Month: August 2018

Warm Up/Bell Work:

1. Write your CW and HW into your planner
2. FriYAY Funday: This photo was photo of the year finalist. Find a photo you think should win photo of the year.  Pull it up on your computer. We will share out with the class.

Classwork:

• Practice Summaries (Pixar Shorts)
• Formative Assessment: Summarize your assigned short story from earlier in the week (Assignment on GC)

Homework:

• Read 30 Minutes
• Have a great weekend!

Learning Intention:

Today I will… review the main events of a story

To help me… write a summary without personal opinions or judgements

I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have identified story elements and written a well-developed summary using SWBSI.

Warm Up/Bell Work:

1. Write your CW and HW into your planner
2. Grab your spiral notebook and make sure you have a pencil
3. If you did NOT finish the “Story Map” assignment yesterday, finish it and turn it in.
4. If you DID finish, it is: Creative Writing Thursday: In your spiral notebook, respond to the following prompt: Imagine a future in which we each have a personalized robot servant. What would yours be like? What would it do? What features would it have?

Classwork:

• Review Summaries (TODAY’S LESSON)
• Summarize Pixar Shorts (Assignment on GC)

Homework:

• Read 30 Minutes
• Million Words or Less (due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will… identify story elements

To help me… review the parts of a summary

I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have used several pixar shorts to practice writing summaries.

Warm Up/Bell Work:

1. Write your CW and HW into your planner
2. Grab your spiral notebook and make sure you have a pencil
3. Log into your Chromebook
   • Open yesterday’s assignment (Text/Story)
   • Open today’s assignment (Story Map)
4. Split screen each assignment. Those who know how to split screen should go around to help those who don’t. (THIS MEANS YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE TEXT AND THE ASSIGNMENT AT THE SAME TIME)

Classwork:

• Continue reading and annotation your short story from yesterday (TODAY’S LESSON)
  • Market Square Dog 
  • Raymond’s Run
• Complete a story map about the story (Google Classroom)

Homework:

• Read 30 Minutes
• Million Words or Less (due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will… identify story elements in a short story

To help me… fill in a story map

I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have completed a story map, identifying all of the story elements

Warm Up/Bell Work:

1. Write your CW and HW into your planner
2. Grab your spiral notebook and make sure you have a pencil
3. IF YOU HAVE NOT FINISHED MAPS:
   • Immediately go to MAPs and work on your test.
4. IF YOU HAVE FINISHED MAPs:
   • Free Write Tuesday: In your spiral notebook, free write for 10 minutes about anything that you want to write about.

Classwork:

• Review story and plot elements (TODAY’S LESSON)
• Read a short story to map its elements
  • Market Square Dog 
  • Raymond’s Run

Homework:

• Read 30 Minutes
• Million Words or Less (due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will… review story and plot elements

To help me… identify the story elements of an assigned short story

I’ll know I’ve got it when…I have read and annotated the short story, keeping track of story elements as I read.

 

Warm Up/Bell Work:

1. Write your CW and HW into your planner
2. Grab your spiral notebook and make sure you have a pencil
3. Mindset Monday: In your spiral notebook, write about a time when you accomplished something that you didn’t think you could. What did you learn from the experience? (5 minutes) CLOSE YOUR CHROMEBOOK WHILE YOU WRITE!

Classwork:

• Unit 1 Pre-Assessment

Homework:

• Read 30 Minutes
• Million Words or Less (due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will… take a pre-assessment

To help me… show what I know about the standards in Unit 1

I’ll know I’ve got it when… I have completed the multiple choice questions in Google Forms and written a constructed response summary of the story I read.

 

Learning Intention:

Today I will take reading MAPs

To help me identify my reading comprehension level.

I’ll know I’ve got it when I have answered all questions as accurately as possible.

Warm Up/Bell Work:

• Write your CW and HW into your planner
• Log into your Chromebook

BELL WORK:

• Click this link to go to the MAP test.

Put your computer at a 45* angle once you are at the MAP login.

Classwork:

• MAP Testing (Thursday and Friday)

Homework:

• Read for 30 Minutes – BRING A BOOK TO CLASS EACH DAY!
• Planner Parent/Student Signature Form (return to Bear Necessities)
• Million Words of Less (Parent Homework, due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will take reading MAPs

To help me identify my reading comprehension level.

I’ll know I’ve got it when I have answered all questions as accurately as possible.

Warm Up/Bell Work:

• Write your CW and HW into your planner
• Log into your Chromebook

BELL WORK:

• Click this link to read up on the MAP test
• After you have read the above link, click this link to go to the MAP test.

Put your computer at a 45* angle once you are at the MAP login.

Classwork:

• MAP Testing (Thursday and Friday)

Homework:

• Read for 30 Minutes – BRING A BOOK TO CLASS EACH DAY!
• Planner Parent/Student Signature Form (return to Bear Necessities)
• Million Words of Less (Parent Homework, due 8/31)

Learning Intention:

Today I will review genres and discuss real and “fake” reading

To help me improve my reading fluency throughout the year

I’ll know I’ve got it when I can identify a book I want to read and practice stamina of “real” reading.

Warm Up/Bell Work:

• Write your CW and HW into your planner
• Get your spiral notebook from our class period bin
• If you do not have a spiral notebook for class, SEE ME
• Put out your name tag.

BELL WORK: In your spiral notebook, brainstorm a list of some of your favorite books, authors, or genres.

Once you have finished your warm up/bell work, put your computer at a 45* angle to show Ms. Wells you are ready to learn!

Classwork:

• Review Genres
• Explore Classroom Library
• Practice Reading Stamina

Homework:

• Read for 30 Minutes – BRING A BOOK TO CLASS EACH DAY!
• Planner Parent/Student Signature Form (return to Bear Necessities)
• Million Words of Less (Parent Homework, due 8/31)

Today in class, we learned a new way to quiet down.  The purpose of “Hit It!” is silence and attention!

Learning Intention:

Today I will explore Google Classroom and the Classroom Blog

To help me get familiar with the tools that I will be utilizing on my Chromebook

I’ll know I’ve got it when I can successfully login, navigate the blog, and I have completed my first Google assignment.

Classwork:

• Explore Google Classroom and the Classroom Blog
• Review Procedures (Bathroom Pass/Incident Card)
• All About Me Assignment on Google Classroom

Homework:

• Planner Parent/Student Signature Form (return to Bear Necessities)
• Million Words of Less (Parent Homework, due 8/31)