Monday, September 16, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your Vocabulary Packet, a pen to grade it with, and your iPad/Chromebook
2. Correct your Vocabulary Packet with your small group. I will check off your Vocabulary packet for completion/on time.
3. Click here for the Goodreads Comment: Goodreads Prompts 2019-2020

Homework-

Final draft of email to the character assignment (printed out if typed) due tomorrow. You must have your rubric in order to turn in your final draft.

Vocabulary Quiz on Friday.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Friday, September 13, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, the email the character instructions, your iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. Click here for the keynote: Email a character tips and edit guide (3)
3. Continue to write your rough draft of the email to the character assignment in your writer’s notebook. Be sure to follow the editing guide on the keynote to fulfill requirements.
4. For the email template, click here: Email Template

Homework-

Final draft of email to the character assignment (printed out if typed) due Tuesday. You must have your rubric in order to turn in your final draft.

Vocabulary Packet due Monday

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Agenda-

1. Turn in your Email the Teacher Assignment
2. Take out your writer’s notebook, your iPad or Chromebook and a pen
3. Go over some reminders, examples, and the editing guide. Click here for the keynote: Email a character tips and edit guide (3)
4. Continue to write your rough draft of the email to the character assignment in your writer’s notebook. We will be working on this tomorrow as well.

Homework-

Vocabulary Packet due Monday

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, your iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. Discuss the email the character assignment- handout given in class. Plan sheet on the handout. You will need to fill that out first.
3. Begin to write your rough draft of the email to the character assignment in your writer’s notebook. We will be working on this tomorrow and Friday as well. Don’t worry about the due date yet.

Homework-

Vocabulary Packet due Monday

Email the teacher assignment (printed out if typed) due tomorrow.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, your  iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. Continue to write your rough draft of Email the teacher assignment in your writer’s notebook first. After you finish your draft, you will proofread for errors with a different colored pen. You will type or write your final draft on the email template linked below. For the email etiquette slide show and email teacher assignment directions click here: Email Etiquette 2019
3. For your final draft, click here for the email template: Email Template

Homework-

Vocabulary Packet due Monday

Email the teacher assignment (printed out if typed) due Thursday.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Monday, September 9, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. You will respond to a Goodreads prompt. You must post your comment on the site. I will have you print out your comments at the end of the month. Make sure you type your response on Google Docs or Pages App before you copy and paste it to the Goodreads site. For the Goodreads comment, click here: Goodreads Prompts 2019-2020
3. Work on our Vocabulary Unit. The packet is handed out in class only.

Homework-

Vocabulary Unit due Monday.

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Friday, September 6, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, your  iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. Write your rough draft of Email the teacher assignment in your writer’s notebook first. After you finish your draft, you will proofread for errors with a different colored pen. You will type or write your final draft on the email template linked below. For the email etiquette slide show and email teacher assignment directions click here: Email Etiquette 2019
3. For your final draft, click here for the email template: Email Template

Homework-

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Agenda-

1. Take out your writer’s notebook, your  iPad or Chromebook and a pen
2. We are going to finish up the student handbook activity for the first 10 minutes of class.
3. Email etiquette discussion and begin our email the teacher assignment. For the email etiquette slide show and email teacher assignment directions click here: Email Etiquette 2019

Homework-

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Agenda-

1. Turn in your Biopoem to the basket up front
2. Take out your iPad or Chromebook and a pen
3. We are going to work in partners on a “Student Handbook” activity required by our school. I have a handout for you and your partner to work on together. Access the student handbook by clicking here: StudentHandbook2019-20

Homework-

Read 40+ pages, due every Monday, of your Independent Reading.