Wednesday, September 4, 2013

9/4/13

English 8:    Students worked on peer editing their personal narratives for the majority of the class.  After editing, they worked on identifying 10 areas or words that can be improved or upgraded.  Students may use a thesaurus to identify word "upgrades."   Homework: vocabulary  (due Friday)-  read AR

Geography 7:  Balloon Globe Quiz!  Students created a globe on a balloon.  They had to identify special grid lines, continents, oceans, etc..   If they finished before the end of class, they were able to work on the current event and/or read AR.   Homework: current event (due Friday) - read AR 



English 7: Students worked on DOL/Journal and spelling.  I checked and graded the complete essay pre-write (due today- in preparation for our essay).  We spent the remainder of class identifying and working with essay structure/organization.  Students color-coded sample essays to identify correct structure.  Most students finished in class- if not finished, complete the color-coding as homework.  Homework:  spelling & color-code sample essay -   read AR

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