LITERATURE QUIZ!

4th and 5th Blocks will have a Literature Quiz on "The Great Rat Hunt" and Dreams from My Father on Monday.

3rd Block will have a Literature Quiz on "The Great Rat Hunt" and Dreams from My Father on Tuesday.


STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!

from Dreams from My Father

We read an excerpt from Obama's Dreams from My Father today.  Want to learn more about our president?

Weekly Writing Due 8/19

This week's weekly writing is focussed on family.  Write about a cure/remedy your family swears by, a story about a big important move, or describe your family's most notorious member!  Make sure you write 200 words neatly (or type it).  I can't wait to read about your families!

The Great Rat Hunt

We read our first short story: "The Great Rat Hunt" by Laurence Yep!  Make sure you fill out your "Rat Hunt" notes handout so that you're able to study for a quiz you might have on Monday! ;)

If you need to re-read it, it's on page 120 in your green Literature textbooks.  You should all have your green Literature and Red Grammar books at home.  They can stay at home for the remainder of the school year.  I have a set of books in our classroom so that you don't have to lug those heavy books back and forth.

Make sure you turn in your Weekly Writing by Friday.  I'll post the topics tomorrow as a last-minute reminder.


Rat Hunt Notes Handout (in case you lost your original):

Multiple Intelligences and the Writing Process

We'll be exploring the writing process for the next couple of days, especially when it comes to the many different ways we all go through it.  We took a multiple intelligence survey on Thursday, and are now using our learning strengths to create an example of how we go through the writing process.

Reminder of the Basic Learning Process:
1. Prewriting - selecting and exploring a topic
2. Drafting - turn prewriting into sentences and paragraphs
3. Revising - add details, check for clear ideas
4. Editing - proofread for grammar, spelling, and punctuation
5. Publishing - create a finished project and share it

Check out this video about an elementary school in Georgia that structures education around the idea of multiple intelligences.  Let me know what you think!  Do you think this is a good idea?

Welcome to Ms. Hughes's Class!

What a great school year this will be! I am so very excited to get to know all of you and begin our reading and writing adventures!

I will post our daily activities on this blog, as well as websites for further learning, homework assignments, and other fun things I think you'll enjoy.

If you miss a day of class, it would be to your advantage to check the blog and write down everything you need to make up. You know my policy on make-up work - it's YOUR responsibility, not mine.

Parents and Guardians, although making up missed work and completing all homework assignments are the students' responsibilities, this blog is also for your benefit in case you want to take a peek inside the daily grind of our class!

This year is going to be a lot of fun. We'll be covering biographies, nonfiction, humor, mystery, poetry, the novel, and my favorite - drama!! There is a lot of room for interesting topics and fun activities, so I'm pumped to get started!

See you in class tomorrow!