You will need a pencil today!

Please read independently.

Today we are taking a special assessment on central idea and text evidence.

RFotD: October was originally the eighth month of the Roman calendar. It always had a length of 31 days and became the tenth month of the year when King Numa Pompilius reformed the calendar and added the months of January and February around 700 BCE.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

If you had only 1 wish what would it be? Why would you choose that wish?  Please respond in your journal.

Today we continue our work on central message and citing text evidence.  Our objective:

Determine a central idea of a text and cite textual evidence to support it.

Random Fact of the Day: Apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Please read independently while I take attendance.  

Today we continue our study of annotation and how it helps us to cite textual evidence.

Random Fact of the Day: All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for 30 minutes.

Homework: Read for 30 Minutes

Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will learn about annotation using an online service called hypothes.is. 
The Objective for today is:
Understand the ways that annotation helps to make sense of text.

Random fact of the day: Tears caused by sadness, happiness and onions look different under the microscope.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.  Please free write in your journal while I take attendance.  

Good news: If you have your narrative and your probe turned in, you will receive 50 gold pieces for each!

Today we begin our next unit, Becoming Critical Consumers.  We will study lots of informational text! 

Random fact of the day: After reading this post you will not recognize that the the brain doesn’t recognize the second ‘the’.

Homework:  Read for 30 minutes.

Happy Friday!  Work on your probes and narratives.  

Today is the big day: probes and narratives are due at the end of class!  You will have the entire period to finish.  I am VERY excited to see all that you have created.

Fact of the day:

Unless food is mixed with saliva you can’t taste it. In order for food to have taste, chemicals from the food must first dissolve in saliva. Once dissolved, the chemicals can be detected by receptors on taste buds.

Homework: NOTHING.  You have worked hard on two huge projects and deserve a break.  Enjoy your weekend!

Happy First Day of Fall!  Please continue your work on either your probe or your narrative.

Today we will be spending the period finishing probes and narratives.

Random fact of the day:
A polar bear can smell a seal that's 20 miles away.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes and work on your narrative, if necessary.

Hello and welcome to Wednesday! Please work on your Probe.

Today we will pay a visit to the library and continue to work on your probe.

We're trying something new and fun. Most days I will include a random fact of the day. Here's the first one:

The letter "J" was the last letter added to the English Alphabet. Before that, the letter "L" was used in its place. "U" was the second to last letter added, and was usually replaced by V. The letter "J" was the last letter added to the English Alphabet. Before that, the letter "L" was used in its place. "U" was the second to last letter added, and was usually replaced by V.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes and work on your narrative, if necessary.

I hope that none of you experience this from me!
Please get right to work on your Authors as Mentors Assessment.

Don't forget, narratives are due by the end of class this Friday!

Homework: Read for 30 minutes and work on your narrative, if necessary.

I hope that you all had a restful and great weekend. Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we begin our unit assessment for Authors as Mentors.  I am really excited for you to show me what you have learned.  I am confident that you will all do well.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes and work on you narrative, if necessary.

We finally made it to Friday!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be finishing our work on the summary and theme for Tuesday of the Other June, working on our narratives and having our first Boss Battle.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes and work on your narrative, if needed.

Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today, we will begin our review of Unit 1 and work on our narratives.

Our objective for today is 

Put together all that has been taught in order to analyze and discuss a text.

Don't forget, book orders are due tomorrow!

Homework: Work on your narrative and read for 30 minutes.

The answer, of course, is no.  We have writing to do today!

Please continue your work on your narratives. While I take attendance.

Our objective today: 
Understand the importance of proper grammar spelling and mechanics in conveying an effective message.

Don't forget, book orders are due on FRIDAY.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes

I realize that I do this to you quite often.  Just know that I hate to do it :)
Please finish Tuesday of the Other June on page 80 in your Lit Books while I take attendance.

Today we will be discussing plot in stories.  The objective is:

Describe how a particular story's plot unfolds in a series of episodes.

Homework: MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PARENTS HAVE FILLED OUT THEIR VERIFICATION FORM. Also, read for 30 minutes :)

Happy Monday!  I hope you all had a fabulous weekend. Please read independently while I take attendance.  Pay special attention to the characters that you are reading about. 

Today we will be looking at character development in your writing.
Our Objective is: Develop a main character to add to the depth of a narrative.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

We made it to Friday!  Please continue your work on your Narrative.
Today's Objective: 
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique.

Homework: Read for 30 Minutes

We made it to Thursday! Only one more day to go this week.  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today, we will continue our development of narrative stories.  Our objective is:
Develop a real or imagined experience in writing.

Homework: Complete any unfinished work and read for 30 minutes.

Welcome to Wednesday!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be switching gears a little as we begin our first major writing project: Narratives.  Our objective for the day is:

Develop a real or imagined experience in writing.

Homework: Catch up on any unfinished assignments and read for 30 minutes.

Happy Tuesday!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will continue our work on theme by finding text evidence to support the theme.  We will also read independently.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Happy Friday!  Today I would like for you to check and clean up you email. Once you are finished, read independently.

Today we will continue our work with Theme!

Objective: Determine a theme or central idea of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details.

Homework: Read for 30 Minutes and Enjoy your three-day weekend!

Please continue your work in your journal about the perfect day.

Today we begin to explore theme.  This can be challenging, but I know that you can handle it.  Our objective is:

Determine a theme of a text and how it is conveyed through particular details.

Homework: read for 30 minutes.