Tuesday, August 26th

ELA - We completed our daily grammar and discussed this week's vocabulary.  I also reminded students to study the vocabulary with their word lists or the quizlet site.  Then I gave students two writing handouts for their ELA journals about revising vs. editing and proofreading marks.  We had a short discussion about what happens during the revision process and students worked in small groups to revise a plain story I wrote.  It was great "show, don't just tell" practice for students.

SS - During the year students will get to create several 3D American history maps and today I briefly discussed the standards covered by the activity (reading, history & geography).  We began the reading portion on our first map, The Underground Railroad, and used text mapping to identify the main idea and evidence in each paragraph.  We will continue with the activity tomorrow.

Tomorrow we'll continue with MAP testing and, as a reminder, please sign up for a parent/teacher conference.  As of now, the first two weeks are booked so please click on the link at the top of the right side column to select a date and time.