Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th

Monday 8th:  All classes will be in the computer lab putting final touches on the Content Specific Writing Assignment (aka Sciecne Research Paper)!  This will be the last day before submission.  All students will have a chance to retest on Classcapes goal 2.01….Good Luck!

Tuesday 9th:  All classes will submit Writing Assignment into Moodle during Mr. Williamson’s class.  In my classes:  Core #1:  Quiz on Tuck Everlasting Ch #12-18;  Core #2:  All Tuck Everalsting Connected Readings Summaries DUE;  Core #4:   Assignment Tuck Everlasting Read Ch# 12-18

REWARD DAY FRIDAY!!!

Be sure you have met your FEBRUARY 1st AR goal if you would like to participate in Reward Day!!!

All Classes should be finishing the 2nd Content Specific Writing Assignment for Mr. Williamson.  We will input these into the Writing Moodle Tuesday, February 9th.

Core #1:  Tuck Everlasting Chapter 12-16

Core #2:  Summaries for Tuck Everlasting Connected Readings; Due Monday; We will have class time to work on these!

Core #3:  Remember AR book due February 12th! 

Core #4:  Tuck Everlasting Ch 6-11; Quiz TOMORROW!!

Much Peace,

Mrs. K.

Projects and Dates

WRITING

Recently Mr. Williamson and I have been collaborating on the 3rd nine weeks research paper.  Each student should have a self selected topic and have already started taking notes….we discussed “How do researchers take good notes?” in ELA class and research time was given in Science class.

We moved to “How do writers organize notes for paragraphs?” and “How do writers draft from notes?”.  These concepts seem to have helped the class feel successful in beginning to write the paper itself.

Next week we will be drafting, conferencing, editing, and revising.  Hopefully, we will have final drafts by the end of the week.  These papers will be scored and submitted to the state for documentation of NC Writing Assessment Pilot.

READING

Cores 1, 2, and 4 began reading Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbit, as well as other connected readings.  There will be quizes to check for reading comprehension throughout the novel.  The first quiz will be on Chapters #1-5 and will take place for core #1 on Monday and core#4 on Tuesday.  The students will also be filling out a “Flow Map” while reading which can be used on the open book quizzes.

Our 1st AR book is due MONDAY, February 1st!!!

Read 180:

We just started a new workshop #6 on Poe, it is a bone-chilling unit of scary stories and poems…the class is very excited to start!  We also began new novels in small groups.  The first AR book will be due FEBRUARY 12th.  The other 2 books required to meet the AR goal are due March 5th and March 26th.  These will be grades added to Bulldog Grades, stay updated!

Happy 2nd Semester!!!

Happy 3rd quarter and welcome to a new semester….this is a good time to make some changes and start from scratch if need be!!!  Set some goals and stick with them….I believe in you!!!

This quarter you are expected to read one (2 in 2nd core) Non-Fiction    book(s) and five (four in 4th core) Fictional chapter books.  The NF book(s) is/are due by the end of the nine weeks.  It is up to you to figure out how NF  will get read along with your fictional chapter books. 

Here are the dates that  AR books are due:

February 1st, February 16th, March 1st, March 16th and March 26th

March 29th End of 9 weeks

Happy Reading and Much Peace,

Mrs K

Important Dates

Remember this quarter’s focus is on Non Fiction.  You should have read at least one A.R. Non Fiction book and passed the test with an 80%.

In addition to that, you should have read 4 more Fictional chapter books….we set these dates at the beginning of the quarter….check your agenda!

January 5th:  4th A.R. book due

January 15th:  END OF QUARTER; A.R. Goals DUE!!!

Important Dates:

Remember, you should have three A.R. books read by the end of this week!  You should also read one over the Holiday Break….It is due JANUARY 5th!!

December 16th–17th:  A Christmas Carol (play & movie)

December 18th:  Early Release

JANUARY 5th&15th:  A.R. Tests due for A.R. Goal

Important Dates: 12/7–12/11

Monday & Tuesday 12/7&8:  Students will be presenting powerpoint presentations; these are worth 200 points

Wednesday 12/9:  All cores will start reading “A Christmas Carol” adapted from the Charles Dickens version; there will be a test before Holiday Break!

Friday 12/11:  3rd AR book due!!!  Remember, at least 1 Non Fiction book is required this quarter and 5 Fictional chapter books…..Happy Reading!

Much Peace,

Mrs. Koczot

NON FICTION EOG PRACTICE TEST TOMORROW

Non Fiction has been our genre of study for about a month.  Tomorrow we will take a “test” that mocks the 7th grade EOG Reading Assessment.  Let’s see what we know about reading and comprehending Non Fiction!!!

Good Luck…..

Mrs. Koczot

Tomorrow 11-20: Non Fiction Test

1st and 3rd cores will have a test on the features of Non Fiction text.  Practice the game that is linked below:

http://www.quia.com/cm/224321.html?AP_rand=225415964

Also, look over your notes that we took in class!  Good luck.

Important Dates

11-17-09 Writing Test (Should already be completed; we will just  be copying to site and submit to state.)

11-18-09  Young Authors’ Essay Due (mandatory for 2nd core)

11-20-09  2nd Core SAT Vocabulary Quiz; List 5-6