October 16 2019

Wednesday 10/16/19 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

Please come in quietly and take out:

  • Turning Points book from bin
  • agenda
  • Chromebook
  • earbuds / headphones

Write Homework in Agenda:

  1. Read 20+ pages and log on Biblionasium:
    1. Title/author
    2. p. ____ to p. ____
    3. Big Thing that Happened (2-3 sentences: Who? What? When/Where? How? Why?) + 1 prior knowledge, question, prediction, inference, connection, or word you figured out using syntax/etymology/context clues
  2. StudySync: Road Not Taken Vocab tab / ACE Think 4-5
  3. Charge Chromebook!

Per. 2 (8:15-9:29) – Language Arts

On Classroom, open ReadWorks and do Article-a-Day.

  • Follow directions and be prepared to share in 10 minutes.

Learning Target copy

Learning Target: Students will be able to acquire and use academic words and phrases.

On StudySync, open Academic Vocab Lesson 2

  • Do Your Turn #2 (split screen with Model)

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Learning Target copy

Learning Target:  Students will be able to define figurative language and different figures of speech and practice using concrete strategies for identifying and interpreting figures of speech.

On Classroom, open Figurative Language – Unit 1 assignment. Have Turning Points book ready.

  • Define: Discuss video and texts
  • Discuss: 3 questions
  • Imagery: Watch video (click on image), define underneath, study example, analyze. Find second example and analyze
  • Idioms: Watch video (click on image), define underneath, study example, analyze. Find second example and analyze

Per. 9 (9:33-10:21) – Advisory

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On Classroom, open Anti-Bullying Lesson


Posted October 16, 2019 by missnichols in category Language Arts, Miss Nichols' posts

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I am a teacher of 6th grade honors language arts and math at Jane Addams Middle School in Lawndale, CA.

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