I hope you all had a blast!
Monday, September 30, 2013
Monday, September 30th
Today all seventh graders went on a field trip! Here are some photos I took of my group.
I hope you all had a blast!
I hope you all had a blast!
Friday, September 27, 2013
Friday, September 27th
S+ English
Today we started by practicing another inference activity. I was surprised by how many of you caught on so quickly to the "It says... I say... and so..." structuring. There were still a few that were having a tough time. No need to fret! We will continue to practice inferences for the majority of the school year.
Once we were finished with our inference activity, I gave you the remainder of the hour to read The Outsiders. Chapter 2 was to be completed by the end of the hour!
If you did not finish in class, I asked that you checked out a book. I hope everyone comes to class with chapter two finished for Tuesday.
Today we started by practicing another inference activity. I was surprised by how many of you caught on so quickly to the "It says... I say... and so..." structuring. There were still a few that were having a tough time. No need to fret! We will continue to practice inferences for the majority of the school year.
Once we were finished with our inference activity, I gave you the remainder of the hour to read The Outsiders. Chapter 2 was to be completed by the end of the hour!
If you did not finish in class, I asked that you checked out a book. I hope everyone comes to class with chapter two finished for Tuesday.
MONDAY IS THE FIELD TRIP! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW WELL YOU DO!
English 7
Today in class we practiced another inference activity. The majority of the class seemed to do well finding the answer, but struggled a bit figuring out how to phrase the answer. Not a problem! We will continue to practice this throughout the remainder of the school year.
Once we were finished with our inference activity, I read aloud from The Outsiders for the remainder of the hour. Thank you to those of you that were paying attention while I read aloud.
MONDAY IS THE FIELD TRIP! I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW WELL YOU DO!
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 28th
S+ English/English 7
Today we did our first inference activity. I showed you a picture of the comic and asked you, "Why is the turkey visiting the psychiatrist?" We practiced using the phrase, "It says_____, I say ______, and so _______." I was very impressed with how well you all did!
When we were finished I had you complete your anticipation guide for The Outsiders. We tallied up the amounts of "yes" and "no" for each category. To wrap up this activity I asked you to complete the sentence below.
We briefly talked about how making predictions is a type of inference. I asked you to support your prediction with evidence from either the anticipation guide or the article, or both!
To round out the hour I either gave you independent reading time to begin the story or read aloud to you.
Today we did our first inference activity. I showed you a picture of the comic and asked you, "Why is the turkey visiting the psychiatrist?" We practiced using the phrase, "It says_____, I say ______, and so _______." I was very impressed with how well you all did!
When we were finished I had you complete your anticipation guide for The Outsiders. We tallied up the amounts of "yes" and "no" for each category. To wrap up this activity I asked you to complete the sentence below.
I predict this book will be about
__(Inference)__ because__(Textual evidence/Prior knowledge)__.
We briefly talked about how making predictions is a type of inference. I asked you to support your prediction with evidence from either the anticipation guide or the article, or both!
To round out the hour I either gave you independent reading time to begin the story or read aloud to you.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Wednesday, September 25th
S+ English / English 7
Today in class we took notes on inferences in our notebooks/on our notes sheet. We practiced answering a few different inference questions. You guys did great! I was surprised by how much you already knew.
After working on our inferences I asked that you read and annotate an interview with the author of our next novel. If you did not finish this in class it is homework.
If you want to play the inference game MS. Erickson was referencing in class, the link is below.
http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=1105744571
Today in class we took notes on inferences in our notebooks/on our notes sheet. We practiced answering a few different inference questions. You guys did great! I was surprised by how much you already knew.
After working on our inferences I asked that you read and annotate an interview with the author of our next novel. If you did not finish this in class it is homework.
If you want to play the inference game MS. Erickson was referencing in class, the link is below.
http://www.quia.com/pop/43335.html?AP_rand=1105744571
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Tuesday, September 24th
S+/English 7
Today we worked on filling in our Inferences and Evidence Unit Organizer!
We started out by reading "I Want My Hat Back". After we finished I asked you to answer the following question. The steps we went through to get to our answer were the steps we will use throughout our unit to make inferences.
We talked about what we will be doing over the next few weeks. If you were absent or have already managed to lose your sheet please click the images below and copy them onto a new sheet. Blank ones can be found on the counter by the windows in my room.
Tomorrow, we will be working more on identifying what inferences are. We will also get a little background information on the S.E. Hinton, the author of our next novel The Outsiders.
Today we worked on filling in our Inferences and Evidence Unit Organizer!
We started out by reading "I Want My Hat Back". After we finished I asked you to answer the following question. The steps we went through to get to our answer were the steps we will use throughout our unit to make inferences.
We talked about what we will be doing over the next few weeks. If you were absent or have already managed to lose your sheet please click the images below and copy them onto a new sheet. Blank ones can be found on the counter by the windows in my room.
Tomorrow, we will be working more on identifying what inferences are. We will also get a little background information on the S.E. Hinton, the author of our next novel The Outsiders.
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Monday, September 23, 2013
Monday, September 23th
S+/English 7
Today you completed the Common Formative Assessment for me. Thank you!
Today you completed the Common Formative Assessment for me. Thank you!
Friday, September 20, 2013
Friday, September 20th
S+ English 7
Today in class we started by reviewing mood and tone. We practiced with some examples, took
some notes in our notes section, and then applied our new knowledge to our Malala article. If you were absent or didn't finish the notes, please copy the slides in the picture below. Once we were finished with our questions, I asked you to turn your packets in. You guys did a great job today!
This was our last activity with Malala. I know many of you were sad to see her go. The next piece of writing we will read is just as great, though!
English 7
Today in class we started by reviewing mood and tone. We practiced with some examples and applied our knowledge to the article. We boxed words that conveyed mood and tone and answered a few questions. I asked you to turn your articles in at the end of the hour for credit.
Today in class we started by reviewing mood and tone. We practiced with some examples, took
English 7
Today in class we started by reviewing mood and tone. We practiced with some examples and applied our knowledge to the article. We boxed words that conveyed mood and tone and answered a few questions. I asked you to turn your articles in at the end of the hour for credit.
EVERYONE NEEDS AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK FOR CLASS MONDAY. THERE WILL BE NO PASSES TO THE LIBRARY OR YOUR LOCKER.
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