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__**November 16 and 19**__ ** We c ontinued  discussing the elements of the short stories we have been reading, practiced diagraming sentences, and reviewed the helping/linking verbs. We also checked our reading levels again using STAR and made a visit to the library to check out short story books and non-fiction. **


 * Click here for the link the Helping and Linking verbs song (Thanks Christina H.). **

Story analysis - Go to the Elements of a Story, copy and paste them into your notebook in the reading response section, and write a sentence next to each point describing one of the short stories you have read independently.


 * Homework: **


 * 1) __Bring your new short story book! __
 * 2) __Finish your subject, verb and predicate identification sheet __
 * 3) Practice the helping and linking verbs (23). This will be required for your test identifying sentences and verbs on November 26 and 27.





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 * Brain Pop Videos we all need to watch (or re-watch). Take notes in the Grammar section of your notebook **** :  **


 * Grammar: **

subject and predicate

subject verb agreement

tenses

verbs and their objects

strengthening sentences

semicolons

run on sentences


 * Vocabulary: **

roots prefixes and suffixes

__**November 14 and 15**__ ** We finished VFA test #3, continued  the elements of the short stories we have been reading, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">described <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> and practiced diagraming sentences and reviewed the helping/linking verbs. Students also attended a review at lunch to earn the opportunity to re-take VFA test #3 on Thursday at lunch. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Click here for the link the Helping and Linking verbs song (Thanks Christina H.). **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Story analysis - Go to the Elements of a Story, copy and paste them into your notebook in the reading response section, and write a sentence next to each point describing one of the short stories you have read independently.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! __
 * 2) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Finish one more Short Story analysis - total of three for next class. __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Practice the helping and linking verbs (23). This will be required for your test identifying sentences and verbs at the end of next week.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">If you earned <21 on your VFA test #3, come to the review at lunch time Wednesday, __**and**__ the re-test on Thursday.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Buy your Ali Baba and the Magic Cave Tickets!

login: your school and its birth year password: the city you live in subject and predicate subject verb agreement tenses verbs and their objects strengthening sentences semicolons run on sentences
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Brain Pop Videos we all need to watch (or re-watch). Take notes in the Grammar section of your notebook **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">:  **
 * Grammar: **

roots prefixes and suffixes
 * Vocabulary: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**November 12 and 13**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We started VFA test #3, discussed the elements of the stories we have been reading, collected notebooks, and discussed and took notes on nouns and pronouns, and reviewed the helping/linking verbs. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Click here for the link the Helping and Linking verbs song (Thanks Christina H.). **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Helping and Linking Verbs - **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Is **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Am **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Are **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Was **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Were **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Has **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Have **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Had **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Do **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Does **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Did **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Be **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Being **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Been **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Shall **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Will **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Should **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Would **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">May **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Might **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Must **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Can **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Could **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Story analysis - Go to the Elements of a Story, copy and paste them into your notebook in the reading response section, and write a sentence next to each point describing one of the short stories you have read independently.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! __
 * 2) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Finish one more Short Story analysis. __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Practice the helping and linking verbs (23). This will be required for your test identifying sentences and verbs.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">If you earned <21 on your VFA test #3, come to the review at lunch time Wednesday, __**and**__ the re-test on Thursday.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Buy your Ali Baba and the Magic Cave Tickets!





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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Brain Pop Notes: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B2 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**November 7 and 8**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We reviewed for the VFA test next week, studied the elements of the stories we have been reading, shared our notes about the characters we are developing, and discussed and took notes on subjects, predicates and verbs. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Story analysis - Go to the Elements of a Story, copy and paste them into your notebook in the reading response section, and write a sentence next to each point describing one of the short stories you have read independently.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Helping and Linking Verbs - **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! __
 * 2) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Finish your Short Story analysis. __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.454544067382813px;">Reading logs and palette words with 40 accurate definitions in your own words - due next class <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Review for VFA 7-9 test next class. (you may opt to take the test on Wednesday or Thursday instead). Quizlets - 7-9 Review (thanks Jacob)
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Start practicing the helping and linking verbs (23).



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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Brain Pop Notes: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B1 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C1 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B2 **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**November 5 and 6**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">BOOK FAIR We shared more of our anthologies, took notes about the characters we are developing, and updated our SLP's. **

__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt -** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">Write a description of a new character that is a lot like you, but __** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">different in one important way  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they look like?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they enjoy doing?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What are their friends and family like?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they hate?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they want that they do not have?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do other people say about them?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! __
 * 2) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Finish your character. __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging short stories <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">November 12 and 13 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words, dated and accurate definitions in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Review VFA 7-9 - test next week. CROSSWORD PUZZLES FOR LESSONS 8 AND 9. Derek L. created a quizlet for lesson 7, click here. Test on Monday 11/12 and Tuesday 11/13 ( you may opt to take the test on Wednesday or Thursday instead.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Select (one) more Brain Pop video(s) you and take notes on a separate document. Post to the Google Doc next class.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Brain Pop Notes: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B2 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C2 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**November 1 and 2**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We read and responded to a short story, shared some of our anthologies, discussed and took notes about the elements of a story, and reported on our Brain Pop exploration. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Brain Pop Notes: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C1 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B2 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">C2 **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! __
 * 2) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring Money for the book fair! __
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging short stories <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">November 12 and 13 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words, dated and accurate definitions in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Finsh VFA Lesson #9
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Select (one) more Brain Pop video(s) you and take notes on a separate document. Post to the Google Doc next class. - If you chose a Writing video last time, choose Grammar this time. Don't repeat videos that students have already posted, unless there are no more left.





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Elements of a story interactive: Cinderella <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Elements of a story: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Title, Author, Genre <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Plot: Events of the story <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Setting: When? Where? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Characters: Who the story is about <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Conflict: Problem <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Point of View: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Theme: Main idea, lesson to learn
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Introduction (Setting, Characters, Conflict, point of view)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Rising Action (suspense?)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Climax (the protagonist makes the important decision or high point of the action)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Denouement (resolution)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Protagonist (main character)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Antagonist (foil, the character acting against the protagonist)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Supporting Characters (bystanders, some for the protagonist, some for the antagonist)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Character vs. Character
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Character vs. Nature
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Character vs. Self
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">First Person
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Third Person

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px;">The narrator of "The Party" decided to -- Bridget's invitation for the following three reasons:

__ **October 30 and 31** __ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We scored VFA Lesson 8, conducted a final discussion on poetry and on the features of sentences **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: line-through;"> and paragraphs ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">, wrote about the elements of a story, and explored Brain Pop. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">Write a description of a character that is a lot like you, but __ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">different in one important way ** __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they look like?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they enjoy doing?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What are their friends and family like?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they hate?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do they want that they do not have?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What do other people say about them?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">Bring your short story book! You should have completed at least one short story. __
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging short stories <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">November 12 and 13 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words, dated and accurate definitions in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Start VFA Lesson #9 - VFA #3 Test November 12 and 13
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Finish your notes on the Brain Pop video(s) you chose on a separate document. Post to the Google Doc next class.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 26 and 29**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We went to the library to check out short story collections, scored VFA lesson #7, took a pre-test on sentences, and reviewed the collection of reading logs and palette words. ** <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;">To search for short story <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;">collections <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;"> we will use key words like "short stories", "stories," "collection," and "anthology." You should <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;">select <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;"> one collection of short stories from a different genre than your <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;">current <span style="background-color: #ff00ff; color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 20.909090042114258px; text-align: center;"> book, at your reading level. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt 1 -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">Which is your favorite poetry form? Why?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt 2 -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">What are the features of a sentence? What are the features of a paragraph? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px; text-align: center;">Homework: > (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Read your challenging short story book <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collect more palette words. 35 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on November 12 and 13
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">VFA Lesson #8 due next class.
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**November 1 and 25**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">scored <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> VFA lesson #7 and presented our poetry. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">Which is your favorite poetry form? Why?

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on November 12 and 13 (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Update your palette words with accurate definitions. 20
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Start VFA Lesson #8

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 22 and 23**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">completed <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> VFA test #2 and finished revising, editing, **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">self-assessing  **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> and our poems. **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Be Prepared to hand in two <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.454544067382813px;">published poems.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Be Prepared to present your two published poems.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Completed self assessment for your two poems.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on November 12 and 13 (total of 720+ minutes reading and 40+ palette words with <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate!!! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words!!! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">VFA #7 Due next class.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Re-test review lunch time Wednesday, Oct. 24, ReTest lunch time Thursday, Oct. 25.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 19**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We all attended a presentation from our visiting author. **

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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Finish writing and editing your 5 poems.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 26 and 29 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">VFA Lesson #7 - use your digital copy to either digitally insert the answers, or print the lesson, or write your answers on a separate sheet.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 18**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">All four classes met and completed VFA Test #2 and finished, shared, assessed, and handed in our poems. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 21.111112594604492px;">Which is your favorite poetry form? Why?

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 * 42 KB
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Finish writing and editing your 5 poems.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 26 and 29 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">VFA Lesson #7 - use your digital copy to either digitally insert the answers, or print the lesson, or write your answers on a separate sheet.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 16 and 17**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">reviewed for the VFA Test after the MAP testing this morning. **

poetry collection rubric - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Poetry form websites: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 2
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Write one more poem (#5) - rough draft in hand for next class.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue revising and editing poems, you should be finished with at least four. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">( **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">__Five printed final draft poems__ stapled together AND __TWO poems in final published__ form **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">due 10/24-10/25) **
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 29 and 30 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">VFA Test #2 (over lessons 4-6) on October 18 - next class <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">OR - CHOOSE TO TAKE YOUR TEST NEXT WEEK <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 12 and 15**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We shared drafts of our poems and improved them during peer conferencing, collected reading logs and palette words, and started a another poem (you choose) for our poetry collection ( **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">__Five printed final draft poems__ stapled together AND __TWO poems in final published__ form ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">due 10/24-10/25 - READY TO PRESENT). ** Britain's got talent - poetry girl with snake

poetry collection rubric - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Poetry form websites: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 2
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">online rhyming dictionaries: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">rhymezonerhymebrainwikirhymerb-rhymes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 28.18181800842285px;">10/12/12 - I read “__blank__” by __blank__ and my partner read “__blank__” __blank__. What are some similarities and differences between what you two read? **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) <span style="background-color: #800000; color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Write one or two more rough draft poems <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;"> of a different form. Select from those discussed in class, or challenge yourself and research and write a poem of a different form on your own.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Prepare final drafts of two of your poems to share with Mr. Cooper next class.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Continue reading challenging books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">and collecting palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 29 and 30 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">accurate <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;"> definitions <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">in your own words <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Review for the VFA test October 18.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 10 and 11**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We made posters with partners about the type of poetry we chose to research and displayed them in class, shared rough drafts of our poems to improve them, and started a another poem (you choose) for our poetry collection ( **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">__Five printed final draft poems__ stapled together AND __TWO poems in final published__ form ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">due 10/22-10/23). **

10/9/2012 Today I read poetry about/by __. Respond by telling us about how it made you feel, interesting observations about the poetry, or describing any devices the author used to make the poem strong.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Prompt for poetry response : **

C2 - What do we look for in poetry: What are they talking about? What does this have to do with me? Does the form of the poem look familiar? How is Figurative language used? Do I like it? Why? Why was it written? What challenged me?

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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Poetry form websites: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 2

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">online rhyming dictionaries: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">rhymezonerhymebrainwikirhymerb-rhymes
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #800000; color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Write one more rough draft poem <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;"> of <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">a different form <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">. Select from those discussed in class, or challenge yourself and research and write a poem of a different form on your own. Update your first poem to a second draft - ready to finish in a final form. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">You will bring two poems next class. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Please bring a printed copy of each. Minimum of 9 lines (if using haiku, write three = 9 lines).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Continue reading and collecting more palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 12 and 15 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and definitions).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Complete VFA Lesson #6 - VFA Test #2 (over lessons 4-6) on October 18 and 19.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**October 8 and 9**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We changed seats, discussed "duck words," reviewed and <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 26.666667938232422px;">updated <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> our Figurative Language Dictionaries, discussed expectations about the finale of our poetry unit, investigated different types of poetry, and scored VFA lessons #4 and #5. **

poetry collection rubric - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 19.09090805053711px; text-align: center;">Favorite Poems Website <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Poetry form websites: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry 2 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">types of poetry for kids 2
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 * 1) <span style="background-color: #800000; color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Research and take notes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> on one form of poetry. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Be prepared to share next class.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #800000; color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Write a rough draft poem <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;"> of the form of poetry you will share with your class mates. <span style="background-color: #ff7400; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 25.55555534362793px;">Try to include some aspect of your dreams for the future.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Continue reading and collecting more palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 12 and 15 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and definitions).
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Complete VFA Lesson #6 (due Friday or Monday) - VFA Test #2 (over lessons 4-6) coming next week.

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for teens? <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Click below for some ideas:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-size: 21.111112594604492px; text-align: center;">Newbery Award Winners

 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 27 and 28**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We handed in our Figurative Language Dictionaries after self-assessing them, wrote <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">descriptively <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> about a brush with fame <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">, and **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> went to the library to check out challenging interesting books to read. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">**Writing Prompt -** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.909090042114258px;">Describe in detail the moment you were closest to a famous person, place or thing. Use strong sense words and Figurative Language to make us feel we were there with you. Figurative Language Dictionary Final Rubric - <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Interested in reading some to some higher-level classic literature for Teens? Click below for some ideas... <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">kcls.org <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">life123.com <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Newbery Award Winners
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Continue reading and collecting more palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 12 and 15 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words and definitions).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Have your parents sign and return your STAR report if you haven't yet.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Have a fantastic Fall holiday. Relax and come back refreshed, this is the end of the <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">beginning <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> of the year.

 Dear Parents,

Thank you for all of your great questions. We are wrapping up our Figurative Language Dictionaries and I look forward to collecting and reading them this Thursday and Friday. If you haven't seen your child's yet, ask them to show you. We have had a guest teacher, Ms. Hoeman, in class this week helping us review our vocabulary for our next vocabulary test after the holiday (October 18 and 19) and we have just completed the STAR reading assessment.

I have attached a "Parent Guide to STAR Assessments" to familiarize you with the STAR report your son or daughter brought home from class yesterday or today. We will be using the upper "ZPD" score, highlighted on the report, to guide our library searches for challenging independent reading books. This "ZPD" is expressed as a decimal number, the first digit being the reading level year, and the second represents the month. Thus, a score of 6.2 means your child is reading at a sixth grade level during the second month of school. The STAR ZPD score ranges from 1.0 to 13.0. We will take the STAR test two more times this year to track reading progress.

I continue to encourage all students to read from a variety of genres, including non-fiction and collect palette words. We will go to the library on Thursday and Friday this week so your child will have at least one good book to read during the holiday if they choose. Please take an opportunity to have your child share their reading log and palette words with you before they are due for a summative score on October 11 and 12. Palettes are essential, strong writers must be good readers. Strong readers notice the elements of good writing as they read, in this case, palettes indicate powerful vocabulary. They are the words and phrases that stand out as we read; they are what push us on to read the next paragraph, to turn the page and read right through when we are called to dinner or past our bedtime. As our 6th graders develop skill in deciding what makes for interesting writing they also take a step forward in taking responsibility for their learning.

Have a joyous Mid-autumn Day holiday.

The moon cake is eaten away, but the sweetness remains. Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. Wish you and yours a happy holiday on this gathering day.

Cheers, Evan Cooper Grade Six Red Team Language Arts Teacher Shanghai American School – Puxi

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 25 and 26**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We completed the Language Arts Student Learner Profile, reviewed VFA lesson 4, and received our STAR reading reports **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">. ** > Figurative Language Dictionary Final Rubric -
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete your Figurative Language Dictionary, final copy due Thursday 9/27 for B1/C1and Friday 9/28 for B2/C2, rubric follows:
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Continue reading and collecting more palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">minutes per night = 3 hours per week. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.399999618530273px;">Notebooks will be collected again on October 11 and 12 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Bring your library books to hand in and your ID next class.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Have your parents sign and return your STAR report.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Complete VFA lesson # 5 - due next class.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 21 and 24**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">B1 completed their Superlative moment talk and we all handed in reading logs and palette words, scored VFA #4, completed the STAR Reading assessment ( **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Link for STAR Reading Test: [] ) ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">,  **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> started our SLP for Language Arts, and shared our Figurative Language Dictionaries. ** Figurative Language Dictionary Final Rubric -
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete your Figurative Language Dictionary, final copy due Thursday 9/27 for B1/C1and Friday 9/28 for B2/C2 : literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Continue reading and collecting more palette words. 30 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; vertical-align: super;">+ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> minutes per night = 3 hours per week, be sure to include 10+ palette words per week. Notebooks will be collected again on October 11 and 12 (total of 360+ minutes reading and 20+ palette words).
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Complete VFA lesson # 4 B1/C1 lesson #5 B2/C2.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 19 and 20**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We completed the VFA Test, **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> collected e-notebooks (B2/C2), started our wikispaces student pages, and continued working on our Figurative Language Dictionaries. Mr. Cooper also held a lunch vocabulary review session Thursday for the VFA test retake on Friday. ** Dear Parents of 6th Grade Gold B1 Students,

Below is a bit of information on why your children are asked to look for Palettes. Our students are currently recording palettes. These palettes are essential- strong writers must be good readers. And strong readers notice the elements of good writing as they read. That is what palettes are. They are the words and phrases that stand out as we read; they are what push us on to read the next paragraph, to turn the page and read right through when we are called to dinner or past our bedtime. As our 6th graders develop skill in deciding what makes for interesting writing they also take a step forward in taking responsibility for their learning. In this part of the year, many students will choose a word they don’t know, and look it up. I think that’s appropriate,yet I also look forward to seeing more of our readers choose palettes for other reasons. Best regards, Phil Kittower

Figurative Language Dictionary Final Rubric -
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the sixth and seventh pages of your Figurative Language Dictionary, we will check them next class: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> hours/week) and continue collecting more palette words. Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry. **
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Complete VFA lesson 4 - due next class.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Look at your VFA test score #1 in PowerSchool - plan to come to the lunch time review session (with your lunch) on Thursday (9/20)if you will be re-taking the test (test score less than 24 points). You will retake the test on Friday at lunch (9/21).

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 18 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We completed the VFA Test, **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">checked the status of our accounts at wikispaces.com, and continued working on our Figurative Language Dictionaries. **


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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the fourth and fifth pages of your Figurative Language Dictionary: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> hours/week) and continue collecting more palette words. Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry. R ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">eading log check on Thursday and Friday next week - 5 hours total from September 6 and 7 through September 20 and 21; 15+ palette words.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Complete VFA lesson 4.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Look at your VFA test score #1 PowerSchool - Plan to come to the lunch time review session (with your lunch) on Thursday if you will be re-taking the test (test score less than 23 points). You will retake the test on Friday.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 17 (4- Core)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Happy Founder's Day, I hope you enjoyed the spelling bee and other activities celebrating the school's 100 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px; vertical-align: super;">th <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> year. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 14 (B1/C1)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We finished off our stories, checked the status of our accounts at wikispaces.com, read and responded to poetry, started filling in our Language Arts Student Learner Profile, and continued working on our Figurative Language Dictionaries. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the fourth and fifth pages of your Figurative Language Dictionary, we will check them next class: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> hours/week) and continue collecting more palette words. Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry. R ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">eading log check on Thursday and Friday next week - 5 hours total from September 6 and 7 through <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">September 20 and 21; 15+ palette words.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Review for VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> over lessons 1-3 **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Next class September 19 . **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> You will need to match ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">definitions to words and fill in the words and derivatives in sentences. **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">If you were not able to sign into wikispaces.com and join this wiki, try again from home.

Hi Mr. Cooper,

When I tried making an account in the 6th grade wikispaces blog, it said I already had an account. But when I pressed Forgot Password in the login place, it said my email address was wrong.

What should I do?

Student

<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Hi Student,

<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Several people were having this problem. You can either send an email request from the "contact us" link to wiki spaces and let them know your school username and school email address, or you can set up a new account with a username that it will be easy for me to identify. Thanks for being persistent.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**Sept 13 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We completed our stories today, signed up for accounts at wikispaces.com and the class Moodle, and checked the first page, and continued working on, our Figurative Language Dictionary. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the second and third pages of your Figurative Language Dictionary, we will check them next class: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">hours/week). Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Be sure to read a challenging book, log your time, and __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">collect at least 3 more " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">palette __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">__" words__ from your reading; write your best guess for a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">definition. (reading log check on Thursday and Friday next week - 5 hours total from September 6 and 7 -September 20 and 21; 15+ palette words.)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Review for VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> over lessons 1-3 **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Next class September 18 . **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> You will need to match ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">definitions to words and fill in the words and derivatives in sentences. **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">If you were not able to sign into wikispaces.com and join this wiki, try again from home.

Hi Mr. Cooper,

When I tried making an account in the 6th grade wikispaces blog, it said I already had an account. But when I pressed Forgot Password in the login place, it said my email address was wrong.

What should I do?

Student

<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Hi Student,

<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Several people were having this problem. You can either send an email request from the "contact us" link to wiki spaces and let them know your school username and school email address, or you can set up a new account with a username that it will easy for me to identify. Thanks for being persistent.

<span style="background-color: #ff00ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">-Mr. C

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 12 (B1/C1)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We reviewed for the VFA Test, signed up for accounts at wikispaces.com and the class Moodle, and continued working on our Figurative Language Dictionaries. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the second and third pages of your Figurative Language Dictionary, we will check them next class: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">hours/week). Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry. ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Be sure to read a challenging book, log your time, and __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">collect at least 3 more " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">palette __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">__" words__ from your reading; write your best guess for a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">definition. (reading log check on Thursday and Friday next week - 5 hours total from September 6 and 7 - <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">September 20 and 21 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">; 15+ palette words.)
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Review for VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> over lessons 1-3 **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">September 19 . **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> You will need to match ****<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">definitions to words and fill in the words and derivatives in sentences. **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">If you were not able to sign into wikispaces.com and join this wiki, try again from home.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 10 (B1/C1) and Sept 11 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We shared more stories today, scored VFA lesson #3, discussed different types of Figurative Language and began work on our Figurative Language Dictionaries. **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **

> Be sure to read a challenging book, log your time, and before next class <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">collect at least 3 more " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">palette <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">" words from your reading. Write your best guess for a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">definition. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">**teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> over lessons 1-3 **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">September 18 (day 2) or September 19 (day 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">. You will need to match definitions to words and fill in the words and derivatives in sentences. **
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Complete the first page of your Figurative Language Dictionary, we will check them next class: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com. **
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">VFA pages 19-20 - Skill Feature, "using the dictionary." **
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">hours/week).
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Continue to come prepared for your Superlative Moment story telling until you have had a chance to share.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 6 (B1/C1) and Sept 7 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We shared more stories today, **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: line-through;">completed the STAR Reading assessment ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">, read some poetry, and introduced the Figurative Language Dictionary. ** To edit your VFA .pdf you must select Tools>Content>Add or Edit Text box. > <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Be sure to read a challenging book, log your time, and...
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __ Vocabulary For Achievement __ Lesson #3 completed next class **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> - **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> over lessons 1-3 September 18 (day 2) or September 19 (day 1). **
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Continue to come prepared for your Superlative Moment story telling until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book or poetry (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">hours/week). Links to poetry sites: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;"> **teen poetry or** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** children's poetry **
 * 1)  before next class <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">collect at least 3 more " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">palette <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">" words from your reading. Write your best guess for a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">definition <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Investigate <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">one <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> type of figurative language <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">. Take notes and be prepared to share. The following websites may help: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com.
 * 3)  Please have your parent respond via email that they have received my email.

Dear Parents,

I want to welcome you all to grade 6 Language Arts. I am your child's Language Arts teacher and this is my second year teaching at Shanghai American School with my Language Arts partner in Gold Team, Phil Kittower. I have been teaching middle school children for sixteen years, 11 of those years in international schools. I have a masters degree in teaching from Lewis and Clark College, and an undergraduate degree in English from Pitzer College. I truly enjoy working with this age group as they become young adults and watching them develop the skills and values that will enable them to achieve their dreams.

The students and I have been having fun in class getting to know each other and setting the stage for the year. We are beginning with a short unit on poetry. Each student will have their first published poem on display at next week's Open House, Thursday, August 30. I look forward to meeting you all there. Feel free to ask your student where they are in the writing process and take a look at their current draft of their "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" poem. I also encourage you to keep up with your child's Language Arts class by navigating to my class website < http://sasgrade6reddragon.wikispaces.com/Language+Arts+-+E.+Cooper >, especially if your child has not yet shared the website with you.

Please do not hesitate to contact me via email if you have questions or concerns about Language Arts class. Also, if you would please reply to this email with the word "received" in the subject, I will know you received it. This will help me verify that my email list is working and follow up with parents to make sure everyone is informed. Thank you.

Cheers,

Evan Cooper

Grade 6 Language Arts

Shanghai American School

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**September 4 (B1/C1) and Sept 5 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">We shared more stories today, read the story "Sweet" and responded to it in our e-notebooks, Scored VFA #2, introduced lesson #3, and **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: line-through;">introduced the Figurative Language Dictionary ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">. ** Remember: To edit your VFA .pdf you must select Tools>Content>Add or Edit Text box. 
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __ Vocabulary For Achievement __ Lesson #3 completed Sept. 10 or 11 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> - **<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">VFA Test #1 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">over lessons 1-3 September 18 (day 2) or September 19 (day 1). **
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Continue to come prepared for your Superlative Moment story telling until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from your book (2.5 + <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> hours/week). Be sure to read a challenging book, log your time, and...
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">before next class <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">collect at least 3 " <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">palette <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">" words from your reading. Write your best guess for a <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">definition <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; text-decoration: line-through;">Investigate one type of figurative language. Be prepared to share. The following websites may help: literary-devices.com, spellingpolice.com. [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/msword.png width="32" height="32" caption="Figurative Language Dictionary.doc" link="file:sasgrade6reddragon/Figurative Language Dictionary.doc"]]
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**August 31 (B1/C1) and Sept 3 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students received their electronic notebooks and VFA books, discussed book levels and reading logs, read some poetry, and told stories about themselves. ** <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; display: block; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> Remember: To edit your VFA .pdf you must select Tools>Content>Add or Edit Text box. Superlative Moment __ **Presenter** __ Expectations: 1:00-3:59 minutes Audible to ** every ** one Avoid fidgeting Maintain eye-contact with your entire audience
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) __ Vocabulary For Achievement Lesson #2 __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">completed **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Sept. 4 or 5. **
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas for your superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class. Please bring yours until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from the book you checked out from the library. <span style="background-color: #00ffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> Write this time in your reading log (B1/C1 total of 4 entries for Tuesday). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> UPDATE: <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Bring the book that you looked up on Destiny to class with you.

Superlative Moment ** __Audience__ ** Expectations: Think about 3 compliments for each suggestion Audible to ** no ** one Avoid fidgeting Maintain eye-contact with your presenter

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**August 27 (B1/C1) and 28 (B2/C2)**__ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students reviewed__Vocabulary For__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__ Achievement __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> Lesson #1 (one of our vocabulary building programs), finished <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">writing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> fantastic poems, **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">and continued our superlative moment (1-3 minute) talks  **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Illustrate your poem. Fill all of the space and make it colorful. [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="Sample Poertry Rubric.pdf" link="file:sasgrade6reddragon/Sample Poertry Rubric.pdf"]]
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 * 1) __ Vocabulary For Achievement Lesson #1 __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">completed next class, skip "Writing Extended Responses".
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas for your superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class. Please bring yours until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from the book you checked out from the library.

When we conference with our peers about our writing we ** will ** : <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Stay positive <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Give specific feedback (look at the scoring guide for help) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Ask clarifying questions <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Give advice with a reason. When we conference with our peers about our writing we ** will not ** : <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Put people down <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Stop the conversation

__ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">**August 23 (B1/C1) and 24 (B2/C2)** __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students were introduced to __Vocabulary For__ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">__ Achievement __ <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> Lesson #1 (one of our vocabulary building programs), continued to write fantastic poems focusing on adding similes and hyperbole, **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">and continued our superlative moment (1-3 minute) talks  **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">.  **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ff0000; color: #ffff00; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 23.636363983154297px;">Your published "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem" is due next class. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">The published copy should be written in ink or printed. Remember to focus on strong descriptive words: descriptive "sense" words, use the correct word for what you mean, and beautiful words from books you have read. Do not use these, or any other, "dead" words: good, nice, bad, big, small, sad, very, or THING <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">. [[image:http://c1.wikicdn.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" caption="Sample Poertry Rubric.pdf" link="file:sasgrade6reddragon/Sample Poertry Rubric.pdf"]]
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 * 1) __ Vocabulary For Achievement Lesson #1 __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">completed next class, skip "Writing Extended Responses". Do your best and bring your questions.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas for your superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class. Please bring yours until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from the book you checked out from the library.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**August 21 (B1/C1) and 22 (B2/C2)**__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students worked on or conferenced with a partner on their first draft of the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">, discovered the Write Source 2000 Language Arts reference book, and started our superlative moment (1-3 minute) talk  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.18181800842285px;">(remember: most tired, hungry, excited, scared, embarrassed, courageous, anxious, frustrated, awesome, awkward, independent, hyper, or proudest, funniest, stinkiest, slimiest, dirtiest, happiest, angriest, saddest, thirstiest, darkest, weirdest) ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">.  **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your first, or second, draft of your <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">The published copy of the poem is due early next week in ink and illustrated.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas for your superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class. Please bring yours until you have had a chance to share.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from the book you checked out from the library.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**August 17 (B1/C1) and 20 (B2/C2)**__


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students were introduced to the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem **** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">form, finished the short story " <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27.27272605895996px;">Expel <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> Me", started our superlative moment (1-3 minute) talk  **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18.18181800842285px;">(remember: most tired, hungry, excited, scared, embarrassed, courageous, anxious, frustrated, awesome, awkward, independent, hyper, or proudest, funniest, stinkiest, slimiest, dirtiest, happiest, angriest, saddest, thirstiest, darkest, weirdest), ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;"> and went to the library.  **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **


 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring a brainstorm or rough draft of your **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem. **
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas on your superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">If you have not done this yet, bookmark this wiki site on your laptop, and home computer and show the site to your parents.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night from the book you checked out today.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 36px;">__**August 16**__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">Students were introduced to the **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px; text-decoration: line-through;">Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 27px;">form, thought about their superlative moment quick talk, and were introduced to this wiki page.  **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24px;">Homework: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-decoration: line-through;">Bring a brainstorm or rough draft of their Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Poem.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26.363636016845703px;">Bring your post-it note with your ideas on your best or worst or most embarrassing or other superlative moment to share in a 1-3 minute talk to our class.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Bookmark this wiki site on your laptop, and home computer and show the site to your parents.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">Read 25+ minutes per night.