In writing today, we started by writing in our writers' notebooks. The prompt of the day was "Chocolate". Next, we learned about verbs in the active and passive voice. Students scoured their drafts for any passive verbs and tried to change them to an active voice. Many individual conferences were held. The pieces will be finished by Friday. We will be in the computer lab for the rest of the week getting them finalized.
In reading today, we read another Chris Van Allsburg book called Probuditi. Next, we summarized it in one sentence (36 words or less). I had students start with the Somebody Wanted But So method and then revise to another draft, getting rid of redundancies and rewording so that it flowed better. Students are getting better at this skill each time we do it.
I collected logs today. Log 25 is due April 13. Book talk #1 is due by May 1.
I did the same thing for science today in 6F that I did yesterday for 6S. There is a quiz on cells tomorrow.
Spelling homework is due Thursday (Take Home Task 9). Students need to bring in their permission slips for the Oceans movie on April 23. For math, 7.5 is due Thursday. Current event is due May 3. Don't forget the clothing for the food drive!
