This week we will continue practicing for the MCAS/PARCC ELA test, which students will take on the mornings of April 4 & 5. The goal with our practice is to understand how to take the test, and to be prepared so as to feel confident and comfortable taking it. The last practice includes an essay which I will collect for a grade.
We're also continuing to work with sentence structure, particularly fragments and run-ons. On Thursday, students will take a quiz to demonstrate their learning and understanding of these writing elements.
Students should be in the final pages of their nonfiction text, and the final reading log is due on Friday. Students have shared many "nonfiction moments": wow!, hmm...interesting, ah-ha! I wonder, and I can relate. On Friday, they will begin preparing a slide show presentation of their book.
Homework:
Monday: Finish MCAS practice; rdg. log due Friday
Tuesday: Run-On activity; rdg. log due Friday
Wednesday: Frag/Run-on quiz tomorrow; rdg. log due Friday
Thursday: Reading log #3 due tomorrow
Friday: Finish MCAS essay if needed and turn in on Monday.
Run-Ons and Comma Splices #2
Nonfiction Moments pic
