ELA News
Week of April 16, 2018
Quickwrites
Create a new Quickwrite document for the week and share it with us in Google Classroom.
Mentor Text
Our mentor text this week is "The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus. It was written to help raise money for a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty. This is one of the poems Grace is reciting at Poetry Out Loud next week.
Quickwrite Prompts
Wednesday-Borrow a line OR write about the same or a similar topic
Thursday- Write in the same format OR give your opinion of the piece
Friday- Free Write!
Mentor Sentence
I was happy to have Scott and Natalie with me-- but I missed my best friend.
Mentor Sentence Weekly Activities
Wednesday- Mark the parts of speech
Thursday- Revise the sentence
Friday- Imitate the sentence
Reading
We will continue reading The Perfect Score this week. As we read, we will discuss the book and take some notes in a Slides presentation that was shared with you in Google Classroom.
Writing
This week we will be practicing for the M-Step test, both online and on paper.
What is Mrs. Garver Reading?
I am reading a book called The Wild Robot Escapes by Peter Brown. This is a sequel to The Wild Robot. Roz the Robot has left the island and is trapped on a farm. She desperately wants to return to the island, but must face several obstacles including tornadoes, wolves, and humans.
Spot the Error
I found this ad online because I'm still snowed in and haven't been anywhere! Can you spot the errors in this picture? Click here to answer and be entered into a drawing.
Last Week's Winner
Congratulations to Kylee R., last week's winner, who wins a prize from the treasure chest.
Class Codes and Links
Mrs. Garver
Email: jgarver@rayder.net
Website: classroomcooks.weebly.com
Location: 13513 Division Street, Charlevoix, MI, United States
Phone: 2315478166
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MrsGarversClass/
Twitter: @mrsgarversclass
Mrs. Cowan
Email: scowan@rayder.net