Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Monday, Oct. 10, 2016 Directions: Use your new root to complete all five columns in which you will record the following: the root, the definition, example words, your own sentence using the word, and a picture or another sentence representing the word to you. chron [Definition: time] chronology chronic [At the end of his book, the [My best friend has a chronic cough.] author added a chronology of his life.]

Lab Day: W6.2d We can use appropriate grammar to convey our thoughts. Success Criteria: I can complete the Moby Max placement test at or above grade level. I can complete the pronoun Quizizz with 80% accuracy. Sign into Moby Max through the SCMS website under the student button. Click on the home button on Moby Max. Find the purple button that says “Language”.  Complete the Placement Assessment. When you are finished: go to the link Join.quizizz.com and enter the Join Code. Enter your 1st and Last name! Begin the quiz. If you finish, log into edmodo and respond to the Poll and Note. Edmodo Join code for Literacy: d3xg6i 

Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 Directions: Find and add the missing commas in the passage below as reported by CNN News. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE THE ENTIRE PASSAGE. Instead, in the front section of your composition notebook, write the word BEFORE the comma, THE COMMA ITSELF, and the word AFTER the comma. Then, write the number of the comma rule you used (Example: wind, and--CR #2). Be ready to justify your answer. The National Weather Service is not mincing words about powerful Hurricane Matthew. The agency’s Melbourne Florida office warned Thursday night that homes and buildings in central Florida “may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.” Matthew remains a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph according to the latest National Hurricane Center advisory. As of midnight ET Matthew was about 60 miles east-southeast of Fort Pierce. The center of the storm was moving northwest at 13 mph. The storm has killed at least 269 people in three Caribbean countries. The majority 264 people died in Haiti. Based on the latest projections Matthew could make landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm or it could skirt the coast and head north before possibly heading back toward the ocean.

Comma Practice—Answer Slide The National Weather Service is not mincing words about powerful Hurricane Matthew. The agency’s Melbourne, Florida, office warned Thursday night that homes and buildings in central Florida “may be uninhabitable for weeks or months.” Matthew remains a Category 4 storm with winds of 130 mph, according to the latest National Hurricane Center advisory. As of midnight ET, Matthew was about 60 miles east-southeast of Fort Pierce. The center of the storm was moving northwest at 13 mph. The storm has killed at least 269 people in three Caribbean countries. The majority, 264 people, died in Haiti. Based on the latest projections, Matthew could make landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm, or it could skirt the coast and head north before possibly heading back toward the ocean.

Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Wednesday, Oct Bellwork (“Do-Now”) Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016 Word Wall Word: clarify Directions: Complete all four boxes Word: clarify What It Is: Part of Speech: verb Explain in your own words what it means to Definition: make an idea or statement clarify. clearer through further explanation What It Is Not (antonym): Picture Representation: Explain in your own words what Draw a picture that represents clarify does not mean. clarify to you.

Bellwork (“Do-Now”) 6C Free-Write Thursday, Oct Bellwork (“Do-Now”) 6C Free-Write Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 6A & B Free-Write Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 Free Write: Write your response to the following in the Notes/Bellwork section of your composition notebook and title it “Creepy Coffee”. Remember to write a narrative that tells a story regardless of whether it is experienced through the eyes of the customers or of the staff. Include descriptive words and details.