Monday and Tuesday:

If you need to find your SRI/Lexile scores for the social studies and science honors application , please go HAC, click on grades, then test scores. We have taken the SRI test twice this year.

Today we had block schedule...just like the old days! It felt good! We began with silent reading and students looked for strong examples of writing using a dash, parentheses, and a colon. Students have been learning to use these in their research writing.

After that, students did a gallery walk to read classmates' research papers and document the informational features they used well and/or need to add to their writing. They were little research detectives and offered some useful suggestions and positive comments. Then, they took their feedback and spent time revising their papers.

For the last chunk of class, I reviewed the data I pulled together from their last acuity test, and we looked at problem questions specific to their class. It is so imperative that students use CLOSE READING when answering the ISTEP questions. Don't assume you know the question! That was the biggest lesson I learned  in middle school!

H/W:
-Research papers will be due Thurs./ Friday
-Field trip money and permission slips due May 11
- Rest up for ISTEP this week and next week!
- If you received an orange packet from me, remember that you bring a lunch tomorrow and meet me in my room for a make-up quiz.

Thank you!