PRE ENROLLMENT FORMS WERE GIVEN OUT MONDAY. THE DUE DATE IS TOMORROW 3/30. PLEASE CHECK WITH YOUR CHILD TO SEE IF THEY HAVE TURNED IN THE FORM.
Practice CRCT Prep tests
http://dmscc.typepad.com/bijit/crct-practice-tests.html
29th
CW: DGP <turn in today>, CRCT Prep games <see link above to use them at home>
HW: None <although prepping for CRCT would be great>
28th
CW: (P4,7) Work on practice CRCT tests online with the laptops.
HW: None
CW: (P3,5,6) Finish Nobel Peace Prize letter,Download Persuasive Letter Format1 last day for the laptops. Those that are finished can complete practice CRCT tests online. See 3/27 for directions.
HW: If you didn't finish the letter in class, you need to complete it at home and turn it in at the beginning of class tomorrow.
27th
CW: (P4,7) I handed back the subject/predicate packet, had the students correct their mistakes, and turn it back in for a grade. Georgia Test ID slips were handed out for online practice CRCT tests. Students used the laptops to work on the four teacher- assigned tests online. https://georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l >user name: GA Test ID> password: education Pop up blocker must be turned off for the website to work.
HW: None
CW: (P3,5,6) Students worked on laptops to start their Nobel Peace Prize letters, due at the end of class tomorrow.
HW: None
26th
CW: (P4,7) DGP 28, Results of practice CRCT on iRespond - most missed questions were on subjects/predicates so we reviewed and I handed out a packet to be turned in Tuesday at the end of class.
HW: None
CW: (P3,4,5) DGP 28, Finish chart on people of courage, chart should be complete by tomorrow, we have laptops Tuesday and Wednesday for their letter of recommendation to the Nobel Peace Prize.
HW: Word on your chart if you aren't finished.
21st Report cards were handed out today. After the recent episodes of bullying here in the Atlanta area, I decided to start a project where we make a thousand cranes to string together for a wish to end bullying in schools. When students have extra time in my class, they can take the paper provided and make a crane. I have downloaded a video to teach them the technique http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9VF3gdf_Hk and have written directions (link: http://www.origami-fun.com/origami-crane.html)
20th
CW: (P4,7) DGP, finish stem activity, start stem story (use 5 of the 10 stems in a story on any topic, school appropriate) website with a list of stems (http://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/roots.html)
HW: Work on stems activity and story
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP, finish closing arguments, graffiti wall for "courage",
HW: None
19th
CW: (P4,7) DGP 27Download DGP27, Stem Words Download List1words with activity Download List1mysteryquestions/Download List1activities
HW: Work on activities if not completed in class
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP, present closing arguments
HW: None
16th
CW: (P4,7) unjournal entry (turn in at the end of class)
HW: None
CW: (P3,5,6) Work on closing argument (presentation on Monday)
HW: Type up closing argument, print 2 copies (one for you, one for me)
15th
CW: (P4,7) DGP: turn in, pronoun test, editing packet after test
HW: None
CW: DGP: turn in, go over rubric for speech Download Closing Argument Speech Scoring, start writing speech (must have opening argument with thesis statement, one paragraph stating your side's opinion backed up with evidence, one paragraph of counterargument with rebuttal, strong call to action), type and print two copies, presenting on Monday.
HW: Work on speech
14th
CW: (P4,7) DGP, finish pronoun villains and turn in
HW: Study for pronoun test tomorrow
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP, persuasive writing intro, read "The True Story of the Three Little Pigs" in the textbook, discuss speech to be given on Monday.
HW: None
13th
CW: (P4,7)DGP, Finish Pronoun Lawsuits (download below) and Pronoun Villains Download PronounVillains
HW: Study for pronoun test THURSDAY (study games: http://www.quia.com/rr/430558.html, http://www.quia.com/rr/430589.html and ppts to help you study below on the 12th, current CRCT questions on pronouns Download CRCTPronouns2012)
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP, Propaganda Techniques (analyzing commercials)
Slogans/Companies Download SloganWordBank
HW: None
12th
CW: (P4,7) DGP 26 Download DGP26, Review for pronoun test on Thursday, finding pronouns in text - Pronoun Lawsuits. Download PronounLawsuits
HW: Study for test on Wednesday (ppts used in class for review: Download TYPES OF PRONOUNS1, Download PronounCRCTQuestions)
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP 26, socratic discussion of "Miriam"
HW: None
9th
CW: (P4,7) Work on pronoun comics (turn in Monday)
HW: Work on comics if you haven't turned them in.
CW: (P3,5,6) Reading "Miriam" by Truman Capote for socratic discussion.
HW: None
8th
CW: (P4,7) DGP (turn in today), work on pronoun contract and start pronoun comics.
HW: None
CW: (P3,5,6) DGP (turn in today), finding ethos, pathos, and logos in JFK's inaugural speech
Download JFK InauguralAddress
HW: None
7th
CW: DGP (P4,7) Pronoun Contract using pretest scores - Due Thursday, 3/8
HW: None
CW: DGP (P3,5,6) Finish Great Philosophers ppt with notes [Today we discussed the Genographic Project from National Geographic that tracks the DNA of participants to a single female in Africa. My mother gave me a DNA kit years ago as a birthday present. Following is the link if you would like to read up on the project. https://genographic.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/lan/en/dawn.html]
HW: None
6th
CW: DGP, (P4,7)Pronoun Contract using pretest scores - Due Thursday, 3/8
HW: None
CW: DGP (P3,5,6) Great Philosophers ppt with notes
HW: None
5th
CW: DGP 25, (P4,7) Pronoun Pretest, Pronoun PPT Download Pronoun Intro with notes Download IntroNotes
HW: None
CW: DPG 25, (P3,5,6) Persuasion Pretest, Guided Notes Download Persuasive Notes WAG
HW: None
2nd
CW: Analyzing Images/Quotes Quiz
HW: None
1st
CW: Turn in DGP, discussion on mistakes on analyzes of images (no grade taken), overview of rubric Download Analyzing Images Rubric, detailed instructions for analysis to be on the back of the rubric Download Questions for writingss. Since I haven't taken a grade for this unit, students will analysis an image and a quote for a quiz grade. They will have the instructions and the rubric with them and can look back on the assignments I made corrections on to help them.
HW: None