1. Target Friday, March 15th Informative/Explanatory Test Copy all sentence(s) below, and circle best answer. Justify answer. Problem: Which of the following would be good for informative/explanatory texts? a.Descriptive essay about our most recent president. b.Explanatory essay about a college sport. c.Informational text about a topic in physics. d.All of the above HW: Read daily 30 minutes, Choose Argumentative Topic

2. Agenda – Friday, March 14 th Notes/Reminders 1.Activity Center Class Folders Overdue: LA 1 = yellow, LA 2 = blue, LA 3 = red, LA 4 = green 2.All Students must have a novel daily in class. 3.Book Report Due: Friday, March 28 th 4.Media Center: Research Lesson – Monday, March 17 th & Tuesday 3/18 th, by Ms. Escobar.

3. Agenda (continued) – Friday, March 14th PowerPoint – Argumentative (Persuasive Writing Techniques - Take Notes - Student Group Practice Argumentative Presentations Introduction: Typhoid Mary, Bridges to Literature, page 80.

4. Target Thursday, March 13th Argumentative Essay Copy all sentence(s) below, and circle best answer. Justify answer. Problem: You want to write an argumentative essay about not giving students extra credit. Which statement best illustrates your point? a.Extra credit is harmful to a student’s work ethic. b.Extra credit is helpful and should be used often. HW: Read daily 30 minutes Choose Argumentative Topic

5. Agenda – Thursday, March 13 th Notes/Reminders 1.Activity Center Class Folders Overdue: LA 1 = yellow, LA 2 = blue, LA 3 = red, LA 4 = green 2.All Students must have a novel daily in class. 3.Book Report Due: Friday, March 28 th 4.NOTE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR COMMON ASSESSMENT #2, YOU MUST TAKE BY TOMMORRW. 5.Media Center: Research Lesson – Monday, March 17 th & Tuesday 3/18 th, by Ms. Escobar.

6. Agenda (continued) – Thursday, March 13th 1.Introduction to Argumentative or Persuasive Class Exercise: Which writing instrument do you prefer and why? PowerPoint – Argumentative (Persuasive Writing Techniques - Take Notes - Student Group Practice Argumentative Presentations

7. Target Wednesday, March 12th Prefixes Copy all sentence(s) below, and circle best answer. Justify answer. 1.The word disbelief means. a.many beliefs b.the same belief c.the opposite of belief d.an unimportant belief HW: Read daily 30 minutes

8. Agenda – Wednesday, March 12 th Notes/Reminders: Class Folders Due: LA 1 = yellow, LA 2 = blue, LA 3 = red, LA 4 = green All Students must have a novel daily in class. Book Report Due: Friday, March 28 th NOTE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR COMMON ASSESSMENT #2, YOU MUST TAKE ASAP.

9. Target Tuesday, March 11th Prefixes Copy all sentence(s) below, and circle best answer. Justify answer. 1.What is the meaning of equidistant? a. the same distance b. a faraway point c. a close point graph. d. a fair distance HW: Read daily 30 minutes

10. Agenda – Tuesday, March 11 th Notes/Reminders: Class Folders Due: LA 1 = yellow, LA 2 = blue, LA 3 = red, LA 4 = green All Students must have a novel daily in class. Book Report Due: Friday, March 28 th NOTE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR COMMON ASSESSMENT #2, YOU MUST TAKE TODAY. Agenda: 1.(LA 1-3) Poetry - Bridges Book, My Man Blue by Nikki Grimes, pages 96-116, 2.(LA 4) 117, 264, 280-294. 3. Skill builder Workbook, pages 40-43.

11. Today’s Novel Question(s) What is or are the name(s) of the main character (s)? What is the setting? Describe briefly what you have read so far (put what page your on), regarding the plot (4 sentences).

12. Target –Monday, March 10th Prefixes Copy all sentence(s) below, and circle best answer. Justify answer. 1.If the root graph means “to write,” what is the meaning of telegraph? a. To make a long-distance phone call. b. To mail a book to a far off place. c. To draw a line graph or a bar graph. d. To send writing over long distance. HW: Read daily 30 minutes

13. Agenda – Monday, March 10 th Notes/Reminders: Class Folders Due: LA 1 = yellow, LA 2 = blue, LA 3 = red, LA 4 = green All Students must have a novel daily in class. Book Report Due: Friday, March 28 th NOTE: IF YOU WERE ABSENT FOR COMMON ASSESSMENT #2, YOU MUST TAKE TODAY. Agenda: 1.Fill out Common Assessment #2 Scantron. 2.Review Common Assessment #2 material. 2. (LA 1-3) Poetry - Bridges Book, My Man Blue by Nikki Grimes, pages 96-116 (LA 4) 117, 264, 280-294.