Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

3/5
1) Portfolio Stuff (peer check-out)
2) Flowers
HAND PORTFOLIOS IN!

6
1) Collect Portfolios
2) Zethura

8/9
1) Portfolio Stuff
2) Utopia PPT
3) Collect Portfolio's (peer check-out)

Friday, June 10, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011

Good Morning! Happy Friday :)

3/5 & 8/9
1) Written Reflection on Laptops
2) Portfolio Time

6
1) Portfolio Time on Laptops

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thursday, June 9, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Check Giver Notes- Discuss
2) Laptops- DEBATE
3) Host Debate
HW: Portfolio

6
1) Check Giver Notes- Discuss
2) Read
HW: Finish The Giver and NOTES :)

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Utopia? Dystopia?
-Notes
2) Notes Check
3) Reading
HW: 3/5 FINISH :)
HW: 8/9 Ch. 19 & 20

6
1) Notes Check
2) Reading
HW: Ch. 19&20

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

3/5
1) The Giver- Discussion
2) Note Check
3) Reading
4) Debate Check-In
HW: Read 19&20 and notes, Type Debate (By Thursday)

6
1) The Giver- Discussion
2) Note Check
3) Reading
HW: Read 17&18 and notes

8/9
1) Utopia? Dystopia? PPT
2) The Giver- Discussion, Note Check
3) Reading/ Debate Check-In
HW: Read 17&18 and notes, Type Debate (By Thursday)

Monday, June 6, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Finish Zethura and discuss
2) Discuss The Giver/ Check notes
3) Portfolio Talk & This Week's Outline
4) Reading
HW: 3/5- 17&18 and notes
        8/9- 14, 15 & 16 and notes
6
1) Finish Zethura
HW: 14, 15 & 16

Friday, June 3, 2011

Friday, June 3, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) The Giver- Notes Check and Discussion
2) Conferences
HW: 3/5: Chapters 14-16 and notes
        8/9: Chapters 12& 13 and notes

6
1) The Giver Notes Check and Discussion
HW: Chapters 12& 13 and notes

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Thursday, June 2, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) The Giver- Check Notes, Discuss
2) Debate Outline
3) Reading/ Portfolio Conferences
HW: 3/5- Through Chapter 13 and Notes
        8/9- Through Chapter 11 and Notes

6
1) The Giver- Check Notes, Discuss
2) Reading
HW: Through Chapter 13 and Notes

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Giver Discussion
-Check Notes
2) Sci-Fi Film
HW: Giver- Ch. 11

6
1) Sci-Fi Film
HW: Giver- Ch. 9

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Portfolio Workshop Day in 204B
-Check The Giver notes
2) Portfolio Conferences/ The Giver
HW: Read through Ch. 9 and do notes.

6
1)Portfolio Workshop Day in 204B
-Check The Giver notes

Friday, May 27, 2011

Friday, May 27, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) The Giver- Discuss through Ch. 4
2) Check Notes
3) Begin Ch. 5
4) Assign Debate Topics/Groups
5) Begin Debate Research
HW: Read through Ch. 6 and do notes.

6
1) The Giver- Discuss through Ch. 4
2) Check Notes
3) Begin Ch. 5
HW: Read through Ch. 6 and do notes.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Giver Notes Check
2) Giver 1&2 Discussion
3) Begin Ch. 3
4) Candy Debate Activity
HW: Finish Ch 3& 4 and do Notes

6
1) Giver Notes Check
2) Giver 1&2 Discussion
3) Begin Ch. 3
HW: Finish Ch 3&4 and do Notes

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

3/5 & 8/9
1) Self-Assessment (Rubrics)
See how your thinking has changed this year by looking at your common assessments and rating your critical thinking!
2) State Your Position- Collect and go through answers.
3) Giver- Hand out and explain The Giver packet, and begin reading the novel!
HW: Finish Ch. 2 and Notes

6
1) Brief Sci-Fi Powerpoint
2) Giver- Hand out and explain The Giver packet, and begin reading the novel!
HW: Finish Ch. 2 and Notes

Monday, May 16, 2011

Monday, May 16, 2011

Rain, Rain, Go Away!!!!!

3/5
1) Finish Night- Cliff Notes Check
2) Reflection
3) Finish Reflection
4) Prep for tomorrow

6
1) Finish Night
2) Notes Check
3) Reflection

8/9
1) Check Notes, Return Vocab Quizzes
2) Discuss Ch. 12 & 13
3) Reading Groups
HW: Finish Ch. 15 and Notes!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

3/5
1) Computer Lab- Portfolio Day
2) Vocabulary Bingo

6
1) Computer Lab- Portfolio Day

8/9
1) Computer Lab- Portfolio Day
2) Vocabulary Bingo

Reminder: Vocabulary Test will be Friday!!!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Monday, May 9, 2011

3/5
1) Notes Check
2) Reading
3) Word Story Sharing
4) Scatter

6
1) Notes Check
2) Reading

8/9
1) Notes Check
2) Reading
3) Word Story Sharing
4) Scatter

Friday, May 6, 2011

Friday, May 6, 2011

Happy Friday! I hope you all have a great weekend!

3/5
1) Night: ...the soup tasted of corpses.
2) Check Cliff Notes
3) Reading/ discussion
4) Vocabulary word story- Write-Around
HW: None

6
1) Night: ...the soup tasted of corpses.
2) Check Cliff Notes
3) Reading/ discussion
4) Vocabulary word story- Write-Around
HW: None

8/9
1) Last Station Rotation
2) Check Notes
3) Discuss Ch. 6
4) Vocabulary word story- Write-Around
HW: None

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011

I am so proud of you for completing the state ELA test! Now, let's finish out the rest of the year in class strong!

3/5
1) Night: The new camp
2) Video
3) Reading
4) Vocabulary Stations
HW: Read through p. 62 and notes

6
1) Night: The new camp
2) Video
3) Reading
HW: Read through p. 80 and notes

8/9
1) Boy: Ch. 5 CN Check, discussion
2) Read Ch. 6
3) Vocabulary Stations
HW: Finish Ch. 6 and notes

Monday, May 2, 2011

Monday, May 2, 2011

Happy May!

3/5
1) Cliff Notes Check for Ch. 3
2) Discussion
3) Library
4) Test Preparation

6
1) Cliff Notes Check for Ch. 3
2) Discussion
3) Library

8/9
1) Cliff Notes Check for Ch. 5
2) Discussion
3) Library
4) Test Preparation

Make sure you go to bed early tonight, and eat a good breakfast in the morning! Take your time on the test, and relax! Just do your best!

Friday, April 29, 2011

Friday, April 29, 2011

3/5
1) Night Quiz #1
2) Begin Ch. 2
3) Night Video
4) Discussion
HW: Complete through page 43 and cliff notes

6
1) Check cliff notes
2) Night Video
3) Begin CH. 3
HW: Complete through page 43 and cliff notes

8/9
1) Boy Quiz #1
2) Go over
3) Reading Groups
HW: Complete Ch. 5

Have a wonderful weekend!