Welcome back, students and parents! We went to the library today and will return again on January 24. Mark your calendars! The independent reading assignment is due Friday, January 5, 2018. Here is a link to it. Independent Reading Assignment 2017-2018-1rdlvma
Here is a link to the presentation I shared today in class about reading strategies. Reading Strategies
Take care, and have a great evening!
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We read “Turkeys” by Bailey White in my ILA class today. If you click the links below, you can find the materials I used. If you did not finish in class, the selection A test was homework. Use complete sentences in your writing on the essay question. Have good evening!
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In ILA, we received a handout that will be used as we complete independent reading assignments throughout the school year. I have provided an electronic copy for your perusal. We covered an excerpt from Wendelin Van Draalen’s book Flipped and analyzed the difference in points of view for two protagonists. Students will have a quiz covering parts of speech next week, so looking at my language arts resources at the grammar cards would be a great start.
Independent Reading Response Starters
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Students are reading lots of fiction and nonfiction and participating in small group discussions for the last weeks of school. Grades will be taken for active participation. We have also been working on writing creative responses to journals. Some of the topics I select are a little wacky. Some are insightful. Ask your student about some of them. Finish the course strongly, students! Please fly your U.S. flags tomorrow, Saturday, May 21, to honor the men and women who guarantee our freedoms. It’s called Armed Forces Day.
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Honoring men and women who protect our freedoms.
As I mentioned in class today, here are the real stories of “The Little Mermaid” and “Cinderella.” Enjoy reading, dear ones!
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I finished J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series about ten days ago. It was well-written, and the story was quite engaging. If you love a good story that takes a while to read over the entire seven-book series, then this is one to try. I’ve heard that the films are good, too; however, I prefer to use my own vivid imagination for some of the action sequences. More anon.
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I am in the process of reading the Harry Potter series so many of my bookworms have devoured. Ms. Rowling does deliver a good yard. I am tired of Draco Malfoy’s vendetta against Harry and any of Harry’s friends and await his comeuppance. I started reading during the first week of summer holiday and am now one-tenth of the way through the fourth installment, Goblet of Fire. I will keep updates on my progress. More anon.
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For those interested in finding out more background information after completing the background notes for Fever 1793, I’m attaching a web quest that you can follow. Open the link below and then follow the links as they appear. Let me know about an interesting fact you discovered.
Initial Web Quest – Fever 1793
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Here is the video I made for the story “Two Festivals of Light” by Leo Buscaglia from his anthology Seven Stories of Christmas Love. I thought you might like to share it with your families. Forgive the bad pronunciation of Italian. Take care, and God bless!
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We will begin working on Unit II of our Springboard workbooks this week. Our efforts will culminate in an original short story, but we’ll read some published examples and practice writing descriptively. Here are a few of Aesop’s fables to read. Please do this before Monday, November 17, 2014, just to have more background material in your arsenal. Have fun!
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