Monday August 19, 2013

1. MondayAugust 19, 2013 Bellwork #1: Correctly rewrite the following sentences: I threw my paper away and I whent too my loker My dad gave us our allowence so we could bye our new clothes How whould you right your introduction two the first assignment?

2. Word of the day! • suspicion • definition: a state of mental uneasiness and uncertainty • Affix:-ion • What part of speech?:____________ Person A1… 1) Get the dictionary 2) Look up: -ion 3) Tell your group what it says 4) Get out a sheet of paper

3. Continuous Round Table • Start with person A1 • Continue for 2 minutes until I say stop! • Write a word that ends in –ion • …. Pass to left • CONTINUE!!!

4. Now… As a group, decide which one you want to share with the class • 1) Have person A1 look up the definition of the word. • 2) Write it down next to the word • 3) Write down what the part of speech is • 4) NOW…As a group, come up with a funny sentence that uses your word. • 5) The person whose last name begins with a letter closest to Z needs to write your sentence on the board!!!!

5. We need our composition books • Go to your table of contents • Write #3: Nonfiction Text summary • Turn to the next clean page 4) Rewrite a chart like the one you have for your nonfiction text summary page we completed on Friday.

6. “Famous Cats, Fenced In”Turn to page 14 Reading 1: I will read the introduction to you. **Complete the article silently**

7. “Famous Cats, Fenced In” • Reading 2: Write one thing from each section you found interesting, you didn’t know, or new that you learned *Hint: you should have three!

8. “Famous Cats, Fenced In” • 3rd reading: Complete the chart **You have an added subheading!!! You will have three this time.

9. Present your poems! • Group 7 • Group 1 • Group 3 • Group 2 • Group 4 • Group 5 • Group 6

10. Finish your collage