Middle School Literacy-Fofana Week of October 29

Important Updates:

• Scholars in 6A now have gym on Mondays. Please ensure that scholars are coming to school on Monday's in gym uniforms.
• November 2, 2012: Professional Development Day (non attendance day for scholars)
• November 20, 2012: Progress Reports go home with scholars.
• November 21-23: Thanksgiving Break

Objectives: SWBAT

6th Grade

Monday: Complete a main idea assessment

Tuesday:Review Text Features

Wednesday: Identify words that imply order

Thursday: Identify the chronological order of events within a given text.
Word Study: Synonyms

7th Grade

Tuesday: Evaluate claims and assertions using a different text

Wednesday: Identify and evaluate evidence that supports the claims using a different text

Thursday: Evaluate accuracy of evidence using a different text
Word Study: Synonyms

Middle School Literacy-Fofana Week of October 23rd

Important Updates:

• Scholars in 6A now have gym on Mondays. Please ensure that scholars are coming to school on Monday's in gym uniforms.
• November 2, 2012: Professional Development Day (non attendance day for scholars)
• November 20, 2012: Progress Reports go home with scholars.
• November 21-23: Thanksgiving Break

Objectives: SWBAT

6th Grade:

Monday: Identify  the main idea of a given passage

Tuesday: Determine the main idea in a topic sentence

Wednesday: Identify the implied main idea of a text

Thursday: Summarize a text using main idea

Friday: Choose the best summary for a nonfiction text

Word Study: 

• Recognize that some words are spelled alike but have different meanings 
• Use context clues to determine the meaning of a multiple-meaning word

7th Grade:

Monday: Identify the characteristics of a biography

Tuesday: Evaluate claims and assertions

Wednesday: Identify and evaluate evidence that supports the claims

Thursday: Evaluate accuracy of evidence

Friday: Evaluate claims and assertions using a different text.

Word Study: Use context clues that restate meaning to determine the meaning of a word.

Handouts
7th Grade Exit Tickets
6th Grade Exit Tickets
Best Summary Worksheet
Main Idea-Thursday

Welcome Back!!!

I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing Fall Break.
This week both the 7th and 8th graders will be focusing on Non Fiction. As a class we will discuss and identify the following:

• Non Fiction Subgenres
• Features of Non Fiction Text
• Organization of  Non Fiction Text

I will also be introducing "On the Record" this week in class. "On the Record" is a program created by Scholastic that focuses on enhancing students' understanding of Non Fiction text. 

Also, this Friday is Report Card Pickup. Students are not in attendance on Friday.

Have a great week,

Ms. Blanchard 
  

Ms. Zwolinski 5th Grade Reading 10/15

October 15th, 2012

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful fall break! The end of the quarter is here and all grades will be entered on Tuesday. Parent-teacher conferences will be on Friday, October 19th. They will be held in the gym and they are first come, first serve. 

Students also received several pieces of their graded work today. Please check in with your scholar to see their grades. You can also check parent portal to see the most recent grades. 

News and Upcoming Events

• Please make sure that all scholars are coming to school in uniform. This includes tie, button down blue shirt, and dress shoes. Demerits will be given for Dress Code Violations.
• Word study quiz on Thursday due to no school on Friday
• Parent-Teacher conferences on Friday, October 19th. No school for students. Their reading log will be due on Monday for two days worth of reading.

Reading

• We are continuing with the Character unit. We will be starting a new novel entitled Holes by Louis Sachar. 
• We will be sharing out projects on Forged by Fire and going over the MAP break packets in small groups during class. 

Word Study Words 

VOCABULARY WORDS WITH THE PRE-FIX “anti” Which means against, opposite, opposed to (an action, attitude or policy, counteracting.

1.  antiviolence
2.   antibiotic
3.   antidote
4.   antitheft
5.  antigravity
6. antisocial
7. antifreeze
8.  anticruelty
9.  antibacteria
10.  anti democracy
11.  anti-terrorism
12.  anti-trust
13. antipollution
14. antifungal
15.  antiseptic

Writing

• In writing, we are going to take break from starting a new unit and review how to write an extended response in our weekly scholar letters. These letters will be due once a week and should incorporate the extended response skills that we are learning. 

Homework

• The reading log is due Monday, Wednesday and next Monday. 
• Word study-definitions, ABC order, sentences, and study for quiz on Thursday
• Study for word study quiz on Friday

Please let me know if you have any questions! Have a wonderful week. 

Ms.Zwolinski

Ms. Blanchard Literacy Class 10/1-5

Ms. Blanchard's Literacy Class

7th Grade
Greek and Latin Word Parts:
Cred- believe, trust
Short Story: Zebra
Focus: Main Character, Cause-and-Effect, Character Motivation and Reaction

8th Grade
Greek and Latin Word Parts:
Dem/Demo-People
Short Story: Stop the Sun
Focus: Main and Minor Characters, Cause-and-Effect, Plot, and Theme

Fall Break Homework Packets
Students will have homework over the Fall Break. The completed packet is due on Monday, October15, 2012