Thursday, January 23, 2014

Thursday January 23rd

MATH
Barber- CFP 4.1 completed today; We will begin the forgiving method tomorrow.

Brazier- Strand 5 pre-test: We attempted the whole test then corrected some of it as a class. We will finish this task tomorrow. Strand 5 DPP due on Monday, February 3.  

Kornas - More Division.  H.W. - WORKSHEET WITH 4 DIVISION PROBLEMS ON IT.  EACH PROBLEM MUST BE SOLVED USING THE STRATEGY AND STEPS I MODELED AND WE PRACTICED IN CLASS TODAY. STUDENTS SHOULD REFER TO THEIR NOTES AS A REMINDER OF HOW TO DO THE PROBLEMS.  YES, YOU NEED TO ESTIMATE FOR EACH PROBLEM AND YES, YOU NEED TO DO A CHECK FOR EACH PROBLEM.

SWITCHES
Reading: (Teacher - Mr. Brazier):”Readers collect ‘key quotes.’” Open-note test on Friday.
TOMORROW’S TEST QUESTION: Write a paragraph in response to “What is something about your character that you believe to be important?”

SCIENCE: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): Began “You and Your Body” science unit today.
Word Masters: (Teacher - Mrs. Kornas): H.W. - STUDY W.M. WORDS AND DEFINITIONS

Spelling: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber):

Social Studies: (Teacher - Mrs. Barber: Continued working on explorer presentation. STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO PRESENT NEXT WEEK.

WRITING WORKSHOPS



BARBER: Day 3 of our persuasive essay unit: writers reread and notice.

BRAZIER: Our unit on Argument/Essay Writing continued today. Among other things, we studied the structure of existing essays. As we analyzed them, we took note that all essayists give strong reasons for their claim.
ASK: WHAT IS A CLAIM YOU MADE TODAY AND WHAT WAS A REASON OF YOURS TO SUPPORT THAT CLAIM? Also: WHAT MIGHT YOU BE FIRED UP ENOUGH TO WRITE A WHOLE PERSUASIVE ESSAY ABOUT?

KORNAS:  Writing Workshop - Put persuasive Essay Notebook together.

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