Progress Reports/End of Nine Weeks

Students will receive an extra progress report from my class. They will need to complete any missing assignments before Thursday morning. The end of the nine weeks is on Wednesday and all grades have to be in no later than Thursday.

Grammar Rock from School House Rocks

You can watch this on you tube!! This is a great refresher on grammar.

Study Guide for Benchmarks & Study Island

Students will recieve a study guide on Thursday. This will go over the terms that are expected to be on the benchmark. We will review this in class on Thursday but they will need extra practice at home.

Students can also go onto to Study Island at home for extra practice. If the students finish all the assignments you can email me and I will add more.

Early Release Wednesday 10-22-08

Don't Forget Tomorrow is Early Release!!!

Pencils Please!

If you could send in a box of pencils for your teachers that would be great!! Students borrow pencils daily and do not turn them back in.
Thank You!!

October 13th

Monday is an early release day and a parent conference day. We have set up conferences with parents that we need to meet with. If you need a conference, please send a note with your child or call the school. Then we will contact you and set one up at a later date.
Thanks!

Class Discussion on Persuasive Writing

This week students focused on Persuasive Writing. Students learned about thesis statements, reasons, examples, elaboration, and the format of essays for my class. Their essays should be in 5 paragraphs. {1st Paragraph-Hook the reader, thesis, and state your reasons 2nd Paragraph-Reason 1 with 3 supporting details 3rd Paragraph Reason 2 with 3 supporting details 4th Paragraph - Reason 3 with 3 supporting details 5th Paragraph-Restate Position/opinion, sum up major points, and have a powerful ending}. They were able to create Persuasion Maps on http://www.readwrtiethink.org/ and they wrote two essays. Students were very motivated to write the last essay which persuaded their parents to buy them a gift. Students should have a writing section in their notebook that has Persuasion Notes, a template for a Persuasion Map, Transition Words worksheet, Powerful words and Organizer worksheet, and an Assignment sheet on Gift Essay.

Class Discussion on Propaganda

We have started our Propaganda Unit. The students are learning what propaganda is and the different techniques that are used. They are very excited to view different types of media and I am hoping they are discussing this at home. They will be tested on this Wednesday. We are also designing our own advertisements using different propaganda techniques. I am looking forward to the presentations on Thursday.
Mrs. King

Class Discussion

We have read another fiction story, "Stray," this week and have started another nonfiction story, "Water." They are watching the movie Miracle Worker which is based on a story about Helen Keller. Students were also able to get onto Study Island Thursday. They can log onto Study Island at home for extra practice. www.studyisland.com This is a great tool that helps students prepare for EOGs. We will focus on propaganda this coming week.
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. King

Class Discussions

This week went by really fast! We read "Zlata's Diary" and "Drive-In Movies." Both were works of nonfiction and were discussed at length in class. Students should have new notes on NonFiction for their literature notebook. To end the week we began writing personal narratives. We spent two days in the computer lab typing these narratives and students have had plenty of time to finish. If for some reason they did not, they should work on it this weekend. If students need a narrative to compare their work, "Drive-In Movies" is a great narrrative by Gary Soto.
Enjoy Your Weekend!

Email

Please email me at cking@bcswan.net

Up Coming Events

Parent Night Tuesday 8-09-08 at 7 pm

Early Release- Wednesday 8-10-08

Narrative due for my class on Friday 8-12-08

Class Discussion and Questions

Hi, everyone!! We started the week off with introduction games. I hope you enjoyed getting to know your peers and me. I am sure all teachers have gone over their rules for the classroom. If you have any questions about this please let us know.


We presented the BioCubes today and I enjoyed learning about your life!! I hope you feel more comfortable now that you know everyone!! I will try to have these grades to you by the end of next week.

We have started our nonfiction and fiction unit in my class. We have learned the types of fiction and nonfiction and the elements of both. Do you feel comfortable with fiction and nonfiction?

The first short story that we read this week is "Greyling" by Jane Yolen. A story about a fisherman and his wife who find a selchie and raise him as their child. I was hoping to have a short quiz on this Friday but we ran out of time. Most likely we will go over this story on Tuesday and then have the Quiz. Be familiar with nonfiction vs. fiction and the story "Greyling."

On another note, I am sure some of you have been called "down" for talking or other things. Please do not take this personal. I am just setting boundaries for the classroom. You will soon learn the procedures and expectations of your teachers. In order to have effective classroom management we must let you know from the start what we expect.

Thanks for a Great Week!!
Mrs. King

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