Happy November! Don't forget that the final copies of your extended narratives are due tomorrow! We have moved on to our argument unit.  Currently, we are focusing on reading comprehension strategies.  Today, we looked at the controversial issue of energy drinks and teens.  Attached is the assignment we will be working on over the next few days.  The article and video that we watched is included in the links section of this website.

Final copies of extended narratives are due on THURSDAY! Today we began talking about the "literacy stampede" - we live in exponential times, and the ability to read and analyze information is a crucial skill for our students.  We had some very interesting conversation regarding the permanency of what we write online.

We are continuing to draft our extended narratives in class.  Students are also expected to be working on these at home.  The draft will be due on Monday. Quiz on Friday - The students will have a grammar quiz on the mini-lessons that we have been doing during the extended narrative unit.  These include: AAAWWUBBIS, quotation marks, apostrophes, and FANBOYS (the students will know what these acronyms mean).

Reminder to my homeroom: Pictures must be ordered by Monday! Today we looked at how to make creative choices with our paragraphing.  We also started to draft the leads of our extended narratives.  Please have your leads completed for Monday.