5/20-5/24

Monday, 5/20: Please bring home your progress report, have it signed, and return it ASAP!


Remember, there is a 1PM dismissal Friday, 5/24 and there is no school Monday, 5/27.

5/13-5/17

**All work that you have missed from this marking period must be handed in by Wednesday, 5/15 in order to receive full credit. If it isn't handed in, they become zeros and cannot be made up. **

Wednesday, 5/15:  Complete similes/metaphor packet started in class

Thursday, 5/16:  Complete personification packet started in class

Friday, 5/17: Complete NJASK Task 8 with open-ended, and write a 4-paragraph story for the following prompt:

ö  Imagine your homeroom class has been stranded on an unknown island after a horrible plane crash. Unfortunately, the adult chaperones did not make it out of the plane with the rest of the class, so you will need to survive on your own. All you have are yourselves, the clothes on your back, and a few supplies from the plane that are left on the beach (binoculars, a compass, a First-Aid kit, matches and flares, and tape). Think about how these items will help you survive.

ö  Using figurative language and descriptive details, write a 4-paragraph story about what happens on the island. Be creative. Use your imagination. Remember, your job as a writer is to paint a picture for the reader.

4/29-5/3 and 5/6-5/10

The NJASK Packet must be completed and returned by Friday, 5/10. If I do not have the packet completed, you will be getting multiple zeros in both Reading and Language Arts.

4/22-4/26

Monday, 4/22 and Tuesday, 4/23: If you were absent you missed imperative notes on persuasive

Wednesday, 4/24: Persuasive activity 1: Summer Essay

Thursday, 4/25: Persuasive activity 2: Gum Essay

Friday, 4/26: Persuasive timed write

**Next week we won't be meeting, but you will have a NJASK packet to work on that must be completed!**

4/15-4/19

Monday, 4/15: Today we did a practice benchmark and reviewed. We are taking benchmark 4 Tuesday, 4/16-Thursday, 4/18 (if needed).

Friday, 4/19: Today we went back to discussing persuasive. If you were out, you missed notes.

4/8-4/12

We are working on open-ended response (using R.A.C.E.) the whole entire week. Whatever isn't completed in class becomes homework. It is your responsibility to keep up! * NJASK task 5 * NJASK task 6 * NJASK task 7

3/25-3/28

Monday, 3/25:

NJASK task 3: Today we discussed and practiced synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and homographs.

Tuesday, 3/26:
Synonyms and antonyms worksheets, 2 pages double-sided

Wednesday, 3/27:
Homophones and homographs worksheets, 2 pages double-sided

Thursday, 3/28:

NJASK task 4: Today we discussed and practiced plot, sequence, and setting.

Have a wonderful Spring Break! School reopens, Monday, April 8th.