We are about to begin our independent reading journey. Be sure to pick a novel by an American author. If you found a book that you think you may like to read, do a quick search of the author to where they are from.
We have wrapped up our second week of school. I hope it was a good one for you. Going over the homework analogies, I've noticed that many struggled with the assignment. Check this link out to watch a short video to hopefully get a better understanding Analogy Lesson or read about hit here, and click here to see it explained better. I will return papers to give you a chance to improve your grade. Analogies may seem unimportant, but you will continue to see them in many high stakes test throughout your school careers and even on some job applications. This exercise was also to help you with learning and remembering your vocabulary. All links are on the Website page as well. We also worked in class on creating an original origin story. I highly recommend you creating a Google document so that you can work on it as a group outside of school. Check out the tab Websites for instructions on how to create a shared document. Monday, August 24, we will be going to the library to pick a book out for independent reading. I will be giving out more instructions for this activity on Monday as well, but the criteria thus far is:
If you would like to research an author before we go to the library, here is a list of American author's that may help you. Click on this link for the American Authors List in google drive or download the file below.
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Due Dates:
Mon & Tues, 12/14-15 - Work Days (tentative) Wednesday, 12/16 - Multi-genre Paper due Friday, 12/18 - Presentations Tuesday, 8/25 - Vocab check Wednesday, 8/26 - Origin Stories Friday, 8/28 - Vocab Quiz Archives
March 2016
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