Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Reminders
- Turn in all late work!
 
Language Arts
- in your Lucy Calkins Argument Writing Unit Google Doc, make sure to add the following:

•  create a section/bookmarks in your Google Doc for:
• Chart - Tips for Comparing and Contrasting (on slide 11)
• Chart - How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Literary Essay (on slides 8-9)
• 2/8/17 - Compare-and-Contrast Paragraph 
• learning target for Session Thirteen (on slide 3)
• learning target for Session Fourteen (on slide 3)
• four bullets/seven sub-bullets for the "Tips for Comparing and Contrasting" chart (on slides 11)
• five bullets for "How to Write a Compare-and-Contrast Literary Essay" (on slides 8-9)  

- make sure you pick two things and write a compare/contrast paragraph about them

- read the following chapters in Wonder tonight and make sure you go over the reading questions (audio files are available in case you want to listen and follow along):

• Understudy
• The Ending
• Camp Lies
• School
• What I Miss Most

- NoRedInk Assignment #19: Commonly Confused Words III due Mon. 2/13
- Newsela article due Mon. 2/13: Emma Lazarus' "The New Colossus," a poem for Lady Liberty

- Newsela Quiz #4 this Fri. 2/10!!!
- NoRedInk Quiz #9 this Fri. 2/10!!!
covers: 
Identifying FANBOYS
Identifying SWABIs
Identifying THAMOS
Using the Appropriate FANBOYS
Matching Correlative Conjunctions
Correcting FANBOYS Errors 
Use Subjects and Objects
Subjects and Objects with Compounds 2
Gerunds
Use Reflexive Pronouns
"Who" and "Whom"
"Who" in Various Cases  

Social Studies
- complete the Ancient China Geography Challenge if you didn't finish it in class

Math
Corrections
Algebraic Equation/ Web Practice
Assessment #10 Friday
Test corrections and parent signatures 
If you got a white slip - write down the problems you missed, study, and make an appointment with me to show me you understand for points back on assessment #9

Science
RAFT
Presentations start Monday

Exploratory (Oliveira)
No Homework

Exploratory (Sun)
- continue to familiarize yourself with iMovie and Garageband so that when it comes time to do editing in class, you don't have to spend additional time trying to figure it out