Unbelievable! Our first trimester ends this Friday, and it has been a very busy trimester. In addition to choosing a history fair topic and beginning that in-depth process, students have been introduced to, and now understand, some important literary concepts. They have learned the parts of the plot and the significance of each. They can now use transition words correctly and how to successfully enrich their own writing with Smiley-Face tricks. They have also learned how to use context clues while reading to help them determine the meaning of new or unusual words. They have read a historical fiction book, Under the Blood Red Sun, and have discussed it and completed critical thinking activities together in class. They have applied all their new skills to this book in addition to applying them to their own independent reading. And finally we are winding-up the trimester by introducing students to the ACES strategy for writing explanatory essays. All-in-all, it's been an extremely productive trimester.
Remember - get your i-read's in as fast as possible & don't forget your Utah Expedition Questions, too.
Here's our last week-at-a-glance:
Week 13:
November 2-6
FLEX :
*i-reads +
personal narrative
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Monday
November 2
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Tuesday
November 3
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Wednesday
November 4
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Thursday
November 5
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Friday
November 6
Short Day = SUCON
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*ACES –
Together: The Lost Boys
*SSR +
i-Reads
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*ACES –
Table = Scope Article
*SSR – i-reads
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*ACES –
individual = Scope Article
*HF sources
* SSR +
i-Reads
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* ACES quiz
*HF sources
* SSR +
i-Reads
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