March

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday from the past weekend to Anna Li and Dani Gallagher!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish them a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: In honor of 303 day, did you know that phone numbers were originally referred to by words not numbers? Read about it here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Wednesday and Thursday.

Monday, March 3 Day 111

Happy Monday and Happy 303 Day! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today you will get back to the work you started last week on your Literary Analysis essay. We will also be switching seats!

Learning Intention: Use gathered information to organize for use in an essay.

Success Criteria: I can use information gathered from the Hero’s Journey and my Managed Choice novel to organize my Literary Analysis.

Today's Birthdays: Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: A blue whale's major arteries and veins are so large that a small child can pass through them. Read more about the blue whale here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Wednesday and Thursday.

Tuesday, March 4 Day 112

Happy Tuesday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today you will work on your Literary Analysis essay's body paragraphs.

Learning Intention: Use a text and other information to analyze material for use in an essay.

Success Criteria: I can use information gathered from the Hero’s Journey and my Managed Choice novel to analyze connections between the two.

Today's Birthdays: Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Most lipstick contains fish scales. Yes, it's true. Read more here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday, March 5 Day 113

Happy Wednesday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today you will continue work on your Literary Analysis essay's body paragraphs, and maybe get started on your conclusion!

Learning Intention: Write a clear and concise conclusion to wrap up the Literary Analysis.

Success Criteria: I can use the information from my essay to help me write a conclusion.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday to Kristina Martinez!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish her a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: Apples belong to the rose family, as do pears and plums. Read about it here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Wednesday and Thursday.

Thursday, March 6 Day 114

Happy Thursday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will begin our comparison of the Hero's Journey in The Hunger Games and The Goonies! We will also have time to work on your Literary Analysis essays.

Learning Intention: Compare themes and topics between two stories in the same genre.

Success Criteria: I can compare the first stages of the Hero’s Journey in The Hunger Games and The Goonies.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday over the weekend to to Terrelle and Terrence Dow on Saturday and Emily Smith on Sunday!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish them a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: The word "PEZ" comes from the German word for peppermint - PfeffErminZ. Failed PEZ flavors include coffee, eucalyptus, menthol, and flower. Read more PEZ history here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Wednesday and Thursday.

Friday, March 7 Day 115

It's finally Friday! You also have a three-day weekend! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will wrap up your Literary Analysis essays and have a discussion about the chapters you read in The Hunger Games!

Learning Intention: Understand the value of engaging in various discussions about text and how it can deepen understanding and analysis.

Success Criteria: I can Participate in discussion to help deepen understanding and analysis of The Hunger Games

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Daylight Saving Time was first started in a small town in Canada back in 1908. Read more about the history of Daylight Saving Time here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Friday.

Tuesday, March 11 Day 116

Happy Tuesday! I hope that you had a wonderful three-day weekend. Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today we will practice going deeper into a text and how it can improve your understanding. We will, of course, also be reading from The Hunger Games

Learning Intention: Go deeper into a text to pull out underlying meaning and messages.

Success Criteria: I can use text, my own thinking, and background knowledge to better understand subtle features within a text.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Wednesday is named after Woden, the most important God in the German pantheon. Read about the origins of this day's name here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Friday.

Wednesday, March 12 Day 117

Happy Wednesday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today is Writer's Wednesday! We will also have an opportunity to check out books from the library!

Learning Intention: Develop skills as a writer and recognize the value of engaging in a community of authors.

Success Criteria: I can participate in Writer's Wednesday to improve my writing skills.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Before toilet paper, people used hay, corn cobs, sticks, stones, sand, moss, hemp, wool, husks, fruit peels, ferns, sponges, seashells, and broken pottery. Read more interesting facts about toilet paper here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Friday.

Thursday, March 13 Day 118

Happy Thursday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Tomorrow's theme day is Favorite Subject. Dress to represent your favorite subject (which of course is Language Arts!)

Today we will continue our comparison of the Hero's Journey in The Hunger Games and The Goonies! We will also have time to get some reading done.

Learning Intention: Compare themes and topics between two stories in the same genre.

Success Criteria: I can compare the stages of the Hero’s Journey in The Hunger Games and The Goonies.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday over the weekend to Liam Booker!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish him a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: Pi Day, 3/14, is also Albert Einstein's birthday! Read more about this especially numerical day here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Friday.

Friday, March 14 Day 119

Happy Friday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Don't forget to wear green on Monday for St. Patrick's Day!

Today we will wrap up your reading for the week and have a discussion about the chapters you read in The Hunger Games! We will also complete a 3rd quarter assessment of skill.

Learning Intention: Understand the value of engaging in various discussions about text and how it can deepen understanding and analysis.

Success Criteria: I can Participate in discussions to help deepen my understanding and analysis of The Hunger Games.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: The original color associated with St. Patrick was blue! Find out why and how St. Patrick's Day became associated with the color green here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Monday.

Monday, March 17 Day 120

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Please work on Warm-up 1 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Today we will be taking another look at mood in a story and how to recognize it. Of course, we'll also have some time to begin our new chapters in The Hunger Games as well.

Learning Intention: Understand how the mood and tone in a story can affect the way we experience the events that happen.

Success Criteria: I can find specific examples in a story that shows the mood and/ or tone of the piece.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday to Connor Harding!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish him a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: Your nails are likely to grow faster on your dominant hand—so if you’re right-handed, the nails on your right hand will grow faster than the nails on your left. More fascinating facts about your nails can be found here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Monday.

Tuesday, March 18 Day 121

Happy Tuesday! Please work on Warm-up 2 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Today we will begin incorporating poetry into our analysis of text. Of course, we'll also have some time to begin our new chapters in The Hunger Games as well.

Learning Intention: Interpret topics and themes that are presented in verse.

Success Criteria: I can interpret topics and themes in a poem by ‘translating’ what the words really mean.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: The Earth has more than one North Pole. Read about it here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Monday.

Wednesday, March 19 Day 122

Happy Wednesday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today is Writer's Wednesday! We will also have an opportunity to check out books from the library!

Learning Intention: Develop skills as a writer and recognize the value of engaging in a community of authors.

Success Criteria: I can participate in Writer's Wednesday to improve my writing skills.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday over the weekend to Noah Carillo!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish him a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: 1 Tablespoon of soil has more organisms in it than there are people on earth! Read more here.

My Lunch Duty day this week is Monday.

Friday, March 21 Day 123

Happy Friday number 2! I hope that your bonus day was great! Please work on Warm-up 3 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Today we will watch another clip from The Goonies. We will also wrap up our reading for the week by having a class discussion.

Learning Intention: Compare themes and topics between two stories in the same genre.

Success Criteria: I can compare the stages of the Hero’s Journey in The Hunger Games and The Goonies.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Whiskers of mice help them sense the rough edges, breeze, and temperature change. Read more here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Monday and Tuesday.

Monday, March 24 Day 124

Happy Monday! Please work on Warm-up 4 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Today we will be studying a song by Tupac Shakur. We will also begin our next set of chapters from The Hunger Games.

Learning Intention: Compare and contrast texts in different forms in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Success Criteria: I can compare and contrast a theme in The Rose That Grew in Concrete, and At the Head of Her Class, and Homeless

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: The average human being can distinguish between 1 trillion different scents! Read all about it here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Monday and Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 25 Day 125

Happy Tuesday! Please work on Warm-up 5 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Today we will be studying an article about a girl who overcame adversity, and then checking your understanding. We will also begin our next set of chapters from The Hunger Games.

Learning Intention: Compare and contrast texts in different forms in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Success Criteria: I can compare and contrast a theme in The Rose That Grew in Concrete and At the Head of Her Class, and Homeless.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Kangaroos never stop growing until they die! Read about the growth patterns of animals here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Monday and Tuesday.

Wednesday, March 26 Day 126

Happy Wednesday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.

Today is Writer's Wednesday! We will also watch a clip from The Goonies! We will also have an opportunity to check out books from the library!

Learning Intention: Develop skills as a writer and recognize the value of engaging in a community of authors.

Success Criteria: I can participate in Writer's Wednesday to improve my writing skills.

Today's Birthdays: There are no birthdays today.

Random Fact of the Day: Identical twins are not completely identical. Their fingerprints differ. Read more here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday, March 27 Day 126

Happy Thursday! Please work on Warm-up 6 posted in Schoology while I take attendance.

Tomorrow's Theme Friday is Vacation Shirt! Wear a shirt related to being on vacation!

Today, we will return to our work on RL.6.9 by comparing two new texts. Of course, we will also read from The Hunger Games.

Learning Intention: Compare and contrast texts in different forms in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Success Criteria: I can compare and contrast a theme in Freddy in the Shade and Nothing Gold Can Stay.

Today's Birthdays: Happy birthday over the break to Evan Daily, A.J. May, and Penny LeMire!🎉🎂✨🍰🥳 Be sure to wish them a happy birthday!

Random Fact of the Day: Women have twice as many pain receptors on their bodies as men. But a much higher pain tolerance. Read all about it here.

My Lunch Duty days this week are Monday and Tuesday.

Friday, March 28 Day 127

Happy Friday! We just have to get through today! Please work on your unfinished Language Arts assignments while I take attendance.

Today, we will wrap up our work on RL.6.9, finish our chapters for The Hunger Games, and have a class discussion.

Learning Intention: Compare and contrast texts in different forms in terms of their approaches to similar themes and topics.

Success Criteria: I can compare and contrast a theme in Freddy in the Shade and Nothing Gold Can Stay.

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