Today classes finished up the unit Summary.  Get with your teacher with what you missed.

Performance Task and Vocabulary testing today

Book reports due today

If you failed to turn in a book report today, TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO TURN IN BOOK REPORTS WITH POINTS OFF... AFTER TOMORROW IT WILL BE A ZERO!

Book Reports Due tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!
Unit - Summary
Performance Task Test and vocabulary test tomorrow - No Skill Knowledge test

Test - 

Performance Task and Vocabulary Tests on Wednesday, May 6

Day 6

1. Main Idea Framework – general main idea, ( 3 supporting main ideas and 3 supporting details.)
2. Summary – Write a paragraph including the general main idea. Also write 3 additional paragraphs that support the main idea including the supporting details.
         Be sure to use transition words

All tests will be on Wednesday, May 6.  There will be NO SKILL KNOWLEDGE TEST.  We will only test on Vocabulary and Performance Task

Book reports due Wednesday, May 6

Get with your teacher for page numbers in books
Idea Framework – general main idea (3 supporting main ideas and 3 supporting details)
Summary – Write a paragraph including the general main idea. Also write 3 additional paragraphs
        that support the main idea including
        the supporting details.
        Be sure to use transition words.

Idea Framework- general main idea, (3 supporting main ideas and 3 supporting details
Summary - Write a summary Be sure to use transition words

Idea Framework – general main idea,  (3 supporting main ideas and 3 supporting details for each)
Summary - Write a paragraph including the general main idea. Also write 3 additional paragraphs that support the main idea including the supporting details.
         Be sure to use transition words.

Cox's class
Space and Back – pg. 7-34
Pyramid – pg. 4-17

Burton's Class
Brooklyn Bridge 5-18
Ironclad 1-10


All Class Assignments

1. Idea Framework – general main idea, (3 supporting main ideas, and 2 supporting details under each)
2. Summary - Write a paragraph including the general main idea. Also write 3 additional paragraphs that support the main idea including the supporting details.

Today we introduced our new unit, Summary.  This will be our last unit.

Don't forget book reports are due on Wednesday, May 6

Please Note.....
The book report due date has been moved from Friday, May 8 to Friday, May 6 due to grades being due earlier than expected.

Today in class:

Write a three paragraph essay about you and springtime.  Use Reference 103 (pg. 167 - one supporting sentence) to guide you as you write.  Your paragraph should include:

pre-writing map
title at the top-centered, your name under it, neat handwriting, wide margins, written in black ink
correct number of paragraphs and sentences
a vocabulary word from this F&F unit - circle in red
a word that is a homonym - circle in green
any Wordly Wise word - circle in blue
a complex sentence - underline in red
a compound sentence - underline in blue
correct capitalization throughout
correct punctuation throughout

Staple in this order:  direction page on top, essay in the middle, prewriting map on bottom

For the next several days we will be doing intellectual art, taking the performance task test, and watching the movie that goes along with one of the books we just read.

Skill knowledge and vocabulary tests

Friday is performance task

We will have a test tomorrow on Skill Knowledge and vocabulary tomorrow.  You will find the Pattern Statement, Process Questions, and Visual tool link on the right of the blog.  Also, you will find a vocabulary review game for Drawing Conclusions.

Friday we will have a Performance Task Test

Vocab and Skill Knowledge tests Wednesday
Performance Task test Friday
Day 15

Day 14 - Next Wednesday and Friday are our tests!  Skill Knowledge and Vocab is Wednesday and Performance Task is Friday next week!

Day 13

See previous post about upcoming tests!

F&F Tests will be:
Vocabulary  and Skill Knowledge - Wednesday, April 15
Performance Task - Friday, April 17
Check out the vocabulary review game link on this blog

Mrs. Cox was out yesterday and didn't get a chance to update the F&F blog or the Math blog.  Here are today's and yesterday's assignments:

Day 11

Day 12

A Book report was give out today.  This book report will be due on Friday, May 8.  Instructions are on the right column of the blog.

Day 10

Vocabulary and Skill Knowledge test - Wednesday, April 15

Performance Task Test - Friday, April 17

Day 9

Vocabulary and Skill Knowledge Test - Wednesday, April 15

Performance Task Test - Friday, April 17

Day 7

Performance Task Test on Friday, April 17

Skill Knowledge and Vocabulary on Wednesday, April 15

The wrong day was put up for yesterday.  This is yesterday's (Monday's) assignment:  Day 6

Day 6

Day 5

Day 4

Day 3

 We will resume F&F tomorrow in our Drawing Conclusion Unit

Day 2

Day 1 - Drawing Conclusions

Because of Oregon Trail tomorrow,  we will begin a new unit in F&F on Wednesday - Drawing Conclusions

Intellectual Art

Each teacher finished up the unit for Compare/Contrast.  Please email your teacher for more specific classwork.

Skill Knowledge and Vocabulary Test

1. Finish the book you were reading

2. Site Map

3. Finish the plot line

Day 7

Day 7
Gulf – pg. 161-180
Other Side – pg. 199-223
Adara -  pg. 118-131


Assignment
Site Map with perspective bubbles
Plot Line

Gulf – What is the big “wow” that happens today!?!?  Be sure to include all information.
Truth – What was Papa doing to protest his deportation?
Adara – What does Elisha tell Naaman to do to become clean?

Day 6

Day 6

Gulf – pg. 121-160

Other Side – pg. 148-198

Adara -  pg. 90-117

Site Map with perspective bubbles

Plot line

Gulf – What did Mrs. Stuldy tell Britt about Mr. Marcus and how did Mrs. Stuldy find out?

Truth – Where was Sade going for her plan?

Adara – What did Adara think the high priest told Naaman to do for the gods  to take away Naaman’s affliction?  

F&F tests for Comparison and Contrast will be the following:

Friday, February 27 - Performance Task Test
Monday, March 2 - Skill Knowledge and Vocabulary

Day 5
Gulf – pg. 101-120
Other Side – pg. 123-147
Adara -  pg. 76-89
Site Map w/perspective bubbles
Plot Line
Double Bubble Map
Gulf – Who are Mr. and Mrs. “Marquis”? with page #
Truth – what did Marcia ask Sade to do and did she do it? with page #
Adara – Lady Doronit asked Adara to tell a story.  What was the story Adara told? with page #

Day 4

Day 4

Gulf – pg. 61-100

Other Side – pg. 75-122

Adara -  pg. 46-75

Site Map with perspective bubbles

Plot Line 

Gulf – What did Britt find at the Laundrymat?

Truth – What happened when Femi and sade tried to call home?

Adara- Who bought adara as her slave? And who was she?

Because of Grandparents' Club program this morning, we did not have F&F time this morning.

Day 3

Day 2

Compare and Contrast Unit
Day 1