Grade 3- Working on PLOT

Students in grade 3 have created characters individually and are in the process of working together to write a story that incorporates each of these characters.

Grade 2- Three Billy Goats Gruff .. continued

Students have reached the stage where they are preparing for their readers' theater presentations.  They will be videoing and presenting their stories soon!

Grade 1- Humpty Dumpty Continued

Grade 1 students are finishing there comparing and contrasting of the Humpty Dumpty stories read and watched in class.  Students are learning how to verbalize similarities and differences, use text to support and defend answers, and write using capital letters and full-stops.

PYP- Grade 1

Grade 1-- review and practice your colors, letters, and body parts. Just click on one of the links below to play a game.

colors
color matching
letters and sounds
literacy center
"H" makes the "hih" sound


The links below are a little harder, so ask for help.
Color Identification
Body Parts

MYP- Survival

The link below will take you to a story written by Jack London. Follow the directions below as you listen to the story.

To Build a Fire by Jack London

Part 1: Listen to part 1 and then make a prediction in your journal as to what you think will happen next in the short story.

Part 2: Write 2 questions that you have after hearing the first two parts of the story. What are you wondering or thinking? Place the sticky notes in your journal for now.

Part 3: Visualize-- draw what you see in your mind, using the details that the author has given you.

Part 4: The author used personification in this section. Tell me what was personified (something that is non-human was given human qualities). Why did the author do this or use this for of literary device? As a result of the events in this part, what do you think will happen to the man?

Part 5: What are your thoughts about the man? What kind of character is he? What do you think he looks like? Draw a picture of the man (in your journal).

Part 6: At this point, you have been given a lot of details about the setting of this story. Describe the setting. Where is this story taking place? What are some things that you would see, hear, touch, taste, smell in this place?

Part 7: What was your reaction to this part? How did you feel as you listened to it? What are some questions/wonderings you have?

Part 8: What is your new prediction? The man is obviously desperate, so what do you think he will do to survive? Will he survive?

Part 9: What is type of conflict is presented in this story?

Part 10: Who was the major character? Who was the minor character? What are your thoughts about the endings of this story? Did the ending fit with the title? Did anyone learn a lesson in this story? Was there a moral??

Assignment: Create a plot line for this story. Be specific and detailed. Use your responses the the parts above to help you.

MYP- Nouns; singular, plural, irregular

Read through the rules for plural nouns and then complete the first exercise for practice.

A. Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

B. More Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

MYP- 6

Use the following links to practice and review for part 1 of your upcoming test in EAL.  Each section has a quiz that you should take and then either print or show Ms. Clancy your results. 

Practice--
Subject and Predicate
Match the sentences
Combining Sentences


Quiz

Homophones are words that sound the same, but have DIFFERENT spellings and DIFFERENT meanings.

Homophone Game
Homophone Practice
Homophone Practice #2
Homophone Quizzes -- Ms. Clancy will tell you which level you will need to complete.

Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings.

Antonym Matching Activity
Antonym Game
Antonym Practice Quiz
Antonym Quizzes -- Ms. Clancy will need to pick your level before you start.

Synonyms are words that have the SAME or SIMILAR meanings.

Synonym Game
Synonym Quiz #1
Synonym Quiz #2

Verb Tenses -- PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE

Verb Tense Game -- Helping Verbs
Verb Tense Practice
Verb Tense -- Partner Practice
Verb Quiz #1
Verb Quiz #2
Verb Quiz #3 -- Challenging

Plural Nouns

A. Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

B. More Rules
** Practice #1
** Practice #2

Grade 2- Three Billy Goats Gruff

Readers' Theater-- students are preparing for their group presentations by; learning more about goats (nonfiction reading and questioning), writing summaries, creating theater props, and reading with expression.  The students will practice this week and begin recording their presentations next week.  :)

Grade 8 and 9- TIME

Students in Grades 8 and 9 are analyzing the song- TIME- by Pink Floyd.  They are using their knowledge poetic devices to identify and explain the devices used in the song.  Students are also sharing and discussing their thoughts about the song-- what does it mean to them??

Grade 1- Humpty Dumpty

Grade 1 students are working on rhyme, making connections, using context to answer questions, retelling with detail (summarizing), and fluency.  We started with a nursery rhyme known to most of the students, so that they could practice the format for what is expected with their individual books (these will be given at the end of the week or beginning of next week).

Student Questions (being answered in their journals)--
1.  What happened to Humpty Dumpty?
2.  Who tried to help him?
3.  What is Humpty Dumpty?
4.  Do you think he will ever be put back together?




1935-ComiColor Cartoons - Humpty Dumpty
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Grade 1, 2, 3

It has been a busy few weeks for the Grade 1, 2, and 3 classes-- with field trips, pictures, and class activities.  For students that have not been in EAL for a short while-- it is imperative that they are practicing their reading, speaking, and listening at home!  New readers will be given to them at their next lesson.

Grade 8--Assignments

Grade 8 students should have been working on their English anthology-- making sure that they have been creatively designing an original book of poems that demonstrate their knowledge of the devices taught in both EAL and English.

Students in Grade 8 are also beginning a novel (that will be read aloud in EAL)-- there are activities that need to be completed for SUNDAY, MARCH 6th. 

Grade 6- Poetic Devices

Students in Grade 6 are reviewing the poetic devices learned (in EAL and English) by identifying and analyzing them in context.  They are also in the process of creating an anthology that demonstrates their understanding of each of the poetic devices that have been introduced.

Homework due:
-Thursday, March 3--  Find the assigned devices in the given poems
-Sunday, March 6-- Bring novel being read to English Class
-Sunday, March 6-- Science task sheet-- be sure you are working on the questions!
-Monday, March 7-- Among the Hidden  chapter questions are due!

Grade 4- Literature Circles and Writing

4A students are working on comprehension activities and fluency with oral reading. The title of the story they read today was "What is it?"-- relating to the scientific process and continuing a lesson from last week.  It would be helpful for these students to read (in English) nightly, so that they are able to practice picking out details and better recognize grade-level words.

4C students used their critical thinking skills to try to identify words out of context.  They made educated guesses and discussed their answers (these words will be defined before reading the next short story).  4C students also used vocabulary that was provided (taken from the unread story) to create a story-- what they thought the real story was about.  They focused on including story elements and the vocabulary given. 

Grade 9- Highway Man

 

Analyzing the Highway Man-- picking out the poetic devices and explaining the reasoning behind Alfred Noyes' choice of words.

Watching the video, found below, helped with comprehension and made it easier to create images to better understand the poem.