What’s Happening in Mrs. Juliani’s Language Arts Class
Week of : N ov . 2 – O ct . 6 , 2 0 1 5
This week we will finish up unit 1 activities and reflect on what we learned. I have decided to backtrack a bit on the 40 Book Challenge. I am going to 30-­‐45 minutes every Friday as writing response time. I am not having many students turn in responses, so I am going to have them write one paragraph to begin and then in January I will have them write two paragraphs and in March they will have to write three paragraphs. I thought they would and should be able to write three paragraphs, but I am seeing that only a couple students are doing what is expected, so hopefully, this will help them to get responses turned in so they are not waiting and having to write and not putting thought into the response. I think this will help them out and using time in class will also be helpful, if they use their time efficiently. (We will also get back into reading 15 minutes everyday. Failure is just another way to learn how to do something
right.” - Marian Wright Edelman, 1939-present
Language Arts
Read Aloud: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by
Roald Dahl. We will have a writing activity for the read
aloud.
Caesar’s English: (We will continue this lesson next week and begin Lesson 3 we will work on for the next 2 weeks because of short week.) We will go over analogies and then we will go over 8 kinds of parts of speech. Noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. (We will practice writing sentences and seeing how the words are used in sentences. Lesson 2: We will go over the vocabulary for this lesson. Classic words: • placate: to appease • derision: ridicule • vivacious: full of life • procure: to acquire • retort: a quick, clever reply Review Words from Caesar's English 1: • countenance: facial expression • profound: deep • manifest: obvious • prodigious: huge • languor: weakness In this lesson, we will cover Caesar's Mathematics: Roman numerals, word search, a word challenge, grammar, read a sesquipedalian story, a ballad, and learn about the Ionian Sea. Important Dates October 31: Fall Back/Daylight Saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m., so don't forget to set your clocks back one hour. November 2: Turn in take home tests. (Reading logs) Nov. 4th: PEEC Field Trip (WE sent permission slips last week. ) Nov. 6th school-­‐wide Reading Day -­‐-­‐Mrs. Terrazas has invited award-­‐winning author and storyteller Joe Hayes. He is an American author and teller of stories mainly found in the folklore of the Southwest. There will be two sessions: K-­‐3 and 4-­‐6. Parents will be invited. All Teachers and Instructional Assistants will need to escort and stay with their class for the entire session, which should take about an hour. Stay tuned for further details. Nov. 23: Poetry Recital Nov. 23: Book Orders due (Will order either that day or the following) Look at the online flyer if needed. note that the schedule is subject to change and is a tentative schedule and can change. I will keep you informed if we have to change an
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