Friday, December 2nd, 2016

Announcement: Career Project Grades are in.  You might want to look.

Circle: What book do you remember from your childhood?  

Finish: Where are You Now?
1) On the back of your child, write down the attributes you want your child to have. Pick from this list of the top ten.
2) Place your child in the community you think will help them get those attributes.
3) In the Google classroom, write each attribute you want your child to have and use evidence from your notes to explain how they will learn that attribute.

Do some vocabulary work: Making flash cards

Check Your Stocks

Metaphor Game
1) Create a list of concrete objects at your table -- share one per table
2) Create a list of abstract concepts at your table -- share one per table
3) Randomly pick one of each and a) individually come up with statements that fit ________ is like ________ because __________.
4) Share at your table.
5) Share out.

Unit: Thinking and Writing About Fiction
Learning Target: You will learn to determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas.
1) Open the Google doc "Book Notes #2" in Classroom.
2) Research your book (jacket and internet).
3) In the Google doc, take notes on what you find.
4) Read.
5) Write about a piece of text that you find.  What do you think the book is about? What do you think is NOT in the book?