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It’s… the Final Countdown!
Students, we have FCAT starting next week. This is it! Sadly, I know none of you has the faintest idea what that music is for in today’s featured image, but I couldn’t resist. 200 imaginary bonus points for anyone who explains it to me! Well, let’s get started. Today we will check over our margin … Continue reading
What’s the Purpose?
Students, today we will be looking into the author’s purpose. The image above tells that author’s purpose can be Persuade, Inform, Entertain; but there are other purposes. For example, an author can write to “share a personal experience”. We are going to watch a short video on author’s purpose which goes through some of the … Continue reading
Getting the Main Idea…
Good day, students! We will be moving into the Main Idea portion of our FCAT preparation. Here is the Common Core Benchmark: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.2 Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. We will … Continue reading
Poems, Everybody!
Okay, well maybe not the kind of poem featured above. Today we will be reading two poems about advice. Complete the following: Read and complete the notebook on pg. 105 in your group Discuss Imagery and Figurative Language pg. 106 Read in your Group – Speech to the Young and Mother to Son pg. 107-108 … Continue reading
Good Luck…
Students, today we will be continuing our unit on “Superstition” and working in the FCAT Benchmark 8.2.2.1 – locate, use, and analyze specific information from organizational text features Complete KWL Chart on pg. 74 Reading Earrings, Ghostlights, and Rally Caps pg. 75 and “Spooky Myths Busted” pg. 78 Socrative Quiz from “Monkey’s Paw” and “Ghostlights” … Continue reading
Very Superstitious…
Hello students! Today we are going to be talking about superstition and working on our FCAT Benchmarks. You will be wrapping up your work on Text Features and beginning on Benchmark L.A.8.2.1.2: Locate and analyze elements of characterization, setting, and plot, including rising action, conflict, resolution, theme, and other literary elements as appropriate in a … Continue reading
Now Featuring…
So why do students have such a problem with the benchmark concerning “Text Features”? Well, we are going to work on that a bit this week. Read in your groups – Workbook pg. 48-53 Answer all the margin questions in your Composition Notebook Take a Socrative Quiz on the two stories Complete Study Island activities … Continue reading
Continue Touring the Islands…
Hello students! Today we will keep on with Study Island. See the previous post for instructions. Some of your passwords and sign-in names may be different, so you will need to see the password list. There are new criteria for passing your Study Island exercises: Minimum 20 questions for each activity Maximum 50 questions for … Continue reading
Let’s Go to the Islands
Study Island, that is! Students, today you will start using Study Island to help reinforce your FCAT and Common Core benchmarks. Go to http://www.studyisland.com Login with your lastname@JFK Password is your ID number with no zeroes in front Complete the Pre-Test for reading
Do the Write Thing!
Students, we know you have done a lot of writing recently, but here’s one more thing to work on. We are going to pick a winner to be submitted to the “Do the Write Thing” challenge, so you will be working on your entries today. The deadline is March 8, so don’t waste time. See … Continue reading
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