Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Classroom Update

Homework:
Section 1: 
  • Synonyms and Antonyms unit 14
  • Quiz Thursday unit 14

Sections 2 & 3:
  • Pictionaries unit 14
  • Synonyms and Antonyms unit 14
  • Both types of quizzes on Thursday unit 14

Interims:
I am using  the grades that are in HAC as of today for interims.
There are some homework grades for vocab, but I will get to them.

Sections 2 & 3
I gave students a printed version of their independent book project.
I tried to express that since we are short on time, I am not expecting huge answers to the questions on their reflections.  I am looking for accurate, concise answers.
All of the activities are supposed to prepare them May 27 when they present their books.

While I have spent the year trying to increase their writing, I am asking students to participate in the process of close reading.  I ask that the assignments be COMPLETED and ON TIME.  I will be doing my best to assess their progress towards their presentation.

Grades sections 2 & 3
THIS PROJECT IS THE MAJORITY OF THE 4TH MP GRADE.  
  1.  The most important assignment is the book presentation. I will create a rubric.
  2. Another piece of writing I will ask students to take their time on is the reflection/connection piece where they explain their interaction with their book.  This piece should be typed and be about 450 - 600 words.
Check out this collection of classic works! 
These are the books the students have chosen. I like how some students are doing the same book.  This way they can have discussions.


1984
Animal Farm
Animal Farm
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying
Carrie
Catch 22
Dante's Inferno
Diary of Anne Frank
Diary of Anne Frank
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
Farenheit 451
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Go Ask Alice
Great Expectations
Gulliver's Travels
Kafka
Little Women
Little Women
Little Women
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies
MacBeth
Red Badge of Courage
Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe
Shindler's List
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Color of Water
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
The Hobbit
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Life of Pi
The Pearl
The Sound and the Fury
The Sun also Rises
The Time Machine
The Time Machine
Three Musketeers
Three Musketeers
To Kill a Mocking Bird
To Kill a Mocking Bird
To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Treasure Island
Twelfth Night
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights