Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Work on Famous Person Reports. Some realistic goals for today are:
Work on or complete your PowerPoint presentation.
Plan out your actual presentation and work on the timings (3-5 minutes).
Homework: None. The written portion of your project is due on Friday. Students who volunteer to present on Friday will receive 5% extra credit on the total project.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Journal Entry #59: Write a one-page explanation of something from this school year that begins with one of the following:
• The hardest thing to understand was...
• I will always remember that ...
• I am most proud of the fact that this school year, I...
Classwork: Share our journal entries; Complete our sensory poems; share our sensory poems.
Homework: None. No Reading Logs are due this week. Your Famous Person Project is due on Friday. Five percent Extra credit will be given to anyone who volunteers to present on Friday.
Journal Entries will be due on Thursday, but will be accepted until Wednesday of next week for full credit.
Sensory Poem

• On a clean sheet of paper, write the title of your sensory poem at the top.
• Copy each line from your original poem onto your new paper, but do not write the line prompt (I feel, I see, etc.).
• Make sure the first word of each line is capitalized.
• If a line of your poem is longer than a single line on your paper, indent the remaining portion of the line.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Classwork: Write 11-line sensory poems in the outdoor classroom.
Homework: None. There will be no more reading logs due after today.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Learn how to use Mr. Garner’s web site to find out what is on the test and how to catch up on journal entries if you are behind; discuss procedures for tomorrow’s trip to the outdoor classroom; Share journal entries from yesterday and compare with “The Night the Bed Fell”. If time permits, view a portion of Buster Keaton’s “The Boat” from 1921.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due tomorrow.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Journal Entry #58: What makes something funny? This should be one page in length.
Classwork: Read “The Night the Bed Fell” by James Thurber, on pages 254-258 in the Prentice Hall Literature Book; Discuss the elements of humor in your journal entry and what compare qualities were in the short story
Homework: None. Reading log is due on Friday.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Journal Entry: None.
Classwork: Work on Famous Person Reports. Some realistic goals for today are:
Work on or complete your PowerPoint presentation.
Plan out your actual presentation and work on the timings (3-5 minutes).
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday. Please return your permission slip for the field trip to the outdoor classroom by Friday.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Journal Entry #57: Write a brief plan describing your next birthday party. Include activities, food, themes or any other information that is important to the success of your party. This should be one page in length.
Classwork: Share poems. Marzano Word: Symbolism (75); Pendemonium: Star Words: Apostrophes and Double Negatives.
Homework: None. Reading logs are due on Friday. We will have laptops in the classroom tomorrow to work on our reports.