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.