April 15 2020

Wednesday 4/15/20 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

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Today’s Zoom at Noon will focus on the EWP. This is for anyone who has not completed the draft, revisions, or editing the essay. (Zoom link and password are in Calendar and Classroom!)

This is the final week of the Our Heroes unit. Next week we will begin a new unit in StudySync.

1. Academic Vocab:

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

On Classroom, open Academic Vocab L9 (Reference and Student slides)

  • Do the following three words today:
    • transmit
    • vacant
    • vacuum
  • Have sentences ready to share on today’s Zoom at Noon

2. On Classroom, open Daily Check-in / Our Heroes Unit Checklist assignment:

  • MUST DO assignments (Do Reading & EWP assignments IN ORDER) If the assignment is already graded in PowerSchool, you will need to click “GRADE” (here on the blog –>) and complete the Form to let me know you want me to grade it.
  • MAY DO assignments (only for when you have completed ALL of the Must Do assignments): See next steps for Superhero Infographic below.

3. Reading Log (5+ days a week): Do on Biblionasium as usual. Turn in reminder on Classroom once you have finished.

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MAY DO (ONLY when finished with MUST DO assignments)

1. Children’s March

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Learning Target: Students will be able to interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.

On Classroom, open The Children’s March assignment.

  • Follow directions there.

2. See other options for May Do’s on checklist.

3. If you have completed everything on the MAY DO list, I can give you more options. Just email me!

Remember: You can email me with any questions about these lessons.  I will respond during my office hours on Mondays-Fridays from noon-3:00.

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on today’s ZOOM at NOON!


Posted April 15, 2020 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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