9/14 – Computer Monday – Get your computer as you come in. Go to Edmodo.com Follow the instructions in the post. If you are still having trouble logging in to Edmodo or Quizlet, PLEASE SEE ME!!

9/15/15 Bear Time: Free Write Remember – DO NOTskip pages – even the backs of pages. Remember – label everything with a title and the date.

Mini – Lesson – Watching the news Glue and Do: Use the News Watching Guide to follow the broadcast.

Writing Workshop – Anchor Chart Create an Adjectives Chart in your Notebook Using the story: The Redwoods, highlight the adjectives and replace them with better choices Add to your Adjectives Chart

Summary Share your Adjectives on the chart – Post It

Bear Time: The Case Against Good and BadThe Case Against Good and Bad

Mini – Lesson Add to your Adjectives Anchor Chart

Writing Workshop Re-Write the introduction for “The RedWoods” – On the NAP, Label it The Redwoods with today’s date. Hook Descriptive Detail Point You Want to Make

Summary Post Up Your Most Descriptive Sentence

9/17/15 Bear Time: Journal Entry Write a thank you note to a friend who gave you onion and garlic-flavored chewing gum. (And Mean It!!)

Mini – Lesson – Verbs VideoVerbs Video Nouns and Verbs Chart

Writing Workshop Highlight your nouns and verbs in the original “The Redwoods” Add each to your Nouns and Verbs Chart and make them stronger. Re-Write the 1 st body paragraph for “The Redwoods” – Label it “The Redwoods, 1 st Body Paragraph” Use this paragraph to expand the first detail in your introduction. Try not to use any “to be” verbs

Summary Post Up Your Best Verb Sentence

9/18/15 Bear Time: Journal Entry What if you found a million dollars...

Mini – Lesson Author’s Spotlight – Check through your Notebook and choose ONE thing you are proud of.

Writing Workshop Peer Edit Sheet and News Story