Hello All!
This is our FINAL FULL WEEK of an amazing school year. Before I get to this week's events, I wanted to congratulate my students for showing significant and honorable amounts of growth on their most recent Reading Inventory test. You guys are amazing, and I hope you are as proud of yourselves as I am of you. This week, students will continue their novel study of Tangerine. They are enjoying the story and will have their second quiz on Thursday of this week. They will have a FINAL on the book Monday or Tuesday of next week, depending on the schedule. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching the students this year and look forward to them accomplishing great things in the next grade level. Have a happy, productive and safe summer! Don't forget - Culture Night is this Tuesday at 6:30. Greetings all,
The Milestones Test is rapidly approaching; in preparation, we are busily reviewing. This week, the students will be reviewing and learning additional concepts related to poetry. Related concepts: stanza, rhyme, meter, line break sonnet, fixed verse, free verse, quatrain, cinquain, couplet, ballad, haiku imagery, simile, hyperbole, alliteration, metaphor, personification, onomatopoeia and oxymoron The mentor texts used for this unit are: "The Road Not Taken," by Robert Frost and "Harlem" by Langston Hughes. Students will practice for the Georiga Milestones using the tools provided through the online platform on Wednesday. Additionally, they can practice at home on the following website: http://www.gaexperienceonline.com/ 7am to 10 pm daily. Additional practice, this week, will be given through USATESTPrep (Homework) They will be assessed on their understanding of poetry this Friday. Have a wonderful and productive week! |