ANNOUNCEMENTS
Goodbye and Good Luck to Mr. Brazier’s extraordinary student teacher, Ms. Prescott, whose last day at BLE was today.
WORD STUDY
Barber: Introduction to Analogies.
*ASK YOUR CHILD WHAT THEY NOTICED.
Brazier: Dictionary Skills. Introduction to Analogies.
Kornas: Wordmaster poster work.
MATH
Brazier - Switch One: No math today.
Brazier - Switch Two: No math today
Martinez - Switch One: No math today.
* HOMEWORK: DUE TOMORROW.
Martinez - Switch Two: No math today.
SCIENCE
Barber:
*HOMEWORK: MOTION ACTIVITY DUE TOMORROW
Kornas:
* HOMEWORK: REVIEW MASS VS. WEIGHT AND NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION. VERY LIKELY THAT THERE WILL BE A POP QUIZ TOMORROW!
READING WORKSHOP
Barber: Independent reading.
Brazier: Jotting about (a) setting details, (b) history, (c) character data, (d) change, (e) power and resistance, and (f) the status quo, using Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the instructional read aloud
Kornas: M-Step testing. Independent Reading and book check-out
Martinez: Book trailers continue!
WRITING WORKSHOP
Barber: “Writers use the RRRS to help with their conclusion.”
Brazier: “Checklists remind writers of what they’ve learned (and also serve to remind them of what they’re aiming toward).”
* HOMEWORK: COMPLETE THE REMAINING PARTS OF THE CHECKLIST THAT HAVE TO DO WITH DEVELOPMENT. SPEND 15-30 MINUTES RE-TOOLING (ELECTRONICALLY) THE SECTIONS YOU’VE MARKED WITH “NOT YET” OR “STARTING TO.”
Kornas: Analyze a classmates essay and then re-work/edit your own essay. Build strong supporting paragraphs with factual evidence.
Martinez: A conclusion paragraph restates the thesis and reasons. It connects back to what the text was mostly about.
* HOMEWORK: BEGIN TYPING ESSAY. THIS TYPED DRAFT IS DUE THURSDAY.
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