Friday, August 29, 2014

Unit - Character

Day 9

Partition –     v or n  to divide into parts
                      The room was partitioned into three sections
                      Syn:    divide                                    Ant:    join

Assignment
# Stars – pg. 88-98
Mr. T – pg. 118-131
SofG – pg. 105-117

1. What did Jim do to pass time while he was in the hospital?
2. Site Map with perspective bubbles
3. Has your thinking or opinion of a character changed?  How? (3 sentences)
4.  Holliday Rainbow
5.  Figurative language

Performance Task Test - Tuesday, September 9
Vocabulary and Skill Knowledge - Wednesday, September 10

Thursday, August 28, 2014

F&F  Day 8 Unit - Character

In your vocabulary section:

Recollect -    v.         To recall to mind
                                    The grandmother recollected her childhood when she saw the 
                                     old photograph
                                    Syn:    remember                Ant:    forget


Day 8
#stars – pg. 77-87
Mr. T – pg. 103-117
SofG – pg. 92-104   
   
1.  Site map with perspective bubbles
2.  What feelings, hunches, or intuitions are you feeling? (what do you think will happen next?) (3 sentences)
3.  Perspective Cloud
4.  Chips and Salsa #2
5.  Figurative language

Please don't forget our tests will be performance task on Tuesday, September 9 and Skill Knowledge and Vocabulary Wednesday, September 10

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Day 7 - Unit - Character

Contrary -    adj      Opposite direction or position
The mother did not like the daughter’s contrary opinion of cleaning her room.
Syn:    opposite                   Ant:    similar



# stars – pg. 66-76
Mr. T – pg. 88-102
SofG – pg. 79-91
Assignment
1. Site Map with persp. Bubbles
2. What influences on the main character are significant, having an impact on the character’s values and beliefs, not mere circumstances? (3 sentences)
3. Cuneo starburst (at least 10 arrows)
4. Figurative language

The tests for the Character unit will be Tuesday and Wednesday, September 10-11. You will need to study the following: 
  • Pattern statement- Students will need to memorize and be able to write word for word
  • Process questions - Be able to recognize the process questions for the unit.  We will give several process questions from other units and the unit studied.  The student will have to choose the process questions that belong in the character unit
  • Visual tool - Be able to draw and label the Chips and Salsa 2 and Holliday Rainbow visual tools
  • Vocabulary - You will complete sentences with the word, know synonyms and antonyms, know if the word is being used correctly, and be able to use the words in a meaning-rich sentence.  For example, "The little girl was haughty," doesn't explain the meaning of the word "haughty" in the sentence.  You would use, "The haughty little girl pulled the little boy's hair when she didn't give him the toy."
  • Performance Task test- Students will read a teacher-given story and complete one or more visual tools studied in the unit.  This is done all unit long in small group and in SPECS log.  This should be easy if the student is completing the SPECS log correctly and paying attention in small group
You can find all information to study in the green F&F folder.  Performance Task test will be Tuesday, September 10 and Vocabulary and Skill Knowledge will be on Wednesday, September 11.


Monday, August 25, 2014

Unit - Character

Vocabulary section:

Engross -       v.         To occupy one’s complete attention
The student was engrossed in the new book he was reading for F&F.

Syn:    involved

Day 5
# stars – pg. 44-54
Mr. T – pg. 59-72
SofG – pg. 53-65

Assignment
Site Map with persp. Bubbles
Perspective cloud
Chips and Salsa #2
Write a summary of a character who has changed and how.  (5 sentences)
Figurative language