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.

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 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

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.

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Monday, September 23th

S+/English 7
Today you completed the Common Formative Assessment for me.  Thank you!

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.

EVERYONE NEEDS AN INDEPENDENT READING BOOK FOR CLASS MONDAY.  THERE WILL BE NO PASSES TO THE LIBRARY OR YOUR LOCKER.

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!

Wednesday, September 18th

S+ English 7
We started out class today by wrapping up our genre unit!  We learned some information about poetry and filled in our last box.  If you were absent or didn't have your sheet, please copy the information below.  The charts are for your own personal use.

Today in class we went over our annotations in "Malala the Powerful".  I allowed you some time at the start of class to share your annotations with a partner.  Once you were finished, we went over the rest of the annotations as a class.

Make sure to have your article for class tomorrow!

English 7
We started out class today by wrapping up our genre unit!  We learned some information about poetry and filled in our last box.  If you were absent or didn't have your sheet, please copy the information below.  The charts are for your own personal use.

Today in class we went over our annotations in "Malala the Powerful".  I allowed you some time at the start of class to share your annotations with a partner.  Once you were finished, we went over the rest of the annotations as a class.  There were very few students that were finished, so we stopped about ten minutes early and used the rest of the time to finish.  Packets were turned in at the end of class and scores were given based upon completion.

I hope tomorrow more students are prepared and willing to participate.  Thank you to those of you that followed the directions and completed your homework for class.

Genre Notes