary words in your essay; please underline your vocabulary words.
                                          • Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay:
                                          1. How did Julian act in front of Mr. Tushman and Auggie's mom, and how was it different from the way Julian acted in front of August, Charlotte, and Jack Will? 
                                          2. What did August do when he got home from the tour?
                                          3. What was the code-phrase Auggie used with his mom signaling that he wanted to go home?
                                          4. What did Auggie tell his mom about school when he got home? How did his mom react? 
                                          5. Did August want to return to school? Would you?
                                          Homework

                                          Homework assigned last week not yet completed by students; students reassigned last weeks homework again. Students need to bring completed homework next week for class. 
























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