WEDNESDAY: After completing a warm-up, the students were given this month's independent reading assignment. ALL students must complete the reflective reading journal by March 9th. Download Reading Journal Reflections. Students with a Lexile level of 1145 or above are exempt from completing the second portion of the independent reading assignment which is to complete EITHER an AR quiz OR a book report. Download Arbookreportrevised[1]Students who are exempt from the AR Quiz/Book Report assignment MUST complete the reflective journal, and that grade will be put into the grade book in place of the quiz/report grade. These particular students were notified of their exempt status today.
We went to the media center today to check out new reading material. Students should bring their independent reading material to class on Friday. On that day I will allow 30 minutes of in-class reading time. Today we also worked on the Body Biography project. I hope to the groups will be able to finish these projects tomorrow.
Students who failed last Friday's figurative language quiz were given a packet to complete by Friday. The grade on this packet will replace the low quiz grade.
THURSDAY: After the warm-up today, students should finish their Body Biography project.
FRIDAY: Today students will take a quiz over mood, tone, setting, and author's purpose. We will also read and record on the reflective journal for 30 minutes.
