Mrs. Shirey's Language Arts Class
October 14 - 18
Agenda for the Week of October 14
Monday
- No School for Students
Tuesday
- Advisory: Book Trailer Tuesday!
- Lesson: Crime Scene
Wednesday
- Advisory: Watch Something Wednesday! Magic School Bus
- Reading: LTR and Reading Log
- Lesson: PIXAR Activity for Inference and Predict
- Writing: Spooky Story Pre-Write
Thursday
- Advisory: Think About It Thursday! Homework and Study Time
- Reading: LTR and Reading Log
- Lesson: Halloween Themed Inference Activity
- Writing: Spooky Story Pre-Write
Friday
- Advisory: Fun Friday! Games
- National Day of Writing!
Scholastic Book Club
Don't forget to order books from the Scholastic Book Club! Head on over to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home, find the box that says "Parents have a class code?", click on "Connect to Teacher." Our class code is T47XJ. Orders are due October 29.
Flyer: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=606427
Happy shopping!
Freak the Mighty
Each student was gifted a novel titled Freak the Mighty. It is theirs to keep forever! If they read it and answer the following questions correctly, they can earn points for their House!
- Who is the protagonist?
- Why does Max go over to Kevin's yard?
- Why does Max put Kevin on his shoulders?
- What happens to Max on Christmas?
- Why does Max write the story of Freak the Mighty?
Technology
It is extremely important that students are checking their PWCS email accounts regularly. To do this from home, use the following link http://outlook.office365.com.
The students must use their email and password to access their email.
StudentVUE
Students can click here to check their grades and missing assignments for each teacher. Sign in using your EMAIL address and password.
Reading Infographic of the Month!
Class Notes and Activities
How do we know what is happening in the video even though they aren't talking? We are using our background knowledge to come to a conclusion about something not directly stated!
Lifted - Pixar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IYRC7g2ICg&list=PLn9gWF3uP7Z-V2FPnl_jPI9mSzfmZaUS0&index=2
Pixar: Short Films #15 "Presto" (2008)
Homework
All homework is due on Monday October 21.
Inference and Vocabulary Quizzes will be on Monday October 21.
Event Information
After School Help - Canceled
I will not be available for after school help this week. My apologies.
When?
Thursday, Oct 17, 2019, 03:00 PM
Where?