October 24-28

Week at a Glance: (Sorry for the late post!) Monday: Students will complete argumentative writing enrichment notes and examine a sample argumentative essay about the positives and negatives of playing video games. Enrichment activity is due TUESDAY by the end of class. See attachment below for an additional copy. guided-reading-argument-notes Tuesday: Students will complete a short QuarterContinue reading “October 24-28”

October 17-21

Conference Week! Early Release!  Week at a Glance: Monday: Students will be introduced to argumentative writing by taking notes and analyzing specific vocabulary. They will also visit the Book Fair! Tuesday- Thursday: Students will continue analyzing argumentative vocabulary with specific emphasis on warrant and evidence.  Students will participate in an iPad Whodunnit activity.  In groups, students willContinue reading “October 17-21”

October 10-14

Week at a Glance: Monday: Students were introduced to text structures in informative writing pieces. They took notes and completed an activity. See below for the PowerPoint and notes. Students were given their weekly homework sheet (#10) and their POW #10. These are due this FRIDAY! revised-text-structure-ppt text-structure-chart-notes Tuesday: Students will finish the text structure activityContinue reading “October 10-14”