Thursday, March 31, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: FCAT Practice – Students will work in their FCAT Practice and Preparation books. These books must not be lost or misplaced. Today we will discuss and practice “Details in a Passage” on Page 4; Main Idea of a Passage on Page 6, “Cause and Effect in a Passage on Page 9 and “Fact vs. Opinion and Strong vs. Weak Arguments on Page 11. Standard classes will read “Disaster at Sea” in Scope Magazine, then answer the supplementary questions on their own papers.
Homework: Reading Logs are due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Students will receive FCAT DSS Scores from last year; Discuss learning gains and goals for the 7th Grade FCAT. Link to PowerPoint Presentation here.
Homework: Reading logs due on Friday.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Log onto FCAT Focus at http://focus.florida-achieves.com. You have six follow-up activities, “Relevant Details”, “Text Structures/Organizational Patterns”, “Analyze and Evaluate Information”, “Synthesize Information (Multiple)”, "Synthesize Information (Single)" and "Validity/Reliability of Information".
Homework: Reading logs are due on Friday. Students who are not caught up on their FCAT Focus assignments should complete these at home.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Log onto FCAT Focus at http://focus.florida-achieves.com. You have four follow-up activities, “Conclusion/Inferences”, “Context Clues”, “Contrast”, and “Main Idea”.
Homework: Reading logs are due on Friday. Students who are not caught up on their FCAT Focus assignments should complete these at home.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: FCAT Practice – Students will work in their FCAT Practice and Preparation books. These books must not be lost or misplaced. Today we will discuss and practice “Labeling Paragraphs” on Page 3; FCAT Focus – “Character Development” and “Character Point of View”.
Homework: None. Enjoy your vacation!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: FCAT Practice – Students will work in their FCAT Practice and Preparation books. These books must not be lost or misplaced. Today we will discuss “Process of Elimination on Page 1; FCAT Focus – “Strong vs. Weak Argument” and “Word Structure”.
Homework: None. Advanced: Chapter 17-20 Tom Sawyer homework due tomorrow.
No Reading Log this week.

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Log onto FCAT Focus at http://focus.florida-achieves.com. You have five follow-up activities, “Analyze Words/Text”, “Author’s Perspective”, “Author’s Purpose”, “Cause and Effect”, and “Comparison”.
Homework: None. Advanced: Chapter 17-20 Tom Sawyer homework due on Thursday.
No Reading Logs this week.

Monday, March 14, 2011

NO READING LOGS THIS WEEK
JOURNAL ENTRIES 41-50 DUE TOMORROW
Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Advanced: FCAT Practice, “Florida’s Historic Attractions.” Read Chapters 17-20 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Begin working on 17-20 Questions. Standard: Continue with FCAT practice activities – “How Waterfalls are Formed”, “Tourism in Florida” and “Florida’s Land Boom”.
Homework: All: Journal Entries 41-50 due tomorrow. Advanced: Complete Tom Sawyer Chapter 17-20 questions – Due Thursday.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Journal Entry #50: Select a character card and watch The Voca People Video. Answer the following questions using your character’s voice:
1. Predict what these performers are going to do in this video.
2. Using your character’s voice, describe this video and explain what it was about.
3. How did your character’s expectation of this video differ from what he/she actually experienced?
4. What was your character’s favorite OR least favorite part of the video?
5. What is the purpose of this video?
Classwork: Share journal entries. FCAT Practice “What Causes Waterfalls to Form.”
Homework: None. Journal entries 41-50 are due on Tuesday. Covers will be online soon.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: All classes are in the Building 5 Computer Lab working on FCAT Focus assignments.
Homework: Please complete your FCAT Focus Activities, “Analyze and Evaluate Information” and “Validity/Reliability of Information.” These activities were disabled while you were in the lab today.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Advanced – Marzano Words: hyperbole (39), inference (44), dialogue (25), voice (79). FCAT Practice activities. Standard – Finish FCAT Activity “Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars.” Marzano words: dialogue (25), voice (79).
Homework: Complete FCAT Focus activities at http://focus.florida-achieves.com. This must be done by Thursday evening.
Reading Log due on Friday.
Journal Entries 41-50 will be collected on Friday. Go online and catch up if you need.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Journal Entry #49: Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." Write a narrative about a time when you did something you thought you could not do. Be sure to include specific details so that a reader can follow your story. This should be one page in length.
Classwork: Advanced – Review homework. Standard – Finish FCAT Activity “Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars.” Marzano words: hyperbole (39), inference (44), dialogue (25), voice (79)
Homework: Log onto FCAT Focus at http://focus.florida-achieves.com. You have two new activities – “Analyze and Evaluate Information” and “Validity/Reliability of Information.” This must be done by Thursday evening. Reading logs are due on Friday.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Advanced: Finish questions for Chapter 14-16 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Standard: Complete and turn in FCAT Practice “Florida’s Historic Attractions.” Continue with FCAT practice activities – “The Timucua” and “Cape Canaveral: Launchpad to the Stars.”
Homework: Advanced: Complete Chapter 14-16 questions. They are due tomorrow. Standard: None. Reading logs are due on Friday.

Friday, March 4, 2011

Journal Entry #48: Using your best “kid vocabulary,” describe the bicycle stunts done by Danny MacAskill in the video, “Way Back Home.” Write the half page description as though you were telling a friend about the video.
Classwork: Advanced: Read Chapter 14-16 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Standard: FCAT Practice – “Florida’s Shipwrecks and Treasures” and “Florida’s Historic Attractions.”
Homework: None. Have a great weekend!

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: FCAT Focus, Conflict, Descriptive Language, Figurative Language, Plot Development and Setting; and FCAT Explorer in Computer Lab, Building 3.
Homework: Reading logs are due tomorrow.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Marzano Jeopardy! Teams will have 20 minutes to study their Marzano Dictionaries prior to the game.
Homework: None. Report to the Building 3 Computer Lab for class tomorrow. We will be doing FCAT Focus and FCAT Explorer.
Reading Log due on Friday.

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Periods 2, 3 and 5 will catch up on Marzano words today and read the play, “Good Luck Charlie” in Scholastic Action Magazine; Periods 4 and 7 will read the play, “Beastly,” in Scholastic Scope Magazine.
Homework: Reading logs are due on Friday.