Friday, December 10, 2010

Friday 12/10/10

IN CLASS:
Hours 2, 4, 8--Today students had time for independent reading. Then we went over the root words for next week's vocab quiz. In addition to the roots we learned on Monday, here are three more:
  • ARTIS=art or skill (artisan, artist, artistic)
  • TECHNE=art or skill (technology, technique, technician, technophobe)
  • INTER=between, among, amid (international, intern, interrupt)

Hours 3, 5--Today we started with two sentence teasers for book talks next week. Then students had 20 minutes to read. Finally, we ended with some nonfiction writing about St. Louis Park Junior High. This writing will be due on Tuesday.
  1. What is the main idea about school?
  2. What are three supporting details to expand on this idea?
  3. Create a double bubble map comparing Language Arts to another class.
  4. Write a paragraph describing an event or location in the school Be creative. Use at least 3 facts and 3 opinions in the paragraph.
ASSIGNMENT:
Hours 2, 4, 8
  • Book talk and book page due Tuesday
Hours 3, 5
  • Book talk and book page due Tuesday
  • Nonfiction writing (see above) due Tuesday

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