1. Monday's DLR for Week 9

2. Students finished paragraph 5 of Expository Essay #1

3. Students did peer editing of their essays in pairs.

1. DLR Quiz #8

2. Students worked on paragraphs 3 and 4 for Expository Essay #1

3. Teacher conferenced with some students who asked for assistance on their essays.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 8

2. Students worked on paragraphs 1 and 2 for Expository Essay #1

3. Teacher looked at the graphic organizers of the students who completed them and provided feedback.

4. Teacher went over last night's homework.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 8

2. Teacher went over the homework.

3. Teacher discussed the prompt for Expository Essay #1.

4. Students copied down and began working on Expository Essay #1 Graphic Organizer. See the following website if you don't know of a proverb that is or can be beneficial to you.

 

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 8

2. We finished reading the last chapter of A Day No Pigs Would Die

3. We took the full story quiz for A Day No Pigs Would Die

4. Dealing with Loss of Loved One Chart

1. Monday's DLR for Week 8

2. Teacher explained the expectations for the Monster Report. Some students signed up for the monster they will be working on today. (per. 4 only)

3. Students read chapter 14 of A Day No Pigs Would Die

4. Students began working on chapters 13-14 questions for the book listed. If they didn't finish this in class, it is homework.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 7

2. Students finished Context Clues 1.1

3. Writing Descriptive Sentences. Students had to pick 3 to write about. Each description should be a 3-4 sentence min. You must use lots of adjectives in your description of the pictures you chose.

4. Students went to the following website

They made a chart with 3 columns. It was titled Dealing with the Loss of a Loved One. Each column was numbered 1 to 5. The first column is labeled Name of Strategy. The second column is labeled Definition and the third column is labled How it is helpful. Students must write 1 to 3 sentences in the How It Is Helpful section.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 7

2. Making an Oven from a Windshield Shade reading comprehension

3. Students glued in an adjectives list and an adverbs list into their journals.

4. Students worked on Context Clues 1.1 Worksheet

1. Tuesday's DLR for Week 7

2. Students took the chapter 9 quiz for A Day No Pigs Would Die

3. Freewrite #1 Obj: Tell, in a freewrite format which is a 1/3 to 1/2 of a page, about a competition you entered at some point in your life. Did you win or lose? What did you learn from the situation? What do you remember most?

4. In groups of 4, students read chapter 4 of A Day No Pigs Would Die.

1. Monday's DLR for Week 7

2. Insect and Arachnid Borne Diseases

3. Students and teacher read chapter 8 of A Day No Pigs Would Die

4. Students worked on chapter 7-8 Discussion Questions

5. Students began reading chapter 9 of A Day No Pigs Would Die. This, most likely, will need to be finished for homework.

1. DLR Quiz #6

2. Student took a vocab. quiz on chapters 5-8 of A Day No Pigs Would Die. If you were absent, you'll need to come in at lunch or break to make it up.

3. Some students, in a small group instruction setting, worked on rewriting their paragraphs from yesterday.

4. The rest of my class worked on Valuable Advice Chart. Basically, students wrote this title in their Table of Contents. Then, they made a T-chart which was numbered from 1 to 3 on both sides. On the the left hand side, which was titled Advice Given, they wrote down 3 pieces of advice that were helpful to them. On the right, which was titled How It Was Helpful, they wrote down how the advice they received was beneficial. Advice Given should be 1-2 sentences. The How It Was Helpful section must be 2-3 sentences.

1. Thursday's DLR for Week 6

2. Students took a quiz on chapter 6 of A Day No Pigs Would Die

3. Teacher explained the format for the Toughest Subject Paragraph. Obj: Tell me about your most difficult subject. What did you do do to make this area more understandable, or what can you do in order to be more successful in this area?

4. Teacher showed students a model of a paragraph based on topic in #3.

5. Students began reading chapter 7 of A Day No Pigs Would Die. They need to finish this for homework if it is not finished in class.

1. Wednesday's DLR for Week 6

2. Teacher discussed the results of Compare and Contrast Paragraph #1 with students.

3. Students read chapters 5-6 of A Day No Pigs Would Die

4. Students took the chp. 4 quiz for A Day No Pigs Would Die. If you were absent, you'll need to make this up at lunch or break.

 

1. Monday's DLR for Week 6

2. Teacher explained all of the homework for the week.

3. Students worked on Compare and Contrast Paragraph #1 Obj: Compare and contrast the types of chores that kids do in 2 of the areas discussed, urban, rural, or suburban. Show hoe the task that the children do are both different and similar.

4. Students completed the Chores section in their notebooks. (per. 4 only)