Beginning our drafts

Today's Activities:

-Review essay expectations
-Begin writing your rough draft

Homework:

-Three paragraph draft due Tuesday, December 20th
-You may turn it in on the back table in the room.  Just put it in  your class' pile :)

Comparing and Contrasting Essay

I have been out sick so sorry for my lack of updates!

Wednesday's Activities:

-Finish movie
-HW:  It's a Wonderful Life WS (discussion questions and Venn diagram)

Thursday's Activities:

-Character Quiz
-Comparison/Contrast WS (the old and the new house)
-Blank Venn diagram

Friday's Activities:

-Review It's a Wonderful Life WS and Comparison/Contrast WS
-Hand out Comparison/Contrast Essay Requirements
-Check Venn diagrams and begin writing essay

Homework:

-Handwritten rough draft for essay due Tuesday, December 20

Have a great weekend!

Heehaw! How are you Sam?

Today's Activities:

-Review and turn in Story Elements WS
-Watch It's a Wonderful Life

Homework:

None
There will be a brief character quiz on Thursday.

Teacher says, every time a bell rings...

Today's Activities:

-Sentence Correction
-Review front side of Story Elements WS
-Read scenes 8-9 of It's a Wonderful Life

Homework:

-Finish Story Elements WS in complete sentences
-There will be a character quiz on Thursday

Buffalo girl won't you come out tonight...

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Watch It's a Wonderful Life

Homework:

Have a great weekend!

Next week we will start brainstorming for our essay comparing It's a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol

...Still Wonderful

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Read scenes 4-7
-Work on Story Elements WS

Homework:

-Complete front side of Story Elements WS
-Add Zuzu to character list

It's still a Wonderful Life!

Today's Activities:
-Sentence Correction
-Review and update character charts while watching movie

Homework:

-Continue working on character chart, you should have 6 characters

It's a Wonderful Life

Today's Activities:

-Sentence Correction
-Review HW
-Read scenes 1-3

Homework:

Update your character chart:

1.  George Bailey
2.  Harry Bailey
3.  Mary
4.  Mr. Potter
5.  Clarence
6.  Uncle Billy

The Dash

Today's Activities:
-Sentence Correction
-Movie Trailer
-Read "The Dash" and discuss

Homework:

Finish "The Dash" discussion questions in complete sentences
#3 is to be a 5-7 sentence paragraph

The end of parts of speech!

Today's Activities:

-Go over answers and turn in review packet
-Test
-Sustained silent reading

Homework:

-None

*Next week:  the play adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life

Parts of speech review

Today's Activities:

-Sentence correction
-Review conjunctions and interjections study guide and
 parts of speech review packet
-Review game

Homework:

Finish review packet (the mastery test portion)
Study
Bring a book to read tomorrow after the test