April 30th (A) and May 1st (B)

Journal #59:

žWarm-up Write: What has been your favorite book you’ve read so far this year? (It doesn’t have to be in class.)

žWhat has been your favorite book you’ve EVER read in a Language Arts class? Why was it your favorite? 

April 28th (A) and 29th (B)

Journal #58:

žQuick “review” quiz on literary terms:

žWhat is a “theme”? Give an example of a theme from ONE of the following movies:

Cinderella

The Dark Knight Rises

The Sandlot

žChange these one-word-wanna-be-themes from Night into actual themes:

Family

Survival

Humanity 

4th QUARTER SCHEDULE! ALL DUE DATES ARE SET!

4th Quarter Schedule 

Last day to take late work is JUNE 1st!

April 24th (A) and 27th (B)

Journal #57:

žRead “A Rice Sandwich” (pg. 43-45)

žWarm-up Write: Think about a time in either elementary or middle school where you were completely embarrassed about something. What was the incident? How was it handled? Why do you still remember this? 

April 22nd (A) and 23rd (B)

Journal #56:

žSAGE Reflection:

žNow that we’ve completed our 2nd SAGE test, talk about how you felt you did.

How “hard” do you think it was?

What was challenging for you?

What was easy for you?

What do you wish we would have gone over more? 

April 20th (A day only)

No journal today. 

SAGE testing- Day #2

April 16th (A) and 17th (B)

No journal today. 

Silent reading and SAGE testing- Day 1. 

April 14th (A) and 21st (B)

Journal #55:

žRead “Cathy, Queen of Cats” (Pg. 12)

žDescribe a "bad" friend you have had. Why were you friends with them?

April 10th (A) and 13th (B)

Journal #54

žRead “Hairs” on page 6-7

žDescribe each of your immediate family’s hair. Use unconventional symbols to describe it. Look at the text as a model. 

April 8th (A) and April 9th (B)

Journal #53:

Read the poem and answer the following questions:

One thing I notice is....

One thing I recognize is....

One thing I like about this poem is....

I like it because...

The mood of the poem is...

I believe this because....

This poem is about...

I think this because...

I Want to Be

by Sandra Cisneros

I want to be

like the waves on the sea,

like the clouds in the wind,

but I'm me.

One day I'll jump

Out of my skin.

I'll shake the sky

like a hundred violins.

April 1st (A) and 7th (B)

No Journal Today!

See schedule for agenda.