Today in ELA 2/28

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader.
~Build reading comprehension and critical thinking.

Activities:

AM

American Justice: Lizzie Borden
Reading Groups: The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Argumentative: Guilty or Not Guilty
PM

American Justice: Lizzie Borden
Reading Groups: The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Argumentative: Guilty or Not Guilty

Homework:

Spelling: ABC Order

Today in ELA 2/27

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader.
~Build reading comprehension and critical thinking.

Activities:

AM

American Justice: Lizzie Borden
Reading Groups: The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Argumentative: Guilty or Not Guilty
PM

American Justice: Lizzie Borden
Reading Groups: The Trial of Lizzie Borden
Argumentative: Guilty or Not Guilty

Homework:

Spelling: 2nd 5 Sentences

Today in ELA 2/26

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader.
~Build reading comprehension and critical thinking.

Activities:

AM

Reading Groups: Reading Street
Argumentative: Nomophobia
PM

Reading Groups: Reading Street
Argumentative: Nomophobia

 

Homework:

Spelling: 1st 5 Sentences

Today In ELA 2/25

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader.

 

Activities:

AM

Spelling PreTest
Quarterly Assessment #2
Reading Groups: Reading Street
PM

Spelling PreTest
Quarterly Assessment #2

 

Homework:

Spelling: Rewrite 3Xs

Today in ELA 2/15

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

Compare/Contrast Essay: Beale's vs McNab's
PM

Compare/Contrast Essay: Beale's vs McNab's

 

Homework:

Read Free Read

Today in ELA 2/14

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart
4 Square Graphic Organizer
PM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart

4 Square Graphic Organizer

 

Homework:

Finish 4 Square for tomorrow
Spelling: ABC Order

Today in ELA 2/13

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart
4 Square Graphic Organizer
PM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart

4 Square Graphic Organizer

 

Homework:

Spelling: 2nd 5 Sentences

Today in ELA 2/12

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart
PM

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart

 

Homework:

Spelling: 1st 5 Sentences
Maniac Test Wednesday (Vocabulary Matching, T or F, Character Matching and 1 Short Answer) 

Today in ELA 2/11

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

Spelling PreTest
"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Family: What does it mean to you?
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart
PM

Spelling PreTest

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Family: What does it mean to you?
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart

 

Homework:

Rewrite 3Xs Each

Today in ELA 2/8

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

Spelling Test
I. A.M. Quilt
"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Family: What does it mean to you?
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart
PM

Spelling Test
I. A.M. Quilt

"Family Differences" Double Bubble
Family: What does it mean to you?
Compare/Contrast: T-Chart

 

Homework:

Fluency Friday

Today in ELA 2/7

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

I. A.M. Quilt

Journal Questions

1)Why doesn't Maniac feel he can go to Mars Bar's house?
2)Why does Maniac go with Amanda Beale?

PM

I. A.M. Quilt

Journal Questions

1)Why doesn't Maniac feel he can go to Mars Bar's house?
2)Why does Maniac go with Amanda Beale?

 

Homework:

~Spelling: 2nd 5 Sentences
~Finish I. A.M. Quilt 

Today in ELA 2/6

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee.
~Compare/Contrast elements of Maniac Magee 

Activities:

AM

Journal Questions

1)If a person in Two Mills had gone out to the street on a July Morning, what scene would have probably surprised him or her?
2)Why couldn't Maniac go up on the trestle to save Russell?
"Family Differences"

PM

Journal Questions

1)If a person in Two Mills had gone out to the street on a July Morning, what scene would have probably surprised him or her?
2)Why couldn't Maniac go up on the trestle to save Russell?
"Family Differences"

 

Homework:

~Spelling: 1st 5 Sentences
~Read Maniac Chapters 45-46. 
~Experiment (AM only)

Today in ELA 2/5

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

Activities:

AM

Predict: Where will Maniac stay?

Journal Questions

1)Why doesn't Maniac want to leave the McNabs?

2)Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the party at the McNabs' house?

3)Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells' house before going to the McNabs' house?

 

PM

Predict: Where will Maniac stay?

Journal Questions

1)Why doesn't Maniac want to leave the McNabs?

2)Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the party at the McNabs' house?3)Why does Maniac take Mars Bar to the Pickwells' house before going to the McNabs' house? 

Homework:

~Spelling: 1st 5 Sentences
~Read Maniac Chapters 43-44. 
~Experiment

Today in ELA 2/4

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

~Compare/Contrast East and West Ends in Maniac.

Activities:

AM

Vocab Cards

Journal Questions

1)Why is Maniac upset with himself for crossing the finish line backwards when racing with Mars Bar?

2)Why are the McNabs building the pillbox?

3)Why does the pillbox bother Maniac so much?

PM

Vocab Cards

Journal Questions

1)Why is Maniac upset with himself for crossing the finish line backwards when racing with Mars Bar?

2)Why are the McNabs building the pillbox?

3)Why does the pillbox bother Maniac so much? 

Homework:

~Spelling: Rewrite 3Xs
~Read Maniac Chapters 40-42. 
~Experiment

Today in ELA 2/1

Learning Goals:

~Use strategies to become an active reader, while reading Maniac Magee. 

Activities:

AM

Journal Questions

1)Why does Maniac pretend Giant John McNab pitched him "the stopball"?
2)What does this phrase from Chapter 38: "For the McNabs, there was nothing free  about public education?"
PM

Journal Questions

1)Why does Maniac pretend Giant John McNab pitched him "the stopball"?
2)What does this phrase from Chapter 38: "For the McNabs, there was nothing free  about public education?" 

 

Homework:

~Read Maniac Chapters 37-40. 
~Experiment