Monday, October 28, 2013

10/28/13 - MO [55-Word Stories]

NOTES:
Entertainment Books are due back if you did not sell them
Wreaths & Poinsetta Fundraiser begins end of week, ends Nov. 13
NO CANDY ON FRIDAY (please don't come in all hopped up on sugar)

**  NOT SURE ABOUT DANCE DETAILS (will get back to you on that)
**  Sorry, I wasn't part of dance planning and don't know all information other than
      we are on a "Team Time" schedule
I.  SCARY VOCAB #2
- Prequiz & self-correct
- teacher model of format and word "maw"
* 15 Words with definition, word part, origin and example sentence
* DUE FRIDAY

II.  55-WORD STORIES (implied writing and revision skills)
- examples (what are you *supposed* to think?)
- more examples (discuss author's purpose as a class with examples)
- brainstorm situations/ideas for your own 55-word story
- share
- view teacher-provided ideas
- write first and possibly second drafts of 55-word-story
* Final/dark copy in bat shape due by Wednesday (we'll finish in class)


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HOMEWORK
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___  begin/start SCARY WORDS VOCAB #2 (5-7 definitions /w sentences) - DUE FR

___  continue/finish 55-WORD STORY final in bat shape
        * due on Wednesday, when we will glue onto colored paper and put on walls

___  continue to read CHOICE BOOK (finish by next Monday)
        * 12-diary entries covering entire book; will discuss by Thursday
         * focus on finishing the book first!

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