Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Announcements and Reminders: There is  a late bus available after school on Tuesday      through Thursday for students who wish to stay after to work     on their grades.  It leaves at 4 pm and drops off students       at the elementary schools nearest their homes. If you wish to order books from Scholastic, the book orders will be due  by Wednesday, the 30th. Today is  Hobbit Day              Battle of the Books

Targets for Today: I will spend time reading for enjoyment!         Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10     I will understand the difference between topic and theme.         Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 2     I will tie in art with literature.    I will listen and read along as our class reads a shared book.        I will watch the development of possible themes         over the course of the text          Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 2          Utah State Core Reading: Literature Standard 10

Today’s  Agenda:   1.  Individual Reading --          Write a brief response in your composition book (Reader Response) Appointment clock --  We have already used 1:00 and 3:00 and 5:00 and 7:00,  11:00, 9:00 and today 1:00.  If you have not finished your artwork, finish it and turn it in today. New small project: What about your heart?  ________________________ What is in your heart?   What stays in your heart? What memories, moments, people, animals, objects, places, books, fears, scars, friends, siblings, parents, grandparents, teachers, other people, journeys, secrets, dreams, crushes, relationships, comforts, learning experiences? What is at the center?  What is at the edges?  What's in your heart?    In your composition book, sketch your own heart map. Then create a quality copy to be posted in the classroom. Notice that the placement of items is important -- that which is most important should go in the center.  Your rough draft may look something like this. The quality of your final draft would be something like this: _________________________________ The Storyteller's Daughter Today we read to within two pages of the ending.  Next time: finish your heart map, finish reading The Storyteller's Daughter, and begin reading The Graveyard Book.

If You Were Absent: Read on your own to catch up with the class.