Thursday, September 19th

S+ English 7
Today in class we reviewed what annotation and THIEVES are.  We talked about the importance of previewing before reading and annotating during reading.

We spent the majority of the hour working on some discussion questions.  We FINALLY were able to work in our notebooks.  I asked you to answer three different questions in complete sentences with some textual evidence as support.  The questions are listed in the image to the left.


For the third question I let you chat with a partner before sharing with the class. You guys are doing really well so far working in pairs.

To wrap up the class period we did a quick mini lesson on mood and tone.  Everyone participated in a fun activity where we tried saying a phrase in different tones.  Thank you to those of you who volunteered to share your example with the class.

Before heading out the door I had you complete a short exit slip for understanding.  After reading through them it seems like you've all got the hang of mood and tone.  I am anxious to apply this new knowledge to our Malala article tomorrow.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS AND A INDEPENDENT READING BOOK TOMORROW!

English 7
Today in class we reviewed what annotation and THIEVES are.  We talked about the importance of previewing before reading and annotating during reading.



We spent the majority of the hour working on two discussion questions (see left image).  I had you record this information on a sheet of paper and turn it in.  We practiced writing in complete sentences and looking for textual evidence as support.


Thank you to those of you that shared your answers with the class.  The participation was much better today than yesterday.

We finished up class with a short mini lesson on mood and tone.  Everyone participated in a fun activity where we tried saying a phrase in different tones.  Thank you to those of you who volunteered to share your example with the class.

Before heading out the door I had you complete a short exit slip for understanding.  After reading through them it seems like you've all got the hang of mood and tone.  I am anxious to apply this new knowledge to our Malala article tomorrow.

PLEASE DON'T FORGET YOUR PERMISSION SLIPS AND A INDEPENDENT READING BOOK TOMORROW!