Point of View, Reading Interviews, and the Cyclops

First period finished up the reading interviews, discussing in groups their reading habits. We’re on the way to creating our literacy memoir as we finish up Nightjohn. Second and sixth periods had a bit of spelling practice for the -ance/-ence words we went over...

Speedy Friday Review

Quick homework review only today. Homework First and seventh periods: Vocabulary quiz Tuesday (whole list). First period: read through page 338. Seventh period: read through page 316. Second period: prepare dramatizations as necessary. Fourth period:...
Fast Friday Update

Fast Friday Update

First and seventh periods had a quiz on vocabulary and did some reading. Second period did some group work and class discussion to prepare for the test on The Giver, which is on Monday. Fourth period went over coincidences in Great Expectations. I tried to impress...
Paper Plates

Paper Plates

First and seventh periods spent a little time going over vocabulary. (We’ll have a vocab/spelling quiz Friday.) We had an activity called “Paper Plate Spelling.” The idea is simple: each group has 26 paper plates, each with one letter of the alphabet...