Weekly Blog 2/8 – 2/12
This Week in Reading and ELA…
Monday – Reading – Vocabulary Quiz over 1/25 – 2/5 W.o.t.D., SB Close Reading of Informational Text “Underground Railroad Infographic,” What’s Going on in this Picture (NYTimes) ELA – Apostrophes Quiz, Complete “Adversity” Rough Draft
Tuesday – Reading – W.o.t.D., Fiction Book Report – Major Grade ELA – Mini lesson: Essay Leads and Conclusions, “Adversity” Revision
Wednesday/Thursday – Reading –W.o.t.D., SB Close Reading of Informational Text “from Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad” ELA – www.chompchomp.com apostrophe practice, complete “Adversity” revision, write Draft 2
Friday – Reading – W.o.t.D., What’s Going on in this Picture?, SB Close Reading of Informational Text Synthesis/Assessment ELA – Edit Draft 2, Write clean final copy on lined paper – Major Grade DUE TODAY/MONDAY
Homework this week: Since your fiction book report is Tuesday, make sure you’ve completed your fiction reading by Monday night! Study your INB Expository notes prior to 2/12 (writing benchmark)
Coming Up: Please get a paper copy of Tangerine by Edward Bloor prior to 2/25. Paper copies only (no electronic copies) to make grading and annotation an easier process for students and teacher!
