Hello all,
Today, students worked on revising their informative paragraphs. Students focused on topic sentences, transitions, details and commentary. Tomorrow, we will begin the short story, "The Scholarship Jacket." Please see a copy below. Students will preview vocabulary and begin reading the story. Also, we will discuss elements of a short story: plot, subplot, setting, theme, characters and conflict. We will also review point of view. Assessments this week:
Also, please use the mentor paragraph as a reference tool for your informational writing pieces. mentor_paragraph.pptx Hello all!
I hope everyone remained warm and safe during our time away from school. Now, it's back to business! Students, we will still continue to cover our academic vocabulary terms. We will take our quiz on Thursday since we were out of school last week. On Monday and Tuesday, we will continue to focus on internal and external conflict as demonstrated through our viewing of clips from movie UP. Do not be surprised, class, if you have a similar quiz. This week, we will also be writing constructed responses. Assessments for this week: vocabulary terms, constructed response and pop quiz on internal vs. external conflict. |