MONDAY 1-30-23 C-Day: Peer Review and Simple Sentences: Subjects and Predicates
ANNOUNCEMENTS Sh
3. Periods 1, 6 & 9 Only: Genius Project Update #2 is due this Sunday!
The SUNY Geneseo School of Education and Office of Field Experiences is reaching out to provide the opportunity for students to engage in a virtual tutoring program for students in Kindergarten to 8th grade. This is the third year that this program has been run, and it is intended to provide students with additional instruction to close some gaps that exist from remote instruction as well as provide overall academic support. The tutoring services are run remotely via Zoom, free of charge, by volunteer teacher candidates from SUNY Geneseo. Please share the attached flyer and linked Google Form sign-up with families. There are a limited number of seats available and spots will be filled on a first-come first served basis. We would like to extend the opportunity to your students to participate, and we hope that we can provide additional support to students within your district.
Sign-up Link: Virtual Tutoring Spring 2023 Sign-Up
DO NOW Copy the following into the Do Now section of your digital notebook...
Sentence Structures (watch this)
refers to the way words are arranged in a sentence to make sense in a language. It includes the use of subjects, verbs, and objects, as well as punctuation and capitalization. For example, "The cat sat on the mat" is a simple sentence with a subject ("cat"), a verb ("sat"), and an object ("mat").
LEARNING TARGETS I can identify simple, sentences in the writing of my peers.
I can improve my peer review and revision skills by watching a live demonstration.
MINI-LESSON
WATCH THIS VIDEO ON SIMPLE SENTENCES First
2. Peer Review Fish Bowl Demonstration.
WORK TIME
Complete the practice worksheet on simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Next Activity
1. In groups of 3-4, you will revisit your Poetry Projects and use the rubric and Peer Review Checklists to help guide your peer review meeting.
2. Share your feedback with the author(s).
3. Using a post-it note, write down one piece of constructive criticism and post it on the poster for your class. Be sure it is a complete, simple sentence!
4. Be prepared to share examples of your feedback about how it went during the process with the whole class.
5. Find at least three examples of simple sentences in your peers' poetry project by highlighting them in AQUA.
ASSESSMENT 1. Make revisions to your own Poetry Project.
2. Be sure to post a simple sentence comment on the class poster with a Post-It Note for points!
3. Complete your revisions tonight for homework.
TUESDAY 1-31-23 D-Day: Peer Review/Revisions and Compound Sentences
ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. Periods 1, 6 & 9 Only: Genius Project Update #2 is due this Sunday!
DO NOW - COPY INTO NOTEBOOK Independent Clause
A group of words that contains a subject, or a verb, and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause can often stand as a sentence by itself.
Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect two independent clauses or phrases. (FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO) They help make sentences more interesting by joining different thoughts or ideas together. For example: "I like pizza, but I also like burgers." The conjunction "but" connects the two ideas, "I like pizza" and "I also like burgers." This makes the sentence more interesting and easier to understand.
LEARNING TARGETS
1. I can identify compound sentences and punctuate them correctly.
2. I can identify compound sentences in my peers' writing as well as my own.
MINI-LESSON
Kahoot review of sentence structure!
Review - Simple Sentences
Subject - Predicate - Complete Thought
Need a recap? WATCH THIS VIDEO ON COMPOUND SENTENCES
WORK TIME
1. In groups of 3-4, you will revisit your Poetry Projects and use the rubric and Peer Review Checklists to help guide your peer review meeting.
2. Share your feedback with the author(s).
3. Using a post-it note, write down one piece of constructive criticism and post it on the poster for your class. Be sure it is a compound sentence!
4. Be prepared to share examples of your feedback about how it went during the process.
5. Find at least one example of a compound sentence in your peers' poetry project by highlighting them in LIME.
ASSESSMENT 1. Make revisions to your own Poetry Project.
2. Be sure to post a compound sentence comment on the class poster for points!
3. Complete your revisions tonight for homework. This is due tomorrow by 11:59 PM.
WEDNESDAY 2-1-23 A-Day: The To Kill a Mockingbird Group Project
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW - In Your Notebook 1. Review compound sentences from yesterday if you need to by Clicking Here.
2. With a partner or on your own, write a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) that connects two independent clauses. Be prepared to share your sentence with the class.
EXAMPLE: The chicken tried to cross the road, but it didn't make it to the other side.
LEARNING TARGETS 1. I can explain what I need to do for the Group Research Project in order to prepare for reading the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
2. I can begin my individual research on my group's assigned topic using Assignment 41.0 in GC.
MINI-LESSON
Getting Started
1. With your team, open the To Kill a Mockingbird WebQuest.
2. You will have five minutes to explore the site.
3. As a team, write down two questions you have about the project.
4. We will regroup as a class and discuss your questions.
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1. What is the project all about?
You and your assigned group will create a Google Slides presentation based on a topic given to you by your teacher. Once completed, you will then be assigned a new group and you will present/teach your topic to your new group for an individual grade. You will use the To Kill a Mockingbird Group Project website for your research.
2. What is a research-based project?
It is a project that requires you to find specific information about a topic you are assigned and present what you learned to the class and create a works-cited page.
3. What do I have to do?
You will do the research part with your first group. Then, you will present what you learned to a second, new group.
4. How will I be graded?
You will receive two grades - a group grade for your research and creating your presentation and an individual grade for presenting your topic to your second group.
5. Open Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom and start reading.
WORK TIME
Work on Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom in your assigned group.
What to do...
a. Get together with your assigned group.
b. Divide up the work!
c. Complete Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom.
ASSESSMENT 1. Index card summary.
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2. Submission of Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom.
THURSDAY 2-2-23 B-Day: Project Work Time
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DO NOW None today.
LEARNING TARGETS I can complete the answers to my research questions for the TKMB WebQuest by submitting Assignment 41.0 by the end of the period tomorrow.
WORK TIME
Group Work Goal: Your group should complete your research questions by the end of the period today.
Your participation grade will depend on how well your group stays on task and how many of your research questions are complete by the end of the period. Mr. D. will be coming around to check progress by the end of the period.
ASSESSMENT Completed Assignment 41.0 in Google Classroom.
FRIDAY 2-3-23 C-Day: iReady
